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March 9, 2023

REBELS BOY’S BASKETBALL TAKES ON GOODRIDGE-GRYGLA IN SECTION 8A TOURNAMENT – ON KROX

The Red Lake County Rebels Boy’s Basketball team will take on the Goodridge-Grygla Chargers this evening at the University of Minnesota Crookston in the Section 8A Tournament. The two teams split regular season matchups against each other with the Rebels winning one 84-61, and the Chargers winning the other 65-60.

Red Lake County finished the regular season with a record of 13-13 while Goodridge-Grygla comes into the matchup with a record of 14-12. It will be the second of two games from Lysaker Gymnasium this evening as top-seeded Sacred Heart will battle Badger-Greenbush-Middle River in the first game.

We will have the game on KROX Radio starting with the RiverView Health pregame show around 7:30 p.m. following the conclusion of the Crookston Pirates game against the Hawley Nuggets. The tipoff is set for 7:45 p.m. and you can listen on 1260AM/105.7FM, or 92.1FM in Grand Forks & East Grand Forks. You can also listen anywhere at any time by clicking Listen Live at the top of this page.

FIRST HALF –

SECOND HALF –

	1st	2nd	Final
Goodridge-Grygla
Red Lake County

For Red Lake County	Points	Rebounds	Assists/Steals

For Goodridge-Grygla	Points

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March 9, 2023

NEW N.T. AUTO REPAIR AND EXHAUST SHOP IS OPEN ON STRANDER AVE.

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Crookston has a new Auto Repair shop in town at 525 Strander Ave., the former spot of Mike’s Muffler Stop, as Noah Thompson has bought the building to house his auto repair shop, NT Auto Repair and Exhaust.

Thompson originally worked owned a Repair Shop as a single bay in another shop in Fairfax, but after gaining a large enough customer base, he had been looking to find a bigger shop to service his customers.
“I’ve been working out of a different shop just off of Fairfax, where I had a single bay, and it got to the point where the customer base is getting big enough, and we’re looking to expand and get a bigger space to do my business and better serve the community here,” owner Noah Thompson explained. “I had heard through the grapevine that Mike (of Mike’s Muffler Stop) was thinking about retiring, so I met with him a few times. It went from there. We got a deal worked out, I bought the place, and we opened up on Saturday.”
Thompson will offer full mechanical repair to cars and trucks with his shop, ranging from brake repairs to oil changes and in-depth engine repair. The shop will also add a new service to its shop with exhaust repair with full custom bending.

With a new building at their disposal, Thompson has found it to be a better upgrade from his previous shop back in Fairfax. “We have quite a bit more room and a lot of space to park things,” said Thompson. “It’s all-around a way better upgrade, and I’m just trying to move forward with the business and better serve the community. We got a really nice welder, and it has a computerized exhaust machine for custom bending to make beautiful pipes.”

The shop will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday. If you need to schedule an appointment with Thompson to repair your car, you can call at 218-277-0070, message him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ntautorepair?mibextid=ZbWKwL, or by coming into the shop at 525 Strander Ave. to schedule an appointment.

Noah and Kaitlin Thompson celebrating the opening of their shop

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March 9, 2023

Judge blocks release of Tyre Nichols video as Justice Dept. launches probe of Memphis police

On Wednesday, a court order Wednesday delayed the release of about 20 hours of footage from the fatal beating of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols at the hands of Memphis police officers. A Memphis judge ruled nearly 20 hours of additional footage and internal documents related to the city’s investigation into the death of Nichols cannot be released until the lawyers for the five former Memphis police officers charged in his death have seen the new video. The delay came on the same day the U.S. Justice Department said it would review the Memphis Police Department and the use of specialized units within law enforcement in the wake of Nichols’ killing in January.

The court order read: “The court orders that the release of videos, audio, reports, and personnel files of City of Memphis employees related to this indictment and investigation (to include administrative hearings, records and related files) shall be delayed until such time as the state and the defendants have reviewed this information The release of this information shall be subject to further orders of this court and, in the public interest, will be ordered as soon as possible.” Body camera footage released last month showed multiple officers beating, pepper spraying and using a stun gun on Nichols after a traffic stop and sparked protests in Memphis and around the country. Nichols died three days after the beating on Jan. 10.

The Justice Department also said on Wednesday that its Community Oriented Policing Services office will conduct a review of certain policies and practices by the Memphis police at the request of Mayor Jim Strickland and Police Chief Cerelyn Davis. The review will cover “policies, practices training, data and processes related to the MPD’s use of force, de-escalation and specialized units.”

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March 9, 2023

Justice Department finds Louisville Police uses excessive force, discriminated against Black people

The Justice Department said Wednesday that it found the that Louisville Metro Police Department and Louisville/Jefferson County Metro government violated the Constitution and federal law in various practices, and dealing with the Black community. Following an investigation launched in April 2021, the DOJ said it has entered an agreement with the government and police department to address many of the issues under federal law that prohibits officers from engaging in a pattern or practice of conduct that deprives people of rights.

Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement: “This unacceptable and unconstitutional conduct erodes the community trust necessary for effective policing. It is also an affront to the vast majority of officers who put their lives on the line to serve Louisville with honor. And it is an affront to the people of Louisville who deserve better.”

The department found the police had a pattern of using excessive force, police dogs and tasers; conducted searches based on invalid warrants; made unlawful stops and searches; discriminated against Black people in its enforcement activities; violated protected free speech activities; and discriminated against people with behavioral health disabilities.

The DOJ’s findings are separate from cases related to the death of Breonna Taylor, who was shot in her home by Louisville police instituting a no-knock warrant. The Justice Department had previously filed charges against four former officers involved in that 2020 incident.

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March 9, 2023

See the trailer for Prime Video’s ‘Citadel’ with Priyanka Chopra Jonas & Richard Madden

Prime Video has shared the official trailer for the new spy thriller ‘Citadel’, starring Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Richard Madden, and executive produced by the Russo Brothers (Avengers: Endgame) and showrunner David Weil.

Citadel is described as a ‘global adventure where spies from several countries came together for the ultimate mission.’ An official synopsis reads: “Eight years ago, Citadel fell. The independent global spy agency — tasked to uphold the safety and security of all people — was destroyed by operatives of Manticore, a powerful syndicate manipulating the world from the shadows. With Citadel’s fall, elite agents Mason Kane (Madden) and Nadia Sinh (Jonas) had their memories wiped as they narrowly escaped with their lives. They’ve remained hidden ever since, building new lives under new identities, unaware of their pasts. Until one night, when Mason is tracked down by his former Citadel colleague, Bernard Orlick (Stanley Tucci), who desperately needs his help to prevent Manticore from establishing a new world order. Mason seeks out his former partner, Nadia, and the two spies embark on a mission that takes them around the world in an effort to stop Manticore, all while contending with a relationship built on secrets, lies, and a dangerous-yet-undying love.”

Citadel will premier with its first two episodes on Prime Video on April 28, followed by a new episode released every Friday through May 26. Take a look at the trailer – here.

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March 9, 2023

Apple TV+ shares trailer for “Ghosted” starring Ana de Armas and Chris Evans

Apple TV+ shared the trailer for the original film Ghosted, starring Chris Evans and Ana de Armas.

The trailer opens with Cole (Evans) and Sadie (de Armas) enjoying a spur of the moment date. When Sadie stops responding to Cole’s texts, Cole travels to London to surprise her .. but is captured by nefarious henchmen. Sadie springs into action to save him, where we learn she is actually a CIA agent, which is why she was too busy to text Cole back.

Directed by Dexter Fletcher, the cast of Ghosted also includes Adrien Brody, Mike Moh, Amy Sedaris and Tate Donovan. Ghosted premieres on AppleTV+ April 21st; check out the trailer – here.

https://people.com/movies/ghosted-trailer-chris-evans-ana-de-armas-adrien-brody-apple-tv/

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March 9, 2023

SPORTS FEEVER – March 9, 2023

SPORTS FEEVER by Chris Fee of KROX Radio – chrisjfee@yahoo.com

Welcome to March Madness. It is an eciting time of year with State Boys Hockey, Section Girls and Boys basketball and spring sports starting next week!…….

Yes, that is right. Spring sports practice will begin next week. The spring sports start dates are below –

Softball – March 13 is first practice
First available contest date is March 30. A maximum of 20 games

Boys and Girls Track – March 13 is first day of practice
First contest date is March 23

Baseball – March 20 with a conditioning/throwing start date of March 13.
First possible contest date of March 30 with a maximum of 20 games.

Boys and Girls Golf – March 20 first day of practice.
First possible contest of March 30.

Boys Tennis – March 27 is first day of practice.
First contest day is March 30 with a maximum of 16 contests.

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The Red Lake Falls School Board will be hosting a public meeting to hear perspectives regarding the consideration of cooping girls’ basketball. The meeting will be held on Monday, March 13th at 8:00 pm in the Lafayette High School Cafeteria.

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The Section 8AA Girls Championship game is set for Friday at 7:00 p.m. at Detroit Lakes High School.

It will be Wadena-Deer Creek vs Perham. It is an interesting match-up. You have cinderella with Wadena-Deer Creek as the 11th seed and Perham as the favorite from start to finish. You have Jordan Cresap, a Perham grad and son of Perham boys basketball coach Dave Cresap. There is a lot going on in this match-up.

Perham has Willow Thiel, the tremendous junior post player who is an impossible matchup for any team in the section. But, Wadena-Deer Creek is the scrappiest team I have seen play this year. They have solid athletes and they have some athletic posts that can slow down Thiel.

I think Perham comes away with the win, but I would be surprised if it is more than 20 points.

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The Section 8A Girls Basketball Championship game should be a dandy. Badger/Greenbush-Middle River will take on the Fosston Greyhounds at Ralph Englestad Arena at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

BGMR has been the top team in the west all season long. They have been dominant with their athleticism, muscle, and usual hard-nosed style of play. Defensively they are impressive, and that’s what makes them so good. Fosston has a great mix of athleticism, size, and some stellar defense. Both teams are well-coached and this should be a tremendous game.

It will come down to which team is going to make their shots. Whoever does that will likely be the winner. Both teams got off to good starts in the semi-finals and both teams will have to do the same thing on Friday.

If I had to bet, I would say BGMR by three points, possibly in overtime!!!

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The Section 8AA Boys Basketball tournament officially kicked off Wednesday night with EGF beating Frazee. The rest of the first-round games continue today.

Game 1 – #16 Menahga at #1 Thief River Falls
Game 2 – #9 Pelican Rapids at #8 Red Lake
Game 3 – #13 Crookston at #4 Hawley
Game 4 – #12 Park Rapids at #5 Wadena-Deer Creek
Game 5 – #15 Roseau at #2 Perham
Game 6 – #10 Fergus Falls at #7 Barnesville
Game 7 – #14 Warroad at #3 Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton
Game 8 – #11 Frazee beat #6 East Grand Forks

QUARTER-FINALS – Saturday, March 11 at high seed
Game 9 – Game 2 winner at Game 1 winner
Game 10 – Game 3 winner vs Game 4 winner
Game 11 – Game 5 winner vs Game 63 winner
Game 12 – Game 7 winner vs Game 8 winner

SEMI-FINALS – Wednesday, March 15 at Detroit Lakes High School
Game 13 – Game 9 winner vs Game 10 winner at 6:00 PM
Game 14 – Game 11 winner vs Game 12 winner at 7:45 PM

CHAMPIONSHIP – Friday, March 17 at Detroit Lakes at 7:00 PM

Here are my predictions because I guess people love the bulletin board material!!!!

Game 1 – #16 Menahga at #1 Thief River Falls – TRF wins BIG
Game 2 – #9 Pelican Rapids at #8 Red Lake – Red Lake wins a close one
Game 3 – #13 Crookston at #4 Hawley – Hawley wins big
Game 4 – #12 Park Rapids at #5 Wadena-Deer Creek – WDC wins
Game 5 – #15 Roseau at #2 Perham – Perham wins big
Game 6 – #10 Fergus Falls at #7 Barnesville – Barnesville wins
Game 7 – #14 Warroad at #3 Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton – DGF wins big
Game 8 – #11 Frazee beat #6 East Grand Forks – EGF won

Quarterfinals –
TRF beats Red Lake big
Hawley edges WDC
Perham beats Barnesville
DGF beats EGF

Semi-finals –
TRF over Hawley by 15
DGF over Perham by 2

Championship predictions are next week!

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The Section 8A Boys Basketball tournament‘s first round is Thursday. My predictions are below –

FIRST ROUND GAMES – Thursday, March 9

EAST SUB-SECTION – at High Seed at 7:00 p.m.
Game 1 – Fosston wins big over Clearbrook-Gonvick
Game 2 – Ada-Borup-West edges Blackduck
Game 3 – Fertile-Beltrami beats W-E-M
Game 4 – Cass Lake-Bena cruises past Mahnomen/Waubun

WEST SUB-SECTION
Game 5 – Sacred Heart cruises past BGMR
Game 6 – Red Lake County edges Goodridge/Grygla
Game 7 – Warren-A-O over Stephen/Argyle
Game 8 – Northern Freeze over KCC

QUARTERFINALS – Saturday, March 11 at Ralph Englestad Arean TRF
NOON – GAME 9 – Fosston beats Ada-Borup by 10
1:45 PM – GAME 10 – Fertile-Beltrami beats Cass Lake-Bena on buzzer beater
3:30 PM – GAME 11 – Sacred Heart beats Red Lake County
5:15 PM – GAME 12 – Warren-A-O over a scrappy Northern Freeze

SEMI-FINALS – Tuesday, March 13 at Ralph Englestad Arena TRF
GAME 13 – 6:00 PM – Fosston edges Fertile-Beltrami
Game 14 – 7:45 PM – Sacred Heart over Warren-A-O

CHAMPIONSHIP – Friday, March 17 at Ralph Englestad Arena TRF – 7:00 PM
Prediction is next week!

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Several Northland Community and Technical College Women’s Basketball

Emma Osborn of Crookston – All Northern Division First team and All-MCAC First team
Riley Mooney of Stephen-Argyle – All Northern Division First team and All-MCAC First team
Shavonda Bender of Roseau – All-Defensive team
Chloe Kuznia of Goodridge/Grygla – All-Northern Division Honorable Mention

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The Minnesota Hockey District tournament play wrapped up this past weekend. The regional tournament play continued. Some recaps are below –

Bantam A Regions
Proctor beat Crookston 2-1 in Overtime
Warroad beat Crookston 4-2

Squirt A District Tourney
Warroad beat Crookston 15-3
Bemidji beat Crookston 8-0
Roseau beat Crookston 9-1

Squirt A Finals –
Championship – East Grand Forks beat Warroad 7-1
3rd place – Thief River Falls beat Bemdij 9-1

Squirt B Finals –
Championship – Roseau White beat Walker 7-3
3rd place – Thief River Falls beat Bemidji Red 2-1
5th place – Lake of the Woods beat Bagley 4-3
Friendship game!!!!! – Bemidji Silver beat Roseau Blue 4-3

Squirt B1 Finals
Championship – Bemidji Blue beat East Grand Forks 2-1
3rd place – Red Lake Falls beat Bemidji White 10-2
5th place – Hallock beat Warroad 6-3

10U A Finals –
Championship – Alexandria beat Moorhead 5-4
3rd place – Warroad beat East Grand Forks 10-2
5th place – Roseau beat Thief River Falls 1-0

10U B Finals –
Championship – Bemidji Blue beat Crookston 5-3
3rd place – Bemidji White beat Warroad 6-2

REGIONAL TOURNAMENT RESULTS –

Bantam A – District 16 lost all four first-round games
Championship – Hibbing beat International Falls 3-0
True second place – Roseau beat International Falls 2-1

Bantam B – District 16 teams lost all four first-round games
Championship – Hermantown beat Rock Ridge 6-3
True Second – Duluth East beat Rock Ridge 5-1

PeeWee A –
Championship – Warroad beat Hibbing 10-7
True second – Hibbing beat Thief River Falls 5-3

PeeWee B –
Championship – Hermantown beat Duluth East 4-3
True second – North Shore beat Duluth East 4-0

Girls 12U A –
Championship – Thief River Falls beat Proctor/Hermantown 2-1 in OT
True second – Grand Rapids beat Proctor/Hermantown 7-3

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MILESTONES –

Fosston Greyhound Girls Basketball’s Kinsley Duppong scored the 1,000th point of her career in the Section 8A semi-finals on Tuesday.

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“LACE ‘EM UP” BASKETBALL CAMP

Make plans now to attend the 28th annual “Lace ‘em Up” basketball camp to be held in Red Lake Falls high school at the Robert Matzke Gym from June 5-8, 2023.

The camp is open to any boys or girls who are currently in grades K-10. The camp is set up to run from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 for grades 5-10 (grade they were in this past school year) each morning, and from 12:30 until 3:00 p.m. for grades K-4 (grade they were in this past school year). The cost of the camp is $70 with a maximum cost per family of $100. If you register before May 22, you will also receive a camp T-shirt. After May 22, ALL SINGLE REGISTRATION FEES WILL BE $80 AND THE MAXIMUM COST PER FAMILY WILL BE $120, DUE TO CAMP PREPARATION AND AWARD ORDERS.

Cut on the dotted line and return the following to: Steve Philion, 518 Champagne Ave., Red Lake Falls, MN 56750. (cell: 218-686-3608) (home: 218-253-2499). E-mail: sphilion@rlfedu.org

Make checks payable to: Lace ‘em Up Basketball Camp

If anyone needs help with the cost of the camp, let Mr. Philion know as we have people who have offered to cover costs for kids that need financial help.

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Name____________________________________
Grade in 2022-2023________________ (GRADE JUST COMPLETED)

T-shirt sizes:     Please circle one:
Youth sizes:       EXTRA SMALL SMALL MEDIUM LARGE
Adult sizes:        SMALL MEDIUM LARGE X-LARGE XX-LARGE

Address:________________________________________________

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I, the parent of the above student agree to allow my child to participate in the 2023 “Lace ‘em Up” basketball camp in Red Lake Falls. I also understand that the camp director, the City of RLF, and the RLF school district are not responsible for any injuries, accidents, or COVID that my child might incur.

SIGNATURE OF PARENT OR GUARDIAN:______________________________

Emergency cell number of parent or guardian:____________________________

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The Crookston Youth Basketball Association tournament is being held March 24-26, 2023, and teams can register through the Tourney Machine App or by following this link: CYBA Tournament Registration.

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The Crookston Figure Skating Club, in cooperation with the Crookston Park and Rec Department, present Dreams on Ice 2023 “Back to the 90’s” on March 11and 12 at the Crookston Sports Center. Show times are 6:00 p.m. Saturday and 2:00 p.m. Sunday. Adults are $6, Senior Citizens and students $4, preschoolers are free, and a family weekend pass is $25.

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JOKES

After 25 years of marriage, I took a look at my wife one day and said:

“Honey, 25 years ago, we had a cheap apartment, a cheap car, slept on a sofa bed and watched a 10-inch black-and-white TV, but I got to sleep every night with a hot 25-year-old blonde.

Now, we have a nice house, a nice car, a big bed and a big-screen plasma TV, but I’m sleeping with a 50-year-old woman. It seems to me that you’re not holding up your side of things.”

But my wife is a very reasonable woman.

She told me to go out and find a hot 25-year-old blonde, and she’d make sure that I would once again be living in a cheap apartment, driving a cheap car and sleeping on a sofa bed.

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A new business was opening and one of the owner’s friends wanted to send him flowers for the occasion. They arrived at the new business site and the owner read the card, which said: ‘Rest in Peace.’

The owner was angry and called the florist to complain. After he had told the florist of the obvious mistake and how angry he was, the florist replied:

‘Sir, I’m really sorry for the mistake, but rather than getting angry, you should imagine this – somewhere, there is a funeral taking place today, and they have flowers with a note saying: ‘Congratulations on your new location!”

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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

Breanna Kressin is a Freshman on the Hockey Cheer Team for THE University of Minnesota Golden Gopher Hockey team.

Emma Osborn is a freshman playing basketball at Northland Technical and Community College in Thief River Falls.

Jacey Larson is a freshman playing hockey at Dakota College at Bottineau.

Olivia Huck is a freshman playing soccer at Minnesota State Moorhead.

Aleah Bienek is a freshman playing hockey at Trine University in Indiana.

Elise Tangquist is the Assistant Girl’s Volleyball and Assistant Girl’s Golf Coach this year at Heritage Christian Academy in Maple Grove.

Kaleb Thingelstad is a sophomore playing golf at Dakota 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.

Paul Bittner is playing professional hockey in Norway.

Kate MacGregor is 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 –
Ben Parkin is the head Pirate Baseball Coach.
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/Admin/etc –

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 is the Head Girl’s 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 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 with the Army and is 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 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.

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March 9, 2023

ARREST/FIRE REPORT-MARCH 9, 2023

The Northwest Regional Corrections Center reported the following arrests.

Anthony Ressler, 40, no address provided, for Driving after the cancellation of his driver’s license.

Travis Eugene Norman, 39, of East Grand Forks, for 3rd-Degree Drug Possession of Schedule 1 or 2 Narcotic, LSD, MDA, or MDMA in a School/Park/Public Housing Zone.

Janelle Marie Deziel, 35, of Crookston, for 2nd-Degree Schedule 1 or 2 Drug Sales in a School/Park/Public Housing Zone.

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March 9, 2023

ARREST/FIRE REPORT-MARCH 9, 2023

The Northwest Regional Corrections Center reported the following arrests.

Anthony Ressler, 40, no address provided, for Driving after the cancellation of his driver’s license.

Travis Eugene Norman, 39, of East Grand Forks, for 3rd-Degree Drug Possession of Schedule 1 or 2 Narcotic, LSD, MDA, or MDMA in a School/Park/Public Housing Zone.

Janelle Marie Deziel, 35, of Crookston, for 2nd-Degree Schedule 1 or 2 Drug Sales in a School/Park/Public Housing Zone.

The Crookston Fire Department (CFD) responded to the following call on 3/9/2023 –

At 2:00 a.m., the CFD responded to the 1200 block of Eickhof Blvd. for a report of an issue with a furnace. Upon arrival, the CFD investigated, and it was determined that the homeowner needed to call a service tech to correct the issue. There was no danger present. The CFD then cleared the scene.

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March 8, 2023

KROX LOOKING TO HIRE A NEWS DIRECTOR

KROX Radio, a full-service radio station with news, sports, and public service, is looking for a full-time News Director for our award-winning news department.
The news director is responsible for developing local news stories for the radio newscasts Monday-Friday and for our website.

The news director covers Crookston City Council, Polk County Commission, and Crookston School District meetings. The news director also covers community happenings and any other news that happens in the Crookston community.
The news director needs strong ethical standards, the knowledge of the value of public service media, social media, and technology.

The news director can also help with covering sporting events for the website and/or do play-by-play for extra pay, if interested.

The news director needs to have the following–
– Demonstrate commitment to accuracy, ethics, and transparency
– Good people skills
– Willingness to work flexible hours as news stories require
– Demonstrated skills in interviewing and writing
– Comfort with taking pictures
– Training as a reporter, writer, editor, photographer, or producer is helpful but not necessary
– Comfortable with editing audio for radio broadcasts

Benefits include – health, retirement, paid time off, and performance bonus.

To Apply: Email KROX General Manager Chris Fee (chrisjfee@yahoo.com) with a letter of interest, resume, and three professional references. KROX is an equal-opportunity employer and prohibits harassment. All applicants will be considered for employment without discrimination on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, family responsibility, disability status, protected veteran status, or religion. Accepting Applications until filled.

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