REGIONAL- After making a splash in the opening rounds of the Section 7A baseball tournament, the North Woods Grizzles saw their season come to an end last Thursday with losses to two higher seeds at …

CHISHOLM- The North Woods baseball team came roaring out of the gate Tuesday in the 7A sectional tournament, scoring a 7-2 win over Mt. Iron-Buhl and a 5-4 upset of higher-seeded Chisolm to advance …

REGIONAL- A return trip to the state tournament wasn’t in the cards this year for the Northeast Range/Ely girls golf team, as they placed third in the 7A sectional tournament in McGregor on …

REGIONAL- The North Woods boys golf team gave the field a run for its money at Tuesday’s 7A sectional tournament in McGregor, with state-tourney qualifier Gage Aune pacing the team to third in …

REGIONAL- In a marathon 7A sectional tournament game last Thursday where both teams refused to give in, North Woods was the team that finally cracked, giving up a two-out 12th inning single to Mt. …

ELY— South Ridge proved to be the Timberwolves undoing in the Section 7A playoffs last week, as they fell twice to the Panthers to bow out of the double-elimination tournament. As reported last …

COOK- The medals hang in neat rows on a rack on the bedroom wall, a bright trail of victories stacked two deep from just the past two seasons, but Bailey Brunner doesn’t dwell on them long. …

ELY—The Timberwolves capped a busy week, starting strong with back-to-back wins at the Veterans Memorial Showcase over the weekend here before falling in a key Section 7A matchup on Tuesday. …

ELY— In an afternoon marked by gale force winds, the fourth-seeded Timberwolves advanced in their first matchup in the Section 7A softball playoffs here on Tuesday, topping Cook County 16-0 to …

REGIONAL- The North Woods softball team pulled off a big first-round upset in the Section 7A tournament on Tuesday, as the tenth-seeded Grizzlies defeated the seventh-seeded Cromwell-Wright Cardinals …

COOK- The Northeast Range/Ely girls golf team is rounding into form to make a statement at next week’s sectional tournament, with a trio of Nighthawks topping the field at Monday’s East …

FIELD TWP- The North Woods girls golf team hosted five other schools for a golf tournament at Vermilion Fairways in Cook on Monday and finished fourth in the event. The Grizzlies were again led by …

REGIONAL- The Ely Timberwolves boys and girls track and field teams were at Rock Ridge High School on Saturday for the Steve Kerzie Invitational, with both teams placing fourth in the six-team …

REGIONAL- The Ely Timberwolves softball team drew the No. 4 seed in the 7A sectional tournament that begins Tuesday and will host three games that day. The Wolves will take on No. 13 Cook County in …

COOK- As a two-time national finalist for the annual GRAMMY Music Educator Award, Cook native Trevor Nicholas is acquainted with soaring in rarefied air, but even he didn’t know what was in …

REGIONAL— Many people caught fish but just about everyone caught a sunburn during this past weekend’s 2025 fishing opener. It was the second year in a row that the weather gods smiled on …

FIELD TWP- It was the nightcap for both the North Woods and Ely softball teams as they took to the field here late Friday afternoon, with each having dropped games to South Ridge earlier in the day …

ELY— The Timberwolves softball team improved to 9-4 on the season after sweeping the Rangers in a Monday afternoon doubleheader here. In the opener, the Wolves rallied for eight runs in the …

FIELD TWP- The Grizzlies saw their winning streak come to an end on Friday with a nailbiting 3-2 loss to South Ridge, but got back on the winning track on Monday with a 6-4 home win over Mt. …

ELY— After dominating opponents through the first several weeks of the high school baseball season, the Timberwolves are in the midst of a three-game slump that has tested the club’s …

REGIONAL- The North Woods Grizzlies softball team hit a rough patch this past week, dropping games against Littlefork-Big Falls, Cherry, South Ridge, Ely, and Greenway-Nashwauk-Keewatin. …

FIELD TWP- The North Woods softball team bounced back from a tough 17-4 loss to Mt. Iron-Buhl on Monday to crush Deer River on Tuesday, 18-0. The Grizzlies got off to a hot start when Zoey Burckhardt …

HIBBING- The Ely track team taught the schools at the 69th Annual Doc Savage Invitational in Hibbing on Saturday a thing or two about talent and determination, as numerous Ely athletes turned in a …

HIBBING- The North Woods Grizzlies track team competed in the 69th Annual Doc Savage Invitational Meet in Hibbing on Saturday, with numerous athletes competing well in a crowded 13-team field. The …

FIELD TWP- It’s been a good roll for the North Woods baseball team, starting out with a stellar no-hitter by senior pitcher Louie Panichi and following up with three more wins. Panichi was a …