Monthly Archives: January 2010

Saturday’s Prep Report

Josh Wentz scored 16 seconds into overtime as Duluth Marshall knocked off sixth-ranked Thief River Falls 3-2 in a high school boys hockey nonconference game Saturday at Mars Lakeview Arena. Dane Morin tied the score at 1:54 of the third … Continue reading

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Pearson, Roed named ADs

Tom Pearson will be in a familiar place next school year. Pearson, Duluth Denfeld’s activities director since 2008 and a former AD, teacher and student at Duluth Central, will be back at his alma mater in the 2010-11 school year … Continue reading

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Esko’s future in Trapp’s hands

One obvious observation coming out of Esko’s girls basketball game against Barnum on Thursday is that Eskomos center Savanna Trapp is really tall. Listed at 6-foot-7, Trapp is just a ninth-grader and may not be done growing. Esko’s fortunes over … Continue reading

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Starks, Calcaterra among Mr. Basketball final 25

Duluth East senior Dyami Starks and Cloquet senior Chad Calcaterra are on the initial Mr. Basketball candidate list released today. Starks, a guard who has scored more than 2,100 career points, and the 6-foot-10 Calcaterra made the cut to the … Continue reading

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Noreen sets state scoring mark

Kevin Noreen of Minnesota Transitions became the state’s all-time boys basketball scoring leader with 39 points Monday against Minneapolis Roosevelt. He now has 3,429 career points. Here’s the complete list of 2,000-point scorers (Northland players in bold) Player Year School … Continue reading

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WIAA rejects football proposal

Ashland football coach Clay North expects to be on the telephone and Internet Thursday, checking to see if there’s any schools in the Tri-State area willing to play his team next fall. That step became necessary after Wisconsin’s high school … Continue reading

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Latest state rankings released

The weekly hockey and basketball rankings have been released by Let’s Play Hockey and Minnesota Basketball News, respectively, and there weren’t many changes involving Northland teams. In basketball, the Barnum girls are still second in Class A behind Cedar Mountain-Comfrey and Grand … Continue reading

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Interviews set for Duluth ADs

The move toward a two-high school athletic department model in the Duluth school district begins in earnest Wednesday when interviews are conducted for the two activities director positions. With Central High School slated to close under the district’s long-range facilities … Continue reading

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Saturday’s Prep Report

Proctor-Hermantown-Marshall scored the first three goals and added an empty-net goal late to defeat Duluth 4-2 in a high school girls hockey game, completing Saturday’s Hockey Day in Minnesota events outdoors behind Hermantown Ice Arena. Abby Miner, Rachel Rossiter and … Continue reading

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Hermantown, Marshall lose Hockey Day games

Kyle Rau scored three goals, including two in a three-goal second period, to give Eden Prairie a 4-3 win over Hermantown in the marquee game of today’s Hockey Day in Minnesota prep schedule on an outdoor rink behind the Hermantown … Continue reading

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