SPORTS FEEVER by Chris Fee of KROX Radio – chrisjfee@yahoo.com
Happy Thanksgiving!!! We start with one of the best TV show episodes ever.
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We are sad to report that former Crookston Pirate Boys Hockey Coach Mike Lundby passed away at the age of 72.
He grew up in Riverside Park in Grand Forks and graduated from St. James High School in 1969. Mike then attended UND and proudly played hockey for the Fighting Sioux from 1970-1973.
Mike coached in Crookston, Owatanna, and East Grand Forks. Mike taught social studies and coached hockey, football, and golf. He was the founder of the Greenwave girl’s hockey program and served on many boards, including as President of the Minnesota Hockey Coaches Association.
I was fortunate to know Mike and his family well. My dad and Mike were great friends.
He was a great guy and will be missed!
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I was in Warroad on Monday and drove by the football field (the site of Hockey Day Minnesota) and noticed the field was being dug up. I was told they are digging up the field to put the rink for Hockey Day Minnesota in that spot, and in the spring, they are going to redo the track and put artificial turf in. I haven’t confirmed that, but the person who told me would know. So, Hockey Day Minnesota in Warroad will not only give the community a big boost, but it will help football, track, and other student-athletes and the community.
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The 2023 Crookston Hockey Alumni games/scrimmages will be held Saturday, December 23 at the Crookston Sports Center. Johnny Holmes will be back again at the Eagles, and all players in the alumni games get in free.
Alumni from Crookston Central High School, Crookston High School, Cathedral, and the Mount will be back/are invited back to participate in this year’s games. The schedule and info are listed below –
GAME 1 – 2:30 to 3:45 p.m. – 2013 to 2023 alumni……..Odd vs Even
GAME 2 – 4:00 to 5:15 p.m. – 2012 and older alumni………… Odd vs Even
GAME 3 – 5:30-6:45………PIRATE GIRLS vs GIRLS ALUMNI
GAME 4 – 7:00-8:15……….PIRATE BOYS vs PIRATE ALUMNI
Cost – $10.00 (Make checks out to Pirate Hockey)
Social at the Crookston Eagles Club from 9 PM to 1 AM. Johnny Holmes performing and all alumni game players get in free.
Mail registration forms to
Steve Biermaier
PO Box 496
Crookston, MN 56716
or email steve.biermaierchiro@midconetwork.com
For the registration form CLICK HERE.
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We had the Fertile-Beltrami Football playoff games on KROX Radio again this year, and the listenership was awesome!
In the state quarterfinal game vs Goodridge/Grygla we had 3,010 people listening online, the app, or smart speaker.
In the state semi-final game vs Kingsland we had 3,883 people listening online, the app, or a smart speaker.
We like to think we do a good job covering all the games we do, and we thank everyone for tuning in on the radio or online, the app, or smart speaker!!!
Fertile-Beltrami lost to Kingsland in a great game. They lose two seniors, Caiden Swenby and Derek Sorenson. Those two will be impossible to replace, but the good news……EVERYBODY else comes back next year. There is no doubt that the future is bright and a fourth straight trip to the state semi-finals is within reach IF the players keep putting in the time they have for several years.
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The Crookston Pirate Boys Basketball team has 32 players out this season as of the first day of practice. The roster is listed below-
Seniors (4) – Brannon Tangquist, Isaac Thomforde, Caden Boike, Jaylen Lamb
Juniors (7) – Hunter Nicholas, Tyler Michaelson, Rylan Lubarski, Mathew Contreras, Jack Everett, Michael Deng, Brayden Pederson
Sophomores – (12) Reggie Winjum, Josh Hesby, Carter Fee, Zach Ali, Makoti Weber, Peter Wiersma, Ryker Arnold, Gunnar Groven, Nolan Cassavant, Alex Lamb, Caden Sanders, Jacob Halverson
Freshmen – (9) Aiden Delage, Dominic Sanchez, Ean Deleon, Colton Osborn, Alex Zammert, Austin Lund, Landon Meier, Xsavior Ramos, Ethan Boe
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The Crookston School District still hasn’t officially approved the Winter Sports Coaches. They will do that on Monday, November 27. The “unofficial” coaching list is below.
BOYS BASKETBALL –
Head – Greg Garmen
Assistant – Jason Tangquist
C-Squad – Lon Boike
8th grade – Austin O’Hare
7th grade – Tom Anderson
Volunteer – Kevin Weber
GIRLS BASKETBALL –
Head – Darin Zimmerman
Assistant – Brett Brenden
C-Squad – Kylie Solheim
Junior High – Kamille Meyer
BOYS HOCKEY –
Head – Josh Hardy
Assistant – Connor Morgan
Assistant – Sam Melbye
Assistant – Wyatt Ecklund
GIRLS HOCKEY –
Head – Emily Meyer
Assistant – Amanda Lien
Assistant – Stacy Olson
Volunteer – Andy Fee
WRESTLING –
Head – Dan Rooney
Assistant – Colton Weiland
Assistant – Blake Bergeron
Volunteer/Youth – Dillon McEachran
DANCELINE –
Head – Grace Espinosa
Assistant – Quinn Siegle
SPEECH – Brandon Adams and Kate Mulvey
VARSITY ONE ACT – Beth Carlson
JUNIOR HIGH ONE-ACT – Brandon Adams
FIGURE SKATING – Katie Englestad
KNOWLEDGE BOWL – Katelyn Stegman
JR. HIGH KNOWLEDGE BOWL – Sue Wagner
MATH COUNTS – Dana Louw and Andrea Adrian
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The Thief River Falls Girls Hockey team will host their annual Thanksgiving Girls Hockey Classic this weekend. The schedule is below-
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24
1:00 PM – Boys JV – TRF vs St. Cloud Cathedral at Ralph
3:00 PM – Boys Varsity – TRF vs St. Cloud Cathedral at Ralph
5:00 PM – Girls Varsity – Crookston vs West Fargo at Ralph
5:00 PM – Girls JV – TRF vs Fergus Falls at the Huck
7:00 PM – Girls Varsity – TRF vs Fergus Falls at Ralph
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25
10:00 AM – Girls Varsity – Crookston vs Fergus Falls at Ralph
NOON – Girls Varsity – Thief River Falls vs West Fargo at Ralph
NOON – Girls JV – Crookston vs Fergus Falls at the Huck
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The 2023 North Star Conference Boys Basketball Jamboree will be held on Saturday, November 25, at the Warren-Alvarado-Oslo High School gymnasium.
VARSITY SCHEDULE – Main Gym
10:00 AM – Northern Freeze vs Stephen-Argyle
10:45 AM – BGMR vs East Grand Forks
11:30 AM – Roseau vs Kittson County Central
12:15 PM – Warren-A-O vs Sacred Heart
1:00 PM – East Grand Forks vs Northern Freeze
1:45 PM – Stephen-Argyle vs BGMR
2:30 PM – Roseau vs Sacred Heart
3:15 PM – Warren-A-O vs Kittson County Central
Admission – Adults $5 and students #3
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The Minnesota High School Football All-Star game will be held on Saturday, December 2, at U.S. Bank Stadium at 1:00 p.m.
Red Lake County Rebel Head Football coach Brian Remick will be one of the coaches for the North team.
North players from the “area” are listed below –
Brayden Staples (Alexandria)
Ryan Kangas (Win-E-Mac)
Kyle Mages (Osakis)
Brody O’Keefe (Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton)
Mason Carrier (Detroit Lakes)
Elijah Claussen (Staples-Motley)
Riley Peters (Pequot Lakes)
Sawyer Rumohr (Alexandria)
Josh Dudgeon (Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton)
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The Minnesota High School Football Coaches Association has announced the team Academic All-State Awards, and many area teams are getting it done in the classroom, too.
NINE-PLAYER GOLD (3.26 GPA and above sophomores – seniors)
Stephen-Argyle (3.73 GPA – state leader in 9-player)
Fertile-Beltrami (3.58 GPA – second in state 9-player)
Kittson County Central (3.31 GPA)
NINE-PLAYER SILVER (3.0 – 3.25 GPA)
Nevis (3.07 GPA)
CLASS A GOLD (3.26 GPA and above)
Ada-Borup-West (3.35 GPA)
Red Lake County (3.33 GPA)
CLASS A SILVER (3.0 to 3.25 GPA)
West Central Area (3.16 GPA)
CLASS AA GOLD (3.26 GPA and above)
Barnesville (3.43 GPA state leader in Class AA)
Hawley (3.31 GPA)
CLASS AA SILVER (3.0 t0 3.25)
Warroad (3.18 GPA)
Frazee (3.15 GPA)
CLASS AAA GOLD (3.26 and above)
Perham (3.42 GPA – second in the state in Class AAA)
Morris Area (3.29 GPA)
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The Minnesota High School Football Coaches Association has announced the State All-Academic Individual team. The area individuals are listed below.
NINE-PLAYER –
Caiden Swenby (Fertile-Beltrami)
Morgan Muir (Kittson County Central)
Eli Lewis (Nevis)
Aiden Flaten (Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal)
Carson Safranski (Stephen-Argyle)
CLASS A –
Lance Kritzberger (Ada-Borup-West)
CLASS AA –
Ethan Larson (Barnesville)
Noah Morris (Park Rapids)
Logan Kvarnlov (Warroad)
CLASS AAA –
Derek Waldbeser (Morris)
Gage Aanenson (Perham)
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The 2023 All-Section 8A Football team has been announced. The team members are listed below –
Mahnomen/Waubun – Mike Weaver, Tanner Stech, Blake McMullen, Brody Lhotka, Jacob Littlewolf
Ada-Borup-West – Lance Kritzberger, Cameron Spaeth, Austin McCraven, Mason Larson
Red Lake County – Brock Seeger, Owen Chervestad, Mason Pahlen
Polk County West – Mike Gapp, Kaven Rohrich, Ryan Sullivan
Bagley – Noah Nelson, Logan Broten
Red Lake – Gerald Kingbird Jr, Micah Brun
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The District 9 West-North Sub-District Football awards have been announced. The sub-district is made up of Fertile-Beltrami, Clearbrook-Gonvick, Kittson County Central, Goodridge/Grygla, Badger/Greenbush-Midlle River, Fosston, Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal, Northern Freeze, Park Christian, Stephen-Argyle, Warren-Alvarado-Oslo, and Win-E-Mac. The award winners are below.
Sub-District MVP’s – Caiden Swenby (Fertile-Beltrami) and Alex Churness (Clearbrook-Gonvick)
Offensive Player of the Year – Morgan Muir (Kittson County Central)
Defensive Player of the Year – Blake Rychlock (Goodridge/Grgla)
Offensive Lineman of the Year – Caleb Stoltman (Fertile-Beltrami)
Defensive Lineman of the Year – Ty Vig (Kittson County Central)
Special Teams Player of the Year – Lewis Jones (Goodridge/Grygla)
Coach of the Year – John Wilebski (Goodridge/Grygla)
ALL-DISTRICT 9 WEST-NORTH SUB-DISTRICT –
Fertile-Beltrami – Jonah Harstad, Derek Sorenson, Caleb Stoltman, Bryer Strem, Caiden Swenby, Isaiah Wright
Goodridge/Grygla – Donny Johnsrud, Lewis Jones, Kehan Nelson, Carson Rubischko, Blake Rychlock
Kittson County Central – Morgan Muir, Jameson Turner, Ty Vig, Dylon Warnke
Park Christian – Jeremiah Bekkum, Josiah Berge, Andrew Gorman, Dawson Gregg, Skyler Weekley
Stephen-Argyle – Cooper Clausen, Carsen Safrasnki, Blaine Smith, Dylan Widner
Fosston – Jakob Manteufel, Tristan Nyland, Jakob Rudie, Aiden Wolfe
Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal – Aidan Flaten, Ian Jacobson
Warren-Alvarado-Olso – Kaden Pierce, Quincy Wright
Win-E-Mac – Braylon Hamre, Ryan Kangas
BGMR – Treston Nichols
Northern Freeze – Everett Nelson
ALL-DISTRICT 9 WEST-NORTH SUB-DISTRICT HONORABLE MENTION –
BGMR – Cole Blazek
Clearbrook-Gonvick – Collin Crotteau, Trevor Solberg
Fertile-Beltrami – Jack Leiser
Fosston – Will Christen, Ethan Gray
Goodridge/Grygla – Gavin Aune, Chase Manderud
Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal – Cade Bentley
Northern Freeze – Nick Longerbone
Stephen-Argyle – Shay Setterholm
Win-E-Mac – Cameron Bergman, Bergen Howard
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The 2023 Valley Plains West Football sub-district awards have been announced. The teams in the sub-district are Mahnomen-Waubun, Ada-Borup-West, Red Lake County, Polk County West, Lake Park-Audubon, Bagley, Menahga, and Red Lake.
Player of the Year – Mike Gapp (Polk County West)
Quarterback of the Year – Austin McCraven (Ada-Borup-West)
Runningback of the Year – Mike Gapp (PCW)
Receiver of the Year – Cameron Spaeth (Ada-Borup-West)
Offensive Lineman of the Year – Tate ose (Mahnomen/Waubun)
Special Teams Player of the Year – Tanner Stech (Mahnomen/Waubun)
Defensive Back of the Year – Owen Chervestad (Red Lake County)
Linebacker of the Year – Lance Kritzberger (Ada-Borup-West)
Defensive Lineman of the Year – Wyat Simon (Lake Park-Audubon)
Head Coach of the Year – John Clark Jr. (Mahnomen/Waubun)
Assistant Coach of the Year – Nate McCraven (Ada-Borup-West)
ALL-DISTRICT TEAM-
Mahnomen/Waubun – Carter Clark, James Donner, Joe Slette, Tate Ose, Dawson Darco, Lex McDougall
Ada-Borup-West – Mason Larson, Austin McCraven, Cameron Spaeth, Lance Kritzberger, Wyatt Larson
Red Lake County – Kegan Schmitz, Brock Seeger, Masen Pahlen, Owen Chervestad
Polk County West – Kaven Rohrich, Ryan Sullivan, Mike Gapp
Lake Park-Audubon – Drew Harris, Wyatt Simon
Bagley – Noah Nelson, Logan Broten
Menahga – Tom Pietla
Red Lake – Gerald Kingbird Jr
ALL-DISTRICT HONORABLE MENTION –
Mahnomen-Waubun – Jacob Littlewolf, Easton Bevins, Dominick Nielsen, Brody Lhotka
Ada-Borup-West – Charles Scholl, Lucas Mertz, Ames Fassino
Red Lake County – Brock Knott, Ashtin Fredrickson, John Powers
Polk County West – John Speicher, Ethan Evitts, Dawson Rohrich
Lake Park-Audubon – Colby Poegel, Haiden Crow
Bagley – Zach Thompson, Mason Erickson
Menahga – Bodie Berttunen, Riley Sunstrom, Micha Brun
ALL-DISTRICT ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM-
Mahnomen/Waubun – Nick Baker, Brody Lhotka, Hudson McArthur, Carter Clark, Joe Slette, Seth Hlubek, Tyler Schoenborn, Blake McMullen, Tate Houdek, Henry Geray
Ada-Borup-West – Lance Kritzberger, Sam Melting, Austin McCraven, Connor Nelson, Mason Larson, Wyatt Larson, Brody Menge, Charles Scholl, Luke Jaibet, Tyler Catlett, Joseph Borgen, Lucas Mertz
Red Lake County – Gunnar Halverson, Luke Peterson, Ben Gullingsrud, Brock Seeger, Ashtin Fredrickson, Brock Knott, Boe Nelson, Will Zavoral, Kaven Rohrich, Ty Torrence, Greg Downs, Parker Bernhoft, Dawson Rohrich, Izic Edwards
Lake Park-Audubon – Luca Beske, Jackson Kastel, Max North, Ethan Wuollet, Jake Nelson
Bagley – Shane Thompson, Ian Phrakonkham, Ethan Proulx, Micah Tramm, William Gray, Gage Gray, Thor Choc, Zach Thompson
Menahga – Nolan McGowan
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The Minnesota High School Volleyball Coaches Association has announced its end-of-the-season awards, and the are listed below.
Section 8A Coach of the Year – Tina Turn (Kittson County Central)
Section 8AA Coach of the Year – Kathleen Rustad (Hawley)
TEAM ACADEMIC AWARDS –
GOLD ACADEMIC AWARDS (3.75 to 4.0 GPA)
Ada-Borup-West
Badger/Greenbush-Middle River
Barnesville
Bemidji
Blackduck
Climax-Fisher
Detroit Lakes
East Grand Forks
Fertile-Beltrami
Frazee
Hawley
Lake Park-Audubon
Menahga
Moorhead
Northern Freeze
Park Christian
Pelican Rapids
Perham
Red Lake Falls
Sacred Heart
Staples-Motley
Thief River Falls
Wadena-Deer Creek
Win-E-Mac
SILVER AWARD (3.5 to 3.74 GPA)
Bagley
Crookston
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton
Fergus Falls
Fosston
Goodridge/Grygla
Kittson County Central
Mahnomen/Waubun
Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal
Nevis
Park Rapids
Red Lake County Central
Stephen-Argyle
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The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Board of Directors approved the addition of the University of Jamestown (UJ) as the league’s 16th full-time member. The Jimmies will become official members of the league on July 1, 2025, pending their acceptance into the NCAA Division II membership process. UJ would participate in 17 of the NSIC’s 18 sponsored sports beginning in the 2025-26 academic year.
“The NSIC is excited to invite the University of Jamestown as the 16th member of the conference starting July 1, 2025,” stated NSIC Commissioner Erin Lind. “Throughout the application process, the strategic work Dr. Peterson and the University of Jamestown engaged in to prepare for the NCAA Division II and NSIC membership transition was evident. The University is well positioned and will be a valuable addition to the conference athletically and academically.”
“The University of Jamestown has strategically developed into a comprehensive institution, including the development of excellent programs and facilities. Concurrently, they have dedicated resources toward the development of competitive athletic programs; for this reason, we feel confident that the University of Jamestown will be a very good addition to the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference,” said Dr. Tim Downs, President of Minnesota State University Moorhead and Chair of the NSIC Board of Directors.
Located in Jamestown, North Dakota, UJ currently enrolls 1,289 students in 54 undergraduate programs, three graduate programs, seven accelerated certificates, a doctoral program in Physical Therapy, and a PhD program in Clinical Research.
UJ is expected to file its application with the NCAA by the February 1 deadline and then will officially begin its transition into the conference. With a successful NCAA Division II membership application, UJ will enter a three-year transition period before earning NCAA active membership status. The 2024-25 academic year will be the Jimmies’ last in the NAIA.
During its second year of the provisional period (2025-26), UJ will be included in NSIC team schedules, but the Jimmies will not be eligible for NCAA Championships. In the third year of the transition, UJ will be granted provisional membership in NCAA Division II and will continue to play a NSIC conference schedule but will still not be able to compete in the NCAA Championships.
The Jimmies will gain NCAA Division II active member status in the fall of 2027, as long as all benchmarks are met during the transition process, and will be eligible to compete in the NCAA Championships during the 2027-28 academic year.
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Speaking of the NSIC. The University of Mary is going to have major upgrades to the athletic facilities and looking to move football, soccer, and track back on campus!
Phase II of the University of Mary’s three-phase $272 million Vision 2030 Capital Campaign that launched in 2015 already got off to a tremendous start in February of 2022 following a hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Phase I closed in January of 2019 by surpassing its goal with just over $100 million raised total. Phase II was launched with a $12 million gift from Harold Hamm and Continental Resources, and now through the generosity of others who have come forward with a very significant and generous gift allowing the University of Mary to move forward with plans for a new Athletics Complex on campus.
“In early November we received news about a transformative gift which was the answer to many, many prayers,” announced University of Mary President Monsignor James Shea.
The beginning of Phase II of the Vision 2030 campaign had four pillars and helped establish the new Saint Gianna School of Health Sciences and complete the new Hamm School of Engineering. The final two pillars include plans for an all-new Athletics Complex just east of the fieldhouse that would run parallel with highway 1804 and a Welcome Center on south campus.
Just over a year ago on November 7, 2022, as part of Phase II the University of Mary announced plans for a new Athletics Complex that would bring football, baseball, soccer, and outdoor track competition back to campus for the ultimate student, fan, and scholar-athlete gameday experience.
Meanwhile, the Marauders baseball team will continue to play their home games in town at the beautiful Bismarck Municipal Ballpark sharing it with the baseball community. It is already regarded as one of the best facilities in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) and region and is continually updated and renovated with improvements.
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The 2023-24 NSIC All-Sports Standings (Fall) have been released, and nothing really changes year after year. The top teams are always at the top.
Overall standings (Men and Women combined)
1. Augustana (announced several years ago they are going D-1) 58.5
2. MSU-Mankato 54.5
3. UM-Duluth 50.5
4. Northern State 45
5. Wayne State 41
6. Winona State 40
7. Mary 38.5
8. Sioux Falls 36
9. Bemidji State 34
10. Concordia-St. Paul 33
11. St. Cloud State 30
12. MSU-Moorhead 29
13. Southwest MN State 27
14. Minot State 21
15. UM-Crookston 9
MEN’S Standings –
1. Augustana 28
2. UM-Duluth 23
3. MSU-Mankato 21
4. MSU-Moorhead 19
5. Sioux Falls 14
6. Northern State 13
7. Wayne State 12
8. Winona State 11
9. Mary 11
10. Bemidji State 11
11. Concordia-St. Paul 9
12. Minot State 6
13. Southwest Minnesota State 4
14. UM-Crookston 2
15. St. Cloud State 0
WOMEN’S Standings
1. MSU-Mankato 33.5
2. Northern State 32
3. Augustana 30.5
4. St. Cloud State 30
T5. Winona State 29
T5. Wayne State 29
7. UM-Duluth 27.5
8. Mary 27.5
9. Concordia-St. Paul 24
T10. Southwest Minnesota State 23
T10. Bemidji State 23
12. Sioux Falls 22
13. Minot State 15
14. MSU-Moorhead 10
15. UM-Crookston 7
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The Crookston Pirate Winter Sports Schedules are available on our website. Click on the link below –
CROOKSTON PIRATE WINTER SPORTS SCHEDULES – KROX (kroxam.com)
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Crookston Park and Recreation and the Crookston Wrestling Club is offering a Free Wrestling Clinic on Monday, November 27 and Wednesday, November 29 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the CHS Wrestling room. This clinic is for Pre-K through grade 6.
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JOKES
A guy walks into a bar and sees a sign hanging over the bar that reads –
Cheese Sandwich – $1.50
Chicken Sandwich – $2.50
Handjobs – $10
Checking his wallet while walking up to the bar, he walks up to the beautiful blonde working behind the bar. The bartender asks the man if she could help him. He responds yes and asks if she is the one that gives the handjobs. She says yes, I am. The man replies…..well, go wash your hands, I want a cheese sandwich.
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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
Halle Bruggeman is a freshman on the University of Wisconsin-Stout Women’s Tennis team.
Grace Fischer is a freshman on the Concordia College (Moorhead) Women’s Golf team.
Ethan Boll is a Freshman on the University of North Dakota Football team.
Breanna Kressin is a Sophomore on the Hockey Cheer Team for THE University of Minnesota Golden Gopher Hockey team.
Emma Osborn is a Sophomore playing basketball at Northland Technical and Community College in Thief River Falls.
Jacey Larson is a Sophomore playing hockey at Dakota College at Bottineau.
Aleah Bienek is a Sophomore 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 junior playing golf at Kansas 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.
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
Todd Miner is a Pirate Football assistant coach.
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) Horgen is the 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.
