BOYS SOCCER
Nate Hill scored three goals and Owen Landrigan added a pair to power Hermantown past Mesabi East 6-1 in a Section 7AA boys soccer quarterfinal Tuesday night at Centricity Stadium. Braden Fulda and Ethan Aysta combined on a four-save shutout for the Hawks, who next face host Grand Rapids Thursday in a semifinal match.
GIRLS SOCCER
Nataleh Rapp scored two goals, including the overtime game-winner, to lift Hermantown past host Grand Rapids 2-1 in a Section 7AA high school girls soccer quarterfinal Tuesday night. The Hawks will face host Cloquet-Carlton in a semifinal at 3 p.m. Thursday.
CROSS COUNTRY
Three elite members of the Hermantown boys and girls cross country teams earned First Team All-Lake Superior Conference Tuesday: Ferrah LaLone finished fourth, and Copper Lucarelli third and Matthew Strukel seventh.
QUOTE ME, HOWIE
Hermantown High hockey coach Patrick Andrews on the upcoming 2023-24 season: "As we sit one month out from the start of our season we have two guys excelling at juniors and six players in the fall elite league, as well as countless other guys playing in a variety of fall leagues. Many of our top guys are also leaders on the gridiron and soccer pitch and they are focused on their team's success as they head into playoffs. This upcoming hockey season, as in every season, we will focus on getting better every day when we step on the ice for practice and we will compete every shift of every game as the season goes on. If we grow in practice, compete in the games, and ultimately just focus on ourselves, making our team the best it can be day in and day out, I see great potential in this group."