1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (496+ words) MINNEAPOLIS " It wasn't that Grand Rapids couldn't get the looks it wanted against DeLaSalle in the Class AAA state quarterfinals Wednesday at Williams Arena. Especially in the early going, the Thunderhawks had wide-open looks from the perimeter, but those shots…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (272+ words) Both remaining Northland teams face, on paper at least, an uphill battle at the upcoming MSHSL state boys basketball tournament. Grand Rapids (Class AAA) and Cherry (Class A) learned their assignments for the tournament which begins on Tuesday for Class AAAA,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (719+ words) DULUTH " With time starting to wind down, Grand Rapids junior Ethan Morgan made a steal at half-court and turned it into a layup against Hibbing in the Section 7AAA final Friday at Duluth East. The steal came in the middle of…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (642+ words) Grand Rapids unleashed a four-goal flood in the third period for a come-from-behind 6-3 boys hockey victory over Duluth East on Friday night at Yanmar Arena in Grand Rapids. East trailed 2-1 after a period but pulled in front after controlling play…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (593+ words) DULUTH " Minnesota Power is planning to build a new transmission line between the Grand Rapids and Duluth areas. The 62-mile, 345-kilovolt transmission line would stretch from the Iron Range Substation near Grand Rapids to a complex of substations in and…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (341+ words) ST. PAUL " Grand Rapids was unable to withstand aggressive serving and offense from Benilde-St. Margaret's on Wednesday, leading to a 3-0 (25-17, 25-20, 26-24) loss in the state Class AAA volleyball quarterfinals at Grand Casino Arena. The second-seeded Red Knights had a .252 hitting percentage…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (577+ words) DULUTH " Late in the first half, Grand Rapids sophomore quarterback Logan McNear found Ethan Morgan on a wheel route for a 45-yard touchdown strike in the Section 7AAAA championship Friday at Marv Heikkinen Field at Walt Hunting Stadium. The score put…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (751+ words) Duluth Marshall got all over Spectrum early and clinched a third-consecutive trip to the Class A state tournament in a 5-1 rout on Tuesday in Ramsey, Minnesota. Mason Park and Benson Peterson finished with two goals apiece for the Hilltoppers, with…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (962+ words) DULUTH " Along the prairies in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, a burgeoning hockey program is taking shape on the campus of Augustana University. Helping lay its foundation are a host of Northland natives, including four former Grand Rapids Thunderhawks teammates: Hunter…...

6+ mon, 1+ day ago  (1079+ words) HERMANTOWN " Mike Zagelmeyer does not need to see the game plan Grand Rapids has built for Friday night's homecoming. Hermantown's head coach already knows the Thunderhawks will do everything in their power to limit the impact of junior Martin Sleen,…...