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QUOTE ME, HOWIE
Legendary Duluth-area sports broadcaster Brian Prudhomme on Duluth East boys hockey's 2-1 overtime home victory over Brainerd on Thursday, and looking ahead to Greyhounds' boys and girls basketball home games tonight – “As oddly as that game ended, it was a win that East really needed and seemed to deserve. Hopefully, it can be a springboard for them simply by having the weight of being winless taken off their shoulders. Too many people get caught up in the name and reputation of 'Duluth East Hockey' and don’t realize how young the East team is this season. There’s a lot of learning on the fly for both the players and coaches with no soft part of the schedule. People said it when Mike (Randolph) coached and I think it applies to Steve's (Pitoscia) teams too: Don’t judge them in December, judge them by where they are on February 1.”
“I am excited to see both the boys and the girls from East battle Osseo. Doing the public address work there is something I take great pride in and consider it an honor. From the start of the JV games to the end of the varsity evening, I try to bring energy on the microphone and make it an event for all to enjoy. Yet the enjoyment truly comes from the kids and their efforts. I think you’ll see student-athletes playing with confidence tonight. The girls have won three straight and the boys are coming off a victory as well. They are starting to trust their abilities and the coaching staff has the ability to maximize the talent on the team. Osseo traditionally makes things difficult for opponents so it will be a fun-filled evening of basketball.”
TONIGHT'S PREP GAMES
Boys Hockey
Hermantown at Centennial
Maple Grove at Grand Rapids
Little Falls at Rock Ridge
Rochester Mayo at Duluth Marshall
Rochester Lourdes at Proctor
St. Francis (ON) at North Shore
Girls Hockey
Duluth at Northern Lakes
Grand Rapids-Greenway at Hibbing-Chisholm
Sartell-Sauk Rapids at North Shore
Boys Basketball
Osseo at Duluth East
Esko at Superior
Moose Lake-Willow River at Two Harbors
Littlefork-Big Falls at Chisholm
Ely at Mesabi East
Cromwell-Wright at Cook County
Ogilvie at Barnum
Mille Lacs at Carlton-Wrenshall
Northland at North Woods
McGregor at South Ridge
Girls Basketball
Hermantown at Grand Rapids
Cloquet at Rock Ridge
Pierz at Esko
Cromwell-Wright at Cook County
Osseo at Duluth East
South Ridge at Mountain Iron-Buhl
Cherry at Duluth Denfeld
THURSDAY SCOREBOARD
Duluth East defeated Brainerd 2-1 in overtime in a high school boys hockey game at Duluth Heritage Center on Thursday night, as the Greyhounds recorded their first victory in eight starts.
Boys Hockey
Duluth East 2, Brainerd 1 OT
Duluth Denfeld 6, Superior 2
Boys Basketball
Cloquet 71, Duluth Denfeld 68
Moose Lake-Willow River 80, North Woods 48
Hibbing 102, Greenway 42
Rock Ridge 85, Mesabi East 44
Bayfield 53, Solon Springs 41
Grand Rapids 65, Proctor 58
Deer River 84, Two Harbors 50
Girls Basketball
Proctor 81, Pine City 28
Esko 59, Carlton-Wrenshall 25
Northwestern 40, Hayward 32
Barnum 55, Moose Lake-Willow River 22
Two Harbors 52, North Woods 38
