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Esko denied by Pequot again
The Esko boys basketball team met its Achilles' heel in the Section 7AA championship Friday, falling to Pequot Lakes, 55-42, at Romano Gym on the campus of the University of Minnesota Duluth. It was t... Full story
It's a split in Alaska
The Minnesota Wilderness staged comebacks in both games in its series in Anchorage last weekend, finishing with two points after Saturday’s victory. In both games at Ben Boeke Ice Arena in Anchorage, the Wilderness (27-21-4) fell behind 2-0 in the... Full story
Former Wrens rule new jug competition
The jug game is back. After basketball teams from Carlton and Wrenshall merged as the Raptors this season, it signaled the end to the boys and girls annual jug game rivalry. "I thought, why not, as a... Full story
Raptors, Ogichidaa fall in Section 7A semis
The Section 7A boys basketball season came to an end for local teams March 13 in Hibbing, where both Carlton/Wrenshall and Fond du Lac bowed out of the playoffs after semifinal games. In the first... Full story
Korby's Connections: Coach Pergol helped lift Cloquet basketball
Last month, when I was at the Carlton County Historical Center perusing old Cloquet skiing information for a story, director Carol Klitzke brought me a big box of files she asked me to review. They...
Esko grad is an All-American thrower
Gage Stankiewicz is now an All-American in track and field after the NCAA Division III meet in Virginia Beach, Virginia, earlier this month. A junior at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, the... Full story
Rebels surge past Bombers
It was a tale of two halves last Saturday when No. 4 seed Moose Lake/Willow River and neighboring No. 5 seed Barnum met in the Section 7AA boys basketball quarterfinals in Hermantown. The Bombers... Full story
Lumberjacks bounced in first round
It took a nearly flawless game for the North Branch Vikings to beat the Cloquet in the Section 7AAA boys basketball tournament last week. The game was even at 41-41 at halftime on March 6, but the... Full story
The Ticker: A quick look at area teams in action
Wednesday, March 6 boys basketball Section 7AAA quarterfinal North Branch 95 Cloquet 85 girls basketball Section 7A semifinal Cromwell-Wright 57 Ely 51 Thursday, March 7 Boys Basketball Section 7A second round Carlton/Wrenshall 85 South Ridge 55...
Top-seed Esko proves its mettle
The No. 1 seeded Esko boys basketball team continues to cruise through the Section 7AA playoffs following an 84-47 victory over No. 8 seed Duluth Marshall Saturday at Hermantown High School. Esko... Full story
Raptors rip through Section 7A foess
The large Section 7A boys basketball tournament reached a fever pitch Wednesday, with two of the remaining four teams hailing from Carlton County. One of those local teams was expected to be in the... Full story
Cardinals hit MIB wall in section final
The Cardinals had a chance when they faced Mountain Iron-Buhl in the Section 7A championship game, but the Cromwell-Wright girls basketball team would have had to play a near perfect game to beat the... Full story
'Jacks can't get over Rock Ridge in final
Hopes for a Cloquet girls basketball trip to state were dashed March 7, when No. 2 seed Cloquet fell to the No. 1 seed Rock Ridge, 58-41, in the Section 7AAA final. It was the second time this season... Full story
Cloquet grad is No. 1
Cloquet's Aidan Ripp is a 2024 national champion four times over, winning every Nordic ski race he competed in last week during the U.S. Collegiate Skiing Nationals championships. Held March 5-9 at... Full story
Cloquet fourth-graders win state championship
The Cloquet fourth grade girls traveling basketball team won the Tier 6 Grade State tournament on Feb. 25. It was a team effort, said coach Ann Lindner. For the most part, the playing time was equal... Full story
PHOTO: The first golden age of girls basketball
Our keeper of local history, Clarence Badger, shared this photo of the 1931 Cromwell girls basketball team. It included, from left, Blanche Line, Laura Dumas, Edythe Kibert, Alice Gearns, Norma... Full story
Wrestling: Theisen lands on State podium
Aiden Theisen and Warren Hietala held the Lumberjack banner high as the two Lumberjacks wrestlers competed at the state wrestling tournament at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul last week. Theisen,... Full story
The Ticker:
Thursday, Feb. 29 Boys basketball Cloquet 93 Proctor 53 Annandale 74 (OT) Esko 73 Carlton/Wrenshall 80 Fond du Lac 67 Friday, March 1 Boys basketball Two Harbors 67 Barnum 66 Fond du Lac 61 Ely 54 ML/WR 73 Pillager 58 Girls basketball Section 7AA... Full story
'Jacks advance to championship game
Leilani Fonoti poured in 27 points Saturday afternoon to lead all scorers as the Lumberjacks got the monkey off their back against Grand Rapids, with a 74-60 win at Cloquet Middle School. Fonoti kept... Full story
7AA girls playoffs: Esko clipped by Proctor
The 7AA girls basketball season came to an end for local teams last week as Esko, Barnum and Moose Lake / Willow River bowed out of the tournament. Trailing 53-52, Esko had a chance to advance to the... Full story
7A girls playoffs: Cromwell-Wright, South Ridge remain
And then there were two. The two remaining local teams in the Section 7A girls basketball tournament are Cromwell-Wright and South Ridge. Both teams won twice last week and entered Wednesday night's... Full story
Local ski jumpers find snow (and success) in Alaska
Three Cloquet skiers took Leap Day to a whole new level, hurling themselves off a 64-meter ski jump in Anchorage, Alaska Thursday, Feb. 29 as part of the 2024 ski jumping and Nordic combined Junior Na... Full story
Boys basketball teams ready for playoff runs
While the girls basketball playoffs are entering their final stages, the boys sectional tournaments finally kicked off this week. The Pine Knot News offers this overview of local boys basketball... Full story
'A' dream is dashed
A slow start proved too much to overcome for the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton boys hockey team Saturday night. Playing in the semifinals of the Section 7A playoffs, the Lumberjacks fell behind early, rallied... Full story
The Ticker: A quick look at area teams in action
Thursday, Feb. 22 Boys Basketball Cloquet 72 Grand Rapids 63 Girls Basketball Fond du Lac Ojibwe 61 Silver Bay 46 Cherry 65 Carlton/Wrenshall 41 Braham 93 Barnum 42 Cromwell-Wright 68 Floodwood 27 Cloquet 58 Hibbing 27 Friday, Feb. 23 Boys... Full story