Welcome to a jam-packed edition of the Sports Feever column. We have the Section 8A Girls Hockey preview, the Section 8AA Wrestling preview, the Crookston Pirate Winter Sports Schedule link, links to the Section 8A Girls Hockey page/master schedule, the Section 8A Boys Hockey page/master schedule, the Section 8AA Boys and Girls Basketball page and master schedules. We also University of Minnesota Crookston National Signing day results and a list of some area athletes that signed National Letters of Intent and a lot more information. Enjoy this week’s column!
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What a Saturday…..The Minnesota Golden Gopher Football team played a great game and upset #4 ranked Penn State while over 6 million people watched on TV. The Gophers played a solid game and held off a furious Penn State rally late in the game to win. It was the best Gopher football game I have seen in my 42 years of being a Gopher fan. It has captured the state and everybody is talking about the University of Minnesota, PJ Fleck, and the Golden Gophers.
EVERYBODY is talking about Gopher Football game vs Penn State and now the game vs Iowa. Athletics is a window into the University. The U of M has built a new stadium, a beautiful locker room, a great practice facility, an athletes village that cost well over $200 million. The U of M INVESTED in their facilities, into their coaches, and into all athletics and look at what is happening…….GREAT things.
Go Gophers….Row The Boat….Ski-U-Mah!!!!!
I am trying a new saying for Golden Eagle Athletics and it hasn’t taken off yet and I’m not sure why?????
Go Golden Eagles….Row the Kayak….Ski-U-Mah!!!!
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KROX has conducted our annual Section 8A Girls Hockey Preseason Coaches Poll and Season preview.
The Warroad Warrior Girls Hockey team has been tabbed the favorite in the KROX Radio Section 8A Girls Hockey Coaches poll and season preview. For the poll and preview click on the link below –
CLICK HERE FOR THE SECTION 8A GIRLS HOCKEY POLL
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KROX has received the Section 8AA Wrestling preview from the official Mat Rat, Roger Mischke! KROX thanks him for his outstanding work on putting the preview together. The preview is below –
MAT RATS SECTION 8AA PREVIEW 2019-2020
FAVORITES: DETROIT LAKES LAKERS and the PERHAM YELLOWJACKETS
DARK HORSES: PEQUOT LAKES-PINE RIVER/BACKUS ROAD CREW and the PIERZ PIONEERS
CLICK HERE FOR THE SECTION 8AA WRESTLING TEAM PREVIEW
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KROX has posted all the Crookston Pirate Winter Sports schedules online. To see the Pirate winter sports schedule – CLICK HERE.
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KROX has also posted the Section 8A Girls Hockey page/master schedule, Section 8A Boys Hockey page/master schedule, the Section 8AA Girls Basketball page/master schedule, and the Section 8AA Boys Basketball page/master schedule. Click on the links below to see the page –
CLICK HERE FOR SECTION 8A GIRLS HOCKEY
FOR SECTION 8A BOYS HOCKEY – CLICK HERE
CLICK HERE FOR SECTION 8AA GIRLS BASKETBALL
FOR SECTION 8AA BOYS BASKETBALL – CLICK HERE
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The University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagle Athletic Department was busy on Wednesday with several athletes signing letters of intent to play sports next year. The list of signees is listed below –
Baseball
Alex Koep (LHP, 5-10 160, Parkers Prairie, Minn./Parkers Prairie H.S.)
Carter Mulcahy (C, 5-10 165, Perham, Minn./Perham H.S.)
Teddy Giefer (1B/LHP, 6-3 170, Courtland, Minn./Minnesota Valley Lutheran H.S.)
Volleyball
Kenzee Langlie (S, 5-6, Fargo, N.D./Fargo Davies H.S.)
Charlee Krieg (MH/OH, 5-9, Cavalier, N.D./Cavalier H.S.)
Men’s Golf
Josh Hebrink (6-0, Elk River, Minn./Elk River H.S.)
Women’s Golf
Ellen Solem (5-9, Maple Grove, Minn./Osseo H.S.)
Lachlan Larson (5-5, Pequot Lakes, Minn./Pequot Lakes H.S.)
MBB
Hunter Lyman (F/C, 6-8 215, West Fargo, N.D./West Fargo H.S.)
WBB
Eden Golliher (G/F, 6-0, Iron River, Mich./West Iron County H.S.)
Haylee Wheeler (F/C, 6-2, Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville South H.S.)
Softball
Rachel Jones (UT, 5-7, Fort Collins, Colo./Fort Collins H.S.)
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Several area student-athletes have signed National Letters of intent to play college sports. I was able to come up with the following athletes that signed on Wednesday –
Roseau Girl Hockey players Kayla Santl and Anika Stoskopf signed to play hockey at THE Bemidji State University
Warroad Girls Hockey player, Hannah Corneliusen has signed to play hockey at Merrimack College.
Thief River Falls’ Aaron Meyers signed to play hockey at THE Bemidji State.
Hawley’s Paige Thompson (F, 6-3) signed to play basketball at Minnesota State Moorhead.
Park Christian’s Karley Motschenbacher (5’8 guard) signed to play basketball at Minnesota State Moorhead.
Park Rapids’ Riley Michaelson (6’0) signed to play volleyball at THE Bemidji State
Roseau’s Rylie Bjerklie (6’0) signed to play volleyball at THE Bemidji State
Ada-Borup/West’s Kora Kritzberger signed to play volleyball at Concordia-St. Paul.
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I saw this tidbit shared on social media by Josh VanKlompenburg –
Minnesota hasn’t won at Kinnick Stadium since 1999. Iowa went 1-10 that year. Their one win? Northern Illinois. Who was a freshman on that NIU team? Philip John Fleck.
To take steal from the movie Dumb and Dumber – “So you’re saying we have a chance”
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The City of East Grand Forks is looking at a $25 million plan to add a sheet of ice to the Civic Center and then turn the VFW rink into a fieldhouse that would be able to host baseball, softball, golf, football and other practices in the time of inclement weather.
It will be interesting to see what they decide to do, but the idea is great for EGF.
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Mayville State Volleyball swept the North Star conference awards this week and a couple of area players were named the conference player of the week.
Victoria Johnson (Roseau) was named the attacker of the week.
Elora Passa (Barnesville) was named the setter of the week.
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How good is the Northern Sun Conference in Volleyball? Good….darn good!!!
In this week’s top 25 rankings they have four of the top 10 and eight of the top 21 teams in the nation!
I listed the top team and the NSIC teams in the top 25 below –
1. Cal State San Bernadino
5. Minnesota Duluth
6. Concordia-St. Paul
7. Northern State
9. St. Cloud State
13. Wayne State (Neb)
16. Winona State
17. Southwest Minnesota State
21. Upper Iowa
Receiving votes – Augustana (26), Minnesota State-Mankato (33)
UMC Volleyball will have played 15 of their 28 matches against ranked opponents this year – Michigan Tech (2), Wheeling, Concordia-St. Paul (2), Upper Iowa (2), Winona State (2), Northern State, St. Cloud State (2), Southwest Minnesota State, Wayne State, Minnesota Duluth.
They have also played Minnesota State Mankato twice (ranked 33rd) and Augustana, just outside the top 25 at 26th.
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The NCAA Division II football Super Region 4 rankings came out this week and the NSIC has four of the 10 teams –
1. Tarleton State 7-0
2. Minnesota State 10-0
3. Colorado Mines 10-0
4. CSU-Pueblo 9-1
5. Augustana 8-2
6. Texas A&M-Commerce 7-2
7. Angelo State 8-2
8. Sioux Falls 7-3
9. Winona State 7-3
10. Dixie State 7-3
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The Minnesota High School Volleyball Coaches Association recently announced the All-State Academic teams and the All-State teams. The winners are listed below –
All-State Class A –
Marlee Turn (Kittson County Central)
Kora Kritzberger (Ada-Borup/West)
Section 8A Coaches of the year –
Head Coach – Tina Turn (Kittson County Central)
Assistant Coach – Jami Carr (Kittson County Central)
Section 8AA Coaches of the year –
Head Coach – Christine Ganley (Pequot Lakes)
Assistant Coach – Molly Aukes (Park Rapids)
Gold Team Awards (3.51 to 4.0 GPA)-
Ada-Borup/West
Bagley
Barnesville
Bemidji
Breckenridge
Crookston
Detroit Lakes
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton
East Grand Forks
Fertile-Beltrami
Frazee
Hawley
Lake Park-Audubon
Mahnomen-Waubun
Moorhead
Northern Freeze
Park Christian
Park Rapids
Pequot Lakes
Perham
Red Lake County Central
Roseau
Sacred Heart
Stephen-Argyle
Win-E-Mac
Silver team awards (3.5 to 3.74 GPA)
Badger-Greenbush-Middle River
Blackduck
Crosby-Ironton
Fosston
Hillcrest Academy
Kittson County Central
Lake of the Woods
Nevis
Red Lake Falls
Warroad
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The Minnesota High School Football Coaches Association has announced the All-State Academic awards and several teams and players from northwest Minnesota made the team. The award winners are listed below –
Academic All-State Teams –
Gold award winners (3.26 or higher GPA)-
Stephen-Argyle
Fertile-Beltrami
Hawley
Silver award winners (3.0 to 3.25 GPA)-
Red Lake County
Barnesville
Frazee
Thief River Falls
Academic All-State Individuals –
Adison McCollum (Fertile-Beltrami)
Micah Tollefson (Fertile-Beltrami)
Dustin Osland (Win-E-Mac)
Mason Miller (Ada-Borup/West)
Chris Podlack (Mahnomen-Waubun)
Derek Peterson (Red Lake County)
Samuel Scherzer (Bagley)
Hunter Zenzen (Barnesville)
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The Minnesota Vikings have announced the rosters for the Minnesota High School Football Showcase All-Star game to be played Saturday, December 7.
Several players from northwest Minnesota made the Team North roster. They are listed below –
Luke DeWulf (Nevis)
Gabe Hanninen (Detroit Lakes)
Cade Schmidt (Staples-Motley)
Matthias Algarin (Pierz)
Luke Imdieke (Osakis)
Tucker Peterson (Pillager)
Wyatt Thorson (Underwood)
Connor Morse (Barnesville)
Chase Smith (Bemidji)
Hunter Zenzen (Barnesville)
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The 2019 Girls’ Swimming & Diving State Meet is scheduled for November 14-16 at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center on the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis. Here is a look at the meet:
FAST FACTS
Schedule: Thursday, November 14: Class A diving preliminaries at noon, Class AA diving preliminaries at 6 p.m. Friday, November 15: Class A swimming preliminaries at noon, Class AA swimming preliminaries at 6 p.m. Saturday, November 16: Class A swimming and diving finals at noon, Class AA swimming and diving finals at 6 p.m.
Tickets: $7 for students and adults for diving preliminaries. $10 for students and adults for swimming preliminaries and finals. All seats are reserved.
Gates open: 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. each day. Please note that swim tickets will not be sold to the public on Thursday, November 14.
2019 PREVIEW
200-Yard Medley Relay
Class A — All eight teams that earned medals at the 2018 state meet are returning: Breck School of Golden Valley, defending champions; Visitation of Mendota Heights, runner-up; Sartell-St. Stephen, third; Hutchinson, fourth; Orono, fifth; Red Wing, sixth; Richfield, seventh; and Mankato West, eighth. Breck School owns the fastest qualifying time of 1:48.17.
Class AA — Six teams that competed in the 2018 final are back, including the defending champions from Eden Prairie. The other returning teams are: Wayzata, runner-up; St. Michael-Albertville, third; Edina, fourth; Minnetonka, fifth; and Chanhassen, eighth. The Minnetonka Skippers have the best qualifying time of 1:43.57.
200-Yard Freestyle
Class A — Two-time defending champion, junior Taylor Williams of Benilde-St. Margaret’s of St. Louis Park, leads a field of five returning medal-winners. Williams also boasts the best qualifying time of 1:52.39. The other returning medalists are: senior Lexi Kucera of Hutchinson, runner-up; senior Kali Sayovitz of Sauk Centre, fourth; junior Katelin Phelps of Breck School, seventh; and junior Kylie Strobl of Delano, eighth.
Class AA — Seven medalists return, led by last year’s champion Edina junior Claudia Chang. The other returning medalists are: senior Sierra Smith of Robbinsdale Armstrong, runner-up; senior Claudia Dougan of Eastview of Apple Valley, third; sophomore Addie Diaz of Minnetonka, fourth; senior Penelope Helm of Minnetonka, fifth; junior Schuyler DuPont of Stillwater Area, seventh; and ninth-grader Katie McCarthy of Edina, eighth. Smith has the fastest qualifying time of 1:50.24.
200-Yard Individual Medley
Class A — Five competitors return from the 2018 field: senior Kali Fischer of Visitation, runner-up; ninth-grader Lucy Berg of Visitation, fifth; senior Hannah Hintermeister of Richfield, sixth; senior Mary Burke of Visitation, seventh; and junior Heidi Lenarz of Sartell-St. Stephen, eighth. Hintermeister has this year’s fastest qualifying time of 2:08.39.
Class AA — Defending champion, junior Reese Dehen of Anoka, leads six returning medalists. The others are: Stillwater Area junior Sydney Rogness, third; Edina junior Brecken Merkel, fourth; Chanhassen junior Sophie Macy, sixth; Wayzata senior Melinda Zhang, seventh; and Rosemount senior Molly Urkiel, eighth. Zhang boasts this year’s best qualifying time of 2:04.56.
50-Yard Freestyle
Class A — Two-time defending champion, sophomore Grace Hanson of Hutchinson, returns in search of more gold. She also owns this year’s best qualifying time of 23.51. Four additional medal-winners return: senior Ava Hoffman of Visitation, third; senior Grace Farnsworth of Monticello, fifth; senior Nyssa Bentz of Marshall, seventh; and junior Maddie Hogue of Mankato East, eighth.
Class AA — Edina junior Lily Gremmels returns to defend her title. She will be joined by four additional medalists: Edina senior Nora Clarkowski, runner-up; Andover junior Emily Pawlaski, third; Lakeville North junior Katie Pattee, fourth; and Eden Prairie junior Faith Larsen, seventh. Minnetonka junior Abby Kapeller has this year’s fastest qualifying time of 22.85.
One-Meter Diving
Class A — Two medalists return: junior Issara Schmidt of Winona, fifth; and senior Olivia Motter of Rocori of Cold Spring, seventh.
Class AA — Three-time defending champion, senior Megan Phillip of Edina, is the highest returning qualifier. Four additional medalists return: Edina senior Jozie Meitz, fifth; Wayzata senior Grace Treanor, sixth; St. Michael-Albertville senior Isabella Baldwin, seventh; and Hopkins senior Susanna Fish, eighth.
100-Yard Butterfly
Class A — Red Wing junior Cecelia DeJong, who placed third in 2018, has the best qualifying time of 56.19. Four additional medal-winners return from last year’s field: Visitation ninth-grader Lucy Berg, fourth; Detroit Lakes junior Jennifer Tracy, fifth; Visitation junior Sophia Mattaini, seventh; and Breck School senior Maggie Broyles, eighth.
Class AA — Defending champion, senior Peyton D’Emanuele of Minneapolis Southwest, returns in search of more gold. D’Emanuele will be joined by five additional 2018 medalists: junior Brecken Merkel of Edina, fourth; junior Megan Schultze of Coon Rapids, fifth; senior Melinda Zhang of Wayzata, sixth; junior Mary O’Neil of Prior Lake, seventh; and senior Karsten Swanson of Edina, eighth. Zhang comes in with the fastest qualifying time of 54.70.
100-Yard Freestyle
Class A —Four 2018 medal-winners return, including defending champion junior Taylor Williams of Benilde-St. Margaret’s. Williams also has this year’s best qualifying time of 51.52. The others are: sophomore Grace Hanson of Hutchinson, runner-up; senior Ava Hoffman of Visitation, seventh; and senior Nyssa Bentz of Marshall, eighth.
Class AA — Four medalists return: Robbinsdale Armstrong senior Sierra Smith, runner-up; Eastview senior Claudia Dougan, third; Edina senior Nora Clarkowski, fifth; and Stillwater Area junior Sydney Rogness, sixth. Smith has the fastest qualifying time of 50.79.
500-Yard Freestyle
Class A — Hutchinson sophomore Hailey Farrell returns to defend her title. Three additional 2018 medal-winners return: Visitation senior Mary Burke, fifth; Faribault junior Abby Larson, sixth; and Hutchinson sophomore Kasidy Brecht, seventh. Ninth-grader Zella Lucas of Mound Westonka/Holy Family Catholic has the fastest qualifying time of 5:04.18.
Class AA — Edina junior Claudia Chang, who struck gold last year, leads a field of six returning medalists. The others are: Robbinsdale Armstrong sophomore Zoe Bresnahan, runner-up; Minneapolis Southwest senior Elle Niebuhr, third; Edina ninth-grader Katie McCarthy, fourth; Minnetonka sophomore Addie Diaz, fifth; and Wayzata senior Antoni Haupt, sixth. Senior Penelope Helm of Minnetonka owns the best qualifying time of 5:00.74.
200-Yard Freestyle Relay
Class A — All eight medal-winning teams return, led by the two-time defending champions from Hutchinson. The Tigers also own the best qualifying time of 1:37.01. The other teams are: Breck School, runner-up; Delano, third; Visitation, fourth; Benilde-St. Margaret’s, fifth; Sauk Centre, sixth; Sartell-St. Stephen, seventh; and Mound Westonka/Holy Family Catholic, eighth.
Class AA — Edina returns to defend its 2018 championship. Six additional teams return: Eden Prairie, runner-up; Minnetonka, third; Lakeville North, fifth; Robbinsdale Armstrong, sixth; Prior Lake, seventh; and Stillwater Area, eighth. The Minnetonka Skippers have the fastest qualifying time of 1:34.96.
100-Yard Backstroke
Class A — Breck School junior Katelin Phelps returns in search of her second consecutive championship. Five other 2018 medalists have qualified again: ninth-grader Emma Kern of Delano, runner-up; senior Kali Fischer of Visitation, third; sophomore Kasidy Brecht of Hutchinson, fifth; junior Mikayla Witte of Hutchinson, sixth; and senior Jenna Williams of Ogilvie/Mora, seventh. Kern has the best qualifying time of 56.83.
Class AA — Six of the 2019 medalists, including defending champion Eden Prairie senior Chloe Skogg, return. The others are: senior Katelyn Pennell of Eden Prairie, runner-up; senior Katie Murphy of Edina, third; senior Lara Mitchell of Eagan, fifth; sophomore Eva Johns of Stillwater Area, sixth; and sophomore Allison Schrank of Blaine, seventh. Minnetonka junior Abby Kapeller owns the fastest qualifying time of 54.25.
100-Yard Breaststroke
Class A — The 2018 third-place finisher, Richfield senior Hannah Hintermeister, heads up a field of three returning medal-winners. The others are: Mankato West eighth-grader Olivia Leonard, seventh; and Sauk Centre junior Kayla Sayovitz, eighth. Hintermeister owns the fastest qualifying time of 1:04.97.
Class AA — Wayzata junior Jenna Marquette, who placed fifth last year, returns with the best qualifying time of 1:02.38. Four additional medal-winners return: Anoka junior Reese Dehen, runner-up; Eden Prairie senior Kylie Rydland, third; Coon Rapids junior Megan Schultze, fourth; and Chanhassen junior Sophie Macy, eighth.
400-Yard Freestyle Relay
Class A — All eight teams that qualified for the finals in 2018 return, including the three-time defending champions from Hutchinson. The Tigers also have the fastest qualifying time of 3:33.16. The other medal-winning teams returning are: Visitation, runner-up; Delano, third; Sartell-St. Stephen, fourth; Benilde-St. Margaret’s, fifth; Sauk Centre, sixth; Mound Westonka/Holy Family Catholic, seventh; and Breck School, eighth.
Class AA — Six of the 2018 medal-winning teams return, including the two-time defending champions from Edina. The other returning teams are: Minnetonka, runner-up; Wayzata, third; Stillwater Area, fourth; Eden Prairie, fifth; and Andover, sixth. Minnetonka owns the best qualifying time of 3:25.75.
2018 STATE TOURNAMENT RECAP
Class A – Visitation won its third consecutive and 10th overall team championship by compiling 319.5 points. Hutchinson was second and Breck School was third. Hutchinson set the only record in Class A. The Tigers established the standard in the 400-yard freestyle relay at 3:27.64.
Class AA – Edina won its third consecutive and 16th overall championship in school history with 365 points. Minnetonka was the runner-up and Wayzata was third. Megan Phillip of Edina set the only Class AA and All-Time record. She tallied 517.00 points in the one-meter diving competition. The previous record of 507.00 points had been in place since Jaime Sanger of Wayzata set it in 1997.
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The Crookston Wrestling Club is holding a FREE 4-day introduction clinic for all Pre-K through 6th-grade kids that are interested in learning more about wrestling and trying it out. Wrestling is one of the least expensive sports programs and has been proven to help kids gain an advantage in all other sports. Wrestling is not just a physical sport but also a mental sport. It helps develop muscle, stamina, mental toughness, and confidence.
WHEN: November 18, 20, 25, & 26
SESSION 1: Pre-K – 2nd Grade 6:00-7:00 p.m. (Coach Chris Dufault)
SESSION 2: 3rd – 6th Grade 7:00-8:00 p.m. (Coach Corey Petersen)
WHERE: Crookston High School Wrestling Room
A brief parent meeting will be held on November 26 at 7:00 p.m. in the Crookston High School commons to provide further information about the 2019-2020 season. Wrestling registration will also be available at that time. For further information about registration, please see the Park and Rec 2019 Fall/Winter FunFinder or contact the Crookston Park and Rec Department.
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JOKES
A sister and brother are talking to each other when the little boy gets up and walks over to his Grandpa and says, “Grandpa, please make a frog noise.”
The Grandpa says, “No.”
The little boy goes on, “Please .. please make a frog noise.”
The Grandpa says, “No, now go play.”
The little boy then says to his sister, “Go tell Grandpa to make a frog noise.”
So the little girl goes to her Grandpa and says, “Please make a frog noise.”
The Grandpa says, “I just told your brother ‘no’ and I’m telling you ‘no’.” The little girl says, “Please .. please Grandpa make a frog noise.” The Grandpa says, “Why do you want me to make a frog noise?”
The little girl replied, “Because mommy said when you croak we can go to Disney World!”
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The lawyer was cross-examining a witness.
“Isn’t it true, “he bellowed, “that you were given $500.00 to throw this case?”
The witness did not answer. Instead, he just stared out the window as though he hadn’t heard the question. The attorney repeated himself, again getting the same reaction – no response.
Finally, the judge spoke to the witness, “Please answer the question.”
“Oh,” said the startled witness, “I thought he was talking to you.”
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The bartender asks the guy sitting at the bar, “What’ll you have?”
The guy answers, “A scotch, please.”
The bartender hands him the drink, and says, “That’ll be five dollars,” to which the guy replies, “What are you talking about? I don’t owe you anything for this.”
A lawyer, sitting nearby and overhearing the conversation, then says to the bartender, “You know, he’s got you there. In the original offer, which constitutes a binding contract upon acceptance, there was no stipulation of remuneration.”
The bartender was not impressed, but says to the guy, “Okay, you beat me for a drink. But don’t ever let me catch you in here again.”
The next day, the same guy walks into the bar. The bartender says, “What the heck are you doing here? I can’t believe you’ve got the audacity to come back!”
The guy says, “What are you talking about? I’ve never been to this place in my life!”
The bartender replies, “I’m very sorry, but this is uncanny. You must have a double.”
To which the guy replies, “Thank you. Make it a scotch.”
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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 had a goal in 2-1 loss to Laval. He had three shots on goal in the game. Paul didn’t score in a 4-0 loss to Laval. He had one shot on goal and two minutes of penalty minutes. Paul didn’t score in a 4-2 loss to Grand Rapids while recording five shots on goal in the game. Cleveland will travel to Rochester on Friday and Syracuse on Saturday.
Cade Salentine is a redshirt Freshman playing football at the University of North Dakota. Cade didn’t play in a 30-27 loss at Weber State on Saturday. UND will host Northern Colorado on Sunday.
Rachel Hefta, a freshman, is playing volleyball at Hastings College in Nebraska. Rachel is playing on the J.V. team. The varsity team ends the season with an 11-15 record.
Thea Oman, a freshman, is swimming at St. Ben’s.
St. Ben’s lost to the University of St. Thomas 159-135 in a dual. Thea won the 50 freestyle with a time of 26.11, she was on the first place 200 Freestyle Relay team with a time of 1:42.85, she was on the second place 200 Medley Relay team with a time of 1:54.96, she finished second in the 100 freestyle with a time of 56.65. St. Ben’s will be off until they travel to St. Catherine University in St. Paul on November 23.
Brady Heppner, is a Senior, playing hockey at St. Johns University in Collegeville. St. John’s beat Bethel 8-2 on Friday and Brady had two goals and one assist with three shots on goal and a plus-three rating. On Saturday, St. John’s tied Bethel 3-3 and Brady had one assist and five shots on goal and four penalty minutes. St. John’s will host UW-Stevens Point on Friday and UW-Stout on Saturday.
Nick Garmen, is a freshman playing basketball and tennis at the University of Minnesota Morris. Nick didn’t play in an 86-82 victory at Concordia and he didn’t play in an 86-80 loss to St. John’s on Wednesday night. Morris will travel to the Buzz Levick Tournament in Waverly, Iowa and will play Cornell College on Friday and either Wartburg or Iowa Wesleyan on Saturday. Morris will host Presentation on Tuesday.
Aleece Durbin, is a Sophomore on the University of North Dakota Women’s Track and Field team.
Brita Fagerlund, is a Junior on the University of Jamestown Jimmy Women’s Track team.
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.
Crookston School District Coaches –
Brody Davidson is an Assistant Pirate Football 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 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
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
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
