Ready or not, the winter sports season is ready to get going!

As fall sports like football wrap up, with the Minnesota state football tournament getting underway, the first games of the winter season are already arriving.

Townsquare Media is excited once again to be offering a huge slate of high school sporting events coverage for the 2025-2026 winter season.

The FAN 106.5 will be presenting a total of 33 regular-season games that include a blend of boys hockey, girls hockey, boys basketball, and girls basketball. The station will also be providing postseason coverage in addition to these games, following local teams into the section playoffs and to the state tournaments.

The 2025-2026 schedule starts with a pair of girls hockey matchups to begin the season.

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The first game of our broadcast season has Roseville heading north to take on the Duluth Northern Stars at 2 pm on Saturday, November 8. Following that, you'll be able to hear the Northern Stars host North Shore on Tuesday, November 11 at 7 pm.

The first boys hockey game of the season is a cross-town matchup between Duluth Marshall and Duluth Denfeld at 7 pm on Thursday, November 20.

All of the regular season and playoff games on our schedule will be able to be heard on the air at 106.5 FM in the Twin Ports area, 560 AM across the Northland, and via the FAN 106.5 mobile app, at northlandfan.com, and by asking Alexa or Google Play to play The Fan 106.5.

Here's a look at the full schedule:

Fall 2025-2026 Winter Sports Broadcast Schedule

November
Saturday 11/82:00 PMRoseville @ Duluth Northern Stars - Girls Hockey🏒
Tuesday 11/117:00 PMNorth Shore @ Duluth Northern Stars - Girls Hockey🏒
Thursday 11/207:00 PMDuluth Marshall @ Duluth Denfeld - Boys Hockey🏒
Friday 11/217:00 PMOrono @ Proctor/Hermantown - Girls Hockey🏒
Saturday 11/293:00 PMAndover @ Proctor/Hermantown - Girls Hockey🏒
December
Thursday 12/47:00 PMGentry Academy @ Duluth Marshall - Boys Hockey🏒
Friday 12/57:00 PMHoly Angels @ Duluth East - Boys Hockey🏒
Tuesday 12/97:00 PMDuluth Marshall @ Hermantown - Boys Hockey🏒
Thursday 12/117:00 PMCentennial @ Hermantown - Boys Hockey🏒
Friday 12/125:00 PMDoubleheader Game 1: Cambridge-Isanti @ Duluth East - Boys Hockey🏒
Friday 12/127:30 PMDoubleheader Game 2: Anoka @ Duluth Northern Stars - Girls Hockey🏒
Saturday 12/13TBDDoubleheader Game 1: Bemidji vs. Duluth East - Boys Basketball🏀
Saturday 12/13TBDDoubleheader Game 2: Bloomington Jefferson vs. Hermantown - Boys Basketball🏀
Tuesday 12/165:00 PMDoubleheader Game 1: Grand Rapids-Greenway @ Duluth Northern - Girls Hockey🏒
Tuesday 12/167:30 PMDoubleheader Game 2: Hermantown @ Duluth Denfeld - Boys Hockey🏒
Thursday 12/187:15 PMDuluth Denfeld @ Hermantown - Boys Basketball🏀
Saturday 12/203:00 PMDuluth East @ Duluth Denfeld - Boys Hockey🏒
Saturday 12/273:00 PMWhite Bear Lake @ Hermantown - Boys Hockey🏒
January
Tuesday 01/067:15 PMDuluth Marshall @ Superior - Girls Basketball🏀
Thursday 01/087:00 PMRock Ridge @ Duluth East - Boys Hockey🏒
Saturday 01/103:00 PMWarroad @ Hermantown - Boys Hockey🏒
Tuesday 01/137:00 PMHibbing @ Hermantown  - Boys Hockey🏒
Thursday 01/157:00 PMDuluth Denfeld @ Duluth East - Boys Basketball🏀
Tuesday 01/207:15 PMDuluth Marshall @ Proctor - Girls Basketball🏀
Thursday 01/227:00 PMCloquet-Esko-Carlton @ Duluth Denfeld - Boys Hockey🏒
Saturday 01/242:00 PMMahtomedi @ Hermantown - Boys Hockey🏒
Thursday 01/297:00 PMCambridge-Isanti @ Duluth Marshall - Boys Hockey🏒
February
Tuesday 02/037:00 PMDuluth Marshall @ Proctor - Boys Hockey🏒
Thursday 02/057:00 PMDuluth Denfeld @ Duluth Marshall - Boys Hockey🏒
Tuesday 02/105:00 PMDoubleheader Game 1: Duluth Marshall @ Duluth East - Boys Hockey🏒
Tuesday 02/107:30 PMDoubleheader Game 2: Proctor @ Duluth Denfeld  - Boys Hockey🏒
Thursday 02/127:00 PMDuluth East @ Duluth Denfeld - Boys Basketball🏀
Thursday 02/197:15 PMAitkin @ Duluth Marshall - Girls Basketball🏀

Postseason details TBD

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