ELY – As many as 10 Senior Babe Ruth teams will descend on Veterans Memorial Field here this weekend for the first and only youth baseball tournament of the summer.The Sir G’s Midsummer … more

ELY – The Ely U-16 VFW baseball team split a doubleheader with Esko last Saturday at their first home appearance of the season at Veterans Memorial Field. The Timberwolves lost the first game … more

ELY – As summer wears on and most everything around here is canceled because of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, the Ely Marathon and its associated events are still on the calendar for the … more

REGIONAL- Some dreams come true in an instant, as if by magic. Most require time, hard work, and perseverance to achieve.Screenwriter John Montague, a native Minnesotan, had no notion that launching … more

ELY – Youth sports games and scrimmages can resume this week for outdoor sports, and July 1 or later for indoor sports, under new guidance issued last week by the Minnesota Department of … more

HIBBING- Every team in postseason competition plays knowing its next game could be its last.When North Woods clawed back from a 13-point deficit to beat Ely, 72-57, in a Class 7A sectional semifinal … more

HIBBING- When the whistle blew after TJ Chiabotti launched a three-point shot with 7:44 remaining in the North Woods game against Carlton on Saturday, everyone in the gym expected the … more

HIBBING- Dylan Fenske kept the Timberwolves rolling in the first half and Eric Omerza and company took over in the second as Ely defeated Mt. Iron-Buhl 73-58 in a Class A Section 7 tournament battle … more

HIBBING- The third-seeded Ely Timberwolves and second-seeded North Woods Grizzlies will do battle at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday at Hibbing Memorial Arena for the right to advance to the Class A Section 7 … more

FIELD TWP- No Trev? No problem. With senior forward Trevor Morrison sitting this one out, the Grizzlies managed to adjust, coasting past Cook County 93-67 on Wednesday in their first sectional … more