Sports Year in Review

Posted on 04. Jan, 2010 by .

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The 2009 sports season was another memorable one for area teams and individuals. The year featured several state tournament appearances, state titles and a number of near misses. The year 2009 included the following memorable events: -Football:  Virginia, meanwhile, was stymied by Mora 21-7 in the Section 7AAA Championship in Duluth. The Blue Devils finished [...]

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Zephyrs upend Devils, 5-2

Posted on 04. Jan, 2010 by .

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VIRGINIA �” Charlie Adams netted a hat trick as Mahtomedi, ranked fifth in Class A, skated past sixth-ranked Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl, 5-2 on Saturday afternoon at “Bree” Cuppoletti Arena in Virginia. Brandon Zurn and Johno May also scored for the Zephyrs, who snapped a 3-3 tie with two goals in the third period. Christian Belobaba and [...]

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Lady Devils fall against Ely 51-46

Posted on 22. Dec, 2009 by .

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Ely 51, Virginia 46 At Ely, Mariah McDonald poured in 25 points and the Timberwolves held on to top Virginia, 51-46. Ely held the Blue Devils to only 14 first-half points, which proved to be the difference as Virginia could not overcome the 25-14 halftime deficit. Virginia’s top scorer was Nikki Jasura with 17, and [...]

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Blue Devils ice Broncos, 5-3

Posted on 21. Dec, 2009 by .

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VIRGINIA �” The Blue Devils used their depth Friday night to wear down International Falls and skate to a 5-3 win at “Bree” Cuppoletti Arena. Both teams came into the matchup state ranked in Class A (Virginia/MI-B 6th and the Broncos 14th), and it was the Devils that clearly pulled away from their Iron Range [...]

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E-G blanks Lake of the Woods, 6-0

Posted on 21. Dec, 2009 by .

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BAUDETTE �” Jordana Turner scored twice and added an assist, Amanda Arbogast had a goal and three assists, and Vicky Fossland stopped 20 shots on her way to another shutout as the Eveleth-Gilbert Area girls hockey team rolled past Lake of the Woods, 6-0 on Saturday afternoon. Emma Kishel, Katie Kingston and Brittney Maki also [...]

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Blue Devils top Raiders, 78-25

Posted on 21. Dec, 2009 by .

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VIRGINIA – Mitch Buck led all scorers with 20 points and the Virginia boys basketball team bounced back from its first loss of the season Tuesday at Cloquet with a dominating 78-25 victory over Greenway, Saturday night at Roosevelt Gymnasium in Virginia. Cavan Stackpool added 17 points for the Blue Devils (3-1), who opened up [...]

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E-G Area ices Hibbing, 2-1

Posted on 11. Dec, 2009 by .

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Eveleth-Gilbert took advantage of that situation twice en route to a 2-1 victory over Hibbing/Chisholm in a high school girls hockey game Thursday at the Hibbing Memorial Arena. The Bluejackets couldn’t get a fifth player in their defensive zone fast enough to thwart those two Golden Bears’ goals. The Bluejackets took advantage of one of [...]

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Boys Hockey ties against Grand Rapids 2-2

Posted on 09. Dec, 2009 by .

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The Devils’ Garrett Hendrickson had a pair of goals Tuesday night, but the Thunderhawks rallied to even the score 2-2 heading into overtime. Neither team could light the lamp in the extra session and the contest ended in a tie. Casey Myhre was in the nets for Virginia (2-2-1) and recorded 27 saves. GR 0-1-1-0�”2 [...]

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E-G Area Girls Hockey team loses a close one to G-R-G

Posted on 09. Dec, 2009 by .

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The Grand Rapids/Greenway girls hockey team went ahead 4-0 after scoring four unanswered goals in the second period and the Golden Bears fell just short of a comeback in a 4-3 loss on Tuesday night. Eveleth-Gilbert Area got third period goals from Caley Westin, Emma Kishel (unassisted) and Jordana Turner but simply ran out of [...]

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