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The world has been flipped upside down by the quick spread of COVID-19. Over the last week, it has had a great impact on the United States and here in Minnesota, especially with high school students who don't have a school to go. Concerts, sports, and other major events are being postponed or canceled due to the rapid spread of the coronavirus. Schools are closed for almost two weeks, maybe more, and teachers are making plans in case schools don't reopen and classes have to be offered online....
Out of every extracurricular activity, Knowledge Bowl may be the least known. Only five U.S. states have Knowledge Bowl at the high school level. What most people know is that it is a school activity and, like others, its season was curtailed last week when all winter seasons were canceled. So, what exactly is Knowledge Bowl? Knowledge Bowl is all about knowledge - as implied in the name - and being able to remember those facts and produce them on the spot, plus it's fun, challenging, and you...
The Cloquet-Esko- Carlton wrestling team wrapped up its season at the individual section tournament Feb. 22 in Mora. CEC had four place-winners but were unable to place a wrestler in the top two to qualify for the state tournament. This year's wrestling team consisted of five seniors: Griffin Fjeld (132-pound weight class), Jordan Allen (145-pound class) and Zeb Wehr (152-pound class), while 138-pounder Tyler Harms-Synkiew was injured and could not compete this season and 160-pounder Sam...
As a young child, Cloquet's Koby Bender had two goals: play college hockey and in the National Hockey League. The 22-year-old is on his way. In his third year with the University of Minnesota Duluth, Bender is playing college hockey at the highest level for one of the best teams in the country. The Bulldogs have won the national championship the past two years and Bender contributed both years, making nine appearances in the 2017-18 season (he also qualified for the NCHC Academic All-Conference...
Not too long after he could walk, at age 2, Cale Prosen began skiing. He started with the Cloquet Ski Club, under the tutelage of coaches Ken Ripp and Pat Marciniak, along with parent volunteers. "I remember playing a lot of games and having fun," Prosen said. "It was always fun being on the trails. Now a sophomore at Cloquet High School and on the varsity Nordic ski team, Prosen said his love for skiing has not faded. "It's a fun sport," Prosen said. "And having a positive team culture...
With three goals - including one in overtime to win it - Cloquet junior Christan Galatz was the difference maker as Cloquet defeated Duluth East in overtime 5-4 last Thursday in Cloquet. In addition to his three goals, Gally (as he's called by his teammates and coaches) also had an assist, giving him four points on the night. "He's really coming around as a player," Cloquet head coach Walters said. "He's playing a more complete game. You know, seven goals in two games, that says a lot about...
Michah Pocernich scored 21 points, including four 3-pointers, to carry Cromwell-Wright past Barnum in a high school boys basketball game Tuesday night at Barnum High school. The 6-foot-3 senior point guard led the Cardinals to a 62-57 victory over the Bombers despite being down 22-8. Pocernich was assisted by teammates Gage Zoeller and Taye Anderson, who scored 19 and 13 points respectively. After going down 4-0 to start the game, the Bombers scored 19 of the next 20 points, including a streak...
With her team up by three points and under 20 seconds to go, Esko's Aila Gabel had to make just one of two free throws to seal the win for her team during Friday night's game in Esko. With a rowdy opposing crowd, no one could blame Gabel for being nervous. Or not. The sophomore cooly drained both shots, propelling the Eskomos past Cloquet by a score of 49-43 in each team's first regular season game of the season. Gabel wasn't the only underclassman playing in last week's matchup. Both teams...
In my 17 years of living, I’ve had a hard time finding anything that interests me for very long. School, boring. Reading, boring. Waterparks, boring. Shopping, boring. Hikes, boring. Watching movies, boring. Someone shooting an off-balance, 25-foot shot before it splashes into the net or sprinting 20 miles an hour, jumping up and extending their body to catch a ball by their fingertips as they come crashing to the ground, somehow managing to hang onto the ball — now, that’s something I can get into. Sports has always fascinated me. Ever since...
In his first season as a cross country mountain biker, Zebulon (Zeb) Wehr not only won three of the four races he competed in, he became the first-ever individual state champion for the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton (CEC) mountain biking club. After finishing eighth in his first race, the Cloquet High School senior cruised to three straight victories and two titles. Wehr finished his season at the state meet in Mankato winning his race, and was crowned Minnesota High School Cycling League Division 2 JV2...
As Cloquet senior runner Jesse Bahen crossed the finish line at the 2019 Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) state cross country meet, a feeling of contentment swept over him. "I just felt like euphoria," said Bahen. "It was a great feeling after the race." Bahen was among the seven runners from Cloquet who qualified as a team for the 2019 Class AA State Cross Country Meet Nov. 2 on the grounds of St. Olaf College in Northfield. He was also one of four seniors on a Cloquet team that...
Cloquet sent two sophomore girls, Harmony Tracy and Amelia Allen, to Saturday's Minnesota Class AA Cross Country State Championships. The two had a successful season, despite it being Tracy's first year ever running cross country - she was a swimmer before - and Amelia Allen's first as a varsity runner. Allen described her first year of running cross country as "full-time." Tracy took 92nd place in Saturday's race in a time of 19:35.9, while Allen came in 141st in 20:21.1. "It's really exciting...
