Ben Burns

Sports Anchor and Reporter at KQDS-TV (Duluth, MN)

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Northern Star: Alex Schott

Sep 18, 2024 | fox21online.com | Ben Burns

Third season as Hermantown's starting quarterback HERMANTOWN, Minn.- Experience can often be hard to come by at the quarterback position in high school football, but Alex Schott is a rare exception for the Hermantown Hawks.
Prep Soccer: Cloquet-Carlton Wins Eighth Straight, Rails Tie With Agates

Sep 16, 2024 | fox21online.com | Ben Burns

Lumberjacks 9-1 in 2024 season DULUTH, Minn.- The Cloquet-Carlton girls soccer team have now gone eight games in a row without giving up a goal, shutting down Duluth Denfeld 2-0 Monday night. Mackenzie Lynch and Makena Smith scored the Lumberjacks’ two goals, the latter of which was Smith’s seventh goal on the season. This win puts Cloquet-Carlton at 9-1 on the season while Denfeld falls to 1-4-4.
NorthShore Inline Marathon Brings Excitement, Family Fun

Sep 15, 2024 | fox21online.com | Ben Burns

NorthShore Inline Marathon Brings Excitement, Family Fun Over 2,000 skaters raced in 2024 event DULUTH, Minn.- Over 2,000 skaters rolled down the North Shore in the largest NorthShore Inline Marathon since 2009. While the Elite roller skaters were once again the main attraction, roller skiers, runners and spectators made this year’s races a can’t-miss event. You can find the full results of Saturday’s races by clicking this link.
Top Plays: 9/13 - Fox21Online

Sep 13, 2024 | fox21online.com | Ben Burns

Nelson makes top-shelf catch, Manns goes 33 yards for score DULUTH, Minn.- A pair of Lake Superior Conference offensive playmakers are featured in this week’s Top Plays. At number two, Superior’s Jackson Nelson leaped over his defender’s helmet to make a deep catch in the fog against Eau Claire North. At number one, Duluth Denfeld’s Taye Manns stiff-armed a Pine City defender on a 33-yard touchdown, which was one of six for Manns in Thursday’s Hunters win.
Prep Football: Cloquet & Esko Earn Week 3 Victories, Two Harbors & Superior Fall

Sep 13, 2024 | fox21online.com | Neil Vierzba |Ben Burns |Isaiah Wiita

In Minnesota it was week three on Friday night. As for Wisconsin, it was week four. CLOQUET, Minn.- The Cloquet football team earned their first win of the season on Friday, defeating previously unbeaten Duluth East 47 to 22. The Lumberjacks improve to 1-2 on the season and will next play at Rock Ridge on September 20th. Duluth East will look to rebound next week against rival Duluth Denfeld.
Manns, Hunters Race Past Pine City

Sep 12, 2024 | fox21online.com | Ben Burns

Denfeld improves to 3-0 DULUTH, Minn.- In their first home game since their 2023 playoff loss, the Duluth Denfeld football team flexed their muscles and showed their speed in Thursday’s 56-0 win over Pine City. Senior Taye Manns had his fair share of game breaking plays, including an interception returned for a touchdown on the second play from scrimmage. Manns followed that up with two rushing touchdowns before the end of the first quarter.
Boys Soccer: C-E-C Tops Duluth East, Denfeld and Superior Settle for Tie

Sep 12, 2024 | fox21online.com | Neil Vierzba |Ben Burns

C-E-C will next play Grand Rapids on Saturday at noon. CLOQUET, Minn.- The Cloquet-Esko-Carlton picked up a hard fought win on Thursday, defeating Duluth East 2-1. The two teams were tied at one at the half, before C-E-C pulled away in the 2nd half. C-E-C will next play Grand Rapids on Saturday at noon. As for Duluth East (4-4-1), they will host Moorhead on Saturday. In other prep boys soccer action, Duluth Denfeld and Superior played to a 1-1 tie.
Northern Star: Addison Sandman

Sep 11, 2024 | fox21online.com | Ben Burns

Co-Captain for Cloquet/Carlton girls soccer team CLOQUET, Minn.- As the Cloquet/Carlton girls soccer team hunts for its fourth-straight Section 7AA title, Addison Sandman has become a critical part of the Lumberjackets’ success at midfield. “In my opinion, without the midfield, there wouldn’t be a soccer team,” says Sandman, who’s a co-captain in her senior season.
Lumberjacks Win Sixth Straight, Score Six Against Bluejackets

Sep 9, 2024 | fox21online.com | Ben Burns

Pavlatos scores hat trick CLOQUET, Minn- The Cloquet/Carlton girls soccer team wasted no time finding the back of the net in Monday’s 6-0 win over Hibbing/Chisholm. The Lumberjacks scored three goals in a span of 10 minutes, including the game’s first goal less than 30 seconds after the opening whistle. Freshman Aubrey Pavlatos, who entered the game with one goal on the season, scored the first two goals of the game.
Esko's Jacion Owens Commits to MSU-Moorhead

Sep 8, 2024 | fox21online.com | Ben Burns

Plays quarterback, defensive back for defending section 7AAA champions ESKO, Minn.- One of the top playmakers in Minnesota’s section 7AAA has found his next football home. Senior Jacion Owens has committed do Minnesota State University-Moorhead, a Division II program in the NSIC. Owens is currently in his second year as Esko’s starting quarterback. However, he’s had an equal impact as a defensive back, where he’ll likely line up for the Dragons.