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Grizzlies post OT win at Moose Lake
MOOSE LAKE- The North Woods girls scored a big overtime win on the road against 7AA Moose Lake/Willow River last Thursday, making the winning push with two of their senior leaders out of the game. … more
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Senior Grace LaTourell concentrates as she brings the ball up court. LaTourell scored 28 points in Monday’s contest.
Ely dumps ‘Streaks
ELY— Solid defense and a big second half by senior Grace LaTourell made the difference for the Timberwolves here on Monday as they easily handled the Bluestreaks 64-36. “We played really … more
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Ely freshman Wyatt Tedrick eyes the bucket as he goes in for a jumper.
Wolves edge Cook County 56-53
COOK COUNTY—The long bus ride to Grand Marais didn’t discourage the Timberwolves Tuesday night as they edged the Vikings 56-53 in a hard-fought game that came down to the wire. “I … more
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Wolves notch competitive times in opening meets
GRAND RAPIDS— Skiing a short track on manmade snow, the Ely Nordic ski team notched some competitive times in their first two meets of the season even as Duluth East appears set to run away … more
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Ely junior Clare Thomas eyes the basket as she lines up a jump shot while under pressure from a Broncos’ defender.
Ely delivers punishing back-to-back routs
SILVER BAY- Tuesday’s game against the Mariners proved the team’s second blowout of the week, this time by an even bigger margin than last Thursday’s drubbing of International … more
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North Woods’ Louie Panichi drives the lane against a Spartans defender.
Grizzlies trample Spartans
FIELD TWP- Coming off a Friday loss at Red Lake, the North Woods boys basketball team took out any lingering frustrations on a hapless Nashwauk-Keewatin five at home on Tuesday, winning 75-33 in a … more
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Ely’s Deegan Richards takes the puck past two Moose Lake defenders
Wolves continue to win
ELY— The Timberwolves hockey team is off to its hottest start in years as they took three of four games over the past week to improve to 6-2 on the season. Playing at home on Tuesday, … more
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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
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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
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Ely sophomore Jack Davies brings the ball down court
OUCH! Ely routs Floodwood 87-13 in home opener
ELY— Absolute blowout. Those are the only words to describe Ely’s home opener here on Monday as the Timberwolves destroyed Floodwood 87-13, having led 65-0 at one point in the contest. … more
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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
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