January 30 Team Rankings

January 30th rankings for the 2021-2022 season.

School (Record) Previous Ranking

Northern Minnesota

1. Cass Lake-Bena (14-0) - 2

2. Hibbing (8-4) - 1

3. Esko (14-2) - 3

4. Deer River (12-2) - 5

5. Crosby Ironton (14-2) - 4

6. Nevis (15-2) - 7

7. Cherry (12-3) - 8

8. Hermantown (13-4) - 6

9. Moose Lake-Willow River (11-4) - 9

10. Pine City (13-5) - NR

Northern Wisconsin

1. Mosinee (16-1) - 1

2. Northwestern (12-3) - 2

3. Stratford (15-1) - 4

4. Ladysmith (11-3) - 3

5. Marathon (14-2) - 6

6. Clear Lake (12-3) - 7

7. Turtle Lake (12-3) - 5

8. Northland Pines (12-3) - 8

9. Wabeno-Laona (15-3) - NR

10. Flambeau (17-0) - NR

Upper Peninsula

1. Menominee (11-1) - 1

2. Escanaba (6-3) - 2

3. Ewen-Trout Creek (9-0) - 3

4. North Central (10-1) - 4

5. Jeffers (7-1) - 5

6. Rudyard (10-0) - 7

7. Kingsford (7-1) - 8

8. Westwood (8-2) - 6

9. Munising (11-1) - 10

10. Wakefield-Marenisco (7-2) - 9

The Northwoods Top 2022 Players 1.0

A compiled list of the Top 25 high school seniors (class of 2022) in the Northwoods to check out during the remainder of the season. The list is in alphabetical order of last names.

Conner Barney (Cloquet) - Central Lakes commit

Will Bittmann (Eveleth-Gilbert) - Mesabi Range CC commit (baseball)

Tyson Blanchard (Clear Lake)

Evan Bennett (Superior) - UW-Superior commit

Jaden Borseth (Ewen-Trout Creek) 

Will Boser (Eau Claire Memorial) - Concordia-St. Paul commit

CJ Campbell (New Richmond) - Northern Michigan commit

Zach Carlson (Westwood)

Cooper Diedrich (Athens)

LeRoy Fairbanks IV (Cass Lake-Bena) - Minnesota-Morris commit

Noah Fedderson (Menomonie) - North Dakota State commit

Colin Hudson (Escanaba) - Bay College commit

Monte Mayberry (Northwestern) - Cardinal Stritch commit

Ayden McDonald (Hibbing) - Augustana (SD) commit

Ty Morrison (Deer River) - Grand View commit

Koy Nelson (South Shore) - St. Scholastica commit

Riley Peterson (Clear Lake)

Andre Renta (Hudson) - St. Cloud State commit

Johnny Schutz (Jeffers) - Finlandia commit

Mekhi Shaw (Eau Claire Memorial) - Southwest Minnesota State commit

Jacksen Smith (Rhinelander) - UW-Superior commit

Brendan Strenke (Turtle Lake)

Jasper Timm (Duluth Marshall) - UW-Stout commit

Will Van Scoy (Duluth East) - UW-River Falls commit

LJ Wells (Eau Claire Memorial) - Northern Kentucky commit

January 23 Team Rankings

 January 23rd rankings for the 2021-2022 season.

School (Record) Previous Ranking

Northern Minnesota

1. Hibbing (8-2) - 1

2. Cass Lake-Bena (12-0) - 2

3. Esko (12-2) - 3

4. Crosby Ironton (14-1) - 4

5. Deer River (9-2) - 6

6. Hermantown (12-4) - 9

7. Nevis (12-2) - 10

8. Cherry (9-3) - 5

9. Moose Lake-Willow River (9-4) - 8

10. North Woods (10-2) - 7

Northern Wisconsin

1. Mosinee (14-1) - 1

2. Northwestern (10-3) - 2

3. Ladysmith (10-2) - 3

4. Stratford (14-1) - 6

5. Turtle Lake (11-2) - 5

6. Marathon (12-2) - 9

7. Clear Lake (11-2) - 4

8. Northland Pines (10-2) - NR

9. Hurley (10-1) - 8

10. Newman Catholic (11-4) - 7

Upper Peninsula

1. Menominee (9-1) - 1

2. Escanaba (6-3) - 2

3. Ewen-Trout Creek (7-0) - 5

4. North Central (9-1) - 4

5. Jeffers (7-1) - 3

6. Westwood (6-2) - 7

7. Rudyard (8-0) - 8

8. Kingsford (7-1) - NR

9. Wakefield-Marenisco (6-1) - 9

10. Munising (9-1) - NR

Mid-January Team Rankings 2021-2022

Mid-January rankings for the 2021-2022 season.

School (Record) Previous Ranking

Northern Minnesota

1. Hibbing (8-2) - 1

2. Cass Lake-Bena (11-0) - 2

3. Esko (10-2) - 3

4. Crosby Ironton (12-0) - NR

5. Cherry (8-1) - 5

6. Deer River (8-2) - 6

7. North Woods (10-1) - 8

8. Moose Lake-Willow River (8-3) - 4

9. Hermantown (10-4) - NR

10. Nevis (11-2) - NR

Northern Wisconsin

1. Mosinee (11-1) - 1

2. Northwestern (8-3) - 5

3. Ladysmith (9-2) - 7

4. Clear Lake (9-1) - 9

5. Turtle Lake (8-2) - 2

6. Stratford (12-1) - NR

7. Newman Catholic (10-4) - 4

8. Hurley (8-1) - 8

9. Marathon (11-1) - NR

10. Athens (11-2) - NR

Upper Peninsula

1. Menominee (7-1) - 4

2. Escanaba (6-2) - 1

3. Jeffers (7-0) - 2

4. North Central (8-0) - 3

5. Ewen-Trout Creek (5-0) - 5

6. Iron Mountain (4-1) - 7

7. Westwood (6-1) - 8

8. Rudyard (5-0) - 6

9. Wakefield-Marenisco (5-1) - NR

10. Brimley (4-2) - 10

New Years Team Rankings

 The second rankings of the 2021-2022 season.

School (Record) Previous Ranking

Northern Minnesota

1. Hibbing (7-2) - 1

2. Cass Lake-Bena (9-0) - 3

3. Esko (8-1) - 4

4. Moose Lake-Willow River (8-2) - 7

5. Cherry (5-1) - NR

6. Deer River (7-2) - 6

7. Duluth East (5-4) - 2

8. North Woods (7-1) - NR

9. Cloquet (4-4) - 5

10. Mountain Iron-Buhl (5-3) - NR

Northern Wisconsin

1. Mosinee (7-1) - 6

2. Turtle Lake (6-1) - 5

3. Medford (6-2) - 2

4. Newman Catholic (9-2) - 7

5. Northwestern (4-3) - 3

6. Superior (6-4) - 1

7. Ladysmith (7-2) - 8

8. Hurley (5-1) - 9

9. Clear Lake (5-1) - NR

10. Bruce (6-2) - 10

Upper Peninsula

1. Escanaba (6-1) - 1

2. Jeffers (4-0) - 3

3. North Central (6-0) - 5

4. Menominee (4-0) - 4

5. Ewen-Trout Creek (4-0) - 6

6. Rudyard (3-0) - 8

7. Iron Mountain (3-0) - 9

8. Westwood (3-1) - 7

9. Lake Linden-Hubbell (3-1) - 10

10. Brimley (4-2) - NR

2021 Holiday Tournament Schedule

AUBURNDALE HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT

Hosted by Auburndale High School

Monday, December 27, 2021

Augusta vs. Weyauwega-Fremont (5:30)

Neillsville @ Auburndale (7:30)

Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Consolation Game (TBD)

Championship Game (TBD)

CLAYTON HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT

Hosted by Clayton High School

Monday, December 27, 2021

Elmwood/Plum City @ Clayton (1:30)

Solon Springs vs. Turtle Lake (4:30)

Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Consolation Game (1:30)

Championship Game (4:30)

AITKIN HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT

Hosted by Aitkin High School

Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Greenway vs. Pierz (12:00)

Foley @ Aitkin (2:00)

Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Consolation Game (12:00)

Championship Game (2:00)

CARNEY-NADEAU HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT

Hosted by Carney-Nadeau High School

***Waiting for the bracket to be posted***

WOOD CITY CLASSIC

Hosted by Cloquet Middle School

***Waiting for the bracket to be posted***

CROSBY-IRONTON HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT

Hosted by Crosby-Ironton High School

Wednesday, December 28, 2021

Breck vs. Deer River (6:00)

Fond du Lac Ojibwe @ Crosby-Ironton (7:30)

Thursday, December 29, 2021

Deer River vs. Fond du Lac Ojibwe (6:00)

Breck @ Crosby-Ironton (7:30)

ELCHO HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT

Hosted by Elcho High School

Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Sevastopol @ Elcho (3:15)

Abbotsford vs. Sevastopol (5:00)

Abbotsford @ Elcho (6:45)

ESKO HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT

Hosted by Esko High School

Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Duluth Marshall vs. Nashwuak-Keewatin (6:00)

Hinckley-Finlayson @ Esko (7:30)

Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Consolation Game (6:00)

Championship Game (7:30)

HIBBING HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT

Hosted by Lincoln Elementary School

Wednesday, December 28, 2021

Game 1 - Superior vs. Warroad (2:45)

Game 2 - Columbia Heights vs. Grand Rapids (4:30)

Game 3 - Duluth Denfeld vs. Red Lake (6:15)

Game 4 - Badger-Greenbush-Middle River @ Hibbing (8:00)

Thursday, December 29, 2021

Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 (2:15)

Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 (4:00)

Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 (5:45)

Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 (7:30)

Friday, December 30, 2021

7th Place Game (12:00)

5th Place Game (1:45)

3rd Place Game (3:30)

Championship Game (5:15)

MENOMONIE SHOWCASE

Hosted by Menomonie High School

Tuesday, December 28, 2021

River Falls vs. Tomah (12:30)

Black River Falls vs. Ellsworth (12:30)

Baldwin-Woodville vs. Bangor (12:30)

Antigo @ Menomonie (3:30)

Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Antigo vs. River Falls (12:30)

Edgar vs. Ellsworth (12:30)

Baldwin-Woodville vs. Black River Falls (2:00)

Tomah @ Menomonie (5:00)

WABENO/LAONA HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT

Hosted by Wabeno High School

Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Suring @ Wabeno/Laona (9:30)

Crandon vs. Menominee Indian (11:15)

Florence vs. Oneida Nation (1:00)

Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Oneida Nation @ Wabeno/Laona (9:30)

Crandon vs. Suring (11:15)

Florence vs. Menominee Indian (1:00)

RICE LAKE HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT

Hosted by Rice Lake High School

Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Cumberland vs. Eau Claire Regis (5:00)

Altoona @ Rice Lake (6:30)

Thursday, December 30, 2021

Altoona vs. Cumberland (5:00)

Eau Claire Regis @ Rice Lake (6:30)

STRATFORD HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT

Hosted by Stratford High School

Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Bangor vs. Wausau East (5:45)

Owen-Withee @ Stratford (7:15)

Thursday, December 30, 2021

Consolation Game (5:45)

Championship Game (7:15)

Christmas Team Rankings

The first rankings of the 2021-2022 season come out just before Christmas break. These will be updated by the start of the New Year once teams play a few more games.

School (Record) Previous Ranking

Northern Minnesota

1. Hibbing (4-1) --

2. Duluth East (3-1) --

3. Cass Lake-Bena (1-0) --

4. Esko (5-0) --

5. Cloquet (3-4) --

6. Deer River (3-1) --

7. Moose Lake-Willow River (2-1) --

8. Chisholm (3-0) --

9. Cromwell-Wright (1-0) --

10. Greenway (3-1) --

Northern Wisconsin

1. Superior (4-3) --

2. Medford (4-0) --

3. Northwestern (2-2) --

4. Grantsburg (4-0) --

5. Turtle Lake (2-1) --

6. Mosinee (5-0) --

7. Newman Catholic (7-1) --

8. Ladysmith (4-1) --

9. Hurley (3-0) --

10. Bruce (4-0) --

Upper Peninsula

1. Escanaba (4-1) --

2. Negaunee (3-1) --

3. Jeffers (3-0) --

4. Menominee (3-0) --

5. North Central (4-0)

6. Ewen-Trout Creek (3-0) --

7. Westwood (2-1) --

8. Rudyard (3-0) --

9. Iron Mountain (2-0) --

10. Lake Linden-Hubbell (2-1) --