The Bombers impressive playoff run came to an end at St. John’s University in the Section 5A championship game against the Nevis Tigers with a final score of 54-68. The Bombers earned a spot in the championship game with a come-from-behind victory over the Kaleidoscope Charter Comets in the …
The Lady Bombers wrapped up their impressive season with a 44-42 victory over the Upsala Cardinals to become the eastern sub-section 5A champions, before falling to Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 50-76 in the section championship game. The Bombers finished the season with a record of 25 wins and ju…
The first round of Minnesota State High School League’s Section 7AA started at Willow River for the Moose Lake Willow River boys’ basketball team. The Pierz Pioneers players were in town to play the Rebels.
The Barnum boys basketball team matched up with the Cromwell Cardinals in the second round of the section 5A playoff bracket. The two familiar foes had already played each other two times in the regular season, with Barnum winning both games.
The Willow River bus made the two-hour trek to Pillager with the Moose Lake Willow River boys’ basketball team to take on the Pillager Huskies.
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The Lady Bombers wrapped up their impressive season with a 44-42 victory over the Upsala Cardinals to become the eastern sub-section 5A champions, before falling to Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 50-76 in the section championship game. The Bombers finished the season with a record of 25 wins and ju…
The first round of Minnesota State High School League’s Section 7AA started at Willow River for the Moose Lake Willow River boys’ basketball team. The Pierz Pioneers players were in town to play the Rebels.
The Barnum boys basketball team matched up with the Cromwell Cardinals in the second round of the section 5A playoff bracket. The two familiar foes had already played each other two times in the regular season, with Barnum winning both games.
The Willow River bus made the two-hour trek to Pillager with the Moose Lake Willow River boys’ basketball team to take on the Pillager Huskies.
The Barnum girls basketball team won a pair of playoff games to earn a spot in the eastern sub section championship game of the Section 5A playoff bracket. They hosted and defeated the Mille Lacs Raiders in the first round of the tournament by a score of 61-34, and then used a large first ha…
The Barnum boys basketball team played host to the Rush City Tigers in a non-conference matchup, late in the regular season. The host Bombers entered the game with a record of 14 wins and 10 losses, while the Tigers came to town with an even record of 11-11.
The first stanza started out with the Rebels taking the lead thanks to Madison Wasche hitting a three pointer to give MLWR a 3-2 edge, but Pequot quickly took advantage of Rebel turnovers and went on a 31-0 tear before Amanda Larson hit a under the basket jumper off a pass from Lexi Anderson.
The Pacesetter Region 4 Basketball Tournament for grades 4-9 will be held on Saturday-Sunday, April 15-16, at Moose Lake and Willow River schools for the first round of the 31st Pacesetter Youth Basketball State Championships.
The Lady Rebels completed their regular season with three games-two scheduled and one makeup. MLWR played Pillager and Rush City, both scheduled as regular season games (Monday/Tuesday respectively) and Duluth Marshall on Friday in a make up game from earlier in the month.
The Moose Lake Willow River Rebels boys’ basketball team had a road trip north of Brainerd to Pequot Lakes for an early start game on Friday.
In the early moments of this key Section 5A girls basketball matchup between the Barnum Bombers and Braham Bombers everyone in the gym could tell that this would be a low-scoring defensive battle between the top two teams in the section. Barnum entered the game with a record of 22 wins and 3…
The Moose Lake/Willow River Lady Rebels played two more games as they wind down their regular season play.
It was a long bus ride in the cold, pouring rain to the quaint little town of Chisholm to play hoops on Monday. Moose Lake Willow River boys had two home games against Cloquet and Barnum to end the week. The Rebels lost a close one to Chisholm 66-72. The Rebels were ahead of Cloquet by 20 i…
The Barnum girls basketball team hosted the Panthers from South Ridge in a big time Polar League showdown. Barnum entered the contest with an impressive record of 18 wins and three losses. South Ridge came to town with an impressive record of their own though at 17-4. This matchup did not di…
On a bitter and cold January night, Barnum basketball fans trekked into Barnum High School Gymnasium to cheer on the boys basketball team, as they played host to the Ogilvie Lions in a Section 5A clash. Barnum entered the game with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses while the visitors entered …
The Barnum boys basketball team hosted the Wrenshall Wrens in a Polar League clash. The hometown team used 13 three-point bombs to knock off the Wrens by a final score of 72-41. After the win, Barnum’s record sits at 14 wins and six losses. The Wrens returned home with a record of 5-15.
The thirteen-and-four Crosby-Ironton boys’ basketball team and their veteran coaches Galovich and Tesdahl had a road trip to the Willow River gym on Tuesday. The Moose Lake Willow River Rebels secured the win 69-62. Friday, the Moose Lake Willow River boys made a bus trip over to the McGrego…
The Rebels girls hockey season came to an abrupt ending after a tough loss to higher ranked Marshall.
Carlton County was buzzing about this girls basketball matchup as the Barnum Bombers, who entered the game with a record of 16 wins and two losses, were set to host the Cromwell Cardinals, coming to town boasting a record of 16-4.
The Rebels battled the Pine City Dragons for the 4-2 win during their last regular season game.
The Moose Lake/Willow River Lady Rebels continued their quest to improve their record with two games this week against against Mora and Two Harbors. The Lady Rebels took a quick 4-2 lead over the Mustangs with under the basket rebound and put back by Lexi Kliniski and a long two from Hannah …
The Barnum girls basketball team welcomed the Esko Eskomos to Barnum High School for a big Polar League Showdown. Barnum came into the game rolling with an 11-game winning streak and an overall record of 13-1.
The Moose Lake Willow River Rebels boys’ basketball team played in two exciting contests this week at the Willow River School. The Grand Rapids Thunderhawks, Class AAA visited on Tuesday. On Friday, the South Ridge boys were in town. The Rebels’ shooting was up and down in both games, but th…
The Lady Rebels were at it again this past week, playing an extra game to boot. The Rebels took on Cromwell, SouthRidge and East Central but were unable to come away with a win in any of the games.
The Lady Rebels are enjoying a good season with an 11-9-2 record.
The Moose Lake Willow River Rebels boys’ basketball had a road trip Friday up to Esko to play the 8-2 Eskomos. MLWR was missing several varsity players, due to injuries.
On a relatively warm January evening, the Barnum boys basketball team played host to the visiting Hilltoppers of Duluth Marshall. The Bombers entered this non-conference matchup with a record of 8-3, with the visiting Hilltoppers coming in with a record of 1-10.
The Moose Lake/Willow River Lady Rebels played two games this past week at home. The Pequot Lakes Patriots and the Esko Eskomos came to town and each went home with a victory.
The Barnum girls basketball team hosted a conference matchup as the Two Harbors Agates took the trip down south. These two members of the Big School Polar League Conference are familiar opponents as they already played each other earlier this season, and the Bombers came out victorious 66-50.
The Rebels girls hockey team is having a good season this year as they finish up the last few games before playoffs. The girls tied up neighboring Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 1-1 on their ice, after winning against them earlier in the season.
The Barnum Bomber girls basketball Team wrapped up a busy week, as they had games at Ogilvie, followed by two home games against Floodwood and Browerville. All three opponents entered their respective contests with winning records, presenting a difficult part of the schedule for the Bombers.
After losing practice time the week before because of the weather, last week the Moose Lake Willow River boys’ basketball had three home games. East Central (4-5), Rush City (4-3) and Carlton (3-3) all traveled to Willow River.
Carlos Beckstrand lead the Barnum Bombers in points against the Browerville Tigers. Barnum lost 46-63.
The lady Rebels took on Mesabi East and Carlton this past week after having an unexpected week off due to snowstorms. MLWR split a pair finally getting a mark in the win column.
Despite another winter storm, school closings, and limited practice sessions, the Moose Lake Willow River boys’ basketball team pulled out a big win at Wrenshall.
The Rebels boys hockey team is having a rough season. They were on a three game winning streak a few weeks ago that morphed into a four game losing streak.
Parents and kids have a good time on the lake. The Moose Lake Youth Hockey held a 3 on 3 mite jamboree on the lake over New Years weekend, much as it was years ago and they hope to continue into the future.
Despite being a Holiday week, the Lady Rebels were very active through it all. The Thursday before Christmas break, ML/WR took on the Rock Ridge Wolverines (formerly Virginia and Eveleth). The Rebels struck first with a two point jumper from Madison Wasche. The Rebels were able to stay with …
The 2022 Crusader Christmas Classic Holiday basketball tournament during Christmas break provided three days of stiff competition. St. Cloud Cathedral hosted Litchfield, Spectrum, Melrose, Concordia Academy, and Moose Lake Willow River boys’ teams.
The hometown Barnum Bombers played host to the Bombers of the south, as Braham made a trip to town over the holidays. Barnum entered the game on Thursday, Dec. 29, with a record of four wins and one loss, while Braham came to town still searching for their first win of the season.
Two Rebel athletes were accepted in the all-area football team.
Excited kids carry their hockey bags to the arena on a given weekend in Moose Lake as their parents unpack their suburbatanks. The comforting scents of popcorn and hot chocolate float on the air along with the voices of kids chattering as they search for their locker rooms at the Riverside Arena.
Moose Lake Willow River boys’ basketball team put up 50 points in the first half of the Mesabi East game in Aurora on Tuesday. “The Rebels had a balanced attack tonight and a dominant, defensive performance,” said Coach Paul Dewey. “Great teamwork.”
The Bombers dominated the game against neighboring Rebels.
Barnum school will play host to the annual boys’ alumni basketball game this Friday. Many past players have reached out to Coach Rich Newman to confirm they are attending, and it is anticipated that roughly 20-25 alumni will participate in the event. Newman wants the alumni out there to know…
The Rebels hockey team found their groove and won their last three games after a slow start to the season.
The North Woods Grizzlies were undefeated coming into the Willow River gym for Moose Lake Willow River boys’ second home basketball game. The Grizzlies had won over South Ridge 88-61 and Bigfork 96-68. The next day, the Rebels took a road trip to play Duluth Marshall.
The Braham Bombers visited the Lady Rebels in Moose Lake and defeated them 76-40. The Braham girls basketball team started their game out in a press, which ML/WR has struggled with all year and caused turnovers which gave the Bombers a quick 9-0 lead. Hannah Roach sank a 15 footer off a cros…
The Lady Rebels basketball team improve as they get more games under their belt this season.
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