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Although Cromwell-Wright didn't get the outcome it had hoped for at last week's Minnesota Boys Basketball Tournament, the team certainly proved it belonged on the big stage. The Cardinals opened play in the Class A quarterfinals Thursday afternoon at Williams Arena in Minneapolis against No. 2 seed Ada-Borup Cougars. The game started the way the Cardinals hoped, as they jumped out to a quick 6-0 lead behind two quick buckets from senior Cameron Cahoon. The Cougars answered right back and tied...
Esko entered the 2019 Minnesota Boys Basketball Tournament as huge underdogs March 20 at Williams Arena in Minneapolis. Playing in their second-straight state Class AA tournament - and fourth in the last five years - the unseeded Eskomos opened play against Minneapolis North in the quarterfinals. The Eskomos ended up losing a hard-fought contest 61-53. The game was as intense as it was close, with each team leading by eight points at least once. The game featured 10 ties and nine lead changes...
The Eskomos headed back to the boys state basketball tournament this week for the second consecutive year and fourth time in the last five years, after defeating Pequot Lakes in the Section 7AA championship Thursday at the University of Minnesota Duluth by a score of 58-45. The team mirrored its state performance last year by dropping the first game of the tournment, a 61-53 loss Minneapolis North Wednesday night. The Eskomos were headed to the consolation rounds. The team won the consolation...
Three weeks ago the Minnesota Wilderness were poised to make a run in the standings, with the team tied for third in the NAHL’s Central Division and fresh off a sweep of the Bismarck Bobcats. Since then, the Wilderness have found wins hard to come by. The Cloquet-based team is 2-7-1 for the last 10 games and have fallen into fifth place — 10 points out of the last playoff spot. Central Division leader Aberdeen swept the Wilderness last weekend, outscoring them 8-1 in the two meetings. The Wil...
The Section 7A No. 1 seeded Cromwell-Wright Cardinals have won three straight tournament games and are now one game away from the state tournament. They were set to play No. 2 seed Mountain Iron-Buhl for the championship Thursday night at UMD after this issue of the Pine Knot News went to print. It's been quite a run already. The Cardinals opened section play last week with a 75-20 victory over Northeast Range in Cromwell. Taya Hakamaki scored 23 points - including 17 in the first half -...
Cloquet junior Tyler Harms-Synkiew advanced to the state wrestling tournament last weekend with a second-place finish in the Section 7AA wrestling tournament in Hibbing. Harms-Synkiew lost in the championship match in 138-pound weight class to David Platt of Hibbing. The top two finishers in each class qualified for the individual state wrestling meet underway this weekend in St. Paul. Harms-Synkiew had an opening round bye and then defeated Derek Haggberg of Mora by a 5-4 decision. Tyler...
Carlton Bulldog junior forward Alaina Bennett scored 26 points Tuesday to lead all scorers and the Bulldogs to a 76-34 victory over Fond du Lac Ojibwe at the Carlton High School. In a fast-paced first half both teams battled, with Carlton holding a 16-point lead at the break at 38-22. Tannia Misquadace and Solai Mohr tried to keep the Ogichida close, but the Bulldogs had too many weapons to choose from Tuesday night. After building a first-half lead, the Bulldogs started the second half just as...
The Cloquet-Esko-Carlton boys wrestling team came up short Tuesday night in Proctor as the Hibbing Bluejackets defeated the Lumberjacks 43-27 in the Section 7AA team meet. Entering the section team portion of the tournament, the Lumberjacks were the third seed in the north subsection, behind Grand Rapids and Hibbing. The Virginia Blue Devils were the fourth seed, and Proctor-Hermantown was the fifth seed. Proctor-Hermantown and Virginia had to have a dual meet to see who would advance to meet...
Post-holiday play saw the Minnesota Wilderness on a roll, winning five of seven contests, but since their fast start to the second half of the season, the Wilderness have struggled to play consistent hockey, resulting in only one win in their last six games. “We have to be more consistent on both ends of the ice,” assistant head coach Mark Vachorek said. “We need to remember we should have won some of the games we lost to teams behind us in the standings, and they are fighting for a playoff spot...
One of Cloquet's most well-rounded athletes in many years has made her next move - from the many options on the table, Kendra Kelley has selected a college, and North Dakota State will be her home for the next four years. "I chose NDSU for the great academics, coaches, teammates and program," said Kelley, who will run track in college. "The campus was beautiful and has a lot to offer, and I'll be very happy there." She went on to say, "Looking back at my athletic career, I've realized how many l...
The Cloquet-Esko-Carlton boys and girls Nordic ski teams competed in the Lake Superior Conference meet last week at Snowflake Ski Center in Duluth, and left with top-three finishes. The boys finished second, only three points behind Duluth Marshall - even without star skier Aidan Ripp - and the girls team finished tied for third with Duluth Denfeld but earned third through tie-breaker scoring. The LSC meet was combined with the Duluth East Invitational, so times were included for results in...
The Esko Eskomos and the Cromwell-Wright Cardinals battled Friday night to see who might end up with the Polar League title. The Eskomos came out on top 54-46. The matchup featured two of the best teams in the league and the Cardinals were searching for their first victory over Esko in several years. The Eskomos started fast while Cromwell-Wright struggled in the early going. The Eskomos jumped out to an early lead and never looked back. "We thought we had a great chance of beating them this...
The Cloquet-Esko-Carlton wrestling team is seeing much success, with credit going to a youth movement on the team. With only two seniors on the roster, six juniors and three sophomores, CEC has had to look to wrestlers in grades 7 through 9. "We don't have a lot of numbers in from the upperclassmen," longtime head coach Al Denman said. "It's been the younger core which has really stepped up and made this season one of the best we have ever had." CEC is coming off a second-place finish last...
Esko senior skier Thomas Heren captured first place Monday at the Mont du Lac Invitational. Heren, who posted the two fastest times in both heats, bested Duluth East's Bren Elleson. Heren's first run saw him post a time of 29.99, almost a second faster than Elleson. Heren went even faster on his second run, finishing in 28.94, almost two full seconds faster than Elleson. Heren's two runs, with an overall time of 59.83, was enough to take the first. Elleson finished with an overall time of 1:01.4...
Spencer Rousseau's midcourt three-pointer at the buzzer gave the Carlton Bulldogs a two-point win in a packed Wrenshall gymnasium Tuesday night and the Brown Jug after a one-year hiatus in the rivalry. Carlton defeated Wrenshall 52-50, the same tallies when the two teams met in Carlton earlier this season. Carlton gets the Brown Jug based on the long-held tradition that the team without it has to win it back on the opposing team's floor. The win for the Bulldogs snapped a five-game losing...
Allie Wojtysiak seems to have been a part of the girls basketball team for ages. So it was not surprising when the Lumberjack senior scored 21 points last Thursday night in Hermantown to crack the 1,000-point mark for Cloquet. "It's been a long journey," Wojtysiak said. "I didn't think I would get there but I am just so happy to have had that accomplishment." Wojtysiak was quick to point out that her teammates were as excited as she was to reach the elusive mark, with signs and banners from...
Junior forward Taylor Nelson scored her third straight hat trick Tuesday night as the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton Lumberjacks defeated the Superior Spartans 7-0 in a Lake Superior Conference matchup at Northwoods Credit Union Arena. The Lumberjacks have been rolling offensively since the team resumed its schedule following the holiday break, winning seven straight games. CEC has outscored its opponents 17-2 in the last three contests and improved to 13-3 on the season. "Overall, we are happy with the...
In a contest between two high-scoring teams raining down three-point shots, fans were treated to a truly traditional Polar League rivalry Friday night in Esko. The Eskomos broke a halftime tie and outscored the Moose Lake-Willow River Rebels 47-32 in the second half to pick up a huge Polar Conference victory with a 80-65 win. The two teams entering the game Friday night averaged a combined 142 points per game and finished as expected with a combined 145 points. Esko - fresh off its seventh...
The Cloquet Lumberjacks extended their hometown advantage to capture both boys and girls titles in the annual Wood City Classic the past week. Two performances stood out during the three-day boys tournament last week. The Lumberjacks boys team defeated a gritty and hard working Cromwell-Wright team 62-60 Thursday afternoon to set up a meeting with a unbeaten and state-ranked Pine City squad Friday night. Again, the Lumberjacks came out on top, 58-52, to capture a share of the championship. "I...
Year after year one thing remains the same: the Esko boys seem to dominate in the Esko Coaches Classic. This year was no exception as Esko hammered Duluth Marshall Friday night, 100-54, and then defeated Cannon Falls 80-63 Saturday to capture their seventh-straight Coaches Classic title. Trevor Spindler scored 25 points and Camden Berger added 20 as the Eskomos crushed the Hilltoppers 100-54 Friday night. Esko rolled out to a 58-31 point lead at the break, then put it in autopilot in the second...
With schools in Minnesota closed for the holiday break, most athletic teams in the state and in the area will be busy focusing on winter holiday tournaments or select games over the break. Not every coach chooses to compete over break. "We used to play in a tournament over the [holidays] but we decided not to and let the kids get a break, focus on getting healthy and get set for the second half of the season," said Moose Lake-Willow River boys basketball head coach Wes Cummings. However, if you...
Once again, the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton Nordic team has to charter two buses to get to its meets, because there are so many kids. In his first year as head coach, Arne Maijala said the sport just keeps growing in Cloquet, as it provides a good chance for kids to get outside and participate in a winter sport. The team is also a lot of fun, and Cloquet's Pine Valley offers a wonderful winter playground ... when there's enough snow to practice, which there isn't. In the meantime, he's got plenty of he...
ST. PAUL-The Cloquet-Esko-Carlton boys hockey team picked up its first win of the season Saturday night as the Lumberjacks defeated the Eagan Wildcats 5-3. CEC was playing its second weekend doubleheader in the Twin Cities this season and was searching for the first win after a 4-3 loss Friday to Bloomington Jefferson at the Bloomington Ice Garden. Landon Langenbrunner scored twice and added an assist in the two-goal victory Saturday. The Lumberjacks - who have one of the toughest schedules in...
With Tuesday's 3-1 defeat of the Duluth Northern Stars, the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton girl's hockey team is currently only one win away from matching the win total over each of the past two seasons. CEC - which won only nine games in each of the last two seasons - is now at eight wins and still has 14 games remaining on this year's schedule to match and improve on their win total. Considered a young team with only three seniors as part of the 17-player varsity roster, coach Courtney Olin thrilled...
CLOQUET – One of the most anticipated events in the Santa's Home for the Holidays celebration in Cloquet has fast become the Alumni Hockey game. Featuring alumni from Cloquet, Esko, and Carlton taking on alumni from longtime rival Duluth East, the now annual event was a high-scoring affair, with the Lumberjacks coming out on top by a score of 14-9. Still, it wasn't the score that mattered in the end - it was old friends and opponents out on the ice once again, competing like they did back in t...
