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Good afternoon. This is The Howie Report.

The 15th Steve Anderson Legacy Foundation Scramble will bring its largest field ever to Cloquet Country Club on Friday.

Thirty six-player teams are listed for the 1 p.m. shotgun start. The tournament record is 20-under-par 51, first set in 2019 by Cathy Erickson, Jeff Sundin, Ryan Bakken, Sami Mattson, Eric Berquist and Faron Meeks. Another group tied the record a year later. Players from both record-setting teams will return Friday.

The tournament began in 2012 after Anderson died at age 59. The Duluth Denfeld graduate was a three-sport captain at Wisconsin-Superior and helped the Yellowjackets win the 1976 NAIA hockey championship.

In Duluth, the Imagine Downtown initiative is moving from planning to execution. Its five-year proposal calls for 1,500 new downtown homes, a development corporation and a coordinated response to homelessness. The latest community update did not identify a startup budget, committed financing, governing structure or timetable for forming the corporation — key questions as the effort moves forward.

In girls soccer, Vienna Kolenda scored twice in the first half, and Hermantown defeated Big Lake 3-1. Kaija Markovich added the Hawks’ third goal, while Isla Radzak and Ava DeTray combined for five saves.

Tonight in Duluth, showers and thunderstorms are likely, mainly before 2 a.m. Expect a low near 61 and northeast winds gusting to 25 miles per hour. Monday should turn sunny after morning clouds and fog, with a high near 82.

I’m Howie Hanson.

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