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ELY—The Timberwolves’ offensive power appeared to sputter on their home hardwood on Tuesday as they fell for just the second time this season, finishing on the short-end of a 72-59 score …
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Marshall Helmberger
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1/10/25
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REGIONAL- Ely’s Nordic skiers hit the trails at Spirit Mountain on Tuesday for the Cloquet Invitational relay races, with ten boy-girl duos competing. Duluth East dominated the pairs event, …
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David Colburn
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1/10/25
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BABBITT— The Ely hockey team has hit an offensive dry spell during the heart of their season, and it continued last Friday when they were shut out by Bagley/Fosston in a contest held at the …
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Marshall Helmberger
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1/10/25
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ELY- With both teams coming off big wins during the holiday break and both sporting winning records, fans were anticipating a heated battle when North Woods and Ely renewed their cross-county rivalry …
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David Colburn
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1/9/25
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ELY- It’s been a rebuilding year for both the Ely and North Woods girls basketball teams, and last Thursday in Ely the Wolves showed they’re progressing faster than the Grizzlies in that …
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David Colburn
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1/9/25
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SILVER BAY- The North Woods girls basketball team picked up their first win of the new year on Tuesday, a 63-51 victory on the road against Silver Bay. The Grizzlies got out to an early 15-6 lead …
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David Colburn
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1/9/25
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GREENWAY— Four Ely players reached double digits in scoring here on Tuesday as the Timberwolves won their sixth straight game in a 68-25 rout on Greenway’s home hardwood. Amelia Penke led …
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Marshall Helmberger
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1/9/25
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FIELD TWP- The new year hasn’t been kind to the North Woods boys basketball team. The Grizzlies took to their home court on Tuesday against Fond du Lac, looking to rebound from Friday’s …
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David Colburn
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1/9/25
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PROCTOR— A pre-season poll of Minnesota cross-country ski coaches ranked the Ely boys Nordic team as the fifth strongest in the state. In their season-opening meet held Dec. 10 in Proctor, the …
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Marshall Helmberger
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12/20/24
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ELY— When it comes to boys basketball, Ely is beginning to look like one of this season’s Section 7A powerhouses, with a stubborn defense and an explosive offense led in recent games by …
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Marshall Helmberger
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12/19/24
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FIELD TWP- The North Woods girls basketball team fumbled away a chance for a home win last Thursday in a 52-38 loss to Two Harbors. Both teams have struggled against tough competition this season, …
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David Colburn
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12/19/24
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ELY— It was the definition of a romp for the Ely girls basketball squad here on Tuesday as the Wolves pummeled the hapless Vikings 88-16 to improve their season’s record to 4-3. Four Ely …
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Marshall Helmberger
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12/19/24
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FIELD TWP- A North Woods boys basketball team that was sharp and tough as nails in rolling over their first opponents of the season was ragged and ineffective in consecutive losses to Moose …
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David Colburn
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12/19/24
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BAUDETTE— A string of third period penalties proved costly here on Saturday as the Timberwolves gave up three straight short-handed goals to fall 6-2 to Lake of the Woods. It was a tight …
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Marshall Helmberger
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12/19/24
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ELY— The Timberwolves notched back-to-back wins on the hardwood this past week to improve their record to 3-2 on the young season. Playing at home, Tuesday, Ely shot an impressive 43 percent …
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Marshall Helmberger
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12/12/24
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FIELD TWP- The North Woods boys basketball team turned Friday’s home game against Carlton-Wrenshall into a rout by halftime, throttling the Raptors 47-17 in the first stanza and coasting to an …
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David Colburn
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12/12/24
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FLOODWOOD— In their first week of boys basketball action, the Timberwolves have combined solid defensive play with offensive firepower and the result is a 3-0 start. Playing in Floodwood on …
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Marshall Helmberger
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12/12/24
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CARLTON- The North Woods girls basketball team notched their first win of the season last week, staving off a comeback bid by Carlton-Wrenshall to squeak out a 32-30 road win. The Grizzlies got off …
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David Colburn
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12/12/24
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MORA— Ely’s sluggish start to the hockey season continued this past Saturday as the Timberwolves fell to 1-3 on the season on a 3-1 loss here to Mora/Milaca. The graduation of some of …
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Marshall Helmberger
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12/12/24
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FIELD TWP- Coming into a new season, North Woods boys basketball Head Coach Andrew Jugovich had a big question looming – how was he going to replace the 50 points per game his graduated …
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David Colburn
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12/5/24
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ELY—An impressive Timberwolves rally fizzled in the final ten seconds here on Tuesday, as the final buzzer sounded before the Wolves could get off a potentially game-winning shot. The miscue …
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Marshall Helmberger
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12/5/24
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FIELD TWP- The North Woods Grizzlies girls basketball team is off to a rough start this season, dropping their home debut against Chisholm last week and road games to Bigfork and Barum this week. …
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David Colburn
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12/5/24
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TOWER- Donations have started to come in for this year’s Operation Santa toy drive, but we still have a long way to go to reach our goal. Operation Santa is a local fundraiser that purchases …
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12/5/24
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FIELD TWP- The third annual North Woods Community Powwow, held on Friday, Nov. 22, was the culminating event for a week of activities celebrating Native American Heritage Week at the school. Students …
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11/26/24
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ELY- When a basketball team graduates the likes of a Grace LaTourell, a Hanna Penke, and a Sarah Visser all at once, a trio that led the Ely Timberwolves to exciting sectional tourney play the past …
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David Colburn
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11/26/24
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