Northland Sports Online
  • all_americans_copy.png

    Four Bulldogs All-Americans

    NSO – NEWS RELEASE   Four University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs — junior defenseman Scott Perunovich, sophomore forwards Noah...

  • BobNew

    Perunovich Hobey Baker Winner

    NSO – NEWS RELEASE   Move over Jack Connolly, Junior Lessard, Chris Mariucci, Bill Watson and Tom Kurvers —...

  • prep.Moore_.30

    Moore to Coach Mesabi

    NSO – NEWS RELEASE   Tamara Moore’s basketball career hit a new high note Saturday as she was named...

  • mr_hockey_biondi_large

    Biondi Named Mr. Hockey

    NSO – NEWS RELEASE   Hermantown senior forward Blake Biondi was named the Mr. Hockey Award winner on Sunday...

  • 800mshslhighschoolleague-kstp-1

    MSHSL Cancels Remaining Winter Tournaments

    NSO – NEWS RELEASE   MSHSL is immediately cancelling Girls BB State Tournament. Boys Section and State BB Tournaments...

  • 89776314_3602217793183798_5398821934576173056_o

    Cardinals Win State Opener

    NSO – NEWS RELEASE   Cromwell-Wright guard Taya Hakamaki is pretty hard to stop. The senior had 34 points,...

  • 1582414351_08-1010600796+01PREP022320.puck

    Breck Shuts Out CEC in Title Contest

    NSO – NEWS RELEASE   Breck scored three goals in the opening 17 minutes en route to a 6-0...

  • 1582316190_08-1010600621++05PREP022220

    CEC Tops Warroad

    NSO – NEWS RELEASE With the score tied 3-3 and 14 minutes left to play, Cloquet-Esko-Carlton senior forward Kiana...

  • Cloquet-Esko-Carlton players celebrated after  forward Dana Jones (4) scored in the first period.





 ]  Shari L. Gross ¥ shari.gross@startribune.com    



Warroad defeated Willmar 7-4 in a State Tournament quarterfinal game at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020.

    CEC Girls Move to Semi Finals

    NSO – NEWS RELEASE   Eleven years removed from its last state tournament appearance, the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton girls’ hockey team...

  • Mahtomedi forward Colin Hagstrom (4) shot the championship winning goal past Hermantown goaltender Jacob Backstrom (32) in overtime to give the Zephyrs a 3-2 victory.





 ]  Shari L. Gross • shari.gross@startribune.com    



Mahtomedi played against Hermantown in the class 1A boys' hockey state championship at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Saturday, March 7, 2020.

    Hawks Fall in Title Game

    NSO – NEWS RELEASE   The Zephyrs blocked shots without fear, toiled on defense without tiring and held together...

  • 1583535482_08-1010686232+34PREP.early1a

    Hawks Move into State Finals

    NSO – NEWS RELEASE   Hermantown built a three-goal lead to start the semifinal Friday against St. Cloud Cathedral....

  • whok_UM_ND4_5307_web

    UMD Ties and Falls to Gophers

    NSO – NEWS RELEASE   If this weekend was a litmus test for the No. 10 University of Minnesota...

  • lwzfm8r7zcocwwxo

    Bulldogs top Huskies

    NSO – NEWS RELEASE   The University of Minnesota Duluth men’s basketball program continued to have success in a...

  • DSC_5657

    UMD Sweep Colorado

    NSO – NEWS RELEASE   For the second straight night, the University of Minnesota Duluth took advantage of the...

  • 75635866_2353244645006283_3083717047431987200_n

    Lumberjacks Skate to a 3-3 Tie With Chaska

    George Bailey – NSO   Sully Scholle netted a pair of goals in Chaska’s 3-3 draw with Cloquet-Esko-Carlton in...

  • 74790204_101584644653517_3257133335624810496_o

    Rails Knock off Wadena-Deer Creek

    Dwight Cadwell – NSO   After being shut out Thursday night against Cloquet-Esko-Carlton, the Proctor Rails picked up their...

  • DSC08041

    Cromwell-Wright Drops Season Opener

    George Bailey – NSO   Morgan and Abby Hennen scored 12 points apiece to lead defending Class 1A champion...

  • 78089090_699259730581429_7714348905336406016_n

    MIB Falls to Hanncock

    George Bailey – NSO   Class Nine-Man, semifinals, Hancock 65, Mountain Iron-Buhl 32: Hancock earned its first berth in...

  • Team_Huddle

    UMD Falls to Concordia

    NSO – NEWS RELEASE     The second seeded University of Minnesota Duluth took on third seeded Concordia-St. Paul...

  • Website_12-9-13-2_medium

    CEC Start Hockey Season 1-1

    Scott Tohot – NSO   The Cloquet-Esko-Carlton girls hockey team got off to a fast start Thursday night as...

  • BruinsvsWilderness-7-1-622x414

    Austin Outlasts Wilderness

    George Bailey – NSO     The Austin Bruins grabbed their third straight win when they beat the Minnesota...

  • EI-AU31XYAAR3sl

    State Volleyball Champions Crowned

    Dwight Cadwell – NSO     Class A Championship: Minneota (33-3) is the Class A Champion for 2019 as...

  • DSC_8145

    UMD Men Skate Past Denver

    NSO – NEWS RELEASE   DULUTH, Minn. — Noah Cates ripped a one-timer with an extra skater on the...

  • 76756887_10217670708893697_7107229722991394816_n

    South Ridge Drops State Opener

    Dwight Cadwell – NSO   Duluth- The Rangers of Mountain Iron- Buhl put together an impressive show Friday night...

  • Page_Lanie_0219

    UMD Women Drop Season Opener

    NSO – NEWS RELEASE   The University of Minnesota Duluth took on the No. 7 ranked Fort Hays State...

  • PL1A5566

    UMD Mens Hoops Split Over the Weekend

    NSO – NEWS RELEASE   The University of Minnesota Duluth tipped off the 2019 regular season campaign with a...

  • UMD_DSC_7426

    UMD Crushes Mary

    NSO – NEWS RELEASE   BISMARCK, N.D. — The University of Minnesota Duluth football program continued its undefeated campaign...

  • 72226819_10217938376904123_1631795768106942464_o

    Paynesville Blows out Rebels

    Dwight Cadwell- NSO   The Paynesville Bulldogs entered Fridays matchup with Moose Lake-Willow River averaging 38 points per game...

  • 75266135_10162523828100565_653167687093977088_n

    Esko Falls in at State

    Dwight Cadwell – NSO Brainerd- The Esko Eskomos saw their season come to an end Saturday afternoon at the...

  • BWR00751

    UMD Sweeps Gophers

    NSO – NEWS RELEASE   Senior netminder Hunter Shepard earned the 17th shutout of his career as the No....