Proctor Speedway drives in new direction
Representatives from the area’s dirt racing tracks gathered on Wednesday for their annual Media Day, just as they’ve done for the last 50 years. Noticeably absent, for the first time in memory, was former Proctor Speedway president Crash Carlson.Duluth News Tribune, 05/09/2013
Local teams look forward to tourney play
COLLEGE BASEBALL: Minnesota Duluth baseball coach Bob Rients may have wondered if the Bulldogs ever would get a win this spring after stumbling to the worst start in program history: 0-14.Duluth News Tribune, 05/08/2013
Steinbach family finds home away from home in Duluth
Brother Lucas and Jake Steinbach, sons of Minnesota Twins coach and former major league catcher Terry Steinbach, are members of the Minnesota Duluth baseball team.Duluth News Tribune, 05/08/2013
Fore ... heaven’s sake: Golf season way behind schedule
NORTHLAND GOLF: Record snowfall in April, and even into May, has pushed the Northland golf season to a historic late start. This comes on the heels of record early starts the past three years, making for a roller coaster of recent spring weather. Normal, this is not.Duluth News Tribune, 05/05/2013
UMD softball team honors missing ex-teammate
Minnesota Duluth softball captains Tyra Kerr, Michaela Goris and Kierra Jeffers were in their hotel room in Rochester, Minn., on Thursday afternoon when they received a text saying that former teammate Mandy Matula had gone missing.Duluth News Tribune, 05/04/2013
College softball: UMD’s four seniors lead Bulldogs into NSIC tournament
Playing softball in Northern Minnesota, Tyra Kerr didn’t expect a lot of interest from college coaches, so she took recruiting upon herself, visiting about 12 schools coming out of Duluth East High School in 2009.Duluth News Tribune, 05/01/2013
UMD’s Bscherer commits to Seattle camp; Heikkinen mulling offers
College football: When Jake Bscherer looked at the caller ID on his phone on Saturday night and saw “Washington,” the former Minnesota Duluth lineman knew it was no ordinary call.Duluth News Tribune, 04/27/2013
For UMD football team, more spring in their steps
UMD SPRING FOOTBALL: Signs of a seemingly endless winter were everywhere at Malosky Stadium on Friday, from a snow-blanketed Bulldog Park just beyond the fence to two huge piles of snow that served as bookends to the end zones, one of them jokingly referred to as Mount Malosky.Duluth News Tribune, 04/27/2013
Two UMD players have outside chance of being picked in NFL draft
UMD offensive linemen Jake Bscherer and Garth Heikkinen are longshots to have their names called in the NFL draft today through Saturday, but are optimistic they will be priority free agents.Duluth News Tribune, 04/25/2013
Bulldogs' Pohlen switches from basketball to football
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Minnesota Duluth football coach Curt Wiese was watching the UMD men’s basketball team with his assistants this winter when he was impressed by heady point guard Austin Pohlen.Duluth News Tribune, 04/24/2013
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