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Report: Isaac Howard enters transfer portal after 1 year with Bulldog hockey team

Updated: 2 hours ago
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By Northern News Now staff
Howard is from Hudson, Wisconsin.

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DANCING TO DALLAS: UMD Women’s Basketball beats Catawba in the Final Four to advance to National Championship

Updated: 19 hours ago
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By Kevin Moore
For the first time in UMD basketball history, the Bulldogs will be in the National Championship after the Bulldogs beat Catawba 66-59 in the Final Four.

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Cherry hoops advances to Class A semifinals with 68-55 win over Border West

Updated: 20 hours ago
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By Kevin Moore
For the second straight year, the Cherry boys basketball team made it to the state tournament and advanced to the state semifinals after a 68-55 win over Border West.

Pro Sports

Minnesota Vikings fullback and Duluth native CJ Ham

C.J. Ham signs two year extension with the Minnesota Vikings

Updated: 22 hours ago
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By Ben Lewer
Viking fullback and Duluth native C.J. Ham signed a two-year extension with the Minnesota Vikings.

College Sports

U of M to shrink ice surface at Mariucci Arena

Updated: Mar. 21, 2023 at 8:17 PM CDT
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By Ben Lewer
The Olympic-sized sheet of ice at Mariucci Arena will be downsized after the end of the 2022-23 season.

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Film Review: Inside the Bulldogs miraculous comeback in the Central Region Championship

Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 10:53 PM CDT
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By Kevin Moore
After the Bulldogs 20-point comeback in the Sweet 16, Mandy Pearson gave us an inside look on what went into the Bulldogs capturing their first ever Regional Title.

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Leah Gruhn completes 1000 mile Iditarod Trail on fat bike

Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 10:39 PM CDT
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By Ben Lewer
Leah Gruhn competed in the Iditarod Trail Invitation 1000 that began on February 26.

Sports

Badgers women’s hockey celebrates National Championship win

Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 10:36 PM CDT
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By Juliana Tornabene
After winning the National Championship over Ohio State, the Wisconsin Badgers celebrated during their return to Madison.

Sports

HISTORY: UMD Women’s Basketball advances to first ever Final Four

Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 8:14 PM CDT
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By Kevin Moore
For the first time in program history the UMD Women’s Basketball team played and won their Elite Eight matchup with No. 7 Assumption by a final of 61-41.

Sports

STATE CHAMPIONS: Hibbing Peewees, Bantams win state

Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 2:47 PM CDT
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By Hayley Raatsi
The Hibbing Peewee A's and Bantam A's are state champions.
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Panthers agree to terms with free agent WR Thielen

Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 11:39 AM CDT
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By The Associated Press
The Carolina Panthers have added yet another experienced veteran to their offense on Sunday night, agreeing to terms with free agent wide receiver Adam Thielen from the Minnesota Vikings.

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Mountain Iron-Buhl Girls’ Basketball Team wins MSHSL Class A State Championship

Updated: Mar. 18, 2023 at 3:00 PM CDT
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By Alexis Beckett
On Saturday afternoon the No. 1 Rangers faced No. 3 BOLD Warriors in the Class A State Championship game.

Sports

Cherry defeats Deer River 85-61 for Tigers’ second straight Section 7A Championship

Updated: Mar. 17, 2023 at 10:46 PM CDT
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By Alexis Beckett
Romano Gym was the stage for the Section 7A Title rematch between No. 1 Deer River and No. 2 Cherry on Friday night.

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Bulldogs’ Brooke Olson named 2023 NCAA WBCA Division II Player of the Year

Updated: Mar. 17, 2023 at 7:09 PM CDT
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By Alexis Beckett
On Friday morning, Brooke Olson added another award to her collection and her biggest one yet.

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Mountain Iron-Buhl Rangers headed to state championship game

Updated: Mar. 17, 2023 at 3:51 PM CDT
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By Hayley Raatsi
The Rangers will play against the BOLD Warriors in the championship game Saturday at 12 p.m. at Williams Arena in Minneapolis.

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UMD women’s basketball takes their dancing shoes to St. Joseph, MO for the Elite 8

Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 11:03 PM CDT
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By Alexis Bass and Ben Lewer
After a 77-76 come-from-behind win over Missouri Southern State, the UMD women’s basketball team were crowned the Central Region champions.

Sports

Bulldogs leaning on depth and defense in ‘Big Dance’ as they travel to Elite 8

Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 11:02 PM CDT
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By Alexis Bass and Ben Lewer
Coach Justin Wieck and his dog back are taking their dancing shoes to Evansville, Indiana next week as the No. 6 seed.

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Hermantown becomes back-to-back Section 7AAA basketball champs

Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 11:01 PM CDT
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By Alexis Bass
The Hawks won 70-59 to become back-to-back Section 7AAA champs punching their ticket to the State Tournament.

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ALL ACCESS PASS: Setting women’s college hockey’s biggest stage

Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 10:54 PM CDT
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By Alexis Bass
The vision began four years ago when UMD and AMSOIL were in the final pool to become a possible Frozen Four host city.

Sports

Rangers advance to state semi-final game

Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 5:10 PM CDT
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By Hayley Raatsi
The Mountain Iron-Buhl girls' basketball team will play again Friday.

Sports

STATE BOUND: Hibbing Peewees, Bantams head to state tournament

Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 4:39 PM CDT
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By Hayley Raatsi
The two Hibbing hockey teams are headed to state.

Sports

7A Semifinals: Deer River and Cherry set to meet in 2022 championship rematch

Updated: Mar. 15, 2023 at 10:48 PM CDT
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By Kevin Moore
Romano gym was the sight for the section 7A semifinals with Cherry and Deer River set to meet in a championship rematch of last year’s section final.

Sports

Section 7AA Semifinals: Esko defeats Rock Ridge to advance to the 7AA Championship while Two Harbors falls to Pequot Lakes

Updated: Mar. 15, 2023 at 10:43 PM CDT
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By Alexis Beckett
On Wednesday night, Hermantown hosted the Section 7AA Semifinals.

Sports

UMD women’s basketball forward earns top athletic/academic award

Updated: Mar. 15, 2023 at 2:52 PM CDT
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By Hayley Raatsi
Brooke Olson, a graduate forward, earned the College Sports Communicator Division II Academic All-America Team Member of the Year award.

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Rodgers says he intends to play for Jets this coming season

Updated: Mar. 15, 2023 at 12:38 PM CDT
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By The Associated Press
Aaron Rodgers says his intention is to play for the New York Jets in the coming season as the four-time NFL MVP quarterback waits for the Green Bay Packers to trade him.

Sports

Essentia Health All-Star Hockey Games

Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 10:41 PM CDT
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By Jeffrey F McClure
At the Heritage Center in Duluth it is still hockey season. Over 70 of the regions best players were invited to compete in a competition between Duluth area All-Stars and Iron Range All-Stars.

Sports

Elite Eight Bound: UMD earns first ever Central Region Title

Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 9:19 PM CDT
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By Alexis Bass and Kevin Moore
On Tuesday night in the Central Regional, the six seeded UMD Men's Basketball team defeated the fifth seeded South Nazarene advancing to the Elite Eight.

Sports

UMD’s Wyatt Kaiser signs entry-level deal with Chicago Blackhawks

Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 5:14 PM CDT
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By Kevin Moore
Bulldogs top blueliner, Wyatt Kaiser will forgo his senior season with the Bulldogs and sign an entry-level deal with the Chicago Blackhawks.

Sports

Love and Trust: Bulldogs erase 20 point deficit to earn first ever Elite 8 berth

Updated: Mar. 13, 2023 at 11:01 PM CDT
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By Kevin Moore and Alexis Bass
In the biggest game in Romano gym history, the Bulldogs erase a 20-point second-half deficit, en route to earning a Central Region Championship.

Sports

Bulldogs’ season ends after 3-1 loss to No. 8 Huskies in NCHC Quarterfinals

Updated: Mar. 12, 2023 at 10:49 PM CDT
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By Alexis Beckett
On Sunday night, the UMD Men’s Hockey team played No.8 St. Cloud State in game three of the NCHC Quarterfinals.

College Sports

Olson propels the Bulldogs to the Regional Final after posting a career night

Updated: Mar. 11, 2023 at 10:33 PM CST
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By Alexis Bass and Alexis Beckett
Mandy Pearson and her top seeded Bulldogs held a conference championship rematch with five seeded MSU-Mankato on Saturday night back at home in the Central Regional Semifinal where UMD earned their ticket to the Regional Final.

Sports

No. 7 Bulldogs fall to No. 2 Gophers in NCAA Regional Final

Updated: Mar. 11, 2023 at 10:06 PM CST
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By Alexis Beckett
On Saturday afternoon, No. 7 UMD battled against No. 2 Minnesota in the final round before the tournament comes back to Duluth.

Sports

No. 5 Bulldogs take No. 4 Huskies 5-1 to force game three in NCHC Final Faceoff Quarterfinals

Updated: Mar. 11, 2023 at 9:46 PM CST
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By Alexis Beckett
On Saturday night, UMD faced St. Cloud State in game two for Final Faceoff Quarterfinals series.

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No. 6 Moose Lake/ Willow River falls to No. 3 Rock Ridge in Section 7AA Quarterfinals

Updated: Mar. 11, 2023 at 8:12 PM CST
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By Alexis Beckett
On Saturday afternoon the Rebels and Wolverines met at Hermantown High School for the Section 7AA Quarterfinals.

Sports

Section 7A Quarterfinals: Cherry and Mountain Iron-Buhl advance to semifinals while Ely falls to Northland

Updated: Mar. 11, 2023 at 7:48 PM CST
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By Alexis Beckett
Denfeld High School was the host for the Section 7A Quarterfinals on Saturday.

College Sports

No. 1 UMD defeat No. 8 Southern Nazarene to advance to Regional Semifinals

Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 11:37 PM CST
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By Alexis Beckett
Romano Gym was the host for an NCAA Regional for the first time on Friday night.

College Sports

UMD falls to St. Cloud State in game one of NCHC Quarterfinals

Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 11:28 PM CST
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By Alexis Beckett
On Friday night, the Bulldogs battled the Huskies in the first game of the NCHC Frozen Faceoff Quarterfinals.

College Sports

No. 1 Hermantown defeats No. 5 Cloquet to advance to Section 7AAA Championship

Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 11:25 PM CST
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By Alexis Beckett
On Friday night, the Hawks hosted the Lumberjacks for the Section 7AAA Semifinals.

Sports

Hermantown falls to Mahtomedi in state semi-final game

Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 1:24 PM CST
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By Hayley Raatsi
Hermantown loses in semi-final game against Mahtomedi.

News

I-TWIN-AROD: Sisters from South Shore race in Alaska’s Iditarod

Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 10:43 AM CST
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By Mitchell Zimmermann
A pair of twin sisters from the South Shore have now competed in the Iditarod at least a dozen times.

Sports

Adam Thielen released from Minnesota Vikings

Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 9:18 AM CST
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By Hayley Raatsi
The Vikings terminated the contract with Thielen on Friday.

High School Sports

No. 2 Cherry advances in Section 7A tournament after victory over No. 15 Floodwood

Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 10:54 PM CST
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By Alexis Beckett
On Friday night, Cherry hosted Floodwood for the second round of the Section 7A playoffs.

Sports

Grand Rapids defeats Cloquet 59-43 for Section 7AAA Title

Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 10:54 PM CST
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By Alexis Beckett
On Thursday night, the Thunderhawks and Lumberjacks met at Denfeld High School for the Section 7AAA Championship game.

News

Former Marshall star Grace Kirk suing the Ivy League and their schools

Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 3:06 PM CST
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By Matt McConico
Grace Kirk, who attends Brown University, and plays Women’s Basketball is one of the two suing. Kirk was a star basketball player at Marshall High School.

Sports

Essentia Health announces boys’ hockey All-Star Game roster

Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 10:50 AM CST
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By Hayley Raatsi
Players from Duluth, the Iron Range/Northern Minnesota were nominated to play and 34 were selected.

Sports

Wisconsin Republican says Brewers stadium funding plan dead

Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 10:42 AM CST
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By The Associated Press
Under the Evers plan, in exchange for the state spending $290 million on repairs, the Brewers’ lease would be extended by 13 years, through 2043.

Sports

7AA Semifinals: Pequot Lakes knocks off Marshall; Rails lose a heartbreaker to the Rangers

Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 10:54 PM CST
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By Kevin Moore
Highlights from the girls Section 7AA basketball semifinals where the Pequot Lakes Patriots and Crosby-Ironton will meet up in the Section Championship on Friday Night.

Sports

Duluth East and Duluth Denfeld advance in section playoffs

Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 10:50 PM CST
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By Alexis Beckett
MSHSL Section playoffs continued across the Northland on Thursday night.

News

Hermantown boys hockey’s hot start fuels 6-0 state tournament win over Luverne

Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 1:11 PM CST
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By Briggs LeSavage
The No. 2 seeded Hawks advance to the semifinals at 11 a.m. Friday.

Sports

Esko and Two Harbors use big wins to advance to 7AA quarterfinals

Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 10:53 PM CST
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By Kevin Moore
Highlights and scores for the 7AA boys basketball playoffs.
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