Welcome to another Sports Feever column. This week we have the Section 8A Boys and Girls Hockey schedules, an update on the Pirate Girls Hockey first game, the Fee family officially has a wrestler, I will tie the Minnesota High School Volleyball Metro player of the year to a quick stay in Crookston, Ryan Bittner is playing for the #1 ranked hockey team in division three, we have a preview of Stephen-Argyle vs Mountain Iron-Buhl in the state football playoffs, a preview of UMC football in their final game of the season. and a lot more.
Thanks for reading!
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The Section 8A Girls Swimming and Diving meet will be held in Warroad on Friday and Saturday. Good luck to all swimmers!
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There is a good chance the Crookston Pirate Girls Hockey season could be delayed because four of their players are from Mayville and three of them are competing in the North Dakota Class B Region 2 Championship on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. against Thompson. The winner will go to the state tournament next weekend. If Mayville makes it to state volleyball, the Crookston vs East Grand Forks girls hockey game will be postponed to a later date. Crookston has 10 days before their next game so there is some time to work with. If Mayville doesn’t make it to state, it sounds like the game will be played and if it is, we will have the game on KROX.
Speaking of hockey –
We have the Section 8A Hockey Schedules
Section 8A Girl’s Hockey – www.kroxam.com/section_8a_girlhockey2018-20191.htm
Section 8A Boy’s Hockey – www.kroxam.com/section_8a_boyhockey2018-19.htm
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Parenting is never easy and I would like to think my wife and I do a good job of raising our kids to make the right decisions, do the right thing and all that good stuff. But there isn’t a book, a Youtube how-to video when it comes to certain parenting situations.
Our oldest son, Blake (a senior) came home from open gym on Sunday night and said he wanted to switch from basketball to wrestling. This is something he has wanted to do for a year or two now and we didn’t let him because he has put all that work into basketball.
He wrestled in his youth and had success, but he loved basketball. In fourth and fifth grade they had a very good team and winning obviously made it a lot of fun. Plus, he was big for his age and he was a guard. He loved basketball in 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade and about his freshman year he enjoyed it but wasn’t loving it. He became a tweener, not really a guard and not really a post.
He still likes watching basketball, but wasn’t enjoying playing it even though he played about 90 percent of the time (would have been more if he wasn’t in foul trouble half the time). It WASNT a problem with Coach Greg Garmen because Blake likes him and is his office aid sixth hour and enjoys working with Greg. To be honest, Greg is kind of another father-figure to Blake. He has helped Blake with so many things and that is part of the reason why he wanted to be an office aid/helper for Greg this school year. Blake was sick to his stomach all day Monday worrying about “letting down” Greg.
Blake wants to play college football and feels this will get him more prepared for football next fall. It all comes down to this, Blake (he is 18 now) has to do what makes him happy and it might actually help that basketball program to have kids that are there and are all-in and enjoy being there. He has been through a lot of crap the past year or two and we just want to see him happy.
On the flip-side, I am also happy for Blake because he is so excited that he is going to wrestle and he and a couple of friends will be joining the team. They are three great kids that work their asses off in the weight room and in everything they do. Are they going to be good wrestlers? Who knows, but I know this much, they will work hard and will have Crookston close to filling the line-up every match this season with three kids that could fill Heavyweight, 220 and 195.
Ultimately when it comes to sports you have to let your kid do what they really want to do and guide them towards making the best decision they can. It is just a game after all, right? I will still be broadcasting Pirate basketball games and will probably be happier doing it because my kid isn’t picking up another bad foul or taking a bad shot.
I will also look forward to watching some more wrestling. I usually try to get over to the Big Bear wrestling tourney each year and as many wrestling events as I can….now I will be showing up to a few more.
We will see. All I know – We only have seven more years of our kids playing high school sports and we are going to enjoy it while it lasts, but I am really looking forward to those seven years being done at the same time.
P.S. – we are also letting the 18 year old kid that wore a visor for his drivers license photo make this decision. Soooo….we might be terrible parents for letting him do what he wants. We will see how it works out.
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Those of us in the media love to give a local spin to any story and I am going to do that right now. The Star Tribune and Pioneer Press Metro Volleyball player of the year is Lakeville North’s Elizabeth Juhnke. The 6’0 senior will be going to the University of South Dakota next year to play volleyball and attend school. Elizabeth is the sister of Alyssa’s (my oldest daughter) boyfriend, Paul. Elizabeth was in Crookston this summer and stayed at our place for a night as they were getting ready to head on a trip to Banff with about 8 or 9 people including Alyssa and Paul. Actually Paul and Elizabeth’s mom played volleyball at Purdue so they obviously follow their mothers footsteps because Paul is playing club Men’s Volleyball at Minnesota Duluth and traveling all over on the weekends.
Elizabeth had 481 kills and 248 digs this season and had 1,513 kills and 1,059 digs in her career and had been recruited by the Gophers and other schools, but wanted to play all four years and chose South Dakota.
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Speaking of Volleyball, Crookston High School graduate Allison (Lindsay) Axness is an assistant volleyball coach at Champlin Park and they will be playing in the State Class AAA state volleyball tournament this week. Champlin Park also has the Miss Volleyball award winner.
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It isn’t a big surprise that Crookston’s Paul Bittner is the poster child for the Cleveland Monsters Movember Foundation!
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The banquet for the
Crookston Pirate football team has been changed to Sunday, November 18th at 6:00 pm on the Crookston High School.
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Crookston’s Ryan Bittner is playing hockey for Wisconsin-Stevens Point (NCAA D-3) and they have had a good start to the season and are 3-0-1 on the year and the Pointers are ranked #1 in the National Poll.
They had seven first place votes and 273 points while #2 ranked Geneseo had 272 points and five first place votes.
St. Norbert is ranked third and Adrian comes in at fourth.
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KROX will be broadcasting the Minnesota State Football 9-Man first round playoff game with the Stephen-Argyle Storm taking on Mountain Iron-Buhl on Saturday at 6:00 p.m. We will have the -pre-game show at 5:30 from Bemidji State. You can listen on KROX Radio (1260AM/105.7FM), online at www.kroxam.com, on the KROX app, or Alexa. (Say – “Alexa, Listen to K-R-O-X in Crookston)
Here is a look at the two teams – Stephen-Argyle is ranked #4 in the QRF and Mountain Iron-Buhl is ranked #10 in the QRF.
Stephen-Argyle averages 35.5 points per game and they only give up 6.8 points per game.
Mountain Iron-Buhl averages 38.4 points per game and they only give up 10.9 points per game.
Both teams have done the bulk of their scoring in the first half.
Mountain Iron-Buhl was the #2 seed in the Section 7 9-Man playoffs and beat Bigfork 68-0 in the first round, they beat Little Fork-Big Falls 56-6 in the semi-finals and knocked off the top seed Cook County 20-12 in the championship on Friday.
Mountain Iron-Buhl is 9-2 with a 23-20 loss to South Ridge on September 13 and a 22-0 loss to Cook County on October 12.
The Rangers are led by Joe Buffetta with 177 carries for 1,505 yards and 20 td’s and Jericho Peterson with 173 carries and 1,194 yards and 13 touchdowns.
At quarterback, they have Asher Zubich (coaches kid) who was 30 of 50 passing for 790 yards with eight touchdowns and five interceptions. The leading receiver is Ryan Drake with 13 receptions for 333 yards and 3 td’s.
Stephen-Argyle is a perfect 11-0 and coming off a hard-fought win over rival Kittson County Central in the Section 8 9-Man championship. The Storm have outgained their opponents by 1,500 yards this season.
They are led by Ashten Safranski with 96 carries for 550 yards and 5 touchdown, Nathan Kotts with 58 carries for 549 yards and Joston Hoeper with 51 carries and 430 yards and eight touchdowns. Hoeper hasn’t played for several games.
Hunter Yutrzenka has completed 47 of his 82 passes for 812 yards and 11 touchdowns. Isaac Durand leads the team in receptions with 20 for 402 yards and 10 touchdowns.
Defensively, Stephen-Argyle is led by Taylor Voytilla with 39 tackles, Jason Lindgren with 36, and Isaac Durand with 35.
The Storm are getting it done in the classroom too with a 3.13 team GPA!
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The University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagle Football team will host the University of Mary Marauders on Saturday in a big game to end the regular season. UMC is 1-9 on the year with a win over Minot State and Mary is 0-10 on the year. UMC didn’t win a game last year and if they can finish with two wins the season, it would be a big step forward with great crew of underclassmen coming back. I will take a look at some stats of interest –
Last week stats for Mary –
– The Marauders held #5 Minnesota Duluth scoreless in the first quarter on Saturday. UMD had outscored opponents 111-3 in the opening stanza entering the game
– UMary’s 6-game streak of forcing multiple turnovers in a game ended after only gaining one turnover against the Bulldogs
– On the season the Marauders have forced 19 turnovers, 4th highest mark in the NSIC
– Luke Little caught two passes for 47 yards; he leads the team with 38 catches for 618 yards and two touchdowns
– Ryan Nielsen made a career-high 10 tackles against UMD
– Maxwell Askew broke up three passes and made four tackles against the Bulldogs. He is the team leader in interceptions with two
– Noah Krebs had a sack and seven tackles in the UMD game
Last week stats for UMC –
– Ali Alkhatib is now ranked third all-time in total tackles with 289. He is 37 tackles behind Cecil Brown, Jr. in second place as he enters his final weekend with the Golden Eagles. In addition, Alkhatib has 148 career solo tackles. He needs two solo tackles to move past Neil Austin in third and seven solo tackles to surpass Justin Reed in second. Alkhatib would need 12 solo tackles to move past Brown in first
– Alkhatib needs just four tackles for loss to surpass Jim Mages for the career record at UMC
– The Golden Eagle defense limited Northern State to just 346 yards, their second-lowest total of the 2018 season
– Andy Groebner is off to one of the best starts a freshman receiver has had at Minnesota Crookston since Adam Connette in 2014 Groebner is 55 yards ahead of the pace of Connette as he has 30 catches for 537 yards through the first 10 games of career
– Rod Stewart moved past Carl Aho for second all-time in receiving yards in career last weekend against Northern State
– Stewart now has 1,793 career receiving yards
– He is second behind his former teammate Adam Connette, who posted 2,781 career receiving yards in his four years
– Stewart is tied for third all-time with Carl Aho for career receptions with 135
Top Performer(s)
– Will Cole had an outstanding day with 12 tackles, one tackle for loss, two interceptions, and one pass break-up. He also had a reception on a fake punt for 11 yards and a first down
– Austin Steele notched 10 tackles and a sack against Northern State
– Rod Stewart had four catches for 75 yards against the Wolves
– Jacob Zwieg notched three catches for 38 yards versus Northern State
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The Minnesota State High School League’s football state tournament, held annually since 1972, begins a three-week run this week with quarterfinals in seven enrollment classes being played throughout the state. The semifinals will be played at U.S. Bank Stadium over a three-day span from November 15-17.
The Prep Bowl Championships will conclude the state tournament on November 23 and 24.
Here is a look at the matchups for the 2018 state football tournament
The Schedule:
Class Nine-Man
Quarterfinals
Friday, Nov. 9
NCE/U-H (10-0) vs. Cromwell-Wright (11-0) at Bemidji State University, 7 p.m.
Russell-Tyler-Ruthton (8-3) vs. Spring Grove (11-0) at New Ulm High School, 5 p.m.
Verndale (11-0) vs. Mountain Lake Area (10-0) at Buffalo High School, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 10
Stephen-Arygle Central (11-0) vs. Mountain Iron-Buhl (9-2) at Bemidji State University, 6 p.m.
At U.S. Bank Stadium
Semifinals – Thursday, Nov. 15 — 11:30 a.m. and Friday, Nov. 16 — 9 a.m.
Prep Bowl Championship – Friday, Nov. 23 — 10 a.m.
Class A
Quarterfinals – Saturday, Nov. 10
Otter Tail Central (10-0) vs. BOLD (11-0) at Alexandria High School, Noon
United South Central (10-0) vs. Blooming Prairie (11-0) at New Ulm High School, 1 p.m.
Mahnomen/Waubun (10-0) vs. Deer River (8-2) at Brainerd High School, Noon
Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity (8-3) vs. Springfield (7-4) at Shakopee West Junior High, 4 p.m.
At U.S. Bank Stadium
Semifinals – Saturday, Nov. 17 — 9 a.m., 11:30 a.m.
Prep Bowl Championship – Saturday, Nov. 24 — 10 a.m.
Class AA
Quarterfinals – Friday, Nov. 9
Pillager (10-1) vs. Paynesville Area (8-2) at Alexandria Area High School, 7 p.m.
New Richland-H-E-G (9-2) vs. Caledonia (10-0) at Burnsville High School, 7 p.m.
Barnesville (9-2) vs. Moose Lake-Willow River (8-2) at Brainerd High School, 7 p.m.
Minneapolis North (10-0) vs. Redwood Valley (10-0) at New Ulm High School, 8 p.m.
At U.S. Bank Stadium
Semifinals – Thursday, Nov. 15 — 2 p.m. and Friday, Nov. 16 — 11:30 a.m.
Prep Bowl Championship – Friday, Nov. 23 — 1 p.m.
Class AAA
Quarterfinals – Saturday, Nov. 10
Pierz (10-0) vs. Annandale (9-1) at St. Cloud State University, 5 p.m.
Jordan (9-1) vs. Rochester Lourdes (11-0) at Hopkins High School, Noon
Perham (8-2) vs. Two Harbors (8-2) at Brainerd High School, 3 p.m.
Cannon Falls (5-6) vs. Fairmont (9-1) at Hopkins High School, 3 p.m.
At U.S. Bank Stadium
Semifinals – Saturday, Nov. 17 — 2 p.m., 4:30 p.m.
Prep Bowl Championship – Saturday, Nov. 24 — 1 p.m.
Class AAAA
Quarterfinals
Thursday, Nov. 8 – St. Anthony Village (8-2) vs. St. Paul Johnson (6-4) at Park Center High School, 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 9
Delano (7-3) vs. SMB (10-0) at St. Cloud State University, 7 p.m.
Waseca (9-2) vs. Winona (10-0) at Farmington High School, 7 p.m.
Willmar (9-1) vs. Hermantown (9-1) at Monticello High School, 7 p.m.
At U.S. Bank Stadium
Semifinals – Thursday, Nov. 15 — 4:30 p.m. and Friday, Nov. 16 — 4:30 p.m.
Prep Bowl Championship -Friday, Nov. 23 — 4 p.m.
Class AAAAA
Quarterfinals – Saturday, Nov. 10
Elk River (9-1) vs. Spring Lake Park (8-2) at TCO Performance Center, 5 p.m.
Chaska (8-3) vs. Owatonna (10-0) at TCO Performance Center, Noon
Bemidji (9-1) vs. Cambridge-Isanti (7-3) at St. Cloud State University, 8 p.m.
Tartan (8-2) vs. St. Thomas Academy (10-0) at Shakopee West Junior High, Noon
At U.S. Bank Stadium –
Semifinals – Friday, Nov. 16 — 2 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 17 — 7 p.m.
Prep Bowl Championship – Saturday, Nov. 24 — 4 p.m.
Class AAAAAA
Quarterfinals
Thursday, Nov. 8
Eden Prairie (8-1) vs. Minnetonka (6-4) at Chanhassen High School, 7 p.m.
Blaine (10-0) vs. Eastview (6-4) at White Bear Lake High School, 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 9
Woodbury (9-1) vs. Lakeville South (5-5) at Osseo High School, 7 p.m.
Lakeville North (10-0) vs. St. Michael-Albertville (7-3) at TCO Performance Center, 7 p.m.
At U.S. Bank Stadium
Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 15 — 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 16 — 7 p.m.
Prep Bowl Championship -Friday, Nov. 23 — 7 p.m.
Tickets Adult Student
Quarterfinals $11 $7
Semifinals (per session) $16 $10
Prep Bowl (per session) $16 $10
Prep Bowl Pass $26 $20
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The Minnesota State High School League State Girls’ Volleyball Tournament is scheduled for November 8-10 at the Xcel Energy Center in downtown St. Paul. Here is a look at the tournament:
All quarterfinals will be played on Thursday, Nov. 8. Class AAA matches are scheduled for 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. and Class A will follow at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Class AA teams will compete at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. Detailed quarterfinal match-ups can be viewed below. Championship and consolation semifinals in all classes are on Friday, Nov. 9 with the consolation final, third-place and championship matches scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 10. For a complete schedule, see the Minnesota State High School League’s website at www.mshsl.org.
Tickets: Single session: $16 for adults and $10 for students. Daily passes: $26 for adults and $17 for students.
Official ball: Baden VX5EC-220 Perfection, Blue/White/Grey
Gates open: 8 a.m. each day.
QUARTERFINAL MATCH-UPS
Class A
No. 1 Seed Minneota (33-1) vs. New York Mills (29-2), 1 p.m. — Minneota, which earned runner-up honors in 2017, returns for its second consecutive appearance. The Vikings, who won their only title in 2006, are making their 12th appearance overall. New York Mills returns for the first time since 1981. This is the third appearance overall for the Eagles.
No. 4 Seed Ada-Borup (30-1) vs. No. 5 Seed Carlton (28-2), 1 p.m. — Ada-Borup, which competed as a co-op with Norman County West last year, is making its 10th appearance as a single school. The Cougars lost in the consolation semifinals in 2017. The Bulldogs of Carlton are making their fifth appearance, but first since 2014.
No. 2 Seed Mayer Lutheran (21-9) vs. Medford (27-5), 3 p.m. — The two-time defending champions from Mayer Lutheran return in search of more gold. This is their third consecutive appearance and 14th overall appearance. They claimed one additional title in 1982. The Medford Tigers are making their first tournament appearance.
No. 3 Seed Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa (26-4) vs. New Life Academy of Woodbury (19-10), 3 p.m. — The Jaguars of Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa return for their fifth appearance. Their last appearance was in 2010. The Eagles of New Life Academy of Woodbury are making their second consecutive and overall appearance. They went home with the consolation hardware last year.
Class AA
No. 1 Seed Kasson-Mantorville (30-2) vs. St. Cloud Cathedral (28-2), 5 p.m. — The KoMets of Kasson-Mantorville, who claimed consolation honors last year, return for their third consecutive appearance. This is their eighth appearance overall. The St. Cloud Cathedral Crusaders return to the tournament for the first time since 2008. They are making their 11th appearance overall.
No. 4 Seed North Branch (26-4) vs. No. 5 Seed Watertown-Mayer (24-6), 5 p.m. — This is a rematch of last year’s quarterfinal which North Branch won 3-0. North Branch is making its second consecutive and fifth overall appearance. The Vikings earned runner-up honors in 2017. The Watertown-Mayer Royals are returning for their second consecutive appearance and third overall. They bowed out in the consolation semifinals last year.
No. 2 Seed Concordia Academy-Roseville (27-3) vs. Belle Plaine (24-6), 7 p.m. — The Beacons of Concordia-Academy-Roseville return to the tournament after a one-year absence. They are making their 14th overall appearance and are looking for their third title. Concordia Academy-Roseville won previously in 1984 and 1987. Belle Plaine, which includes students from Holy Family Academy of Belle Plaine, is making its 10th appearance. The Tigers made their last appearance in 2015, which is also the year they claimed their only championship.
No. 3 Seed Marshall (27-5) vs. Park Rapids Area (24-6), 7 p.m. — The Tigers of Marshall return for their second consecutive appearance and 28th overall. They placed fourth last year and won previous titles in 2004, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, and 2013. Park Rapids Area is making its debut appearance.
Class AAA
No. 1 Seed Eagan (27-2) vs. Forest Lake (25-6), 9 a.m. — These teams met in the quarterfinals last year with Eagan winning 3-0. Eagan is making its sixth consecutive and 15th overall appearance. The Wildcats placed second last year and are in the hunt for their eighth championship. They won previously in 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2013, 2015, and 2016. The Rangers of Forest Lake are making their second consecutive appearance and third overall. They lost in consolation semifinals in 2017.
No. 4 Seed Stillwater Area (24-6) vs. No. 5 Seed Shakopee (23-8), 9 a.m. — The Stillwater Area Ponies return for third second consecutive appearance. They fell in the consolation semifinals last year and are making their third appearance overall. The Sabers of Shakopee return to tournament action for the first time since 2012. This their fifth overall appearance and they won three consecutive titles between 2007 and 2009.
No. 2 Seed Champlin Park (29-2) vs. Moorhead (22-8), 11 a.m. – This is a rematch of last year’s quarterfinal which Moorhead won 3-2. The Champlin Park Rebels return for their fifth consecutive and sixth overall appearance. They earned consolation honors in 2017. The Moorhead Spuds return for their fourth consecutive appearance and 24th overall. They placed fourth last year and won one previous title in 1988.
No. 3 Seed Lakeville South (27-4) vs. Edina (19-7), 11 a.m. — The Cougars of Lakeville South are making their second appearance, but first since 2016. Edina is making its first state tournament appearance.
2017 STATE TOURNAMENT RECAP
Class A — Top-seeded Mayer Lutheran won its second consecutive championship after defeating No. 2-seeded Minneota 3-0. This was the third title overall for the Crusaders; they won their first title in 1982. Bethlehem Academy of Faribault claimed third-place honors after defeating Wadena-Deer Creek 3-0. New Life Academy of Woodbury went home with the consolation hardware after posting a 3-0 victory over Cook County of Grand Marais.
Class A — Maple Lake earned its second consecutive and overall championship after defeating North Branch 3-0. Maple Lake came in as the No. 1 seed and North Branch was the No. 3 seed. Academy of Holy Angels of Richfield settled for third place after beating Marshall 3-0. Kasson-Mantorville rebounded to claim consolation honors. The KoMets defeated the Rams of Roseau 3-0.
Class AAA — No. 2-seeded Lakeville North upset the two-time defending champions from Eagan 3-1 in winning its third title. In addition to 2017, the Panthers also won in 2010 and 2012. Prior Lake secured third-place honors after defeating Moorhead 3-0. The Champlin Park Rebels won the consolation title after notching a 3-0 win over Hopkins.
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The third NCAA Regional football rankings have been released and the NSIC continues to have two teams ranked in Super Region Four. Minnesota State (10-0) remains first while Minnesota Duluth (10-0) stays steady in third in the third of three rankings. The NSIC, the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC), the Lone Star Conference (LSC) and the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) make up the 41-team NCAA Super Region Four this season. The Division II Football Championship provides for a maximum field of 28 teams, seven from each of the four super regions. Twelve (12) first-round games will be conducted on the campus of one of the competing institutions. The top seed in each selection region (super regional) will receive a bye in the first round of the playoffs.
The NCAA DII Football selection show is set to air on NCAA.com on Sun., Nov. 11 at 4 p.m. (CT).
| Rk | School (Conf) | In-Reg | DII Rec | LW |
| 1 | Minnesota State (NSIC) | 10-0 | 10-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Tarleton State (LSC) | 8-0 | 9-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Minnesota Duluth | 10-0 | 10-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Colorado School of Mines (RMAC) | 9-1 | 9-1 | 4 |
| 5 | Colorado St.-Pueblo (RMAC) | 9-1 | 9-1 | 5 |
| 6 | Tex. A&M-Commerce (LSC) | 6-2 | 8-2 | 6 |
| 7 | MSU Texas (LSC) | 6-2 | 7-2 | 7 |
| 8 | Central Washington (GNAC) | 7-1 | 8-1 | 8 |
| 9 | Azusa Pacific (GNAC) | 7-2 | 7-2 | 9 |
| 10 | Chadron State (RMAC) | 7-2 | 7-2 | 10 |
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The third NCAA Volleyball Regional Rankings have been released and the NSIC continues to have five of the top ten teams in the central region. Concordia-St. Paul slipped a spot to second in the region, while Minnesota Duluth moved up a spot to fourth. Northern State moved back up a spot to fifth while Sioux Falls jumped from ninth to sixth. Southwest Minnesota State dropped a spot to eighth in the final ranking of the season.
The NSIC, the Mid-America Athletic Association (MIAA) and the Great American Conference (GAC) make up the 40-team NCAA Central Region. The top eight teams in the region will advance to the NCAA region tournament on November 15-18. Automatic bids are granted to the winners of the MIAA, GAC and NSIC postseason tournaments, with the remaining five spots awarded on an at-large basis.
The NCAA Volleyball selection show will be streamed online on Sunday, Nov. 11 at 9 p.m. on NCAA.com.
The championship quarterfinals, semifinals and final match will take place Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 29-Dec. 1, at the A.J. Palumbo Center in Pittsburgh, hosted by Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania and SportsPITTSBURGH as part of the NCAA Division II National Championship Fall Festival.
| RK | School (Conf) | In-Reg | DII Rec | LW |
| 1 | Nebraska-Kearney (MIAA) | 24-2 | 29-2 | 3 |
| 2 | Concordia-St. Paul (NSIC) | 20-6 | 22-7 | 1 |
| 3 | Washburn (MIAA) | 27-3 | 27-3 | 2 |
| 4 | Minnesota Duluth (NSIC) | 20-5 | 24-5 | 5 |
| 5 | Northern State (NSIC) | 24-3 | 25-3 | 6 |
| 6 | Sioux Falls (NSIC) | 18-8 | 19-9 | 9 |
| 7 | Central Missouri (MIAA) | 22-5 | 24-6 | 4 |
| 8 | Southwest Minnesota State (NSIC) | 17-5 | 21-7 | 7 |
| 9 | Central Oklahoma (MIAA) | 26-6 | 26-6 | 8 |
| 10 | Northwest Missouri State (MIAA) | 19-6 | 22-7 | 10 |
Dropped Out: None
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It is that time of year where the Crookston Huff and Puff over 50 Hockey Tournament is taking registrations! Scott Kleven, dropped off the following information.
What – Over 50 Hockey Tourney (50 by December 31, 2018)
When – Saturday, December 1 and Sunday, December 2, 2018
Where – Crookston Sports Center
Cost – $60 ($5 goes to a local charity)
Format – Teams will be assigned from registrations. No team registrations allowed (3 game guarantee)
Game format – Two 22 minute stop time halves Round Robin format (4 teams)
Social/pizza buffet – Free pizza buffet at IC Muggs/Mugoos on Saturday after second round games. Sports Bar is located near all motels. Video replay of games will be shown on big screen TV’s during buffet.
Registration deadline is Sunday, November 25 2018
Contact Person – Heath Hanson (218-289-3291)
907 South Washington
Crookston, MN 56716
heath5023@yahoo.com
REGISTRATION INFORMATION-
Name ___________________________ Phone__________________________
Address ________________________________ City/State_______________________ Zip____________
Email__________________________________
Position Preference ___________ Level played: Rec Hockey High School College (circle one)
Motel Information-
AmericInn (218-281-7800) Crookston Inn (218-281-5210) Golf Terrace Motel (218-281-2626) Cobblestone Inn (218-470-1111)
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JOKES (Do you have any good jokes – email them to chrisjfee@yahoo.com and I will put them in the feever
A young boy had just gotten his driving permit. He asked his father, who was a minister, if they could discuss the use of the car. His father took him to his study & said to him, “I’ll make a deal with you. You bring your grades up, study your bible a little & get your hair cut, & we’ll talk about it.”
After about a month, the boy came back & again asked his father if they could discuss use of the car. They again went to the father’s study where his father said, “Son, I’ve been real proud of you. You have brought your grades up, you’ve studied your bible diligently, but you didn’t get your hair cut!” The young man waited a moment & replied, “You know Dad, I’ve been thinking about that. You know, Samson had long hair, Moses had long hair, Noah had long hair, & even Jesus had long hair …” To which his father replied, “Yes, & they WALKED every where they went too!”
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A blonde and a lawyer are seated next to each other on a flight from LA to NY. The lawyer asks if she would like to play a fun game?
The blonde, tired, just wants to take a nap, politely declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few winks. The lawyer persists and explains that the game is easy and a lot of fun. He explains, I ask you a question, and if you don’t know the answer, you pay me $5.00, and vise versa.
Again, she declines and tries to get some sleep. The lawyer, now agitated, says, “Okay, if you don’t know the answer you pay me $5.00, and, if I don’t know the answer, I will pay you $500.00.”
This catches the blonde’s attention and, figuring there will be no end to this torment unless she plays, agrees to the game.
The lawyer asks the first question. “What’s the distance from the earth to the moon?” The blonde doesn’t say a word, reaches into her purse, pulls out a $5.00 bill and hands it to the lawyer.
Okay says the lawyer, your turn. She asks the lawyer, “What goes up a hill with three legs and comes down with four legs?” The lawyer, puzzled, takes out his laptop computer and searches all his references, no answer. He taps into the air phone with his modem and searches the net and the library of congress, no answer. Frustrated, he sends e-mails to all his friends and coworkers, to no avail.
After an hour, he wakes the blonde, and hands her $500.00. The blonde says, “Thank you,” and turns back to get some more sleep.
The lawyer, who is more than a little miffed, wakes the blonde and asks, “Well, what’s the answer? “Without a word, the blonde reaches into her purse, hands the lawyer $5.00, and goes back to sleep.
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A beautiful young girl is about to undergo a minor operation. She’s laid on a trolley bed by a lady in a white dress and brought to the corridor.
Before they enter the room she leaves her behind the theatre door to go in and check whether everything is ready.
A young man wearing a white coat approaches, takes the sheet away and starts examining her naked body. He walks away and talks to another man in a white coat. The second man comes over and does the same examinations.
When a third man starts examining her body so closely, she grows impatient and says: “All these examinations are fine and appreciated, but when are you going to start the operation?”
The man in the white coat shrugged his shoulders: “I have no idea. We’re just painting the corridor.”
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I will start updating athletes and coaches next week. Let me know if you have anybody to list!
How are former Crookston Pirates athletes doing in college or elsewhere?
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Cade Salentine, is a redshirt Freshman playing football at the University of North Dakota.
Paul Bittner,will start the season with the Cleveland Monsters, the AHL affiliate of the Columbus Bluejacket. Paul had two assists, three shots on goal and a plus-3 rating in a 7-6 shootout victory over Toronto on Friday and he had an assist and two shots on goal in a 8-4 loss to Grand Rapids on Sunday.
Cleveland will host the Laval Rockets on Friday and Saturday.
Marietta Geist, a Junior on the #12 ranked Carleton College Women’s Cross Country and Track and Field teams. Each year, Carleton runs, in costumes, against cross-town rival St. Olaf in the Karhu Shoe Race and they ran the race on Thursday. Carleton won 23-38 and the race is for the runners that won’t be competing in the NCAA Division 3 regionals. Marietta and the Carleton team will run in the Central Regionals on Saturday at Waverly, Iowa.
Luke Edlund, is a Senior linebacker on the Crown College football team. Crown had a bye week last week and they will wrap up the season at Martin Luther on Saturday.
Haley Roed, a Junior swimming at Minnesota State Moorhead. The Dragons beat Sioux Falls on Saturday. Haley was on the second place 400 Yard Freestyle relay team, the fourth place 400 Yard Medley relay team, sixth place in the 50 freestyle with a time of 26.50, and she was eighth place in the 100 Yard Freestyle with a time of 58.47. MSUM will travel to the St. Thomas Invite Friday and Saturday in St. Paul.
Kate MacGregor, a Freshman swimming at Minnesota State Moorhead. The Dragons lost to the University of Sioux Falls 179-111 in a dual. Kate was on the second place 400 Yard Medley Relay team, second in the 100 yard backstroke with a time of 1:00.80, on the third place 400 yard freestyle relay eighth place in the 50 yard freestyle with a time of 26.87. MSUM will travel to the St. Thomas Invite Friday and Saturday in St. Paul.
Ryan Bittner, is a Senior playing hockey for the #1 ranked University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Ryan had one assist, one shot on goal and a penalty in a 5-2 victory over Hamline and he had a shot on goal in a 9-2 victory over Bethel on Saturday. The Pointers will host Saint Mary’s University on Friday and St. Thomas on Saturday.
Brady Heppner, is a Junior playing hockey at St. Johns University in Collegeville. Brady had one shot on goal and one penalty in a 2-2 tie with UW-River Falls on Friday and had a goal and two shots on goal in a 4-3 victory over UW-Stout on Saturday. St. Johns will host Hamline on Thursday and travel to Hamline on Friday.
Aaron Hollcraft, is a Senior playing basketball and baseball for the UMC Golden Eagles. Aaron played five minutes and had four points and a rebound in a 104-70 victory over Northwestern (St. Paul) in an exhibition game on Saturday. UMC will travel to St. Paul to play Arkansas Tech University on Saturday and the University of Arkansas-Monticello on Sunday and Oak Hills Christian College on Wednesday.
Colton Weiland, is a freshman wrestling for #1 ranked St. Cloud State. Colton is listed at 149 pounds. The Huskies will have their first match on November 10 at Dakota Weslyan University.
Bailey Folkers, is a freshman on the University of Wisconsin-Superior women’s basketball team. Superior will open the season on Friday, November 16 vs Carthage College played in Depere, Wisconsin.
Brita Fagerlund, is a Sophomore on the University of Jamestown Jimmy Women’s Track team. The season will start in December.
Ally Tiedemann, a Freshman playing tennis at University of Minnesota Duluth. The season starts in January.
Bobby Tiedemann, is a Junior on the St. Mary’s University Men’s Tennis team in Winona. St. Mary’s will host Martin Luther College on Friday, January 25, 2019.
Mason Wang, is a freshman at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire track team
Amanda Trandem, is a Sophomore on the University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagle Softball team.
Ben Trostad, a Freshman playing golf at the University of Minnesota Crookston. UMC is off until the spring.
Ethan Magsam, a Freshman playing golf at the University of Minnesota Crookston. UMC is off until the spring.
Elise Tangquist, is a Sophomore golfer for the University of Northwestern in St. Paul. Northwestern is done until the spring.
Isaac Westlake, a Junior playing golf for the Winona State Warriors.
Crookston School District Coaches –
Brody Davidson is an Assistant Pirate Football coach.
Tyler Brekken is a Pirate C team football coach and junior high Pirate Softball coach
Jeremy Lubinski is a Pirate 8th Grade Football coach.
Amy Bollis the head Pirate Girls Track head coach and assistant volleyball coach
Sarah Reeseis the Pirate Head Girls Soccer coach
Shelly Erdmann is the Assistant Girls Soccer coach.
Cody Brekken is the Assistant Pirate Girls Tennis coach, Pirate Boys Tennis coach and Crookston Community Pool Supervisor
Marley Melbye is the Head Girls Swimming coach
Mitch Bakken is the head Pirate Baseball coach.
Justin Johnson is the Pirate Junior Varsity Baseball coach.
Brock Hanson is the Pirate Baseball volunteer assistant coach.
Jeff Perreaultis 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
Travis Ross is the 7th 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 –
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.
Todd Kreibich, is the Coach and General Manager for the Minnesota Iron Rangers Junior Hockey team our of Hoyt Lakes.
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
Erika Wheelhouse is serving in the Peace Corp in the Philippines.
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.
Alan Mart, 2009 Crookston High School graduate, is currently serving his country for the US Army as a Cavalry Scout in Afghanistan.
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 Central is stationed at Hohnfels in Germany for the next 2 or 3 years.
Scott Riopelle is head of Crookston Parks and Recreation
Rob Sobolik is the General Manager of the Fargodome
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