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Football Cloquet-50 Hibbing-14 At halftime the Cloquet Lumberjacks led Hibbing by a 20-14 score but seemed to be struggling against the over-matched Bluejackets. Enter Marshall Hayes, a sophomore running back, who seemed to spark the ’Jacks offense in the second half. While star running back Cole Ketola handled most of the first-half running chores and churned up big yardage, it was Hayes who handled the bulk of the carries on the first drive of the second half that started a scoring o...
After losing two sets earlier this year to Esko, Cloquet was hoping to rebound Tuesday night as the Eskomos and the Lumberjacks met in a cross- town rivalry match at the Cloquet Middle School. Esko defeated Cloquet 2-0 in the North Branch Tournament less than two weeks ago and continued with their impressive season as they defeated Cloquet 25-17, 25-21, and 25-16 to improve to 13-4 overall on the season. The host Lumberjacks saw their season record drop to 6-10. The Eskomos' losses have all come...
A well rounded hitting attack served the Esko volleyball team well last Thursday as the Eskomos downed Moose Lake-Willow River 25-16, 25-9 and 25-15. "All of our girls played well," said Esko coach Desi DeLeon. "I was able to get all my players in the game and that was a good experience for them." The Eskomo offensive attack was efficient and effective led by setter Brenna Stark, who recorded 20 set assists in the game. "Esko ran a good offense and they caught us off guard for both our defense...
Cloquet-35 Denfeld-8 The Lumberjacks rolled to a 23-0 halftime lead on their way to a home victory over the Hunters. Markus Pokornowski rushed for 238 yards and Cole Ketola added 104 yards on the ground for the ‘Jacks, who finished with 528 yards of total offense. Two Harbors-38 Esko-34 Karson Holm scored the final touchdown of the game for Two Harbors as the Agates downed the Eskomos in Esko. Esko quarterback Dylan Vinje had a big day by rushing for 119 yards and going 5-for-6 for 162 yards in...
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...
If there were a picture in the dictionary next to the word "scrappy," it probably would be a photo of the Carlton girls volleyball team. Last year the Bulldogs finished with a record of 29-4 and a sixth-place finish in the Class A Minnesota State volleyball tournament. The Bulldogs return the entire team from a year ago and would like to improve on that impressive season. Carlton features one of the best setters in the area, as well as one of the best defensive teams in the region. Add in some...
After opening the season with a win over Forest Lake and then notching an impressive 5-0 win over Tartan on Monday, the Cloquet-Carlton girls soccer team scored an equally impressive victory on Tuesday by beating Esko 3-0 to improve their record to 3-0 on the season. "The game against Cloquet was much more physical and fast than our opening game against North Branch, which we won," said Esko co-coach Nicole Peterson. "Cloquet is a strong, speedy and skilled team. However, we were able to play...
Esko The Eskomos have four returning starters and seven players who saw substantial playing time last season. They will look to leadership from Tori Vosburg, Kristy DeMuth and Mal Sunnarborg. Last year the Esko girls soccer team went 9-8-1 and lost in the section quarterfinal round to Chisago Lakes. If the Eskomos are going to make a move into the later rounds of the sectionals they will need to do so with a younger squad. Lost to graduation from a year ago was one of the top goalkeepers in the area, Macy Sunnarborg, along with Annika Wold and...
In Esko, numbers and hopes are high With around 60 players out for this year’s team, the Esko football team may be the envy of most Class AAA teams around the state. Those are solid numbers for a school of that size and the Eskomos are hoping to parlay that into success on the field as well. The Eskomos struggled last season and finished 3-7, including a second-round playoff loss. With leadership from returning veterans such as Dylan Vinje at wide receiver, Keegan Akervik at defensive end, E...
The spring sports season wrapped up with what has become a fan and player favorite for all - the Polar League All Star baseball and softball games. Things kicked off Friday at Wade Stadium in West Duluth with the boys taking the spotlight first, facing off as the Polar Blue All Stars vs. the Polar Silver All Stars. From Carlton County, the Blue All Stars featured James LeGarde of Esko, Ryan Gray and Tanner Anderson of the Carlton Bulldogs, Mason Lane of the South Ridge Panthers, and Wyatt...
The Esko Eskomos made their fourth consecutive appearance at the Class AA girls state softball tournament last Thursday in North Mankato, but this one was somewhat different than the previous three appearances as the Eskomos were not the section favorite to make it back to State. In fact, Esko was not even in the discussions to be in the section hunt after losing four seniors from a season ago, but then they proved everyone wrong by winning their way back to the state tournament. Hopes were...
Playing in their seventh section 7AA playoff game last Thursday in Proctor, the Esko Eskomos knew it was an uphill battle facing Duluth Marshall. They were right. The two-time defending section champion proved to be too much for Esko to overcome as the Hilltoppers defeated Esko 9-0 to capture a third consecutive section title. Senior Brent Benson threw a complete game against Esko, giving up only five hits, as his teammates pounded out 11 hits, aided by four Eskomos errors in the nine-run victor...
The Esko Eskomos softball squad is once again making plans for the state softball tournament, thanks to a convincing 8-1 win last Thursday afternoon over Proctor. The Eskomos finished off an undefeated run through the Section 7AA tournament by dispatching the Rails at Braun Park in Cloquet. Just two days before, the Eskomos won a 4-3 game over the Rails. The clincher wasn't quite as close. "Any section final game can go three different ways: You win big, you lose big or it's a nailbiter," Esko...
Softball The Minnesota State High School League’s Girls Softball State Tournament, played annually since 1977, began Thursday and runs through today at Caswell Park in North Mankato. Here is a snapshot look at the tournament: Class A Thursday, June 6 Quarterfinals • South Ridge (18-5) vs. No. 1 New York Mills (23-2), 1 p.m. • No. 5 Badger/Greenbush-Middle River (21-4) vs. No. 4 Waterville- Elysian-Morristown (22-0), 1 p.m. • Isle (18-3) vs. No. 2 Randolph (22-2), 1 p.m. • New Ulm Cathedral (22-2) vs. No. 3 Edgerton/SW MN Christian (17-5), 1...
Esko is marching toward a possible fourth consecutive Section 7AA softball title after a 4-3 win over Proctor in the winner’s bracket final Tuesday in Grand Rapids. Miranda Kelley shut down the Rails’ vaunted offense giving up just eight hits in seven innings. Kelley also bashed out three hits, scored two runs and doubled in helping the Eskomos stay in the Class AA winners bracket. Kristy DeMuth had two hits and doubled for the winners and also had a pair of RBIs. The Rails turned around and...
Baseball playoffs Tuesday, May 28 Section 7A South Ridge-24 Floodwood-3 (Floodwood eliminated) Cherry-16 Wrenshall-4 (Wrenshall eliminated) South Ridge-9 Cherry-0 Carlton-4 Silver Bay-3 (Silver Bay eliminated) Section 7AA Duluth Marshall-18 Two Harbors-0 (Two Harbors eliminated) Moose Lake/Willow River-12 Crosby-Ironton-6 (C-I eliminated) Duluth Marshall-19 Moose Lake/Willow River -1 (ML-WR eliminated) Eveleth-Gilbert-5 International Falls-4 (International Falls eliminated) Greenway-2 Proctor-1...
A late rally by Cloquet helped propel the Lumberjack baseball team to a 7-5 win over next-door neighbor Esko at Ed Mettner field in Cloquet Tuesday evening. The 'Jacks trailed 4-2 entering the bottom of the sixth inning, but plated five runs to take a 7-4 lead and then hung on in the seventh inning for the win. "That was nice to see because we have been struggling to score runs at times," said Cloquet coach Rick Norrgard. "We have left a lot of runners on base. It does seem that when we score ru...
The Eskomos boys track team captured the 2019 Polar League Track and Field Championship crown last week in Esko while the girls team took a close second to Two Harbors. The Esko boys finished ahead of Two Harbors with a team total of 145.5 points while the Agates ended with 88 points, one point ahead of the third-place Moose Lake-Willow River Rebels. Barnum took fourth place for the boys teams. Esko’s Sam Rengo was a two-event winner on the boys side, capturing the 800-meter race with a time o...
Baseball Baseball Thursday, May 16 Barnum-9 East Central-6 Ryan Weller pitched the Bombers to the win by giving up just three earned runs in 6 1/3 innings of work in Barnum on Thursday. Weller picked up seven strikeouts in the win on the mound. Colton Porter, Jacob Hultgren, Isaac Golen and Dawson Sample all had two hits with Sample adding three RBIs. Friday, May 17 Carlton-5 Cook County-3 Kaden Crane continued his hot pitching streak by shutting down the Vikings and allowing seven hits while striking out six in the win. The Bulldogs trailed...
The Cloquet boys baseball team made the two-hour trip to Princeton Friday night and promptly handed the Tigers a 5-3 loss as the ‘Jacks picked up their fifth win on the season. “The boys have been playing better of late,” said Cloquet head coach Rick Norrgard. “We really had a tough stretch when we played seven games in eight days, which is very difficult for a high school pitching staff.” Sophomore pitcher Cade Anderson had a big day on the mound, pitching Cloquet to the win. “Cade threw well a...
Softball Friday, May 10 Cloquet-17 Princeton-3 The Lumberjacks scored five runs in the third, sixth and seventh innings to cruise to the road win in Princeton. The ‘Jacks bashed out 15 hits, including a three-run home run by Kiana Bender and three hits from Olivia Diver. Chisago Lakes-1 Cloquet-0 In a matchup of two top-ranked Section 7AAA teams, the Wildcats were able to slow down the normally hot-hitting Lumberjacks to take the win in Princeton. Cloquet loaded the bases in the first inning, but were unable to push a run across and took a t...
The Esko Eskomos boys baseball team improved to 9-2 on the season Tuesday afternoon after defeating the Barnum Bombers by a score of 17-2 in a Polar League conference matchup. Esko scored 17 runs on 10 hits and were also aided by 10 walks given up by the Barnum pitching staff. Esko scored five runs in the first inning, added five more in the second, two in the third, and again scored five more runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to 10-run the Bombers in 5 innings. Barnum had only four hits...
Thursday, May 2 Carlton-6 Silver Bay-0 Ryan Gray’s pitching was dominant plus the Bulldogs got plenty of hits in securing the win in a game played in Cloquet. Gray gave up just three hits in seven innings of work and struck out eight to pick up the win. Kaden Crane went 3-for-4 with a homer and Gray aided his own cause with two hits. Dan Eggert also had two hits for the Bulldogs. Cook County-2 South Ridge-1 The Vikings shocked the Panthers behind a strong pitching effort from Andrew Miller, who gave up just four hits while striking out 15 P...
Thursday, May 2 Barnum-13 Rush City-12 The Bombers won a wild game at home with three different players bashing out three hits. Molly Agurkis had three hits, two of which were doubles, and she added an RBI. Mendota Castonguay had three hits: including two doubles, two runs scored and a pair of RBIs. Jessica Stevens contributed three hits and three RBI. Anna Wikstrom finished with two and an RBI. Carlton-15 Silver Bay-0 (5-innings) The red-hot Bulldogs stayed that way by shutting out the Mariners in five innings. Abby Mickle picked up the road w...
THURSDAY, APRIL 25 BARNUM-12 (6-innings) TWO HARBORS- 1 The Bombers rode the strong pitching of Isaac Golen who pitched three innings and did not give up a hit. Max Salzer was stellar at the plate with a 2-for-4 effort and an RBI. Conner Buell added a double and twos hits and Gavin John also collected two hits with a pair of RBIs. Golen helped his own cause at the plate with a 2-for-5 effort and an RBI. CARLTON-11 (5-innings) FLOODWOOD-0 Kris Herman was huge on the mound for the Bulldogs by striking out 12 Polar Bears and only allowing two...
