Coming into the day the number two seed Proctor Rails only needed one win to capture their second straight Section 7AA title, and thanks to Junior Emma Shelton the Rails will be doing just that after beating the number one seed Rock Ridge Wolverines 4-3 in nine innings.
On Thursday night the 24-0 Superior Spartan softball team took their talents to Marshfield, Wisconsin for the WIAA D1 Sectional Final rematch against Steven’s Point where they picked up the 1-0 victory to advance to the State Tournament.
At Duluth East High School on Thursday night the Duluth Wolfpack Boys Lacrosse team hosted Champlin Park in the Section 7A Quarterfinals where they earned the 12-4 win to advance onto the Semifinals.
Despite the rain delay, the top-seeded Spartans hosted D.C. Everest in the WIAA D1 Sectional Semifinals and claimed a 3-0 victory behind Haley Zembo’s 15K performance while only allowing one hit in Superior’s 3-0 shutout win.
Highlights of the section 7AA softball playoffs at Braun Park where Proctor advanced to the championship game where they match up against the one-seed Rock Ridge.
On Thursday it was a bustling day at the Braun Park ballpark for top seeded Moose Lake/Willow River who shutout eight seed North Woods, 10-0 and then went on to shut out five seeded South Ridge 9-0 to earn a spot in the Section 7A semifinals.
The No. 3 seed in Section 7AAA, Hermantown Hawks used a five-run second inning and beat the Grand Rapids Thunderhawks 9-3 to advance to the section quarterfinals.
On Monday afternoon, one of the biggest Greyhound signing classes put pen to paper to continue their academic and athletics careers at the collegiate level.
On Saturday afternoon, the Sophie’s Squad Foundation co-founded by former Bulldog and Hockey Humanitarian, Gabbie Hughes, had its first ever lacrosse game.
The Duluth Wolfpack would play the role of the spoiler after beating the Duluth Marshall Hilltoppers 14-4 in the Toppers’ first-ever girls home lacrosse game.
For the second time in as many days, Hermantown picks up a win at home beating GNK 6-1, while in Duluth, Proctor won their seventh straight beating Duluth East 7-0.
Big news out of Duluth East, after a monster season, today Cole Christian announced his commitment to the Air Force Academy to continue his hockey career at the Division One level.
The Esko Eskomos hosted the Two Harbors Agates on Wednesday afternoon looking to stay undefeated, and that they did. Esko completed win number eleven in a row in five innings, 18-1.
On Wednesday afternoon at Braun Park, Cloquet hosted Hermantown in a conference clash, but with stellar pitching inside the circle, only one score was allowed as Cloquet beat Hermantown 1-0.
At Public Schools Stadium on Saturday afternoon, the Duluth Wolfpack Lacross team battled through the win, midst and fog to take down the Hopkins Royals 16-6.
At Centricity Stadium under the Friday night lights, the Proctor/Hermantown Boy’s Lacrosse team hosted Hopkins where the Stealth completed their first victory of the season, 9-4 over Hopkins.