Some of the details remain a work in progress
but the city of East Grand Forks will offer archery deer hunting opportunities again this fall in an effort to reduce whitetail numbers in the green space along the Red and Red Lake rivers
The city now will submit applications to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for permits to hold the two archery hunts
Voigt reported in his coverage of the Tuesday
Four tags will be available for the accessible hunt
and the city will offer 12 tags for the regular archery hunt
The inaugural East Grand Forks archery season
part of a Deer Management Plan the city approved in June 2024 in an effort to reduce deer numbers
The 60% success rate was even more impressive
considering one hunter drawing a tag decided not to participate and another packed it in after the first weekend
we actually really only had the eight hunters out there for a big portion of (the season),” King said after the hunt
“And so six out of eight is pretty incredible.”
The harvest included an eight-point buck and five does
Complete details on this year’s archery hunt won’t be available until closer to hunting season
but the accessible hunt is a nice addition
Options Resource Center for Independent Living in East Grand Forks will coordinate the accessible hunt
Options has extensive experience coordinating accessible hunts
hosting an annual event at Rydell National Wildlife Refuge near Erskine
and assisting with accessible hunts at Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge in east-central Minnesota and Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in central Minnesota
The Options hunt at Rydell marks its 30th anniversary this fall
The Rydell hunt accommodates up to 20 hunters
Sorenson said the plan is to provide two tags for disabled veterans and two tags for anyone with a disability
The accessible hunt will take place in Zone 2 (the yard waste disposal site and public works area)
Zone 3 (the east end along the Red Lake River) and Zone 5 (the south pedestrian bridge area)
The addition of an accessible hunt right in East Grand Forks is an exciting development
“It isn’t every day you have an opportunity like this,” Sorenson said
especially considering that some people with disabilities don’t have the resources to enable them to go to another hunt where there’s quite a bit of travel involved.”
volunteers will assist the disabled hunters
and equipment such as hunting blinds and higher stands will be provided
“I’m looking forward to giving it a shot,” Sorenson said
Once the i’s are dotted and the t’s are crossed
“I think we’ll be ready to go,” Sorenson said
MOORHEAD — East Grand Forks Senior High came back from a double-digit
first-half deficit in the Minnesota Section 8AA quarterfinals last Saturday against Hawley
Doing it again in the section semifinals against Pelican Rapids was too much to ask
Pelican Rapids 6-foot-7 junior Jack Welch scored 19 points and sophomore guard Ethan Isaman scored 18 points as the No
1 seed East Grand Forks 62-49 at Concordia College
who lost to Pelican Rapids in the section semifinals for the second year in a row
East Grand Forks played without 1,000-point scorer Austin Rusling
Rusling made a brief appearance in the section quarterfinals
finishing with one basket and a key assist
Pelican Rapids started to build a lead midway through the first half
The Vikings ended the first half on a 10-3 run
capped by Isaman 3-pointer for a 34-21 lead
Although Pelican Rapids pushed the lead out to 21 points with eight quick points to start the second half
the Green Wave made a push midway through the second half
After Isaman hit another 3-pointer to give the Vikings a 45-23 lead
Spencer Larsen hit a couple of baskets inside and Carson McDonald scored off a steal to highlight a 10-0 run
Free-throw shooting woes for Pelican Rapids would later open the door for the Green Wave to cut the lead as low as nine
After a long scoreless streak for both teams
Pelican Rapids iced the win with a dunk from Welch for a 57-44 lead with 2:25 to play
while McDonald chipped in 12 and Chase Lindgren had 11
Thief River Falls' underdog run in the section semifinals came to a close against Barnesville in the other semifinal at Concordia
3 Barnesville advances to face Pelican Rapids in Friday night's section title
scored a game-high 27 points to lead Barnesville
which led by 15 points at halftime and kept the Prowlers at arm's length most of the second half
Thief River Falls junior Bridger Wilcox had 25 points to pace the Prowlers
EAST GRAND FORKS – The East Grand Forks approved the city’s local cannabis business fees during its meeting Tuesday night
“We’re getting a lot of questions on when we’re going to open our registration process after these fees are formally set,” East Grand Forks City Administrator Reid Huttunen told the Herald
“There’s still no defined timeline for when the state is going to start issuing those.”
The City Council set the fees at the maximum allowed for cities
Most businesses will pay between $250 and $500 for an initial registration fee
growing up to 5,000 square feet of plant canopy indoors
do not have an initial registration fee and low-potency hemp edible retailers pay $125 per location
Most businesses also pay a $1,000 renewal fee
but those with lower costs for an initial license will have local renewal fees between $125 and $500
The OCM sent its proposed rules to an administrative law judge for approval last week
a first batch of social equity applicants who passed a review in fall 2024 would be among the first non-tribal businesses to operate
Licenses could begin to be issued as soon as the end of April
A moratorium on cannabis businesses within city limits expired at the end of 2024
the city hasn’t been notified by the OCM about any new business license holders coming into the city
While the city has gotten more information in the past six months from the OCM about local rules the city has expressed frustration with the lack of communication and the lack of local control
EAST GRAND FORKS — The East Grand Forks Economic Development Authority is the recipient of a $1,500 grant from the Minnesota Business Finance Corp
The grant will go toward a new program to help the EDA track business incentives
according to Economic Development Director Maggie Brockling
"Our EDA budget is limited so this grant is incredibly appreciated,” Brockling said in a statement
Small Business Administration as a certified development company and serves Minnesota
and Wisconsin along with portions of South Dakota and Iowa
MBFC Vice President for Business Development Mike Stearns said he is excited to see the East Grand Forks EDA "further improve their ability to better serve the businesses in the EGF community." 
EAST GRAND FORKS — East Grand Forks defenseman Cole Bies was 8 years old in his living room when the Green Wave boys hockey program was winning a second-consecutive state championship in 2015
"I remember jumping up and down playing mini hockey sticks
Green Wave defenseman Judd Pesch was at the Xcel Energy Center in 2015
who was a forward on the 2014 and 2015 title teams
"The environment was loud and electric," Judd recalls
"I remember all the buzz in the community," Hills said
"I remember the overtime winner and Tanner Tweten put his hands up and the whole arena erupted."
it's a new generation's turn to make Green Wave memories at the X
5 Northern Lakes in the opening round of the Minnesota Class A state tournament at 8 p.m
the pomp and circumstance of the event is an important piece to growing the culture
"What we've noticed in East Grand Forks is every time we make a state tournament
there's a huge amount of energy generated in the youth program," East Grand Forks coach Tyler Palmiscno said
but more the energy and excitement from youth players who all of the sudden get to see their hometown and the kids they look up to get the attention and notoriety
That energy bleeds through your youth program and they want to experience that."
The Green Wave last made the state tournament in 2021
the event didn't feature the bells and whistles it has become known to produce
East Grand Forks' last true state tournament experience was 2019
"The Minnesota state high school hockey tournament is the best state tournament in the country," Palmiscno said
These kids are treated like professionals: the lodging
It's something you can't really describe until you go through it on the inside
we're excited to see 20-plus individuals experience a lifelong dream
Pesch said it's always been a dream of his to play at the X
"I've wanted to play in the tournament ever since going there when my brother made it the first year," he said
"I want to play in an NHL rink and play in front of all those people where so many great players have played."
despite a 13-13-2 record amid a grueling schedule
advanced to state thanks to a section championship victory over Warroad
the section favorite and a team that knocked the Green Wave out in the section final the previous season
"The feeling that comes with (going to state) is unreal," Bies said
"You kind of feel like a king winning on the East Side because it's so hard to do."
coming in East Grand Forks at the Civic Center
"These guys were kicked square in the teeth last year in Warroad in double overtime
with the way the whole thing went down," Palmiscno said
I will tell you winning the section title is the greatest win any of these kids will experience because of what you earn with the win: A chance to win a state tournament."
The Green Wave aren't one of the favorites this year
as was the case in back-to-back state titles in 2014 and 2015
But East Grand Forks also knows the Class A bracket can be there for anyone's taking this year
"I think we're playing our best hockey at the right time
it all comes together and we just give them hell right away."
Coach: Tyler Pamiscno.Record: 13-13-2.Top scorers: Hunter Varnson 8 goals-22 assists; Cooper Hills 6-20; Tucker Lovejoy 17-9; Jace Panzer 8-14; Jace Van Eps 11-10; Nolan Meulebroeck 6-8; Cole Bies 5-8; Nick Corbett 2-8.Top goalie: Noah Schindele 2.69 GAA
.882 SP.Recent state tournament history: East Grand Forks won back-to-back state championships in 2014 and 2015
The Green Wave also made the state tournament in 2019 and 2021
recently opened a satellite location in East Grand Forks' River Mall
When a previous comic book store business left the space
he jumped at the chance to have a presence in the mall
compared to his North Washington Street shop
where parking was minimal and he shared a building with another business
That shop will move to the former Valley Dairy on South Washington in a couple of weeks
'What do you guys do?' So that's really been boosting our business," he said
The bulk of Tech Guru's business is repair of phones
whereas we'll do the soldering work and data recovery from the Grand Forks location," Conley said
with a couple of businesses occupying more than one space
It also features the 15-screen River Cinema
the only movie theater open in the Grand Cities
Columbia Mall in Grand Forks is faltering – a shell of what it once was
Scheels and JCPenney are the remaining anchors with limited retailers inside
Locally owned and managed Grand Cities Mall
which debuted in 1964 as the first indoor shopping mall in North Dakota
is doing better and features a variety of businesses and services
as well as the city's Motor Vehicle Department
is not surprised Conley's business is doing so well
Her team has worked hard to keep the mall attractive
Her family has been in the theater industry for 43 years
"We started with the Blackduck Theater in Blackduck
and then years later opened the Fosston Theater in Fosston
purchased the mall as well as the Grand Theater from them in 2020
"Because we had to shut down for five months that year (due to COVID)
we did a lot of remodeling during that time to keep the staff employed
She believes the River Mall has been so successful because of regular investments in the building to stay up-to-date
and management is responsive to its tenants
Stai truly cares about the customer experience
"If you don't constantly put money into your building
We put a tremendous amount of money into it all the time
Some of those upgrades have included new flooring
The movie theater has gone through renovations
including the installation of 450 luxury recliners in six of the auditoriums
Stai is an on-site owner and lives in an apartment inside the building
making sure everything is running smoothly with the tenants
they text me and I take care of it right away
they’re quite a bit cheaper than other places
The people come in and stay a long time," she said
"One of the reasons they stay is because if their air conditioning goes out
which has a storefront in the building along DeMers Avenue
His clothing store has been in business since 1983
and sells a lot of safety footwear and work clothes
Many of his customers work at the American Crystal sugar beet processing plant and area construction companies
He likes the location because it’s along a busy thoroughfare and can be seen from the street
"I have a lot of good customers who come from northeast North Dakota and northwest Minnesota," he said
"Minnesota has no sales tax on clothes or shoes
Farther east along the building sits Bleu Goods Boutique
The shop has been there about a year and a half
The women also own and operate seasonal shops in Detroit Lakes
and sell their merchandise at specialty shows throughout Minnesota and North Dakota
“We make 90% of the jewelry in the store and design the graphic tees that are screenprinted here in EGF by another small business,” she said
it’s got great curb appeal and what I like the most is that most of the businesses around us are locally owned
We think it’s very important to keep these local businesses within our community because if we don’t
It’s very important for the storefronts to be rented out.”
Stai said it's important for the community to have a nice place to go
The mall is the centerpiece and a destination of downtown East Grand Forks
"You should be able to drop your kids off and not worry
MINNEAPOLIS — Regulation wasn't enough action for East Grand Forks Sacred Heart girls basketball in its first trip to the Minnesota Class A state tournament in nine years
The Eagles saw overtime Thursday in the state quarterfinals against Sleepy Eye St
Sleepy Eye star Morgan Mathiowetz scored 30 points and added 15 rebounds to spark a 65-61 win over Sacred Heart in overtime at Maturi Pavilion on the University of Minnesota campus
6 Sacred Heart will play in a consolation game Friday at noon at Gangelhoff Center on the Concordia University campus in St
Sacred Heart standout Lexi Lawrence nearly matched Mathiowetz
Lawrence tied the game in regulation on a post move with 40 seconds left after key 3-pointers from Ella Arntson and Leah Sundby
had an attempt to take the lead in regulation but missed off the rim
Lawrence was 9-for-17 from the field and 9-for-10 from the foul line
Lydia Riskey had seven points and drew five fouls
Mathiowetz was joined in double figures by Olivia Schieffert
Sleepy Eye also had a key advantage on the fast break
outscoring Sacred Heart 10-0 in that category
In a game that featured nine lead changes and six ties
Sleepy Eye's biggest lead was 11 points with 17:16 left in the second half
rebounds and turnovers close by comparison
the Eagles' best team statistic was 3-point shooting
Sacred Heart was 10-for-26 from 3-point range while Sleepy Eye was 3-for-14
Arntson was 2-for-3 and Kate Bernhoft was 2-for-4
Sleepy Eye outscored Sacred Heart 17-13 in overtime
Riskey's jumper on the first possession of overtime gave the Eagles a 50-48 lead but Sleepy Eye pushed the lead from there
EAST GRAND FORKS — It was a noise the East Grand Forks Senior High boys hockey players maybe hadn't heard
Green Wave coach Tyler Palmiscno heard it 27 years ago
On Thursday night in the Minnesota Section 8A championship game
That's because East Grand Forks' Jace Panzer drove hard to the net in overtime and flipped a shot over Warroad goalie Finn Hanson at 2 minutes
55 seconds of overtime to beat the Warriors 3-2
I don't think you understand the atmosphere," said Green Wave coach Tyler Palmiscno
who was a player in 1998 when East Grand Forks won a section title in double overtime
"This is why kids play high school hockey in Minnesota
you have 15 to 18 year old kids going back and forth battling
This is what high school hockey is all about."
The Green Wave put an end to Warroad's run of three-consecutive section championships and return to the Xcel Energy Center in St
"I saw an opportunity to drive wide and took it," Panzer said
I kind of blacked out but the building did erupt
players celebrated in front of their student section
Chants of "E-G-F" broke out throughout the rink
"I'm so proud of these guys," Green Wave goalie Noah Schindele said
throwing 19 shots on Hanson in the first period
East Grand Forks led just 1-0 at the first intermission
"I thought we played the best version of Green Wave hockey we have all year," Palmiscno said
"The first period was lights out but it would've been nice to get one more there
I thought we hung in the game and our goaltender was rock solid when he had to be
Warroad tied the game at 1-1 on a shot from Gavin Anderson
then answered a Hunter Varnson second-period goal with a third-period goal from Taven James to tie the game at 2-2 and send it to overtime
"I didn't like the first period," Warroad coach Jay Hardwick said
I thought we would've learned our lesson from the Detroit Lakes game
Our guys didn't want to play with two hands on their stick and didn't want to get bumped
We got better as the game went on but you don't win a section title when you play half the game
It's a good lesson for the guys coming back
You can't expect to win a section title being soft and not playing a complete game."
Hardwick and Palmiscno have matched up seven times in the section title between meetings as players and coaches
"These come down to one play," Palmiscno said
EAST GRAND FORKS — Tyler Palmiscno didn't let his East Grand Forks Senior High boys hockey team ease into the season
He lined up a schedule featuring section favorites from across the state
"We put that schedule together for a reason," Palmiscno said
It became a little more challenging than I thought
but it was partly our opponents were just really good
We'd play really good at times and get beat and that's okay
I kept waiting for them to throw in the towel
1-ranked Warroad 3-2 in overtime on Thursday night in the East Grand Forks Civic Center to earn their first trip to the Minnesota state boys hockey tournament since 2021
The state's top three-ranked teams will not appear in it
All were upset in section tournaments — No
The four unranked teams at state are East Grand Forks
East Grand Forks (13-13-2) has played three of them
The Green Wave tied Orono 2-2 and beat Mahtomedi 3-1 in December
The games will be played at Xcel Energy Center
The Green Wave are looking for their third state championship
"Our locker room always knew that we had it in us," said East Grand Forks forward Jace Panzer
we believed in the coaching staff and the coaching staff believed in us
— A yearly meeting between three northwest Minnesota cities is making a comeback after being interrupted by COVID and city staffing changes
It will be held at the end of the month in Thief River Falls
Crookston Mayor Dale Stainbrook said it’s good to get together with the other cities and see what changes have happened since the last meeting
“It’s good to get together and just communicate with other council members,” he said
Some chairs will be provided for those interested in attending
and said it is passed between the three cities
The meeting will be held at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Thief River Falls
Tri-Cities is held to gather the three cities together and talk about topics affecting them
Stainbrook said the cities could take any issues talked about to St
Crookston City Council decided to bring up topics relating to a regional water cooperative
Philipp said Thief River Falls wants to discuss sanitation
Minnesota Department of Transportation projects and a demo for an app one of the cities has
In the East Grand Forks City Council’s recent meeting
council members discussed the meeting briefly
but didn’t mention any specific agenda items for the Tri-Cities meeting
The three cities haven’t been able to hold the meeting since 2019
and Crookston’s city administrator moving to a different position during the planning process delayed them from returning
Philipp said the three cities had started talking about holding the meeting again last fall
but decided to wait until elections had gone through in case new members were elected
Since it has been some years since the meeting has happened
that they would even see each other,” she said
The newbies see what’s going on in other communities
EAST GRAND FORKS — Cooper Hills thought the East Grand Forks Senior High lunchroom table could use a centerpiece
the senior hockey player walked into athletic director Scott Koberinski's office Monday
grabbed the Minnesota Class A state boys hockey championship trophy
carried it to the cafeteria and put it on the table
They began sharing stories from the weekend
"It was kind of fun to hear their stories about how excited they were," Hills said
The celebrations haven't stopped for the Green Wave since Jace Van Eps fired a shot from the corner that snuck in the net for a 2-1 overtime victory Saturday over St
Cloud Cathedral in the state championship game in St
It marked a third state championship for the Green Wave
"It was a feeling of relief for all the hard work we put in this season," captain Cole Bies said
Green Wave coach Tyler Palmiscno called Van Eps an "East Grand Forks hero for life" for scoring the winning goal
The first celebration was on the ice at Xcel Energy Center
who scored the game-tying and game-winning goals in East Grand Forks' frantic semifinal comeback over top-seeded Hibbing-Chisholm on Friday
"I saw everyone's hands go up and I knew we had won state."
it didn't look like it fully crossed," Hills said
it was pure shock and I tried to get to Jace as fast as I could
I hugged Jace as hard as I could and I basically blacked out for 10 minutes."
The rest of the team sprinted off the bench toward Van Eps
"I honestly thought I was dreaming," Pesch said
the players went to Bennett's Chop & Railhouse in St
Senior Judd Pesch walked in holding the trophy over his head
The players celebrated with their families
"It set in then how much it meant to the community and the families."
the team rode the bus back to East Grand Forks
A police escort waited for them at the city limits
It took them to the East Grand Forks Civic Center
"Everyone in the town was cheering us on," Bies said
Koberinski and Palmiscno spoke to the audience
A video played and the players signed autographs
Pesch was in the stands when his older brother
"Ever since I got to watch my brother play there with his team
I dreamt about playing in the X with all my buddies," he said
Jace was in the stands to watch Judd this time
Eight of the Green Wave seniors were teammates throughout youth hockey
Jordan Nowacki and Noah Frize were on the East Grand Forks peewee team
which was the favorite to win state when the tournament was canceled because of COVID
they won back-to-back bantam titles and finished it off with a state high school championship
"The fact that we're not going to play together again hasn't really set it at all," Hills said
"It was memorable to be with them the whole time."
"It's everything you could ever ask for," Bies said
It's everything we worked for since we were young kids."
EAST GRAND FORKS — The East Grand Forks Senior High boys basketball program added two 1,000-point career scorers recently
Green Wave juniors Carson McDonald and Chase Lindgren joined the club
East Grand Forks actually saw three players pass 1,000 career points this season but senior Austin Rusling is out for the season with an injury
Both McDonald and Lindgren have dads with basketball backgrounds
was a 1,000-point scorer for the Green Wave
a former East Grand Forks boys basketball head coach and a Mayville State Hall of Famer
"Chase has probably done a better job defensively this season
which is better for him offensively," East Grand Forks coach Josh Perkerewicz said
He's one of the best rhythm shooters I've ever seen
McDonald has a similar reputation for hot shooting
he's the most dangerous player because he can go off for 30 at any moment," Perkerewicz said
"It's dangerous because you have to defend him when he crosses halfcourt
"He's really stepped up his game since Austin has been gone
He went from averaging about 17-18 points per game to probably 28-29 per game
He's making those adjustments from good shots to great shots and not forcing things
I think he's one of the most dangerous players in the section
East Grand Forks is unbeaten in section play and hoping to secure the No
EAST GRAND FORKS — The East Grand Forks boys hockey team gathered at Up North Pizza on a Saturday night in December
The school's last boys hockey state champions were there
They heard the stories of how it went down
The Green Wave weren't favored to win state that year
As they closed in on the title with a two-goal lead on Hermantown in the third period of the championship game
they gave up two extra-attacker goals in the final 33 seconds
Tanner Tweten buried a feed from the corner to win it
A lot of players on this year's team didn't have to hear the stories to know what happened
They were youth players who attended the games and followed the run closely
They took solace in the fact that their schedule was a gauntlet
The Green Wave won their third boys hockey state championship on Saturday
Cloud Cathedral 2-1 in overtime in Xcel Energy Center
East Grand Forks had a 1-0 lead in the final minute
Cloud Cathedral's Bo Schmidt scored a 6-on-4 extra-attacker
power-play goal to tie it and send it into overtime
'Please don't be like Hermantown,'" Bowen said
because we had been there before and I know these guys watched us
Grant Loven fed the puck from the corner to Tweten
senior forward Jace Van Eps fired a puck from the corner toward the crease
Cloud Cathedral goaltender Keaton LaGrande and trickled in at 1:46
It was a state tournament run for the ages
The Green Wave entered the playoffs with a 10-13-2 record
Cloud Cathedral — a team that hung 11 goals on the Green Wave five weeks earlier — to cap it off
"We just preached all year long that adversity is going to happen," head coach Tyler Palmiscno said
You just don't know when and what it's going to look like
it happened to be 50 minutes and 30 seconds into the game."
Palmiscno embraced assistant coaches Coltyn Sanderson and Jake Useldinger
Forward Tucker Lovejoy sat against the boards
who gave an intense stare to the cameras for his pre-tournament introduction
"It's something we'll never forget for our lives," Van Eps said
This group of players won the peewee state title
"We're taking the state title home to East Side," Palmiscno said
"We've got a community that's going to be fired up to see that."
EAST GRAND FORKS — East Grand Forks Senior High senior standout Austin Rusling
tore his ACL while trying to cut in a game against Grafton in East Grand Forks on Feb
Leading up to the Green Wave's Minnesota Section 8AA quarterfinal against Hawley on Saturday night — a 73-68 victory for East Grand Forks — Rusling hadn't played
and I was really surprised," East Grand Forks junior Chase Lindgren said
I knew he was dressing and warming up at halftime doing some jump rope
East Grand Forks coach Josh Perkerwicz spoke with Rusling on Saturday morning
"I can go play college basketball next year
it was about having fun for the last time on the home court with the kids I grew up with," said Rusling
who's committed to Minnesota State Fergus Falls
"I didn't want to end my time on this court tearing my ACL
I wanted to end it with helping my team win."
"It was a very difficult decision on everyone's part if he'd play or not," he said
That (decision) was more of a mom and dad and administration on that call
I still had to make the call at one point in time
It took me a minute because I didn't know if I was okay with it
Health and safety of my players is super important to me
it was more for him and what he needed in his last game in this gym
I don't know if I've ever been part of a game like this."
Rusling checked in with his team trailing 57-46
awkwardly running up and down the court with a stiff brace
the Green Wave cut the Hawley lead with an 8-0 run
punctuated by a Rusling dazzling spin in the lane to make it 59-54 Hawley
"Everyone's going to rally around the senior captain," Perkerwicz said
"We watched him struggle with what he's dealing with
and he knew he'd probably get banged up ..
We had guys diving on the floor for loose balls."
Rusling's final moment in East Grand Forks won't be his ACL injury
His final moment was a hobbling kick-out pass to Carson McDonald
who hit a 3-pointer to keep the comeback alive
Rusling was in obvious pain and clearly done at that point
"It was a quick jolt of pain — sharp and piercing," he said
Hawley took a 63-59 lead with 2:26 to play
The Green Wave responded with McDonald hitting three free throws when he was fouled on a trey
then hitting a traditional 3-pointer on the next trip down to take a 65-63 advantage
Hawley tied the game at 65 when Noah Nelson scored on a drive with 1:37 to play
The Wave's key go-ahead basket came when Lindgren was double-teamed and found a back-cutting Rylee Hams at the hoop for a 67-65 lead with 1:08 to play
"Their style of play is frantic with a purpose," Hawley coach Nathan Stoa said
"They're going to get all over you and try to force turnovers to speed you up
They caught us in moments of lack of poise
while Lindgren scored 25 and McDonald had 19 for the Green Wave
East Grand Forks advances to face Pelican Rapids in the section semifinals on Wednesday at Concordia in Fargo at 6 p.m
GRAND FORKS – The East Grand Forks City Council has approved forming a steering committee to oversee the city’s planned recreational facility improvements
“The formation of this steering committee is an important milestone in this project,” East Grand Forks City Council President Brian Larson said
“This will be a body of four people that will be able to work together very efficiently and very quickly as we move into these projects.”
“Only the City Council will be approving and executing contracts,” Larson added
“The City Council will approve any formal bid-letting that happens as well as approving any financial commitments over the authorization limit of the city administrator.”
The committee will include a council member
city administrator and parks and recreation superintendent
The committee will be the place where the design team
contractors and stakeholder groups will meet to discuss the best ways to invest in the facilities
The committee can also provide financial and contract recommendations to the City Council
Funds for the project will start coming from the sales tax beginning after July 1
Around $6.745 million will go toward the Civic Center Arena and $8 million to the VFW Memorial Arena
One of the most expensive projects is the replacement of the VFW Memorial Arena’s ice plant and floor
Many of the details are still in the preliminary stage
but Mayor Mark Olstad said he looks forward to getting to work on it
“(Getting) moved with some plans and specs and understanding what we’re going to be able to do
I look forward to that and I appreciate it coming forward (to council),” Olstad said
against the Cornerstone Residence of Fosston
the facility as a whole was found responsible for maltreatment of a resident
according to the Minnesota Department of Health’s “State Rapid Response Investigative Public Report,” which is filed by the Office of Health Facility Complaints
the facility failed to report 22 out-of-range blood sugar readings to a resident’s primary care provider
and the resident later had to be admitted to the intensive care unit with diabetic ketoacidosis
The facility also transferred the resident into a private car when it was unsafe to do so
the resident was diagnosed with closed fractures to multiple ribs
the investigation was unable to determine whether these injuries occurred during the transfer
The second report says an Edgewood resident was hospitalized after missing 10 days of prescribed medications as a result of neglect by the facility and two RNs
The resident was previously hospitalized and treated for congestive heart failure and prescribed nine new medications
the medications did not immediately arrive and
they did not contact the pharmacy to follow up
nor did they notify the PCP that the new medications had not been started
Later progress notes said the outside pharmacy never received the orders
The resident spent four days in the hospital for congestive heart failure exacerbation
Edgewood was fined $2,000 as a result of these investigations — $1,000 per incident of substantiated maltreatment by neglect
The facility must document the actions it takes to comply with the correction orders given
These include tasks such as establishing a written procedure to ensure all suspected maltreatment is reported and documenting in detail when medications are given
The Herald attempted to speak with someone at Edgewood
but calls to relevant parties were not returned
One number the Herald was given did not ring
In the investigation into the Cornerstone Residence of Fosston
it was determined that a licensed practical nurse’s failure to change a resident’s catheter resulted in a weeklong hospitalization for a urinary tract infection and sepsis
The facility was found responsible for this maltreatment
Though the LPN was specifically responsible for changing the catheter and failed to do so
facility staff as a whole failed to report and take action on changes to the catheter’s condition
“including after mold was observed in the collection bag,” the report said
Hospital paperwork for the resident indicated that the catheter did not “appear to have been changed in a significant amount of time,” according to the report
The Cornerstone Residence of Fosston was fined $1,000 for this incident
so the Minnesota Department of Health will now do an internal review of the matter as the first step in the appeal process
The Herald left messages for the facility’s assistant director but did not hear back in time for publication
EAST GRAND FORKS – A winning Minnesota lottery ticket worth $92,917 was issued from the East Grand Forks Hugo’s for the March 19 drawing
The winning numbers on the North 5 ticket matched all five numbers that were drawn: 8-21-24-26-34
Because the winnings of the ticket are worth more than $50,000 the winner will have to claim the earnings at the Minnesota Lottery Headquarters in Roseville
The winner has one year to claim the prize and is recommended to call ahead to make an appointment
The East Grand Forks Hugo’s also will receive a $929 bonus for issuing a winning ticket
The winner won’t be identified unless they choose to
the Minnesota lottery has generated over $4 billion in revenue for the state
Funds go toward programs across the state like education and treatment of gambling addictions
40% of lottery proceeds go toward the state’s environmental and natural resources trust fund
and voters in November 2024 approved extending the arrangement until 2050
EAST GRAND FORKS — An expected tight battle between Minnesota Class A Top 10 boys hockey teams never materialized Friday night at the Civic Center
it was a mostly one-sided offensive explosion
Cloud Cathedral scored five second-period goals en route to an 11-5 win over East Grand Forks
who's committed to Vermont and entered with 10 goals in his last five games
while teammate Jaeger Wood scored four goals
Dynamic junior defenseman Griffin Sturm had two goals and two assists
while Hirschfeld's linemate Joey Gillespie used his big frame to chip in a goal and five assists
"It was one of those nights where everything was going in," Cathedral coach Robbie Stocker said
we played Little Falls earlier this week and had 54 shots and only scored three
We did a nice job getting to the net and making it hard on the defense
That's been our point of emphasis lately."
Hirschfeld scored his 200th career point against the Green Wave
You let their talent run and make plays and tonight they made plays."
The Crusaders improved to 12-7-2 and won for the fifth time in their last six games
dropped to 9-11-1 and lost for the fifth time in its last six games
it was our worst performance of the season to a person," East Grand Forks coach Tyler Palmiscno said
The Green Wave received two goals and an assist from Jace Van Eps
Nolan Meulebroeck and Cooper Hills each added one goal
Wave goalie Noah Schindele played the game's opening 28 minutes in net before being pulled for Camden Rognerud
The 11 goals were the most given up by the Green Wave since losing 11-0 to St
Thomas Academy at the 2013 Minnesota state tournament
Cathedral goalie Keaton Legrande made 19 of 24 saves
"We have our sights set pretty high," Stocker said
"We have our work cut out for us in our section
We'll have battle to get out of section but this group believes they can do that and make noise
It's fun to be competitive and have some suspense to how things will shake out."
EAST GRAND FORKS — East Grand Forks Senior High forward Jordan Nowacki was called for checking from behind in the second period of the Green Wave’s Friday night game against Grand Forks Red River
Nowacki was assessed a five-minute major and a 10-minute misconduct early in the period
East Grand Forks coach Tyler Palmiscno said after the Green Wave’s 3-0 win at the Civic Center that the penalty kill “may have been the difference in the game.”
“We treated this like a championship game,” he said
“I thought we did a really good job of finding ways to create some offense
I thought our six men defensive unit did a really good job against their top players
I thought our ‘D’ were fantastic and our forwards did a good job of tracking back
I didn't feel like they got any momentum during their power-play minutes.”
The win gave East Grand Forks enough points to claim the Gambucci Cup
we haven't put a major emphasis on the Gambucci Cup,” Palmiscno said
but it gives us the opportunity to play in a playoff-type hockey game
in the regular season where your season is not on the line
and I thought we played a pretty good style of playoff hockey
(Goaltender) Noah Schindele was fantastic when called upon
We had goals from people that don't always score.”
Red River goalie Rilan Korynta made 30 saves
Cole Schmiedeberg scored first for East Grand Forks off a feed from Cooper Hills
Hills scored the Green Wave’s second goal of the night off the draw
“It took a little pressure off us,” Hills said
But everyone relaxed and settled into their spots
we played our roles and played a little more defensive and were able to hold down the fort a little better with just a little two-goal lead.”
Tucker Lovejoy’s empty netter sealed the win for the Green Wave
The Green Wave’s emphasis may not have been on the Gambucci Cup specifically
but that doesn’t mean players didn’t understand the importance of the win
“We haven’t won that cup in nine or 10 years
There's been a lot of ups and downs for sure
feeling better after a couple of tough losses.”
East Grand Forks (9-8-1) beat Red River on Nov
The Roughriders (8-6-2) were on a six-game win streak entering the matchup
“Bottom line is they were ready from the start of the game to drop the puck,” Red River coach Tim Skarperud said
“The team that wanted it the most and the team that worked the hardest and won the little battles won the game tonight
it really does come down to all the little things
and they worked harder than we did tonight.”
PAUL — The East Grand Forks Senior High boys hockey team finally went one game above .500 late Wednesday night
the Green Wave will be playing in the Minnesota state Class A boys hockey tournament semifinals
scored two power-play goals and killed seven minutes of penalty time in the third period en route to a 3-0 win over No
5 Northern Lakes in the state quarterfinals at the Xcel Energy Center
"Very proud of this group," East Grand Forks forward Jace Van Eps said in a postgame TV interview on My45
"(Northern Lakes) came out and kind of hammered us around
Special teams were the difference as the Green Wave scored two power-play goals before adding a late empty-net goal
the Green Wave penalty kill zapped nine minutes of Northern Lakes power play
including a crucial five-minute major in the third period
“Our penalty kill has been pretty good down the stretch and we went to six forwards with our shift lengths being 20 to 25 seconds,” East Grand Forks coach Tyler Palmiscno said
I didn’t feel like we did a great job of that during five-on-five
We need to be better five-on-five on Friday.”
East Grand Forks' Cooper Hills was called for a five-minute boarding penalty
Northern Lakes couldn't generate much on the power play
"Don't give them anything and track hard," Van Eps said of the message for the five-minute kill
Our team is pretty good on the penalty kill."
Amid another power play with three minutes to go in the game
Northern Lakes pulled its goalie for a 6-on-4 situation
After killing seven minutes of the man advantage in the third period
the Green Wave finally scored into an empty net when Tucker Lovejoy made it 3-0 with 2:36 remaining
East Grand Forks sophomore goalie Noah Schindele made 24 saves for the shutout
“We had a tough puck night,” Northern Lakes head coach Mike Randolph said
but East Grand Forks is a heck of a team and didn’t beat themselves.”
Northern Lakes goalie Sam Suja made 23 saves
Van Eps started the scoring with a second-period power-play goal at 13:34
He hit in a rebound from Cole Schmiedeberg to make it 1-0
The Green Wave then went up 2-0 by going 2-for-2 on the power play
Schmiedeberg made a pass across the top of the crease to Jace Panzer
who scored the overtime goal to beat Warroad in the Section 8A championship
whiffed on an initial attempt but had the poise to find a second swing
With Suja still trying to slide across from his left to right
Panzer scored his ninth goal of the season
The Green Wave appeared to improve as the game went on
holding Northern Lakes to 10 shots in the first
"I think it starts in practice and even offseason
going hard in the weight room," Van Eps said
"You train all season for this exact week and the boys were ready
EAST GRAND FORKS — Warroad's older players probably didn't need any reminders
But coach Jay Hardwick mentioned it to his Warroad boys hockey team all week
"You guys know how it is when we play East Grand Forks," Hardwick said to the players
We've got to be ready for it and we've got to be able to play through some of it
In a matchup between the Minnesota Section 8A perennial powers
Warroad edged East Grand Forks Senior High 3-1 on Thursday at the East Grand Forks Civic Center
Wyatt Hennum broke a 1-1 tie with just 3:46 left in the third period
Draydin Johnson launched a shot that hit traffic and bounced to the side of the net
where Hennum put it away before Green Wave goalie Noah Schindele could dive across
Ryan Shaugabay added an empty-netter to seal it
"When you think of the Warroad-East Grand Forks game
didn't panic and found a way to score that one late."
"I thought it was a good hockey game," Senior High coach Tyler Palmiscno said
"I thought we did a good job with what we wanted to do
Their goalie made some really good saves and they obviously made the play there
but Warroad goaltender Finn Hanson stopped 28
The game was scoreless unti just after the midway point
when Shaugabay broke through with a power-play goal at 10:26 of the second period
East Grand Forks forward Jace Panzer answered on the following shift
"This felt like a playoff game," Hardwick said
kind of feeling everything out and nobody really wanted to make a mistake
everyone just battled and clawed and fought for every inch of the ice out there
That's what you expect when you have two good hockey teams that want to win hockey games."
After Hanson denied a couple of Grade-A chances for the Green Wave
Hennum scored his first goal of the season
The Green Wave pulled Schindele for an extra attacker in the final 90 seconds
"That was probably our grittiest game of the year," Hardwick said
"We knew we were going to have to take hits
We knew we were going to have to give hits
East Grand Forks and Warroad play again in Warroad on Feb
"Kudos to them for going on the road and beating us at home," Palmiscno said
"We'll get a chance to do it in three weeks here
It's a good test for us to see the top team in the section
There's a reason they've won three straight section titles
Senior High's challenging schedule continues with a game against Class AA Wayzata (9-5-3) at 6:30 p.m
They made it really hard on us through the neutral zone and for us to make a few plays on the rush
Hanson was solid back there and they defended well
We've got to slowly find ways to make a couple more plays in the O-zone."
Ryan Shaugabay (Taven James) 10:26 (pp); 2
Jace Panzer (Cooper Hills) 10:53Third period — 3
Shaugabay 16:49 (en)Goalie saves — W: Finn Hanson 7-9-12 — 28; EGF: Noah Schindele 6-5-4 — 15
PAUL — Things can get flukey when a hockey game goes into overtime
Cloud Cathedral tied the game at 1 and sent the Class A state boys hockey tournament championship game into the extra period
East Grand Forks put three shots on goal in the first 90 seconds of overtime and the fourth one turned out to be its lucky charm
Green Wave senior Jace Van Eps' shot from the corner hit Cathedral goalie Keaton LeGrande's leg and snuck in for the game-winner 1:46 into overtime to give them a 2-1 overtime victory and its first state championship since 2015
"I tried to beat the guy to the puck and I could see (LeGrande) was kind of out of position," Van Eps said
I'll never forget that moment for the rest of my life
You have to credit him for the way he played
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East Grand Forks (16-13-2) has now won three state titles in its history (2014
Green Wave head coach Tyler Palmiscno said Van Eps will be "a hero for life" in East Grand Forks after scoring the goal
"You don't see too many game-winners from a shot from the corner like that," Palmiscno said
"Jace just got the puck in front of the net and now we're taking the trophy home
In mid-January I don't think too many people thought this would be happening." 
"Flukey things happen in hockey and it's not always fair," Stocker said
there's nothing you can really do to prevent it
EGF ended its season on a six-game winning streak
The Crusaders beat the Green Wave 11-5 on Jan
31 in East Grand Forks during that stretch
"If we would've asked ourselves after that first meeting of the season that we'd be headed to overtime with an opportunity to win a championship against them — would we take it
You have to look at what's directly ahead of you." 
The game went into overtime thanks to a penalty on EGF's Cooper Hills
who was called for tripping Cathedral's Joey Gillespie near center ice with 1:06 remaining
You have to have that next shift mentality and our next shift was in overtime," Palmiscno said
"I told them that we could control how we started overtime
We outshot them 4-1 in 90 seconds in overtime
"I usually don't tell the kids to throw it on net from the corner of the rink
but it's all about getting the puck on net
who were frustrated offensively all day by Green Wave goalie Noah Schindele
finally got one by when freshman Bo Schmidt scored on a 6-on-4 man advantage with 47.2 seconds left to tie the game at 1
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the Green Wave took a 1-0 lead in the second period on a goal from Hill
It was just the second goal scored on LeGrande in the state tournament up to that point
LeGrande finished with 29 saves to Schindele's 37
The Crusaders outshot EGF 38-31 and had its best opportunities against Schindele in the second period
"They did a nice job in front of their goalie clearing pucks," Stocker said
We've been rolling along here in the playoffs pretty well and pucks have been going in the net for us
We were getting to the net and doing things the right way
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EGF               0-1-0-1—2Cathedral    0-0-1-0—1First periodNo scoring
Goalies: EGF — Noah Schindele (37 saves); SCC — Keaton LeGrande (29 saves)
EAST GRAND FORKS — Grand Forks Red River bounced back from a double-digit loss on Tuesday with a comfortable win against East Grand Forks Senior High on Thursday
Two skilled playmakers from each side went head to head
Pearce Parks and Cam Klefstad for Red River combined for 51 points
while Carson McDonald and Chase Lindgren combined for 50
A major difference for the Roughriders was James Schindler’s 18 points in the 86-67 win
“We’re more balanced than we were at the beginning of the year,” Red River coach Kirby Krefting said
“We have some guys that have accepted some roles knowing when they get that open shot that we want them to take it
they need to be in their spots defensively.”
Schindler didn’t record the first of his five first-half points until about halfway through the frame but Red River still managed to get out to a 35-27 lead at the break
The sophomore guard has been a deep threat for the Roughriders
He added some diversity to his game by getting to the rim on more than one occasion in the second half
Parks was the hot shooter out of the gate for Red River
Three of his first five points came from chasing down offensive rebounds
but a deep three right after got the Roughriders out in front for the remainder of the game
“Early on it was a struggle for us (to rebound)
but they kept getting the offensive rebounds and putbacks
Through all those things they probably had 20 or so points off offensive rebounds in the first half,” East Grand Forks coach Josh Perkerwicz said
as he continued to rack up points and rebounds
Before the halfway mark of the opening half he had 10 points and would have 15 before the half was through
After the break came big pushes from McDonald and Lindgren
The transition defense that has caused problems for opponents in the past was clicking in the early minutes
McDonald caused a couple of early turnovers that cashed in and Lindgren even pulled up for a three on a fastbreak that he hit
then they would bring another one off the bench and then another one off the bench
It was a bit hard for us to get in our offense,” Krefting said
the Riders were rolling just like the first half
Parks and Klefstad hit back-to-back threes
with the latter connecting on a loud putback dunk following up on a Parks play
Parks would go on to finish with a game-high 34 points
Red River next hosts Fargo South while EGF will look to bounce back against Grafton before getting back into Minnesota play
EAST GRAND FORKS – In his address to residents and businesses
East Grand Forks Mayor Mark Olstad reflected on the city's accomplishments and major projects of the past year
It was a more casual event — billed as "Life Connected: A Civic Social" — than previous iterations of the annual State of the City
It was also the first one Olstad has hosted since becoming mayor at the beginning of the year
who is now a representative in the Minnesota House
Among the accomplishments Olstad highlighted from the past year included the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Red River State Recreational Area campground
substantial work on the creation of a railroad quiet zone through the city and improvements to LaFave Park
“I am pleased to represent this wonderful city on the Red Lake River and Red River of the North,” Olstad said
“Today is about getting together businesses
donors and citizens of East Grand Forks and Grand Forks in a more relaxed setting.”
People from across the business community were there
as well as the department heads of the city
which Olstad also highlighted for the key role it plays in the city’s small business community
which drove business to our local restaurants
gas stations and other community events,” Olstad said
“They provide jobs to young adults and entertainment for the whole family
Olstad also shared that the Red River campground had its busiest year on record with 12,573 camping nights
The recreation area also saw 20,632 vehicles pass through
and estimates show that 117,000 people visited the campground
“We’ve been asked by many other people in the community to do a quiet zone," Olstad said
so hopefully on June 20 there will be no more BNSF horns going through town.”
the city is looking to movement on what is known as the “Simplot” lot
near the intersection of Highway 2 and Central Avenue
but there have been discussions of a potential transaction
“I’m hoping in the next month or so we’ll be able to announce (plans for) this vacant lot that’s been there forever,” Olstad said
trying to get them on board to have us take it over and have a developer come in and spur some more community and retail development.”
EAST GRAND FORKS – Following a good showing at the Minnesota State VEX Robotics Competition
the East Grand Forks team is preparing to head to the VEX World Championship this spring
and it has been very exciting to see the team the whole time,” Coach Nathan Blair said
“I knew they were going to do well (at the competition)
The Minnesota State VEX Robotics Competition was held Feb
and is the state’s largest competition for K-12 robotics
The East Grand Forks Robotics program came home with five invites across its three teams to the Worlds Competition
The teams also earned four awards recognizing their design
Sixty high school-level teams and 54 middle school-level teams competed
This was the fourth year qualifying for the state competition for the East Grand Forks senior team SynthWave
The team made it to the quarterfinal round of the head-to-head competition and won the skills tournament with the highest score of any team throughout the season
which recognizes the most effective use of coding techniques and design for game challenges
Luke Massmann and Sebastian Olson got two invites to Worlds
East Grand Forks had two teams competing in the Metal Robot middle school division
The Constructors made it to finals in the head-to-head tournament and won the skills tournament
The Constructors team is made up of Braiden Anhorn
The Robo Turtles made it to the quarterfinals in the head-to-head tournament
recognizing their team's approach to engineering its robot
The Robo Turtles team is made up of Zoe Baez
Nathan Blair also won the Mentor of the Year award and Jessica Johnson won Volunteer of the Year for the time she has put into helping the team compete
The team is currently fundraising to help fund its trip to the world competition in early May
Around 800 high school teams and 500 middle school teams from across the world will be competing in the VEX V5RC Worlds Competition in Dallas
More information on the fundraising can be found on the East Grand Forks Robotics Facebook page
GRAND FORKS — Opening the season under the lights at UND's Albrecht Field made for a picturesque victory for East Grand Forks Senior High
Following a stellar no-hit performance from Karlee Walsh in the circle and an eight-run third inning
the Green Wave ran away with a 12-2 six-inning victory over East Grand Forks Sacred Heart on Thursday night
she’s going to throw a lot of strikes for us
We got ourselves into some situations there but we recovered nicely,” East Grand Forks coach Chelsey Grassel said
Walsh flirted with immaculate innings in the second and third
collecting seven strikeouts her first time through the order
The offensive explosion for Senior High came quickly in the top of the third
Twelve batters stepped up to the plate and five batted in runs
The highlight of the inning is what started the scoring
Walsh lined a ball into the left-center gap for a two-run triple
Makayla Johnson and Sophia Lukach brought in runs as EGF batted around
“We want to make sure that we continue to put the ball in play and make teams make plays,” Grassel said
“To string as many hits together as we did in that third inning was a lot of fun to watch."
Sacred Heart scored two runs on no hits in the fourth
After Walsh walked a trio to load the bases
Lexi Lawrence and Megan Weiss drove in runs on a hit-by-pitch and a fielder’s choice out
Back-to-back singles in the top of the sixth from Marcott and Kujawa set up another multi-run inning to push the Green Wave out to a 10-run lead
Johnson would score another with a double down the first base line
“We have a lot of good leadership this year with a big senior class
and we’ll just kind of see where it takes us from there,” Grassel said
She tacked on four more strikeouts and add on five walks in her pitching appearance
To get to open your season at a place like this and field like this is special,” Grassel said
EAST GRAND FORKS — A school the size of East Grand Forks Senior High is often lucky to have one returning scorer in basketball with a proven background the previous season
The Green Wave boys basketball team has three to start the 2024-25 season
Senior Austin Rusling and juniors Carson McDonald and Chase Lindgren all averaged at least 16.0 points per game last season
who is signed at Minnesota State Fergus Falls
averaged 17.0 points and 6.0 rebounds while shooting 69 percent from inside the arc
McDonald averaged 17.2 points per game last year while shooting 60 percent from inside the arc and 43 percent from 3-point range
Lindgren averaged 16.3 points per game while shooting 73 percent inside the arc and 48 percent outside it
In the Green Wave's first game of the season against Roseau
six East Grand Forks players finished in double figures
Rusling had 41 points in Game 2 against Thief River Falls
"Rusling is deadly," East Grand Forks coach Josh Perkerewicz said
He elevates well and gets to the top of his jump
he's added some things in the last couple of weeks we've seen with his ball-faking and pivoting
McDonald had 14 points to aid Rusling's effort against Thief River Falls
"Carson is the energy guy," Perkerewicz said
Lindgren had 16 points in the opener against Roseau
"Chase is going to be our guy to get us into things and settle us down at times," Perkerewicz said
he's a great passer and really good at finding guys."
the Wave challenge is finding the right way to score
"It's something they're still working on," Perkerewicz said
so we have to be able to do things offensively to make sure they're getting the open looks we need
Coach Carlson says: “It’s an interesting team because we lack size
and it’s going to be something we try to figure out all year
We have to move the ball and find a way to rebound
We’ve always known (Bruce) is a dynamic player
Cole coming back is a stability guy and takes care of the dirty work.”
Coach Krefting says: “Coming into that long postseason of football
when there was a week to go before basketball
I was worried about the bumps and bruises but the returners caught on quickly
They know the system and philosophy and didn’t take long to get acclimated.We have room to grow but we can take what we’ve learned the last couple of years and get better and grow every day
The teamwork they have to make the extra pass and set screens and getting 50-50 balls … you can’t teach that
lost to Pelican Rapids in Section 8AA semifinals
Coach Perkerewicz says: “We’ve been looking at playing 10 or 11 guys significant minutes especially on back-to-back games on the road
six of our first seven games are on the road
You’re going to have to fight through adversity early in the season
we should be getting comfortable at home.”
Key returners (stats from 2024-25 season): Sr
Coach Sterkel says: “I thought we played pretty good basketball so far
I’m not sure we’ll play 11 or 12 players come playoffs but that’s a long way away and you can let the rotation sort itself out
We knew we could run on teams and wear them down
The depth has been unfortunately nice with Parker missing some time with an ankle injury
We’ll lean on that depth to get us over that hump.”
EAST GRAND FORKS — The Green Wave were met with a tough test on home ice for the second consecutive night
East Grand Forks Senior High had a quick turnaround following a 3-1 defeat to Warroad and welcomed a strong AA opponent in Wayzata Friday
Looking to match the intensity of a section tournament
East Grand Forks remained physical but were unable to find the back of the net in a 4-0 loss to the Trojans at the Civic Center
EGF was disciplined in its defensive coverage as both sides felt each other out through the opening shifts
While both teams were aggressive in the neutral zone
the Green Wave made sure to stick to their assignments when battles did occur deep in their own end
“We needed to put more onus on our forwards to get the puck below the goal line,” Wayzata coach Pat O’Leary said
“Finish checks and make sure we’re not throwing the puck around.”
got the break they needed on their second power play of the night
After East Grand Forks had some of its better chances on the man-advantage through Max Bies point shots and set-ups from Hunter Varnson
Even through a tough angle at the left side of the net
Jackson Hendricks powered a shot off the crossbar and in the net
Through another strong Green Wave power play
A hit thrown and a broken play at the blueline caused a mini odd-man rush for Wayzata and Kruz Sauer slid one right by Noah Schindele for a cushion marker and a 2-0 lead
Senior High would wind up going 0-for-4 on its power-play attempts
“I thought we did a good job of acknowledging where guys were and blocking the shots we needed to,” O’Leary said
Cooper Hills and Jace Van Eps collected chances off the rush
but couldn’t find an answer to Wayzata keeper Ryan Pellinger
The Trojans would go on to add two more in the final frame
Christopher Pyle let a short-side shot through for the second power-play goal of the night
then later Tate Roeder caused a turnover and scored on the mini breakaway that followed
There will be more physical hockey making its way to the Civic Center as next weekend marks the second half of the Gambucci Cup
Grand Forks Red River and Grand Forks Central both make the way across the bridge having dropped previous matchups with the Green Wave in November
EAST GRAND FORKS – The East Grand Forks Parks and Recreation Commission will now move to quarterly meetings following City Council approval
The East Grand Forks City Council approved the changes to the commission’s bylaws during its meeting Tuesday night
The commission will now have regularly scheduled meetings on the third Wednesday of January
The commission provides input and recommendations to the East Grand Forks City Council about city parks
The commission has nine members – two City Council representatives and seven mayoral appointees serving three-year terms
The commission previously had regularly scheduled meetings monthly
The council also approved a resolution and an updated opinion of counsel for the Federal Transit Administration
Following updates to the administration’s grant management system
it was determined that the city’s old documentation was expired and needed to be updated
The last opinion of counsel was issued by the City Council in 1986 and the last authorizing resolution in 2007
The two documents allow the city to accept federal funds and show its ability to complete projects
It designates who is legally responsible for the funding awards and what the chain of communication is
it is generally Community Development Director Nancy Ellis who oversees the projects and funding as the city’s transit manager and as directed by the City Council and mayor
EAST GRAND FORKS – The East Grand Forks City Council on Tuesday reviewed plans and an agreement with the city of Grand Forks for rehabilitation work on the Point Bridge
The last rehabilitation of the bridge occurred in 2006
Plans and specifications have not been finalized for the rehabilitation
but current estimates have the whole project around $2.5 million in work for this summer
According to a condition report conducted by Widseth
the engineering firm for the city of East Grand Forks
the bridge is in fair condition but does need work
Some of the concrete on the bridge is spalling
and work is needed on joints that have corroded or have water damage
Work also needs to be done on the East Grand Forks approach
“Those that use the bridge regularly know there’s a little dip there as you come onto the bridge (and) we’ll have to take a deeper look at the suggested best practice for repairs or improvements to that,” East Grand Forks City Administrator Reid Huttunen said
“Whatever those repairs or improvements are
that’ll be 100% cost on East Grand Forks.”
if work is needed on the approach on the Grand Forks side
that cost would be 100% for  Grand Forks to fund
The project will be largely funded with federal aid dollars that both cities receive
with an 80% federal and 20% local cost share
The final spread of costs will be determined when plans are approved and bids tabulated
While a major rehabilitation of the bridge structure will likely occur this year
future work will be needed on the East Grand Forks approach
“We are currently reviewing the issue down there with some geotech consultants
just to see if there's more of a temporary fix that’s going to at least give us more longevity than right now,” City Engineer Steve Emery said
“It seems we’re getting about four or five years out of it
then we’re having to mill and overlay it.”
Previous engineering studies have proposed extending the bridge
The low spot causes the bridge to be one of the first places to flood during high-water events
but extending it at this time would be cost-prohibitive and disruptive
Archery hunters had a 60% success rate during the inaugural herd reduction season on the East Grand Forks side of the Greenway
Six of the 10 hunters selected to participate in the hunt filled their tags
shooting an eight-point buck and five does
superintendent of the East Grand Forks Parks and Recreation Department
“I would say it was a very successful season,” King said
The archery hunt was part of a Deer Management Plan the East Grand Forks City Council approved in June in an effort to control deer numbers
which were becoming too abundant and causing problems in parts of city limits
officers from the East Grand Forks Police Department counted 74 deer in various parts of city limits between March 21 and March 28
the Police Department received 90 deer-related complaints from Jan
Working with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
the city offered nine antlerless (doe) tags and one tag that was good for either a buck or a doe
The hunt targeted antlerless deer because they are the primary drivers of the population
40 people initially applied for the archery hunt
narrowing the 40 applicants to 15 potential hunters
who had to pass a proficiency test before drawing a tag
10 hunters ultimately were selected to participate in the hunt
Hunters who drew tags were restricted to five areas within the East Grand Forks portion of the Greenway
and the city posted signage along the Greenway reminding residents that the hunt was in progress
King said he was hoping the hunters would take at least four deer during the archery hunt
The season started off slow but picked up after last week’s snowfall
One of the hunters who drew a tag decided not to hunt and another one packed it in after the first weekend
we actually really only had the eight hunters out there for a big portion of (the season),” King said
King said the Police Department will conduct another informal survey again this winter to reassess deer numbers in city limits
The management plan calls for similar archery hunts again in 2025 and 2026 or until the deer population reaches an acceptable level
“We can re-evaluate now that we have all the information in front of us,” King said
“We’ll do another count over the winter and see where we’re sitting for next year
EAST GRAND FORKS – East Grand Forks dedicated its City Council chamber to former Mayor Lynn Stauss during the council's meeting Tuesday night
“Lynn earned the trust of our citizens and persevered for over a decade
helping to guide recovery efforts,” former Mayor Steve Gander said
“East Grand Forks is now more vibrant and has improved post-1997 flood due to our citizens' perseverance
and Mayor Lynn Stauss’ visionary leadership.”
including Stauss’ well-known “USA” sweater
like the portraits of past mayors and photos of previous  councils
the council swore in new Mayor Mark Olstad and City Council members Tami Schumacher
Schumacher and Casmey are new faces on the council following the November election; Casmey had previously served on the council in the 1990s
The council also unanimously elected Larson to be the next council president and reelected Riopelle as vice president
“Ex-Mayor Gander we expect you to do good things for us down in St
“You've got me on speed dial,” Gander responded
Thief River Falls battled East Grand Forks to a 6-0 shutout victory as the Green Wave went on to be shut out the next four quarters
East Grand Forks was determined to not let that happen this time around
5 seed Wave scored 22 points in the first half and a poised start to the game for Jakob Stassen
Cole Schmiedeberg and D’Aijalon Hall powered a 32-0 win over No
4 Thief River Falls in the quarterfinals of the Minnesota Section 8AAA playoffs
You can tell our guys are getting some confidence back and some swagger back,” East Grand Forks head coach Ryan Kasowski said
the Green Wave amassed 174 yards on the ground
Nowacki and Hall gained almost half of that on less than 10 carries
Schmiedeberg plowed the way through with 82 yards and set up two scores on the first two possessions of the game
The first play from scrimmage sent the junior 31 yards
Nowacki capped off the effort with a 3-yard touchdown rush
He then repeated the effort on a 2-point conversion catch from Stassen
“Really proud of our guys up front there,” he said
they were ready to go and it was a great job by those guys.”
Stassen started the game 6-for-6 through the air and was able to extend drives with key third-and-long throws to Noah Frize and Nowacki
One of Frize’s first-half receptions came on fourth down near midfield and helped set up a 6-yard touchdown rush from Schmiedeberg
the EGF defense continued to pressure the middle and put the clamps on the Prowlers
the Wave were able to get to TRF quarterback Gannon Zutz twice on drive-killing sacks
your kids have to understand you’re only guaranteed one more
I think our kids really took that to heart this week
and our guys didn’t want to be done," Kasowski said
continuing to use the clock to their advantage
a two-minute drill allowed the Green Wave to put a dagger in the opening half
Two explosive runs from Hall brought EGF all the way to the 5-yard line after starting the drive on its own 10
Stassen found Schmiedeberg in the flat for a last-second touchdown
the Green Wave continued to put up highlights in the second half
including two blocked punts — one of which went for a safety
got the second team some playing time and some early preparation for Fergus Falls
The Wave previously lost to Fergus Falls this year by another one-score 21-14 defeat
“It’ll be a quick turnaround but it should be a great matchup,” Kasowski said
EAST GRAND FORKS — Thanks to a viral TikTok trend
moviegoers at River Cinema 15 didn’t get the experience they were hoping for Tuesday evening
a group of rowdy teenagers began causing trouble toward the end of the film
She said the teens threw a bucket of popcorn — and then another — prompting one parent to stand up and yell
the teens threw more items before leaving the theater
and it just seemed like it ruined their whole night,” said Kelly Gaddie
she believes the theater needs to have employees monitoring their showings of the  movie
GRAND FORKS — The East Grand Forks Senior High boys hockey team is in the win column
After a frustrating 0-3 start to the season for one of the Minnesota Section 8A favorites
the Green Wave were back on track Friday in a 7-2 win over Grand Forks Red River at Eagles Arena
The Roughriders were playing in their first game of the season coming off a North Dakota state championship last winter
The Roughriders graduated a 13-member senior class including Mr
Hockey winner Grant Gardner and three of the top four defensemen
Tucker Lovejoy led the way for East Grand Forks with a hat trick and an assist for a four-point game
leads the Green Wave this season with five goals and two assists for seven points
Green Wave sophomore defender Max Bies had a goal and two assists
while senior Nick Corbett also had a goal and an assist from the blue line
Sophomore forward Jace Panzer had four assists
Red River's goals came from junior defenseman Brekkin Hultberg and senior forward Ray Dusek
who scored a power-play goal in the third period
East Grand Forks goalie Ryan Rockstad stopped 19 of 21 shots
while Red River junior Rilan Korynta made his varsity debut with 22 of 29 saves
After a 1-1 tie through the opening period
the Green Wave blew it open with a four-goal second
Lovejoy scored his second of the game 47 seconds into the second frame for a 2-1 lead
Nolan Meulebroeck and Lovejoy again made it 5-1 after two
Red River's next action comes at Fargo North on Tuesday at 7 p.m
facing Grand Forks Central at Purpur Arena on Saturday at 2 p.m
who lost to Red River in last year's state championship
started the season with an 11-2 win at Grafton-Park River
The Green Wave opened the year with losses to Gentry Academy
Delano and Detroit Lakes — giving up 16 goals in three games
The Lakers scored four third-period goals after being outshot 35-4 through two periods
EAST GRAND FORKS – The East Grand Forks City Council agreed to issue a new request for qualifications for the arena facility improvements during its meeting Tuesday night
The city is soliciting requests for the "construction manager at risk," who will lead design and building as general contractor for the project
The city previously solicited requests in 2021 for improvements and rehabilitation of the Civic Center and VFW Memorial Arenas and selected Construction Engineers
who served as a consultant during the sales tax vote
a construction manager contract was never signed
Minnesota law has changed regarding construction manager at risk projects
meaning that the city has to restart the bidding process
“I am disappointed that this is the process that we have to follow
but I also understand why this is the process we have to follow,” City Administrator Reid Huttunen told the Herald
“We had a very extensive RFQ the first time and a very extensive interview process.”
The city will review and then score the proposals received throughout April with a final decision on a construction manager for the project will be chosen in early May
GRAND FORKS — Momentum meant more for East Grand Forks Senior High than rest
the Green Wave would start the Greater Grand Forks Gambucci Cup series right after Thanksgiving with a back-to-back: Grand Forks Red River on Friday at Eagles Arena and Grand Forks Central on Saturday at Purpur Arena
After busting the losing skid with a five-goal win over Red River on Friday
the Green Wave kept the good vibes alive with a 3-2 overtime win over Central on Saturday
we kind of got some momentum coming in and feeling good about ourselves," East Grand Forks forward Jace Van Eps said
"I think it's a positive coming in facing adversity with a fresh team
hadn't played since Tuesday — an 11-2 season-opening win at Grafton-Park River
Van Eps scored the game-winning goal in overtime when his shot from the slot went through traffic
"Keep it simple," Van Eps said of the message after the third period
said he was just looking to get a puck on net on the winner
Van Eps said the Green Wave didn't panic this season after starting the year on a three-game losing streak
but we weren't down on ourselves," he said
"We trusted the guys and the foundation we're building and things would come along
We've grown every game and the boys are playing hard
Central's goals came from Ryder Rivard and Logan Nielsen
while EGF's other goal came from Hunter Varnson
"I thought there were a lot of positives to take out of it," Central coach Grant Paranica said
We got a good effort out of our whole team
It was hard to gather momentum when you're killing all the time."
The Knights took seven penalties for 22 minutes
allowing six power-play opportunities — including a long 5-on-3 at the end of the second period
The Wave rotated goalies in the back-to-back games
Noah Schindele stopped 25 of 27 shots for EGF
Central's Westin Nielsen saved 31 of 34 shots
EAST GRAND FORKS – East Grand Forks voters have approved ballot questions that pave the way for a new 1% sales tax that will be used for improvements to the city's ice arenas
According to preliminary election results from the Minnesota Secretary of State's Office
East Grand Forks voters approved both questions
59% of voters approved the measure (2,324 votes in favor and 1,614 votes against)
58.6% of voters approved the measure (2,282 votes in favor and 1,612 votes against)
Residents had been able to vote since Sept
but discussions about a proposed sales tax go back to 2019
East Grand Forks City Administrator Reid Huttunen said years of work have finally come to fruition
It’s taken years of planning and work to get to the point of being able to ask the ballot question,” Huttunen said
He added that “high numbers of voter turnout to be able to voice their opinion matter" and that he's "excited to know the projects have been moved forward.”
The tax will end after 20 years or if it raises $14,745,000
The decision by East Grand Forks voters means that once results are canvassed and certified
the city can craft ordinances to implement the tax
Some of the improvements proposed include upgrading the ice refrigeration systems at both arenas
improving ADA accessibility and $2 million in improvements to the ballfields adjacent to the Civic Center
when East Grand Forks voters approved a 1% sales tax to fund improvements at the Sherlock Park swimming pool
The total sales tax in East Grand Forks is currently 7.375%
Minnesota state sales tax is 6.875% and Polk County levies a 0.5% sales tax for transit
A 1% increase would bring East Grand Forks to an 8.375% sales tax rate
An increase would mean that a $100 purchase would have $8.38 in sales tax included
EAST GRAND FORKS — A flurry of 3-pointers put an end to any thoughts of an upset Thursday at East Grand Forks Senior High
5 seed Green Wave fell behind through five minutes but used a dominant 26-4 run behind five 3-pointers to cruise to a 73-46 win over No
12 Crookston in the opening round of the Minnesota Section 8AA girls basketball tournament
"We like to drive and kick," East Grand Forks coach Casi Zimny said
I told them to drive and kick and they'd be more open."
Crookston started the game with leads of 10-5 and 12-7
after Chloe Boll's basket for a 10-5 advantage
the Pirates would go more than 10 minutes with a made field goal
East Grand Forks tied the game at 12 with a Votava triple
Green Wave guard Camryn Adams ended with a game-high 22 points behind three 3-pointers
so we're trying to get away from that," EGF's Tatem Votava said
we definitely could've improved but in the second half we came along well."
Votava would cap the 26-4 run with a free throw with 3:44 left in the first half
"We push the ball and run the floor; that's been our expertise," Zimny said
The Pirates hung around for moments in the second half
A short jumper from Grace Boll cut the EGF lead to 41-33 with 12:30 left in the game
countered with a 9-0 spurt to balloon the lead back out to 50-33
who had a pair of successful drives including one that was a three-point play
Skyla Rustad scored on a steal and basket as East Grand Forks built the lead to 17 points with 10 minutes to go
while Joey Nesseth and Brooklyn Waldal each scored eight points
East Grand Forks Green Wave lost its game to the St
The Green Wave's Tucker Lovejoy tied it up 1-1 halfway through the first
Eight goals were scored in the second period
and the Crusaders led 8-4 going in to the third period
The Crusaders increased the lead to 9-4 early in the third period when Joey Gillespie scored
assisted by John Hirschfeld and Griffin Sturm
Nolan Meulebroeck narrowed the gap to 9-5 with a goal two minutes later
Jaeger Wood made it 5-10 with a goal four minutes later
Bo Schmidt also increased the lead to 5-11 with a goal two minutes later
assisted by John Hirschfeld and Jaeger Wood
CST the Green Wave will play against the Crusaders at The Gardens Arena
— An East Grand Forks woman appeared in court Thursday morning
for five felony charges related to methamphetamine possession and distribution
including an accusation that she used methamphetamine with her 16-year-old relative on more than one occasion
is charged with second-degree sale of a controlled substance to a person under the age of 18
methamphetamine-related crimes involving children and vulnerable adults and three counts of third-degree controlled substance sale
The first charge has the highest maximum sentence of 25 years in prison
though state sentencing guidelines recommend between 48 and 129 months
depending on the person's criminal history
Law enforcement obtained a warrant for Kozel's residence after receiving information that suggested she was selling methamphetamine
according to a probable cause statement filed in the case
The warrant was executed the evening of Feb
and the occupants of the residence — Kozel and the 16-year-old relative — agreed to speak with law enforcement
allegedly admitting to methamphetamine use
as well as paraphernalia with residue on it
Kozel allegedly consented to a search of her cell phone
inside which law enforcement alleged finding messages that supported their suspicions of Kozel selling methamphetamine
Kozel's bond has been set at $50,000 cash or surety
She remains in custody at the Northwest Regional Corrections Center
EAST GRAND FORKS — The 2014 and 2015 East Grand Forks Senior High boys hockey teams didn't have easy routes to state championships
The Green Wave had to win overtime games in the Section 8A final both years just to get to state
Tanner Tweten scored a double overtime winner against Warroad to send the Green Wave to St
Reed Hjelle scored his only goal of the season in overtime against Thief River Falls to win the section title
"A lot of people look at our groups and say
'You had good players; it's easy to win,'" Green Wave coach Tyler Palmiscno said
we fought tons of adversity in those years
The only two state hockey championship teams will be celebrated this weekend as part of a 10-year reunion
The championship teams will be recognized on the ice during the first intermission Saturday
They'll also have events for the players and their families
Palmiscno is expecting nearly 40 players back from the back-to-back championship teams
"What stands out with those two groups is the sheer competitiveness they brought every day," Palmiscno said
"I have never seen anything like that with a group of high school athletes in my time coaching
People saw a product on the ice each of those years
What they didn't see was how ultra-competitive every practice was to the point where games were almost easy for us
because we went so hard against each other every day."
Three players from those squads are still playing professional hockey
is playing for the Rochester Americans in the American Hockey League
He's under contract with the NHL's Buffalo Sabres
is playing for Birmingham in the Southern Professional Hockey League
A few other players from those teams skated in college
Braden Shea played club hockey at Lindenwood
Casey Kallock played at Minnesota Crookston
Everyone played their role and played really hard
It was a really fun group to be a part of."
Both title teams beat Hermantown in the final
the Green Wave won 7-3 behind a five-goal second period
"I remember getting back to Grand Forks and going over the downtown bridge," Eades said
"There were a bunch of people standing on the main road out by Cabela's waiting for us and cheering
The Green Wave led 4-2 with less than a minute remaining
but Hermantown scored with 33 seconds left and again with 16 seconds left to tie it
Tweten won it at 3:34 of overtime on a passing play from Loven and Bowen
"Those groups truly raised the bar for our program," Palmiscno said
"It's no longer a great season just to get to state
But the bar has been set and state championships are what we strive to obtain
Lake of the Woods 0Section 8A semifinal — EGF 8
Cloud Cathedral 1State championship — EGF 7
East Grand Forks Green Wave's home game against the Thief River Falls Prowlers ran into overtime on Tuesday
East Grand Forks snatched the win with a final score of 2-1
East Grand Forks' Cole Bies scored the game-winning goal
The Green Wave started off strong and took the lead right after the puck drop with Judd Pesch scoring in the first period
assisted by Jace Panzer and Tucker Lovejoy
Paul Anderson tied the game 1-1 with a goal early in the third period
it took 5:43 before Cole Bies scored the game-winner for the team
assisted by Nolan Meulebroeck and Hunter Varnson
EAST GRAND FORKS — No injuries were reported during a Sunday afternoon
fire at the American Crystal Sugar facility in East Grand Forks
The East Grand Forks Fire Department was dispatched to a pulp dryer fire at the facility at approximately 2:30 p.m.
according to a press release issued Monday morning
There was heavy smoke in the pulp dryer area
The fire department responded with 21 personnel across eight vehicles
The majority of the fire was contained in the pulp dryers; due to the high heat
there was fire extension to some duct work and a small area of the roof
It was determined to have started due to a power outage at the facility that caused some equipment to stop working
the facility's systems were able to help control the fire and excess heat
Assisting on scene were the East Grand Forks Police Department
Altru Ambulance and American Crystal Sugar staff
EAST GRAND FORKS – The East Grand Forks City Council passed its 2025 preliminary budget with plans to levy $7,145,188 — a 7% increase — with an expectation to lower it when the council passes the final budget later this year
The council passed the preliminary budget during its meeting Tuesday
There was much discussion about where to set the preliminary levy — anywhere between a 5% and 10% increase
while ensuring the city is keeping its reserve balance at 50% or more of general fund revenue
“We have to be cognizant that if we don’t set and we don’t move forward to working (the levy) down
we could set ourselves up to be in like 2012
when we were negative,” City Council President Mark Olstad said
six years to get our reserves back to where they are now.”
which often means that while there is a short-term savings it could lead to big property tax increases in the long term
It also meant the city ran through its reserves
removing the cushion it had to absorb surprise expenses
Some on the City Council want to keep the reserves at 50% of general fund operating revenues
on the higher end of Minnesota state auditor recommendations
some on the council had wanted to keep the preliminary levy with an 8% increase
but Mayor Steve Gander said he will only sign a preliminary levy that is 7% or lower
the city would have run out of time to pass a budget and would have reverted to the 2024 levy
“(Eight percent) won’t stand,” Gander told the council
“That’s still a tax that east side residents are going to pay,” council member Dale Helms said
What the council approved Tuesday was the total amount it plans to levy in property taxes
that may not mean a 7% increase in individual taxes
Minnesota has more than 30 tax rates for property and many reductions and credits can apply
so individual tax statements can vary greatly
how much a property changes in value can greatly affect how much is owed
“I’d like to be at 3% (levy increase) and I always like to be at 50% in the reserves,” Olstad said
we’re going to have the Family Medical Leave Act coming forward and we don’t know right now what our health insurance is going to be.”
A public hearing on the budget will occur at 6 p.m
Estimated property tax statements will be sent out toward the end of November
4 seed means a tougher path to success.&nbsp;
East Grand Forks was tagged with that seed in Class A prior to the Minnesota State High School League’s Boys Hockey State Tournament this week
the likelihood is that the Green Wave would meet top-seeded Hibbing/Chisholm in the semifinals on Friday
March 7 at the Xcel Energy Center in downtown St
even so much that Hibbing/Chisholm played the role of favorite by building a three-goal advantage midway through the second period
What wasn’t figured was the way East Grand Forks would flip the narrative.&nbsp;
rattled off five unanswered goals to stun the Bluejackets in a 7-5 victory
Instead of settling for a season-ending appearance in the third-place game
the Green Wave (15-13-2) will play for a Class A championship for the first time since winning it in 2015
East Grand Forks won the previous season as well.&nbsp;
Senior defender Cole Bies scored two goals in the five-goal uprising while senior forward Hunter Varnson added a goal and assist to guide the Green Wave’s fourth consecutive win during the postseason and a Class A championship berth opposite St
Midway through a 2-7-1 stretch to end the regular season
no one figured those two teams would meet again on Saturday
March 8 with the Class A championship at stake.&nbsp;
The Green Wave’s three-goal deficit was whittled to just one with less than a second left in the second period
Senior defender Judd Pesch gave the Green Wave a major lift going into the second intermission when he pushed a shot into the net.&nbsp;
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Friday afternoon the top-seeded Hibbing/Chisholm (20-10) boys hockey team saw their state title race fall short as they fell 7-5 to fourth seeded East Grand Forks (15-13-2) in the Class A state semifinals at the Xcel Energy Center in St
The Bluejackets defeated Luverne 7-0 in the quarterfinals to earn their first semifinal berth since 2011
East Grand Forks beat Northern Lakes in their quarterfinal 3-0 Wednesday
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&#8220;I&#8217;m really proud of these guys for this season,&#8221; head coach Aaron Jamnick said post-game
&#8220;When we get on the puck we get going
they responded well and it was back and forth all game.&#8221;
Rex Walli stood strong in net for Hibbing/Chisholm to hold off the Green Wave in the first half of the first period
Then with 6:55 left in the frame Tate Swanson broke the ice scoring the game&#8217;s first goal with an assist by his younger brother Cole Swanson
East Grand Forks&#8217; Jace Van Eps tied it 1-1 with 1:11 left in the first
but seven seconds later Ben Galli scored to put the Bluejackets back on top 2-1
Cole Swanson put home a tricky bounce with 15.9 seconds to go
giving Hibbing/Chisholm the 3-1 lead after the first
The Bluejackets led in shots on goal 13-11
In the second period East Grand Forks was the first to strike
with Tucker Lovejoy scoring at the 5:50 mark to trail just 3-2
it took the Bluejackets less than four minutes to score two more goals from Whitaker Rewertz and Isaiah Hildenbrand to lead 5-2
&#8220;I thought that was huge to get the 2-goal lead back
but it was too early in the game,&#8221; junior forward Isaiah Hildenbrand said
Hunter Varnson helped keep the Green Wave close
scoring with 1:55 to go in the second to trail 5-3
Then Judd Pesch popped in another with less than a second to intermission to make it 5-4 after two
The Green Wave took over the lead in shots on goal with 24-21
&#8220;When someone scores in the final minute
kind of lackadaisical,&#8221; junior forward Tate Swanson said
&#8220;We were kind of hanging our heads a bit
but we still had the lead going into the third and we should have been more like up and ready to go than we were
And I think that&#8217;s a big reason why we came out in the third flat,&#8221; senior forward Jace Kampsula said
East Grand Forks came out firing in the third period scoring two goals in the first minute from Cole Bies to lead 6-5
East Grand Forks completed their comeback with an empty net goal to defeat Hibbing/Chisholm 7-5
Bluejackets&#8217; netminder Rex Walli made 28 saves to Noah Schindele&#8217;s 21 for the Green Wave
6 Orono (16-11-3) in the third place game Saturday at 9:30 a.m
&#8220;This weekend and or week has been absolutely everything I&#8217;ve ever dreamed of
And I wouldn&#8217;t have it any other way with any other people
It&#8217;s just more fuel to the fire to get back here next year,&#8221; Swanson added
No. 4 East Grand Forks advances to the Class A state championship where they will take on No. 2 St. Cloud Cathedral (20-8-2), who beat No. 6 Orono 4-1 in their semifinal. The Class A title game is set for Saturday at 12 p.m. at the Xcel Energy Center. For the full bracket, <a href="https://www.mshsl.org/tournaments/2025-state-class-hockey-boys-tournament" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Click Here.</a>
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