Welcome to another edition of the Sports Feever column. The playoffs are officially here with Minnesota Girls Hockey playoffs starting across the state this week.
It is an exciting time of year and my favorite time of year.
I have talked to a lot of coaches recently that have said their teams have had a hard time scoring lately. It must be something in the air because I am having the same problem lately;). That probably won’t help my Valentine’s Day present chances…but I thought it was a good one. There are more jokes at the bottom of the page!
In all seriousness….good luck to all the teams and as long as you play as hard as you can and leave everything out on the floor, that is all we ask as parents, coaches, and fans.
Play hard, good luck, and let the madness begin!
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Last week we broke the news that Leo Blavin will be leaving at the end of March. We have had 14 applicants so far that are trying to fill Leo’s shoes.
If you know of somebody that would be interested in broadcasting UMC volleyball, basketball, baseball, and softball along with high school football, volleyball, basketball, hockey, baseball, and softball. Also doing some sales and working on the air for a few hours, tell them to email chrisjfee@yahoo.com. They won’t get rich working in radio, but it is a fun job and something different every night.
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I was watching the Gopher Men’s Basketball game Wednesday night as they beat up on lowly Wisconsin. Late in the game, the Barnyard (Gopher student section) started chanting we want Brad…..we want Brad…..we want Brad. The student body wanted Wisconsin’s Brad Davison, a starter, who was sitting on the bench. He was 0-3 in the game and only had four points (all from the free-throw line) and was a -18 (the Badgers game up 18 more points than they scored when he was on the floor). That was pretty good and a little savage!
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National signing day just wasn’t the same on Wednesday without the University of Minnesota Crookston having football. Usually, national signing day is a busy day, but not this year and probably ever again in Crookston. We are happy to say there was one letter signed in Crookston.
Crookston High School’s Brady Butt signed a National Letter of Intent to play football next year at the University of Jamestown. Brady will be following his father’s footsteps as his dad (Scott) played at Jamestown from 1985 to 1990 and coached the Jimmies from 1995 to 2000.
Brady had a tremendous high school football career and played offensive and defensive line, linebacker, quarterback and fullback over his five-year varsity career. He is a great kid, he is respectful (still calls me Mr. Fee), and is a kind of kid you want in your program. He will work hard and do whatever it takes to help the team. I am excited for this solid young man and excited to see what he does in Jamestown.
Brady led the Pirates in defensive points as a junior and was second on the team in points as a Senior. He was a four-year starter and played on the varsity since eighth grade.
As a senior – Brady was named to the All-District and All-Section 8AA teams. He also received the Pirate senior award, and was captain.
As a junior – Brady was named to the All-District and All-Section teams and named the Pirate offensive co-MVP.
The University of Jamestown Jimmy Football program is a member of the NAIA and plays in the GPAC (Great Plains Athletic Conference). Brady is the first Pirate football player to play at Jamestown since Dylan Klatt played quarterback from 2013 to 2017.
Brady is the son of Scott and Leann Butt.
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For the 5th consecutive year, Tracking Football has researched the high school multiple sports background of players on Super Bowl rosters. This year’s insights are below.
92% (98/106) of active roster Super Bowl LIV players participated in multiple sports in high school and Track and Field and Basketball were by far the highest. It just goes to show you if you that big fat guys don’t make good football players. You need to be quick, athletic, and strong. And being a freak (genetically speaking doesn’t hurt!) Most of those defensive linemen in the Super Bowl would likely win the Section 8A 100-meter dash.
- 58% Track & Field
- 54% Basketball
- 15% Baseball
- < 5% Wrestling, Soccer, Lacrosse, Rugby, Volleyball
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The Section 8A Girls Hockey seeds have been announced and the seeds went as expected. The seeds and tournament schedule are listed below. The first game of the tournament will be played on Thursday, February 6 at 7:00 p.m. with Crookston hosting Detroit Lakes.
If Warroad doesn’t win the section, everybody in the section and state would be floored.
Seeds:
1. Warroad (99 percent chance to win the section)
2. East Grand Forks (1 percent chance – So you’re saying we have a chance! – Yes)
3. Thief River Falls (Prowlers are struggling to score)
4. Crookston (up and coming – but the weak schedule this year has hurt them when they have played a good team – good news…..it will be tougher next year)
5. Detroit Lakes (It has been a struggle this year)
Quarter-final – Thursday, February 6
Detroit Lakes at Crookston – 7:00 PM – ON KROX
Semi-finals (Ralph Englestad Arena – TRF) Saturday, February 8
Warroad vs Crookston/Detroit Lakes winner 4:00 PM
East Grand Forks vs Thief River Falls – 6:15 PM
Championship (Ralph Englestad Arena – TRF):
Thursday, February 13 – 7:00 pm
My predictions –
Crookston will be DL 4-2
Semi’s – Warroad will beat Crookston 11-0 (Crookston’s schedule could hurt them in this game) and EGF will beat Thief River Falls 3-2 in OT
Warroad vs EGF in the championship with Warroad winning 5-1.
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MILESTONES – (If you have a milestone to report, send it to chrisjfee@yahoo.com)
Congratulations to all of the following student-athletes on reaching milestones this past week –
Clara Girdler of Red Lake Falls broke the Eagle Girls Basketball single-game scoring record with 40 points against Goodridge-Grygla. She passed Alexia Olson’s 39 points.
Zach Brown of Crookston won the 125th match of his career.
Cameron Weiland of Crookston won the 100th match of his career.
Cody Wienen of Thief River Falls won the 100th match of his career.
Dominik Vacura of Badger/Greenbush-Middle River picked up his 100th PIN last week.
Carter Sorenson of Fosston/Bagley won the 150th match of his career a little over a week ago.
Shelby Durand of Warren-Alvarado-Oslo, scored her 1,000th career point against Clearbrook-Gonvick last Friday. The Ponies won the game 67-58.
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The Section 8AA Girls Basketball standings haven’t had much change over the next three weeks.
After seeing the top six teams play, I have come to the conclusion that Fergus Falls is the HEAVY favorite to win the section. I give the Otters a 65 percent chance to win the section. I would say Pelican Rapids, Roseau, Perham, and a healthy Crookston combined have a 35 percent chance to win it. Again, I am not a Las Vegas oddsmaker, but Fergus Falls will be tough to beat. I won’t count out Roseau as long as they have the best player in the section. Pelican Rapids’ style will suit them well in the playoffs, but can they win four tough games in a row? If Perham is hitting their three-pointers they are tough to beat, but relying on three-pointers four games in a row never works out at tourney time. Crookston has two starters out right now and only lost to Pelican Rapids by five and beat DGF. We still have over two weeks left in the regular season so a lot can happen by that time.
My prediction right now – Fergus Falls will meet Roseau in one semi-final (could be the best two teams) and if Crookston is healthy, they will play Hawley in the other semi-final. If the season ended now, Crookston and Pelican Rapids would play in the section quarterfinals.
The section QRF is below – (QRF provided by Minnesota-Scores.net)
North – Team, record (QRF)
1. Hawley 15-4 (131.9)
2. Crookston 17-4 (106.5)
3. Roseau 17-3 (105.7)
4. Park Rapids 10-11 (69.7)
5. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 6-14 (57.6)
6. East Grand Forks 6-13 (50.5)
7. Thief River Falls 4-16 (48.7)
8. Warroad 1-20 (23.7)
9. Bagley 0-19 (22.1)
South – Team, record (QRF)
1. Fergus Falls 18-1 (205.3– #1 in state)
2. Pelican Rapids 20-0 (139.7)
3. Perham 15-6 (115.6)
4. Menahga 15-7 (95.3)
5. Breckenridge 13-8 (83.2)
6. Barnesville 10-9 (82.8)
7. Frazee 9-10 (73.6)
8. Wadena-Deer Creek 11-9 (70.1)
9. Staples-Motley 7-14 (50.8)
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What in the heck is going on in Section 8A Girls Basketball? Everybody is beating everybody and some of the top teams have beaten each other by impressive margins. My top eight teams with a shot to win the title are listed in my opinion of likely section champs –
Warren-Alvarado Oslo, Sacred Heart, Fosston (they know how to win after a section title in volleyball), Red Lake Falls, BGMR, RLCC, Red Lake, Cass Lake-Bena.
The biggest jump over the last three weeks has been the Red Lake Warriors after they have won eight of their last nine games and moved up to the third spot in the East. The one thing that is consistent in the section……we have no idea what is going to happen in each game and anybody can beat anybody if you aren’t ready to play. The playoffs will be fun when they start at the end of the month.
The Section qrf standings are below – (Compliments of Minnesota-Scores.net)
West – Team, record (QRF)
1. Warren-A-O 16-3 (92.4)
2. Sacred Heart 17-5 (82.0)
3. BGMR 16-6 (75.9)
4. Red Lake Co. Central 14-4 (71.5)
5. Red Lake Falls 12-8 (62.1)
6. Stephen-Argyle 9-12 (55.1)
7. Northern Freeze 6-12 (46.8)
8. Kittson County Central 9-10 (43.4)
9. Fertile-Beltrami 6-12 (39.2)
10. Climax-Fisher 4-18 (29.8)
East – Team, record (QRF)
1. Fosston 16-3 (84.1)
2. Cass Lake-Bena 16-6 (77.4)
3. Red Lake 11-8 (60.8)
4. Blackduck 14-7 (57.0)
5. Clearbrook-Gonvick 9-8 (56.6)
6. Goodridge/Grygla 6-14 (41.9)
7. Win-E-Mac 4-16 (35.9)
8. Kelliher/Northome 7-14 (34.8)
9. Lake of the Woods 5-13 (34.6 )
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Northland Community and Technical College will host Super Saturday on February 8. Here is the schedule for this year’s Super Saturday:
Time Home Team Away Team
1:30 pm Clearbrook-Gonvick vs KCC
3:15 pm Northern Freeze vs Climax Fisher
5:00 pm WAO vs Goodridge-Grygla
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We have the meeting synopsis of the Minnesota State High School League Board of Directors meeting held on Tuesday. It looks like Girls Tennis will still be two classes. The synopsis is below –
MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING SYNOPSIS from Tuesday, February 4, 2020
- The meeting was called to order by Board President Bonnie Spohn Schmaltz.
- The reflection was shared by board member Walt Hautala.
- An amended meeting agenda was approved. The amended agenda added Action Item 9F (the formation of a task force focused on a review of MSHSL Bylaw 111) and Discussion Item 10D (a discussion on Bylaw 110).
- The meeting minutes from the board meeting on Dec. 5, 2019 were approved.
- Waseca principal Jeanne Swanson, activities director Joe Hedervare, and hockey players Jacklynn Jevning and Ben Moseley spoke to the board about jerseys honoring Officer Arik Matson. The group thanked the board for its support and shared the best way to honor Officer Matson was to honor the rules of the national federation. The board received a commemorative jersey from Waseca and joined in honoring and supporting Officer Matson.
- James activities director Les Zellman, Jordan activities director Joe Perkl and Mounds View tennis coach Scott Sundstrom spoke in support of a three-class tournament for girls tennis.
Executive Director’s Report
- Along with League staff, shared technology updates on League infrastructure: phone system, upgrading devices, working with a managed IT company and looking at third-party providers to enhance technology programs in efficient ways. League staff also shared an update on work with Gravity Works, the partner in website development. Progress is being made with a public, front-facing website, and work continues on the information systems of the site for member schools and their administrative needs.
Executive Committee Report
- Approved waivers for opposing teams to add one additional game in their schedule if it is against one of these teams: Gentry Academy (girls hockey); New Prague (boys and girls lacrosse); and New Century Academy (girls softball).
- Accepted a notice of retirement from Associate Director Craig Perry, effective Aug. 8, 2020.
- Discussed strategies in the ongoing practice of hosting Area Meetings throughout Minnesota.
- The Executive Committee report was approved.
Action Items
- 9A: Activity Advisory Proposals
6A Football — The board denied a recommendation from the football advisory committee that Class 6A and the Metro Football District should consist of 32 teams.
Girls Tennis — The activity advisory proposal to approve a recommendation to have a third class of girls tennis did not receive a motion for approval, and therefore, was denied.
- 9B: MSHSL Member Fees
The board approved a recommendation from the Finance Committee to implement a $40 increase per activity and $1 per student, effective with the 2020-21 school year. Current school membership fees cover less than 15 percent of the League’s annual budget.
- 9C: Golf Rules and Policies
The board approved a motion that allows cellphone usage for live scoring from green to tee on the iWannamaker app, a verbal warning for groups out of position, clarification to coaching on the greens and bunkers, and increased approved coaches for teams with three or more individual qualifiers.
- 9D: Music Rules and Policies
The board approved a recommendation by the Music Advisory Committee for an update to guidelines, rules and policies. Among the updates: The addition of a tenth category in Large Group called Chamber Percussion; the addition of ninth-graders as eligible for Large Group events if they are a member of a Grade 9-12 ensemble. The approved guidelines are effective with the 2020-21 school year.
- 9E: Basketball Replay Policy
The board approved changes to basketball instant replay protocol during the state tournaments. This will create consistency with the procedures for review used in football and hockey.
Committee Reports
Eligibility Committee
- The board approved the minutes of the Eligibility Committee.
Audit/Finance Committee
- The financial statements for November 2019 and December 2019 were approved.
Education and Leadership Committee
- The committee recommended a motion to suspend the Continuing Education Requirement, with the exception of the concussion module, until July 1, 2021. The concussion module, by Minnesota Statute, must be completed prior to having access to the rules interpretation meeting beginning in the fall of 2020. The remaining requirements must be completed prior to coaching in the 2021-22 school year. A motion was made and approved.
Informational
- The next board of directors meeting is Thursday, April 2, 2020.
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Steve Bruce shared a list of the Minnesota State High School League basketball region teams in 1956. It is crazy to see the change over the years and all the teams that have gone to a co-op. The list is below –
District 29 | District 30 | District 31 | District 32 |
Akeley | Ada | Alvarado | Argyle |
Bemidji | Bagley | Climax | Badger |
Blackduck | Borup | Crookston | Baudette |
Boy River | Clearbrook | East Grand Forks | Greenbush |
Cass Lake | Erskine | Fisher | Hallock |
Hackensack | Fertile | Goodridge | Humbolt |
Indus | Fosston | Oslo | Karlstad |
Kelliher | Gary | Plummer | Kennedy |
Laporte | Gonvick | Red Lake Falls | Middle River |
Littlefork | Halstad | Thief River Falls | Lake Bronson |
Longville | Hendrum | Warren | Lancaster |
Nevis | McIntosh | Newfolden | |
Northome | Mahnomen | Roseau | |
Park Rapids | Mentor | Stephen | |
Red Lake | Oklee | Strandquist | |
Remer | Twin Valley | Warroad | |
Walker | Waubun | Williams |
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The 72nd Minnesota State High School League One-Act Play State Festival is scheduled for February 6-7 at the O’Shaughnessy on the campus of St. Catherine University in St. Paul. Here is a look at the festival:
The schedule:
Class A – Thursday, February 6
Sect |
School |
Play |
Time |
6 |
Park Rapids Area |
Prometheus by Linda Appleblatt Barnes |
9:15 |
3 |
Russell-Tyler-Ruthton |
First Person Shooter by Don Zolidis |
10:00 |
2 |
Belle Plaine |
The Perfect Ending by B. Dwayne Craft |
11:00 |
1 |
Rushford-Peterson |
who are we, who we are by Forrest Musselman |
11:45 |
5 |
Milaca |
Decision Height by Meredith Dayna Levy |
1:30 |
8 |
Bagley |
Badger by Don Zolidis |
2:15 |
4 |
Nova Classical Academy, St. Paul |
Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl |
3:15 |
7 |
*Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia |
Medea by Nelly E. Cuellar-Garcia, adapted from the play by Euripedes |
4:00 |
Class AA – Friday, February 7
Sect |
School |
Play |
Time |
6 |
Minneapolis Washburn |
Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare |
9:15 |
3 |
Burnsville |
The Insanity of Mary Girard by Lanie Robertson |
10:00 |
2 |
Prior Lake |
The Wedding by Anton Chekhov |
11:00 |
1 |
Apple Valley |
The Revolutionists by Lauren Gunderson |
11:45 |
5 |
Buffalo |
Watermelon Hill by Lily Baber Coyle |
1:30 |
8 |
Alexandria Area |
Yerma by Federico Garcia Lorca |
2:15 |
4 |
Hill-Murray, Maplewood |
Proof by David Auburn |
3:15 |
7 |
North Branch |
Through the Looking Glass by Lindsay Price |
4:00 |
Tickets: $12 per four-play session for students and adults. There are two sessions per day. $19 per day for a daily pass for students and adults.
FESTIVAL DETAILS
Class A: The Class A schools participating this year (including number of appearances and * starred performance years) are: Park Rapids Area (30th; * in 1972, ’75, ’76, ’78,’79, ’82, ’91,’93, ’94, 2000, ’09, ’10, ’11, ’14, ’17, and ’18); Belle Plaine (16th; * in 1993, ’97, ’99, 2000, ’07, ’08, ’09, ’11, ’12, ’13, ’14, ’16, ’18, and ’19); Russell-Tyler-Ruthton (10th; * in 1999); Rushford-Peterson (fourth; * in 1998); Milaca (seventh; * in 1985, ’91, ’93, and 2009); Nova Classical Academy (third; * in 2014 and ’19); Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia (first); and Bagley (seventh).
Class AA: The Class AA schools participating this year (including number of appearances and * starred performance years) are: Apple Valley (13th; * in 1980, ’81, ’85, ’86, ’87, ’88, ’90, ’15, and ’18); Minneapolis Washburn (first); Hill-Murray (ninth; * in 1993, ’95, ’96, 2000, and ’15); Burnsville (second); Prior Lake (second); Buffalo (20th; * in 1973, ’82, ’86, ’97, ’99, 2002, ’05, ’14, ’15, and ’17); North Branch (second); and Alexandria Area (12th; * in 1951, 2017, ’18, and ’19).
2019 STATE FESTIVAL RECAP
Class A: Five Class A schools earned “starred performances” at the 2019 festival: Byron for Wiley and the Hairy Man; Belle Plaine for Failure: A Love Story; Nova Classical Academy for The Curious Tale of the Rude Mechanicals; East Central for Medea: A Noh Cycle Based on the Greek Myth; and Bertha-Hewitt for Oz. It was the first “starred” rating for Byron and Bertha-Hewitt, and the second for Nova Classical Academy. Belle Plaine went home with its 14th “starred” rating, and East Central earned its eighth. The other participating schools were Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, Chisholm, and Bagley.
Class AA: Minnetonka, Eagan, and Alexandria Area were awarded “starred” ratings for their performances in 2019. Minnetonka earned its 13th “star” for its rendition of Pygmalion, and Eagan claimed its 19th “star” with its performance of She Kills Monsters. Alexandria Area, which performed Antigone and Ismene, earned its fourth “starred” rating. Other schools participating in the festival were Apple Valley, Hill-Murray, St. Michael-Albertville, Academy of Holy Angels of Richfield, and Cambridge-Isanti.
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The University of Minnesota Crookston baseball program is hosting camps on Feb. 9 at the Minnesota Crookston Sports Center. The Golden Eagles will hold a hitting and defensive camp for grades 7-12 from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. The cost for the individual camp is $75. Minnesota Crookston will also hold a pitching and catching camp for grades 7-12 from 1-3:30 p.m. on Feb. 9. The cost is also $75 for the individual camp. If someone wants to attend both camps they get a discounted price of $125.
The objective of the hitting and defensive camp is to cover all aspects of becoming a fundamentally sound offensive player. The campers will do drills that current Minnesota Crookston players use to develop better movement patterns and train a more consistent and successful swing path. Through the use of Rapsodo, each player will get measured in their exit velocity, launch angle, and distance each ball is hit.
The pitching and catching camp will include instruction from Head Coach Steve Gust and assistant coach Alec DeMaria, a former Division II pitcher at the University of Mary. Through the use of weighted balls and Rapsodo technology, this camp will place an emphasis on lower-half development, as well as arm speed to safely and effectively generate pitching velocity. Both the pitching and catching segments of the camp will be centered on the fundamentals of each position.
For more information on the camps, visit https://baseball.umcsportscamps.com/ or contact Coach Steve Gust at sjgust@umn.edu or Assistant Coach Max Casper at caspe100@umn.edu.
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JOKES –
A woman decides to have a facelift for her 50th birthday. She spends $15,000 and feels quite good about the result.
On her way home, she stops at a newsstand to buy a newspaper. Before leaving, she says to the clerk, ‘I hope you don’t mind my asking, but how old do you think I am. ‘About 32,’ is the reply.’ ‘Nope! I’m exactly 50,’ the woman says happily.
A little while later she goes into McDonald’s and asks the counter girl the very same question. The girl replies, ‘I’d guess about 29.’ The woman replies with a big smile, ‘Nope, I’m 50.’
Now she’s feeling really good about herself. She stops at a candy shop on her way down the street. She goes up to the counter to get some mints and asks the assistant the same burning question. The clerk responds, ‘Oh, I’d say 30.’ Again she proudly responds, ‘I’m 50, but thank you!’
While waiting for the bus to go home, she asks an old man waiting next to her the same question. He replies, ‘Lady, I’m 78 and my eyesight is going. Although, when I was young there was a sure-fire way to tell how old a woman was. It sounds very forward, but it requires you to let me put my hands under your bra. Then, and only then I can tell you EXACTLY how old you are.’
They wait in silence on the empty street until her curiosity gets the better of her. She finally blurts out, ‘What the hell, go ahead.’ He slips both of his hands under her shirt and begins to feel around very slowly and carefully. After a couple of minutes of this, she says, ‘Okay, okay…..How old am I?’ He completes one last squeeze of her breasts, removes his hands, and says, Well ‘Madam, you are 50″. Stunned and amazed, the woman says, ‘That was incredible, how could you tell?’ ‘I was behind you at McDonalds’
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A man is waiting for wife to give birth. The doctor comes in and informs the dad that his son was born without torso, arms or legs. The son is just a head! But the dad loves his son and raises him as well as he can, with love and compassion. After 21 years, the son is old enough for his first drink. Dad takes him to the bar and tearfully tells the son he is proud of him.
Dad orders up the biggest, strongest drink for his boy. With all the bar patrons looking on curiously and the bartender shaking his head in disbelief, the boy takes his first sip of alcohol. Swoooop! A torso pops out!
The bar is dead silent; then bursts into a whoop of joy. The father, shocked, begs his son to drink again. The patrons chant “Take another drink”! The bartender still shakes his head in dismay.
Swoooop! Two arms pops out. The bar goes wild. The father, crying and wailing, begs his son to drink again. The patrons chant, “Take another drink”! The bartender ignores the whole affair. By now the boy is getting tipsy, and with his new hands he reaches down, grabs his drink and guzzles the last of it. Swoooop! Two legs pop out.
The bar is in chaos. The father falls to his knees and tearfully thanks God. The boy stands up on his new legs and stumbles to the left…. then to the right…. right through the front door, into the street, where a truck runs over him and kills him instantly.
The bar falls silent. The father moans in grief. The bartender sighs and says, “That boy should have quit while he was a head.”
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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. Paul didn’t score while getting one shot on goal in a 3-0 loss to Utica on Friday. Paul had an assist in a 3-2 victory over Utica on Saturday and he didn’t score in a 2-0 loss to Rochester on Wednesday. Cleveland hosts Binghamton on Friday and Saturday and will host Grand Rapids on Tuesday.
Thea Oman, a freshman, is swimming at St. Ben’s. St. Ben’s beat St. Olaf in a dual 135-106. Thea didn’t place in the 50-yard breaststroke with a time of 33.88 and finished 12th place in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:13.27 in the Minnesota Challenge meet at the University of Minnesota campus. St. Ben’s will compete in the MIAC Championships February 12 – 15 in Minneapolis.
Brady Heppner, is a Senior, playing hockey at St. Johns University in Collegeville. Brady had an assist and three shots on goal while recording a plus-one rating in a 4-0 win over St. Olaf on Thursday. Brady didn’t score while having one shot on goal in a 2-0 victory over St. Olaf on Saturday. St. Johns will host St. Thomas on Friday and travel to St. Thomas on Saturday.
Nick Garmen, is a freshman playing basketball and tennis at the University of Minnesota Morris. Nick didn’t play in a 64-59 loss to UW-Superior. Nick played four minutes and had one rebound and one assist in a 95-70 loss to Northwestern on Wednesday. Morris will travel to Northland in Ashland, Wisconsin on Saturday and host Crown on Wednesday.
Aleece Durbin, is a Sophomore on the University of North Dakota Women’s Track and Field team. Aleece finished third place in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.19. She finished ninth place in the triple jump with a jump of 32-08.25 at the UND open in Grand Forks. UND will travel to the University of South Dakota meet Friday and Saturday.
Brita Fagerlund, is a Junior on the University of Jamestown Jimmy Women’s Track team. Brita finished 17th place in the weight throw with a throw of 33-8.75 at the Dakota Wesleyan meet in Mitchell, South Dakota. Jamestown will travel to the Bison Open in Fargo, the University of South Dakota invite in Vermillion, South Dakota on Friday and Saturday.
Ben Trostad is a sophomore member of the University of Minnesota Crookston golf team. The Golden Eagles will be off until the spring.
Isaac Westlake, is a Senior on the Winona State Warrior Men’s Golf team. Winona State will be off until the spring.
Elise Tangquist, is a Junior golfer for the University of Northwestern in St. Paul. Northwestern will be off until the spring.
Mason LaPlante, a freshman, is playing soccer at the University of Jamestown.
Rachel Hefta, a freshman, is playing volleyball at Hastings College in Nebraska.
Cade Salentine is a redshirt Freshman playing football at the University of North Dakota.
Crookston School District Coaches –
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 Head Pirate Girls and 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
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 a youth wrestling Coach
Blake Fee is an assistant wrestling coach
Colton Weiland is an assistant wrestling coach
Non-Crookston High School coaching –
Cody Weiland is an assistant wrestling coach at Proctor/Hermantown
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
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