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In a game that many predicted to be a runaway, the Rebels edged the Eskomos only 36-33 in a back and forth battle at Esko on Friday, September 16. MLWR remains undefeated at 3-0 while Esko is still...

The Moose Lake/Willow River Rebels buzzed by the Bombers in straight sets in an hour-long match at Barnum on Thursday, September 8. The Rebels flew to a 25-6 win in the first set. MLWR head coach...

Although Spectrum was able to penetrate the Rebels vaunted defense enough to strike twice, MLWR ended up squashing the Sting 36-12 in Moose Lake on Friday, September 9. The Rebels improved to 1-0 in...

It took the Moose Lake-Willow River Rebels volleyball team just one hour and 20 minutes to breeze by the Hinckley-Finlayson Jaguars in a three set sweep in the 2016 volleyball season opener in Moose...

The Class AA Rebels had three long TD runs totaling 189 yards plus two short TD runs of five and six yards and a 15 yard TD pass and they added four extra points to roll to a 40-0 shut out over the...

After winning their 10th consecutive Section 7AA title, but losing the state quarterfinal game and ending up with a record of 8-4, the 2016 Rebels have set goals to win an 11th consecutive section...

The Moose Lake/Willow River/Barnum cross country team continues to steadily grow under fifth-year head coach Adam Whelan and fourth-year assistant coach Sarah Thompson. "I had nine runners my first...

The Outlaws lost 6-3 to St. Charles in their first game of American Legion State Tournament Division II action at LeSeur on Friday, July 29. Teddy Ryan started and pitched two innings with two...

The Outlaws successfully defended their 2015 8th District Division II championship title by out-slugging the Proctor Pirates for a very exciting 12-10 victory at Historic Veterans Field in Ely on Sund...

The MLWR North States Crane & Hoist Mustangs galloped past Silver Bay with a 9-3 six inning win in their first game of Arrowhead 16/18 and Under Fastpitch League tournament action at Braun Park...

The Outlaws had a 1-0 first inning lead, but trailed 5-1 in the bottom of the fourth before coming up short and losing 6-3 at Esko on Tuesday, July 12. Esko out-hit the Outlaws 9-6, including three...

The Outlaws came back from an early 3-0 deficit to edge Deer River by a score of 4-3 in the first game of a double header in American Legion action in Moose Lake on Thursday, July 7. Barnum's...

Behind Rex Janke's four strikeouts, one-hit and no walks pitching performance, the Outlaws breezed by Brookston with a 10-0 five-inning shut out in American Legion baseball action in Moose Lake on...

Two Harbors was unable to field a team so the Mustangs got an early start for a game with one of the three Twin Ports Rampage teams and ended up being forced to settle for a six inning 4-4 tie as the...

The Polar League All-Star Team A, including three girls from Moose Lake/Willow River and two girls from Barnum, were able to stave off a late surge by Team B and held on to win 8-6 at Wade Field 7 in...

Wyatt Lampel, Hunter Lake and Rex Janke are on the Polar League All-Star Team A that won 16-5 on Monday, June 20, at West Duluth. Barnum's Chris Carlson was also a selection for Team A but was not...

Two Moose Lake/Willow Rebels earned places on the podium at the Class A Minnesota Track and Field Meet held at Hamline University in St. Paul on Friday, June 10, and Saturday, June 11. Junior Sam Coil...

Rooster tails fly in the start of one of the pro open heats at the Grand Prix Snowmobile Water-Cross "Cold Water Challenge" on Sunday, June 5. The event was held Saturday and Sunday at Moose Lake...

The Section 7A Track and Field Meet was held at Esko on Thursday, June 2. Rebels sophomore Ethan Olson (pictured, right, with distance coach Adam Whelan) heads up a threesome of MLWR athletes who...

The Moose Lake/Willow River Rebels fought to the finish in the Section 7AA finals and ended up proudly possessing the runner-up trophy. MLWR left it all on the field before getting nipped by a trio...

The third seeded Moose Lake/Willow River Rebels softball team hosted the opening round of Subsection 1 Section 7AA softball playoff action and coasted by the sixth seeded Crosby-Ironton Rangers with a...

The Moose Lake/Willow River Rebels baseball team battled from an 11-4 sixth-inning deficit for a dramatic 12-11 win against the Rush City Tigers in Moose Lake on Monday, May 23. MLWR out-hit Rush...

The Moose Lake/Willow River Rebels conquered the Pine City Dragons 19-9 in a game that featured 31 total hits in Willow River on Monday, May 16. The Rebels out-slugged the Dragons 19-12 with MLWR...

The Rebels powered past the Proctor Rails with a 11-4 victory in Willow River on Wednesday, May 11, bringing Moose Lake/Willow River's record to 11-3. The Rebels out-hit the Rails 10-5. Ally Bode...

The Moose Lake/Willow River Rebels played excellent baseball as they raced past the McGregor Mercuries by a score of 14-1 in five innings at Moose Lake on Thursday, May 12. The Rebels stopped a seven-...