MOUNTAIN IRON—Mountain Iron-Buhl junior Jordan Zubich says the last few minutes of the Rangers’ state championship game with BOLD were some of the longest minutes of her life.

VIRGINIA — For the last 36 years, Jeff Mauston has been a dedicated teacher, coach and mentor for the students at Virginia High School.

MOUNTAIN IRON — Jordan Zubich has earned herself a reputation for being one of the best three-point shooters in the state of Minnesota.

MOUNTAIN IRON—For Jordan Zubich, the wait is over.

MOUNTAIN IRON—“Don’t look down.”

MINNEAPOLIS—50 years since their last state championship appearance, this year’s Mountain Iron-Buhl football team wanted to know what it was like to win it all.

MINNEAPOLIS—Saturday was history in the making for Mountain Iron-Buhl.

Taquarius Wair, who overcame severe injuries in a fire and is now a running back for Mesabi Range College, will receive the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance at The ESPYS.

VIRGINIA—Flying high after their explosive 12-1 win over Duluth Denfeld on Monday, the Rock Ridge boys’ hockey team is looking to take the next step.

EVELETH — Tony Bartovich walks for 1 1/2 hours nearly every day, usually passing by the Eveleth baseball and softball fields.

MINNEAPOLIS—The Mountain Iron-Buhl girls’ basketball team was tired of hearing about Minneota.

MOUNTAIN IRON—What goes into shooting a free throw?

VIRGINIA — On Saturday, Mesabi Range College named former WNBA player Tamara Moore as the new head coach of the men’s basketball program.

EVELETH — Eveleth-Gilbert senior Will Troutwine is another of many Golden Bears that are set to continue their hockey playing careers past high school.

MOUNTAIN IRON — When summer basketball rolls around, Jordan Zubich always sets herself a goal of ending up better than where she started. This summer, however, was a little different.

MOUNTAIN IRON—The Mountain Iron-Buhl girls’ basketball team welcomed in a tough Esko team on Monday night.

PEQUOT LAKES — The Mountain Iron-Buhl girls’ basketball team only led in their Class A state quarterfinal matchup with Cass Lake-Bena for about 30 seconds.

MOUNTAIN IRON — Growing up, Asher Zubich had plenty of role models watching the Mountain Iron-Buhl boys’ basketball team.

EVELETH — Coming off a stellar sophomore season of track and junior season of cross country, Rock Ridge’s Cameron Stocke knew he had what it took to repeat as a

VIRGINIA — This past June, Ben Johnson was hired as the first head coach for the Rock Ridge boys’ hockey team. The game of hockey being the greatest passion in

HIBBING—If the Cromwell-Wright girls’ basketball team had any hoping of catching Mountain Iron-Buhl in Friday’s Section 7A championship game, it was at the start of the second half where the

MOUNTAIN IRON—This week is a busy one for Mountain Iron-Buhl senior Sage Ganyo.

MINNEAPOLIS—Just stay calm.

VIRGINIA—Cameron Stocke and the rest of the Rock Ridge boys’ cross country team set some pretty lofty goals for themselves heading into the 2022 season.

MOUNTAIN IRON — The Mountain Iron-Buhl girls’ basketball team had one final test for themselves before the start of the Section 7A playoffs.

VIRGINIA — The Blue Devils’ Mason Carlson could be called “Mr. Versatility’’ this season.

EVELETH — Coming into her senior season, Eveleth-Gilbert’s Brooke Thyen wanted to make the most of things.

EVELETH—Playing standout tennis for Eveleth-Gilbert and Rock Ridge over the last six years, it came as no surprise to anyone that Lydia Delich had what it takes to continue on

MOUNTAIN IRON—Two high-flying offenses met on the court Tuesday night with the Mountain Iron-Buhl boys’ basketball team welcoming in Rock Ridge.

EVELETH—Monday night’s girls’ basketball game between Rock Ridge and Mountain Iron-Buhl was special in a number of different ways.

VIRGINIA – About a year ago, Virginia senior Rian Aune made a verbal commitment to Southwest Minnesota State University to play basketball.

VIRGINIA—A year ago as an eighth grader, Maija Lamppa watched twin sister Lexi capture the Section 7AA crown as both sisters made their way to their first ever state meet.

COOK — North Woods senior TJ Chiabotti has never strayed from his team-first attitude.

VIRGINIA—The Rock Ridge girls’ tennis team survived a little bit of a scare on Thursday, hosting Duluth East in a Section 7AA semifinal.

MOUNTAIN IRON — The Mountain Iron-Buhl football team needed a tight end this season and they found one in the form of senior tight end Hunter Weigel.

VIRGINIA—For new Rock Ridge head football coach Brandon Borich, there’s a feeling that the stars have aligned for him.

MOORHEAD—After an 8-8 tie early in the second quarter, the Mountain Iron-Buhl football team left no doubt in anyone’s minds on who would be heading to US Bank Stadium.

VIRGINIA — Growing up, Jack Toman remembers learning to love the game of football every Sunday, watching the Minnesota Vikings with his dad.

HIBBING — It’s been a rough three days for the Hibbing and Rock Ridge High School girls tennis teams.

VIRGINIA—Not even a week removed from his final state cross country meet, Rock Ridge senior Cameron Stocke has made his next big decision.

EVELETH—Welcoming in the undefeated Two Harbors Agates, the Rock Ridge boys’ basketball team squared off with a team as fundamentally sound offensively and defensively as themselves Monday night.

MOUNTAIN IRON—Suffering a poor shooting game three nights prior in a 70-66 loss to Fond du Lac Ojibwe, Mountain Iron-Buhl’s Asher Zubich hoped to put that behind him in Friday

AURORA—With 16 wins under their belt before Thursday night, the Ely girls’ basketball team is having themselves quite a season.

MOUNTAIN IRON—While it wasn’t the prettiest game the Minnesota North-Mesabi Range football team has played this season, it was enough to get the job done.

HIBBING—The Mountain Iron-Buhl girls’ basketball team showed why they are the top Section 7A squad and a top-ranked team in the state on Saturday afternoon.

VIRGINIA—It was a night of firsts for the Rock Ridge football team as they opened up the new Raduenz Field on the campus of Rock Ridge High School.