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The junior had 30 assists and two different players finished with 12 kills in the sweep of the Wolverines.| Cloquet Pine Journal
Superior’s confidence in Carter Gilbertson is surging, as the junior pitcher threw six shutout innings in a victory over Cloquet on Thursday afternoon in Superior.| Cloquet Pine Journal
Lumberjacks defenseman Karson Young was a top pick this week in the annual USHL drafts with Hermantown, Hibbing, Grand Rapids and Rock Ridge being well-represented over the two days of selections.| Cloquet Pine Journal
The Pine Journal All-Area Softball Player of the Year recorded 169 strikeouts in the circle in 2025 while batting .507 with four home runs and 25 RBIs.| Cloquet Pine Journal
After an heartbreaking loss in the Section 7A final ended the Lumberjacks' season in March, they've returned with a singular focus for the 2025-26 campaign.| Cloquet Pine Journal
It was the Lumberjacks' first victory over the Hawks since a 4-2 win in 2018.| Cloquet Pine Journal
The longtime Bombers boys basketball coach, who has more than 500 career wins, will be inducted into the Minnesota Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame this fall.| Cloquet Pine Journal
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Head coach Derek Anderson credited Esko’s success thus far to an unselfish group of players who has bought into making plays for each other and staying committed to playing team basketball.| Cloquet Pine Journal
Friday's prep report includes results from volleyball and boys and girls soccer.| Cloquet Pine Journal
Former Cloquet head coach Tom Lenarz, who led the ’Jacks to four section titles in the 2010s, said new head coach Mike Klyve has what it takes to make the program a statewide power.| Cloquet Pine Journal
Esko ran the option for years, but a new coaching staff has installed a fresh offensive scheme, and it has players in the program excited about what is possible this season.| Cloquet Pine Journal
Joe Seymour, a native of Hayward, Wisconsin, spent the last two years as an assistant with the Proctor Rails, experience that helped him land Cloquet’s coaching position.| Cloquet Pine Journal
A woman who won a $10 million judgment against the group's prophet is seeking to collect the proceeds of a land sale near Grand Marais.| Cloquet Pine Journal
After a difficult delivery of his first grandchild, the former Esko coach spent part of the 2023 season racing to the hospital in Duluth just to spend a few minutes with the baby.| Cloquet Pine Journal
Fishing the Midwest TV series host Mike Frisch gives some tips for when you "go to battle" with big bass that often inhabit the flats during the summer| Cloquet Pine Journal
The senior has undergone two open-heart surgery procedures since 2022 to correct heart problems, but he's battled back to become a contributor on Esko's highly-ranked baseball team.| Cloquet Pine Journal
Randolph pitcher and University of Minnesota recruit Carter Raymond struck out 13 batters and allowed just one hit over the final six innings.| Cloquet Pine Journal
The sophomore pitcher allowed just nine hits and no runs over two games to win a section title for Esko for the first time since 2019.| Cloquet Pine Journal
Allie Jones has been the Lumberjacks’ ace pitcher the last four years, and now, with her playing the best softball of her life, the program is confident she can lead them to new heights.| Cloquet Pine Journal
Our newsroom occasionally reports stories under a byline of "staff." Often, the "staff" byline is used when rewriting basic news briefs that originate from official sources, such as a city press release about a road closure, and which require little or no reporting. At times, this byline is used…| Cloquet Pine Journal
Reagan Hoverman joined the Duluth News Tribune as a sports reporter in July 2023 after spending the better part of two years covering a variety of prep and collegiate sports at the Pierce County Journal in Ellsworth, Wis. Before that, he was a news and sports reporter at the Inter-County Leader in…| Cloquet Pine Journal
The league moved Andover, winner of five of the past six section titles, and Anoka to Section 5AA, leaving just Grand Rapids and Duluth East as the only teams left to win Section 7AA.| Cloquet Pine Journal
He previously was head coach in Barnum for five seasons and was an assistant with the former United North Central cooperative program in central Minnesota.| Cloquet Pine Journal
The pair has been working together for more than 10 years, making their connection key to Duluth Marshall's state tournament hopes.| Cloquet Pine Journal
The senior came on in relief of starter Sam Haugen, striking out seven over nearly four innings and had a game-extending hit in the top of the seventh.| Cloquet Pine Journal
The senior is a two-time DNT All-Area team selection and led the Lumberjacks to their first appearance in the Section 7A championship game in 17 years.| Cloquet Pine Journal
Esko’s Sam Haugen will play baseball next spring at Minnesota State Mankato, but his first true love as a child was basketball. He is the Pine Journal Boys Basketball Player of the Year.| Cloquet Pine Journal
When an ankle injury threatened Isabella Anderson’s senior season, she persisted, adapted her game and led the Cardinals to the state tournament. She is the Pine Journal Player of the Year.| Cloquet Pine Journal
In other area action, Proctor's Nick Terhaar hit a grand slam against Hermantown and struck out 14 in a win over Grand Rapids.| Cloquet Pine Journal
Thursday's prep report includes local softball, baseball, tennis and lacrosse results.| Cloquet Pine Journal
Thursday's prep report includes section tournament results from local softball and boys tennis.| Cloquet Pine Journal
Despite several weather-related postponements, the section softball tournaments kicked off Tuesday with the Lumberjacks, Rock Ridge, Esko and others advancing to play Thursday.| Cloquet Pine Journal
He previously coached at Wrenshall and then the Carlton/Wrenshall cooperative program, leading the Raptors to a Section 7A playoff win in the team’s first game fielding 11 players.| Cloquet Pine Journal
It's the first time the Bluejackets will play in the state tournament since 2011, but the team dedicated the win to hospitalized teammate Dylan Vesel.| Cloquet Pine Journal
Duluth Denfeld and Cloquet will square off on Thursday evening, a potentially season-altering game that will impact Section 7AAA playoff seeding come tournament time.| Cloquet Pine Journal
Your local prep sports news, game results, high school highlights, and more from Cloquet, Minnesota.| Cloquet Pine Journal
Jamey Malcomb has a been high school sports reporter for the Duluth News Tribune since October 2021. He spent the previous six years covering news and sports for the Lake County News-Chronicle in Two Harbors and the Cloquet Pine Journal. He graduated from the George Washington University in 1999…| Cloquet Pine Journal
The Rangers are ranked third in the state in Class A.| Cloquet Pine Journal
Tuesday's prep report includes seven playoff boys hockey games plus prep boys and girls basketball.| Cloquet Pine Journal
Our rankings this year have been dominated by Cherry, Esko, Duluth Marshall and Proctor. This week, we take a look at a couple of Twin Ports programs making their Power 5 debuts.| Cloquet Pine Journal