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The new high school boys hockey schedule could not have been much tougher for the opening two games of the season for the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton boys hockey team. On Thursday the Lumberjacks opened with a 6-1 loss to Grand Rapids and on Friday they fell 2-1 to Duluth East Greyhounds - two of the state's top-ranked teams. "Grand Rapids was a great puck-moving team with a solid group of defensemen that can move and possess the puck," said CEC coach Shea Walters. "They were fast and capitalized on... Full story
Junior hockey returned to the Northland this past week as the Minnesota Wilderness opened 2021 with a pair of road games and their first home game of the season, with mixed results. The Wilderness fell in back-to-back games 3-0 on Friday and 3-2 on Saturday to the Janesville Jets on the road. Those losses were followed by an impressive 4-3 win over the Austin Bruins on Sunday evening at Northwoods Credit Union Arena. The Wilderness had the tough task of opening against Janesville, which had... Full story
Despite less than ideal snow conditions, the Lumberjacks Nordic ski teams are off to a fast start in this year's ski season. Still ranked in third place by skinnyski.com, the boys team won both of their first two meets handily, beating Proctor and Denfeld at Spirit Mountain Jan. 14 and Mesabi East and Marshall in a tri-meet at home Tuesday. At Spirit, CEC had five boys in the top 10, and six boys in the meet at Pine Valley this week. It's a deep team, as the boys returned all but one of their to... Full story
Reminiscing. It can be very somber and thought provoking wondering about what could have been. Newspapers, magazines, and television programs often give quick snapshots of those who died the past year. In 2020 we lost Ruth Bader Ginsburg, John Lewis, Kobe Bryant, Sean Connery, Al Kaline, Gayle Sayers, Paul Hornung, Chadwick Boseman, Alex Trebek, Carl Reiner, Kirk Douglas, Joe Morgan, Whitey Ford and, recently, Dawn Wells (Mary Ann on TV's Gilligan's Island). Wells was 82 and joined the long... Full story
Almost every aspect of life has been upended by the global pandemic we continue to find ourselves in. Organizations have learned to find creative solutions to new challenges, including Business Professionals of America, a competitive organization that allows middle- through post-secondary students to compete in business, marketing, and technology events at regional, state, and national levels. Wrenshall High School has had a BPA team for the past several years. Started by Kelly Bonitz, now at...
I have received several thank-yous for keeping my readers informed during these past 11 months of the stay-at-home pandemic. It seems that every week when I sit down to type this column, I don’t have that much to share, but when I get to writing there’s always some news to share. Also, thank you to all my faithful readers and folks that share their news with me so this column can keep going. Remember, we are all in this together and need to work together to make a brighter future. I had the oppo...
The Barnum girls basketball coach was arrested Tuesday, Jan. 19, for allegedly sexually assaulting one of his players. Andrew John Palmer, 33, of Moose Lake was charged with three counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct in Carlton County Sixth District Court Thursday; each count is related to a different alleged sexual encounter. According to the criminal complaint, the victim’s parents contacted local law enforcement on Sunday, Jan. 17, regarding a possible criminal sexual assault of their 17-year-old daughter by her basketball c... Full story
