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JR Bents and Gentry Olson took a moment to reminisce during a break in the action at a basketball exhibition between Cloquet's "unified" gym class and their counterparts from a similar team in Bemidji. Bents, a ninth-grader at Cloquet High School, joined the class last school year. "I didn't really know anybody, and I met Gentry," he said. "We're really good friends right now." Olson, a seventh-grader at Cloquet Middle School, leaned back pensively. "Eh," he joked, fluttering his hand in a...
Thursday, Jan. 16 Girls Basketball Hill City/Northland 65 Fond du Lac 21 ML/WR 66 Pillager 52 Cromwell-Wright 79 McGregor 26 Superior 53 Cloquet 45 Esko 66 Barnum 27 Two Harbors 61 Carlton/Wrenshall 37 South Ridge 61 Silver Bay 35 Boys Hockey Northern Edge 6 MLA 1 Girls Hockey Northern Lakes 3 CEC 2 (OT) MLA 2 Northern Tier 0 Friday, Jan. 17 Boys Basketball Two Harbors 67 Carlton/Wrenshall 41 Superior 92 Cloquet 46 Cromwell-Wright 71 McGregor 51 South Ridge 80 Nashwauk-Keewatin 53 Fond du Lac 73 Bigfork 67 Esko 83 Barnum 63 Girls Basketball...
Friday, Jan. 24 Boys hockey CEC vs. Bemidji, 7 MLA at Barron, 6 Girls basketball Barnum at Aitkin, 7 Boys basketball ML/WR at Carlton/Wrenshall, 7:15 Cromwell-Wright at East Central, 7:15 Esko at Two Harbors, 7:15 ML/WR at Carlton/ Wrenshall, 7:15 Alpine skiing CEC at Lutsen Saturday, Jan. 25 Boys basketball Barnum at Swanville, 3 Esko vs. Maple River, 12:30 Girls basketball ML/WR vs. Ely, 2:30 Nordic skiing CEC at Ely, 9:30 a.m. Wrestling CEC at South St. Paul H.S., 10 Monday, Jan. 27 Girls hockey CEC at North Shore Storm, 7 Girls basketball...
The Chippewa Steel swept the Minnesota Wilderness in a weekend series last week. Chippewa took a 6-3 victory Friday night in Chippewa Falls and followed with a 5-2 win Saturday in Cloquet. Those results led to Chippewa and the Wilderness swapping places in the Midwest Division — the Steel (17-17-4) moved into fifth place with 38 points, while the Wilderness (17-16-3) fell to sixth with 37 points. Minnesota next heads to Alaska for its next five games. The Wilderness are in Fairbanks to meet the Ice Dogs in a three-game series that begin on T...
The first half of last Friday's boys basketball matchup between Esko and Barnum was tight with Esko managing to stake themselves to a seven- point lead. Then Esko came out and got on an offensive roll in the second half and eventually pulled away to an 83-63 Polar League win in Barnum. "They are a typical Barnum team," said Esko coach Derek Anderson. "They are strong, patient, physical and always well-coached and in general they are always a quality opponent." The Bombers stayed close with Esko...
Strong and balanced scoring helped propel the Esko girls basketball team to an impressive 66-27 home win over the Barnum Bombers on Thursday night. "We were able to control the tempo," said Esko coach Sue Northey. Esko relied on speed and quickness as they rolled to the win. Clara Swanson led Esko with 18 points and was a tough matchup for the Bombers. "Esko plays at a fast pace and that's how they've done it for a long time," said Barnum coach Mariah Minkkinen, who missed the game due to...
For the second year in a row, winter weather has been a challenge for the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton alpine ski teams, with Monday's meet at Mont du Lac cancelled due to frigid temperatures. Head coach Ryan Zimny wasn't fazed by the change. "The lack of natural snow has been annoying, but at least it has been cold enough to make snow, so much better than last year," he said, referring to conditions at Spirit Mountain in Duluth, where the boys and girls teams practice. Zimny said the girls team is...
Coming off a tough loss last Friday night to Barnum, the Cromwell-Wright boys basketball team picked up its seventh win of the season Tuesday, defeating the Carlton/Wrenshall Raptors 80-48 in Carlton. Carlton/Wrenshall was fresh off its first win of the season, also last Friday, over the Floodwood Polar Bears. "This was a big bounce back win over the Raptors," said head coach Bill Pocernich. "We had a tough loss last game with Barnum, and it was nice just to come out and play well." The...
Thursday, Jan. 9 Boys Basketball Moose Lake/WR 72 Hinckley-Finlayson 36 Cloquet 83 Hermantown 62 Girls Basketball South Ridge 65 Fond du Lac Ojibwe 34 Esko 67 Hibbing 33 Cromwell-Wright 63 Barnum 27 Mesabi East 58 Carlton/Wrenshall 24 Floodwood 61 Moose Lake/WR 35 Boys Hockey CEC 3 Duluth Marshall 2 (OT) WSFLG 6 Moose Lake Area 3 Girls Hockey Duluth 2 CEC 0 Friday, Jan. 10 Boys Basketball Carlton/Wrenshall 78 Floodwood 57 Deer River 74 Moose Lake/WR 59 Cherry 82 Esko 70 Two Harbors 71 South Ridge 52 Girls Basketball Crosby-Ironton 92 Cloquet 47...
The Cloquet-Esko-Carlton girls hockey team was hungry for a win as they took the ice for Hockey Day Cloquet Saturday. The Lumberjacks had not had a win since Dec. 5 against Hibbing/Chisholm. Saturday night the young CEC squad snapped a 10-game losing streak with an impressive 2-0 win over the Northern Tier Stars, a Class AA cooperative of St. Francis, North Branch and Cambridge-Isanti. "That was a huge win for us," said CEC coach Kennedy Weets. "The girls were smiling all day long in anticipatio...
Organizers for Hockey Day Cloquet couldn't have asked for a more picturesque setting than what everyone saw Saturday. A fluffy white snow fell all day long, the smell of cookies, popcorn and burgers emanated from food vendor stands, and an energetic crowd surrounded the hockey rink at Veterans Park. Unfortunately, the CEC boys hockey team struggled to put pucks past the Sartell goalie as the Lumberjacks fell in overtime 2-1 in the second game of a varsity and junior varsity quadrupleheader,...
Friday, Jan. 17 Boys hockey CEC at Orono, 7 Boys basketball Esko at Barnum, 7:15 Carlton/Wrenshall vs. Two Harbors, 7:15 Cloquet at Superior, 7:15 Cromwell-Wright vs. McGregor, 7:15 Fond du Lac vs. Bigfork, 7 Girls basketball ML/WR at Denfeld, 7 Alpine skiing CEC at Mont du Lac, 5 Saturday, Jan. 18 Boys basketball Esko vs. St. Paul Johnson, 4 Monday, Jan. 20 Girls hockey MLA vs. International Falls, 5 Girls basketball Carlton/Wrenshall vs. Silver Bay, 7:15 Cloquet tourney at St. Catherine University Esko at Mesabi East, 7:15 Boys basketball...
The Minnesota Wilderness and Wisconsin Windigo each earned regulation wins in their Thursday/Friday series last week in Eagle River. The Wilderness (17-14-3) kicked off the series with a 5-3 win on Thursday, while the Windigo (23-9-3) bounced back Friday with a 4-0 victory. Minnesota stretched its season-high winning streak Thursday to eight games with a balanced offensive attack and a strong performance in goal from Valdemar Andersen. Andersen finished the contest with 39 saves on 42 shots in his first start since Nov. 29, and first start...
Now in her second year volunteering for her alma mater Cloquet-Esko-Carlton Nordic ski program, Jazlyn Gunderson reported for practice Jan. 3 to a unique location. Roughly three dozen team members and supporters appeared in frigid temperatures on a 400-yard field at the Cloquet Forestry Center. First-year head coach Phil Rogers had groomed the field and even set a circuitous classic track around the edges, where grassy spots lurked nearby. Nobody can remember the team ever practicing in that...
Friday, Jan. 10 Boys basketball Barnum at Cromwell-Wright, 7:15 Carlton/Wrenshall vs. Floodwood @Carlton, 7:15 Esko at Cherry, 7:15 ML/WR at Deer River, 7:15 Girls basketball Cloquet at Crosby-Ironton, 7 ML/WR at Chisholm, 7:15 Alpine skiing CEC at Mont du Lac, 5 Saturday, Jan. 11 Boys hockey Hockey Day Cloquet: CEC vs. Sartell @Veterans Park, 2 Girls hockey Hockey Day Cloquet: CEC vs. Northern Tier Stars, 7 MLA vs. Dodge County, 3 Boys basketball Fond du Lac vs. Red Lake, 3 Girls basketball Fond du Lac vs. Red Lake, 12 Nordic skiing CEC at...
Things are starting to ramp up for the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton wrestling team. The Lumberjacks have already wrestled in three tournaments this season, including Lakeville North, Brainerd and the Jack Hammer Tournament in Pequot Lakes. "We've also wrestled in a triangular against both Crosby-Ironton and Ogilvie," said longtime CEC coach Al Denman. "We beat C-I and lost to Ogilvie by just a few points, and a year ago Ogilvie throttled us. We've come a long way, and our numbers are up." The 'Jacks...
Thursday, Jan. 2 Boys Basketball Cloquet 90 Barnum 61 South Ridge 90 Floodwood 19 Girls Basketball Cromwell-Wright 86 Silver Bay 9 Cloquet 68 Esko 48 Floodwood 63 South Ridge 51 Boys Hockey CEC 6 Superior 1 MLA 1 Greenway/Nashwauk- Keewatin 0 Girls Hockey Proctor/Hermantown 2 CEC 0 Friday, Jan. 3 Boys Basketball Browerville 60 Cromwell-Wright 58 Blake 71 Esko 61 Cloquet 88 Two Harbors 45 Northland 102 Carlton/Wrenshall 49 Girls Basketball Barnum 45 Cherry 38 South Ridge 51 Carlton/Wrenshall 39 Boys Hockey MLA 5 Mora/Milaca 1 Girls Hockey MLA 2...
For the first half of last Thursday's boys basketball game, the game between Cloquet and the home team Barnum was close. The Lumberjacks held a slim five-point lead, but the game was still up in the air. That all changed when Cloquet came out in a three-quarter-court trap that proved too much for Barnum to handle. Cloquet went on to win 90-61. "That first half we couldn't get the pace we wanted and Barnum controlled the tempo," said Cloquet coach Steve Battaglia. "We came out in a trap to start...
Minnesota’s management of white-tailed deer populations shows numerous accomplishments, and work that remains before some goals and metrics are met, according to a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources midpoint review of the statewide deer plan. The plan is in effect 2018-2028. The midpoint review assesses progress toward goals, objectives and strategies put forth in the 10-year plan, and includes 15 performance metrics and associated targets. The midpoint review is available for the public to review, and the DNR scheduled a webinar on Tues...
Two gutsy efforts helped the Minnesota Wilderness complete a home sweep of the Anchorage Wolverines in the first 2025 series for both teams. Two second period goals Friday helped push Minnesota (16-13-3) over the top for a 3-2 victory. On Saturday, Jakeb Lynch, with 19 seconds left in overtime, lifted the Wilderness to a 6-5 win. Through the weekend, the Wilderness trailed for only 19 seconds, despite Anchorage (20-8-3) finishing with more shots on goal in both games. The sweep extends the Wilderness’ season-long winning streak to seven g...
The first year of Division I college football for Esko native Koi Perich is in the books following Friday night’s 24-10 win over Virginia Tech in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl. Perich tied for the team lead on defense with four solo tackles, one for a loss. The Esko native had an amazing season for the Gophers that culminated with many awards. Perich was the co-leader in the nation with six interceptions and he became the leader of the defensive backfield for Minnesota. He forced fumbles, returned kicks, intercepted the ball, returned punts, tac...
Thursday, Dec. 26 Boys Basketball Deer River 81 Fond du Lac 47 Esko 69 East Central 37 Boys Hockey CEC 4 Luverne 1 Friday, Dec. 27 Boys Basketball Cloquet 82 Cromwell-Wright 48 Warroad 72 ML/WR 42 Proctor 51 Fond du Lac 50 South Ridge 63 Chisholm 62 Esko 74 Duluth Marshall 53 Girls Basketball Melrose 48 Carlton/Wrenshall 20 Hermantown 68 Esko 50 Cloquet 59 Mesabi East 43 Cromwell-Wright 63 Pine City 29 Boys Hockey St. Cloud 2 CEC 1 Girls Hockey Mankato East 5 MLA 1 Saturday, Dec. 28 Boys Hockey CEC 6 Mankato East 0 Girls Hockey Pine City 5 MLA...
The Moose Lake Area girls hockey team held a one-goal lead over Cloquet-Esko-Carlton entering the third period on Dec. 20. The Rebels were able to fight through penalties and CEC's push to tie the game by scoring two late empty-net goals for a 3-0 victory over the Lumberjacks. MLA grabbed a 1-0 lead at the 8:07 mark of the first period on a goal by Hallie Klavu with assists going to Sandra Ribich and Lily Ludwig. "The last time we played CEC, they got three goals in the first seven minutes of...
The 2024 version of the Wood City Classic boys basketball tournament was held last Friday and Saturday at Cloquet Middle School, and the venerable tournament did not disappoint local basketball fans. "It is always a good tournament and we love coming to play here," said Cromwell-Wright coach Bill Pocernich. "There's always good competition against good teams." The host Lumberjacks took on Pocernich's Cardinals in the opening game for both teams. Cloquet came out on top 82-48. "We started well...
The Wood City Classic girls basketball tournament is in the books, and both local teams went 1-1 in the tournament. Cloquet opened with a win over Mesabi East and then lost to Pine City, while Cromwell-Wright started with an easy win over Pine City, but then fell to Mesabi East in their second game. A year ago, Cloquet entered the tournament with an 8-0 record and looked to be the favorite in Section 7AAA, but Mesabi East put a stop to the win streak. That loss kickstarted a downward spiral for...
