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5 days ago | 
mesabitribune.com | Gary Giombetti
NORTH BRANCH—Hibbing and Rock Ridge athletes punched their tickets to the State Class AA Track and Field Meet at the Section 7AA finals Saturday at the North Branch High School Track. In the girls meet, Chisago Lakes placed first at 143.5, followed by North Branch Area 94, Cloquet 78, Hibbing 76, Proctor 65, Rock Ridge 61.5, Hermantown 56, Grand Rapids 46, Totino-Grace 42, Duluth Denfeld 38 and Fridley two. kAm%96 (:=542ED H@? E96 3@JD E:E=6 H:E9 `_e A@:?ED[ 7@==@H65 3J r=@BF6E hh[ w6C>2?E@H?
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1 week ago | 
mesabitribune.com | Gary Giombetti
HIBBING—After scoring three runs in the first two innings, the Rock Ridge High School’s bats went quiet in the third through fifth innings. In the meantime, Hibbing responded with a four-run second inning to take the lead. kAm%96 (@=G6C:?6D 8@E 2 H2<6\FA 42== :? E96 D:IE9[ D4@C:?8 @?46 E@ E:6 :E[ E96? :? E96 D6G6?E9[ #@4< #:586 8@E 2 EH@\CF? 5@F3=6 7C@> p:56? q:C5 6? C@FE6 E@ 2 e\d G:4E@CJ @G6C E96 q=F6;24<6ED :? 2 $64E:@?
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1 week ago | 
mesabitribune.com | Gary Giombetti
NORTH BRANCH—Jackson Kendall of Rock Ridge and Tara Hetling of Hibbing earned state tournament berths during the first day of the Section 7AA Track and Field Meet held Wednesday at the North Branch High School Track. Kendall, a senior, won the 3200 with a time of 9:33.98, while Hertling captured second place in the 3200 with a time of 11:14.27. kAm#@4< #:586’D p5C:2? #2FD49 A=2465 E9:C5 H:E9 2 E:>6 @7 hic`]ce] r@==:? $E66=6 H2D `fE9 :?
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1 week ago | 
mesabitribune.com | Gary Giombetti
NORTH BRANCH—Jackson Kendall of Rock Ridge and Tara Hetling of Hibbing earned state tournament berths during the first day of the Section 7AA Track and Field Meet held Wednesday at the North Branch High School Track. Kendall, a senior, won the 3200 with a time of 9:33.98, while Hertling captured second place in the 3200 with a time of 11:14.27. kAm#@4< #:586’D p5C:2? #2FD49 A=2465 E9:C5 H:E9 2 E:>6 @7 hic`]ce] r@==:? $E66=6 H2D `fE9 :? `_idh]ac]k^AmkAmu@C w:33:?8[ qC25J y2?6K:49 A=2465 D6G6?E9 :?
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1 week ago | 
mesabitribune.com | Gary Giombetti
HIBBING—The Hibbing High School baseball team has made it a habit to score early against Cloquet. In one game, the Bluejackets put up four-spot, but watched as the Lumberjacks scored 10-unanswered runs for a 10-4 victory. kAmx? 2?@E96C 82>6[ w:33:?8 AFE FA @?6 CF? :? 2 `\_ G:4E@CJ]k^AmkAm~? %F6D52J[ E96 q=F6;24<6ED AFE FA 2 E9C66\DA@E :? E96 7:CDE :??:?8[ E96? 25565 @?6 :?
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1 week ago | 
mesabitribune.com | Gary Giombetti
BIWABIK—The Rock Ridge High School girls golf team took a commanding lead after the first day of the Section 7AA Golf Meet held Tuesday at The Quarry at Giants Ridge. The Wolverines fired a 368 compared to 405 for Mora and 415 for Hermantown. kAmw:33:?8 H2D 7@FCE9 H:E9 2 c`f[ 7@==@H65 3J !C@4E@C^tD<@ 2E ceb[ q2C?F> cec][ %H@ w2C3@CD cfe[ vC66?H2J^}2D9H2F<\z66H2E:? d`_[ #FD9 r:EJ[ r=@BF6E[ x?E6C?2E:@?2= u2==D 2?5 !:?6 r:EJ]k^AmkAm%96 E@A E9C66 E62>D 2?5 E96 ?6IE `d :?5:G:5F2=D ?@E @?
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1 week ago | 
mesabitribune.com | Gary Giombetti
CHISHOLM—The last time a North Woods High School baseball team made it to a Final Four was back in 2021, placing second in the Section 7A Tournament. The Grizzlies could be on their way to another Final Four after winning two games Tuesday, beating Mountain Iron-Buhl 7-2 in game one, then taking down No. 4 seeded Chisholm 5-4 at the Field of Dreams. kAm}@CE9 (@@5D 4@249 $E6G6 q2<6C :D :? 9:D 7:CDE D62D@? 2D 9625 4@249 27E6C EH@ J62CD 2D 2?
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1 week ago | 
mesabitribune.com | Gary Giombetti
CHERRY—The first part of the Cherry High School baseball teams run for state is now complete. The Tigers used a five-run fifth inning to beat Littlefork-Big Falls 11-1 in a Section 7A second-round contest Tuesday at the Cherry High School Baseball Field. kAmr96CCJ H:== ?@H 7246 t=J :? 2 a A]>] 4@?E6DE E@52J :? r96CCJ]k^AmkAmu@C %:86C 4@249 qC:2? z6>A :E H2D 2 8@@5 H2J E@ DE2CE E96 E@FC?6J]k^AmkAm“xE’D 8@@5] (6 9:E H6==[ D@ :E H2D 8@@5[” z6>A D2:5]k^AmkAmr96CCJ DE2CE65 62C=J H:E9 @?6 CF? :?
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1 week ago | 
mesabitribune.com | Gary Giombetti
HIBBING—The Hibbing High School baseball team might be the No. 2 seed in the Section 7AAA Playoffs, but that doesn’t mean the Bluejackets can take any game lightly. That’s because Section 7AAA has eight teams with the possibility of taking home the title. kAmw:33:?8[ H9:49 :D @?6 @7 E9@D6 E62>D[ DE2CED :ED E:E=6 492D6 E@52J[ E2<:?8 @? }@] f D66565 r=@BF6E :? 2 $64E:@? fppp 7:CDE\C@F?5 82>6[ 368:??:?8 2E cib_ A]>][ 2E p= }J36C8 u:6=5 :?
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1 week ago | 
mesabitribune.com | Gary Giombetti
CHISHOLM—When the 2025 season began, all Chisholm High School baseball coach Tim Provinzino wanted to do was be in the double-elimination portion of the Section 7A Playoffs. Provinzino wasn’t quite sure how this team would accomplish that, but the Bluesteaks made their mentor proud. kAmr9:D9@=> C646:G65 E96 }@] c D665[ 2?5 8@E 2 3J6 :?E@ E96 D64@?5 C@F?5[ H9:49 8F2C2?E665 E96 q=F6DEC62<D 2 DA@E :? E96 5@F3=6\6=:>:?2E:@? A@CE:@? @7 E96 E@FC?2>6?E]k^AmkAm(9@ r9:D9@=> A=2JD H:== 36 56E6C>:?65 E@52J H96?
