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TUESDAY, APRIL 30 Esko-7 Moose Lake-Willow River-4 The Eskomos rallied from a 4-2 deficit in picking up the road win on Tuesday. Esko scored a single run in the top of the fifth and then, trailing 4-3 entering the seventh inning, the Eskomos put up four runs against the Rebels to gain the victory. Miranda Kelley picked up the pitching win,giving up just two earned runs and then helped her own cause by bashing out a triple in the seventh inning that scored two runs. Kaitlyn Bergerson doubled, Zoie Johnson had two hits and Jayden Karppinen also f...
SOFTBALL Softball summaries for Tuesday, April 23 CARLTON-8 McGREGOR-5 Brynne Mickle pitched the Bulldogs to the win as Carlton stayed undefeated. Abby Mickle smacked out three hits with a double and a home run while Brynne Mickle added two hits with a double. Alaina Bennett also had a pair of hits, including a double. SOUTH RIDGE-14 BARNUM-3 Celia Olesiak threw a five-inning gem and the Panthers won in five innings. Adelia Olesiak bashed out two hits and had five RBI. Natalie Smith chipped in with a pair of hits for South Ridge. ESKO-6 COOK...
The Cloquet girls softball team had to rely on their next-door neighbors, the Eskomos, to finally get a game outside. After recent snow and rain made their home field unusable, the Lumberjacks and Eskomos moved the Cloquet home game to Esko after a heroic effort by the Esko coaching staff and others to make their field playable last Thursday. The Lumberjacks took the opening game with a win, 10-5, and then followed up with a 9-2 home win on Tuesday over Duluth East. Against Esko, the 'Jacks...
Softball season is here and the Pine Knot will be covering your local high school fast-pitch teams this spring. Here is a preview to the small-school softball teams in our area. CARLTON: Carlton coach Melissa Clark is in only her third season, but the Bulldogs head coach has led her team to the state tournament in her first two seasons at the helm and it certainly looks like she has the inside track on a third straight trip to Mankato. The Bulldogs lost only two players from a team that...
As winter turns into spring and local high schools attempt to make the transition to spring sports, several local baseball teams are looking for the success they had from a season ago. Class A South Ridge: The South Ridge Panthers are coming off their best season in school history as they finished fourth in the Class A state baseball tournament, losing to Parkers Prairie in the third place game in Chaska. The Panthers lost key senior Nick Carlson to graduation, but return seven starters from...
The Esko boys baseball team didn't let a lack of experience get in the way, as they started their season Monday by beating defending section 7A champion South Ridge by a score of 9-4. "We had many new faces on this year's team and we don't have a lot of returning experience," said Eskomos head baseball coach Ben Haugen. The teams played at the artificial turf field in Superior before inclement weather was predicted to hit the Northland this week, because both sides wanted to make sure the...
The visiting Virginia Blue Devils broke open a scoreless game in the fourth inning and went on to beat the Eskomos 4-0 in a game that was shortened to five innings due to rain and lightning. "Things were good up until the fourth inning," said Esko coach Huff Emanuel. "Once they went through the lineup twice, we struggled to find ways to get them out and they started hitting the ball hard." Hard-throwing Ava Warren held the Eskomos in check by giving up just one hit. Miranda Kelley of the...
Esko entered the 2019 Minnesota Boys Basketball Tournament as huge underdogs March 20 at Williams Arena in Minneapolis. Playing in their second-straight state Class AA tournament - and fourth in the last five years - the unseeded Eskomos opened play against Minneapolis North in the quarterfinals. The Eskomos ended up losing a hard-fought contest 61-53. The game was as intense as it was close, with each team leading by eight points at least once. The game featured 10 ties and nine lead changes...
The Eskomos headed back to the boys state basketball tournament this week for the second consecutive year and fourth time in the last five years, after defeating Pequot Lakes in the Section 7AA championship Thursday at the University of Minnesota Duluth by a score of 58-45. The team mirrored its state performance last year by dropping the first game of the tournment, a 61-53 loss Minneapolis North Wednesday night. The Eskomos were headed to the consolation rounds. The team won the consolation...
The defending Section 7AA boys basketball champion Esko is back in the championship game this year after a pair of wins over Pierz and Virginia this week. On Monday the Eskomos downed Pierz by 23 points. On Tuesday the team trounced Virginia to gain entry into the championship game scheduled for Thursday at the University of Minnesota Duluth, against Pequot Lakes, which downed Greenway 71-56 in the other semifinal game Tuesday. The winner will enter the state tournament next week. In Monday’s 8...
On Jan. 28, the Esko and Aitkin girls basketball teams met in Esko. The Eskomos mauled the Gobblers by 29 points that night, so when the two teams met up at UMD in the Section 7AA tournament Saturday, very few spectators gave Aitkin much of a chance of winning. Then the Gobblers rolled out to an 11-point halftime lead and hung on during a wild second half to down the higher-seeded Eskomos 59-52. The Eskomos came in as the No. 1 seed in the subsection and Aitkin entered Saturday's game at No. 4....
Esko, Moose Lake-Willow River and Barnum were set to play in the Section 7AA girls basketball tournament Thursday to secure a quarterfinal round game at UMD's Romano Gym on Saturday. Section 7AA features 16 teams divided into two subsections. Subsection 1 includes Esko, ML-WR, Barnum, Pequot Lakes, Pillager, Crosby-Ironton, Aitkin and Duluth Denfeld. Subsection 2 includes Eveleth-Gilbert, Virginia, Greenway, Proctor, International Falls, Duluth Marshall, Two Harbors and Mesabi East. The top...
BOYS BASKETBALL Carlton Bulldogs Friday, March 1 7:15 pm at Isle March 5-15 Section 7A Tournament Cloquet Lumberjacks Friday, March 1 7:15 pm at Proctor March 5-14 Section 7AAA Finals Cromwell-Wright Cardinals Friday, March 1 7:15 pm vs. Nashwauk-Keewatin March 4-15 Section 5A Tournament Esko Eskomos Friday, March 1 7:15 pm at Virginia Fond du Lac Ojibwe Ogichidaag March 5-7 Section 7A Tournament Wrenshall Wrens Friday, March 1 7:15 pm vs. Ely March 5-15 Section 7A Tournament GIRLS BASKETBALL Carlton Bulldogs Through March 7 Section 7A...
BOYS BASKETBALL Carlton Bulldogs Friday, Feb. 15 7:15 pm vs. Cromwell-Wright Monday, Feb. 18 7:15 pm vs. Hill City Friday, Feb. 22 7:15 pm at Fond du Lac Ojibwe Ogichida Cloquet Lumberjacks Tuesday, Feb. 19 7:15 pm at Duluth Marshall Friday, Feb. 22 7:15 pm vs. Bemidji Cromwell-Wright Cardinals Friday, Feb. 15 7:15 pm at Carlton Tuesday, Feb. 19 7:15 pm at Barnum Friday, Feb. 22 7:30 pm vs. Nevis Esko Eskomos Tuesday, Feb. 19 7:15 pm at South Ridge Friday, Feb. 22 7:15 pm vs. St. Croix Lutheran Fond du Lac Ojibwe Ogichidaag Friday, Feb. 15...
BOYS BASKETBALL Carlton Bulldogs Friday, Feb. 8 6:00 pm vs. Floodwood Monday, Feb. 11 7:15 pm vs. Cherry Friday, Feb. 15 7:15 pm vs. Cromwell-Wright Cloquet Lumberjacks Tuesday, Feb. 12 7:15 pm at Grand Rapids Cromwell-Wright Cardinals Friday, Feb. 8 6:15 pm vs. Silver Bay Monday, Feb. 11 7:15 pm at Two Harbors Tuesday, Feb. 12 7:15 pm vs. Bigfork Friday, Feb. 15 7:15 pm at Carlton Esko Eskomos Friday, Feb. 8 4:30 pm at Perham Tuesday, Feb. 12 7:15 pm vs. Proctor Fond du Lac Ojibwe Ogichidaag Friday, Feb. 15 6:30 pm at Cook County Wrenshall...
After three days off school due to cold weather, two of the top high school boys basketball programs in the area hit the hardwood in Esko as the Eskomos hosted the Barnum Bombers. The Eskomos got big nights from Payton Wefel and Trevor Spindler and rode their 3-point shooting to a 71-51 home victory. Spindler finished with a game high 29 points while Wefel was nearly as hot with 26 points for the Eskomos. The pair knocked down 13 three-pointers in the game. "They both played incredibly and got...
A week ago, the Cloquet Lumberjack boys basketball team was trying to figure out how to close out games in the second half. This week the 'Jacks rode a pair of strong second halves in victories over Esko and Moose Lake-Willow River. On Monday night the Lumberjacks trailed Esko by four points at halftime and then managed to find a way to slip by the strong Eskomos by outscoring them by six points in the second half - giving Cloquet a 63-61 win at home. "We played pretty well. It was a good win...
The Esko Eskomos and the Cromwell-Wright Cardinals battled Friday night to see who might end up with the Polar League title. The Eskomos came out on top 54-46. The matchup featured two of the best teams in the league and the Cardinals were searching for their first victory over Esko in several years. The Eskomos started fast while Cromwell-Wright struggled in the early going. The Eskomos jumped out to an early lead and never looked back. "We thought we had a great chance of beating them this...
BOYS BASKETBALL Carlton Bulldogs Friday, Feb. 1 7:15 pm vs. McGregor Tuesday, Feb. 5 7:15 pm at Lakeview Christian Academy Friday, Feb. 8 6:00 pm vs. Floodwood Cloquet Lumberjacks Friday, Feb. 1 7:15 pm vs. Proctor Tuesday, Feb. 5 7:15 pm vs. Duluth Denfeld Thursday, Feb. 7 7:15 pm at Hibbing Cromwell-Wright Cardinals Friday, Feb. 1 7:15 pm at Floodwood Tuesday, Feb. 5 7:15 pm vs. Cherry Friday, Feb. 8 6:15 pm vs. Silver Bay Esko Eskomos Friday, Feb. 1 7:15 pm vs. Barnum Tuesday, Feb. 5 7:15 pm vs. Pequot Lakes Friday, Feb. 8 4:30 pm at...
BOYS BASKETBALL Carlton Bulldogs Friday, Jan. 25 7:15 pm vs. Moose Lake-Willow River Tuesday, Jan. 29 7:15 pm vs. Duluth Marshall Friday, Feb. 1 7:15 pm vs. McGregor Cloquet Lumberjacks Friday, Jan. 25 7:15 pm at Superior Monday, Jan. 28 7:15 pm vs. Esko Friday, Feb. 1 7:15 pm vs. Proctor Cromwell-Wright Cardinals Friday, Jan. 25 7:15 pm at Esko Tuesday, Jan. 29 7:15 pm at Moose Lake/Willow River Friday, Feb. 1 7:15 pm at Floodwood Esko Eskomos Friday, Jan. 25 7:15 pm vs. Cromwell-Wright Monday, Jan. 28 7:15 pm at Cloquet Friday, Feb. 1 7:15...
BOYS BASKETBALL Carlton Bulldogs Friday, Jan. 18 7:15 pm vs. Barnum Tuesday, Jan. 22 7:15 pm at Silver Bay Friday, Jan. 25 7:15 pm vs. Moose Lake-Willow River Cloquet Lumberjacks Tuesday, Jan. 22 7:15 pm vs. Chisago Lakes Thursday, Jan. 24 7:15 pm vs. Moose Lake-Willow River Friday, Jan. 25 7:15 pm at Superior Cromwell-Wright Cardinals Friday, Jan. 18 6:30 pm vs. Cook County Tuesday, Jan. 22 7:15 pm vs. Wrenshall Friday, Jan. 25 7:15 pm at Esko Esko Eskomos Friday, Jan. 18 7:15 pm at Floodwood Tuesday, Jan. 22 7:15 pm vs. Duluth Denfeld...
In a contest between two high-scoring teams raining down three-point shots, fans were treated to a truly traditional Polar League rivalry Friday night in Esko. The Eskomos broke a halftime tie and outscored the Moose Lake-Willow River Rebels 47-32 in the second half to pick up a huge Polar Conference victory with a 80-65 win. The two teams entering the game Friday night averaged a combined 142 points per game and finished as expected with a combined 145 points. Esko - fresh off its seventh...
BOYS BASKETBALL Carlton Bulldogs Friday, Jan. 11 7:15 pm at Two Harbors Tuesday, Jan. 15 7:15 pm at Wrenshall Friday, Jan. 18 7:15 pm vs. Barnum Cloquet Lumberjacks Tuesday, Jan. 15 7:15 pm vs. Virginia Thursday, Jan. 17 7:15 pm at Crosby-Ironton Cromwell-Wright Cardinals Friday, Jan. 11 7:15 pm at South Ridge Tuesday, Jan. 15 7:15 pm at McGregor Esko Eskomos Tuesday, Jan. 15 6:30 pm vs. Cook County Friday, Jan. 18 7:15 pm at Floodwood Fond du Lac Ojibwe Ogichidaag Friday, Jan. 11 7:00 pm at Sacred Heart Tuesday, Jan. 15 7:00 pm at Minnesota...
Year after year one thing remains the same: the Esko boys seem to dominate in the Esko Coaches Classic. This year was no exception as Esko hammered Duluth Marshall Friday night, 100-54, and then defeated Cannon Falls 80-63 Saturday to capture their seventh-straight Coaches Classic title. Trevor Spindler scored 25 points and Camden Berger added 20 as the Eskomos crushed the Hilltoppers 100-54 Friday night. Esko rolled out to a 58-31 point lead at the break, then put it in autopilot in the second...
With schools in Minnesota closed for the holiday break, most athletic teams in the state and in the area will be busy focusing on winter holiday tournaments or select games over the break. Not every coach chooses to compete over break. "We used to play in a tournament over the [holidays] but we decided not to and let the kids get a break, focus on getting healthy and get set for the second half of the season," said Moose Lake-Willow River boys basketball head coach Wes Cummings. However, if you...
