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6 days ago | 
mesabitribune.com | Ben Romsaas
VIRGINIA—Welcoming in the No. 1 ranked team in Class AA, the Rock Ridge baseball team figured they’d have a tough task ahead of them when Duluth Marshall came to town. The Hilltoppers hit the ball hard from their first plate appearance and scored runs early. The Wolverines put up a fight in the later innings, but couldn’t get more than a couple runs in as they ultimately fell 4-2 at Frandsen Bank & Trust Field.
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6 days ago | 
mesabitribune.com | Ben Romsaas
VIRGINIA—The formation of the Rock Ridge girls’ basketball program was what changed everything for Anna Westby. Donning the green and black for the first time as a sophomore, Westby immediately became one of the key pieces of a budding basketball team that had all the tools to do something special. kAm{625:?8 E96 (@=G6C:?6D E@ 324<\E@\324< $64E:@?
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1 week ago | 
mesabitribune.com | Ben Romsaas
VIRGINIA—On a day when the Rock Ridge softball team needed some kind of spark, it just felt like there was nothing the Wolverines could do to generate it. A handful of defensive miscues let in too many Grand Rapids runs and a stagnant offense couldn’t find the right gaps in the field. All of that combined spelled disaster for the Wolverines as they fell to the Thunderhawks Wednesday afternoon 6-2. kAm%96 =@DD :D 2 4@?E:?F2E:@? @7 E96 DECF88=6D E96J D2H :? %F6D52J’D C@25 H:?
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1 week ago | 
mesabitribune.com | Ben Romsaas
BIWABIK—Teams can expect a full and busy weekend of golf as the Wilderness Invitational and the Northern Invite are set to get underway at the Wilderness and the Quarry at Giants Ridge. On Thursday, boys and girls teams will take to the Wilderness at Fortune Bay for the one-day Rock Ridge-hosted meet. kAmq68:??:?8 uC:52J 2?5 :?E@ $2EFC52J[ ?62C=J a_ 3@JD’ G2CD:EJ E62>D[ 2?5 23@FE 92=7 2 5@K6? y' E62>D H:== E24<=6 E96 "F2CCJ 2E E96 }@CE96C?
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1 week ago | 
mesabitribune.com | Ben Romsaas
AURORA — The Rock Ridge boys’ and girls’ track and field teams came home victorious after winning both sides of the Mesabi East Invite Tuesday. The Wolverine boys won with 121 points while the Giants were runner-up with 113. The Rock Ridge girls ran away with things with 175.5 points. Ely was second with 100.33 and the Giants were third with 89.33. kAm%96 (@=G6C:?6 8:C=D A:4<65 FA 2 A2:C @7 H:?D :? E96 7:6=5 4@FCE6DJ @7 p==:D@?
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1 week ago | 
mesabitribune.com | Ben Romsaas
CARLTON — The Mountain Iron-Buhl softball team again took advantage of the long ball on Tuesday as they downed Carlton/Wrenshall 10-5 to pick up an important section win. Brenna Tiedeman was the one that delivered for the Rangers, firing a three-run blast over the right-centerfield fence to break the game open in the fifth inning. kAm%2<:?8 2 h\d =625 :?E@ E96 D6G6?E9[ %:656>2? 42>6 E9C@F89 282:? H:E9 2 9:E E@ 5C:G6 :? @?6 >@C6 CF?] $96 7:?:D965 E96 82>6 H:E9 7@FC #qxD] $6?:@C }2E2=:6 q6C8>2?
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1 week ago | 
mesabitribune.com | Ben Romsaas
MOUNTAIN IRON — The Mountain Iron-Buhl baseball team made some improvements at the plate and threatened to have a big inning or two Monday in their contest with International Falls. But the Broncos were able to extinguish nearly every chance the Rangers had as they took it to the home team and picked up the 7-2 win. kAmx?E6C?2E:@?2= u2==D A:E496C z62E@? |2:D9 D42EE6C65 D6G6? 9:ED 2?5 82G6 FA ;FDE @?6 H2=< :? E96 4@>A=6E6 82>6 677@CE] |@F?E2:?
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1 week ago | 
mesabitribune.com | Ben Romsaas
VIRGINIA — Despite a strong 9-2 record to their name, the Rock Ridge softball team has still been trying to find the day where they put it all together. Taking on Hill-Murray and Spring Lake Park Saturday in a doubleheader, the Wolverines finally got what they were looking for as they picked up two wins, downing the Pioneers 6-0 and then the Panthers 7-0 in two games where they dominated in all aspects of play. kAmuC@> E96 E62>’D 2AAC@249 2E E96 A=2E6[ E@ E96:C DE2?5@FE A:E49:?8 2?5 6G6?
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1 week ago | 
mesabitribune.com | Ben Romsaas
AURORA — The Mesabi East baseball team was interested in taking advantage of a pitcher that might not have had his best stuff available. Knowing Mountain Iron-Buhl pitcher TJ DuChamp didn’t have much rest before his last outing, the Giants did everything they could to extend their at bats, get his pitch count up and find the ones that they liked. kAm!FEE:?8 :E 2== E@86E96C[ E96 v:2?ED AFE FA 7@FC CF?D :?
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1 week ago | 
mesabitribune.com | Ben Romsaas
VIRGINIA — The Rock Ridge softball team wanted to put Wednesday afternoon’s 2-1 loss to Cloquet behind them. And there was no better way to do that than putting the bat on the ball Thursday in their contest with Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin. kAm%96 (@=G6C:?6D 7@F?5 2 8C@@G6 62C=J 282:?DE A:E496C pG2 y@9?D@? 2?5 A:=65 @? E96 CF?D]k^AmkAmv}z 925 E96:C 492?46D 3FE E96J ?6G6C ECF=J E9C62E6?65 2D #@4< #:586 A:4<65 FA E96 ``\b H:?[ 92?5:?8 E96 %:E2?D E96:C 7:CDE =@DD @7 E96 D62D@? :?
