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This past week the Cloquet girls basketball team has notched wins over Esko, Crosby-Ironton, Hermantown and Barnum. The 'Jacks are an impressive 12-3 on the season and have not lost since losing the opening game of the Wood City Classic on Dec. 28, and have won six in a row. While all the wins have been good, last Thursday's 57-49 road win at Hermantown may have been the most impressive. "Quinn Danielson had just a fantastic game for us. We would not have pulled that win off without her on the... Full story
Friday, Jan. 21 Boys hockey CEC vs. Rock Ridge, 7:30 MLA at Lake of the Woods, 6 Boys basketball Esko at ML/WR, 7:15 Carlton vs. Floodwood, 7:15 Barnum vs. Two Harbors, 7:15 Cromwell-Wright at Silver Bay, 6:15 South Ridge vs. Cook County, 6:30 Wrenshall at McGregor, 7:15 Girls basketball South Ridge vs. Cook County, 4:45 Skiing CEC alpine at Lutsen, 10 CEC Nordic at Cook County, 11 Saturday, Jan. 22 Boys basketball Barnum at Browerville, 3 Girls basketball Barnum at Browerville, 1:30 Boys hockey MLA at International Falls, 1 Sunday, Jan. 23... Full story
Our monthlong march through 2021 looking back at past issues of the Pine Knot News continues today with the next four months of the year, May through August. It was a summer that saw a return of many regular activities after another Covid-19 pandemic lull in the region. It wouldn't last, as we'll find out in the final installment of the year in review next week. May In mid-May, 600 finalists from around the world will gather for the Regeneron International Science and Engineer Fair to dazzle... Full story
Thursday, Jan. 6 Girls Basketball Cloquet-66 Esko-61 Cromwell-Wright-87 ML/WR-29 Boys basketball Cherry-80 Wrenshall-38 South Ridge-78 Littlefork-43 Boys Hockey CEC-3 Brainerd-2 Friday, Jan. 7 Girls Basketball Barnum-71 Silver Bay-27 Cloquet-67 Crosby-Ironton-61 Hope Academy-56 FDL-40 Boys basketball Esko-82 Breckenridge-58 Wrenshall-55 Cook County-48 Barnum-75 Silver Bay-46 South Ridge-66 Carlton-52 Cromwell-Wright-63 ML/WR-62 Hope Academy-88 FDL-73 Boys Hockey Stillwater-6 CEC-1 Saturday, Jan. 8 Boys basketball Perham-69 Esko-57 Duluth... Full story
Friday, Jan. 14 Boys hockey MLA vs. International Falls, 7 Girls basketball Carlton vs Cook County, 4:45 Barnum vs. McGregor, 7:15 Esko vs. Hibbing, 7:15 ML/WR at Silver Bay, 6:15 Wrenshall vs. East Central, 7:15 Boys basketball Cromwell-Wright vs. Two Harbors, 7:15 ML/WR at Silver Bay, 6:15 South Ridge at Floodwood, 7:15 Wrenshall vs. Northland Community Schools, 7:15 Nordic skiing CEC at Marshall, 10 Saturday, Jan. 15 Boys hockey CEC vs. Elk River, 3 Girls hockey CEC at St. Francis, 1 MLA at Princeton, 7 Monday, Jan. 17 Girls basketball... Full story
After a rough, Covid-19- pandemic-ridden 2020, the year 2021 was destined to be better, right? Well, the jury hasn’t reached a decision yet. There were highs and lows, as the pandemic continued to alter life as we knew it before 2020. There’s a vaccine, which has helped ease the naked fear of contracting the virus. There has been mostly in-person learning this school year and many of the events around schools are back to normal. Cities held modified annual celebrations. But Covid spikes continue, with infections breaking records even now, so... Full story
Wednesday, Dec. 29 Girls Basketball Cloquet-78 Virginia-61 Mesabi East-62 Crosby-Ironton-60 Esko-52 Hermantown-45 South Ridge-69 Ely-38 Deer River-83 Wrenshall-40 Boys Basketball Esko-73 Duluth Marshall-44 Cloquet-78 Pine City-72 Deer River-86 Fond du Lac Ojibwe-72 Girls Hockey Moose Lake Area-4 Pine City Area-0 Boys Hockey Centennial-8 CEC-0 Somerset-10 Moose Lake Area-2 Thursday, Dec. 30 Boys Basketball Moose Lake-WR-77 Spectrum-74 Boys Hockey Hill-Murray-6 CEC-2 Red Lake Falls-13 Moose Lake Area-2 Monday, Jan. 3 Girls Basketball... Full story
Friday, Jan. 7 Boys hockey CEC vs. Stillwater, 7:30 Boys basketball Esko vs. Breckenridge, 7:15 Carlton at South Ridge, 7:15 Barnum at Silver Bay, 6:15 Cromwell-Wright at ML/WR, 7:15 Wrenshall vs. Cook County, 6:30 Girls basketball Cloquet vs. Crosby-Ironton, 7:15 Barnum at Silver Bay, 7:15 Wrenshall vs. Cook County, 4:45 Saturday, Jan. 8 Boys hockey MLA vs. Sauk Rapids-Rice, 5 Girls hockey CEC at Osseo, 3 MLA vs. North Shore, 2 Boys basketball Esko vs. Perham, 4 Nordic skiing CEC at Giants Ridge, 10 Wrestling CEC at Superior Monday, Jan. 10... Full story
Thursday, Dec. 23 Girls Basketball Esko-54 Pine City-38 Virginia-70 ML/WR-55 Cloquet-60 St. Francis-45 Girls Hockey CEC-5 Pine City Area-1 Boys Hockey CEC-3 Holy Angels-3 Monday, Dec. 27 Girls Hockey Moose Lake Area-2 Buffalo/Maple Lake-1 Boys Basketball Chisholm Tournament Wrenshall-2 (Forfeit) Silver Bay-0 Chisholm-101 Carlton-44 Tuesday, Dec. 28 Girls Basketball Greenway-56 ML/WR-20 South Ridge-111 Wrenshall-11 Wood City Classic Crosby-Ironton-71 Virginia-58 Mesabi East-51 Cloquet-49 Esko Coaches Classic Hermantown-68 Cherry-50 Esko-89... Full story
Monday, Jan. 3 Boys basketball Esko at Proctor, 7:15 Girls basketball Carlton at Cromwell-Wright, 7:15 Wrenshall at Floodwood, 7:15 Tuesday, Jan. 4 Girls hockey CEC vs. Marshall, 7:30 MLA at Duluth Heritage, 7 Boys basketball Carlton at Cromwell-Wright, 7:15 Barnum vs. Deer River, 7:15 South Ridge vs. Cherry, 7:15 Wrenshall at Floodwood, 7:15 Girls basketball Carlton at North Woods High School, 7:15 Cloquet at Proctor, 7:15 Barnum at Virginia, 7:15 ML/WR vs. Marshall, 7:15 South Ridge vs. Northland, 7:15 Nordic skiing CEC meet at Pine Valley,... Full story
After seeing Covid-19 cases climb precipitously this month, Wrenshall school district officials sent students an early Christmas present — letting kids out of school five days early — in hopes of getting people well. Superintendent Kim Belcastro said the early vacation was in response to rising Covid numbers, but even more about difficulties finding substitute teachers for sick teachers, including several who were fully vaccinated. Finding a balance between keeping students safe and giving the... Full story
The victim spoke first in Thursday’s sentencing hearing for the former Barnum girls basketball coach. She talked about how she fell in love with basketball at age 12, and how the sport is forever tainted by her experience. She shared how her 33-year-old coach first started messaging her on the phone over Snapchat, asking if she would play on a slow pitch softball team that weekend, and how he didn’t want to take “no” for an answer. It got worse. He would ask her uncomfortable questions about her personal life, did she have a boyfriend, things...
Unanimously, the Carlton County board of commissioners approved the sale of $10,000,000 worth of bonds to pay for early planning and early construction costs of the new jail/justice center to be built just south of Olsonville at Carlton Junction. In action at the regular session on Dec. 14, the board sold the bonds, which are scheduled to be paid off in 2043 at an average interest rate of almost 1.758 percent. Auditor/Treasurer Kevin DeVriendt commented, “The funding package came in as expected, the true interest cost is a good rate, and this w...
At a special meeting Dec. 7, the Barnum school board approved, by a 4-3 vote, specific facility maintenance projects totaling more than $8 million. However, board members tabled anything to do with funding those projects this week. Some of the items would be funded by bonding for health and safety, which does not require a vote by school district residents for approval. Other projects, such as roof replacements, are not covered under health and safety, just long-term facilities maintenance, explained Barnum superintendent Mike McNulty in a...
Thursday, Dec. 16 Girls Basketball Esko-84 Two Harbors-36 McGregor-39 Carlton-30 Cromwell-Wright-65 Floodwood-29 Boys Basketball North Branch-68 Cloquet-59 Boys Hockey Ashland-4 Moose Lake Area-3 Friday, Dec. 17 Girls Basketball Wrenshall-67 Silver Bay-31 Moose Lake-WR-61 Cook County-41 Boys Basketball Cromwell-Wright-77 Floodwood-51 Moose Lake-WR-71 Cook County-17 Hibbing-82 Cloquet-60 McGregor-56 Carlton-50 Esko-78 Superior-74 Saturday, Dec. 18 Girls Hockey CEC-5 Sartell/Sauk Rapids-2 Moose Lake Area-10 International Falls-1 Boys Hockey... Full story
Holiday tournaments Boys hockey Dec. 28-30: MLA at Proctor Dec. 28-30: CEC at Bloomington Ice Garden Girls hockey Dec. 27-29: MLA at Schwan Super Rink Boys/Girls basketball Dec. 27-28: Carlton, South Ridge, Wrenshall girls at Ely Dec. 27-28: Carlton, Wrenshall boys at Chisholm Dec. 28-29: Cloquet Wood City Classic, boys and girls Dec. 28-29: Esko Coaches Classic, boys and girls Dec. 28-30: ML/WR boys at St. Cloud Cathedral Tuesday, Dec. 28 Girls basketball Barnum vs Two Harbors, 7:15 p.m. ML/WR at Greenway High School, 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 30... Full story
Barnum managed to slowly slip ahead in the second half and grab a 47-41 boys basketball win over South Ridge on Friday night in a tightly played game in Barnum. The game started slow and at halftime the Bombers led by a 16-14 score. From a Bomber standpoint, they struggled against a team that featured three players over 6-foot-5. “I would say defense was the biggest factor in the low-scoring first half,” said Barnum coach Rich Newman. “We did not shoot well and that had to do with their size... Full story
The South Ridge girls basketball remained unbeaten with an impressive 68-24 victory Thursday at home over Barnum in a Polar League Conference matchup. The Panthers used defense and solid shot selections and were able to build up a huge lead in the first half, taking a 30-13 lead at the break. Adella Olesiak and Rylee Young each had eight points in the first half for South Ridge, but were 0-5 from the free throw line. Panthers head coach Brad Olesiak said his team improved defensively Thursday.... Full story
Thursday, Dec. 9 Girls Basketball Carlton-50 Silver Bay-38 Crosby-Ironton-63 Esko-54 Barnum-63 Aitkin-43 Cromwell-Wright-79 Wrenshall-12 Grand Rapids-60 Cloquet-42 Girls Hockey G. Rapids/GW-4 CEC-1 Boys basketball Carlton-51 Silver Bay-44 FDL Ojibway-59 Hill City-50 Boys Hockey Duluth Denfeld-6 CEC-2 Greenway-7 MLA-0 Friday, Dec. 10 Girls Hockey MLA-7 Superior-1 Boys Basketball Esko-66 Cloquet-63 ML/WR-78 Aitkin-45 Cromwell-Wright-65 Wrenshall-55 Cherry-67 Barnum-49 Boys Hockey Mora/Milaca-7 MLA-1 Saturday, Dec. 11 Girls Basketball Esko-55... Full story
Friday, Dec. 17 Boys basketball Cloquet at Hibbing, 7:15 Esko vs. Superior, 7:15 Carlton vs. McGregor, 7:15 Barnum vs. S. Ridge, 7:15 ML/WR vs. Cook County, 6:15 Wrenshall at Silver Bay, 6:30 Girls basketball Cromwell-Wright at Floodwood, 7:15 ML/WR vs. Cook County River High School, 4:45 Wrenshall at Silver Bay, 4:45 Skiing CEC Nordic at Denfeld, Grand Avenue Nordic, 11 a.m. CEC Alpine at Virginia, Giant’s Ridge, 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 18 Boys hockey CEC at Champlin Park, 3 MLA at North Shore, 7 Girls hockey CEC at Sartell, 2 MLA vs. Int. F... Full story
Donald Ray Henninger, 91, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. He was born in Barnum on April 27, 1930, to Ralph and Nora (Fall) Henninger. He grew up in the Nemadji area, where he attended Central School. At age 17, Don went to work for Diamond Match in Cloquet, where he became a 1st Class engineer. In 1949, Don married Carol Willey and they spent 72 wonderful years together. In 1965, they purchased a dairy farm outside of Mahtowa, where they spent the rest of their lives. They worked side by side building the farm while they raised four... Full story
Editor's note: Each year, on the anniversary of the Dec. 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor attack, the Pine Knot News checked in with Don. We were saddened to find out he passed away in August, and want to share his obituary with readers. Below is a 2019 Pine Knot story on Don and his day in the middle of history. Some memories never fade. Don Long remembers the morning of Dec. 7, 1941 like it was yesterday. The Barnum High School 1939 grad had been at Kaneohe Bay Naval Air Station in Hawaii for about only... Full story
Barnum native and Pearl Harbor veteran Don Long passed away peacefully on August 16, 2021, in his home in Napa. He was born on June 22, 1921, the eldest son of Anna and Bert Long, in St. Cloud and was preceded in death by his brothers Jack, Ken and Dick, his sisters Joan and Gladys and his wife of 64 years, Madeline Long. Don was 100 years old, a member of the "greatest generation," and enjoyed many events celebrating WWII veterans during the last decade of his life, including being honored in t... Full story
Barnum Schools Quarter 1 A Honor Roll Grade 7 Tessa Bednarek Marlene Budge Ruth Dinger Connor Ferrin Piper Johnson Halle Kauppila Arie Koecher Lucy Maher Reuben Olson-Williams Nora Piri Lauren Soukkala Jlind White-Wyman Grade 8 Alizondra Collelo Cadence Fanning Asher Ferrin Lucy Franek Sophia Frank Grace Grover Ryder Haggard BeJay Hennager Michael Hoover Brock Hurst Kash Johnson Lilly Juhl Bradley Kalm Ivar Kasberg Kyson Landwehr Riley McNamara Evan Mundell MaKenna Nordstrom Morghan Nynas Ava Nyquist Lyla Oetterer Chandler Olson Iris Polecheck... Full story
Esko Schools Quarter 1 Honor Roll Bella Abrahamson Laila Adamu Emma Adkins Kaitlyn Adkins Ashley Aker Rachel Amireault Claire Anderson Keone Anderson Siri Anderson Santiago Anich Rachel Antonutti Lucye Backstrom Ellahna Barnes Ellynor Barta Joel Barta Alena Beare Mollie Belich Levi Belland Aspen Berg Hunter Berg Cadence Berger Cairin Berger Cuinn Berger Ava Bergstedt Maiya Bergstedt-Bloss Braeden Caple Priya Carey Joseph Cekalla Samuel Cheslak Ayden Chopskie Jordan Chopskie Megan Chopskie Brynn Christensen Ty Christensen Justin Church Liberty... Full story
