Seeded 7th in the Section 5 Nine-Man Playoffs, the Eagles headed to Nevis to take on the #2 seed Tigers for the second time in just over two weeks. With weather conditions pretty good except for a 1 inch coating of snow on the field, the boys were hoping to …
The Northland Eagles Boys Basketball team opened the season at home on Friday, November 22 against a solid Blackduck Drake squad. The boys season started before the girls season due to scheduling issues for the State Tournaments.
Early turnovers and penalties set the tone for Fridays' Homecoming game for the Eagles against their Hwy 200 rivals, the Hill City Hornets. The offense that moved the ball up and down the field at will the previous week, consistently struggled all evening against a tough Hornet defense.
In what was hopefully a case of "one of those nights", the Pillager Huskies came to Remer on Friday, January 3 and put an 48 point thumping on the Eagles.
A busy week of four games started with a trip to Bigfork to take on the states 12th rated Huskies, on Monday January 13. Another slow start to the game had the Eagles down by 20 (38-18) with 5:00 to go in first half.
With the regular season winding down and hoping to secure a 6 or 7 seed in the Section 5A tournament, the Eagles hit the road to face LaPorte and Naushwauk- Keewatin.
The Northland Lady Eagles wrapped up their season last week with a pair of wins and a pair of losses to cap off what could be called an educational season.
Last Thursday had the Eagles on the road to Floodwood to take on the 12-6 Polar Bears. A wild first half saw both defenses unable to contain the offenses as the halftime score read Floodwood 53 Northland 44. The Eagles were moving the ball around well and using an inside/outside …
It's been a tale of near misses for the Lady Eagles as they march their way through the '13-'14 season. Early on inexperience cost them several close contests, later, as skills developed, gremlins popped up in either ball-handling or shooting percentage that cost the girls in close matches.
After a week that had the Eagles drop three games, the boys were eager to get back to winning some games. Cass Lake came to town on Monday, May 5 and the Eagles sent them home on the losing side of the 7-3 game.
With the short baseball regular season ending last week with what can be only classified as "finally some baseball weather"!, the Northland Eagles ended the regular season last week with two solid victories.
The 17th Annual Run Around Woman 30K - plus 5 mile run/walk was held in Longville on Saturday, May 4. A total of 118 participants registered for the events, with 109 actual competitors racing.
