Welcome to the Sports Feever column. We are less than a week away from the first Section playoff event with Section 8A Boys Tennis team tournament on Monday in East Grand Forks!!! The spring season has flown by and best of luck to all teams.
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The Crookston High School Hall of Fame will induct the 2020 Hall of Fame inductees and members of the “Legends Hall of Fame.” It will also induct the newly announced Class of 2021 with Mary Ann Simmons (former KROX News Director) and the Crookston Central High School Debate team that won the state title in 1935. The Class will be Inducted Saturday, August 21 at 1:00 PM during Ox Cart Days.
The Class of 2020 was –
Lenny Meine is a 1990 graduate of Crookston High School. He wrestled for the Pirates for six years and was a three-time place winner at the Minnesota State Wrestling Tournament, including two State Champions his last two years.
Jessica Mullins was a two-time State Speech Champion in Storytelling in 2003 and 2004. She continues to live her passions in her career as an actor, teacher, and student of the theatre.
Troy Kleven and Jake Olson were the State of Minnesota Class A Tennis Doubles Champions in 1996 and 1997.
Liz (Ames) Leake and Katie (Hunt) Fee were the State of Minnesota Class A Tennis Doubles champions in 1997. They were State Runner-ups in 1996.
The two new members of the “Crookston High School Legends Hall of Fame” are Bill Erickson and Lyle Francis.
Bill Erickson was in track from 1939 to 1942 where he won 12 firsts and 8 seconds while serving as Captain his last year. He also played basketball for 3 years.
Lyle Francis was in the Class of 1926. He played football for 4 seasons, basketball for 3 seasons, baseball for 2 seasons and track for 2 seasons.
The Class of 2021 is below –
MaryAnn Simmons was the KROX Radio news director for many years in Crookston. She was also an active member in many other organizations in the Crookston area. She was an avid sports fan and rarely missed an event that was held in the area.
The 1935 State Champion Crookston Central High School Debate team. Members of the team were Nelson Francis Norman, May Elizabeth Robbins, and Paul Frederick Sharp. They were coached by Fred A. Seeman.
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The Eleventh Annual Pirate/Blue Wave Boys Hockey Alumni Golf Outing is scheduled for June 5, 2021.
They will be hosting an 18-hole golf scramble starting at 10 AM with lunch provided at Minakwa Golf Course. Registration for golf is limited to the first 20 – 5 person teams so please sign up early. The cost for golf is $75/person or $25/person if you graduated from Crookston High School from 2017-2021, which includes pizza at I.C. Muggs.
They will also sell $100 raffle tickets (only 200 tickets available) with an $8,000 winner. If you are interested in the $100 raffle, please contact Sam Melbye (melbs98@hotmail.com) for tickets.
The group’s plan is to bring the hockey tournament back in 2022.
They are now accepting payments through PayPal. Click on the link for the event you want to register and pay for and you will be directed to a secure PayPal site to complete the transaction.
Golf Registration $75 payment
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=5XEER3Y9KWJPQ
Crookston High School Grad 2017-2021 Golf Registration $25 payment
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Please email piratehockeyalumni@gmail.com with any questions.
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The University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagle Baseball team is ranked eighth in the third and final NCAA Division II Baseball Regional Rankings were released and the NSIC has four of the eight teams in the central region. Augustana and Minnesota State are ranked second and third, while St. Cloud State is sixth
UMC lost to Minnesota State Mankato 15-9 on Wednesday afternoon and St. Cloud State lost to Augustana 8-2.
UMC will take on St. Cloud State at Noon on Thursday in what could be a deciding factor if either team makes the region tournament. Both teams need to win to have a chance to make the region tournament. Two more wins for either team would give them a good shot at making the tournament.
The 39-team NCAA Central Region is made up of teams from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) and the Great American Conference (GAC). Automatic bids are awarded to the tournament champions from each conference with the final three spots awarded on an at-large basis. In all, six teams will advance to the NCAA Regional Tournament.
The NCAA DII Baseball Selection Show will stream on NCAA.com on Sunday, May 23 at 9 p.m. central time.
CENTRAL REGION RANKINGS – (Team-conference-D2 record-in-region record)
1. Central Missouri (MIAA) 36-6 34-6
2. Augustana (NSIC) 33-9 33-9
3. Minnesota State Mankato (NSIC) 33-7 33-7
4. Southern Arkansas (GAC) 26-14 26-14
5. Oklahoma Baptist (GAC) 26-14 26-14
6. St. Cloud State (NSIC) 22-12 22-12
7. Arkansas State (GAC) 27-14 27-14
8. UMC (NSIC) 25-10 25-10
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The Section 8AA Baseball QRF rankings look like this as of Wednesday. Perham and Warroad are both ranked in the top 10 in the state. The seeds will be announced on Saturday, May 28.
NORTH SUBSECTION
Team – QRF – record
1. Warroad (84.3) 14-3
2. Roseau (72.7) 13-3
3. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton (58.5) 10-5
4. Thief River Falls (55.7) 7-7
5. Crookston (39.2) 7-9
6. Park Rapids (37.8) 4-12
7. Bagley (35.2) 7-7
8. Hawley (29.6) 4-12
9. East Grand Forks (27.5) 2-11
SOUTH SUBSECTION
Team – QRF – record
1. Perham (86.8) 13-2
2. Wadena-Deer Creek (71.9)
3. Menahga (64.7) 11-4
4. Breckenridge (59.9) 12-3
5. Pelican Rapids (51.0) 6-7
6. Fergus Falls (48.8) 4-11
7. Frazee (36.0) 5-11
8. Barnesville (27.8) 3-12
9. Ottertail Central (27.2) 2-12
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The Section 8A Baseball QRF looks like this as of Wednesday night.
WEST SUBSECTION STANDINGS
Team – QRF – Record
1. Sacred Heart (61.4) 10-2
2. Badger-Greenbush-MR (46.9) 8-5
3. Ada-Borup/West (44.3) 9-6
4. Red Lake County (41.0) 9-8
5. Kittson County Central (35.1) 6-5
6. West Marshall (34.4) 6-8
7. Fertile-Beltrami (20.1) 2-9
8. Northern Freeze (12.7) 0-11
EAST SUBSECTION STANDINGS
Team – QRF – Record
1. Norman County East/UH (49.4) 9-3
2. Fosston (48.2) 7-6
3. Win-E-Mac (42.7) 8-4
4. Lake of the Woods (27.2) 7-8
5. Mahnomen/Waubun (26.6) 5-8
6. Blackduck (25.9) 5-11
7. Northome/Kelliher (16.0) 3-10
8. Red Lake (13.7) 1-6
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The Section 8AA Softball QRF as of Wednesday night is below –
NORTH SUBSECTION STANDINGS –
Team – QRF – Record
1. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton (96.1) 16-1
2. Hawley (85.2) 16-1
3. Thief River Falls (67.2) 10-3
4. Warroad (63.7) 9-4
5. East Polk (50.8) 10-4
6. East Grand Forks (47.6) 6-9
7. Park Rapids (46.0) 6-8
8. Roseau (36.9) 6-9
9. Crookston (25.6) 4-12
SOUTH SUBSECTION STANDINGS
1. Pequot Lakes (71.3) 14-4
2. Frazee (64.1) 9-6
3. Fergus Falls (52.1) 5-10
4. Perham (49.1) 7-7
5. Barnesville (40.3) 5-9
6. Breckenridge (36.9) 5-7
7. Wadena-Deer Creek (35.7) 5-9
8. Menahga (33.3) 7-12
9. Ottertail Central (19.2) 1-13
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The Section 8A Softball QRF standings look like this –
NORTH SUBSECTION STANDINGS –
Team – QRF – Record
1. Badger-Greenbush-MR (81.4) 19-0
2. Red Lake Falls (61.5) 12-4
3. Northern Freeze (45.6) 9-7
4. Blackduck (38.1) 11-5
5. Lake of the Woods (31.4) 6-8
6. Kelliher/Northome (23.7) 7-6
7. West Marshall (22.3) 2-12
8. Red Lake (19.9) 1-4
9. Indus (10.7) 0-4
SOUTH SUBSECTION STANDINGS –
Team – QRF – Record
1. Lake Park-Audubon (52.5) 10-3
2. Ada-Borup/West (41.4) 8-6
3. Fertile-Beltrami (36.7) 6-6
4. Norman County East/UH (35.2) 6-9
5. Mahnomen/Waubun (31.3) 6-10
6. Sacred Heart (30.8) 5-8
7. Red Lake County Central (20.1) 2-10
8. Bagley (12.6) 1-12
9. Cass Lake-Bena (12.0) 1-9
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The Agassiz Valley Conference Championship night will be held Thursday, May 27 at Greenbush and Badger. The schedule is below –
4:00 PM Games-
Field 1 – Crookston vs Northern Freeze (Varsity)
Field 2 – Thief River Falls vs BGMR (Varsity)
Field 3 – Sacred Heart vs Warroad (Varsity)
Field 4 – East Grand Forks vs West Marshall (JV)
Badger – Red Lake Falls vs Roseau (JV)
6:00 PM Games –
Field 1 – East Grand Forks vs West Marshall (Varsity)
Field 2 – Red Lake Falls vs Roseau (Varsity)
Field 3 – Warroad vs Sacred Heart (JV)
Field 4 – Crookston vs Northern Freeze (JV)
Badger – BGMR vs Thief River Falls (JV)
7:45 PM – Conference Awards announced
8:00 PM – Conference Championship Game
BGMR vs Warroad
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UMC Teambackers Golf Classic presented by Altru Health Systems will be at the Minakwa Golf Course on Friday, July 16. Registration will start at 9:00 a.m. and the shotgun start will be at 10:00 a.m. Teams will be handicapped and the five-member team’s total handicap must equal 60 or more. Participants must be 18 years of age or older or a high school graduate to play. The registration fee is $100 per participant. If you would like to reserve a golf cart, contact Minakwa at 218-281-1773. Teams must register by July 8 and it is limited to the first 90 guests. To register, click here. For more information contact Derek Martin at 218-281-8436 or derekm@umn.edu.
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JOKES
Two very elderly men were having a conversation.
Elmer says, “Yessir. I did it three times last night with a 30-year-old.”
Leon replies, “You’re kidding! I can’t even manage to do it once! What’s your secret?”
Elmer responded, “Well, the secret is to eat lots of whole-wheat bread. I’m not kidding!”
So Leon rushed to the store and the clerk asks the old man, “May I help you?”
Leon said, “Yes, I’d like four loaves of whole-wheat bread please.”
The clerk repsonded, “That’s a lot of bread! It’s sure to get hard before you’re done!”
Leon replies, “Damn! Does everyone know about this except me?”
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One day an old lady walked into the doctor’s office and was shown into a room. When the doctor came in and asked what the problem was, she answered, “I have awful gas, but it doesn’t bother me. You see, it’s completely silent and doesn’t smell at all.”
The doctor, after examining her thoroughly, gave her some pills and told her to take one everyday and come back in a week. The lady returned, and when the doctor asked if her problem was any better she replied, “Well I don’t know what you gave me, but now my gas smells terrible!”
The doctor replied, “Well, now that we’ve got your sinuses cleared up let’s work on your hearing!”
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How are former Crookston Pirates athletes doing in college or elsewhere?
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Paul Bittner is playing professional hockey in Sweden for Vasby IK of the HockeyAllsvenskan league.
Aleece Durbin, is a Junior on the University of North Dakota Women’s Track and Field team.
Ben Trostad is playing Club Hockey at UMC.
Ty Hamre is playing Club Hockey at UMC.
Brandon Boetcher is playing Club Hockey at UMC.
Brady Butt is a freshman playing football at the University of Jamestown.
Brita Fagerlund, is a Senior on the University of Jamestown Jimmy Women’s Track team.
Rachel Hefta, a Sophomore, is playing volleyball at Hastings College in Nebraska.
Nick Garmen is a sophomore playing tennis at the University of Minnesota Morris.
Thea Oman, a sophomore, is swimming at St. Ben’s.
Crookston School District Coaches –
Emily Meyer is a girls hockey and softball assistant coach.
Lacia Hanson is the Junior High softball coach.
Carrie Clauson is a Junior High girls tennis 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 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 a Pirate Baseball volunteer assistant coach.
Ben Halos is a Pirate Baseball assistant coach.
Alex LaFrance is a 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
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.
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 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 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
