Duluth Marshall went on the road to stun No. 1 Cloquet-Carlton 2-0 in a Section 7A girls soccer semifinal Tuesday night.
Lucy Campbell scored in the first half and Gianna Kneepkens doubled the margin in the second for the fourth-seeded Hilltoppers, who kept the Lumberjacks' high-powered senior, Kendra Kelley, off the scoreboard. Kelley, among the most prolific scorers in the state, came in averaging about two goals a game.
Cloquet-Carlton's only previous loss this season came on Sept. 6, 1-0 vs. Bemidji. The Lumberjacks had won 13 in a row.
Natalie Welinski made five saves for Marshall, which moves into Thursday's section final vs. No. 2 Chisago Lakes, a shootout winner over Hermantown after the teams played to a 1-1 double-overtime tie.
BOYS SOCCER
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Duluth Denfeld 1, Hermantown 0
Julian Beckrich's heroics late in double overtime lifted the Hunters to a heart-stopping Section 7A semifinal win at Public Schools Stadium.
Beckrich scored in the 96th minute off a feed from Jon Faynik, and goalkeeper Eric Gibson notched his ninth shutout of the season as No. 1 seed Denfeld advanced to Thursday's section final vs. Grand Rapids.
A.J. Harris finished with 18 saves for the fifth-seeded Hawks.
• The Hunters' Scott Anderson on Tuesday was named the Class A boys soccer coach of the year by the coaches association.
Grand Rapids 3,
Duluth Marshall 0
David Chandler and Seamus Stanley scored on penalty kicks three minutes apart in the first half, and Hayden DeMars made it stand as the Thunderhawks blanked the visiting Hilltoppers in a Section 7A semifinal.
DeMars stopped all nine shots he faced for second-seeded Grand Rapids, which opposes Denfeld at 8 p.m. Thursday at Ordean Stadium.
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Chandler fed Stanley in the 52nd minute for the night's final goal.
GIRLS TENNIS
Eveleth-Gilbert duo wins 7A
Senior Audrey Delich and eighth-grader Lydia Delich defeated Virginia's Anna Seitz and Ava Warren 6-2, 6-2 to win the Section 7A doubles title Tuesday at Virginia.
The Deliches and Seitz and Warren all advance to next week's Class A state tournament at the Reed-Sweatt Family Tennis Center in Minneapolis.
Virginia's Mary Skorich was the only Northland player to win a singles match, downing Pine City's Ella Sell in the quarterfinals and Pierz' Val Gall for third place.
VOLLEYBALL
Greenway 3, Virginia 0
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Claire Vekich's 24 kills powered the Raiders to a 25-20, 25-21, 25-10 sweep in the Iron Range Conference championship match in Coleraine.
Greenway's Erin Gustason totaled 31 set assists.
Cloquet 3, Hermantown 1
The host Lumberjacks snapped the Hawks' six-match winning streak via a 25-14, 27-25, 17-25, 25-23 victory in Lake Superior Conference action.
Savannah Sears paced Cloquet with 15 kills and 14 digs. Teammates Emerson Rock and Natalie Spath had 23 assists and 21 digs, respectively.
