Two Crookston High School seniors, Kambelle Freije and Addie Fee, signed to play college athletics next year at a ceremony held at the Crookston High School. Freije will play hockey at Wisconsin-Eau Claire and Fee will play hockey and tennis at Wisconson-Superior.
KAMBELLE FREIJE
Kambelle Freije signed to play hockey at Wisconsin Eau Claire, an NCAA Division III school. According to Official Pirate Girls Hockey statistician Greg Boetcher, Kambelle played in 42.26 games before this year and has a 26-13-3 record. She had faced 973 shots and made 891 saves for a .915 save percentage (second all-time). She has faced 23.02 shots per game and has made 21.08 saves per game while giving up 1.94 goals per game while posting 12 shutouts, which is second all-time and one behind the Pirate career mark of 13 set by Amy Burke. “Kambelle is a leader, and she is also a stud between the pipes. She has made my life, and the other coaches’ lives a lot easier as she has taken the reigns and made life a lot easier, and I can’t say enough good things about her,” said Pirate Girls Hockey Coach Reed Olson, who explained what makes Freije so good. “Her attention to detail. She knows everything about the players she is facing. Her attention to detail is what separates her from other goalies in the section.”
Kambelle also plays softball for the Pirates, playing multiple positions in the infield and being one of the team’s top players.
“It was my second visit for hockey, and I just loved it there,” said Freije. “I love the coach. I did some research, and they have a competitive program. The campus is unreal, and I saw some of the girls work; they were all jacked so that they have a good weight program, the coaches are great, and the town is great. It is so exciting and glad to make it official.”
ADDIE FEE
Addie Fee has signed a letter of intent to play hockey and tennis at the NCAA Division III University of Wisconsin-Superior next year.
HOCKEY –
According to official Pirate Girls Hockey statistician Greg Boetcher, Fee had 98 career points coming into the season with 46 goals and 52 assists in 88 career games, which is ninth all-time scoring in program history. “Her leadership qualities are amazing. She is the first on the ice and the last to leave,” said Pirate Girls Hockey Coach Reed Olson. “She takes criticism from the coaches well, she is always lifting up her teammates and you can tell on the ice how good of a leader she is and how good her work ethic is.”
TENNIS – Fee had a 95-22 career record with a mix of doubles and singles and played doubles with Kaylie Clauson at the 2024 state doubles tennis tournament, where they finished sixth place, and she was a member of the 2023 and 2024 Pirate Tennis teams that made it to state and finished sixth place and fourth place respectively. “Addie is a competitor, a hard worker, and has a lot of great qualities,” said Pirate Girls Tennis Coach Gina Gunderson. “She is going to do a lot of great things in college, and she wasn’t ready to be done yet, and this is a good opportunity for her. I am really excited for her.”
Fee said she fell in love with Superior when she made the visit. “I met with the coaches and really like them. It was a small campus, and that is what I was looking for. It is right on Lake Superior, which is really pretty. When I made the visit, I just fell in love with it,” said Fee. “It will be different, but it will be a lot of fun and playing both sports played a huge part.”
