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The University of Minnesota Duluth softball team moved to 4-0 on the season after wins over Lewis University and Northwest Missouri State University on Saturday
UMD's first home game is March 29.
It was also a big day for Cloquet alum Kiana Bender, who homered in each game. April 6, 2021 DULUTH, Minn. – North Branch native Sam Pederson would finish with her first career no-hitter as the UMD softball team blanked Minnesota Crookston 10-0 in Game One and picked up the sweep with a 9-1 win in Game Two Tuesday at Malosky Stadium. It was also a big day for Cloquet alum Kiana Bender, who homered in each game. The Bulldogs improve to 16-6 on the season, including 6-2 in the NSIC. The Bulldogs will hit the road for a ten-game roadtrip starting this weekend against Minot State and U-Mary.
James A. Pederson GREENVILLE, S.C. — James A. Pederson, formerly of Newell, W.Va., and Columbus, Ohio, passed at the Regency Hospital in Greenville, S.C., on Monday, February 8, 2021, following a lengthy illness. He had been a resident of Taylors, S.C., for several years. 75 years old, Jim was born in East Liverpool, Ohio, on January 17, 1946. Raised in Newell by Glen and Wilbert Mercer, he was a son of the late James C. and Gladys Dray Pederson. Jim retired as a purchasing agent from Worthington Steel in Columbus, and he graduated from the Oak Glen High School, class of 1964. He was incred...