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On a cool Friday night at Carlton's Jim Erickson Field, two longtime rivals came onto the field as one team for the first game of the season as the Carlton-Wrenshall Raptors edged the South Ridge Panthers 7-6. "These two schools have competed against one another for decades and tonight - to see these two schools and two groups of kids come together for one reason - it's truly amazing," co-head coach Jason Crane said. Two communities also came together to support the new program. "No longer is...
After a loosely played first half, the Lumberjacks football team was challenged by head coach Tom Lenarz at halftime Friday night. The 'Jacks responded to the challenge and bounced back for a 30-15 win over Two Harbors at Rol Bromberg Field in Cloquet. "They simply outplayed us up front in the first half on both sides of the ball," said Lenarz. "At halftime we challenged our kids to step up and match the physicality that Two Harbors was playing with and, luckily, they did that." Cloquet gained...
It used to be called just "shop" or, in the '90s, at least in my son's school, "tech." But now, K-12 educators are according industrial arts its prominence as an academic subject, preparing teens for good-paying, skilled industrial jobs. This past Friday, Cromwell-Wright High School christened its new industrial arts building with a ribbon cutting by school board members and a tour by superintendent and principal Nathan Libbon. It's been quite a journey. Some years back, voters in our area...
Kids celebrate the end of summer and getting back to school....
Dylan Vinje and Eli Blue hooked up twice for touchdown passes on Friday as the Esko Eskomos opened their season with an impressive 13-7 road win over the perennially tough Proctor Rails. “They are always a tough team to play,” said Esko coach Scott Arntson. “You know they are going to come to play and play the game hard.” The Eskomos opened the scoring in the second quarter when Vinje, who was a wide receiver last season, found the streaking Blue for a 23-yard touchdown pass to make it 6-0. Se...
Back to reality. The Baker household held tightly onto summer for as long as possible. But with two kids in middle school, one in high school, another off to college, and both parents teaching, responsibilities have firmly taken over. Looking back, we spent a good chunk of the summer pursuing walleye gold, yet we wrapped up the season chasing silver. Crappies have started their fall transition. A couple of weeks ago they were loosely packed in small pods. Our trips over the last couple of days...
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Thunder football placekicker and punter Michael Hall was named Special Teams Athlete of the Week in the Minnesota College Athletic Conference Eastern Division for games played Aug. 24 in Superior. Hall was a perfect 4-for-4 on extra point attempts, and he added two field goals of 25 yards and 35 yards in the Thunder's 36-3 win over Minnesota State-Fergus Falls. He had seven kickoffs covering 324 yards for an average of 46.3 yards per kickoff, with two touchbacks that helped the Thunder control field...
