REGIONAL — Both North Woods and Northeast Range/Ely were in the field last Wednesday at the Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin ERC Invite at Swan Lake Country Club, where the Grizzlies turned in a …

FIELD TWP — The North Woods track teams competed in two meets this past week, getting standout performances from Kahlil Lightfeather-Spears and Leah Las. At the War Eagle Invitational At Deer River …

ELY — The Ely Timberwolves girls turned in a pair of strong team performances last week, highlighted by a meet win in Esko, while the boys added several top-three finishes across both competitions. …

FIELD TWP — North Woods showed both patience and production at the plate last Friday, turning a close early game into an 11-1 rout of Littlefork-Big Falls after unplayable field conditions forced …

CHERRY — Ely dug an early hole and couldn’t climb out Thursday, falling 9-3 to Cherry on the road. Cherry jumped on the Timberwolves right out of the gate Thursday, scoring three in the first, …

REGIONAL — The North Woods boys golf team opened its season with a fourth-place finish Monday at the GNK East Range Conference invitational at Swan Lake Country Club in Pengilly, carding a team …

REGIONAL- The Ely Timberwolves softball team is off to a 2-2 start to the season, all on the road, with wins over Hayfield and Blooming Prairie and losses to Kenyon-Wanamingo and Mt. Iron-Buhl. …

REGIONAL- The Ely Timberwolves opened their 2026 baseball season with a tough three-game southern Minnesota swing Friday and Saturday, falling to Kenyon-Wanamingo, state-ranked Hayfield, and …

CROSBY- The Ely girls track and field team opened the season with a strong showing Friday, finishing third at the Crosby-Ironton Anniversary Invitational, while the Timberwolves boys placed eighth. …

ELEPHANT LAKE — Owners and fans of vintage snowmobiles made their way in large numbers to Elephant Lake on Saturday for the 40th Annual Melgeorge’s Resort Antique and Vintage Snowmobile Race, …

REGIONAL — Fear can do one of two things to a person. It can freeze you in place, or it can push you toward something you never imagined doing. For Emanuel Anastos, a child welfare case manager …

REGIONAL — Three campers who became lost in the woods near Voyageurs National Park last Friday night were safely located and assisted back to their vehicle. According to the St. Louis County …

REGIONAL– The Northland Foundation awarded 22 grants totaling $687,000 through its Quarterly Grant program during October through December of 2025. Quarterly grants from the foundation are …

HIBBING — It wasn’t supposed to end this way, but Hibbing became Heartbreak City on Saturday for the fifth-seeded Ely boys in a quarterfinal sectional matchup against No. 4 Barnum with a 67-66 …

HERMANTOWN — It wasn’t the performance the Ely girls had hoped for in the school’s first ever trip to a sectional finals game, but one player in particular, Lydia Shultz, showed that there’s …

DEER RIVER — Fans of North Woods boys basketball got an 26-minute preview of what might be in store for next season during their first round Section 7A tournament game at Deer River last week on …

CRANE LAKE- A high-energy group of speed-craving snowmobilers flocked to Crane Lake last Saturday for the Straight Line Speed Association’s annual Crane Lake Challenge. Over 100 snowmobiles in 19 …

BARNUM — Stand. Dribble. Aim. Shoot. Repeat. Practicing free throw shooting is arguably one of the most boring aspects of basketball. There’s no movement across the floor, no defender to beat, no …

ELY — The final regular season game for the Ely boys provided a preview of their first round matchup in the Section 7A tournament that started Wednesday, with the Wolves winning the front end of …

NORTH WOODS — The North Woods boys ended the regular season on a sour note Friday with a 93-43 home smackdown at the hands of Deer River. The 20-5 Warriors simply had too much size, athleticism, …

FIELD TWP — The Ely boys traveled to North Woods on Tuesday and came away with a hard-fought and long-sought victory over the tenacious Grizzlies, 68-58. Wolves Head Coach Tom McDonald noted that …

SOUTH RIDGE — The Ely boys got a hard test last Friday when they traveled to South Ridge to take on the Panthers, one they aced with some last-minute heroics from Drew Johnson and Max Brandreit. …

FIELD TWP — The North Woods boys notched two more wins on their belts last week before Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin ended their win streak at five games on Monday. When the Grizzlies hosted …

SOUTH RIDGE — The Ely girls played their final game of the regular season on the road against South Ridge on Friday and tuned up for sectional tournament play with an easy 60-27 win. Ely trailed in …

HERMANTOWN — The North Woods girls scheduled a formidable foe for their final regular season game on Friday, Class AAA Hermantown, seeded second in their section with a 16-9 record. For the 9-16 …