Editing Duluth, Minnesota (section)

===Amateur sports===

====Hockey====
{{Main|Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey|Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey}}
[[File:SaaraT1.JPG|thumb|[[Saara Niemi]] playing with the [[Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey|Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs]] in 2010]]

The [[University of Minnesota Duluth]] [[Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs|Bulldog]] [[ice hockey|hockey]] games are televised nationally and attended by thousands in-person at the DECC. A new hockey arena, [[Amsoil Arena]], opened December 30, 2010, adjacent to the DECC. Several Bulldogs, including hockey great [[Brett Hull]] and [[Matt Niskanen]] have gone on to success in the [[National Hockey League]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 23, 1985 |title=Slap Shot II: Brett Hull |work=CNN |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1123051/index.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=June 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140105023025/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1123051/index.htm |archive-date=January 5, 2014}}</ref> On April 9, 2011, the Bulldog [[Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey|men's team]] defeated [[University of Michigan|Michigan]] to win their first national championship in school history. They won the championship again in 2018 and 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=4c2k0 |date=April 20, 2011 |title=The Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs - 2011 NCAA Hockey Champions |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq8IPjNUc1A |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220070547/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq8IPjNUc1A |archive-date=December 20, 2016 |access-date=December 1, 2016 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

The [[Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey|UMD women's ice hockey team]] has won five [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) Division I national championships (2001–03, 2008, 2010).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.umdbulldogs.com/teams-womens-hockey.php?page=145|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602200210/http://www.umdbulldogs.com/teams-womens-hockey.php?page=145|url-status=dead|title=CHAMPIONSHIP FACTS – Women's Hockey<!-- Bot generated title -->|archive-date=June 2, 2012|access-date=August 8, 2024}}</ref> The 2010 title game against [[Cornell University]] lasted through nearly three full overtimes and was the longest women's ice hockey championship game in NCAA history. The 2003 women's Frozen Four tournament was played at the DECC with the Bulldogs claiming their third consecutive national title by defeating [[Harvard University]] via a dramatic double-overtime goal by [[Nora Tallus]] in front of a sellout home crowd. The 2008 Frozen Four tournament was also held at the DECC and saw the Bulldogs claim their fourth national title with a 4–0 shutout of the [[Wisconsin Badgers]]. The Women's Frozen Four was held in Amsoil Arena in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 15, 2012 |title=Previewing the Women's Frozen Four |url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/icehockey-women/article/2012-03-15/previewing-women-s-frozen-four |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627144316/https://www.ncaa.com/news/icehockey-women/article/2012-03-15/previewing-women-s-frozen-four |archive-date=June 27, 2018 |access-date=December 5, 2018 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

====Baseball====
The [[Duluth Dukes]] were an amateur baseball team that played its home games at Bulldog Park on the campus of the [[University of Minnesota Duluth]] and at [[Wade Stadium]]. The Dukes were composed of current and former college players and former professional players. The Dukes competed in two leagues: the Arrowhead League of the Minnesota Baseball Association and the Upper 13 League of the Wisconsin Baseball Association.

The Duluth Xpress are an amateur baseball team that plays its games at the Ordean Middle School baseball field. The team is made up of current and former college players and former professional players. The Xpress compete in the Arrowhead League, a class B league in Minnesota [[Town Team Baseball|town team baseball]].

The [[Duluth Huskies]] are a college summer wood bat league baseball team based in Duluth; they play in the [[Northwoods League]]. The team plays its home games at Wade Stadium. The roster includes some of the top college baseball players in the country. The Huskies play 34 home games each summer between June and August.

The Twin Ports North Stars are an amateur baseball team that plays its games at Ordean Field at Duluth East High School. The North Stars are composed of current and former college and professional baseball players who reside in the Twin Ports area. As of 2013, the North Stars compete out of the Arrowhead League, a Class B league in the Minnesota Baseball Association.

High school teams in the Duluth area include Denfeld High School, Duluth East High School, and Duluth Marshall School.

====Rowing====
[[File:Duluth Boat Club Senior Quad LOC 14360639805.jpg|thumb|Duluth Boat Club Senior Quad, ca. 1915–1920]]

Rowing has a long history in Duluth. The Duluth Boat Club was established in 1886 near the site of the present-day Great Lakes Aquarium. Between 1911 and 1923, Duluth won 20 national championships with several players going on to win perfect scores and remaining undefeated in national and international competitions. Today, club membership remains strong, with members competing in regional and national regattas.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://duluthrowing.org/about/history/ |access-date=September 5, 2022 |website=The Duluth Boat Club}}</ref>

====Soccer====
The [[National Premier Soccer League]] team [[Duluth FC]] plays its home games at [[Denfeld High School]]'s Public Schools Stadium.

====Bandy====
[[Bandy]] is a team sport similar to ice hockey. All [[American Bandy League]] matches are played at [[Guidant John Rose Minnesota Oval]] in [[Roseville, Minnesota|Roseville]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=American Bandy Association |url=http://www.usabandy.com/home.php?pg=team&d=D1&tid=13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717202635/http://www.usabandy.com/home.php?pg=team&d=D1&tid=13 |archive-date=July 17, 2011 |access-date=August 12, 2011 |publisher=Usabandy.com}}</ref> In 2012, the Duluth team Dynamo Duluth finished second in the league.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://usabandy.com/home.php?pg=news&newsId=113|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729174824/http://usabandy.com/home.php?pg=news&newsId=113|url-status=dead|title=USA BANDY CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE BOOKS|archive-date=July 29, 2012|access-date=August 8, 2024}}</ref> In 2013, they became champions for the first time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SportsEngine |url=http://www.usabandy.com/page/show/615106-division%20i%20(2012-2013)?subseason=83598 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140105022750/http://www.usabandy.com/page/show/615106-division%20i%20(2012-2013)?subseason=83598 |archive-date=January 5, 2014 |access-date=January 4, 2014}}</ref> In 2009, they won the North American Cup in [[rink bandy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://usabandy.com/home.php?p=news&newsId=67|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120720210424/http://usabandy.com/home.php?p=news&newsId=67|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 20, 2012|title=American Bandy Association|date=July 20, 2012|website=Archive.ph|access-date=August 8, 2024}}</ref>

====Roller derby====
[[Roller derby]] is a contact sport played by two teams of five members roller skating in the same direction (counter-clockwise) around a track. The [[Harbor City Roller Derby]], an 18+ league,<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.harborcityrollerderby.com/about |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027040949/https://www.harborcityrollerderby.com/about |archive-date=October 27, 2020 |access-date=January 6, 2020 |website=Harbor City Roller Derby}}</ref> was founded in 2007 and is Duluth–Superior's first women's flat-track [[roller derby]] league.

====Curling====
The [[Duluth Curling Club]] was founded in 1891 and has met in the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center since 1976.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Club History |url=https://duluthcurlingclub.org/about-the-club/club-history/ |access-date=May 17, 2022 |website=Duluth Curling Club}}</ref> The club fielded the [[Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics|2018 men's Olympic curling]] gold medal team.