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GIANTS RIDGE— Longtime Ely standout skier Zoe Devine is having the best season of her impressive high school career, and showed it again here last Saturday as she placed first in a massive …
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Marshall Helmberger
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1/11/23
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REGIONAL- The North Woods archery season got underway last weekend with a Jan. 7 competition at Greenway, and Grizzlies archers came home with a slew of medals.The stars of the day for North Woods …
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ELY- The Timberwolves are flawless thus far in 2023. They made it four straight wins on Monday against Cherry, as they topped the Tigers 66-42 in what Head Coach Max Gantt described as “a …
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Catie Clark
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1/11/23
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FIELD TWP- After a hard fought but losing effort against Northland last Friday, the North Woods boys basketball team got back on the winning track in a big way Monday with a merciless home beatdown …
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David Colburn
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12/21/22
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AURORA— A slow start didn’t keep the Timberwolves from ultimately running roughshod over Mesabi East here on Monday night to improve to 4-1 on the season. Ely helped their cause with a …
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Marshall Helmberger
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12/21/22
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COLERAINE— Timberwolves skiers lodged a solid performance here in their opening meet of the young season. Skiing at Mt. Itasca against an eight-team field, the Ely girls squad took second to …
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Marshall Helmberger
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12/21/22
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WRENSHALL- The North Woods girls’ basketball team made the most of a long road trip to Wrenshall on Monday, thumping the home Wrens by a score of 73-28.This game gave Head Coach Liz Cheney her …
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David Colburn
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12/21/22
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ELY- The Timberwolves girls basketball team squeaked out a tough win in a high-intensity game on home hardwood Monday, edging the Bluestreaks 61-57.“It was a fun playoff-type game,” …
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Catie Clark
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12/21/22
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TWO HARBORS—A tough Agates’ defense in the paint and ice-cold outside shooting put the Timberwolves behind the eight ball here on Saturday as they suffered their first loss of the young …
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Marshall Helmberger
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12/15/22
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NASHWAUK- The North Woods boys basketball team moved to 3-1 on the season early this week, bouncing back from a 70-60 loss at Moose Lake on Monday with a convincing 99-70 win over Nashwauk-Keewatin …
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David Colburn
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12/15/22
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FIELD TWP- The North Woods girls basketball team couldn’t overcome a slow start against Two Harbors on Dec. 9, falling to the Agates 83-67 at North Woods.Despite some early turnovers, the …
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David Colburn
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12/15/22
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INTERNATIONAL FALLS—The Timberwolves snowed the Broncos 57-42 here on Friday, Dec. 9. “We played a little sloppy until about eight minutes to go and then we buried them,” said Head …
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Catie Clark
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12/15/22
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ELY- An Ely-based team of referees provided the rules expertise for the final Minnesota state football championship game of the playoffs on Dec. 3, and four of the five have strong Ely …
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Catie Clark
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12/9/22
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BABBITT- Northeast Range School is sending its high school basketball girls to play with the Ely Timberwolves this year. Yet the Nighthawks gym still resounds with the sounds of bouncing balls and …
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David Colburn
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12/7/22
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FIELD TWP- The bigger they are, the harder they fall.Never was that saying more true than last Friday in the North Woods boys’ home hoops opener, when the undersized Grizzlies put an oversized …
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David Colburn
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12/7/22
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FLOODWOOD— The Timberwolves kicked off their 2022-23 season in good form here on Monday as they thoroughly dominated the Polar Bears on their home hardwood in a 72-32 rout. After a few opening …
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Marshall Helmberger
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12/7/22
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ELY – The Timberwolves dominated Greenway here on Tuesday night as they relied on a solid defensive performance to keep the Raiders in check, 62-28 to improve to 2-1 on the young …
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Catie Clark
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12/7/22
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FIELD TWP- The North Woods girls basketball team steamrolled their way to their first victory of the season at home last week against Cook County, but then took one on the chin in a Tuesday loss at …
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David Colburn
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12/7/22
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FIELD TWP- A season full of promise got off to a rocky start Monday when the North Woods girls dropped their basketball season opener to Chisholm 66-43.The Grizzlies return a host of starters from …
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David Colburn
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12/1/22
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EMBARRASS- At least 300 people attended the Embarrass Fair Board’s monthly pancake breakfast in November, the largest turnout since the board began the regular fundraising events earlier this …
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Jodi Summit
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11/23/22
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REGIONAL- When most people think of family reunions, the images they conjure up don’t typically include ski jumping.But for 87-year-old Dale Severson, an Eau Claire, Wis. native familiar to …
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David Colburn
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11/23/22
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From a lifelong interest in photography, Robert Reed became fascinated with his Native American neighbors on Indian Island on Burntside Lake. He spent summers with his family at his cabin there. His …
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David Kess
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11/23/22
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ST. PAUL- The Ely Timberwolves’ magical run of 29 consecutive wins this season came to an end last week at the Class A state volleyball tournament in St. Paul. Yet, Ely proved they belonged …
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David Colburn
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11/16/22
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HIBBING— The Northeast Range-Ely swimmers may not be headed to the state meet, but they left Saturday’s season-ending 7A sectional competition with heads held high.“We had a great …
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Marshall Helmberger
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11/16/22
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HERMANTOWN- An epic battle for the Section 7A volleyball championship at Hermantown High School on Saturday turned into a monumental rout as the Ely Timberwolves dominated the final two games and …
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David Colburn
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11/9/22
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