Melissa Clark's goal 32 seconds into overtime lifted Cloquet-Esko-Carlton to a 3-2 victory over Duluth in a high school girls hockey game Thursday night at Cloquet.
Sarah Gustafson made 21 saves as the Lumberjacks (13-8-1 overall, 2-2 conference) ended the five-game win streak of the Lake Superior Conference-champion Northern Stars (16-4-3, 4-1).
Boys basketball
Duluth East 85, Hermantown 63
Dyami Starks scored 31 points and Johnny Woodard added 20 as the Greyhounds (9-8) stormed to a 50-31 halftime lead and rolled to the win.
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Bemidji 65, Cloquet 63
Ray Walker's eight-foot putback at the buzzer snapped host Cloquet's six-game win streak.
Junior center Chad Calcaterra had 29 points and 12 rebounds for the Lumberjacks (9-7).
Alpine skiing
Virginia sweeps meet
Virginia Area won the boys and girls Arrowhead Conference Invitational team titles at Giants Ridge. The Virginia girls won in a tiebreaker over Duluth East.
East swept the individual championships -- Henry Roningen led the boys in 1 minute, 14.32 seconds for two runs, while Amy Sienko was first in the girls division in 1:24.86.
WIAA names Anderson executive director
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Dave Anderson was introduced Thursday as the executive director of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.
Anderson, 55, fills the vacancy created by the impending retirement of Doug Chickering, effective Aug. 1. He becomes just the fifth executive director since the position was created in 1924.
Alpine skiing
Arrowhead Conference Invitational
At Giants Ridge
Boys
Teams -- Virginia Area 284, Hermantown 254, Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 243, Hibbing 239, Duluth East 224.
Individuals -- 1. Henry Roningen, East, 1:14.32; 2. Max Tusa, Hermantown, 1:14.49; 3. Ben Neff, Virginia, 1:17.99; 4. Lance Larsen, Virginia, 1:19.87; 5. Alex Carlberg, Central, 1:20.44.
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Girls
Teams -- Virginia Area 213, Duluth East 213, Hibbing 195, Cook County 168, Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 166.
Individuals -- 1. Amy Sienko, East, 1:24.86; 2. Anna Kohlhaas, East, 1:31.97; 3. Claire Salo, Hermantown, 1:32.79; 4. Molly Rider, Cook County, 1:33.15; 5. Tessa Jacobsen, Virginia, 1:33.74.
Boys basketball
Bemidji 41-24--65
Cloquet 33-30--63
Bemidji -- Ryan Rude 21, Ray Walker 5, Sam Weaver 8, Czar Woods 11, Joe Kingery 6, Ryan Telander 8, Dan Frost 3, Simon Anderson 3. Totals 25 10-18 65.
3-point goals -- Rude 3, Telander 2.
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Cloquet -- Dedric Clark 6, RaRa Jones 4, Dennis Conklin 5, Peter LaCourse 5, Chad Calcaterra 29, Darrin Powell 14. Totals 25 8-22 63.
3-point goals -- Clark 2, LaCourse, Powell 2.
Duluth East 50-35--85
Hermantown 31-32--63
Duluth East -- Matt Florestano 9, Dyami Starks 31, John Cigalio 2, Carl Bowman 1, Johnny Woodard 20, Nick Toland 12, Ian Nelson 5, Kolton Sandland 1, Alex Patnoe 2, Dusty Royseth 2. Totals 30 19-29 85.
3-point goals -- Florestano, Starks 2, Woodard 3.
Hermantown -- Michael Swartz 6, Cory Kucza 19, Cody Baker 1, Tom Couture 5, Jon Siefers 4, Tyler Michelizzi 6, Colten Zacharias 13, Zach Schade 6, Andrew Windus 2, Steven Borndal 1. Totals 23 15-21 63.
3-point goals -- Zacharias 2.
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Eveleth-Gilbert 31-36--67
Proctor 25-34--59
Eveleth-Gilbert -- Alex Porkkonen 20, Nate Wagner 10, Andy Tikkanen 4, Shawn Johnson 7, Nick Preiner 4, Adam Preble 4, John Overly 8, Mike Stampinato 12. Totals 21 20-36 67.
3-point goals -- Wagner 2.
Proctor -- James Ostrander 8, Charlie Habermann 35, Kaz Anderson 6, Derek Solarz 3, Cole Lipinski 7. Totals 22 10-17 59.
3-point goals -- Habermann 2, Ostrander.
Grand Rapids 51-30--81
Duluth Denfeld 19-30--49
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Grand Rapids -- Dan Wilde 6, Matt Leslie 14, Eric Stark 13, Brian Akre 4, Matt O'Fallon 2, Jordan Koepp 2, Kevin Rabbers 4, Jared Sutherland 26. Totals 36 7-11 81.
3-point goals -- None.
Duluth Denfeld -- Ben Hayes 9, Race Leonard 7, Josh Benson 2, Nick Moran 2, Morgan Sudduth 8, Demetrius Holloway 5, Chad Bolen 8, Corey Bolen 1, Cortez Hamm 4, Rex Dopp 3. Totals 17 13-21 49.
3-point goals -- Dopp, Leonard.
Girls basketball
AlBrook 27-34--61
Cotton 25-32--57
AlBrook -- Alyssa Johnson 7, Kylene Fremling 6, Abigail Otis 12, Sabrina Matuzak 10, Ariel Morris 7, Kendra Dallmann 2, Katie Capriglione 17. Totals 25 10-21 61.
3-point goals -- Otis.
Cotton -- Kirstin Lahti 12, McKenzie Kowarsch 17, Steph Simek 7, Amanda Chapman 6, Amber Schneider 13, Brittany Swenson 2. Totals 24 6-12 57.
3-point goals -- Kowarsch, Simek, Schneider.
Floodwood 15-36--51
Carlton 23-20--43
Floodwood -- Molly Johnsen 5, Brea Durovec 11, Miaha Rauvola 6, Katy Anderson 4, Emily Tamminen 2, Brady Donnahue 2, Alissa Autio 19, Kasey Palmer 2. Totals 20 9-14
3-points -- Autio 2.
Carlton -- Katie Bloom 3, Sarah Aili 8, Meagan Wojtysiak 3, Rachel Gunderson 6, Natasha Godbout 3, Hallie Raisanen 8, Mia Saunders 12. Totals 12 8-16
3-point goals -- Saunders 2.
Lakeview Christian 45-16--61
Fond du Lac 6-5--11
Lakeview Christian Academy -- Anna Ackerman 6, Hannah Plys 4, Sarah Plys 4, Anna Valine 2, Sarah Hamlin 21, Anna Broman 11, Naomi Swanson 4, Hannah Franck 9. Totals 25 5-8 61.
3-point goals -- Hamlin 5, Broman.
Fond du Lac -- Morning Star Webster 5, Manuela Sandobal 3, Amber Fox 2, Ashley Ammesmaki 1. Totals 4 3-10 11.
3-point goals -- None.
Silver Bay 20-28--48
Duluth Marshall 25-31--56
Silver Bay -- Amelia Davis 12, Katherine Michalski 27, Katelyn Johnson 2, Christina Bullock 4. Totals 18 5-10 48.
3-point goals -- Davis 2, Michalski 2.
Duluth Marshall -- Maggie Lane 13, Sara Behning 2, Jamie Witten 9, Stephanie Carlson 13, Meghan Flattery 12, Elena Lushine 7. Totals 23 7-18 56.
3-point goals -- Witten, Carlson 2.
Boys hockey
Duluth Central 2-1-3-0--6
Ashland 3-3-0-0--6
First period -- 1. A, Eric Raspotnik (Chris Kyrola), 4:23; 2. A, Brian Campbell (Josh Smith), 7:24 (sh); 3. A, Raspotnik (Kyrola), 8:08; 4. DC, Matt Beaulieu, 9:40 (pp); 5. DC, Ben Wrazidlo (Mike Andrews), 14:03 (pp).
Second period -- 6. A, Raspotnik (C.J. Smith), 5:23 (pp); 7. DC, Andrews (Wrazidlo), 12:56 (pp); 8. A, Raspotnik (Kyrola), 15:39; 9. A, Kyrola (Taylor Stibbe, C.J. Smith), 16:59 (pp).
Third period -- 10. DC, Nick Lavigne (Ian Theonnes), 3:23; 11. DC, Jon Ylitalo (Riley Kolquist, Noah Zwor), 9:07 (pp); 12. M. Beaulieu (Alec Lofdahl, Ylitalo), 11:07.
Saves -- Matt Erickson, DC, 28; Dylan Hudson, A, 38.
Two Harbors 2-0-0--2
Ely 4-1-1--6
First period -- 1. TH, Ben Ruberg (Tom Udenberg), 2:27 (pp); 2. TH, Scott Comrie (Alex Anderson), 3:06; 3. E, Matt Urbas (Mike Skelton, Zach Moser), 5:53; 4. E, Alex Koschak (Skelton), 8:15; 5. E, Logan Murphy, 9:21; 6. E, Tyler Peterson, 12:56.
Second period -- 7. E, Trevor Nelson (Peterson, Storm Myers), 3:24.
Third period -- 8. E, Koschak (Skelton), 3:48.
Saves -- Aaron Lee, TH, 56; Ryan Puzel, E, 40.
Girls hockey
Duluth 1-0-1-0--2
Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 0-2-0-1--3
First period -- 1. D, Kari Balduc (Emy Albert, Tyra Kerr), 6:08.
Second period -- 2. CEC, Courtney Esse (Katie Lamirande, Sadie Lundquist), 3:22 (pp); 3. CEC, Kelly Carlson (Emily Gustafson), 11:25.
Third period -- 4. D, Stephanie Lenz (Nikki Logergren), 4:22 (pp).
Overtime -- 5. CEC, Melissa Clark (Lundquist, Carley Esse), :32.
Saves -- Paige Turner, D, 31 Sarah Gustafson, CEC, 21.
Boys swimming
Duluth 96, Chisholm 67
200-yard medley relay -- Duluth (Joe Vecchi, Anthony Vecchi, Jordan Verry, Derek Jones), 1:57.22; 200 freestyle -- Jessie Moeller, Duluth, 2:29.69; 200 individual medley -- Jack Malban, Duluth, 2:25.27; 50 freestyle -- Verry, Duluth, 26.54; 1-meter diving -- Moeller, Duluth, 166.15 points; 100 butterfly -- A. Vecchi, Duluth, 1:02.18; 100 freestyle -- Kris Samuelson, Duluth, 58.85; 500 freestyle -- Jones, Duluth, 6:35.42; 200 freestyle relay -- Duluth (Malban, Samuelson, A. Vecchi, Verry), 1:43.84; 100 backstroke -- J. Vecchi, Duluth, 1:08.81; 100 breaststroke -- Zak Radzak, Duluth, 1:17.17; 400 freestyle relay -- Duluth (Jones, Andrew Holstrom, J. Vecchi, Malban), 4:08.05.
Wrestling
Northwestern 63, Hayward 15
171 pounds -- Mac Hogfeldt, N, pinned Shawn Stolarzyk, 1:10. 189 -- Matt Clark, H, dec. Josh Zinmer, 7-3. 215 -- Ryan Misbauer, N, pinned Caleb Franzen, 0:11. 285 -- Cody Butkiewicz, H, pinned Jake Minoit, 0:37. 103 -- Kyle Heinz, H, won by forfeit. 112 -- Justin Chillman, N, won by forfeit. 119 -- Travis Brannan, N, won by forfeit. 125 -- Nathan Nelson, N, won by forfeit. 130 -- Corey McCauley, N, pinned Nolan Cain, 2:53. 135 -- Wes Snow, N, pinned Ryan Hulquist, 3:05. 140 -- David Snow, N, pinned Corey Clark, 3:37. 145 -- Bob Tahtinen, N, pinned Josh Elcombe, 2:43. 152 -- William Pedersen, N, pinned Nate Hominger, 0:39. 160 -- Rick Carter, N, dec. Pat Mullally, 11-9.
AREA RESULTS
BOYS BASKETBALL
Bemidji 65, Cloquet 63
Braham 79, East Central 60
Duluth East 85, Hermantown 63
Eveleth-Gilbert 67, Proctor 59
Grand Rapids 81, Duluth Denfeld 49
Nashwauk-Keewatin 105, Mesabi Academy 43
Tower-Soudan 52, Orr 33
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Ashland 42, Duluth Central 23
Barnum 66, Esko 47
Cook County 72, Babbitt-Embarrass 63
Deer River 59, Chisholm 44
Duluth Marshall 56, Silver Bay 48
Floodwood 51, Carlton 43
Hayward 42, Northwestern 39
International Falls 62, Littlefork-Big Falls 21
Floodwood 51, Carlton 43
Lakeview Christian 61, Fond du Lac 11
Mountain Iron-Buhl 59, Ely 41
Solon Springs 42, Mercer 24
BOYS HOCKEY
Duluth Central 6, Ashland 6, OT
Ely 6, Two Harbors 2
Grand Rapids 7, Greenway 1
Moose Lake Area 6, North Branch 1
GIRLS HOCKEY
Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 3, Duluth 2, OT
East Range 6, Pequot Lakes 0
Hayward-Spooner 9, New Richmond 0
Hibbing-Chisholm 3, International Falls 1
