Noah Blomquist and Keana Fox of Hermantown were deserving MSHSL Triple ‘A’ Award recipients in 2023-24, Hermantown Activities Director Alex White said recently.
The prestigious program honors high school seniors throughout the state who have a 3.0 or higher grade point average and participate in athletic and fine arts activities. Two award finalists are selected from each region (one boy and one girl).
“We were very proud to nominate Noah and Keana, who will continue to be amazing contributors to our society,” said White.
Blomquist, a 4.0 student (on a 4.0 scale), participated in Hermantown’s robotics, track, band and music programs. He will begin to study computer science at the University of Minnesota in the fall.
“We pride ourselves on pushing ourselves to be better academically and socially,” Blomquist said of his fellow Hermantown classmates. “Our rewards come from our determination and grit to get there.”
“I honestly didn’t expect to be nominated, and it’s pretty cool,” said Fox, who maintained a 3.998 grade point average while participating in volleyball, speech, and student council, among several other activities. She plans to attend Arizona State in the fall.
“We have an outstanding academic program at Hermantown, where students take academics seriously, and teachers are always available for us. A lot of students at our school could have been nominated for the Triple-A Award.”
Award recipients are selected through a multi-level process involving the League’s administrative regions and a committee of educational, athletic, and arts/activities leaders.
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Hermantown defeated Duluth East 4-1 in a nonconference high school baseball matchup last Thursday at Ordean Field, as Brayden Lundeen threw a complete game five-hitter and Jimmy Bartsch had a pair of hits, but the Hawks fell 4-2 at Superior on Monday.
Hermantown (5-4) will face Duluth Marshall on Thursday at Wade Stadium and play host to Chisago Lakes Friday in Cloquet.
The Hawks will wrap up regular season action with five games next week, including a single game at Proctor on Monday and doubleheaders at Grand Rapids on Tuesday and Bemidji Thursday.
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2024 All-Lake Superior Conference Golf Teams
Boys First Team
Peyton Menzel, Hermantown senior
Collin Young, Cloquet junior
Karson Young, Cloquet junior
Lance Sayler, Cloquet junior
Andrew Slatten, Hibbing junior
Boys Second Team
Holden Evjen, Hermantown senior
Jack Slattengren, Hermantown junior
Kyler Berg, Hermantown sophomore
Cooper Ellena, Cloquet senior
Anders Gunelson, Cloquet senior
Dallas Loftis, Proctor sophomore
Girls First Team
Izy Farchild, Hermantown senior
Brianna Dekich, Grand Rapids sophomore
Mai Peters, Grand Rapids junior
Kiera Dick, Grand Rapids junior
Leanna Johnson, Grand Rapids sophomore
Adison Johnson, Cloquet sophomore
Girls Second Team
Kate Clairmont, Grand Rapids senior
Abigail Steinert, Cloquet senior
JuliAnn Steinert, Cloquet senior
Syndey Burggraf, Grand Rapids senior
Jayla Jones, Proctor senior
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A FEW HAWKS TO WATCH IN 2024-25
Football -- Senior quarterback Alex Schott, senior lineman Mason Humphreys
Boys Hockey -- Senior forward River Freeman, senior defenseman Henry Peterson
Girls Basketball -- Junior guard Bailey Hermanson, senior center Olivia Johnson
Boys Baseball -- Senior pitcher-catcher River Freeman