Welcome to another Sports Feever column and this one was completed while I am on a family vacation. I am finishing the column from an undisclosed location, but have had a great time (when the darn kids aren’t fighting with each other). It has been a great trip and I have enjoyed time with my oldest daughter (Alyssa), who is going to be a senior in college and is currently sending out applications to P.A. schools. Blake is getting ready to go to Northland in EGF to be a respiratory therapist and Macy is getting ready to be a Freshman in high school and Carter is getting ready for his sixth-grade year. We don’t know how many more FULL family vacations we have left on a regular basis, but I am enjoying this one and wish it could be a little longer.
I have been able to put together another column the past few days, while the kids are sleeping so I am not “working” while on vacation.
Enjoy the column and remember the first day of fall sports practice is August 12!!!!
— — —
I heard there was recently a pretty scary incident for Katrina Olson and the Red Lake Falls Girls Basketball team. I asked Coach Brian Remick about the incident and if he would feel comfortable enough to share what happened because I am sure many of you have heard some version of the story, or this will be news to you. Luckily, Win-E-Mac school is well equipped and some quick action by Brian and others helped save the day.
Brian’s email is below –
Out of respect for Katrina, I won’t go into too much detail about July 25th. Basically, she collapsed on the court at Win-E-Mac (WEM) High School and myself, Vance Kaupang of WEM, and couple others had to perform CPR and use the AED.
Luckily this worked and EMT staff had her airlifted to Fargo, then on to Mayo the next day. She has been her fierce self last couple days and plan was her to come home Thursday.
Lots of people, coaches, players have reached out to me, the players, and the Olson family. Everyone is very appreciative of the well wishes and prayers sent.
Great job also by Coach Kaster, Solheim, and Kaupang for having WEM school ready to handle this emergency.
Thanks Chris.
All I can add – Thank goodness Katrina was able to get help at the school and now at healthcare facilities in the area and now at Mayo Clinic. Keep the Olson family, especially Katrina, in your prayers and we hope the best for Katrina and look forward to seeing her compete on the court soon!
— — —
The Crookston Pirate Girls Basketball team continued their outstanding summer tournament run with two more championships. The girls have played in two tournaments in the past week.
The first tournament was the Pacesetter MIT tournament and the Pirates finished third place in their division in the round-robin portion of the tournament (behind New London Spicer and Waconia) and competed in the Division II tournament and beat Esko 33-29. In the second round, Crookston beat Menahga 49-41 in the championship.
The second tournament was a Breakdown tournament in Perham and Crookston went 3-0 and won the championship. The Pirates beat Kindred 46-13 in the first round. In the second round, they beat Menahga 38-26 and in the championship, they beat Browerville 53-28.
— — —
Crookston High School Athletics is looking for a Public Address (P.A.) announcer for the gym, specifically for volleyball and basketball games this coming year. The P.A. announcer would announce starting line-ups, make announcements, play some music, play the anthem, and anything else that is needed. Get paid to watch Pirate volleyball and basketball games. If you are interested, contact Crookston High School Activities Director Greg Garmen at the Crookston High School. Phone 281-2144 or stop by the office.
— — —
We are less than a month away from the first Minnesota State High School League fall sports practice! August 12 is the first day of practice and with that,
The Crookston High School Fall sports PAC (Parent-Athlete-Coach) meeting will be Monday, August 5 at 6:00 pm in the Crookston High School Auditorium.
This meeting is for all participants/parents who plan on being involved in the following sports this fall: for girls, they offer tennis, soccer, volleyball, and swimming. For boys, they offer football and soccer.
Athletes and parents will meet with Mr. Garmen and then with the coach of their sport.
There will also be information on how to register for your sport.
— — —
The Crookston Pirate Football program will have equipment hand out for 9-12th grade on Monday, August 5 from 3:00 pm to 5:30 pm at the shed behind the high school.
Crookston Pirate Boys soccer will have captains practices for all boys interested in playing soccer grades 7-12. The dates of the Captains practices are: Wednesday (July 31), Friday (August 2) and the following week (Wednesday, August 7) and Friday (August 9). Times for all practices are 6 PM to 8 PM out on the Crookston High School soccer fields.
The Crookston Girls Soccer team will have senior-led (Captain) practices July 29-August 1 and August 5-8 (M-Th) from 6:30-7:30 a.m. at the Crookston High School Soccer Fields. The first official day of practice will be August 12.
— — —
The University of Minnesota Crookston athletic department announced Rachel Reichel as assistant athletic trainer. Reichel comes to Minnesota Crookston after two years as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at Valley City State University. Reichel will work with the football, softball, and women’s tennis programs for the Golden Eagles.
Reichel worked with the baseball and track programs at Valley City State for the 2018-19 season. In her first year with the Vikings, Reichel was the athletic trainer for volleyball and men’s basketball. During her time at Valley City State, she served as a clinical preceptor for the athletic training education program. In addition, she implemented treatment techniques including Kinesio taping, manual therapy, massage, fire cupping, muscle energy, and instrument-assisted soft tissue massage. She also was responsible for communication and collaboration with physicians, athletic training staff, and coaches about injury reports, rehabilitation, treatments, and evaluation of injuries. She also utilized ImPACT testing for a baseline tool for concussion management.
Reichel also worked the last two years as a PRN athletic trainer with Sanford Orthopedics and Sports Medicine out of Fargo, N.D. She provided coverage for youth hockey, football, wrestling, softball, and soccer. Reichel was responsible for providing parent and patient education about injuries and treatments of injuries.
In addition to her experience with Valley City State, and Sanford Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Reichel has also gained valuable experience serving as a trainer at summer camps for North Dakota State University and Valley City State. In addition, she provided medical coverage for the PRCA Stampede Rodeo in July of 2015 and 2016. Reichel also observed various surgeries under an orthopedic surgeon at Avera Hospital in Mitchell, S.D. She also provided sports coverage as a student athletic trainer while at Dakota Wesleyan University.
She obtained her Master of Science in Advanced Athletic Training from North Dakota State in May of 2019. While at NDSU, Reichel wrote a thesis entitled “Comparing Subjective Fatigue During Two Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Models.” She received her Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training from Dakota Wesleyan in May of 2017.
Reichel is certified by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Board of Certification. She also has her North Dakota State Athletic Training Licensure and her American Heart Association CPR/AED certification. Reichel is a Certified Kinesiotape Practitioner, and a National Registered Emergency Medical Technician.
Reichel joins an athletic training staff led by Head Athletic Trainer/Health Care Administrator Steven Krouse. They are joined on the staff by Dani Schroeder and Shelby Conard.
— — —
The Crookston Blue Line Club will hold the 15th Annual Golf Scramble on Friday, August 16 at Minakwa Golf Course in Crookston.
The scramble is five-person teams with lunch, prizes, and a t-shirt.
To register yourself or a team, contact Kristy Swanson at 218-470-0423 or email crookstonhockey@gmail.com.
Team sponsorship is $350 and Individual entry is $70. All the proceeds go to Crookston youth hockey.
— — —
JOKES –
A female secretary was helping her new boss set up his computer and asked him what word he would like to use as a password to log in with.
Wanting to embarrass his new secretary a bit and let her know where they stood, he smugly told her to enter ‘penis.’
Without blinking or saying a word, she entered the password. She then almost died laughing at the computer’s response:
PASSWORD REJECTED. NOT LONG ENOUGH!
— — —
An old man and an old woman are together every night. They aren’t married, but for years and years they have spent every night together. All they ever do is sit on the couch buck naked and watch TV.
Every night, like clockwork, they do this – sit on the couch watching TV while she holds onto his unit.
One night he doesn’t show up. Then a second night goes by – no show. She calls him up.
“Where you been?”
“Oh … I’ve been down at what’s her name’s.”
“What are you doing there?”
“Pretty much the same thing we do – sitting naked on the couch watching TV while she holds my unit”
“Well, what does she have that I don’t have?”
“Parkinson’s.”
— — —
How are former Crookston Pirates athletes doing in college or elsewhere?
****LET ME KNOW OF OTHERS TO ADD TO THE LIST email me at chrisjfee@yahoo.com
Paul Bittner, is playing for the Cleveland Monsters, the AHL affiliate of the Columbus Bluejacket.
Aaron Hollcraft, is a Senior playing baseball for the UMC Golden Eagles.
Aleece Durbin, is a freshman on the University of North Dakota Women’s Track and Field team.
Brita Fagerlund, is a Sophomore on the University of Jamestown Jimmy Women’s Track team.
Isaac Westlake, a Junior playing golf for the Winona State Warriors.
Ben Trostad, a Freshman playing golf at the University of Minnesota Crookston.
Ethan Magsam, a Freshman playing golf at the University of Minnesota Crookston.
Elise Tangquist, is a Sophomore golfer for the University of Northwestern in St. Paul.
Brady Heppner, is a Junior, playing hockey at St. Johns University in Collegeville.
Bailey Folkers, is a freshman on the University of Wisconsin-Superior women’s basketball team.
Cade Salentine, is a redshirt Freshman playing football at the University of North Dakota.
Kate MacGregor, a Freshman swimming at Minnesota State Moorhead.
Ally Tiedemann, a Freshman playing tennis at the University of Minnesota Duluth.
Ben Trostad, a Freshman playing golf at the University of Minnesota Crookston.
Ethan Magsam, a Freshman playing golf at the University of Minnesota Crookston.
Crookston School District Coaches –
Brody Davidson is an Assistant Pirate Football coach.
Tyler Brekken is a Pirate C team football coach and junior high Pirate Softball coach
Jeremy Lubinski is a Pirate 8th Grade Football coach.
Amy Boll is the head Pirate Girls Track head coach and assistant volleyball coach
Sarah Reese is the Pirate Head Girls Soccer coach
Cody Brekken is the Assistant Pirate Girls Tennis coach, Pirate Boys Tennis coach and Crookston Community Pool Supervisor
Marley Melbye is the Head Girls Swimming coach
Mitch Bakken is the head Pirate Baseball coach.
Brock Hanson is the Pirate Baseball volunteer assistant coach.
Jeff Perreault is the Pirate Girls Golf head coach
Wes Hanson is the Pirate Wrestling Head Coach and assistant boys golf coach
Wade Hanson is the 8th grade boys basketball coach
Travis Ross is the 7th grade boys basketball coach
Kevin Weber is a Pirate Boys Basketball volunteer assistant coach
Connor Morgan is the Pirate Boys Hockey assistant coach
Sam Melbye is the Pirate Boys J.V. Hockey coach
Chris Dufault is an Assistant Wrestling Coach
Nate Merten is an Assistant Wrestling Coach
Tori Demarais is the Pirate Girls Hockey assistant coach.
Non-Crookston High School coaching –
Kaylee Desrosier is a softball coach for Fargo Davies Middle School.
Justin Johnson is an assistant softball coach at the University of Minnesota Crookston.
Josh Edlund is an assistant football coach and phy ed teacher at Flandreau, South Dakota.
Allison Lindsey Axness is Assistant Varsity Volleyball Coach in Champlin Park
Jeff Olson is Head Wrestling coach and Head Baseball coach at Delano.
Jake Olson is an Assistant Football Coach and Head Boys Tennis coach at Delano.
Carmen (Kreibich) Johnson, is Head Volleyball coach at Little Falls High School.
Katy Westrom, is Head Girls Tennis Coach and Head Boys Tennis coach at Monticello High School.
Matt Harris, is a Director of Athletics at the British International School of Houston.
Marty Bratrud is the Superintendent and High School Principal at Westhope High School.
Gordie Haug is an assistant football coach at the University of Wyoming
Mike Hastings is the Minnesota State Mankato Men’s head Hockey coach
Mike Biermaier is the Athletic Director at Thief River Falls High School
Stephanie (Lindsay) Perreault works with the North Dakota State stats crew for Bison football and volleyball and basketball in the winter. Stephanie’s husband, Ryan, is the assistant director for the Bison media relations
Jason Bushie is the hockey athletic trainer at Colorado College
Chris Myrold is a Tennis Pro on Nevis Island in the West Indies
Kyle Buchmeier is a Tennis Pro at the Reed-Sweatt Family Tennis Center in Minneapolis
Jarrett Butenhoff is serving our country with the U.S. Navy
Joshua Butenhoff is serving our country on a Submarine with the Pacific Fleet with the US Navy.
Peter Cournia is a 2002 Crookston High School Graduate and also a grad of West Point and is currently is serving in the U.S. Army.
Erik Ellingson is serving our country with the U.S. Air Force at Minot.
Philip Kujawa class of 2004 from Crookston High School. He is an Army recruiter in Rochester.
Scott Riopelle is head of Crookston Parks and Recreation
Rob Sobolik is the General Manager of the Fargodome
That’s it for this week. Thanks for the comments and if you have anything to add or share, please e-mail chrisjfee@yahoo.com or call. Thanks for reading and listening to KROX RADIO and kroxam.com
