Neal Ronquist

Duluth News Tribune Publisher; GM The Rink Live

[Duluth News Tribune @duluthnews]

Bent Paddle Brewing hosted the celebration of this year's winners and runners-up on Thursday. https://t.co/4b2bDIwtkp

[Augustana Baseball @AugieBaseball]

More baseball to be played for the five seed from Sioux Falls, South Dakota 😎

#BuildingChampions⚔️

[D2 Baseball @divIIbaseball]

FINAL: Central Regional No.1 Game 7:
No.5 seed @AugieBaseball 13, No.1 seed Pitt State 7

FOR THE FOURTH TIME IN PROGRAM HISTORY, THE AUGUSTANA VIKINGS ARE HEADED TO THE SUPER REGIONALS! @GoAugie

The Vikings won three straight games in the losers' bracket to advance!

Brandon Weigel - 5/6, 3 2B, HR, 3 RBI
Nate Soelter - HR, 4 RBI
Kobe Eikmeier - 2/3, HR, 2 RBI
Mariano Gomez threw well in relief: 3.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 6 K

Augustana will travel to Central Missouri for the Central Super Regional beginning on Thursday (5/21).

#D2Baseball

[CONSEQUENCE @consequence]

Bruce Springsteen closed his concert in Minneapolis by paying tribute to Renée Good and encouraging fans to heed John Lewis's famous call to "get into good trouble."

"These are the hard times, but we'll make it through. We're the Americans. But I think — I know — for me, the hardest part about all of this is feeling the distance between your neighbors, your fellow citizens, and that distance… well, it can darken your soul. Now we have a leader who says he wishes nothing but ill upon the people he disagrees with, and who disagree with him. I don't feel that way. America, from the beginning, was born out of disagreement. It was built on disagreement. We can argue about what course we thought the country should take while recognizing our common humanity, our dignity and, yes, our unity...

"I go back to thinking about Renée Good's last words before she died, to the man who she was protesting against, the man who would take her life. She said, 'That's fine, dude, I’m not mad at you. I'm not mad.' God bless her.

"So tonight, when you go home, hold your loved ones close. And tomorrow, do as Renée did, find a way to take aggressive, peaceful action to defend our country’s ideals. And as the great civil rights leader John Lewis said, 'Go out and get into some good trouble. Say something. Do something. Help! Sing something!' If you're feeling helpless, hopeless, betrayed, frustrated, angry … I know I've been. That's why The E Street Band is here tonight. This is a tour that was not planned. We’re here tonight because we need to feel your hope, and your strength. And we want to bring some hope and some strength for you. I hope we did that. All I can say is God bless Alex Pretti, God bless Renée Good, God bless you, and God bless America."

📸: Kevin Mazur / Getty Images

[Sioux Falls Live @SiouxFallsLive]

Singer: In a restless era, Garrett Raboin chose to stay with Augustana hockey https://t.co/w5oX87O1fK

[Neal Ronquist @nron27]

@duluthnews Congrats, Matt! Well deserved.

[Duluth News Tribune @duluthnews]

News Tribune's Matt Wellens honored by NCHC https://t.co/U8JLjY6iKU

[Neal Ronquist @nron27]

Congratulations, Matt! Well deserved. We appreciate and value your excellent work and many contributions to our success. Thank you!

[The NCHC @TheNCHC]

After overcoming a heart issue last year to resume coverage of @UMDMensHockey this season...

Congrats to @duluthnews’ @mattwellens on winning the 2026 NCHC Media Excellence Award! 🏅

📰: https://t.co/x1oqnP9PPe

#theNational // #BulldogCountry

[UMD Men's Hockey @UMDMensHockey]

Congratulations to UMD men's and women's hockey beat writer Matt Wellens, who earned the NCHC Media Excellence Award today!! Bulldog coverage is better because of you, Matt! Congratulations!!

[The NCHC @TheNCHC]

After overcoming a heart issue last year to resume coverage of @UMDMensHockey this season...

Congrats to @duluthnews’ @mattwellens on winning the 2026 NCHC Media Excellence Award! 🏅

📰: https://t.co/x1oqnP9PPe

#theNational // #BulldogCountry

[Trent Singer @trentsinger]

Still very early with these rankings, but Augustana (8-5-2) is positioned well right now at No. 13.

The Vikings' next three series — vs Minnesota State (9), vs Omaha (31), vs Colorado College (32) — will be a defining stretch in determining their staying power.

[Duluth News Tribune @duluthnews]

Listen to 4th episode of ‘Edmund Fitzgerald: 50 Years Below’ podcast https://t.co/7ZrxXn6zYr

[Duluth News Tribune @duluthnews]

Listen to 3rd episode of ‘Edmund Fitzgerald: 50 Years Below’ podcast https://t.co/L2jjlgsXgv

[Duluth News Tribune @duluthnews]

Listen to first episode of podcast 'Edmund Fitzgerald: 50 Years Below' https://t.co/TGevBoygEF

[Matt Wellens @mattwellens]

In my last and final entry of the Fairbanks travel journal … let’s talk about carpet on the walls of the Carlson Center concourse.

Thanks everyone for following along this weekend, and for clicking on our coverage from Alaska.

Day 4: https://t.co/7wN1uKgzcL

[Matt Wellens @mattwellens]

On Day 3 in Fairbanks, Alaskla, I became disoriented while hiking by a southeastern sun that wasn't where I thought it should be at noon.

Today's travel journal update: https://t.co/7wN1uKgzcL

[Matt Wellens @mattwellens]

While Minnesota Duluth navigates the transfer portal, NIL and the House Settlement, the Alaska Nanooks are still trying to recover from being ostracized by their former WCHA and CCHA brethren.

A look at the state of the Alaska Nanooks: https://t.co/2Wn8YXVLue

[Matt Wellens @mattwellens]

Wellens travel journal: Checking Fairbanks off my college hockey bucket list

A look back at my 12-hour trip from Minnesota to Alaska, which ended with dinner at a dive north of Fairbanks

Day 1: https://t.co/7wN1uKgzcL

[Trent Singer @trentsinger]

A reminder that a subscription to Sioux Falls Live gives you access to all of Forum's content, which includes UND, SCSU, UMD and BSU coverage.

That's a lot of western college hockey coverage. What more do you need?

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