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State boys basketball: Lakeview Christian Academy falls in Class A quarterfinal
Most Lakeview Christian Academy opponents this season have taken advantage of the Lions’ lack of height and exploited the middle of the defense. Rushford-Peterson decided to test the perimeter instead, and the move paid off.
State boys basketball: Lakeview Christian Academy trails at halftime
Lakeview Christian Academy’s hopes of winning its first boys basketball state tournament game are in jeopardy after one half of its Minnesota Class A quarterfinal today against Rushford-Peterson.
Esko advances to Class AA boys basketball semifinals
Kory Deadrick scored 30 points in Esko’s 60-54 victory over third-seeded Hayfield in a Minnesota Class AA high school boys basketball quarterfinal game on Wednesday. Esko (27-4) advances to play Litchfield (25-5)in Friday night’s semifinals at Target Center.
RELATED CONTENTState boys basketball tourney: Marshall knocks out Grand Rapids
Marshall defeated Grand Rapids 69-52 in the Minnesota Class AAA high school boys basketball quarterfinals Wednesday at Williams Arena.
Lakeview Christian looking for first state tourney win
Anders and Bjorn Broman’s NCAA tournament brackets take a big detour at the Michigan-South Dakota State game.
RELATED CONTENTDeadrick leads Esko to Class AA basketball quarterfinals victory
Kory Deadrick knows his woeful shooting night in the Section 7AA final nearly cost Esko its first state tournament berth in 10 years.
Esko leads Hayfield at half in Class AA basketball quarterfinals
Kory Deadrick shook off a poor shooting night in Esko’s section final to hit five 3-pointers in the first half of tonight’s Class AA quarterfinal game against Hayfield and lead the Eskomos to a 35-27 halftime advantage.
Marshall defeats Grand Rapids in Class AAA basketball quarterfinals
Marshall withstood a second-half rally by Grand Rapids to win the Class AAA quarterfinal, 69-52, in today’s Minnesota high school boys basketball state tournament at Williams Arena.
State boys basketball touney preview: Illikainen’s return revives Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids received an idea of what life without Alex Illikainen was like the day after the star center broke his left hand in practice.
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UMD coach elevates team to the top of Division II volleyball
Here’s a heads-up, Duluth: There’s an honest-to-goodness sports dynasty right in your own backyard.
Freshman wideouts place UMD in good hands
Fans stuck in long lines Saturday night missed seeing the reason for a potential rebirth of the program’s rise to power.
RELATED CONTENTSoftball tournament honors Denfeld graduates
When Diane Tessier and Chris Waltman died in an automobile accident in June 1973, it cut short the lives of two vibrant19-year-olds. But their memories have lived on the past 35 years thanks to a softball tournament in their names.
Too many empty seats for a pair of big games
As with other minor-league teams based in the Twin Ports, the Duluth Huskies have found drawing big crowds a tough sell during their five years in the Northwoods League.
Bonds' record set in stone
Barry Bonds’ pursuit of Hank Aaron’s career home run record easily qualifies as one of the top 10 media-hyped sports records of all time. But when Bonds hit No. 756 to pass Aaron and eventually finishes his career with x-number of homers, it won’t rank among the top 10 unbreakable sports records of all time
Parents vs. coaches: No-win situation
In recent weeks, I’ve helped out my youngest son’sT-ball coach on game days.
A reason for every runner
There were 7,283 runners at the starting line of Grandma’s Marathon on Saturday, and probably just as many reasons for running the race.
East ‘family’ is no cliche
When John Rudolph talks about the Duluth East baseball team being like family, it’s not just a tired sports cliché. He means it.
Can Trojans fans beat the buzzer?
Three public high schools. One slated for closure. A city divided on a resolution.
Right at HOME
Darin Miller had problems with one aspect of being home-schooled.
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