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Glumack will honored for his many years of officiating
HIBBING—When Babe Glumack was growing up, his dream was to be a Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees. When that didn’t pan out, Glumack did the next-best thing—he became an official. For well over 50 years, Glumack has been patrolling the court, baseball and football fields with his emphatic calls. The former Hibbing...
Tintor joins his brothers with hall of fame induction
HIBBING—Mike Tintor now joins his brothers Rick and Tim into a hall of fame. That’s because Tintor will be inducted into the Hibbing High School Hall of Fame in a ceremony to be held Saturday at the Hibbing Memorial Building. Rick is already in the Hibbing Hall of Fame, and Tom is in a hall of fame in Florida. ...
Tigers finally get to play a home game
IRON—It’s Four weeks into the season and the Cherry High School football team hasn’t done one thing—play at home. The Tigers were supposed to play at home on Sept. 13, against Bigfork, but the Huskies had to forfeit the game. Cherry will finally get the chance to play at home today when they host Littlefork-Big Falls, beginning at 7 p.m. at Tom Koskela Memorial Field ...
Norse volleyball sweeps Cardinals, 3-0
VIRGINIA—Less than a month ago, the two local rivals met up on the volleyball court for a tight, four-set battle where each set could’ve gone either way. Tuesday night, Minnesota North-Mesabi Range and Minnesota North-Hibbing met up for the rematch and it was an entirely different story. The Cardinals were out of sorts from the beginning and the Norse jumped on the opportunity given to them as they cruised to the 3-0 (25-10, 25-16, 25-15) victory at William Wirtanen Gymnasium. ...
Bluestreaks hope to take last week's success into Deer River game
CHISHOLM—After beating Ely 26-18 last week, the Chisholm High School football team got to feel a little positivity in their play. Bluestreaks coach Nick Milani is hoping that carries to today when Chisholm hosts Deer River, beginning at 7 p.m. on Joel Maturi Field. Milani said that victory gave his team a big boost heading into the final four games of the regular season. ...
Wolverines finish strong in win over Hibbing
HIBBING—Rock Ridge High School girls swimming coach Perry Brown doesn’t work his team hard before a meet. On Monday, Brown veered off from that practice and put his team through a grueling workout. Brown wasn’t sure what kind of effect that was going to have on the Wolverines before their dual meet with Hibbing, but it turned out OK. ...
Russ starred in basketball for the Bluejackets
TWIN LAKES—Growing up in Brooklyn, Frank Russ was around Dave Kosel and Don Martella, who were lighting it up on the Hibbing High School basketball team. It was through those acquaintances that Russ developed a love for the sport. Playing since the fourth-grade, Russ’ game grew and grew to the point where he made the Bluejacket B-team in the eighth-grade, then as a freshman, he made the varsity team. ...
Kleffman is still going strong in swimming
FARIBAULT—Robin Kleffman competed in swimming and track and field at Hibbing High School, and he’s still competing, at least in one sport. The former Hibbing High School graduate was a four-year letter winner in both sports, and he still has the No. 3 all-time throw in the shot put at 57-feet-2 ½-inches. He was third in the state in the medley relay as both a sophomore and junior, and as...
Zambrano excelled in track, cross country for Hibbing
EDINA—Peter Zambrano had quite the high school career in cross country and track. Zambrano won a total of six section titles combined in the two sports, placing fifth in the 3200 at the state meet as a junior, then during his senior year, he was third at state in cross country, second in the mile and first in the two-mile. With that résumé, Zambrano will be inducted into the Hibbing...
'Jacket 11 has tough task against Patriots
HIBBING—The Hibbing High School football team might be on a two-game winning streak, but trying to make it three in a row won’t be a piece of cake. That’s because the No. 4 rated team in Class 3A is coming to town today as Pequot Lakes invades Cheever Field in Dr. Ben Owens Stadium, beginning at 7 p.m. as the Bluejacket’ Homecoming opponent. Hibbing coach Matt Anderson knows a lot...
Retica excelled in two sports for Bluejackets
xMINNETONKA—John Retica wasn’t a one-dimensional high school athlete. The former Hibbing High School graduate was a solid player on the Bluejacket boys basketball team, plus, he was solid on the golf team as well. Retica played both basketball and golf for four years, and he excelled in both sports. For that reason, Retica will be...
Plese tapped for activities director position
HIBBING—The Hibbing School Board has selected a coach with over 20 years experience in Bluejacket athletics to fill the vacant activities director position. At a special meeting on Monday the board voted 5 to 1 to hire James Plese Jr. to fill the position. The board accepted the resignation of Keith Turner, the current activities director at its September 17 meeting, effective September 30. Director Sarah Gabardi, on Monday, posed...
Riesgraf makes a triumphant return home; Spartans take down Hibbing in three
HIBBING—The last time Kristen Riesgraf was at the Lincoln Elementary School Gymnasium was in the fall of 2004 on the Hibbing High School volleyball team. After that Riesgraf went on to star in the sport in college, and she became an assistant coach at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Riesgraf was with the Yellowjackets for 13 years, then this year, she took over as head coach of Superior High School. ...
Heck's golfing exploits earn her hall of fame honors
SEATTLE—Laura Heck is no stranger to being inducted into a hall of fame. The former Hibbing High School graduate was inducted into the St. Thomas Hall of Fame in 2019 for her exploits on the golf course. Heck is getting a second opportunity to be inducted into another hall of fame, the Hibbing High School Hall of Fame, when attends the ceremony, which is being held Saturday at the Hibbing...
HHS netters end season with a win vs. Superior
HIBBING—As the Section 7AA playoffs loom, the Hibbing High School girls tennis team will be going into the post season on a positive note. Having already won two matches this week against Hermantown and Duluth Marshall, the Bluejackets made it three in a row with a 6-1 victory over Superior Wednesday at the Lincoln Elementary School Courts. Now, Hibbing will await its playoff fate Sunday when the seeds and draw...
HHS netters sweep doubleheader vs. Marshall, Hermantown
HIBBING—The Hibbing High School girls tennis team had a doubleheader Monday, and the Bluejackets went on to sweep both matches. In match one, Hibbing took care of Duluth Marshall 6-1, then in the nightcap, the Bluejackets had a tougher time in dispatching Hermantown by the score of 5-2 at the Lincoln Elementary School Courts. Against the Hilltoppers, Hibbing only lost six games in doubles as Kenedi Koland and Opal Valeri...
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