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Duluth will be back at home Thursday night for a two-game series against the Minnesota Mud Puppies.
July 14, 2021
DULUTH, Minn. – For the first and only time this season, the Duluth Huskies hosted a doubleheader at Wade Stadium against Eau Claire.
The Huskies took Game One 4-3 and dropped the nightcap to the Express 10-6. Duluth will be back at home Thursday night for a two-game series against the Minnesota Mud Puppies.
Normal Race Operations Expected for 50th Annual Park Point 5-Miler
This year s installment will also mark the return to a more normal version of the race with a traditional mass start.
July 13, 2021
DULUTH, Minn. – This Thursday, the Park Point 5-Miler will celebrate its 50th anniversary as the oldest race in Northern Minnesota.
This year’s installment will also mark the return to a more normal version of the race with a traditional mass start. Organizers say they’ve used the past year to improve race operations for the runners.
“You look at some of the pictures from the 2020 Park Point and it’s one or two people running all by themselves. And that’s not what running events like ours is supposed to feel like. You’re supposed to feel a sense of community and a sense of support. We got that on Grandma’s Marathon weekend and we’re excited that that can now extend even moreso to some of our smaller events,” said PR and marketing director Zach Schneider.
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Merissa Edwards Talks Becoming Interim Athletic Director at St. Scholastica
Edwards becomes just the second female athletic director in the history of St. Scholastica and one of three currently in the MIAC.
July 12, 2021
DULUTH, Minn. – Last week, St. Scholastica announced that Merissa Edwards will serve as interim athletic director for the upcoming school year. Edwards’ first task will be overseeing the department’s transition into the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference this fall.
“We are going up against some schools that are really well-funded, have really good programs, have been successful both athletically and academically. It’s my job to get our department moving forward and doing whatever I can to help all over our teams become successful,” Edwards said.
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Edwards will oversee St. Scholastica s transition into the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference this fall.
July 9, 2021
DULUTH, Minn. – Friday afternoon, the College of St. Scholastica announced that Merissa Edwards has been named the interim athletic director for the 2021-2022 academic year.
She’s been part of the athletic department since 2010, including the last four years as the assistant A.D. of compliance and business. Edwards will oversee St. Scholastica’s transition into the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference this fall. If the name sounds familiar, she is the mother of former Duluth East baseball stars Caden and Jaxon Edwards.
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St. Louis County Promotes COVID Vaccines with “Athletes vs. COVID” Campaign
The campaign features short PSAs where each person shares why they got the vaccine and why it s important to encourage others to do so as well.
July 9, 2021
DULUTH, Minn. – As of today, 70% of adults in the state of Minnesota have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot. And according to St. Louis County, there’s still more work to do so they’ve enlisted the help of some local sports celebrities.
The county recently started putting out videos called athletes versus COVID, featuring some well known names in the Northland. The campaign features short PSAs where each person shares why they got the vaccine and why it’s important to encourage others to do so as well.