Sports Extras

• Yellowjackets' Mulhern Named WIAC Coach of the Year

  Superior, WI (Northland's NewsCenter) --- UW-Superior women's basketball coach Don Mulhern was named Monday as the coach of the year in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC).

• Former Bulldog Connolly Traded to Colorado

  Worcester, MA (Northland's NewsCenter) --- Former UMD standout Mike Connolly was traded Monday from the San Jose Sharks to the Colorado Avalanche, that news coming the day of the NHL trade deadline.

• Yellowjackets Advance, Saints Lose Opener

  (Northland's NewsCenter) --- The UW-Superior women's hockey team advanced to the Northern Collegiate Hockey Asssociation semifinals, and the St. Scholastica women's hockey team lost its first-ever playoff game on Saturday.

• Broman Scores 71 in Lakeview Christian OT Loss

  Melrose, MN (Northland's NewsCenter) --- Lakeview Christian Academy junior Anders Broman scored 71 points on Saturday in his team's 114-110 overtime loss to Melrose.

• Hurricanes Earn Berth in WIAA State Tournament

  New Richmond, WI (Northland's NewsCenter) --- The #2-ranked Hayward-Spooner girl's hockey team earned a trip to the WIAA state tournament on Friday night with a 2-1 win over River Falls in the section championship.

• Lightning's Season Ends in State Consolation Round

  St. Paul, MN (Northland's NewsCenter) --- The Grand Rapids-Greenway girl's hockey team saw its season end on Friday with a 2-1 loss to Mounds View in the MSHSL Class AA state consolation round.

• Bulldogs' Blueliners Look Different, Play the Same

  Duluth, MN (Northland's NewsCenter) --- For UMD defensemen Brady Lamb and Wade Bergman, every day on the ice is another opportunity to prove themselves.

• Greyhound Swimmers Advance to 7AA Finals

  Blaine, MN (Northland's NewsCenter) --- Several Duluth East boy's swimmers have advanced to the Section 7AA championship round, which will be held the afternoon of February 25 in Blaine.

• Defending the Title: Can the 'Dogs Repeat?

  Duluth, MN (Northland's NewsCenter) --- The UMD men's hockey team won the program's first-ever NCAA national title this past April, and this season have had the task of repeating as national champs.

• UW-Superior's Schultz Named NCHA Player of the Year

  Superior, WI (Northland's NewsCenter) --- UW-Superior freshman Dani Schultz has been named the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) player of the year, it was announced on Thursday.

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