Sports - The Timberjay

Wolves survive late Broncos rally in 62-57 win

INTERNATIONAL FALLS—The Timberwolves hung on through a late-game scoring drought here to improve their record to 3-0 with a 62-57 win over the Broncos last Thursday. “We were up by 18 … more

Marshall Helmberger | 12/13/23

Wolves notch huge win in regular season finale

SOUTH RIDGE— The Timberwolves notched their 20th regular season win for only the third time in school history here last Friday as they slayed the Panthers 60-50. South Ridge came into the game … more

Marshall Helmberger | 2/28/24

North Woods’ Eli Smith holds a Rock Ridge runner on at first.

Grizzlies notch first win, drop two at MI-B, Rock Ridge

EVELETH- Perhaps a young North Woods baseball team got a glimpse of their own future on Tuesday, as an older, more experienced and bigger Rock Ridge squad hammered the Grizzlies 17-0 in Eveleth.Louie … more

David Colburn | 5/3/23

Kiminski leads Floodwood over Grizzlies

FIELD TWP- The North Woods girls basketball team was hoping to carry momentum from last week’s big wins over Carlton-Wrenshall and Two Harbors into Tuesday’s home tilt against Floodwood, … more

David Colburn | 12/13/23

North Woods drops two games on the week

MT. IRON- Close but no kewpie doll was the refrain for last week’s North Woods softball outings as the team dropped a pair of road contests at Mt. Iron-Buhl on Thursday and Silver Bay on … more

5/3/23

Grizzlies, Wolves have tough tourney draws

REGIONAL- The North Woods Grizzlies and Ely Timberwolves will face tough competition for their opening round games in the Section 7A tournament this week, although as a No. 4 seed North Woods will … more

David Colburn | 3/4/24

Ely follows the yellow brick road to the Land of Oz

ELY – The Yellow Brick Road led to Ely last weekend as the Prairie Fire Children’s Theater, with the help of the Northern Lakes Arts Association and Lake Country Power, presented … more

Keith Vandervort | 7/6/22

Senior rusher Gavin Marshall looks for daylight as sophomore lineman Tyler Fritz pushes back a Braham defender.

Wolves bombed by Braham

ELY— The Bombers came to take names here on Friday night, and they left the Timberwolves bloody as they romped to a 55-8 win to spoil homecoming at the end of the road. It was always going to … more

Marshall Helmberger | 10/4/23

Grizzlies rout Cass Lake 56-14

CASS LAKE- The North Woods football team was on the road last Friday to face Cass Lake-Bena in a homecoming matchup, and the young Grizzlies showed they could take a punch and come back with a roar, … more

David Colburn | 10/4/23

Street closures, reroutes, and new app set for festival weekend

ELY- The city of Ely is implementing changes to traffic flow and parking around Whiteside Park for the Blueberry/Art Festival. The Ely Police Department has set up a messaging service for the … more

7/26/23

The Grizzlies’ Lauren Burnett goes up high for a smash attempt as Ely’s Lilli Rechichi and Charlotte Hegman defend.

Ely tops Grizzlies in three

ELY- The Ely Timberwolves volleyball squad wasn’t about to let anyone spoil their homecoming for the first match of the season on Memorial High School’s new gym floor on Tuesday, least of … more

David Colburn | 10/4/23

Ely’s Brophy takes fifth at Hibbing Rotary Invitational

HIBBING— Ely freshman Molly Brophy took fifth in a field of 146 cross country runners here last Thursday as the Ely girls team finished sixth overall against 19 other competitors at the Hibbing … more

Marshall Helmberger | 10/4/23

Talise Goodsky makes a backwards set at the net against Northeast Range.

Goodsky posts 1,000th assist

FIELD TWP- Last Thursday was a good night for the North Woods volleyball team and senior setter Talise Goodsky, who collected her 1,000th career set assist in the Grizzzlies’ 3-0 win over … more

David Colburn | 10/4/23

Members of the Northeast Range marching band honored Troy Swanson during the Tower parade. Swanson, who died June 30, was the longtime school board representative for the Tower-Soudan area.

A red, white, and blue celebration

Timberjay photographers were out and about to capture images from Independence Day celebrations on Sunday and Monday. more

Timberjay photographers | 7/6/22

Timberwolves top Northeast Range in straight sets

BABBITT— The Timberwolves topped the Nighthawks here in straight sets on Monday, but Northeast Range Head Coach Misty Roseth said she liked what she saw. “We’ve improved so much … more

Marshall Helmberger | 10/5/23

NER/Ely scores top five finishes in Range wide meet

ROCK RIDGE— Competing against a bevy of larger schools, the NER/Ely swimmers finished fifth among six teams here on Tuesday, with top five finishes in three contests. Rock Ridge and Mesabi East … more

Marshall Helmberger | 10/6/23

freshman guard Brynn Chosa drives the ball downcourt.

‘Streaks stump Grizzlies

FIELD TWP- A season full of promise got off to a rocky start Monday when the North Woods girls dropped their basketball season opener to Chisholm 66-43.The Grizzlies return a host of starters from … more

David Colburn | 12/1/22

North Woods’ Burckhardt places second at Duluth East meet

DULUTH- North Woods’ junior Alex Burckhardt continued his assault on the cross-country leaderboards in the region on Saturday with a second-place finish in the Duluth East invitational. Running … more

David Colburn | 10/5/23

Ely senior runningback Jason Kerntz makes his way around a downed Bigfork defender. Kerntz rushed for 157 yards and Ely’s only touchdown.

Wolves still looking for answers

ELY— It was another case of missed opportunity for the Timberwolves as they dropped their second game of the season Friday, falling 14-6 to Bigfork. Ely’s defense did its part, holding … more

Marshall Helmberger | 9/21/22

The Grizzlies’ Noah Westman forces a Deer River ball handler to fumble during action last Friday at North Woods.

Grizzlies fall to Warriors

FIELD TWP- The North Woods Grizzlies are still looking for their first win of the season after a soggy 26-6 loss to Deer River on their home turf last Friday.The Warriors drew first blood on their … more

David Colburn | 9/21/22

Ely seniors Madeline Kallberg (l) and Rachel Coughlin team up to form a red wall against a Broncos’ kill attempt.

Wolves stay red hot

ELY— The red-hot Timberwolves extended their perfect streak to nine games on Tuesday as they tamed the Broncos in straight sets, 25-14, 25-19, 25-16. Now more than a third of the way through … more

Marshall Helmberger | 9/21/22

Grizzlies win streak at five

FIELD TWP- The Cherry Tigers were more like mild cats on Tuesday as the North Woods volleyball ran its winning streak to five on Tuesday with a 3-0 win on the Grizzlies’ home court.A … more

David Colburn | 9/21/22

Ben Pawlak of Rusty Nail Woodcraft, shown here with his immigrant grandfather’s chest of woodworking hand tools from Sweden.

Third-generation woodworker continues tradition of his Swedish grandfather

ELY- Ben Pawlak inherited his love of woodworking from his Swedish grandfather, who brought his tools with him when he came to America. Pawlak also inherited his grandfather’s tools, which he … more

Catie Clark | 7/26/23

NR-E’s Sabrah Hart competes in the butterfly portion of the 200 yd. medley relay.

NR-E swimmers dominate Denfeld

DULUTH DENFELD— Northeast Range-Ely swimmers notched a convincing win Monday as they tallied 17 first place finishes to outpace the Hunters 55-30. Senior Lily Tedrick thoroughly dominated in … more

Marshall Helmberger | 9/21/22

Blueberry/Art Festival: three days of fun

ELY- Over 200 art, craft, and food vendors will assemble in Ely’s Whiteside Park this weekend for the Blueberry/Art Festival (BAF). The festival begins on Friday, July 28 at 9 a.m., and ends on … more

Catie Clark | 7/26/23