The Crookston High School Hall of Fame inducted the Class of 2024 inductees on Saturday, August 17. It was a well-attended ceremony, and some outstanding women deservedly entered the Pirate Hall of Fame.
1974-75 Volleyball Team
This group of 13 young women was the District 31 and Region 8 champions and participated in the first-ever Minnesota State High School Girls Volleyball Tournament, finishing in fifth place. Team members are: Lynnette Bakken Griffith, Bonita Erickson Rakoczy, Julie Gumlia Marvel, Paula Hirsh Koeller, Carole Hohman, Terry Lanctot Horgeshimer, Kari Opgrand Hedman, Sue Ross Atkins, Karen Steinbrink Bates, Martha Eickhof Monfried, Dorinda Faul Barker, Sally Westburg Acosta, Manager Deb Gaber and Coach Bette Jacobson Zaffke.
1974-75 Girls Basketball Team
Several of the girls’ volleyball players are also members of this high-achieving team. The girls’ basketball team advanced to the semi-finals of the first Minnesota State High School Girls Winter Basketball Championship. Team members are:Lynnette Bakken Griffith, Bonita Erickson Rakoczy, Julie Gumlia Marvel, PaulaHirsh Koeller, Carole Hohman, Terry Lanctot Horgeshimer, Kari Opgrand Hedman, Sue Ross Atkins, Karen Steinbrink Bates, Nancy Arneson Neal, Darlene BrownScheving, Lynette Krogstad, Kari Roelofs Thompson, Meg Schnabel, Kathy Wimpheimer, Susan Dickel Minsberg and Coach Lynn Dorn.
Julie Gumlia Marvel
A member of both the volleyball and girls’ basketball teams, Julie was also a very talented golfer. At 14, she won the 1971 Minnesota Women’s Match Play Championship. Julie qualified for the 1972, 73, and 74 USGA National Junior Championships and continued golfing at the University of Minnesota and Arizona State University after high school, garnering many awards both individually and as a team. Julie remained active in sports in her career and in her free time.
Jackie Clemens Lindsay
Another beneficiary of Title IX is Jackie Clemens Lindsay. Prior to moving to Crookston with her husband and daughters, Jackie participated in Volleyball, Basketball, and Softball at North Dakota State University in the early 1970s. Over the last 40 years, Jackie has served the students and athletes of Crookston as a para-educator and volleyball, basketball, and softball coach.
Kamille Wahlin Meyer
Kamille graduated from Crookston High School in 2008, where she played basketball and track. She was a four-year starter for the Crookston Pirates basketball team and led them to the state tournament in 2006 and 2008, setting many individual and team records. Following high school, Kamille started all four years at the University of Iowa.
