May 18, 2013

Sports

Wilderness Lose Two-Goal Lead, Fall in RBC Cup
Summerside, P.E.I. (NNCNOW.com) --- Minnesota lost a two-goal lead in the third period, and the Brooks Bandits scored first in overtime to beat the Wilderness 5-4 at the Royal Bank Cup Canadian national junior A semi-final on Saturday.

Hermantown Softball Sneaks by Grand Rapids
Hermantown, MN (NNCNOW.com) --- Grand Rapids found themselves in front of Hermantown for much of the game, but the Hawks scored when they needed to, beating the Thunderhawks 7-6 on Friday night.

Area Soccer Players Receive Premier Lesson
Duluth, MN (NNCNOW.com) --- Area youth soccer players this weekend are receiving instruction from some of the best coaches in the world, that as instructors from West Ham United are in town for a three-day clinic in conjunction with the Duluth, Minn.-based Gitchi Gummi Soccer Club.

CSS' Flagstad, Colvard Lead UMAC Awards
Duluth, MN (NNCNOW.com) --- St. Scholastica senior Kyle Flagstand and freshman Austin Colvard highlighted the 2013 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) postseason awards, each leading a group of six Saints on the all-conference first team.

Big Innings Doom Saints, End 2013 Season
Whitewater, Wis. (NNCNOW.com) --- #4-seeded UW-Stevens Point score three runs in both the seventh and eighth inning on Friday night en route to an 8-2 win over #6-seeded St. Scholastica, eliminating the Saints from the NCAA Division III Midwest regional tournament.

Saints Ready for International Exhibition
Duluth, MN (NNCNOW.com) --- The St. Scholastica football team departed on Thursday bound for Winnipeg and the program's international exhibition game, which will be played May 18 against the East Side Eagles.

UMD's Wojciechowski to Play with Huskies
Duluth, MN (NNCNOW.com) --- University of Minnesota-Duluth (UMD) freshman infielder Alex Wojciechowski has signed to play with the Duluth Huskies in the Northwoods League, the team announced on Friday afternoon.

Ex-Bulldog Bergman to Play Pro in Sweden
Duluth, MN (NNCNOW.com) --- Former University of Minnesota-Duluth (UMD) defenseman will play professionally for Timra IK, which is part of the second-tier league in Sweden, he announced Friday via Twitter.

IFalls Native Hjelle to Play Pro in Norway
International Falls, MN (NNCNOW.com) --- International Falls, Minn. native Brady Hjelle will play professional hockey for Roseborg IHK of the GET-League, which is the top league in Norway, he announced on Friday via Twitter.

Saints Win, Stay Alive in NCAA Regional
Duluth, MN (NNCNOW.com) --- Duluth, Minn. native Parker Olson hit a walk-off sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th inning on Friday afternoon, giving the #6-seeded St. Scholastica baseball team a 3-2 win over #3-seeded UW-Whitewater in the NCAA Division III Midwest regional tournament.