HIBBING — Ely’s playoff run came to a predictable end here on Tuesday as the Wolves fell hard to a combined Hibbing/Chisholm squad that had lost just twice all season and came into the Section 7A …

GIANTS RIDGE — The Ely boys Nordic ski team had a message for all the doubters out there, and they delivered it with a flourish at last week’s state ski meet: We’re still a force to be reckoned …

ELY — The first Ely-North Woods girls game in January was a 78-39 blowout for the visiting Wolves, and at the time, Grizzlies Head Coach Liz Cheney remarked that had the team been better prepared, …

FIELD TWP — Woe to those in the crosshairs when the dominated becomes the dominator. That’s a lesson Mesabi East learned the hard way last Thursday when the North Woods boys, sailing high after …

ELY — It’s said that what goes around comes around, and that’s an apt description for the Ely boys this past week as they demolished Chisholm by 30 points in a Thursday road game, 71-41, then …

FIELD TWP- Brynn Chosa keyed a 42-point second-half explosion for the Grizzlies on Tuesday as the North Woods girls got back in the win column against Littlefork-Big Falls after a hearbreaking …

FIELD TWP — A field of 461 archers from 17 schools competed Saturday at the North Woods Archery Round Robin, hosted by the North Woods archery team at North Woods School. North Woods’ middle …

ELY — The Ely boys bounced back from consecutive losses with hard-fought home wins last week against Littlefork-Big Falls and Lake of the Woods as they tune up for the final stretch run of the …

GIANTS RIDGE — Ely sent members of both its boys and girls Nordic ski teams to the state meet this week after a strong showing last Wednesday at the Section 7 championships, highlighted by a …

FIELD TWP — There’s no place like home when a team is trying to shake off a losing streak that stretched back to December, and the North Woods boys took full advantage of the opportunity by …

FIELD TWP — The North Woods girls picked up their eighth win of the season last Thursday at home against Fond du Lac, but the joy was short-lived with a string of three losses in five days to …

ELY — Mesabi East’s 6’3” phenom Marta Forsline is a daunting opponent for any team to defend, and the Ely girls got a full sample of why the senior will be playing NCAA Division I basketball …

SILVER BAY — North Shore flipped the script on the Timberwolves on Monday, as they topped Ely 3-2 in overtime, avenging their 3-2 loss earlier in the season. For Ely, Monday’s disappointment in …

ELY — On a cold Friday at Hidden Valley, the Ely Nordic ski team delivered one of its most complete performances of the season, with the boys sweeping the top three places and defeating Duluth East …

ELY — After pummeling Mesabi East 98-25 on the road last Thursday, the Ely boys took a couple of blows to the chin with a last-second home loss to Cromwell-Wright on Friday and a 72-54 road loss to …

ELY — After the string of games the Ely girls played this past week, a three-day break was a welcome opportunity for some respite and recalibration after a Thursday-Friday-Monday run that included …

FIELD TWP – The North Woods boys looked like they were on their way to a win against Class AA Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin at home on Friday, but a disastrous second-half scoring slump gave the …

FIELD TWP — Home wasn’t a safe haven for the North Woods girls last week as they lost games on consecutive nights to Deer River and Hill City/Northland. Entering the North Woods gym on Thursday …

ELY – The postponement of last Thursday’s scheduled game against Silver Bay due to dangerously cold temperatures left the Ely girls just one game to play this past week, a Monday night road game …

ELY — In a light week for the Ely boys, the Wolves prevailed in a home contest on Monday against Carlton-Wrenshall, 88-54. Early on, it looked like the 2-10 Raptors might be able to hang in against …

DULUTH — There’s little more satisfying in sports than beating a powerful opponent in their own backyard, and that’s exactly what the Ely Nordic Wolves boys did on Tuesday, edging host Duluth …

FIELD TWP — There was no David and Goliath ending at the North Woods School gym on Monday as the state-ranked Cherry Tigers crushed the young and inexperienced Grizzlies 102-45. Runner-up in last …

COLERAINE — The Raiders dominated the Timberwolves here on Tuesday, as they sent Ely home nursing a 5-0 shellacking. The Raiders controlled the puck throughout the game, limiting the Wolves to just …

FIELD TWP — If there’s one word to describe the Ely girls’ performance in their 78-39 takedown of North Woods last Thursday, it would be relentless. If the Wolves let their foot off the gas, it …

ELY — On Monday at Memorial High School in Ely, the North Woods Grizzlies boys didn’t care that their 2-10 record looked weak against the Wolves’ 10-4 record. They didn’t care that Ely has …