SPORTS FEEVER – July 13, 2023

SPORTS FEEVER by Chris Fee of KROX Radio – chrisjfee@yahoo.com

It is legion baseball playoff time and we could have 13 games on KROX from today to Sunday! More on legion playoffs below.

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The Northwest District Division II American Legion Baseball tournament officially starts Thursday, July 13, with a play-in game, and the full sub-district tournament is Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

NORTH
North 1-Roseau
North 2-Stephen-Argyle
North 3-Warroad
North 4-RLF
North5-BGMR

South 1-Fosston
South 2-Crookston
South 3-Ada
South 4-Fertile

Thursday, July 13
Play-in game-BGMR at RLF 6PM on KROX

Friday, July 14 at Warroad
11AM-Roseau vs Fertile (on KROX Radio)
1:30PM-Crookston vs Warroad (on KROX Radio)
4PM-Losers bracket game (on KROX Radio)
6:30PM-Winners bracket game (on KROX Radio)

Saturday, July 15 at Warroad
11AM-Fosston vs play-in game winner (on KROX Radio if RLF)
1:30PM-Stephen/Argyle vs Ada (on KROX Radio)
4PM-Losers bracket game (on KROX Radio if RLF or SA)
6:30PM-Winners bracket game (on KROX Radio if RLF or SA)

Sunday, July 16 at Warroad
11AM-Consolation semi-final (on KROX Radio if Crox, Fertile, SA, RLF)
1:30PM-Consolation semi-final (on KROX Radio if Crox, Fertile, SA, RLF)
4PM-3rd place game (on KROX Radio if Crox, Fertile, SA, RLF)
6:30 PM-Championship (on KROX Radio if Crox, Fertile, SA, RLF)

Top four teams advance to the substate tourney July 20-23 in Fosston

SOUTH
1. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton
2. Barnesville
3. Wadena
4. Hawley
5. Frazee
6. Pelican Rapids
7/8. Ottertail Central or Twin Valley/Ulen-Hitterdal
9. New York Mills

Thursday, July 13-
Play-in game

Friday, July 14 in New York Mills
Game 1-#3 Wadena vs #6 Pelican Rapids 10AM
Game 2-#2 Barnesville vs #7 12:30PM
Game 3-#4 Hawley vs #5 Frazee 3PM
Game 4-#1 DGF vs Play-in winner 5:30PM

Saturday, July 15 in New York Mills
11AM and 1:30 PM–Loser bracket games
4PM and 6:30PM-Winners bracket games

Sunday, July 16 in New York Mills
11AM-Consolation semi-final
1:30PM-Consolation semi-final
4PM-3rd place game
6:30PM-Championship

Top 4 teams advance to Sub-state tournament in Fosston July 20-23.

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Perham School District will have a new Boys Basketball coach, pending school board approval as Kyle Haberman has been named the new coach and he will take over for longtime head coach Dave Cresap, who resigned after 28 years at the helm to coach at Minnesota State Fergus Falls.

Haberman hopes to carry on the Perham tradition of excellence with the boys basketball program. The Yellowjackets have been to the state tournament five times in the last 12 years, including a state championship in 2011. Also, the Yellowjackets were undefeated in 2020 and in the Section 8AA Championship game before the COVID-19 Pandemic ended that season. The run included seven straight Section 8AA Championship game appearances, prior to the 2022-23 season.

During his tenure at LPA, Haberman was named the Section 6A Coach of the Year twice, helping the Raiders to back-to-back Section 6A Championships in 2016 and 2017. His 2016 team posted a 26-5 mark, while the 2017 team ended with a 22-8 overall record. It was the first trips to the Class A Tournament for the Raider basketball program.

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The Crookston Pirate Basketball Youth Summer Camp will be held August 1-3 at the Crookston High School.

(Grades entering the 2023-24 school year)
Grade K-1 9AM to 10:15AM
Grade 2-4 10:30AM to Noon
Grade 5-7 12:30PM to 2:30PM

Cost is $40 (Make checks payable to Crookston Basketball)

Instruction will be provided by the Varsity coaching staff and players.

Submit the registration information below to:
Darin Zimmerman
402 Fisher Avenue
Crookston, MN 56716

Questions? Contact Coach Zimmerman at darinzimmerman@isd593.org or call 218-281-2144, ext. 2235.

Name: ___________________________

Grade (23-24): ____________________

Parent Name: _____________________

Parent phone number: ______________

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The Pirate Pride Youth Football Camp will be held August 1-3 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. each night. The camp is for third through sixth graders and will be held at the Crookston High School Football fields.

Cost-$50 (Must register by July 14 to guarantee a camp t-shirt). Payment is due on the first day of camp (cash or check only). Make check payable to CROOKSTON PIRATE FOOTBALL.

Click on the link below for the registration form.

https://forms.gle/WUVQ6QhGBBf8PG4J6

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The 20th Annual Pirate Pride Golf Scramble will be held Friday, July 14 at Minakwa Golf Course. Registration will be at 9:00 a.m. and a shotgun start at 10:00 a.m. Lunch will be served.

The cost is $100 per team ($400 per team of four) and includes 18 holes of golf, t-shirt, lunch, mulligans/grenades, skins game, and tee game on hole 8. There will be a few additional games on the course during play.

If you want a cart, you will have to call Minakwa to reserve a cart at 218-281-1773.

Golfers must be 18 years of age or graduated from high school. All proceeds help support Crookston Pirate Athletics.

To register, contact Steve Kofoed at 320-290-9904 or email stevenkofoed@isd593.org.

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The Holy Family Knights of Columbus Chapter of Red Lake County will host a Junior Golf Tournament at Oak Knolls Golf Course in Red Lake Falls on Monday, July 24.

The entry fee is $10 for 18 holes, and the nine-hole groups are $5. The entry fee includes all-you-can-eat lunch.

The tournament starts at 9:00 a.m.

BOYS (4 AGE GROUPS):
15-17 (18 holes)
13-14 (18 holes)
11-12 (18 holes)
9-10 (9 holes)
8 and under (9 holes)

GIRLS – Categories will be made up depending on registration.

There will be medal play in all age groups. Prizes and trophies are awarded with numerous door prizes with putting and other contests throughout the course.

The entry deadline is preferred by Noon on Sunday, July 23, but you may still register on the morning of the 24th before 8:45 a.m.

Send entries to-
Steve Philion
518 Champagne Avenue
Red Lake Falls 56750
Email-sphilion@rlfedu.org
Call-218-686-3608

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The Crookston High School weight room will be open these days and times through the summer months.

Monday-Friday
9th-12th grade
6:30am-8:00am (Group 1)
8:00am-9:30am (Group 2)

Monday-Thursday
10:00 am-11:00 am 6th-8th grade (this group should come a maximum of 3 days, if you attend on Tuesday, do not attend on Wednesday and vice versa)

Summer is a great time to work on becoming a stronger and more confident athlete/person!

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JOKES

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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

Breanna Kressin is a Freshman on the Hockey Cheer Team for THE University of Minnesota Golden Gopher Hockey team.

Emma Osborn is a freshman playing basketball at Northland Technical and Community College in Thief River Falls.

Jacey Larson is a freshman playing hockey at Dakota College at Bottineau.

Olivia Huck is a freshman playing soccer at Minnesota State Moorhead.

Aleah Bienek is a freshman playing hockey at Trine University in Indiana.

Elise Tangquist is the Head Girls Golf Coach at Horace High School in Fargo, ND..

Kaleb Thingelstad is a sophomore playing golf at Dakota Wesleyan.

Joslynn Leach is a sophomore playing golf at Concordia College in Moorhead. The Cobbers wrapped up the Fall season.

Brady Butt is a Junior playing football at the University of Jamestown.

Ty Hamre is playing football at Bemidji State University.

Paul Bittner is playing professional hockey in Norway.

Kate MacGregor is senior swimming at Minnesota State Moorhead.

Aleece Durbin is a Junior on the University of North Dakota Womens Track and Field team.

Elizabeth Erdman is a coach for the Moorhead Red Dragon swim team.

Crookston School District Coaches
Ben Parkin is the head Pirate Baseball Coach.
Emily Meyer is the Pirate head girls hockey coach and softball assistant coach.
Jeremy Lubinski is a Pirate 8th Grade Football coach.
Amy Boll is the head Pirate Girls Track head coach
Sarah Reese is the Pirate Head Girls Soccer coach
Marley Melbye is the Head Girls Swimming coach and assistant girls golf 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
Colton Weiland is an assistant wrestling coach

Non-Crookston High School coaching/Admin/etc

Tim Desrosier is an Assistant Coach for Warren-Alvarado-Oslo Pony Boys Basketball

Pat Wolfe is the head wrestling coach for Fosston/Bagley.

Austin Sommerfeld is an Assistant Athletic Director for Strategic Communication at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth.

Collin Reynolds is the head baseball coach for the University of Colorado Buffalo Club Baseball team.

Trent Stahlecker is a School Security Specialist & he works for the Brevard Public Schools, Florida.

Cody Weiland is an assistant wrestling coach at Proctor/Hermantown.

Josh Edlund is the head football coach and phy ed teacher at Flandreau, South Dakota.

Allison Lindsey Axness is Assistant Varsity Volleyball Coach at Champlin Park

Jeff Olson is the Head Wrestling Coach and Head Baseball coach at Delano.

Jake Olson is an Assistant Football Coach and Head Boys Tennis coach at Delano.

Katy Westrom is the Head Girls Tennis Coach and Head Boys Tennis coach at Monticello High School.

Matt Harris is an Assistant Principal/Athletic Director at Saguaro High School in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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 Wisconsin Badgers Men’s head Hockey coach.

Mike Biermaier is the Athletic Director at Grand Forks Schools.

Stephanie (Lindsay) Perreault works with the North Dakota State stats crew for Bison football, volleyball, and basketball in the winter. Stephanie’s husband, Ryan, is the assistant director for Bison media relations.

Jason Bushie is the hockey athletic trainer at Colorado College.

Chris Myrold is the Director and Fitness at Mission Ranch and Fitness in Camel, California.

Kyle Buchmeier is a Tennis Pro at the Reed-Sweatt Family Tennis Center in Minneapolis

Ben Andringa is serving our country in the Army and is now a Ranger.

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 a grad of West Point and currently 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.

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.