SPORTS FEEVER – May 9, 2019

Welcome to another Sports Feever column. We continue the worst spring sports season in recent memory.  I have talked to several long-time coaches, broadcasters, and administrators if they remember a spring like this and nobody can. (If you remember one email at chrisjfee@yahoo.com and let me know. Crookston Pirate Baseball has only played four games this spring and every sport has been hampered by weather.  You feel for the kids and coaches, but you can’t do anything about the weather.

On a good note, the first place (and the best record in Major League Baseball) Minnesota Twins continue to play some great baseball.  Are they for real???  It is tough to say they don’t have a chance to win the AL Central because the rest of the teams are so bad.  But, they have had some good pitching, great hitting, good defense and they seem to get better as the season goes along.  So far it has been fun and on Wednesday night, Jorge Polanco is just the 5th Twins player to ever record at least five hits in two games in the same season.
Jorge Polanco (2019)
Joe Mauer (2010)
Denard Span (2009)
Kirby Puckett (1990)
Tony Oliva (1965)

I HAVE EIGHT TICKETS TO THREE OF THE TWINS GAMES THIS WEEKEND – FRIDAY, SATURDAY’S FIRST GAME, AND SUNDAY.  If you can use them or want to give mom a present from KROX…..email me at chrisjfee@yahoo.com and tell me what game and how many tickets and it will be a first come-first serve.  I can mail them too.  The tickets are in the upper deck behind home plate.

On a bad note, the women’s hockey players of the NWHL have gone on strike to show support after the Canadian Women’s Hockey league folded.  I appreciate the sticking together, but the women don’t understand that they are probably wiping out any chance of professional women’s hockey ever happening again unless the NHL funds it.  Women’s hockey isn’t big anywhere, not even Minnesota.  The women don’t have any leverage in this strike and it is looking to be a big mistake.  The mistake proved to be even bigger on Wednesday when Pegula Sports and Entertainment, owner of the Buffalo Beauts (and Buffalo Sabres), announced it was returning the team to the NWHL. The Beauts were considered by many to be the model franchise among the five in the league because of their independent ownership, their title game appearances in all four years and cooperation from the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres.

It might not seem fair, but until people start showing up and packing arenas for women’s college hockey and pro hockey (if it ever comes back), it will never change.

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Congratulations to Crookston High School grad, Bobby Tiedemann on being named to the MIAC Sportsmanship team.  Bobby wrapped up his collegiate tennis career at St. Mary’s University this spring and received the award. Bobby was 8-10 this year at first and second singles and was 11-7 at first doubles this year.  Bobby played three years at St. Mary’s and this was his last year because he will be graduating early.
It is the second straight year a Crookston High School grad has received the sportsmanship award in their respective conference with Luke Edlund winning the award in Football in his senior season at Crown College.

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The Region 8A Committee met on May 1 and decided a lot of things, including moving the Section 8A Team Wrestling tournament semi’s and championship to Fertile!
Region 8A Committee Meeting Minutes
May 1, 2019

The Region 8A Committee met on, Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at 9:30 a.m., Joe DiMaggio’s, Erskine MN.
Present:  Anderson, Christian, Folkers, Grow, Jorgensen, Knott, Lunsetter, Mills, Pastir, Stoltman, Weinzierl, Wilson
Absent:  Johnson
Also present:  Jennifer Wieland, Gregg Parks, Scott Koberinski, Melissa Thompson

NEW BUSINESS
Motion by Folkers, second by Anderson to approve the Region Committee election results.
Sub-29 – Superintendent – Gregg Parks (Nevis)
Sub-30 – Principal – Kevin Hedstrom (Mahnomen)
Sub-31 – Activities Director – Scott Koberinski (East Grand Forks)
Sub-32 – School Board – Steve McGlynn (Stephen-Argyle Central)
Music Representative – Jennifer Wieland (Red Lake Falls)
Girls Sports Representative – Melissa Thompson (Tri-County)  Motion passed 11-0.

They approved a charge of $500 for all web/video-live streaming of Region 8A events.  Motion passed 11-0.

The board directed Jim Weinzierl to survey the Section 8A West Boys and Girls Basketball schools with three options for the play-in round.   Motion passed 11-0.

The board approved the Boys Tennis Co-op of Minnewaska/BBE.  Motion passed 11-0.

The board approved the 8A Wrestling Team format and sites.  Quarterfinals will be at high-speeds, Semi-finals, and Championship at Fertile/Beltrami. Motion passed 11-0.

The board approved moving NCE/U-H to the East Sub-Section of 8A Baseball.  Motion passed 10-1.

Region 8A approved the Re-Sectioning assignments of all 8A Activities, including 8A Baseball as amended, as recommended by the Re-Sectioning Committee for the years 2019-2020 and 2020-2021.  Motion passed 11-0.

The Region 8A board approved the Visual Arts scoring policy of  “Excellent = 15 to 17 points, Superior = 18 points and above”.  Motion passed 10-0.

The board approved the 2020 Speech Contest dates.  Sub-29, March 31, 2020 at Cass Lake-Bena; Sub-30, March 26, 2020 at DGF; Sub-31, March 28, 2020 at RLCC; Section 8A, April 7, 2020 at Fosston. Motion passed 10-0.

Region 8A gave approval to the Basketball shot-clock proposal.  Motion passed 10-0.

The board approved the Cross Country proposal.  Motion passed 10-0.

Board member Knott made a motion to approve the Boys Hockey proposal (adding weeks and games); the motion died for lack of second motion. Then, the board denied the Boys Hockey Proposal.  Motion passed 9-1.

They approved the Nordic Ski Racing proposal.  Motion passed 10-0.

They approved the 3-Class Soccer proposal.  Motion passed 10-0.

They approved the Boys and Girls 3-Class Tennis proposal.  Motion passed 10-0.

The committee approved the 4-Class girls Volleyball proposal.  Motion passed 10-0.

The committee approved the Kelliher/Northome-Little Fork Football Co-op.  Motion passed 10-0.

They approved the 2020 One Act Play dates and site.  Sub-29 at Win-E-Mac, January 31, 2020; Sub-30 at Ada-Borup, January 30, 2020; Sub-31 at Sacred Heart, February 2, 2020; and Sub-32 at Lake of the Woods, February 1, 2020; Section 8A at Crookston, February 8, 2020.  Motion passed 9-1.

Next Committee meeting date:  August 7, 2019, at Joe DiMaggio’s in Erskine.  The Committee meeting will start at 9:30 a.m.

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The Northern Sun Conference baseball tournament has been hit by the weather again this year.  The first round of games was supposed to be played on Wednesday, but rain in the forecast moved the tournament back one day.  The first round will now be played on Thursday.  The problem with moving the games back a day is the loss of one of the two fields they are scheduled to play on.  The other problem is the NCAA requires conference tournaments to have their automatic qualifier (conference tourney champ) in by 3:00 p.m. on Sunday!    I have included an email from the NSIC below –

Hello Everyone,

Attached are the updated bracket and batting practice schedules for our NSIC Baseball Tournament.  We feel this schedule allows us the best chance to get games in when we need to and give the student-athletes a great experience.  While the format of the tournament/bracket stays largely the same, there were some changes made which are outlined below:

• Thursday’s schedule moves batting practice inside Halenbeck Hall for all teams.  With the expected rain today in St. Cloud, this allows extra times for the fields to be ready and reduces the chances of the teams that would have played earlier being delayed and waiting around the fields unnecessarily.
• Friday’s schedule remains very much the same as day 2 was originally scheduled, but moves games up one hour.  This allows the teams playing in the late games on Friday an extra hour of recovery and rest before Saturday’s games.
• Saturday’s forecast looks like some potential rain, so we wanted to reduce the amount of time we needed to get our games in.  With that, we moved both Game 11 and Game 12 to noon to get both done at relatively the same time.  Putz Field is not available to us for the duration of the tournament, so Game 12 will be played at St. John’s field.  Without this switch, we would have either had to send two teams home on Day 1, or some teams would have had to play three games in one day.  We felt this move was the best option.  Game 13 will be played back at Faber Field as soon as teams are ready.
• Sunday’s schedule was adjusted to 10:00 am due to the deadline for the NCAA Automatic Qualifier.  We need to have our Automatic Qualifier submitted by 3:00 pm.  While the 10:00 am time may not allow for the “if necessary” game to finish by 3:00 pm, after talking with Eric Breece of the NCAA, that time was approved.

We know there are details in the new schedule that are not ideal, but given the situation, we feel this format gives us a great tournament with a true champion.  We will be releasing this information on our website and social media at or before 9:30 this morning.  Travel safe, I look forward to a great tournament.

There are two things I thought about after reading the email…..
1. Cut one week out of the regular season schedule and allow a full week for the playoffs so you have some more “wiggle room.”
2. How are both fields not reserved for the duration of the tournament? You have to expect the chance of a rainout!

The updated schedule looks like this –

The NSIC Baseball Tournament schedule was adjusted due to rain forecasted in St. Cloud, Minn.  The tournament will begin Thursday, May 9 at
2:00 pm as (1)Augustana takes on (8)Winona State at Faber Field
2:30 pm (4)Minot State faces (5)Wayne State at Putz Field.
6:00 pm (2)Minnesota State vs (7)Northern State at Faber Field
6:30 pm (3)St. Cloud State vs (6)Minnesota Crookston at Putz Field. ON KROX

CLICK HERE FOR THE UPDATED BRACKET

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UMC Baseball finished the regular season with a school-record 28 overall wins and 20 conference wins and have made the playoffs for the third time in the last four years.  UMC owns at least one win over the top five teams in the conference this year.
The Golden Eagles ended the season on a three-game win streak with victories over Minnesota Duluth and Minot State.
UMC has won 115 games (averaging 23 wins) over the last five years after winning just two games in 2013 and 2014 before the arrival of Head Coach Steve Gust.

UMC is coming into the postseason playing some great baseball.
Brock Reller hit .462 last week with five runs scored and three RBIs
Reed Hjelle hit .462 with five runs scored and three RBIs
Conner Richardson had a 0.00 ERA in five innings pitched with five strikeouts
Nate Albrecht had a 0.00 ERA in seven innings pitched with four strikeouts

St. Cloud State went 4-1 on the week with a sweep over Mary on May 1 and a 2-1 record at SMSU on May 3-4.
The Huskies are ranked #3 in the latest NCAA regional poll.  SCSU has earned four consecutive NCAA tournament bids in 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015.  SCSU has gained eight NCAA tournament bids since 2010 under the direction of head coach Pat Dolan.
The Huskies top pitcher is Dom Austing (7-0) with 74 strikeouts and an ERA of 2.15.
Mitch Mallek is batting .369 to lead SCSU this season.  He also leads SCSU with 53 runs, 65 hits and 11 homers.
SCSU has outscored its opponents 351-141 this season

UMC Coach Steve Gust is excited to continue a record-breaking season! I asked him for some thoughts on the season and getting ready for the NSIC tourney –

Our guys are excited about the tourney. Earning a spot in the NSIC Tournament is not anything that should be taken for granted considering just over half of the conference teams make the tourney. We’ve been lucky enough to qualify for it three of the last four years but it is never easy. The conference boasts some of the best teams in the Central Region and in the country. With that said, we feel like we can compete with all the teams. St. Cloud State has it all in terms of pitching, defense, and guys that can hit for power and average. Playing them in St. Cloud makes it all the more difficult. We have to be fundamentally sound, make big plays at crucial times and compete with every pitch. The same formula for success will need to happen with any other team we play, as well. 

It has been a great season. After losing a ton of talented seniors and losing our top three arms due to other reasons, our guys have really stepped up to the challenge. They have bought into a team-first mentality and have worked extremely hard. In short, we have been gritty but certainly not pretty. Our leadership has been awesome, nobody cares who gets the credit, and we have come together as one family. 

I know full well that we will be ready with each game in the tourney. The expectations are that we want to play our best baseball and see where the chips fall. We basically accomplished all of the goals that we set for ourselves before the season including the ultimate one of making the conference tournament. However, our guys are not satisfied. I fully believe that we will give our best effort this weekend. We are hoping that is good enough for us to be in a position to win some games. 

Thanks coach and good luck to the UMC Baseball team.  You can hear all their games on KROX Radio!

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University of Minnesota Crookston baseball players Reed Hjelle (Sr., 1B, East Grand Forks, Minn.) and Dalton Grose (R-So., LHP, Waterville, Minn.) were named to the 2019 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Baseball teams, as announced Wed., May 8 by the conference office.

Hjelle was named All-NSIC First Team at first base, while Grose was an All-NSIC Second Team selection as a relief pitcher. Hjelle is a two-time All-NSIC First Team selection, garnering NSIC Player of the Year accolades as a junior in 2018. Grose is a first-time All-NSIC pick. The Golden Eagles have had four players bestowed with five All-NSIC First Team honors in the program’s history with Hjelle, Zach Seipel (2018), Aaron Johnson (2005), and Aaron Challoner (2003). Hjelle is the first player in school history to earn All-NSIC First Team honors in back-to-back seasons.

Hjelle has had a great senior season for the Golden Eagles. The native of East Grand Forks, Minn., leads the team by hitting .361 with a team-high 42 runs scored, and 11 home runs. Hjelle also has three doubles, three triples, and a league-leading 45 walks. He has showcased tremendous power with a .653 slugging percentage and has been a constant on the base paths with a .531 on-base percentage. Hjelle has also showcased his speed with 12 stolen bases for Minnesota Crookston in 2019. In addition to being a two-time All-NSIC First Team pick, he was 2018 NSIC Player of the Year, 2019 NSIC Preseason Player of the Year, 2018 NCBWA All-America Third Team, 2018 ABCA/Rawlings All-America Third Team, 2018 D2CCA All-Region First Team, 2018 NCBWA All-Region First Team, 2018 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region First Team, and 2018 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Player of the Year.

Grose had a phenomenal sophomore season at the back end of the Minnesota Crookston bullpen. Grose picked up where his former teammate Seipel left off. Grose broke Seipel’s school record for saves in a season with 13 during the 2019 campaign. Grose posted a 2-2 mark and a 2.45 ERA with 36.2 innings pitched. He struck out 38 batters with just 21 walks on the season. Opponents were able to just hit .226 against Grose on the regular-season. He made 25 appearances out of the bullpen for the Golden Eagles this season. Grose is currently tied for second in NCAA Division II for saves with 13. He is only behind Adelphi University’s Tom Ambrosino with 14 saves.

Minnesota State University outfielder Jordan Hart was named NSIC Player of the Year. Max Steffens of Augustana University was selected as NSIC Pitcher of the Year and NSIC Newcomer of the Year. Minnesota State’s Nick Altermatt was selected as the NSIC Freshman of the Year, while Augustana Head Coach Tim Huber was named NSIC Coach of the Year.

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The University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagle Athletic Department will be installing new bleachers at Lysaker gymnasium this summer.  A preview of what they will look like is below.

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Last week’s column started the discussion of should Crookston High School look at cuts and if they would make cuts, what sports would be cut.  I think most people understand something has to be done and that was the response, but at the same time you don’t want to cut sports kids enjoy playing.  One question that was posed to me…..”If the kids enjoy playing the sport so much, how come they don’t put any time into the said sport.”  I can only say that is a great point and how much do they love this sport if they don’t do anything in the offseason.

The one thing we heard from a couple of people, they should cut a sport because they aren’t winning.  My response…..Look at the records of all the Pirate programs right now, you wouldn’t have more than two or three programs if you cut all the programs with losing records.

I have received several emails, texts, phone calls on what the school should do.  Most didn’t want to be mentioned because when talking about cutting sports, nobody wants to promote cutting a sport that maybe their friend’s kids or even their own kids play.  But most parents, kids, and coaches know which sports are on the bubble.

Some things I have heard –

If you want better sports teams you need a better/new weight room and better hours –  I agree 100%.  The weight room is bad.  It is small, old, dark, dirty, antiquated and not even close to as nice as the work out facilities around town and other schools.
The weight room should be open more than just the mornings.  I see Thief River Falls is having four hour-long weight room sessions per day.  They also have four hour-long running sessions a couple days a week at the track.  (Crookston could use that because it seems like the kids that go to the weight room regularly get slower each year)

What is being done to attract the kids to the programs?-
Besides outstanding organizations like the Crookston Youth Basketball Association, Crookston Blue Line club, and Crookston Baseball Association, not a lot.  The Crookston Youth Soccer Association was strong many years ago, they pretty much disappeared for a few years and now they are trying to offer some programs.  The Crookston Baseball Association is extremely active in the youth baseball program and with facilities.

Crookston’s demographics have changed, what have the sports done to embrace the change – Over half of Highland Elementary School is on free and reduced meals.  Families don’t have a lot of money to travel all over the state and probably don’t have the capability.  The athletic programs have to find a way to keep the sport as affordable as possible and with the least amount of travel possible.  They might want to look into team vans/busses that all the entities could share (insurance and liability could be costly).  Every single sports program NEEDS to do a better job of figuring out how to make sure all kids have a chance to be able to participate in their sport.  You could be missing out on some pretty good athletes if they don’t.

The Crookston School Board will have a Long Range planning meeting on Tuesday, May 15 and extracurriculars will likely be discussed.

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We were sorry to see, but excited to see Todd Henrickson, has “retired” as Barnesville Boys Basketball coach and his longtime assistant Chad Suter will take over. Henrickson will stay on as principal and athletic director of Barnesville High School.

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East Grand Forks Green Wave senior basketball player, Macy Skyberg has signed a letter of intent to play basketball for Northland Community and Technical College next year.  She is another of the many talented local girls that have signed to play for the Pioneers.

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One given in NSIC Men’s Basketball is that Minnesota State Mankato will have a D-1 transfer, or two, or three.
They will have another one next year with 6’10 237-pound Kelby Kramer is transferring from Montana to Mankato.  He played on the Montana team that played in the Big Dance this March and he is bringing his 4.0 g.pa. to major in engineering.
He only averaged 1 point and 1 rebound per game last season, as a redshirt freshman.
The interesting thing I found in the story was this quote and I hope UMC folks read the following quote by Kramer – “The facilities are better than some Division I facilities, in my opinion.”  Good, quality student-athletes make their choice on MAJORS, FACILITIES and COACHES.

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The USHL held their draft on Monday and Tuesday.  On Monday a few northwest Minnesota players were drafted.  They are listed below –
Round 5 – 72nd pick – Thor Byfuglien (Roseau)
Round 8 – 121st pick – Paul Huglen (Roseau)

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The Minnesota Vikings Mini-camp tryout roster has been released and several players from the NSIC and area colleges have been invited.  The Vikings have had some pretty good luck with their rookie mini-camp attendees and hopefully, it will be the same this year.   I have listed the area players below –

Jonas Schenderlein (Kicker) from Concordia-St. Paul
Landon Jones (WR) from Bemidji State
Gunner Olszewski (CB) from Bemidji State
John Vogeler (S) from Bemidji State
John Santiago (RB) from UND
Damon Gibson (TE) from Minnesota State Moorhead
Tank Harris (DT) from UND

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The Hawley Nugget Booster Club is hosting a 3-on-3 basketball tournament –

The Nugget Summer Jam will be held on Saturday, June 1 at the Hawley High School, Elementary and Field House gyms.

Cost is $80 per team. Early Bird Registration is $72 and due by May 1, 2019.  Teams will not be guaranteed for registration after May 17, 2019.

There will be a 3 game guarantee and team sizes are limited to a 5 player max for girls and boys grades 3 through 8. As part of the registration process, you will be asked to rank your team from 1-3, with 3 being high and 1 being low. We encourage honesty as this will help us in preparation of our brackets and fair play! Grade level should be chosen based on 2018-2019 school year.

Tshirts and concessions will be available for purchase.

There will be no trainer on site, please bring first aid supplies for your team.

Contact Nathan Stoa or Kirsti Fleming with questions.

This registration session will allow you to complete contact information, sign up for participation, and submit payment.

Please read through each page carefully to ensure that all information is provided accurately. 

To complete registration through their secure website, CLICK HERE.

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SPRING SOCCER – Crookston Youth Soccer Association

May 7-30, 2019

When: Tuesday and Thursday from 5:30-6:15 p.m.

Where: Carmen Fields (near Tri-Valley Head Start)

Ages: 4-12*

*Age 3 allowed with parent/guardian discretion.

Registration Form and payment:

1. Complete form and bring form/payment the first night (5/7) – OR,

2. Complete onsite the first night (5/7)

Cost is $40/child – and $30 for each child in family after (so two kids = $70)

Each youth participating will get a soccer ball.

FOR THE REGISTRATION FORM CLICK HERE

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Pirate Hoops Summer Skills and Drills 2019
For Crookston Pirate Basketball players (girls and boys) grades 2-12 (next year’s grade)
Where: CHS gym
When:  Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
Time:   Next year’s  7th-12th graders at 7:30-9:00 am
Next year’s  2nd – 6th graders at 9:00-10:00 a.m.

CLICK HERE FOR THE JUNE 7th grade through 12th-grade CALENDAR

CLICK HERE FOR THE JUNE – 2nd grade through 6th-grade CALENDAR

Cost:  7th-12th graders is $40
2nd – 6th graders is $25

Attend all or as many as you are able to.  (Make checks to Pirate Basketball)

Send to:
Pirate  Hoops
Crookston High School   Attn: Greg Garmen
402 Fisher Ave.
Crookston, MN 56716

Keep top portion

Name________________________________________________________

Phone________________________________________________________

School attended(circle):    CHS    HES    Cathedral    Our Saviors       Home School

I understand that Crookston High School and the Summer Basketball Academy staff will not be held responsible for injuries of loss of personal property while the above athlete is attending the academy.  I authorize the directors to secure any emergency treatment deemed necessary.  The staff will not be held responsible for payment for this emergency treatment.  Any hospital or doctor fees that are a result of injury will be the responsibility of the parent or guardian.  I also acknowledge that the above athlete is physically ready for the activity of the basketball academy.

Signature of parent/guardian_________________________________________

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The Christian Laettner Basketball Academy will be conducting a youth basketball clinic in Pillager June 24-26 at Pillager High School.
4th-8th grade 9 am – noon (co-ed)
9th-12th grade 1 pm – 4 pm (co-ed)
Cost is $125, including a water bottle
Register Online at www.theclba.com

Christian Laettner is a retired NBA 13-year veteran whose hall-of-fame career for the Duke Blue Devils is widely regarded as one of the greatest in National Collegiate Athletic Association history. Coach Laettner will provide a fun, learning environment for the committed basketball player looking to improve their game, with a focus on skill development, striving to help players improve their ball handling, and passing, while increasing their understanding of offensive and defensive concepts. There will be great attention to detail on the core fundamentals of the game. Players, nowadays, love to dribble, dribble, dribble the ball. With that in mind, the teaching point this academy will stress the most is “catch the ball, save your dribble-and look to pass first!”. This concept is often overlooked in today’s game with the younger players – so the coaches will stress how ball movement is a key ingredient to a players game and offensive efficiency!

For the Camp form and for more information, CLICK HERE.

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The University of Minnesota Crookston men’s basketball program will again offer camp options this summer. The Golden Eagles will host a Junior Eagle Day Camp from June 10-13 from 9 a.m.-12 p.m., and an Offensive Skills Day Camp from June 17-20 from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. The camps will be held at the University of Minnesota Crookston Wellness Center this year due to the remodeling of Lysaker Gymnasium, which will include new bleachers and a refurbished floor. This will be the sixth annual camp.

The Junior Eagle Day Camp will be for boys and girls grades 1-6 with each camper receiving a t-shirt and a camp ball. On the last day, all campers will receive a pizza party. The Offensive Skills Day Camp for boys and girls for grades 5-12. Each camper will receive a t-shirt and a camp ball. On the last day, all campers for the Offensive Skills Camp will also receive a pizza party.
The camp will develop campers skills through drill work, contests, and games. They will receive instruction and interaction with coaching staff and players.

The cost is $60 per camper. If you have any questions contact Assistant Coach Bryan Beamish at 218-281-8431 or bbeamish@crk.umn.edu. You can fill out the attached registration form (click here for the form) and send form and payment to:

UMC Basketball
142 Sports Center
2900 University Ave.
Crookston, MN  56716

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“LACE ‘EM UP” BASKETBALL CAMP

Make plans now to attend the 26th annual “Lace ‘em Up” basketball camp to be held in Red Lake Falls high school at the Robert Matzke Gym from June 3-7, 2019.

The camp is open to any boys or girls who are currently in grades K-11.  The camp is set up to run from 8:00 a.m. until 11:30 for grades 6-11 each morning, and from 12:00 noon until 3:30 p.m. for grades K-6.  The cost of the camp is $60 with a maximum cost per family of $100.  If you register before May 25,  you will also receive a camp T-shirt.  After May 25, ALL SINGLE REGISTRATION FEES WILL BE $70 AND THE MAXIMUM COST PER FAMILY WILL BE $120, DUE TO CAMP PREPARATION AND AWARD ORDERS.

NOTE: by request, sixth graders may come in the morning, afternoon, or both for one price.

Cut on the dotted line and return the following to: Steve Philion, 518 Champagne Ave., Red Lake Falls, MN 56750.  (218-253-2499). E-mail: sphilion@rlfedu.org

Make checks payable to: Steve Philion

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Name____________________________________
Grade in 2018-2019________________(grade just completed)

I was a 6th grader this year and would like to come:
(circle one) MORNING    AFTERNOON    BOTH

T-shirt sizes:     Please circle one:

Youth sizes:       EXTRA SMALL           SMALL            MEDIUM             LARGE

Adult sizes:        SMALL     MEDIUM     LARGE      X-LARGE        XX-LARGE

Address:____________________________________________

MALE____________              FEMALE____________

I, the parent of the above student agree to allow my child to participate in the 2019 “Lace ‘em Up basketball camp in Red Lake Falls.  I also understand that the camp director, the City of RLF, and the RLF school district are not responsible for any injuries or accidents that my child might occur.

SIGNATURE OF PARENT OR GUARDIAN:_____________________________

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JOKES

A guy and a girl meet at a bar. They get along so well that they decide to go to the girl’s place.
A few drinks later, the guy takes off his shirt and then washes his hands.
He then takes of his trousers and washes his hands again.
The girl has been watching him and says, “You must be a dentist.”
The guy, surprised, says “Yes! How did you figure that out?”
“Easy,” she replied, “you keep washing your hands.”
One thing led to another and they make love.
After they have done, the girl says, “You must be a good dentist.”
The guy, now with a boosted ego says, “Sure, I’m a good dentist, How did you figure that out?”

“Didn’t feel a thing!”

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There was once an aspiring veterinarian who put himself through veterinary school working nights as a taxidermist.
Upon graduation, he decided he could combine his two vocations to better serve the needs of his patients and their owners, while doubling his practice and, therefore, his income.

He opened his own offices with a sign on the door saying,

“Dr. Jones, Veterinary Medicine, and Taxidermy — Either way, you get your dog back!”

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A fellow bought a new Mercedes and was out on the interstate for a nice evening drive. The top was down, the breeze was blowing through what was left of his hair and he decided to open her up. As the needle jumped up to 80 mph, he suddenly saw flashing red and blue lights behind him. “There’s no way they can catch a Mercedes,” he thought to himself and opened her up further. The needle hit 90, 100…. Then the reality of the situation hit him.

“What am I doing?” he thought and pulled over. The cop came up to him, took his license without a word and examined it and the car. “It’s been a long day, this is the end of my shift and it’s Friday the 13th. I don’t feel like more paperwork, so if you can give me an excuse for your driving that I haven’t heard before, you can go.”

The guy thinks for a second and says, “Last week my wife ran off with a cop. I was afraid you were trying to give her back!”

“Have a nice weekend,” said the officer.