Month: July 2022

Welcome to the sports world’s version of the January 6th hearings.  We are scouring the sports world for the truth and as much information as we can get.   Okay that is a little bit of a stretch, but the January 6th hearings have been facinating so far.  In my eyes anyway.

The American Legion playoffs begin next week, fall sports practices are almost a month away.  I hope the next month goes nice and slow.

Anyway, enjoy this weeks column and if you have any sports news, let me know and I will pass it along.

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Last week we told you about the District 9 Division II legion baseball alignment had New York Mills in the north.  Later on Wednesday afternoon, I received the following email from somebody and they are no longer having New York Mills move into the north this year.

Greetings Managers and Coaches,

Over the last week or so we have received comments on the alignment of New York Mills to the North half of the NW Sub State for playoffs.  We have listened to the concerns and have decided to move New York Mills BACK TO THE SOUTH for Sub Sub-State play.  On the outside looking in at the time, it made sense to have an 8 and 8  North and South sub sub-state playoffs for advancement to the NW Sub State.  However, after listening to the concerns of the North teams, it made sense to go back to the original plan of 9 in the South and 7 in the North.  This decision is final.

We appreciate all of your hard work and dedication to American Legion Baseball.  We are the best state in the country when it comes to American Legion baseball due to the dedication of all of you and your Posts!  Keep up the great work!!  We as a board of directors want what is best for our teams.

Have a safe and blessed 4th of July!

Slick

Jeff “Slick” Miller
DII Vice Director
Minnesota American Legion Baseball

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The Section 8AA All-Section Baseball team has been announced and the team is listed below –

Coach of the Year – Josh Weckman (Roseau)

All-Section 8AA team –
Crookston – Alex Longoria
DGF – Kayden Camacho, Grant Anderson, Jordan Summers
EGF – Rylee Hams, Drew Carpenter
Fergus Falls – Carter Thielke, Isaac Johnson
Frazee – Scott Seim
Menahga – Nolan Haataja
Park Rapids – Noah Morris
Pelican Rapids – Luke Sjolie, Timmy Guler
Perham – Austin Aanenson, Ben Shumansky, Rian Solberg, Chas Melvin
Roseau – Isaac Wensloff, Brady Demars, Aaron Wensloff, Alex Wensloff, Noah Urness
Thief River Falls – Morgan Rude
Warroad – Matt Hard, Evan Grover

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The Section 8A Baseball All-Section team has been announced and the team is listed below –

Coach of the Year – Paul Bethke (Sacred Heart)

All-Section 8A team –
Sacred Heart – Cullen Rohrich, Sam Gapp, Parker Erickson, Ethan Arntson
Ada-Borup-West – Beau Fetting, Beau Jorgenson, Austin McCraven, Baron Odden
Fosston – Aaron Norland, Keegan Senger, Tommy Simonson
West Marshall – Demetrius Oberg, Jackson Woinarowicz, Aiden Anderson
Lake of the Woods – Ronan Ivall, Logan Sathre
Norman County East/UH – Connor Nelson, Aidan Flaten
Mahnomen/Waubun – Dennis Ashley
Izyk Strege – Kittson Country Central

All-Section 8A team at-large selections –
Northome/Kelliher – Marcus Johnson
Fosston – Carsen Boushee

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The University of Minnesota Crookston Men’s Basketball program has received a verbal commitment from De’Antray Hughes, a 6’7 forward from New Orleans, Louisiana, and a transfer from Barton Community College in Great Bend, Kansas.

Hughes played in 25 games while starting in 22 at Barton Community College this past season.  He averaged 6 points and 6 rebounds per game.  He shot 56 percent from the field and 33 percent from the free throw line. 

Hughes played High School basketball at Edna Karr. 

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The NHL draft is coming up on July 7 and 8.  According to the NHL Central Scouting ranks here are the top-ranked Minnesotans in the North American rankings:

Rank – Name – Position, height, weight – hometown – current team – college commitment
11. Jimmy Snuggerud (RW 6-1, 188 lb.) Chaska – U.S. development team (Gophers)
18. Ryan Chesley (D 6-0, 201 lb.) Mahtomedi – U.S. development (Gophers)
19. Sam Rinzel (D 6-4, 180 lb.) Chanhassen – Chaska HS  (Gophers)
41. Cruz Lucius (RW 6-1, 184 lb.) Grant – U.S. development team (Wisconsin)
63. Alex Bump (LW 6-0, 195 lb.) Prior Lake – Prior Lake HS (Vermont)
64. Zam Plante (C 5-10, 165 lb) Hermantown – Hermantown HS (Minnesota Duluth)
67. Tristan Sarsland (D 6-0, 182 lb) Wayzata – Benilde-St. Margaret’s (Clarkson)
97. Daimon Gardner (C 6-4, 200 lb.) Warroad – Warroad HS (Clarkson)
125. Leo Gruba (D 6-1, 202 lb.) Lake Elmo – Hill-Murray HS (St. Cloud State)
129. Dylan Godbout (LW 5-10, 183 lb.) Woodbury – Hill-Murray HS (Wisconsin)
132. Aaron Pionk (D 6-0, 165 lb) Hermantown – Wilderness (NAHL) – (Minnesota State Mankato)
144. Nick Pierre (LW 5-8, 170 lb.) Cottage Grove – Sioux City (USHL) – (Wisconsin)
168. Luke Mittelstadt (D 5-11, 175 lb.) Eden Prairie – Madison (USHL) – (Gophers)
178. Gavin O’Connell (C 5-11, 180 lb) Wayzata – Waterloo (USHL) – (Minnesota Duluth)
200. Maddox Fleming (C 5-11, 182 lb) Rochester – Sioux Falls (USHL) – (Notre Dame)
208. Tyler Haskins (LW 6-1, 195 lb.) Rochester – Madison (USHL) – (Michigan)

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The Minnesota Wild announced its 2022-23 preseason schedule will consist of seven games. The Wild will play a home-and-home series against the Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars and play a road game against the St. Louis Blues. Details about the Wild’s road preseason game against the Chicago Blackhawks will be announced at a later date.

2022-23 MINNESOTA WILD PRESEASON SCHEDULE*
Sunday, Sept. 25 vs. Colorado Avalanche at Xcel Energy Center – 3 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 27 at Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena – 8 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 29 at Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center – 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 4 at St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center – 7 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 6 vs. Chicago Blackhawks at Xcel Energy Center – 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 8 vs. Dallas Stars at Xcel Energy Center – 5 p.m.
*Minnesota will also play a road game against the Chicago Blackhawks

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It is good to see former University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagle Men’s Basketball coach Kevin Forde has been named the Minot State Athletic Director and will start his new duties on July 18.  He was named AD by former UMC employee, Dr. Steven Shirley (President of Minot State). .

Forde has an extensive history at the NCAA Division II level and within the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). Forde spent 10 years in athletic administrative roles at the University of Mary, and earlier in his career was men’s basketball assistant coach at the University of Minnesota Crookston. Kevin earned his bachelors and master’s degrees from Southwest Minnesota State University where he served as a graduate assistant and student assistant coach. All three universities are members of the NSIC.

He also spent two years as Athletic Director at Wheeling University (W.V.), an NCAA Division II member of the Mountain East Conference, and has been interim Director of Athletics or Associate Athletic Director at NCAA Division II East Stroudsburg University (Pa.), Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Regis University (Colo.), and NAIA St. Xavier University (Ill.). In total, Forde has 13 years of administrative experience in intercollegiate athletics.

He replaces former AD Andy Carter, who left Minot State University in April. MSU Vice President of Student Affairs Kevin Harmon has been serving as interim AD. Forde is the 13th Director of Athletics in school history and just the sixth AD since 1966.

Forde, a North Dakota native, and his wife, Laura, have been married for 20 years and have two daughters, Isabelle and Addison.

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What a wild past week for Minnesota Sports!!

BIG TEN CONFERENCE –

The Big 10 Conference surprised everyone last week when they announced they would be adding the University of Southern California (USC) and the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) to the conference making it the first conference to go from the Pacific Coast to Atlantic Coast.

Why people ask.  Easy.  MONEY.   The Big Ten adds the Los Angeles TV market in addition to New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia.  So the Big 10 now owns the top four TV markets in the country or 20 million people!!!!!!   The Big 10 now has seven of the top 15 markets with #9 Washington D.C., #14 Minneapolis/St. Paul, and #15 Detroit!

The question now is what domino will fall next. On Friday morning, Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith said he hopes Notre Dame considers joining the Big Ten, too. Other Pac-12 schools such as Stanford, Cal, Oregon, and Washington have also been linked to the conference’s sudden expansion efforts.

I would be surprised if Notre Dame doesn’t join the conference in the next couple of years, or even by the end of the summer.  They already play in the Big 10 Hockey conference.  Stay tuned.

MINNESOTA TWINS

The first-place Minnesota Twins are leading Cleveland by six games and have won 5 of their last 6, including a sweep of the White Sox to start this week. They had back-to-back walk-off victories and it seems the bats are heating up.  The Twins would have won 10 of their last 10 games if the late bullpen (Pagan) could have done their job.

Luis Arraez leads MLB in batting average with a .353 average after his 3 for 3 start in Wednesday’s game. Amazingly, Arraez isn’t in the top three voting for the all-star game, but it is safe to say he will make it.  I would think Byron Buxton will have a good shot at making the all-star game too.

The Twins turned the first-ever 8-5 triple play in major league baseball history, thanks to horrible baserunning by the White Sox and the best center fielder in MLB, Byron Buxton.

One of the Twins top prospects, Matt Wallner, hit two home runs in a Wichita (Twins AA affiliate) win, for his 20^th home run of the season.   In June, Wallner was on fire with 84 at-bats, while hitting .345 with eight homers in the third month of the season.

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES

The Timberwolves made a big splash with a trade for All-Star center Rudy Gobert in exchange for Malik Beasley, Patrick Beverley, Leandro Bolmaro, Walker Kessler (2022 draft pick), and Jarred Vanderbilt.   That was great, but the one thing that hurts is the draft picks given up.  The Wolves gave up first-round picks in 2023, 2025, 2027, and 2029.  They will also swap picks in 2026.

Now the Wolves have a true center and Karl Anthony Towns can play forward and you have Anthony Edwards.  So you have three all-stars (future all-stars) in the starting line up.

Gobert is a 3-time defensive player of the year, 3-time all-star, 6-time first team all-defense in nine seasons for Utah.  He is a solid person and will fit in well with the likes of Towns and Edwards!

MINNESOTA WILD

The Wild traded Kevin Fiala to Los Angeles for current Minnesota Golden Gopher captain, Brock Faber.  It helps the Wild with the salary cap, but Fiala was tough during the regular season.

The Wild schedule has also been released and it is below –

The Minnesota Wild’s 2022-23 National Hockey League (NHL) regular season schedule, presented by Associated Bank, was released today. The Wild opens the season at home on Thursday, Oct. 13 against the New York Rangers – the 10th time in franchise history and first since the 2014-15 campaign Minnesota will start at Xcel Energy Center (not including the home start in 2010-11 vs. CAR in Finland). The Wild will play its first road game on Saturday, Oct. 22 at Boston. Broadcast information will be announced at a later date.

The 2022-23 schedule consists of 82 games – 41 home contests and 41 road contests. Minnesota’s home schedule features 19 weekend games (three on Friday, nine on Saturday and seven on Sunday). Minnesota will open the season with a four-game homestand – the second-longest homestand to open a single season in team history (franchise best is five games from Oct. 5-14, 2006). February holds the most home games in a month this season with nine, including a season-long seven-game homestand Feb. 9-21. March holds the most road games in a month this season with nine. The Wild will travel for a season-high five-game road trip Oct. 22-30.

The Wild will play 26 games against Central Division opponents, including three games each against Stanley Cup Champion Colorado (two home, one road) and Nashville (one home, two road). Minnesota will play four games (two home and two road each) against Arizona, Chicago, Dallas, St. Louis and Winnipeg.

Minnesota will also play three games against each team in the Pacific Division for a total of 24 games: Anaheim (one home, two road), Calgary (one home, two road), Edmonton (two home, one road), Los Angeles (two home, one road), San Jose (one home, two road), Seattle (two home, one road), Vancouver (one home, two road) and Vegas (two home, one road).

The Wild will play each team in the Eastern Conference twice (one home, one road) for a total of 32 contests. Popular Eastern Conference visits to Xcel Energy Center include Montreal (Nov. 1), Pittsburgh (Nov. 17), Toronto (Nov. 25), Tampa Bay (Jan. 4) and Washington (March 19). Minnesota will play 10 of its 12 contests in January against an Eastern Conference opponent. The 2023 NHL All-Star Game will take place on Saturday, Feb. 4 at FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Fla.

2022-23 MINNESOTA WILD SCHEDULE NOTES

Home Games by Day: Mon. – 5, Tue. – 5, Wed. – 4, Thur. – 8, Fri. – 3, Sat. – 9, Sun. – 7
Road Games by Day: Mon. – 2, Tue. – 8, Wed. – 7, Thur. – 9, Fri. – 3, Sat. – 9, Sun. – 3

Home Games by Month: Oct. – 4, Nov. – 8, Dec. – 7, Jan. – 5, Feb. – 9, March – 5, April – 3
Road Games by Month: Oct. – 5, Nov. – 4, Dec. – 8, Jan. – 7, Feb. – 4, March – 9, April – 4

Total Number of Day Games (start times before 5 p.m.): 12
Day Home Games by Day: Mon. – 0, Tue. – 0, Wed. – 0, Thur. – 0, Fri. – 1, Sat. – 4, Sun. – 5
Day Road Games by Day: Mon. – 0, Tue. – 0, Wed. – 0, Thur. – 0, Fri. – 0, Sat. – 1, Sun. – 1

Total Number of Night Games (start times 5 p.m. or later): 69
Night Home Games by Day: Mon. – 5, Tue. – 5, Wed. –4, Thur. – 8, Fri. – 2, Sat. – 5, Sun. – 2
Night Road Games by Day: Mon. – 2, Tue. – 8, Wed. – 7, Thur. – 9, Fri. – 3, Sat. – 7, Sun. – 2

*Wild will play in St. Louis on Dec. 31, game time is T.B.A.

Games by Conference/Division:
Western Conference: Central Division (26 games), Pacific Division (24 games)
Eastern Conference: Atlantic Division (16 games), Metropolitan Division (16 games)

Opponents Visits to Minnesota (41): Anaheim – 1, Arizona – 2, Boston – 1, Buffalo – 1, Calgary – 1, Carolina – 1, Chicago – 2, Colorado – 2, Columbus – 1, Dallas – 2, Detroit – 1, Edmonton – 2, Florida – 1, Los Angeles – 2, Montreal – 1, Nashville – 1, New Jersey – 1, New York Islanders – 1, New York Rangers – 1, Ottawa – 1, Philadelphia – 1, Pittsburgh – 1, St. Louis – 2, San Jose – 1, Seattle – 2, Tampa Bay – 1, Toronto – 1, Vancouver – 1, Vegas – 2, Washington – 1, Winnipeg – 2

Wild Visits to Road Cities (41): Anaheim – 2, Arizona – 2, Boston – 1, Buffalo – 1, Calgary – 2, Carolina – 1, Chicago – 2, Colorado – 1, Columbus – 1, Dallas – 2, Detroit – 1, Edmonton – 1, Florida – 1, Los Angeles – 1, Montreal – 1, Nashville – 2, New Jersey – 1, New York Islanders – 1, New York Rangers – 1, Ottawa – 1, Philadelphia – 1, Pittsburgh – 1, St. Louis – 2, San Jose – 2, Seattle – 1, Tampa Bay – 1, Toronto – 1, Vancouver – 2, Vegas – 1, Washington – 1, Winnipeg – 2

After NHL All-Star Game (Feb. 4): Minnesota will have 34 games remaining on its schedule, including 17 home games and 17 road contests. The Wild will play 14 games against the Central Division, nine contests against the Pacific Division and 11 games against Eastern Conference opponents.

Longest Homestand: seven games; Feb. 9-21 vs. Vegas, New Jersey, Florida, Colorado, Dallas, Nashville, Los Angeles

Longest Road Trip: five games; Oct. 22-30 at Boston, Montreal, Ottawa, Detroit, Chicago

Back-to-Back Games: 12 sets – the Wild had 14 sets of back-to-back contests in 2021-22.
Back-to-back on road: 6
Road game followed by home game next day: 3
Back-to-back at home: 1
Home game followed by road game next day: 2

Length of Wild’s 2022-23 Season: 183 days (Oct. 13-April 13). The 2021-22 season lasted 197 days.

Air miles: The Wild will travel an estimated 38,305 nautical miles during the 2022-23 season. Minnesota logged approximately 39,759 air miles during the 2021-22 season.

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We were sad to see the passing of longtime Bemidji Pioneer sports editor Jim Carrington on July 2.  Here is some of his obituary.

He joined KBUN in Bemidji October of 1954 as a news and sports director, disc jockey, and staff announcer. He broadcast all home Bemidji High and BSU football and basketball games and some Bemidji High baseball contests and many road games plus all high school District 29 basketball games and Bemidji District baseball games. He left unexpectedly in June of 1958 but remained in Bemidji as office manager of Headwaters Translator Television Corp. the fund raising organization that brought television reception into the city.

He joined the Pioneer staff January 10, 1959 as a news reporter and photographer. He began covering local sports on the side, quickly advancing this post into this post into a second 40 hour a week job and was named sports editor late that spring. He held both positions through June of 1972 when a full time news reporter was added to the three person staff. That move coincided with the start of high school girls athletics which doubled the work load in sports. The high school program continually expanded from six to 22 sports during this period. He continued covering both high school and BSU sports through 1981 when second sports writer was added working seven day, 80-100 weeks. He created eight weekly columns, football and volleyball roundups in fall, girls’ and boys’ basketball roundup, Mat Chatter and hockey highlights in the winter, baseball round up in the spring and in 1979 Sunday Sportsline.

He continued writing all eight until the late 90’s when drastic space reductions by previous ownership made it impossible to continue. He continued his seven day, 80 hour work load through the spring of 2010 when he was reduced to Sunday columnist though still continued to cover the most youth sports summer town baseball and other fringe area activities. He was elected to the Bemidji High Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1998, its second season and BHS Athletic Hall of Fame in 2002, its second year. In 2011 he was named sports contributor of the year by the Minnesota State High School Wrestling Coaches Association and later that year inducted into the State Wrestling Hall of Fame.

The highlight of his career was founding and coaching the Bemidji Braves Baseball team from 1963 – 1993 and founding and heading the Northern Lakes Youth Baseball League from 1965-1993, coaching well more than 1000 games in the 13-15 age bracket and winning close to 800 of them. Dozens of his players went onto star with the Lumberjacks with a number continuing on to the college ranks. He continued to promote youth baseball at all levels after his program was ended by the Youth Baseball Association in favor of an intramural structure rather than the accelerated learning program for the upper echelon players in the program. His estate will be set up to form the Carrington Foundation to support and promote Youth Baseball and other youth and high school sports, especially those lesser sports lacking in fund raising capabilities

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The Crookston Pirate Football program and Coach Nate Lubarski will be hosting a Pirate Pride Youth Football Camp August 2-4 from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. for 3rd-6th graders at the Crookston High School Football fields.

Cost is $50 and you must register by July 14 to guarantee a camp t-shirt. Payment is due on the first day of camp (Cash or Check only). Make checks to Crookston Pirate Football.

The registration form is below, or you can register online at https://forms.gle/tmgmzwgKJ4dGNrsc9

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KROX is proud to be the sponsor of the Crookston Blue Line Club 10,000 Puck Challenge this year.  One thing to remember is this….how often do you take a shot standing still???  Remember that when shooting.   Shooting with rollerblades on, and moving around while you shoot will help you 100 times more than standing still and shooting.

The Crookston Blue Line Club is pleased to present the 10,000 Puck Challenge. The program was created as a development opportunity for hockey players to develop their skills at home.

There is evidence to show that daily micro-practices are effective and often superior to longer practice sessions once or twice a week. When you practice a little each day, skills do not erode. In fact, they consolidate. It is like a bank account earning compound interest: a virtuous spiral where skill accrues quickly.

So, how well do you think your shot would improve if you were to take 10,000 shots over a 20-week period? Or goalies how many extra saves or assists can you make?

Think it can not be done? Think again! We have created a plan for players & goalies of all ages and abilities to follow over 20 weeks to accomplish this goal.

GOAL: Increase shot speed, quickness and accuracy in 20 weeks

Player Plan: Shoot 10,000 pucks
(weekly goal: 500 shots per week; daily goal: 100 shots per day – 5 days/week)

Goalie Plan: Complete 2,500 catches, 2,500 blocks, 2,500 forehand and 2,500 backhand shots (weekly goal: 500 reps per week; daily goal: 100 reps per day – 5 days/week)

Dates: May 8th – September 25th, 2022

Ages: 2021-22 players – Mite3, 8U, Squirt, 10U, Peewee, 12U, Bantam

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The Crookston High School Athletic Department’s 19th Annual Pirate Pride Golf Scramble will be Friday, July 15 at Minakwa Golf Course.

9:00 Registration
10:00 Shotgun Start
Lunch will be served starting at 11:00

$60 per person (Includes T-Shirt, 18 holes of golf, Sandwich, Salad, Chips)

4 member teams
Call Clubhouse to reserve a cart (not included)

Must be 18 years of age or have graduated High School

All proceeds will help support Crookston High School Pirate Athletics.

PRE-REGISTRATION APPRECIATED

Call Steve Kofoed at 320-290-9904 or email stevenkofoed@isd593.org leaving a message with your team members is fine.

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Sacred Heart Basketball will be hosting the Sanford Power Basketball Academy this summer. The information is below.
This summer basketball camp with the Sanford POWER Basketball Academy is designed to teach the fundamentals of the game, while pushing every athlete outside of their comfort zone. With offensive skills being our focus, we will work on advanced ball handling, passing, finishing, and shooting drills.
There is no better place to start your week than the gym! For four days, improve your game with our high-intensity Summer Skills Camp.
Who: Grades 5th -12th
What: Summer Skills Camp
When: Fridays – July 15th and 22nd
• Session #1: 5th-8th grade boys and girls 9:00-10:30 ($115)
• Session #2: 9th-12th grade boys and girls 10:30-12:30 ($135)
Where: Sacred Heart High School

*Give payment to Coach Sterkel at Sacred Heart & make all checks payable to “Sanford POWER”
www.SanfordPOWER.com

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JOKES

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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

Elise Tangquist, is the Assistant Girls Volleyball and Assistant Girls Golf Coach this year at Heritage Christian Academy in Maple Grove.

Katherine Geist, a sophomore, is running track for Carleton College.

Emma Boll, a freshman, is playing softball at Northwestern University in St. Paul.

Emma Borowicz is a freshman running track at Minnesota State Mankato.

Ben Trostad is a senior playing Men’s Golf at UMC.

Kaleb Thingelstad is a freshman playing golf at Kansas Wesleyan University.  KWU is done for the fall season.

Joslynn Leach is a freshman playing golf at Concordia College in Moorhead.  The Cobbers wrapped up the Fall season.

Brady Butt is a sophomore playing football at the University of Jamestown.

Rachel Hefta, is a junior playing volleyball at Hastings College in Nebraska.

Ty Hamre is playing football at Bemidji State University.

Paul Bittner is playing professional hockey in Germany, for Düsseldorf EG.

Gretchen Theis is a sophomore at NDSU on the Equestrian team.

Kate MacGregor is a senior swimming at Minnesota State Moorhead.

Aleece Durbin, is a Junior on the University of North Dakota Women’s Track and Field team.

Nick Garmen is a junior playing tennis at the University of Minnesota Morris.

Elizabeth Erdman is a coach for the Moorhead Red Dragon swim team.

Crookston School District Coaches –
Emily Meyer is the Pirate head girls hockey coach and softball assistant coach.
Lacia Hanson is the Junior High softball 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
Cody Brekken is the Crookston Community Pool Supervisor
Marley Melbye is the Head Girls Swimming coach
Brock Hanson is a Pirate Baseball volunteer assistant coach.
Ben Halos is a Pirate Baseball assistant coach.
Alex LaFrance is a Pirate Baseball volunteer assistant coach.
Jeff Perreault is the Pirate Girls Golf head coach
Wes Hanson is the Pirate Wrestling Head Coach and assistant boys golf coach
Kevin Weber is a Pirate Boys Basketball volunteer assistant coach
Connor Morgan is the Pirate Boys Hockey assistant coach
Sam Melbye is the Pirate Boys J.V. Hockey coach
Chris Dufault is a youth wrestling Coach
Colton Weiland is an assistant wrestling coach

Non-Crookston High School coaching –

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 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.

Katy Westrom, is Head Girls Tennis Coach and Head Boys Tennis coach at Monticello High School.

Matt Harris, is an Assistant Principal/Athletic Director at Saguaro High School in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Marty Bratrud is the Superintendent and High School Principal at Westhope High School.

Gordie Haug is an assistant football coach at the University of Wyoming

Mike Hastings is the Minnesota State Mankato Men’s head Hockey coach

Mike Biermaier is the Athletic Director at Thief River Falls High School

Stephanie (Lindsay) Perreault works with the North Dakota State stats crew for Bison football and volleyball and basketball in the winter. Stephanie’s husband, Ryan, is the assistant director for the Bison media relations

Jason Bushie is the hockey athletic trainer at Colorado College

Chris Myrold is 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 with the Army and is been deployed to Iraq for nine months.

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.

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.

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The Crookston American Legion Post 20 Baseball team is hosting Fosston tonight from Jim Karn Field. Crookston is coming off of two losses to a very tough Roseau squad and will look to bounce back. The first pitch is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. and the game can be heard on KROX radio starting with the RiverView Health pregame show at 6:30 p.m.

For Crookston –

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