Wes Vork-NSOMar 9
Kerry Rodd-NSO
It is very rare in hockey for a team to make the state tournament in boys hockey at both the PeeWee and Bantam A levels. However, Cloquet made an exception to the rule with a run through the district tournament this past weekend and they are headed south for the state tournament. The State Bantam tournament will be held March 19-21 in Richfield.
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Kerry Rodd-NSO
The history of Esko girls basketball is filled with names of legendary status. Players like Kuklis, Townsend, Mattson and Perich have dotted the Eskomo roster for years and have led them to incredible heights. Last week Keely Deadrick made her mark on a program that already has featured some of the best players in northern Minnesota girls basketball history.
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LSC Boys Basketball All-Conference Team Announced
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Mar 9 With the regular season wrapping up, the Lake Superior Conference released their Boys Basketball All-Conference Team with several NSO area players receiving honors. Read more
State Hockey Tournament Pairings Announced
 .Mar 7 The 2010 Minnesota single “A” State High School Boys Hockey Tournament brackets are now completed with Hermantown receiving the #3 Seed. Hermantown ranked #3 in the state will see a firmiliar foe in the first round with the Virginia-MIB Bluedevils awarded the slot opposing the Hawks by virtue of a random draw. The two will face off at 1:00pm on Wednesday at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Hermantown beat the Bluedevils 4-2 earlier in the year at home on Dec 22. Read more
Esko Girls Advance To Semi-Finals
 .Mar 6 DULUTH – Tournament time is when you want to peak and play your best basketball which is what the Esko Eskomos appear to be doing. Esko beat a never say die Rush City team 71-55 at Romano Gym on Saturday to advance to the Semi-Finals of the 2010 Section 7AA Girls Basketball Tournament. Read more
Cloquet Boys Get 80-64 Win Over Hibbing
 .Mar 5 The Cloquet boys were winners as they closed out there regular season at home. It was a big section win as they beat the Hibbing Bluejackets 80 to 64. The win secures the 2nd seed in the upcoming Section 7AA boys basketball tournament for the Lumberjacks. The boys will be playing Wednesday night at home to start the Section championship. Read more
Newman Scores 2000th Point In Playoff Win
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Mar 4 Katrina Newman scored 17 points and went over 2000 career points as the Barnum Bombers beat the Lions of Ogilvie by a score of 81 to 36. The win moves the defending champions in to the section championship game. Read more
CEC Well Represented In WCHA Final Face-Off
 .Mar 5 Measuring the success of a sports program can sometimes be difficult. Do you measure success by wins and losses? Do you measure it by players who go on to play at higher levels, or do you measure success by the academic standards reached by your players? Regardless of how success is measured, the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton girls hockey team stands as a model for programs across the state. Read more
Hermantown Boys State Bound
 .Mar 5 The last time Hermantown and Duluth Denfeld met in boys hockey it took overtime for the Hawks to claim the victory. Kevin Danielson made sure it didn’t get to that in Friday’s Section 5A matchup with the Hunters. Playing before a capacity crowd at the CARC in Cloquet, Danielson scored with 3:46 remaining in the third period to send the Hawks to the Minnesota Boys High School Hockey Tournament for the second time in four years. Read more
Lady Bulldogs Get 64-42 Playoff Win Over AlBrook
 .Mar 4 In the win or go home world of playoff basketball every possession is important. The Carlton Lady Bulldogs demonstrated that Thursday night when they cut down on turnovers and used a strong second half to blow open and win their Section 7A quarterfinal matchup against AlBrook 64-42. Read more
Eskomos Get Playoff Win Over Gobblers
 .Mar 3 It has been said that no matter what the sport it takes a total team effort to win. The Esko Eskomos proved that old adage true Tuesday night in their opening round Section 7aa girls basketball matchup against the Aitkin Gobblers. With several key players on the bench in foul trouble, Esko’s reserves stepped up to help secure a 69-50 win over the Gobblers, advancing the Eskomos in the playoffs. Read more
K1 Girls All-Star Game Held In Cloquet
 .Mar 2 CLOQUET - The fifth annual Fire and Ice All-Star Girl's Hockey Game was played at the Cloquet Area Recreation Center last night with Team Fire winning 5-2. Although the shots were a bit over what a regular game would be, the game was a hard fought entertaining all out effort type of game rather than an exhibition style all-star event seen at higher levels of competition. Read more
Hawks Win On 3-Point Buzzer Beater
 .Mar 2 Tuesday night’s basketball game between Hermantown and Cloquet was a textbook display of the euphoria of winning and the devastating feeling of defeat. Down by two points, Rachael Hoium hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Hawks a 48-47 win in the opening round of the Section 7AAA girls basketball playoffs. Read more
Staubers Hat Trick Sends PHM To State
 .Feb 18 DULUTH - A year ago the Proctor-Hermantown-Marshall girls hockey team felt the sting of a Section 7AA championship loss. On Thursday night, however, the Mirage felt the exhilaration of winning the sectional championship as they defeated Elk River 4-0 behind the shut out goaltending of Anja Morris and the scoring of Emma Stauber. Read more |
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