WHITE BEAR LAKE — The Esko girls soccer team is headed to the state semifinals after securing a 4-1 victory Wednesday night, Oct. 22, over St. Croix Prep at White Bear Lake.
Freshman midfielder Addy Parrott scored three goals, including two in a three-goal second half blitz, according to the Minnesota State High School League.
No. 4 Esko moves on to face top-seeded and defending Class A champion Providence Academy on Oct. 29 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. They’re the last Northland team in the tourney.
The full schedule, tickets and streaming information are available from the MSHSL.
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Plus: Minnesota's archery deer season opens Sept. 19, 2026; and health experts caution that disease-carrying ticks surge in fall. -
ContributedDozens of ticks as part of a study with the Marshfield Clinic Research Institute were submitted from the Bemidji area. -
Contributed/MN DNRBow hunters harvested more than 30,000 deer during the 2025 archery season — an all-time high. The 2026 season runs from Sept. 19 through Dec. 31. -
Emma Krab/KAXEThe mining company celebrated a $770 million federal loan and the production of its first concentrate at a blast event Sept. 17, 2026. Two days earlier, it announced the "next phase of investment" at an Itasca County Board meeting. -
Contributed/Minnesota SenateProsecutors are calling for five years in prison for the former Grand Rapids state senator. His defense team is arguing for time already served, plus five years of supervision. -
Megan Buffington/KAXEThe Iron Range offers a window into communities reckoning with how their identities must change for the betterment of future generations as schools increasingly collaborate. -
And: Mesabi Metallics eyes massive expansion as production of first pellets ramps up.
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Larissa Donovan/KAXERelatives confirmed that 17-year-old Dylon Oothoudt of Walker was the male found dead Sept. 13, 2026, in a Cass Lake yard. An autopsy ruled the death a homicide by gunshot wound. -
Contributed/Brainerd Fire Department FacebookThe National Weather Service and public safety officials will be able to use data collected by the Climavision radar installed Sept. 15, 2026, to inform weather warnings. -
Plus: MN Court of Appeals to host oral arguments at Pequot Lakes High School.
