Rob Kraft scored 19 of his 30 points in the first half and made four 3-pointers as Superior defeated Cloquet 77-65 on Friday at Superior, handing the Spartans their fifth consecutive Lake Superior Conference high school boys basketball championship.
Kraft, a 5-foot-11 junior, sparked a 12-2 first-half run with two field goals and a 3-pointer, then made a four-point play in the second half to end any threat by the Lumberjacks.
Joel Lindberg added 20 points as ninth-ranked Superior (17-2, 9-0) extended its LSC win streak to 37, including 22 conference wins in a row at home.
Chad Calcaterra scored 39 points and made 17 field goals for Cloquet (13-7, 8-2).
NORTHWESTERN 56,
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SPOONER 50
The visiting Tigers (15-3) won their 25th consecutive Heart O'North Conference game and clinched a share of their fourth league title with the victory.
MOOSE LAKE-WR 53,
FLOODWOOD 50
Three players scored in double figures as the Rebels (15-6, 9-1) remained in control of the Polar League by holding off the host Polar Bears.
A.J. Blanton and Zach Heggedahl combined for 32 points for Floodwood (13-6, 6-5).
ESKO 75, SILVER BAY 28
Jake Stainbrook's 25 points and a stout defense keyed the Eskomos' Polar League road win.
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Esko (13-6, 8-1) held the Mariners to just seven field goals.
BARNUM 54, CROMWELL 47
Three players reached double figures and the host Bombers (17-3, 11-2) broke away in the second half to win the Polar League game.
ALBROOK 75,
MESABI ACADEMY 68
Kolten Karppinen scored 42 points and made 10 3-pointers to outdo 33 points from Gerald Long and 30 by Jonathon Jenkins as the Falcons won the nonconference game.
BOYS HOCKEY
GRAND RAPIDS 4,
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INTERNATIONAL FALLS 0
John Skrbec scored a goal and assisted on two others and Dom DeGuiseppi stopped all 23 shots as the visiting Thunderhawks (10-11-2, 4-1-2) clinched a share of the Iron Range Conference title.
DULUTH DENFELD 7,
PRINCETON 1
Keith Tomassoni scored a pair of third-period goals at Heritage Center as the Hunters (12-10-2) won for just the second time in the last 10 games.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
BARNUM 61,
HERMANTOWN 35
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Barnum's Jessica Newman scored 33 points to nearly outscore the Hawks by herself in a nonconference game at Hermantown.
The second-ranked Bombers improved to 18-2, while the Hawks (12-9) lost their fourth in a row.
GRAND RAPIDS 47, CLOQUET 34
Jessi Corrick scored 18 points and the visiting Thunderhawks held the Lumberjacks to 13 second-half points.
Annabel Morrisroe totaled 17 points for Cloquet (8-11).
DANCELINE
MARSHALL WINS FOURTH STRAIGHT
STATE JAZZ CHAMPIONSHIP
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Duluth Marshall won the Jazz competition at the Minnesota State Dance Team Tournament for the fourth year in a row, beating out five other teams in the finals Friday night at Target Center in Minneapolis.
The Hilltoppers finished ahead of BOLD, Aitkin, Frazee, Renville County West and Yellow Medicine East.
-- The Superior dance team placed second to Green Bay Southwest in the Kick category at last weekend's Wisconsin Division I state tournament. Superior was ninth in the Jazz competition.
