Abe Soumis and Nathan Hill of Hermantown are rostered to play for Northern Lakers 2024 in the Prep Hoops Live AAU tournament in Minneapolis this weekend. Esko standouts Zander Gabel, Jacion Owens and Dalton Spindler are Northern Lakers teammates.
Starks Elite 2024, led by 2025 Brooks Johnson of Duluth Marshall and 2024 Aidan Altona of Duluth Denfeld, is also participating in the event.
Also competing in the spring tourney:
. Starks Elite 2025, featuring several players from Duluth East
. Starks Elite 2026, led by up-and-coming elite point guard Lee Brooks of Duluth Denfeld and 6-6 Lance Johnson of Hermantown
WEDNESDAY PREP SCOREBOARD
Wyatt Carlson had three hits to power Hermantown past Proctor 10-5 in Lake Superior Conference baseball Tuesday afternoon at Terry Egerdahl Field in Proctor. The Hawks (3-0) will visit Cloquet Thursday.
Other Wednesday night games:
. Cale Haugen’s two-run home run helped propel Esko past Duluth Marshall 3-2 in a matchup of Section 7AA favorites at historic Wade Stadium.
. Cloquet blitzed Duluth Marshall 22-1 in a four-inning Lake Superior Conference softball game at Dick Swanson Fields outside Wade Stadium.
. Duluth Marshall edged host Denfeld 4-3 in boys tennis.
. Proctor-Hermantown defeated Duluth 11-10 in double-overtime in girls lacrosse.
. More softball scores: Esko 19, Two Harbors 1; Silver Bay 7, Duluth East 3; Silver Bay 5, North Woods 1; Moose Lake-Willow River 15, Esko 0; Moose Lake-Willow River 21, Two Harbors 0
TODAY’S PREP EVENTS
Softball
Hermantown at Grand Rapids
Esko at Duluth East
Denfeld at Rock Ridge
Proctor at Duluth Marshall
Ely at Deer River
South Ridge at Moose Lake-Willow River
Nashwauk-Keewatin at International Falls
Cook County at Barnum
Silver Bay at Floodwood
Baseball
Hermantown at Cloquet
Esko at Greenway
Two Harbors at Denfeld
Hibbing at International Falls
Grand Rapids at Duluth East
South Ridge at Moose Lake-Willow River
Duluth Marshall at Superior
