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Grizzlies top South Ridge, Bigfork in season debut
SOUTH RIDGE- The North Woods boys opened the 2023-24 basketball season with a pair of road wins this week, taking down South Ridge on Monday and Bigfork on Tuesday. The Grizzlies had decided height … more
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Ely junior Alex Merriman advances the puck down the ice under pressure from a Mora defenseman.
Fast start for T-Wolves
ELY— The Timberwolves, who struggled mightily on the ice last season, are off to their best start in memory this year, notching a 3-1 record through their first four games of the season. After … more
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Wolves now at 2-1 after loss to Mesabi East
AURORA—Turnovers and lackluster shooting proved Ely’s undoing here on Monday as the Timberwolves girls basketball squad dropped their first game of the young season to Mesabi East. … more
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North Woods’ Tatum Barto looks on from the lane as Helen Koch applies pressure to a Bigfork ballhandler.
Grizzlies dump Bigfork for first win
FIELD TWP- The North Woods girls fended off a pesky Bigfork Huskies squad at home on Monday for their first win of the young basketball season, 65-54. The Huskies took an early lead and held it until … more
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Deer numbers in the region dropped sharply in the aftermath of severe winters in 2012-13 and 2013-14 and have yet to recover.
Deer registrations continue long decline
REGIONAL— Preliminary deer registrations continue to run below last year across all of northeastern Minnesota. The regular firearms deer season ended in the region back on Nov. 19, so the … more
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Ely notches back-to-back victories in season debut
HALLOCK— Times may be changing for the long hapless Timberwolves hockey team. The Wolves came away from a season-opening weekend road trip here with back-to-back wins over Kittson County … more
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Two disabled riders using adaptive mountain bikes were able to enjoy the new mountain bike trails at Hidden Valley this year. The trails have proven to be extremely popular, attracting thousands of visits in their first year.
TRAILS FOR ALL
HIDDEN VALLEY— The opening of the new singletrack mountain biking trail system earlier this year has prompted an almost immediate boom in off-season traffic here. While Hidden Valley has long … more
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Grizzlies drop girls hoops opener at Chisholm
CHISHOLM- The North Woods Grizzlies girls basketball team hit the road to Chisholm for their season opener on Tuesday and squandered a promising early lead to fall to the Bluestreaks 86-56. The … more
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Daryl and Garrett Lamppa are announcing the launch of their new wood gasifying sauna stove, known as BluFlame.
ULTIMATE SAUNA
TOWER- The portable sauna sitting in the parking lot of Lamppa Manufacturing was a toasty 190 degrees this past week and the small bundle of firewood fueling the stove had burned down to a pile of … more
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Inside Ed Crossman’s Buffet and Saloon on N. Central Ave. in 1905. The building is now part of the Piragis Northwoods storefront. The two blocks on either side of Sheridan were Ely’s “Bowery District.”
Ely’s Bowery District
ELY- What is there now gives no hint of the so-called Bowery District Ely once had. This Bowery occupied the first two blocks of Central Avenue just north of Ely’s train depot. In the earliest … more
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The newly-installed Little Free Library at the Timber Hall in Embarrass, installed by the Babbitt Friends of the Library.
Little Library installed at Timber Hall Bigfork
EMBARRASS- A small house full of stories and ideas popped up last month just outside the Timber Hall in Embarrass. The little house was a foot and a half wide by two feet high, perched on a post and … more
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Timberjay turkey contest winners
Orr Orr Municipal Liquor Store – Tyae Pattenn Pelican Bay Foods – Bette Hoffer Lumber Orr Hardware – Julie Aune Cook Northern Comfort Company – Taylor Pauling Cook … more
The Ely Timberwolves pose with their consolation bracket trophy on Saturday at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
THAT’S SOME CONSOLATION
REGIONAL- With senior Hannah Penke making the all-tourney team, the Ely Timberwolves claimed the consolation bracket trophy Saturday at the Class A state volleyball championships in St. Paul. It was … more
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The South Ridge girls cross country team competed in the Niké Heartland Regional Championships in Sioux Falls, S.D. last weekend. Members of the team included, from left, Zoey Burckhardt, Scarlett Vanderscheuren, Regan Klemetsen, Addison Burckhardt, Madison Ellefson, and Evelyn Brodeen.
Grizzlies girls compete at Heartland championships
REGIONAL- Last week’s Class A state championship wasn’t the end of the road for the South Ridge Panthers girls cross country team this season. The 7A Sectional champions made the trek to … more
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Ely tumbles to Mayer Lutheran at state
ST. PAUL- A game effort by the Ely Timberwolves against Mayer Lutheran in first-round state volleyball tourney action comes up short as the Crusaders win in straight sets 3-0. M-L came from behind to … more
Ely players and coaches give a cheer as they pose with their Section 7A championship trophy.
SECTION CHAMPS, AGAIN
VIRGINA- A jubilant celebration erupted at Rock Ridge High School on Saturday as the Ely Timberwolves and their fans rejoiced after earning a repeat trip to the Class A state volleyball tournament … more
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North Woods junior and South Ridge runner Alex Burckhardt (bib number 549) finished in 20th place to make the all-state team at this year’s state cross country meet.
Burckhardt lands all-state honors at state meet
REGIONAL- North Woods junior cross country runner Alex Burckhardt turned in an all-state level performance last Saturday in the Class A State Championship at the University of Minnesota’s Les … more
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The Grizzlies’ Addy Hartway gets the ball past a Floodwood defender in their semi-final tilt last Wednesday night.
Grizzlies rocked, then rolled
VIRGINIA- The North Woods volleyball season came to an abrupt end last week in the 7A sectional semifinals at Rock Ridge High School when the Floodwood Polar Bears came storming back from a 2-0 set … more
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Caid Chittum and Molly Brophy pose with their medals from cross country sectional competition.
Brophy tops field at sections
COLERAINE—Ely freshman Molly Brophy and junior Caid Chittum both ran the races of their careers to date here last Thursday, and it qualified each of them for the state cross country competition … more
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North Woods cross country runners post with their sectional meet plaques to celebrate both boys and girls teams qualifying for the state meet. Pictured are, from left, Kahlil Spears, Lincoln Antikainen, Alex Burckhardt, Corra Brodeen, assistant coach Dan Squires, Zoey Burckhardt, Tatum Barto, Evelyn Brodeen, and Addiston Burckhardt.
North Woods runners qualify for state XC meet
REGIONAL- A host of North Woods cross country runners are headed to the state meet in Minneapolis after boosting the South Ridge Panthers to the girls championship and boys runner-up trophies at the … more
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Ely senior Hannah Penke led the team in kills during Friday’s contest against Chisholm.
Section championship next stop for Ely?
Thursday update: Ely defeated South Ridge in five sets on Wednesday to advance to the section championship match on Saturday at 6 p.m. at Rock Ridge. ELY— The Ely Timberwolves may be the … more
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The Grizzlies’ Lauren Burnett goes up for a kill attempt against Nashwauk-Keewatin.
GRIZZLIES ADVANCE
FIELD TWP- With only a couple of hiccups along the way, the North Woods volleyball team made its way to the 7A sectional tournament semifinals with 3-1 match wins over Deer River and … more
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Grizzlies’ senior lineman Noah Westman got the chance to carry the ball late in the game, taking this handoff from Trajen Barto.
BLOWOUT! Cherry ends North Woods’ season with a 72-0 shellacking
CHERRY- The Cherry Tigers have chewed up and spit out every opponent that’s dared to set foot on their home turf this season by an average score of 78-6, so no one was expecting a miracle when … more
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Trajen Barto goes up high for a pass deflection against Cook County last Wednesday.
Grizzlies fall to Vikings to end regular season ends
FIELD TWP- The North Woods football team ran into a buzz saw against Cook County in their final regular season home game Oct. 18, as the Vikings handed the Grizzlies a lopsided 50-0 defeat. It took … more
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Raiders romp twice over Ely
ISLE— Ely’s football season ended quietly this week as the Timberwolves fell to third-seeded Mille Lacs 40-0 to end their season at 1-8. The Wolves faced the Raiders on Tuesday, just four … more
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