UMD Basketball Sweeps ‘Border Battle’ With UWS

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The Bulldog women started the border battle night with the University of Wisconsin-Superior with a 95-56 victory at Romano Gym. UWS took their only lead of the game, at 10-9 with 14:39 left in the first half. UMD outscored UWS 38-16 the rest of the first half to lead 48-25 at haltime. The Bulldogs were lead by Lindsay Miller's 22 points, Katrina Newman's 13, and Kelsey Hewitt's 12 points. UMD out-rebounded UWS 55-36, led by Hewitt's 7 boards and Newman's 6. UMD was 11-19 from beyond the three point arc and the Bulldogs shot 20-29 from the free throw line.

Shelly Stemper drives to the basket Vs UWS

Miller shoots a 3

The UMD men finished off the sweep of UWS in the second half of the 'border battle' at Romano Gym 78-74. Ryan Rasmussen led the 'Dogs with 18 points while Jake Hottenstine scored 13.

Rasmussen jumper

Dan Kornbaum scores in close to the rim

Lumberjack Girls Hockey Ties Eden Prairie

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The Lumberjacks and Eden Prairie Eagles battled to a 3-3 tie in Eden Prairie, November 19, 2010. The teams combined for 4 goals in the first 4:12 of the game. Eden Prairie's Karissa Olsen started the scoring 27 seconds in, and Callie Halverson answered that goal at 2:43. The Eagles again took the lead, at 3:59 on a goal by Bizzy Schmelzle, that was answered just 13 seconds later by a Kalie Shevich goal as she rushed the net and stuffed the puck past goaltender McKenzie Johnson to knot the game at 2. At 6:55 of the second, Halverson ripped a slapshot past Johnson, 10 seconds into a powerplay, to give the 'Jacks the lead 3-2. That lead held until 4:29 of the third period, as Schmelzle scored again, tying the game at 3. Both teams had shots to win in overtime, with the best 'Jacks chance going off the goaltender, or crossbar just before the overtime buzzer sounded. Alyssa Acheson played strong in net for the 'Jacks, taking the tie.

Freshman Kaitlyn Miller looks for someone to pass the puck to

Halverson slapshot gives the ‘Jacks a lead

Emily Gustafson tries to stuff the puck past the Eden Prarie goaltender late in the game

Duluth Northern Stars Beat Eveleth-Gilbert

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The Northern Stars defeated the Eveleth Gilbert Golden Bears 4-2 at Heritage Center, November 16, 2010. After a scoreless first period, the Northern Stars enjoyed a 2-1 lead going to the locker room after 2 periods. Claudia Gagnon and Nikki Logergren scored for the 'Stars, while Amanda Arbogast put the 'Bears on the board. Duluth took a 3-1 lead in the third on the game winning goal by Rosie Nelson. Eveleth-Gilbert's Kayla Moe made it a 3-2 game with 1:47 left in regulation, while Taylor Udenberg iced the game for the 'Stars, scoring into the empty net with 16 seconds remaining. Megan Hansen took the win in net for Duluth.

Northern Stars Goaltender Megan Hansen

Stars captain Nikki Logergren

Northern Stars’ Ailee Norton moves the puck on the offensive

UMD Basketball Teams Win Openers

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The UMD women's basketball team started the season with a good win over the Northern Michigan Wildcats, 67-51 at Romano Gym. The 'Dogs were led by Emma Van Winkle's 12 points, and Kaiya Sygulla, Shelly Stemper, Lindsay Miller, and Kelsey Hewitt each scored 10 points. 10 players all saw a minimum of 10 minutes each. Miller had 7 rebounds, 4 assists, and 5 steals to go with her 10 points, while Hewitt had 9 rebounds. Van Winkle and freshman from Barnum Katrina Newman each had 5 rebounds themselves. Northern Michigan was led by Kellie Rietveld's 18 points and Chelsie Lyons 12.

6 foot 5 inch Emma Van Winkle puts up a shot against Northern Michigan

Lindsay Miller passes ahead on a fast break

The UMD Men's basketball team took care of Northland College 84-48 at Romano Gym, November 15, 2010. 5 players scored in double figures, lead by Dylan Rodriguez with 17 and Jake Hottenstine with 16. Riley Walker and Ryan Rasmussen each had 12, while Peter Crawford scored 10 for the 'Dogs. Northland College had 27 turnovers to only 12 for UMD, with the Bulldogs scoring 31 points off those 27 turnovers.

Ryan Rasmussen passes through the defense

Rodriguez finishes a layup

CEC Girls Hockey Wins Opener Vs Forest Lake

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The Lumberjacks started the Mike Bushey era as head coach with a complete game, beating Forest Lake 2-1 at the CARC. After no scoring in the first two periods, the teams combined for three third period goals. A Callie Halverson wrist shot that deflected off the defense with 4:28 remaining gave the 'Jacks the 2-1 lead, and 25 Katie Beckman saves helped secure the win in the season opener. Caitlin Lilly scored on a rebound at 5:20 to tie the game at 1 after Forest Lakes Audrey Hanmer had given the Rangers the lead 2:23 into the third period. The Rangers Abbie White took the loss, despite stopping 40 of 42 Cloquet shots.

Kalie Shevich takes a swipe at a loose puck in front of the Forest Lake net

Halverson and Jessie Ryan celebrated Halverson’s goal that gave the ‘Jacks the 2-1 lead

UMD Hockey Sweeps Michigan Tech

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On Saturday, UMD completed the sweep of Michigan Tech, with a 4-2 victory, behind two Justin Faulk powerplay goals in the second period. Mike Connolly got UMD an early lead, scoring 3:46 into the first period, but Tech's Ryan Furne answered that goal 1:56 later. Travis Oleksuk scored 1:58 into the second period, which again was answered by Tech, with Daniel Holmberg scoring at 5:10 of the period.

With UMD on a 5 on 3 powerplay, Justin Faulk scored his first of two goals at 13:17. After the goal Tech took another penalty, giving UMD more 5 on 3 powerplay time, which Faulk took advantage of again at 14:52 of the period to give UMD it's 4-2 final score. Kenny Reiter stopped 21 of 23 shots he faced, including some good scoring chances in the third period for the win.

Mike Connolly forechecks against Tech

Justin Fontaine

DECC Ice maintenance man Walt Bruley retired Saturday night, which included a ceremony celebrating Bruley’s years of service

UMD Hockey Rallies Against Michigan Tech

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For the first 39 minutes on Friday, UMD peppered Michigan Tech goaltender Josh Robinson with shot after shot but couldn't put the puck behind him. Tech had a 2-0 lead on first period goals by Brett Olson and Milos Gordic. At 19:04 of the second period, Justin Fontaine finally got the 'Dogs on the board, getting through the Tech defenses to bury the rebound of a Justin Faulk shot from the circle. The spark from that goal carried to the third period, when Fontaine scored again, on a shorthanded hustle, diving to the puck and sweeping it through Robinson's 5-hole as he came out to try and challenge the puck. Jack Connolly, Joe Basaraba (his first career goal), and Dan Delisle the each scored in the next 7:16 for the 'Dogs, giving them a 5-2 lead. Olson scored again for Tech at 18:11 of the third but the UMD lead was too much. UMD outshot Michigan Tech 47-17 for the game, and Tech never had more than 7 shots in any period. Wade Bergman had two assists while Jack & Mike Connolly, Justin Faulk, Mike Montgomery, Keegan Flaherty, and Mike Seidel each added a solo assist for the 'Dogs.

Justin Faulk controls the puck in the zone

Justin Fontaine starts a dive to the puck

Fontaine swept the puck through Robinson’s legs for the game tying goal

Joe Basaraba lets a slapshot go, that beat Robinson for his first career goal

Esko Eskomos Lose State Tourney Match 3 Games 0

 

The Eskomos dropped their state quarterfinal match to Stewartville 3 games to 0 by scores 25-12 25-20 and 25-18.  Check back for more match photos on Friday with a link to photos on my website.  MSHSL rules dictate that State Tournament game photos may not be made available for sale to the public.

Esko’s Alyson Glumac and Stephanie Bendalin go for a block against Stewartville’s Lisa Flynn

Esko Wins 7AA Volleyball Championship

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The Esko Eskomos rolled to the Section 7AA Championship over Hermantown, with a dominating 3 games 0 win at UMD's Romano Gym. The Eskomos won by scores of 25-16, 25-12, 25-17, in front of most of the town of Esko.

Esko’s Alyson Glumac goes way up to put down a spike

Amanda Belden spikes over the Hermantown defense

Celebrating with their fans

UMD Volleyball Sweeps Minnesota-Crookston

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Crookston battled tough, but the Bulldogs were too much, winning 3 games to 0, scores of 25-18, 25-18 and 25-15 at Romano Gym.
Bulldog Brenda Hansen hits past Crookston’s Alyssa Krikke

Eleena Iisikka jumps to set the ball for the ‘Dogs

Barnum & Moose Lake Win Section 7 Titles

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Both the Barnum Bombers (7A) and Moose Lake/Willow River Rebels (7AA) took care of business, winning their respective section finals at Duluth’s Public School’s Stadium to head to the State Tournament. Barnum defeated East Central 20-7 with two rushing touchdowns by Josh Hogan, and one by Hector Chavez. The Rebels defeated the Braham Bombers 35-8, though only let 7-0 at halftime. Chris Gassert and Jake Disterhaupt ran for two touchdowns apiece, and the Rebel defense shut down a 4th quarter passing surge by the Braham offense after it scored and recovered an onside kick with the score 28-8.

Barnum quarterback Robert Minkkinen calls signals at the line

Running back Hector Chavez follows his blocker (# 67 Andrew Youngren) through a hole in the East Central defense

Moose Lake/Willow River’s Chris Gassert breaks free for a touchdown run

Braham’s Mike Strelow throws a touchdown pass, the lone Braham Bombers score of the night.

Esko, Hermantown Win 7AA Semifinal Volleyball Matches

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The 2010 Section 7AA semifinals saw Esko end Hibbing's 7 year reign as section champion 3 games to 0 and Hermantown avenge 2 losses in a row to the Lumberjacks 3 games to 0 in a doubleheader at Romano Gym on the campus of Minnesota-Duluth.

Esko’s Amanda Belden blocks Hibbing’s Kailey Wirtanen

Stephanie Bandelin scores through the Hibbing defense

Cloquet’s Maddie Kiehn hits against Hermantown

Hermantown’s Mary Neumann hits over the Cloquet defense