SPORTS
Giant softball blanks 'Streaks, 8-0
AURORA—The Mesabi East girl’s softball team did not get off to a good start on Wednesday afternoon against Chisholm. But when they did, the Giants played great offense and defense and got some stellar pitching from Reese Heikkila on their way to an 8-0 win over the Bluestreaks. “It took some time to get going today,” Mesabi East head coach Matt Zimmer said. “The way that Reese tossed the ball...
Rock Ridge, Hibbing compete at True Team Meet
HIBBING—With two events left, the Rock Ridge and Cloquet High School boys track teams were separated by half a point. When everything was said and done, the Wolverines came up 13.5 points short as the Lumberjacks came with the Section 7AA True Team championship held Tuesday at Dr. Ben Owens Stadium in Cheever Field. Cloquet won the meet with 536.5 points, followed by the Wolverines with 523. Chisago Lakes was...
Wolverines get past Bluejacket netters
HIBBING—The first time the Rock Ridge and Hibbing High School boys tennis teams met back in April, the Wolverines came away with a 7-0 victory over the Bluejackets. One month later, things just got a little tighter. Rock Ridge had to win three singles matches, along with one doubles match, en route to a 4-3 victory over Hibbing Monday at the Lincoln Elementary School Courts. ...
Cheney's homer lifts Grizzlies over Rangers, 7-4
MOUNTAIN IRON—Through three innings, the North Woods softball team trailed Mountain Iron-Buhl 3-1. But that didn’t stop the Grizzlies from fighting their way back. A two-run homer from River Cheney helped lead North Woods in the comeback as they out-scored MI-B 6-1 the rest of the way to get the 7-4 win. “I’m proud of these girls,” North Woods Coach DeeAnn Sandberg said. “They came back today and battled out...
MN-Hibbing punches ticket to Region XIII Tournament
INT’L. FALLS—The Minnesota North-Hibbing baseball team punched their ticket into the Region XIII Tournament with a 9-6 victory over Minnesota North-Rainy River in an MCAC play-in game Tuesday. Juna Bess started for the Cardinals, tossing 4.1 innings. He allowed eight hits, struck out four and walked one. Joss Parantala worked two innings, giving up two hits and striking out one. Owen Hindermann worked the final .2 innings to close out the game. ...
Cardinal nine splits with Vikings, sets up play-in game with Rainy River
HIBBING—The Minnesota North-Hibbing baseball team earned the right to play in a tie-breaking game to make the MCAC playoffs. The Cardinals dropped game one of a doubleheader to Minnesota North-Itasca 7-4, so they needed a split to move on to a one-game playoff with Rainy River. In game two, Darren Loyola tossed a complete-game, five-hitter, and Minnesota North-Hibbing’s offense did the rest in an 8-2 victory over the Vikings Monday...
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