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'Jacket nine looks to get their offense going
HIBBING—In the eight-team Section 7AAA playoffs, the Hibbing High School baseball team is No. 3 in the field in runs given up. Offensively, that’s a different story. The Bluejackets are last in the field in runs scored. So as No. 5 seeded Hibbing gets set to open the 7AAA playoffs today against No. 4 seeded...
Franklin staff bid bittersweet goodbye
EVELETH—Debra Mayasich Gunderson writes eloquently of her emotions on the coming demolition of the Franklin School, along with the other buildings on the Eveleth campus. Buildings in Gilbert and Virginia have already been razed, and the new Rock Ridge School District is finishing its first year. Several people with longtime ties to the Franklin contributed to this story. Their comments follow: Gunderson’s comments ...
Boben battles as Bluejackets eliminate Hawks
CLOQUET—After throwing well over 100 pitches in a 9-7 loss to North Branch Wednesday, Aune Boben had to do it all over again less than 24 hours later. The Hibbing High School senior showed her mettle, throwing over 100 pitches again, but this time, it would be the Bluejackets, who came away with a 9-7 Section 7AAA elimination-game victory over Hermantown at Braun Park. Boben battled through all seven innings...
School lunch menus
May 27-31 CHISHOLM Monday: School is not in session Tuesday: Chicken patty on wwbun w/sriracha sauce and shredded lettuce, augratin potatoes, pineapple tidbits, lowfat milk choices Wednesday: Cheeseburger on a wwbun, pickle slices, creamy potato salad, crunchy celery sticks, chilled...
Storm hang on to beat Bluestreaks, 9-8
CHISHOLM—With the playoffs fast approaching, the Chisholm High School baseball team must cut down on their mistakes. The Bluestreaks found that out the hard way Monday, committing three errors, which allowed Hill City/Northland to come away with a 9-8 victory over Chisholm at the Field of Dreams. The Bluestreaks had two of those errors in a six-run second inning for the Storm, which put Chisholm in a hole right away. ...
Behind the curtain
The historic Hibbing High School auditorium is alive with movement; people are whispering; kids are babbling and pointing at the hand-painted ceilings; all eyes are focused on the closed grand curtain. Suddenly, the hundred-year-old chandelier lights begin to dim, music starts to play from speakers hidden in ornate columns, and the sound of voices dissipates in anticipation. The aisle lights illuminate only the stained glass and ornate wood of the doors. The curtain opens with a swish. The show has begun. The historic auditorium has...
Farewell to the Franklin
EVELETH—Soon the Franklin School will be no more. The 103-year-old brick school is scheduled for demolition, as are other buildings on the Eveleth campus. Schools in Gilbert and Virginia have already been razed, and students now occupy the new structures of the Rock Ridge Schools. This is the Franklin’s history as written on the website of the Eveleth Heritage Society: ...
Boben reaches 600 strikeouts in win over Giants
HIBBING—Aune Boben was on her game. The Hibbing High School senior struck out 19 Mesabi East batters, and she hit a home run, as the Bluejackets beat the Giants 7-0 Friday at Dr. Ben Owens Stadium in Cheever Field. In the process, Boben topped 600 career strikeouts in a dominant performance. “Six-hundred strikeouts shows how...
Informing the school and community
Sam Gabardi and Ian Larrabee are both known around the Hibbing High School community for their involvement in sports and extra curricular activities, one of which is being the hosts of the Anchor Down Podcast. The podcast was started in 2021 by a couple of then seniors, as a way to expose kids to the world of video making and appearing on screen, as well as a fun way to inform the school and community about events and current happenings around the area. There was a year-long hiatus of the podcast, but it came back this year with a bit...
Hibbing School Board prepares for summer school
HIBBING—The Hibbing School Board took action last week to prepare for summer school, approving teachers for seventh and eighth grade levels and ninth through 12th grade levels. Hibbing High School Principal Ranae Seykora, on Monday, said the district has two summer school programs that run from June 10 to July 22. The seventh and eighth grade summer school “allows students to practice skills and gain knowledge they missed in core...
Bugliosi Wood Bat Classic kicks off today
HIBBING—If the Hibbing High School baseball team has a springboard into the postseason, it starts today at Al Nyberg Field. That’s because the Mike Bugliosi Wood Bat Classic begins with Roseau playing Cloquet at 4:30 p.m., then the Bluejackets take on Proctor, beginning at 7 p.m. On Saturday, Hibbing will play Roseau at 10 a.m., followed by the Rams and Proctor at 12:30 p.m. Cloquet and Proctor play at 3...
Minnesota North College Eveleth campus to host free summer camps
Minnesota North College, Eveleth Campus, will host summer camps for any student ages 16 and up! Explore hands-on workshops in Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Welding, and Graphic Design and Visual Communications. These summer camps are paid for through the federal Carl Perkins grant for Career and Technical Education and will be hosted at the Eveleth Campus. The EMS camp is June 10-10th from 9—3 p.m. Students will work to gain a CPR/First Aid/AED certification and work alongside local fire departments, EMS and Life Link air...
Candidates announced for Miss Chisholm Scholarship Pageant
CHISHOLM—There are 10 candidates vying for the title of Miss Chisholm 2024, according to the Chisholm Kiwanis Club. The new Miss Chisholm and 2024 Little Miss Chisholm and 2024 Little Mister Chisholm are set to be crowned at a ceremony set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, in the Chisholm High School Auditorium. Miss Chisholm candidates are judged on their initial application, focusing on community service and activity involvement. They...
Zakula presents keynote address at the U of M School of Dentistry
Former Buhl resident and Hibbing orthodontist, Dr. Michael Zakula presented the keynote address at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry commencement exercises held Friday, May 10, at Northrup Auditorium. Zakula received his DDS degree from the U of M School of Dentistry in 1976, and then served in the US Army Dental Corps before attending Emory University School of Dentistry where he received an Orthodontic Specialty Certificate. For 35 years he maintained an orthodontic practice in Hibbing, while at the same time being actively...
'A day without childcare'
Many daycare centers on the Iron Range and across the country were closed Monday to bring awareness to some big problems facing the childcare industry. “I don’t know how parents afford to pay my childcare rates. I’m embarrassed, I’m not proud of them, but yet I still, don’t even break even every week,” said Shawntel Gruba, CEO of Iron Range Tykes Learning Center. She closed her doors Monday, taking part...
Spartans flex their muscles against 'Jackets
HIBBING—Under most circumstances, Hibbing High School softball coach would be disappointed with a loss, but she wasn’t on Monday. That’s because the Bluejackets took on the No. 1 team in Class 3A in Wisconsin, Superior, and Hibbing held its own against the Spartans, falling 7-5 at Bennett Park Field. Vesledahl couldn’t have been any happier with the way her team responded in the game. ...
HHS netters get past Hunters, 7-0
HIBBING—The run for the Section 7A tennis title started Tuesday, and the Hibbing High School boys tennis team took their first step en route to the finals. The Bluejackets only allowed Duluth Denfeld to win four games in the doubles as Hibbing went on to beat the Hunters 7-0 at the Lincoln Elementary School Courts. It’s only one match, and there’s tougher ones in the coming days, but Bluejacket coach...
HHS 9 beats Thunderhawks in 9 innings
HIBBING—Jay Wetzel has been coaching the Hibbing High School baseball team for 15 seasons, and there’s one thing missing from his résumé—win over Grand Rapids. Wetzel can finally put that behind him as the Bluejackets got a bases-loaded infield single in the bottom of the ninth inning to score the game-winning run in a 6-5 victory over the Thunderhawks Monday at Al Nyberg Field. Even during Hibbing’s state-tournament run in...
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