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Putting a face to the snocrossing scene 
Local racers, along with other competitors, will battle at the AMSOIL Duluth National Snocross at Spirit Mountain beginning at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 28. The event will continue on through the weekend.
RELATED CONTENTThe Northland's week in review (Nov. 8-14) 
A review of the week that was and highlights of this coming weekend.
Bulldogs football on its way to the top 
The Bulldogs, currently 11-0, will host the winner of this Saturday’s game between Chadron State College and Wayne State College (both are teams from Nebraska) at 12 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at Malosky Stadium.
RELATED CONTENTWitness a piledriver next week ... in person 
Duluth native Dave Sabick is not your typical 20-something businessman. This 23-year-old owns the company — a unique one at that — Heavy on Wrestling.
RELATED CONTENTQigong exercises the mind, body and soul 
The practice of Qigong (pronounced “chee-gong”) involves using simple body movements, breathing, focusing one’s mind and meditating.
RELATED CONTENTThe Northland's week in review: Oct. 18-23, 2008 
A review of the week that was and highlights for the coming weekend.
Firearm deer hunting season about to begin 
Scott VanValkenburg, the owner of Fisherman’s Corner in Pike Lake (the store also sells hunting supplies), said he expects it to be a good season for deer hunters, especially after the mild winters in the Northland. The hunters know it too.
RELATED CONTENTAre Duluth high school athletics in trouble? 
If Duluth public school's operational levy on the November ballot is shot down, local high school sports could be in trouble.
RELATED CONTENTDancing: The cure for what life brings? 
Dancing can do many things: save a marriage, get the heart pumping or bring generations together.
RELATED CONTENTA new beginning in Duluth college football 
This weekend a historical sports moment will take place at University of Minnesota Duluth’s Malosky Stadium.
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Matt Suoja: Boating is not for the faint of heart 
OK, maybe the headline is a little dramatic. Recently, however, a boating accident I was involved in changed my lax tone toward boating and the dangers that come with it.
RELATED CONTENTMatt Suoja: UMD athlete honored nationally — for good reason 
Vicky Braegelmann, of Albany, Minn., recently capped off a fantastic collegiate athletic career at the University of Minnesota Duluth when she won the NCAA Division II Women’s Athlete of the Year award.
RELATED CONTENTMatt Suoja: Looking back on playing baseball on a tennis court 
Many years ago, my friends and I would dust off our tennis shoes and head over to the tennis court near my house.
RELATED CONTENTMatt Suoja: An old Duke discusses the big leagues today 
Baseball is a game full of stories about players who are god-like.
RELATED CONTENTMatt Suoja: A tale of two die-hard East baseball fans 
Two old men sitting down watching a baseball game unfold is not an uncommon occurrence.
RELATED CONTENTMatt Suoja: A new arena should bring more hockey action than ever 
On Monday, Gov. Tim Pawlenty approved a bonding bill that would give $38 million for a Duluth Entertainment Convention Center renovation project.
RELATED CONTENTMatt Suoja: The lady Bulldogs had a fantastic season ... but 
All should be well with the Bulldogs, right?
RELATED CONTENTMatt Suoja: There is always next season ... or the game of life 
This past week, I sat down with Marshall Hilltoppers boys hockey coach Brendan Flaherty and I went philosophical with some of my questions.
RELATED CONTENTMatt Suoja: All right, I’ll finally admit I collect baseball cards 
About a month ago, Budgeteer reporter Matt Perrine asked me if I had any pogs (think of the little cardboard circle inside of milkcaps, but with a design on it).
RELATED CONTENTMatt Suoja: Getting pinched by the foos for the first time 
Recently I played my first game of foosball since ... the beginning of my life.
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