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After starting the season 1-2, the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton girls hockey team has steamrolled the competition and have cruised to 16 straight wins including wins over Duluth Marshall, Cambridge-Isanti and Hibbing/Chisholm in the past week. The Lumberjacks are now 17-2 and ranked No. 2 in the most recent Class A state girls hockey rankings. Oh, and by the way, the win streak is a school record. "We are taking it shift by shift, game by game and just focusing on the task at hand," said CEC coach...
Thursday, Jan. 9 Boys Basketball Hermantown-72 Cloquet-62 The Lumberjacks were within a point at halftime, but the Hawks were able to pull away for the win. Markus Pokornowski led the ’Jacks with 24 points. Adam Schneider finished with 16 and Dylan Heehn added 12 points. Also scoring for Cloquet were Tyler Issendorf and Alec Turnbull with four points each and Kade Clemens with two. Moose Lake/ Willow River-84 Silver Bay-41 After dropping a tough game to Esko last week, the Rebels bounced back with an impressive win over the Mariners behind t...
Things had to feel a bit different in Tuesday's tilt for the Little Brown Jug in Carlton. The Bulldogs hosted the Wrenshall Wrens for the annual "battle for the jug," but this was the first year the teams played each other for the jug after having competed on the football field in the fall together as a cooperative team. In the end the Bulldogs won 53-33 and held onto the jug for another year. "I think it did feel different for the kids and for the coaches," said Wrenshall coach Jon Bartczak....
Heading into the 2019-2020 season, the CEC wrestling team was behind the 8-ball with lower numbers than expected and injuries. While performing well in individual matches, the team has struggled as a result. Last Thursday the Lumberjacks hosted a quad meet including Cloquet, Proctor-Hermantown, Mille Lacs (Isle and Onamia) and Nashwauk-Keewatin. Each team wrestled against the other three teams. Despite low roster numbers, CEC was able to garner two team victories in the quad meet. The 'Jacks...
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...
Lumberjacks senior goalie Owen Carlson makes a save against Eden Prairie's Ben Steeve at Eden Prairie Jan. 10. The Eagles squeaked by the Lumberjacks 3-2. Midway through the second period the 'Jacks trailed 3-0, but a goal by Cole Ketola in the second and a goal by Christian Galatz in the third pulled the visitors closer but the Eagles, a team that includes former Cloquet player Mason Langenbrunner, were able to hang on for the win. Carlson made 37 saves for CEC....
The fifth-grade traveling boys basketball team went undefeated in their home tournament this past weekend with wins over Drummond, Moose Lake and Proctor. Another team also swept, and the Lumberjacks had to settle for second-place ribbons. Pictured are (back row, from left) Eli Heehn, Evan Rothamel, Max Putnam, LaKota Benjamin and Max Jazdzewski. Front row, from left, are Tyler Nelson and Taj Stiffarm. Not pictured is Jackson Peterson. The team is coached by Aaron Peterson....
I hope everyone is beginning the new year with family and friends, and a positive look to the future. Is cabin fever setting in? Well, the city of Carlton has the answer with its Winterfest Celebration, set for Saturday, Feb. 8. The Winterfest idea was started about 25 years ago to help with the winter blues. In the past there was volleyball and softball in the snow, a fishing contest at Chub Lake, and the Cloquet Rotary organized golfing on the lake. For a couple of years a group brought sled...
Our sympathy to the family of Allan William Karki Sr., 79, of Cromwell who passed away Jan. 9 with his children by his side. Upon Al’s request there will be a private family burial in West Branch Cemetery in Kalevala Township in the spring. Allan was the principal during the years that I taught in Wright (1968-1993) and we had many good times over the years. Our faculty was like a family and we enjoyed getting together with him from time to time during retirement. He was always encouraging and h...
Boys Hockey • CEC at Virginia 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21 • CEC vs Superior at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23 • CEC vs Bemidji at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24 Girls Hockey • CEC at Proctor 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21 • CEC at Grand Rapids 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23 Wrestling • CEC at Aitkin starting 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21 Boys Basketball • Cloquet vs Crosby-Ironton at 7:15 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17 • Cloquet at ML/WR at 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23 • Cloquet vs Superior at 7:15 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24 • Carlton vs Cook County at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Jan.17 • Carlton at...
Harry “Butch” Logan Newby III, 79, of Bella Vista, Arkansas, passed away Jan. 16, 2020, in Bella Vista. Butch was born March 11, 1940 in Cloquet, Minnesota to Harry L. Jr. and Hazel Newby. He earned both his Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor degrees from the University of Minnesota. Butch was captain of the University’s golf team, which he considered one of his most gratifying golf accomplishments. After graduating from law school, he returned to Cloquet where he was a successful private practic...
