Jamey Malcomb

Duluth

Sports Reporter at Duluth News Tribune

Prep sports reporter for the Duluth News Tribune. Clemson fan and possibly the only Hornets fan in the Central Time Zone.

Articles

Karl Kimber’s - and Duluth East’s - lineage run through Longview

6 days ago | duluthnewstribune.com | Jamey Malcomb

DULUTH — There wasn’t anything special about Longview Tennis Club Wednesday as Duluth East’s Karl Kimber got ready for practice. It was a sunny — if breezy — early May afternoon and Kimber was doing what he’s done in the spring and summer since he was three years old — he was hitting balls. He spent the majority of practice hitting with Greyhounds’ assistant Nathan Chan, a strong player with a complete game. Still, when they came off the court, it was hard to tell who was working out who.
Proctor pioneers girls flag football in northern Minnesota

1 week ago | duluthnewstribune.com | Jamey Malcomb

PROCTOR — Early Wednesday evening, Proctor’s Lily Smith — fresh off of track practice — arrived at the Rails Indoor Sports Complex for more practice. She and about 20 other girls in grades 7-12 were getting together with coaches Matt Solberg and Erik Edmunds for a new sport at Proctor — flag football. Last year, Solberg — an assistant football coach in Cloquet — was at the annual Minnesota Football Coaches Association clinic.
Noah Sundquist is Cherry’s ‘spark plug’ on the mound, at the plate

1 week ago | duluthnewstribune.com | Jamey Malcomb

CLOQUET — It certainly wasn’t the start Cherry’s Noah Sundquist was looking for against Cloquet Thursday at Mettner Field. Sundquist walked the first four Lumberjacks batters he faced and only threw four strikes in his first 16 pitches. On the other hand, after walking the next three batters, Sundquist struck out the next three to end the Cloquet threat. In the end, he wouldn’t allow a hit — though his control remained an issue over the four innings he pitched.
Grand Rapids' Oliver Spahn 'calms the game' for pitchers

2 weeks ago | duluthnewstribune.com | Jamey Malcomb

HERMANTOWN — It wasn’t the start Grand Rapids’ Caleb Gunderson was looking for when he took the mound against Hermantown Tuesday at Centricity Park at Fichtner Fields. The Thunderhawks had scored twice in the top of the first, but Hermantown had gotten a runner in scoring position and he needed a strike from sophomore Joe Dick to make a play at the plate. “I missed my spot and the kid put a good swing on it,” Gunderson said.
Duluth East senior continues baseball journey after cancer battle

2 weeks ago | duluthnewstribune.com | Jamey Malcomb

DULUTH — In the top of the eighth inning, Duluth East senior Jay Nick roped a line drive into left field against Duluth Denfeld on April 14 at Wade Stadium. The base-clearing double broke a 4-4 tie and the Greyhounds would go on to win 8-4 — their first of the season — over a Hunters team with section title aspirations. After the game, Nick was focused on the much-needed win for East, but those who know him best also had their minds on his journey back to the field.
Esko's Jackson Peterson shuts down Proctor in close contest

2 weeks ago | duluthnewstribune.com | Jamey Malcomb

PROCTOR — In the top of the seventh inning Friday against Proctor, Esko’s Jackson Peterson came to the plate, and he needed a hit. Esko was down 1-0 and was down to their last two outs. The biggest complication for Peterson was standing on the mound at Terry Egerdahl Field — Nick Terhaar. The Rails pitcher is among the best baseball prospects in Minnesota and he'd sat down 12 straight Esko batters, eight by strikeout.
Working ‘backwards,’ Proctor’s Tyler Berglund finds a groove

3 weeks ago | duluthnewstribune.com | Jamey Malcomb

HERMANTOWN — It wasn’t the start pitcher Tyler Berglund was looking for against Hermantown Tuesday at Centricity Park at Fichtner Fields. In the first inning, he allowed two singles and an error cost the Rails a run. In the second, Mick Martalock hit a double and Charlie Marchand drove the runner home on a single. Proctor was down 2-0 after two innings, and it could have been worse. Even more problematic was Hermantown starter Cam Lukovsky.
Hermantown unwrapping ‘unbelieveable’ new baseball field

3 weeks ago | duluthnewstribune.com | Jamey Malcomb

HERMANTOWN — Sometimes it seems like homefield advantage is a little overstated in high school baseball — particularly in northern Minnesota. With schedules thrown into a blender by the early spring weather seemingly on an annual basis, it sometimes seems more a question of “who has turf” than playing on any particular home field. Don’t say that to the Hermantown boys, though.
Presenting the 2025 News Tribune All-Area Boys Basketball Team

3 weeks ago | duluthnewstribune.com | Jamey Malcomb

When it was all said and done, the story of the 2025 can’t be written without Duluth Denfeld’s MarNaries Ferguson and coach Phil Homere. Ferguson put on a show in the second half of the Section 7AAA championship against Hibbing, scoring 20 of his 31 points in the final 18 minutes, and leading the Hunters to their first appearance in the state tournament since 2004.
When Duluth Denfeld’s MarNaries Ferguson ‘turns it up’ - look out

3 weeks ago | duluthnewstribune.com | Jamey Malcomb

DULUTH — After trailing for most of the first half of the Section 7AAA final against Hibbing, Duluth Denfeld’s Carter Brown hit a 3-pointer to put the Hunters up by three heading into the locker room March 13 at Duluth East High School. What should have been at least an upbeat halftime huddle simply wasn’t. Instead of chatter back and forth with the players and coaches, the room was “silent,” according to senior guard MarNaries Ferguson.