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The Northwest Regional Correction Center reported the arrest of the following-
John Richard Kraker, 75, of Crookston, for driving after cancellation.
Joan Louise Hunter, 70, of Crookston, for DUI in the fourth degree.
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The Crookston Pirate Boys and Girls Track teams competed at the East Grand Forks True North conference meet on a cool and windy day on Friday.
The Pirate girls finished third place out of eight teams with 95.5 points, and Thief River Falls Prowlers won the meet with 185 points. The Pirate Boys finished sixth out of seven teams with 23 points, while East Grand Forks won the meet with 243 points, 99 points better than Thief River Falls.
All the team scores and individual results are below.
| GIRLS TEAMS | BOYS TEAMS | |
| 1. Thief River Falls-185 | 1. East Grand Forks-243 | |
| 2. East Grand Forks-144.5 | 2. Thief River Falls-144 | |
| 3. Crookston – 95.5 | 3. BGMR/Freeze – 126 | |
| 4. BGMR/Freeze-91 | 4. Red Lake County – 67 | |
| 5. Warroad-58 | 5. Warroad – 44 | |
| 6. Kittson Co. Central-53 | 6. Crookston – 23 | |
| 7. Goodridge/Grygla-36 | 7. Goodridge/Grygla-20 | |
| 8. Red Lake County-26 |
| Pirate results (Top 4) | Event | Result | Place |
| Chloe Boll | Pole Vault | 9-5 | 1st |
| Nora Groven | Pole Vault | 7-6 | 2nd |
| Grace Boll | Triple Jump | 32-05 | 2nd |
| Kamryn Proulx | Discus | 82-08 | 2nd |
| Ashlyn Bailey | 200 meters | 28.80 | 3rd |
| A. Gosse, J Lund, G. Reitmeier, P. Wiersma |
4×100 relay | 49.99 | 3rd |
| C. Boll, C. Fanfulik, N. Groven, A. Bartrum |
4×100 relay | 57.85 | 3rd |
| C. Boll, B. Waldal, G. Boll, A. Bailey |
4×200 relay | 1:58.37 | 3rd |
| Ashlyn Bailey | 100 meters | 13.44 | 4th |
| Peter Wiersma | Long Jump | 17-02.5 | 4th |
| Ashlyn Bailey Marissa Haugen |
Long Jump Shot Put |
14-09.25 29-11 |
4th 4th |
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The University of Minnesota Crookston (UMC) Golden Eagles Baseball team beat the Northern State 4-1 and 3-0 in a Northern Sun Conference doubleheader in Aberdeen, South Dakota. UMC has won eight games in a row.
FIRST INNING
UMC was retired in 1-2-3 fashion. Northern State started the bottom of the inning with a single and two groundouts to score a run for a 1-0 lead.
SECOND INNING
UMC was retired in 1-2-3 fashion for the second straight inning. Northern State had a one-out single before the next two batters were retired.
THIRD INNING
UMC’s Danny Wensloff (Sr. Roseau) started the inning with a single. Kobe Senn singled, and Caden Headlee singled to score Wensloff to tie the game at 1-1.
Northern State had another one-out single before the next two batters were retired by UMC pitcher Jake Osowski (Sr. East Grand Forks).
FOURTH INNING
The fourth inning was a quick one, with both teams going down in 1-2-3 fashion.
FIFTH INNING
The first two UMC batters flew out before Senn reached on an error. The next batters lined out.
Northern State started the bottom of the inning with a single before UMC turned a double play, and the next batter flew out, and the game was tied at 1-1.
SIXTH INNING
UMC’s Teddy Giefer singled with one out. Jake Hjelle (Sr. East Grand Forks) and Josh Dykhoff (Soph. Wadena) singled to load the bases. Kodi Miller singled to score two runs, and Danny Wensloff flew out to right field to score another run, giving the Golden Eagles a 4-1 lead.
Northern State was retired in 1-2-3 fashion.
SEVENTH INNING
The first two UMC batters grounded out before Headlee reached on an error. The next batter struck out, and UMC took a 4-1 lead into the bottom of the inning.
The Northern State leadoff batter doubled to left field before the next three batters were retired, and UMC won the game 4-1.
UMC pitcher Jake Osowski improved to 9-0 in the year. The nine wins are a UMC school record.
CLICK HERE for the Box Score
| Box Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Crookston | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Northern St. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
UMC offensive leaders-
Danny Wensloff – 1 for 2, run, rbi
Kodi Miller – 1 for 3, 2 rbi
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
| Jake Osowski-UMC (W) | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Max Otto – NSU (L) | 7.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
GAME TWO –
FIRST INNING
UMC set the tone at the start of the game when leadoff batter Sawyer Satrom (Soph. Portland, ND) singled. After an out, Giefer walked and Hjelle singled to score a run. Josh Dykhoff reached on a fielder’s choice before Danny Wensloff doubled to score a run for a 2-0 lead.
Northern State was retired in 1-2-3 fashion.
SECOND INNING
Mitch Goodwin started the inning with a walk, but the next batter hit into a double play. Satrom singled and stole second before the next batter was retired.
The first two Northern State batters were retired. The next batter reached on an error and the next batter grounded out.
THIRD INNING
Giefer started the inning with a double and Hjelle singled. Dykhoff lined out to left field, but it was deep enough to score a run for a 3-2 lead.
Dykhoff continued his solid pitching as he retired Northern State in 1-2-3 fashion.
FOURTH INNING
Satrom reached on an error with one out before the next two batters were retired. Northern State was retired in 1-2-3 fashion.
FIFTH INNING
Dykhoff singled with one out before the next two batters were retired. Northern State led off the inning with two singles before the next three batters were retired.
SIXTH INNING
UMC’s Satrom had a two-out single before a fielder’s choice retired him and the Golden Eagles with a 3-0 lead. Northern State was retired in 1-2-3 fashion.
SEVENTH INNING
UMC was retired in 1-2-3 fashion. Northern State started the bottom of the inning with a walk before the next three batters were retired.
EIGHTH INNING
Danny Wensloff walked before the next three batters were retired. Northern State had a batter reach on an error with one out before the next batter hit into a double play and UMC took a 3-0 lead into the ninth inning.
NINTH INNING
Satrom led off with a single. After an out, Giefer singled, but the next two batters struck out. Northern State’s leadoff batter was hit by a pitch, but UMC’s Noah Grafsgaard retired the next three batters and UMC completed the doubleheader sweep with a 3-0 victory while the Golden Eagle pitching staff only gave up two hits in the game.
UMC improves to 33-14 overall and 27-10 in the NSIC and will wrap up the regular season with one nine-inning game at Northern State on Saturday. The NSIC tournament will start on Wednesday, May 8, at Bismarck, and KROX will have all the UMC games on the radio.
Northern State drops to 18-30 overall and 13-25 in the NSIC.
IF UMC wins on Saturday they will assure themselves of the third seed in the NSIC tournament. If MSU-Mankato would lose two games against SW Minnesota State and a UMC win on Saturday would give the Golden Eagles the second seed.
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| Game 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Crookston | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| Northern State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
For UMC-
Sawyer Satrom – 4 for 5, run
Teddy Giefer 2 for 4, 2 runs, walk
Jake Hjelle – 2 for 5, rbi
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
| Josh Dykhoff- UMC (W) Isaac Roers- UMC |
6.2 0.1 |
2 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
1 0 |
8 1 |
| Caden Edwards – UMC Noah Grafsgaard – UMC (S) |
1.0 1.0 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
1 1 |
| Michael Chevalier – NSU (L) | 8.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Tyler Boyum – NSU | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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The Crookston Pirate Girls’ Golf teams finished 1st and 3rd out of seven teams at the Thief River Falls invite. Crookston 1 shot a 398 while Crookston 2 shot a 434.
Crookston’s top six golfers were as follows –
KAYLIE CLAUSON – The Junior shot a 96, good for second place overall. She had two pars and eight bogies for her top scores.
MORGAN NELSON – The senior shot a 97, good for third place overall. She had four pars and seven bogies for her top scores.
AVA MARTIN – The sophomore shot a 102, good for fifth place overall. She had eight bogies and eight double bogies for her top scores.
TAYLOR SCHULZ – The sophomore shot a 103, good for sixth place overall. She turned in three pars and six bogies for her top scores.
EMELIA HOERNER – The sophomore shot a 103, which was good for sixth place overall. She had two pars and seven bogies for her top scores.
HALLE NICHOLAS – The sophomore shot a 105, which is good for night place overall. She shot two pars and five bogies for her top scores.
The results are below-
| Teams | Pirates | Score | |
| 1. Crookston – 398 | Kaylie Clauson | 96 | |
| 2. East Grand Forks – 429 | Morgan Nelson | 97 | |
| 3. Crookston 2 – 434 | Ava Martin | 102 | |
| 4. Badger/G-MR – 439 | Taylor Schulz | 103 | |
| 5. Thief River Falls – 465 | Emelia Hoerner | 103 | |
| 6. East Grand Forks 2-547 | Halle Nicholas | 105 | |
| 7. Thief River Falls 2-543 | Georgia Sanders | 105 | |
| Top Individual Scores | Addison Fee | 109 | |
| 1. Kayla Thompson EGF-92 | Taylor Wieland | 111 | |
| 2. Kaylie Clauson Crox-96 | Coral Brekken | 115 | |
| 3. Mogan Nelson Crox-97 | Madelyn Anderson Lucy Smith |
116 118 |
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The Crookston Pirate Boys golf team finished 11th out of 19 teams at the Park Rapids Invite at the Headwaters Golf Course in Park Rapids. Hawley won the meet with a 318, two strokes better than Bemidji.
ASHTON SHOCKMAN – The senior shot a team-best 88. He had five pars and 10 bogies for his best scores.
GARRETT FISCHER – The sophomore shot an 89. He had two birdies, two pars, and nine bogies for his best scores.
EVAN SHOCKMAN – The sophomore shot a 95, tied for the third-best score. He had one birdie, two pars, and seven bogies for his best scores.
BRANNON TANGQUIST – The Senior shot a 95, tied for the third-best score. He had four pars and eight bogies.
DAVID DAUKSAVAGE – The sophomore shot a 99. He had two pars, and seven bogies for his top scores.
TATE HAMRE – The sophomore shot a 101. He had one par and seven bogies for his top scores in the round.
| Teams | Pirates | Score | |
| 1. Hawley – 318 | Ashton Shockman | 88 | |
| 2. Bemidji – 320 | Garrett Fischer | 89 | |
| 3. Pequot Lakes – 324 | Evan Shockman | 95 | |
| 4. Walker-H-A – 327 | Brannon Tangquist | 95 | |
| 5. Crosby-Ironton – 333 | David Dauksavage | 99 | |
| 6. Thief River Falls-334 7.East Grand Forks-338 8. Willmar – 341 |
Tate Hamre . . |
101 . . |
|
| 9. Barnesville – 350 | TOP GOLFERS | ||
| 10. Nevis – 354 | 1. Jack Justesen-Haw | 67 | |
| 11. Crookston – 367 | 2. Louie Meyer – CI | 76 | |
| 12. UNC – 374 | 3. Logan Fogerty – PL | 77 | |
| 13. Frazee – 376 13. Perham – 376 |
3. Carter Hillukka – UNC . |
77 . |
|
| 15. Park Rapids – 379 16. Pine River-B – 383 17. Pelican Rapids-393 18. Wadena-DC – 439 19. Bigfork – 493 |
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The Crookston Pirate Baseball team had a solid pitching performance from Blake Melsa and timely hitting and baserunning to beat the Lake Park-Audubon Raiders 5-2 in Lake Park.
FIRST INNING
Crookston’s Lucas Miller got things going with a bloop single to start the game. Mathew Contreras reached on an error and runners were at second and third. Blake Melsa grounded out and a run scored for a 1-0 lead.
LPA responded in the bottom of the inning when Carter Henrickson walked and Sean Felker doubled. Henrickson scored on a sacrifice to tie the game at 1-1.
SECOND INNING
Crookston’s Parker Kelly was hit by a pitch with one out before Nolan Cassavant and Jay Reese walked to load the bases. Miller hit into a fielder’s choice to score a run and the Pirates led 2-1.
LPA’s Kale Thompson singled, Haden Crow reached on an error and runners were at second and third. Josh Stone reached on an error and a run scored to tie the game 2-2.
THIRD INNING
Crookston’s Greyson Ecker singled to start the inning and stole second and third base. After a strikeout, Parker Kelly grounded out allowing Ecker to score and the Pirates led 3-2. LPA was retired in 1-2-3 fashion.
FOURTH INNING
Crookston was retired in 1-2-3 fashion. LPA’s Colby Poegel reached on an error and Thompson singled. The next three batters were retired and the Raider threat was over as Crookston took a 3-2 lead into the fifth inning.
FIFTH INNING
Crookston was retired in 1-2-3 fashion for the second inning in a row. LPA’s Henrickson led the inning off with a walk before he was caught stealing on a great throw by Pirate catcher Greyson Ecker. The next two batters were retired and Crookston took a 3-2 lead into the sixth inning.
SIXTH INNING
Lucas Perala led off the top of the inning, reaching on a strikeout and wild pitch. He stole second and third base before he scored on an Isaiah Donarski ground out for a 4-2 lead. LPA was retired in 1-2-3 fashion.
SEVENTH INNING
Crookston’s Matthew Contreras reached on a walk to start the inning. He stole second and third base and scored on an error for a 5-2 lead.
LPA was retired in 1-2-3 fashion with all three batters striking out, and Crookston won the game 5-2.
Crookston improves to 3-3 on the year and will host Warroad for a doubleheader on Tuesday at 4 and 6:00 p.m. Lake Park-Audubon drops to 4-6 on the year.
CLICK BELOW to listen to Crookston Head Coach Ben Parkin.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Crookston | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| LPA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| Blake Melsa-Crox (W) | 6.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Gavyn Hlucny – Crox | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kale Thompson – LPA (L( | 7.0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
For Crookston
Greyson Ecker – 2 for 4, 2 stolen bases, run
Lucas Miller – 1 for 4, run
For Lake Park-Audubon
Kale Thompson – 2 for 3, run
Sean Felker – 1 for 3, double
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John Evenson has been named the Benedictine Living Community – Crookston Senior Athlete of the Month for May.
John was nominated due to the hard work he has put into his short-term stay and rehab at Benedictine Crookston. He always comes to therapy with a positive attitude and is always willing to try new therapy interventions that will help him return home. Benedictine Crookston’s Therapy team is excited for him to reach his goal and is honored to be a part of his recovery journey.
Some of John’s favorites include:
Food – Meatloaf
Month – December
Color- Blue
Season – Fall
Sports team – Minnesota Twins
Exercise in Therapy – Nu Kicks
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The Crookston Masonic Lodge 141 will host a Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser on Sunday, May 5, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., for the Honor Flight of Fargo and Grand Forks.
The event will be at the Masonic Lodge in uptown Crookston at 112 West Robert Street and will serve pancakes, French toast, waffles, sausage, and fruit (gluten-free options are also available).
There will be a free-will offering, with all proceeds going to Honor Flight of Grand Forks and Fargo. Sponsors of the event are Christian Cars Online, VFW Post 1902, and DAV Local 14. The event is supported by The VVW Auxilliary Post 1902, DAV Auxilliary Local 14, American Legion and Auxiliary Post 20, Order of the Eastern Star 137, and Ye Ole Print Shoppe.
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Mark A. Hanson, 58, Fertile, MN, passed away on Monday, April 29, 2024, at his residence in Fertile after a short illness.
Mark Allen Hanson was born on November 1, 1965, to Rodney and DeVaughn (Askelson) Hanson in Ada, MN. Mark attended Fertile Beltrami High School and graduated in 1984.
He was a member of Concordia Lutheran Church in Fertile and was confirmed there.
Mark lived and worked on the family farm in rural Fertile. He moved with his family to Fertile in 1987. He was then employed by Engelstad Farms, and Tilden Farms. For the past 26 years, he was employed by Transystems in Crookston, MN, as a truck driver until January of 2004, when he retired due to health reasons.
Mark was upbeat and had a wonderful sense of humor and was known for his generosity. He enjoyed snowmobiling, riding his Harley, hunting, and trips to the casino.
Mark is survived by his mother, DeVaughn Hanson; brother, Michael (Ann) Hanson; sister, Michelle Hanson, all of Fertile, MN; special friend and brother, Dean (Sherry) Johnson, Fertile, MN; niece, Danelle Thorson; great nieces, Gabrielle and Avery; and great nephew, Landon.
He is preceded in death by his father, Rodney Hanson; his grandparents; uncles, Ronnie, Curt, and Leroy; aunt, Joyce Bestul; and several cousins.
Funeral Service: 2:00 PM, Monday, May 6, 2024, at Erikson-Vik-Ganje Funeral Home, Fertile, MN.
Visitation: One hour before the funeral at the funeral home.
Interment: Concordia South Cemetery, Fertile, MN.
Please view our guestbook and share condolences online at www.eriksonvikfh.com
Arrangements with Erikson-Vik-Ganje Funeral Home
Fertile, Minnesota
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will open the Wildlife Drive at Roseau River Wildlife Management Area to the public from Saturday, May 18, through Sunday, May 19, weather and dike conditions permitting. The weekend will offer unique wildlife viewing and photography opportunities during the spring bird migration, as well as providing additional fishing access to the WMA pools.
The Wildlife Drive can be easily accessed at the main dike road, one and three-quarter miles south of the WMA headquarters on Roseau County Road 3. Only motor vehicles licensed on public highways are permitted on this road. The gate will be opened before sunrise on May 18 and closed at sunset on May 19. The Wildlife Drive is also scheduled to open as usual in mid-July and early August.
The dike roads are graveled and can become slippery when wet. Roads might be closed on short notice if hazardous driving conditions occur. Visitors can call the Roseau River WMA headquarters at 218-452-7610 for information on road conditions and closures. Ask for Randy Prachar, wildlife manager, or Tom Enright, assistant wildlife manager. For a visitor’s map or more information, visit Roseau River WMA (mndnr.gov/wmas/detail_report.html?id=WMA0900600).
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