The junior had 30 assists and two different players finished with 12 kills in the sweep of the Wolverines.| Cloquet Pine Journal
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
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
Coach Scott Arntson said Perich “puts in the work. When other people are heading home, he’s heading to the weight room.”| Duluth News Tribune
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
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
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
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
Thursday's prep report includes section tournament results from local softball and boys tennis.| Cloquet Pine Journal
Esko head coach Jeff Emanuel handed the pitching reins to sophomore Keira Leach this spring, and her success has put the program in position to compete for a section title.| 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
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
Esko senior Sam Haugen scored a game-high 20 points in a lopsided win against Moose Lake/Willow River on Friday night and both head coaches agreed that when Haugen gets going, he’s tough to stop.| Cloquet Pine Journal
Tempers flared in the final minute of Esko’s win over Pequot Lakes on Monday, as both teams received at least one technical foul during the course of a season-altering game.| Cloquet Pine Journal
The top-ranked Class A team in Minnesota fell to No. 5 Red Lake County Friday, snapping a 44-game win streak.| Superior Telegram
East alums Joe Vos, Charlie Sutherland and Ethan Cole will reunite on the Duluth Huskies roster this season in the Northwoods League.| Duluth News Tribune