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State boys basketball touney preview: Illikainen’s return revives Grand Rapids 
Grand Rapids received an idea of what life without Alex Illikainen was like the day after the star center broke his left hand in practice.
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PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Freshman Jaxon Turner’s 3-pointer from the top of the key at the buzzer gave Esko a 64-63 victory over Mora in the Section 7AA championship game Saturday night at Romano Gym.
RELATED CONTENTPrep boys basketball: 3-pointer at the buzzer sends Esko back to state tournament
Jaxon Turner’s 3-pointer from the top of the key at the buzzer gave Esko a 64-63 victory over Mora in the Section 7AA championship game Saturday night at Romano Gym, ending the Eskomos’ 10-year drought from the Minnesota high school boys basketball state tournament.
Esko vs. Mora game capsule
SECTION 7AA BOYS BASKETBALL FINAL: ESKO (25-4) vs. MORA (24-5)
Grand Rapids rides its star to state
PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Alex Illikainen scored 24 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead the Thunderhawks past Cloquet 64-58 in the Section 7AAA high school boys basketball championship game at Duluth Denfeld.
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Alex Illikainen scored 23 points and Justin Gill added 19 to lead Grand Rapids to a 64-58 victory over Cloquet in tonight’s Section 7AAA high school boys basketball championship game at Duluth Denfeld.
Previews of today's prep boys basketball playoff games
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There's truth beneath all of boxing hype
If you cut through all the smoke that local boxing trainer/manager/promoter Chuck Horton typically blows, you will hear more than a glimmer of truth: Duluth-Superior is a boxing town again.
MSHSL teaches hockey new geography
For at least the next two years, and likely much longer, the three Class A Duluth schools will not be paired together in the section playoffs. The high school league must be sponsoring some kind of new math — or geography.
UMD moves back to minors
Now that Minnesota Duluth received its proverbial cup of coffee in the majors, it’s back to the minor leagues.
Hermantown sets Northland standard
Capturing a Class A hockey championship — and doing it by going undefeated — might be something that doesn’t happen again in this region for quite some time.
Northern teams’ state success has far-reaching impact
When Hermantown defeated Duluth Marshall for the Class A boys hockey state championship Saturday, the victory was satisfying for more than just the current group of Hawks.
Boarding isn’t a (half) pipe dream
The extent of my snowboarding knowledge can be traced to playing CoolBoarders3 on my son’s PlayStation years ago.
It’s time to put hockey ties on ice
Five times this season, high school hockey fans in Northeastern Minnesota have seen games pitting highly ranked opponents end in ties. Leaving the ice with the score tied doesn’t resolve anything.
Lack of snow piles on problems
A sign posted inside the office at Snowflake Nordic says, “Will work for snow.”
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Bowl season needs to be flushed
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