Esko boys basketball coach Mike Devney might not be going anywhere after all.
Last month, sources told the News Tribune that Devney met twice in the span of a week with Esko athletic director Chad Stoskopf, who told the coach he intended to recommend nonrenewal of Devney's contract at an upcoming school board meeting.
But that meeting passed without discussion of the situation, and Esko superintendent Aaron Fischer said in an email to the News Tribune on Thursday that there are no plans to revisit the issue at the school board's May 23 meeting - nor does he anticipate holding a special meeting "related to any of the school's coaches."
"I anticipate that Mr. Devney will be our boys varsity basketball coach next season," Fischer wrote.
Devney declined to comment.
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He has coached the Eskomos for 18 seasons, leading them to five state tournaments and the Class AA title in 2014. If he does, indeed, return next winter, Devney will do so with 474 career victories. He coached at Carlton for five seasons before coming to Esko.
BASEBALL
Proctor 8, Cloquet 3
The host Rails ran away with the Lake Superior Conference win thanks to a six-run sixth inning.
Luke Nordquist had two hits, including a three-run triple, and Cole Johnson's first varsity hit tied the game in the sixth.
Two Harbors 18, Carlton 14
Easton Best doubled, tripled and homered as the Agates pulled out the Polar League win in eight innings at Chub Lake.
Tim Luoma also homered twice and drove in five runs in Two Harbors' shootout victory, while Keller Conrow was 2-for-5 with four RBIs.
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The Bulldogs' Kaden Crane notched four hits and three RBIs.
SOFTBALL
Hermantown 5, Duluth East 4
Hannah Mihalik and Jordyn Thomas each smacked a pair of doubles, and the Hawks slipped past the Greyhounds at Ordean East Middle School.
Duluth Denfeld 10, Proctor 8
Bella Larson tallied three hits, including a home run, and the Hunters won the LSC affair in Proctor.
Destiny Spaulding and Shelby Johnson both collected two hits and drove in two runs, while Gianna Torres also homered for Denfeld.
