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Tigers enter new season stronger mentally
CHERRY—As the Cherry High School volleyball team prepares for the 2024 season, Tiger coach LeAnn Adkisson enters the new campaign with a veteran team. The Cherry mentor is hoping that carries this team deep into the Section 7A playoffs. It begins with the seniors, which include Aimeelee Grotberg, Lydia Greenly, Anna Serna and Ariana Abramson,. ...
'Jacket spikers need to step out of comfort zone
HIBBING—The Hibbing High School volleyball team is ready to take a step forward. The Bluejackets have been on the edge of success, but for one reason or another, they fall just short. This season, Hibbing coach Lauren Huju believes this team can take a big jump for success. “We’ll take a step up from last...
Rangers race past Vikings for Week 1 win
MOUNTAIN IRON—The Mountain Iron-Buhl football team got their season off to a good start on Thursday afternoon. The Rangers ran the ball up and down the field and played some solid defense and coasted to a 42-6 win over Cook County in a game that was played in running time in the fourth quarter. “We did do some good things, for it being our first game of the season,” Rangers...
Wolverine volleyball ready to put the pieces together
VIRGINIA—The Rock Ridge volleyball team enters the 2024 season with a lot of key pieces returning from a year ago and a number of players returning from a year off or more that gives the program reason to be excited. In her third year at the helm, Wolverines head coach Amy Kvaternik says that it feels like her team has a number of talented players on this year’s roster, they just need to put those pieces together in order to find some wins. ...
Rock Ridge downs Denfeld 3-1 to take home opener
VIRGINIA—Playing on their home court for the first time this season, Rock Ridge head volleyball coach Amy Kvaternik could tell her team was out of sorts for a time. But when the Wolverines came together to play their game and found ways to get the energy going on the court, there was no stopping them. Tied 1-1 after two sets, the Wolverines took over in the final two sets to...
Pascuzzi a force for Chisholm harriers
CHISHOLM—Olivia Pascuzzi is only going into the ninth-grade, but she’s already made a name for herself. Pascuzzi has advanced to the Minnesota State High School League State Cross Country Meet the past two seasons, finishing 14th in 2023 and 76th in 2022. According to Chisholm coach Chelsey Schmitz, Pascuzzi is ready for another successful season. ...
Trunnell steps in to guide Rangers
MOUNTAIN IRON—Just over a month ago, the Mountain Iron-Buhl volleyball team was still on a search for a new head coach. And while Jessica Trunnell hadn’t originally considered applying for the job, the continued insistence of friends sending her the job listing eventually convinced her that she should give it a shot. Now that she’s landed the job, Trunnell has been tasked with taking over the Rangers program and she’s...
Norse bringing new look into 2024
VIRGINIA—The Minnesota North—Mesabi Range volleyball team will look quite a bit different this season and the North know that they’re going to need to adapt if they hope to once again qualify for the region tournament by year’s end. Losing a number of key pieces like middle hitter Addy Gangl (now playing for Wisconsin-Superior), as well as hitters Kylee Huusko and Johanna Westby and setter Madeline Kallberg (Now at Minnesota North—Hibbing), the Norse will be looking to replace a lot of talent in their 2024...
'Streaks could be in 7A title hunt
CHISHOLM—If everything works out to play, the Chisholm High School volleyball team could be battling for a Section 7A title. Bluestreak coach Pam Pioske has a plethora of returning players that had a winning percentage over 60-percent last year. With only two players graduating off of that team, Chisholm has all of the pieces in place to have a successful season. ...
Veteran talent leading young Rock Ridge netters
VIRGINIA—For the last two seasons, the Rock Ridge girls’ tennis team has competed with the best in Section 7AA. Falling just short of a state tournament appearance both times, the Wolverines are looking to retool for the 2024 season. Bringing back their top singles and doubles players, there’s plenty of experience to go around but a new crop of young athletes will look to fill in roles as well and co-head coaches Kortney Rosati and Jessica Kralich think they have players ready to do that. ...
Hibbing swimmers look to the future
HIBBING—As the 2024 high school girls swimming season gets off the ground, Hibbing coach Mike Veneziano has a whole new vision of his squad. That’s because Veneziano never looks to the past, he looks forward to the future, and this season is no exception. According to Veneziano, every team, every year is unique unto itself. ...
Talented Hibbing boys look to break long-standing streak
HIBBING—The last time a Hibbing High School boys cross country team advanced to the state meet was 24 years ago. Could that drought end in 2024? That’s the hope, and Bluejacket coach James Plese believes he has the team to do it. Now, everything has to fall in place for that to happen. ...
Wolverine swimmers look to defend 7A crown
VIRGINIA—The Rock Ridge girls’ swimming and diving team made their presence known last season. The Wolverines captured the Section 7A True Team title and then later went on to win their first ever Section 7A championship. While they’ll lose eight of their top swimmers due to graduation, head coach Perry Brown is excited for the group that returns and excited for the new swimmers joining the ranks. With so much success a year before, the goal is to capitalize on that and keep building. ...
Wolverines shake off early rust, down Buejackets
HIBBING—On their first possessions of the season, the Rock Ridge and Hibbing High School football teams got stopped on downs and punted, respectively. On that Bluejacket punt, the Wolverines fumbled it back to Hibbing, then the Bluejackets fumbled, giving the ball back to Rock Ridge. After that, things got crazy. A lightning strike halted the...
Doubles leads the way for Hibbing tennis
HIBBING—The Hibbing High School girls tennis team has plenty of depth, especially in doubles, but how the Bluejackets fare in singles will go a long way in determining their success during the 2024 season. Hibbing coach Gary Conda has seven seniors, so the experience is there with Opal Valeri, Erin McCormick, Bella Jaynes, Ava Bougalis, Iris Hendrickson, Brylee Conda and Heidi Rasch. “I’ve been playing most of them in doubles,”...
Cardinals lift off again in 2024
HIBBING—When he got the job two years ago, Minnesota North-Hibbing volleyball coach Travis Vake was set to hit the ground running. Only Vake got the job too late to do any recruiting, so he was given a year to get the program back off the ground. Vake put in a lot of blood, sweat and tears, but it has all paid off as the Cardinals return to the court for...
Lady Norse down Cardinals in four
HIBBING—It was their first match in two seasons, but the Minnesota North-Hibbing volleyball team left an impression on Sara Matuszak. The Minnesota North-Mesabi Range coach had seen the Cardinals two weeks ago at a scrimmage in Grand Rapids, then she saw them again Wednesday. There was a lot of improvement over that two-week span, but the experience of the Lady Norse was too much to overcome as Minnesota North-Hibbing fell...
Hibbing girls XC seeks fourth straight section crown
HIBBING—The Hibbing High School girls cross country team has won three-straight Section 7AA titles. Can the Bluejackets make it four in a row? Only time will tell, but Hibbing coach James Plese has all of the pieces in place to make another run at the section title. The Bluejackets placed 10th at state in 2021,...
Thunderhawks place two in top-7 in Virginia
VIRGINIA — The Grand Rapids boys and girls cross country teams hit the ground running with their first meet of the season. The Thunderhawks participated in the Rock Ridge Invitational at Virginia Public Golf Course on Wednesday, and impressed with two top-7 finishes in the boys’ run. The boys placed second overall behind Hibbing with 68 points, led by junior Brenden Sylvester in the 5,000 Meters. Sylvester, a state tournament-runner,...
Young crowd to lead MI-B XC
MOUNTAIN IRON—The vibe of the Mountain Iron-Buhl cross country team is a different one compared to past years. The days of twin sisters Kate and Liz Nelson leading the program have finished thanks to graduation. Four other seniors, including 2023 state qualifier Rylen Niska are no longer with the team as well. The Rangers will be young and head coach Alicia Nelson recognizes that. For her, the excitement this year...
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