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THE EAT UNITED SUMMER FOOD PROGRAM BACK IN CROOKSTON FOR YEAR 10

The Eat United Summer Food Service Program will be back up and running for its tenth year in Crookston. The program serves free meals to all youth ages 0-18 on a first come, first serve basis.

The summer food program will begin on June 10 and run until August 1. Food will be served from 11:30 a.m. through 12:30 p.m. at the Ray Ecklund Complex Monday through Thursday of each week in the summer. The only exceptions are the Juneteenth holiday on June 19 and then July 1 through July 4.

As mentioned, the meals are completely free of charge to anyone under the age of 18 who wants to attend. Parents can also eat alongside their children, as adult meals can be purchased onsite for only $5.00.

Examples of meals for this summer include-

  • Chicken Patty on a bun
  • Cheeseburger on a bun
  • Hamburger on a bun
  • Hotdog on a bun
  • Corn Dog
  • Chicken Strips with a Dinner Roll
  • Deli Sandwich
  • Italian Dunkers with Marinara Sauce

All meals will be served with fruits, vegetables, and milk.

Food Service Director Emily Scheresky is responsible for the event for the first time this year. Scheresky wants to encourage community members to come to the event, “We are always trying to get more people to come out; it’s about 100 students eating at the park per day, but it is a lot of repeat students, so we would love to have more people come out.” Scheresky continues, “I would love to let everybody know that it is a free program for anybody to take part in. It is very beneficial for the community to have, so the more people that come and have our lunches over at the park, the easier it is for us to promote it. The easier it is for us to have reason to continue it, so don’t be shy. It’s a great program, and everyone who comes enjoys it.”

The Eat United Summer Food Service Program is on The United Way of Crookston with Crookston Public Schools. 

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SACRED HEART BASEBALL BALKS OFF RED LAKE COUNTY, ADVANCES TO STATE

The Sacred Heart Eagles scored a walk off run on a balk in the bottom of the seventh inning with two outs to lift the Eagles to a 2-1 win over Red Lake County for the championship of Section 8A played at the Jim Karn Field in Crookston. Sacred Heart played small ball to score both runs, getting one in the fifth inning with Isaac Sundby singled, was sacrifice to second and with two outs, Elliot Arntson singled in Sundby to tie up the game at that time. Red Lake County scored in the fourth inning with Will Gieseke getting a single, the first hit of the Eagles Parker Erickson who retired the first nine batters he faced. Gieseke stole second and then went to third on a throwing error by the catcher. The next batter, Ben Gullingsrud grounded out to second base to bring in Gieseke with the first run of the game. Erickson was tough on the mound for Sacred Heart with no walks and nine strikeouts in going the distance. In the bottom of the seventh, Gullingsrud registered his eighth strikeout of the game. The Eagles Mike Gapp, batting ninth, singled and went to second on a throwing error, the Rebels second of the game, and Gapp eventually got to third on another groundout, with left it up to Josiah Sundby. With two outs and a runner on third and two strikes, Gapp started stealing home with Gullingsrud starting his windup. He was surprised by Gapp running down the line to home and threw the ball home and Gapp was tagged out and it appeared it was going extra innings, but the umpires said that Gullingsrud didn’t finish his pitching motion correctly and called the balk and that scored the run and gave Sacred Heart a win that not many baseball have seen before, a walk off run by a balk!!!  You can hear what both coaches said about the balk and about the game down below.

First Inning
Red Lake County went down 1-2-3, as did Sacred Heart

Second Inning
Another 1-2-3 inning for Red Lake County and two strike outs for Eagles pitcher Parker Erickson. Sacred Heart had two foul ball pop outs with great catcher by diving Blake Breiland and first baseman, Blake Audette. A hit batter was left stranded at second.

Third Inning
Erickson retired the Rebels 1-2-3 again with a strikeout. Erickson threw 28 pitches in the first three innings. Isaac Sundby led off with a walk, sacrificed to second, Arntson walked and with one out and runners on first and second, Gullingsrud struck out the next two batters.

Fourth Inning
Gieseke broke through with the first hit of the game, then the lead off hitter stole second and then got third on a throwing error into the outfield. On the first pitch Gullingsrud bounced one to second base and was thrown out, but Gieske scored on the play to give the Rebels a 1-0 lead.
Gullingsrud was sharp setting down Sacred Heart 1-2-3 with two strikeouts.

Fifth Inning
Erickson got a couple strikeouts  but did give up a double to the Rebels designated hitter, Dawson Erickson, but he was stranded at second.
Sacred Heart had a single by Isaac Sundby, he was sacrifice to second by Gapp and scored on Arntson’s single to tie the game at 1-1

Sixth Inning
Red Lake County had singles by Gullingsrud and Brock Seeger with one out. Blake Audette bounced to short and was thrown out, but the runners moved up to second and third with two out, but Colin Taggert flew out to center field to end the threat.
Sacred Heart started the inning with a walk and hit batter, but Gullingsrud retired the next three batters including a strikeout to get out of the jam.

Seventh Inning
Parker Erickson retired the Rebels in a 1-2-3 fashion in the seventh with his ninth strikeout of the game.
Ben Gullingsrud, an eighth grader, struck out the first batter and then gave up a single to Mike Gapp and a throwing error sent Gapp to second with one out. Arntson grounded out moving Gapp to third and with two outs and a runner at third and two strikes on the batter, in Gullingsrud’s wind up, Gapp was on his horse to try and steal home and after first being called out at home, the umpires changed the game by calling a balk on Gullingsrud’s. The umpires did get together for a conference and again ruled a balk, game over with Sacred Heart winning 2-1.

Sacred Heart is now 19-3 and will go back to the Minnesota State Class A Tournament at Joe Faber Field in St. Cloud on Thursday. The eight section champion coaches will seed the tournament on Sunday and that will be when the Eagles find out who they play.

Red Lake County finishes the year at 17-7

KROX RADIO will carry ALL the Sacred Heart State Tournament games next week!!

Coach Bethke’s Comments:


 

Coach Larson’s Comments:

 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Red Lake County 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 2
Sacred Heart 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 1

 

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO
Ben Gullingsrud-RLC 7.0 3 2 1 3 8
Parker Erickson-SH 6.2 4 1 0 0 9


Sacred Heart leaders-
Elliot Arntson   1-3, rbi, walk
Isaac Sundby   1-2, rbi, walk
Mike Gapp   1-1, 2 sacrifice bunts, scored winning run

Red Lake County leaders-
Will Gieseke   1-3, stolen base, run
Ben Gullingsrud   1-3, rbi
Brock Seeger   1-3
Dawson Erickson  1-3, double

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RLF SOFTBALL WINS THE CLASS A STATE CONSOLATION CHAMPIONSHIP

The Red Lake Falls Eagle Softball team beat the Blooming Prairie Awesome Blossoms 9-1 in the Minnesota State Class A Softball Tournament Consolation semi-finals and then beat Moose Lake-Willow River Rebels 2-0 in the Consolation Championship at Caswell Park in Mankato. 

FIRST INNING
Red Lake Falls started the scoring in the first inning when Layna Shnidler reached on an error with one out. Quinnlyn Kenfield singled, and Ava Seeger singled to score a run. Kali Knutson followed with a run scoring single for a 2-0 lead.
Blooming Prairie was retired in 1-2-3 fashion.

SECOND INNING
Red Lake Falls was retired in 1-2-3 fashion. Blooming Prairie’s first two batters were retired before Ella Smith singled for the first Awesome Blossom hit of the game. The next batter was retired on a strikeout.

THIRD INNING
Red Lake Falls’ Shandi Nelson led off the inning with a walk. Shindler singled, and after a ground out, Ava Seeger grounded out, and a run scored for a 3-0 lead.
The first two Blooming Prairie batters were retired before Macy Lembke walked. The next batter grounded out.

FOURTH INNING
Red Lake Falls was retired in 1-2-3 fashion. Blooming Prairie started the inning with a Shawntee Snyder single, and she advanced to second on a wild pitch. After the next two batters were retired, Ella Smith singled to score a run, and the Awesome Blossom’s trailed 3-1.

FIFTH INNING
Miley Cota led off the inning with a walk. The next batter was retired before Shindler singled and Cota tried to score but was thrown out at home for the second out of the inning. Kenfield was intentionally walked and the next batter flew out to right field.
Blooming Prairie’s Anna Haberman started the bottom of the inning with a single but the next three batters were retired.

SIXTH INNING
Red Lake Falls’ Kali Knutson started off the inning with a single. After an out, Khloe Knaack reached on an error. After another out, Red Lake Falls broke the game open as Miely Cota singled to score a run for a 4-1 lead. Nelson singled in a run. Shindler singled in a run before Kenfield blasted the ball over the left field fence for a three-run home run for a 9-1 lead.
Blooming Prairie led off the inning with a Snyder single, but the next batter lined out to Eagle second baseman Halle Seeger, who made a diving catch and quickly threw the ball to first base for a double play. The next batter was retired.

SEVENTH INNING
Both teams were retired in 1-2-3 fashion and Red Lake Falls won the game 9-1.

Red Lake Falls improves to 25-5 on the year and will play Moose Lake-Willow River in the Class A Consolation Championship game at 7:00 PM. You can hear the game on KROX Radio.  Blooming Prairie ends their season with a 19-7 record.

CLICK HERE for Coach Ben Hanson’s comments.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Red Lake Falls 2 0 1 0 0 6 0 9 9 1
Blooming Prairie 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 4

 

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO
Kylie Klipping – RLF (LP) 7.0 4 1 1 1 8
Macy Lembke – BP 7.0 9 9 7 3 6


Red Lake Falls leaders
Quinnlyn Kenfield – 2 for 3, 3 rbi, walk, run
Layna Shindler – 2 for 4, 2 runs, rbi
Ava Seeger – 2 for 4, 2 rbi
Kali Knutson – 2 for 4, rbi
Miley Cota – 1 for 2, rbi, run

Blooming Prairie leaders
Ella Smith – 2 for 3, rbi
Shawntee Snyder – 1 for 3, run
Anna Haberman – 1 for 3

CONSOLATION CHAMPIONSHIP –

FIRST INNING
MLWR’s Sandra Ribich hit a line drive one-hopper to the centerfield fence with one out. Megan Hattenberger walked before the next batter struck out for the second out of the inning. The next batter hit a ground ball to second base and the Rebel baserunner was called out for runner interference.
Red Lake Falls was retired in 1-2-3 fashion.

SECOND INNING
The first two Rebel batters were retired before Isabella Emmons walked. The next batter struck out.
Red Lake Falls’ Quinnlyn Kenfield drew a walk to start off the bottom of the inning. After a strikeout, Kylie Klipping singled to centerfield. The centerfielder misplayed the ball, and that allowed a run to score, and the Eagles led 1-0.

THIRD INNING
MLWR was retired in 1-2-3 fashion. Red Lake Falls’ Shandi Nelson walked with one out. She stole second base and moved over to third base on a wild pitch. Layna Shindler grounded out to first base and Nelson scored on the play to give the Eagles a 2-0 lead.

FOURTH INNING
The first two Rebel batters struck out before Lily Kahara doubled. The next batter struck out.
Red Lake Falls’ Kali Knutson and Kylie Klipping walked with one out. After a strikeout, the runners advanced to second and third on a wild pitch, but the next batter flew out to centerfield, and the Eagles led 2-0 after four innings.

FIFTH INNING
Moose Lake-Willow River’s Isabella Emmons was hit by a pitch, and Kora Lemieux singled. Both runners advanced to second and third with nobody out. Eagle pitcher Kylie Klipping struck out the next three batters to get out of the jam.
Red Lake Falls was retired in 1-2-3 fashion. 

SIXTH INNING
MLWR was retired in 1-2-3 fashion. Red Lake Falls’ Ava Seeger reached on an error and advanced to second base on a ground out. The next three batters were retired and the Eagles took a 2-0 lead into the final inning.

SEVENTH INNING
Moos Lake-Willow River’s Jillian Grott reached on an error. Red Lake Falls retired the next three batters with a strike out, a ground out, and a pop out to win the game 2-0 to win the Class A Consolation Championship.

Red Lake Falls ends the season with a 24-5 record and will say goodbye to the following seniors: Khloe Knaack, Quinnlyn Kenfield, Nadia Delorme, Jordan Wieland (injured this season), and manager Brooklyn Brummund.
Moose Lake-Willow River ends the season with a record of 14-12.

CLICK HERE for Coach Ben Hanson’s comments.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Mount Lake-Willow River 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
Red Lake Falls 0 1 1 0 0 0 – 2 1 1

 

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO
Kylie Klipping – RLF (WP) 7.0 3 0 0 2 11
Mackenzie Hoffman – MLWR 6.0 1 2 1 4 6


Red Lake Falls leaders
Kylie Klipping – 1 for 2, walk
Shandi Nelson – 0-2, run, walk
Quinnlyn Kenfield – 0 for 2, run, walk
Layna Shindler – 0-3, rbi

Moose Lake-Willow River leaders
Sandra Ribich, Lily Kahara, and Kara Lemieux had one hit each.

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CELEBRATE FREE PARK DAY JUNE 8 IN ALL MINNESOTA STATE PARKS

Saturday, June 8, is a Free Park Day. All Minnesota state parks and recreation areas will offer free admission to everyone; no vehicle permits are needed.

Minnesota state parks are open year-round, and there’s a state park within 30 miles of most Minnesotans. With a free day each season, it’s an excellent opportunity to get out there and explore someplace new – or visit an old favorite at a new time of year! Whether you stay the whole weekend or spend a few hours outside, you’ll make memories that will last a lifetime.

The entrance fee waiver for fee-free days does not cover amenity or user fees for activities like camping, rentals, or special tours. The goal is to encourage families to spend time outdoors with a walk. Research shows that walking offers multiple benefits, from increased creativity and better brain function to more flexibility and stamina. So you won’t just burn calories; you’ll also improve your well-being.

The next Free Park Day will be Friday, November 29. 

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Arley Schultz – OBIT

Arley Schultz, of Red Lake Falls, MN, passed away on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at Villa St Vincent, Crookston, MN.

The funeral service for Arley will be held at 10:30 AM, Monday, June 10, 2024, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Red Lake Falls, MN, with Reverend Jeffrey Lytle officiating. The burial will be held at Immanuel Cemetery in Wylie, MN.

Visitation for Arley will be held on Sunday afternoon starting at 3:00 PM with a prayer service at 5:00 PM at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Red Lake Falls, MN and also one hour prior to the service on Monday.

Arley Dale Schultz was born November 10, 1930, on the family farm in Louisville Township, Red Lake County, MN, son of Erdmann and Elsie (Wolff) Schultz. He was raised on the family farm and attended Black River School. He worked on the family farm with his father, which he continued until purchasing the farm in the late 1950s. Arley continued farming with his son Lyndon until he was no longer able to help.

On July 12, 1959, he was united in marriage to Verna Mae Amundson in Ulen, MN. To this union, 2 children were born Lyndon and Loreen. Verna passed away December 24, 1984.

On September 19, 1987, he was united in marriage to Patricia Meier at Bellingham, MN. Patricia brought to the family Melissa. Patricia passed away on February 28, 1990.

On October 19, 1991, he was united in marriage to Irene Steinbach at Hillsboro, MO.  Irene brought to the family Roger, Karen and Donna. Irene passed away on April 27, 2015.

Arley and Verna were foster parents to many children over the years and hosted many foreign ag exchange students from 1975 until 2004. Arley enjoyed traveling the US and Europe. He spent hours working crossword puzzles.

Arley was very active at St. John’s Lutheran Church, serving on the church board, men’s club, choir and involved in the Immanuel Cemetery board. He served on the Louisville Township board for over 40 years, delivered the Northern Watch for many years. He was a member of the Hayshakers bowling league made up of neighboring dairy farmers.

Arley is survived by his children Lyndon (Lori) Schultz, Loreen Schultz both of Red Lake Falls, MN; step-children Melissa (Tim) Almich, Roger (Virginia) Steinbach, and Donna Steinbach; grandchildren Jaimie (Aaron) Seng, Robynn (Brandon) Halstad, Scott (special friend Erika Mitchell), Kelly (Ethan) Vettleson, Taylor Wilson and Lane Wilson; great-grandchildren Kaylie Seng, Brodie Seng, Kora Halstad, Coty Halstad, Theo Williams, Ramsey Williams; sister Mavis Arvidson of Crookston, MN along with many nieces and nephews.

Arley is preceded in death by his parents, infant son, wives Verna, Patricia and Irene; sisters Ellen Wieland, and Bernice Schuhmacher; brother’s-in-law and one sister-in-law along with other extended family.

Condolences may be sent at johnsonfuneralservice.com

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Hunter Biden’s ex-wife, former girlfriend take the stand in federal gun trial

President Biden and his son Hunter Biden leave the White House; Washington DC USA - April 1^ 2024

Hunter Biden’s ex-wife Kathleen Buhle and former girlfriend Zoe Kestan both testified Wednesday on Day 3 of his federal gun trial. The case marks the first time the child of a sitting president was ever put on trial during their father’s presidency.

The trial proceeded with cross-examination of an FBI witness concerning Biden’s laptop and a discussion of a timeline of his addiction with Buhle, who was married to Hunter Biden for 20 years and shares three daughters with him; and Kestan, who was involved with Biden around 2017-2018. A third woman romantically linked to Hunter Biden — Hallie Biden, the widow of Hunter Biden’s brother Beau — is expected to to take the stand on Thursday. Hallie Biden found and discarded the gun at the center of the case.

Biden’s defense attorney Abbe Lowell resumed his cross-examination Wednesday morning of FBI agent Erika Jensen in front of U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika. Jensen was the first witness under cross-examination to discuss the well-publicized laptop, which was subpoenaed in 2019 and entered into evidence Tuesday. They went over the timeline of Biden’s past drug use and how he allegedly lied on a federal form that asks about addiction in relation to gun ownership. Jensen said under cross-examination that Biden might not have been using drugs continuously from 2015-2019.

Biden’s ex-wife Kathleen Buhle took the stand after Jensen as the prosecutor’s first witness, testifying that her 25-year marriage to Hunter Biden deteriorated due to his past drug and alcohol use, but that she never personally saw him consume drugs. Buhle said that she would often find drug remnants in his car and that she saw him frequently work and interact with friends or family while she believed he was under the influence of crack cocaine, but he would try to hide it from people close to him.

Biden’s ex-girlfriend Kestan also took the stand, saying she met Biden in December 2017 at a Manhattan strip club and dated him for several months, testifying that he would smoke crack very often in private and admitting at times she would help him buy drugs at his request by using his mobile banking app at an ATM. She said at times she would see Biden smoke crack “every 20 minutes or so,” but that he remained “cognizant and coherent,” and would often drink alcohol while on drugs.

Also on the stand on Wednesday was Gordon Cleveland, the man who sold Hunter Biden the firearm. Cleveland testified that Hunter Biden did not seem confused by the form, while defense attorney Abbe Lowell tried to show how Biden was not addicted at the time to drugs, but rather alcohol.

And the end of proceedings on Wednesday, the prosecution said they have six witnesses remaining, and it is “possible” they will rest their case on Thursday; with Biden’s lawyer sharing that the first witness for the defense could potentially come Friday morning.

If convicted on all counts, Hunter Biden could face up 25 years in prison and $750,000 in fines, according to court filings. However, because Biden does not have a violent past and is an alleged first-time offender, it is possible he could get a lighter sentence.

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Amanda Knox re-convicted of slander in case linked to Meredith Kercher’s murder

Amanda Knox in the court for a trial session for Meredith Kercher murder case. Perugia^ Italy - January 22^ 2011

Amanda Knox was re-convicted of slander by an Italian court on Wednesday, upholding the only conviction still standing in association with the brutal murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher in 2007. Knox was an American student living in Italy at the time of the murder of Kercher. She spent nearly four years in an Italian prison after she and then-boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, were initially convicted of murder in 2009, a ruling that was overturned in 2011. She was again convicted of murder in 2014, after which the country’s highest court definitively acquitted her and Sollecito of murder in 2015. Rudy Hermann Guede was convicted and served 13 years for the murder; he was released in 2021.

Knox was re-convicted in Florence for wrongly accusing Patrick Lumumba, a Congolese bar owner she had been working for part-time in Perugia at the time of Kercher’s killing; however, she will not serve more jail time in Italy as her new three-year sentence has already been satisfied by time she served on the reversed murder conviction.

The European Court of Human Rights had ruled in 2019 that Italian law enforcement violated Knox’s rights during questioning, which led to Italy throwing out her slander conviction. The country’s supreme court then asked the Florence court to begin a new trial to decide whether there had been slander in the note.

Knox was accompanied by her husband, Christopher Robinson, with whom she shares two children, in court. The court said Knox would have to pay the legal fees of and damages to Lumumba, the sum of which is said to still to be determined.  Knox’s lawyers said she would appeal Wednesday’s ruling, and they have 45 days to file their appeal with Italy’s highest court, the Court of Cassation in Rome. That court only rules on whether a lower court’s ruling has been reached in line with legal procedures, however, not on the merits of any particular case. The Florence court was to publish the reasoning for its decision within 60 days.

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SPORTS FEEVER – June 6, 2024

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

 

Wow! We are down to the final week of the 2023-24 High School Sports year.
State Softball, track, and tennis are this week. Next week is baseball and golf.

Congratulations to all teams and individuals making it to state and best of luck to those that are going to comepete in state competition.

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The Minnesota State High School League Board of Directors met on Tuesday and approved seeding the state basketball and hockey tournaments 1-8 instead of the previously used 1-5 and random draw for the final three teams.

9B: Winter Advisory Proposals

Boys and Girls Basketball:
The Board of Directors approved a Minnesota Rules Modification to the NFHS Basketball Rules Book on the Basket Interference rule.
The Board of Directors approved the seeding of the quarterfinals of the state tournaments for all classes, Nos. 1-8.

Boys Hockey:
In a roll call vote, the Board of Directors did not approve a proposal to align the activity with the same practice of classifying teams in other team sports.

Boys and Girls Hockey:
The Board of Directors approved a proposal to seed the quarterfinals of the state tournaments for both classes, Nos. 1-8.

Alpine Skiing:
A motion to permit any available video to protest a disqualification was not approved by the Board of Directors.

Nordic Skiing:
The Board of Directors approved a proposal to remove hats and headgear from inclusion in the uniform requirements under Rule 206.1.1 and 206.1.2 unless graphic illustrations are inappropriate.

Wrestling:
The Board of Directors approved a proposal to increase the number of girls-only events that do not count toward the team limit of 16, from four to eight.
The Board of Directors approved a proposal to codify the required format used for section individual tournaments. The proposal requires sections with 10 or more teams to administer a two-day tournament.
The Board of Directors did not approve a proposal to add full wrestlebacks to the individual state tournament.

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Crookston High School senior Isaac Thomforde has received the #3 seed in singles at the Minnesota State Individual Class A Tennis Tournament that will start on Thursday, June 6 at Reed-Sweatt Tennis Center in Minneapolis.

Thomforde won the Section 8A Championship and was 25-2 on the year. Not bad for a kid who started playing tennis four years ago!!!

Isaac will play Patrick Green of Breck School in the first round at 8:00 a.m. Green is 11-5 on the year. 

In the second round, Thomforde will play Wyatt Herber of North Branch or Payton Marks of Rock Ridge at Noon.

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The Red Lake Falls Eagle Softball team lost a heart-breaker to Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley in the first round of the State Class A Softball tournament. The Eagles led 7-2 going into the seventh inning, and CGB scored seven runs to win the game 9-7.

Red Lake Falls was the #2 seed, and they will play the #3 seed Blooming Prairie Awesome Blossoms, in the consolation semi-finals at 11:30 a.m.  If they win that game, they will play at 7:00 p.m. for the Consolation Championship. KROX will have the games on the radio.

In Class AA, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton also lost a tough one in a 2-1 loss to #3 seed St. Cloud Cathedral. DGF will play Dassel-Cokato at 11:30 on Thursday in the Consolation semi-finals.

Area umpires will be working the Minnesota State Softball Tournament this week. I have listed them below –

Paul Cyr of Oklee
Peter Larson of Bagley
David Peterson of Detroit Lakes
Jeff Stoen of Dilworth

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The Minnesota State Track and Field meet is being held Thursday-Saturday, June 6-8, at St. Michael-Albertville High School.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS –

Thursday, June 6 –
9:00 AM – Class AAA Prelims
3:30 PM – Class A Prelims

Friday, June 7 –
9:00 AM – Class AA Prelims
3:30 PM – Class A Finals

Saturday, June 8 –
9:00 AM – Class AA Finals
3:30 PM – Class AAA Finals

The Section 8A athletes and what they are ranked going into the meet are below –
100 Hurdles – (Top time – Lucea Wales – ABE – 15.30)
20. Nora Osowski (West Marshall) – 17.33
21. Grace McNamee (Nevis) – 17.36

110 Hurdles – (Top time – Christopher Hilton – St. Charles – 14.67
13. Hayden Hauf (DGF) – 15.70
14. Kade Swenson (DGF) – 15.70

Girls 100 meters – (Top time – Chantle Reiland – GMLOKS – 12.30
4. Ava Phrakonkham (Bagley/Fosston) – 12.49
18. Claire Klinkhammer (Bagley/Fosston) – 13.44

Boys 100 meters – (Top time – Makoi Perich – Esko) – 10.87
13. Ryan Kangas (Win-E-Mac) – 11.44
16. Ayo Ogundeji (Nevis) – 11.62

Girls 4×200 Relay (Top team – Chatfield – 1:44.15)
9. West Marshall – 1:46.77
16. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton – 1:48.53

Boys 4×200 Relay (Top team – Caledonia – 1:30.44)
17. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton – 1:34.13
18. Park Rapids – 1:36.33

Girls 4×100 Relay (Top team – Chatfield – 49.27)
7. West Marshall – 50.69
8. Bagley/Fosston – 50.73

Boys 4×100 Relay (Top team – Caledonia – 43.39)
19. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton – 44.86
20. BGMR/Freeze – 44.91

Girls 400 meters – (Top time – Addison Hoof – Lester Prairie – 57.76)
3. Katrina Hitchen (Fertile-Beltrami) – 58.33
13. Annika Aakre (Park Christian) – 1:00.18

Boys 400 meters – (Top time – Oliver Thompson – St. Paul Academy – 48.94)
11. Landon Bakke (United Clay-Becker) – 50.78
20. Charles Scholl (Ada-Borup-West) 51.30

Girls 300 meter hurdles (Top time – Elizabeth Tuttle – St. Paul Academy – 44.79)
10. Hannah Pederson (West Marshall) – 46.78
19. Nora Osowski (West Marshall) – 48.88

Boys 300 meter hurdles (Top time – James Weber – Lac qui Parle Valley – 40.03)
14. Caleb Johnson (DGF) – 42.31
17. Kade Swenson (DGF) – 43.10

Girls 800 meters (Top time – Audrey Brownell – Staples-Motley – 2:19.13)
12. Jayla Abrahamson (Climax-Fisher/SH) – 2:24.20
15. Sarah Prodzinski (Ada-Borup-West) – 2:25.03

Boys 800 meters (Top time – Jayce Kiehne – Lanesboro/Gillmore Central – 1:54.66)
14. Bridger Larson (United Clay-Becker) – 2:02.00
15. Grant Nelson (Wadena-Deer Creek) 2:02.15

Girls 200 meters – (Top time – McKaylen Lewis – Math and Science Academy – 24.94)
8. Ava Phrakonkham (Bagley/Fosston) – 25.87
19. Katrina Hitchen (Fertile-Beltrami) – 27.09

Boys 200 meters – (Top time – Jesse Ortiz – Medford – 22.00)
11. Leif Shervey (United Clay-Becker) – 22.86
17. Bodey DeVries (DGF) – 23.26

Girls 3200 meters – (Top time – Olivia Pauly – St. John’s Prep – 11:07.98)
12. Anjalie Aho (United North Central) 11:51.60
13. Emmi Ihry (Climax-Fisher/Sacred Heart) – 11:52.73

Boys 3200 meters – (Top time – Erik Semling – Winona Cotter – 9:37.59)
11. Noah Huot (Park Rapids) 10:02.94
15. Owen Winter (DGF) 10:07.18

Girls 4×400 Relay – (Top team – Eden Valley-Watkins – 4:05.20)
11. Park Rapids – 4:10.04
14. United Clay-Becker – 4:11.06

Boys 4×400 Relay – (Top team – Winona Cotter – 3:24.28)
15. United Clay-Becker – 3:32.09
18. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton – 3:35.77

Girls Long Jump – (Top jump – McKaylen Lewis – Math and Science Academy – 18-11)
2. Ellie Sosa (DGF) 17-11
15. Avery Aakre (Park Christian) 17-00.75
19. Julia Miller (Ada-Borup-West) 16-11.75
21. Ava Follingstad (Barnesville) – 16-11

Boys Triple Jump – (Top jump – Mason Dalluge – 44-04)
12. Gavin McArthur (Mahnomen/Waubun) 42-06
18. Vincent Perucho (Walker-Hackensack-Akeley) 41-01.75

Boys Pole Vault – (Top vault – Joseph Arens – St. Croix Prep – 14-06)
3. Joe Wilson (DGF) 13-10
15. Hayden Rettke (Walker-H-A) 11-10

Girls High Jump – (Top jump – Annaka Forsberg – Blooming Prairie – 5-05)
4. Allison LaVine (Clearbrook-Gonvick) – 5-03
8. Ava Phrakonkham (Bagley/Fosston) 5-01
15. Annika Aakre (Park Christian) – 5-01
20. Markelle Pederson (West Marshall) 5-01

Boys Shot Put – (Top put – TJ Christensen – Litchfield – 56-04)
20. Josh Dudgeon (DGF) 47-02
21. Treston Nichols (BGMR/Freeze) 46-11.5

Girls Discus – (Top throw – Grace Schmidt – Litchfield – 123-06)
5. Aria Garrett (DGF) – 118-08
6. Allison LaVine (Clearbrook-Gonvick) – 117-00
10. Emily Marquis (West Marshall) – 115.09
12. Sarah Hartung (Park Rapids) 114-04

Girls 4×800 Relay- (Top team – St. John’s Prep – 9:36.47)
7. United Clay-Becker – 9:53.78
9. Climax-Fisher/Sacred Heart – 9:56.34

Boys 4×800 Relay – (Top team – Luverne – 8:12.52)
13. Park Rapids – 8:29.64
16. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton – 8:49.00

Girls 1600 meters – (Top time – Audrey Brownell – Staples-Motley – 5:06.68)
5. Emmi Ihry (Climax-Fisher/Sacred Heart) – 5:13.85
13. Anjalie Aho (United North Central) – 5:21.31
17. Ella Arntson (Climax-Fisher/Sacred Heart) 5:29.49

Boys 1600 meters – (Top time – Owen Janiszeski – Luverne – 4:22.45)
11. Noah Huot (Park Rapids) – 4:31.92
17. Owen Winter (DGF) – 4:41.82

Boys High Jump – (Top jump – Sam Snitker – GMLOKS – 6-08)
10. Elijah Wellumson (Climax-Fisher/Sacred Heart) – 6-02
17. Macswel Kunza (DGF) – 6-02

Girls Pole Vault (Top vault – Riley Sater – LeSueur-Henderson – 11-07)
3. Addison Lauwagie (Park Rapids) – 10-07
6. Markelle Pederson (West Marshall) – 10-01

18. Ashley Maneval (Barnesville) – 9-01
Boys Long Jump (Top jump – Jordan Mount – Crosby-Ironton – 22-04.25)
9. Ryan Kangas (Win-E-Mac) 21-06
11. Macswel Kunza (DGF) 21-03
12. Ayo Ogundeji (Nevis) 21-02.5

Girls Triple Jump – (Top jump – Ellie Sosa (DGF) 37-06.5)
1. Ellie Sosa (DGF) 37-06.5
7. Hannah Pederson (West Marshall) 36-03

Boys Discus – (Top throw – TJ Christensen – Litchfield – 184.08)
19. Ethan Hellerud (DGF) 143-00
20. Logan Broten (Bagley/Fosston) 141-08

Girls Shot Put – (Top put – Jayda Kolstoe – Minnewaska Area – 39-07.5)
3. Aria Garrett (DGF) 38-09.25
12. McKinley Folland (Kittson Co. Central) 36-02.5

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The Section 8A Baseball Championship will have the Sacred Heart Eagles taking on the Red Lake County Rebels. Sacred Heart was the preseason pick by pretty much everybody to win the section championship. Red Lake County is a young team that could be the favorite for several years to come. and they are coming into the game by beating Ada-Borup-West and Fosston in loser-out games on Wednesday.
It should be an interesting game with Sacred Heart going with Parker Erickson. Both teams are playing great baseball and the Championship game is at 2:00 p.m. and we will have it on KROX Radio.

Congratulations to the Perham Yellowjackets on winning the Section 8AA Baseball Championship. They were the favorite coming in and took care of business. They advance to St. Cloud next week to play in the Class AA State Baseball tournament next week.

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Former University of Minnesota Crookston pitcher Jake Osowski (East Grand Forks) signed a professional contract with the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks of the American Association. He becomes the fifth player who is currently playing professional baseball, who was a former Golden Eagle baseball player. The Golden Eagles have had 10 former baseball players go on to play professional baseball. Osowski joins his former teammates Jake Dykhoff (Wadena), and Jake Hjelle (East Grand Forks) on the RedHawks. Hjelle and Osowski have been teammates most of their lives, from when they were young to East Grand Forks H.S. to the University of Minnesota Crookston.

Osowski joins Hjelle, Dykhoff, Zeke Hass (Eaton, Colo.), and Conner Richardson (Grand Forks, N.D.) as former Golden Eagles currently playing professional baseball. Hass is competing for the Santa Fe Fuego of the Pecos League. Richardson is pitching for the Oakland Ballers of the Pioneer Baseball League.

Osowski made his professional debut Sunday, June 2, pitching one inning against the Milwaukee Milkmen, allowing no runs on no hits in one inning. Hjelle has played primarily as a first baseman and designated hitter. He has appeared in 13 games, hitting .255, with eight runs scored, one double, one home run, and four RBIs. Dykhoff is having an outstanding second season with the RedHawks. He has appeared in eight games, with 14 innings pitched. Dykhoff has allowed just one earned run, on 10 hits. He has struck out 17 and walked two. Dykhoff has a 0.64 ERA.

Hass has yet to appear in a game this season for the Fuego. Richardson is 1-0 in seven innings pitched, and three appearances. He has allowed five runs on nine hits. Richardson has 10 strikeouts, and one walk.

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The University of Minnesota Crookston men’s basketball team is holding a Development Camp for grades 3-8 July 17-19 at Lysaker Gymnasium. The cost of the camp is $100. It will run from 1-3 p.m. If you are interested in registering for the camp please visit mensbasketball.umcsportscamps.com. For any questions please contact Assistant Coach Tim Lubke at lubke008@umn.edu.

Campers will receive instruction from the Minnesota Crookston men’s basketball staff. The camp will help with skill development for kids going into grades 3-8. It is catered to both boys and girls interested in participating.

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Learn more and register: z.umn.edu/soccercamp24
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JOKES

A dietitian was once addressing a large audience in Chicago. “The material we put into our stomachs is enough to have killed most of us sitting here, years ago. Red meat is awful. Soft drinks erode your stomach lining. Chinese food is loaded with MSG, and none of us realizes the long-term harm caused by the germs in our drinking water.”

“But there is one thing that is the most dangerous of all and we all have, or will, eat it. Can anyone here tell me what food it is that causes the most grief and suffering for years after eating it?”

A 75-year-old man in the front row stood up and said,

“Wedding cake.”

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According to a news report, a certain private school in Washington recently was faced with a unique problem. A number of 12-year-old girls were beginning to use lipstick and would put it on in the bathroom. That was fine, but after they put on their lipstick they would press their lips to the mirror leaving dozens of little lip prints. Every night,the maintenance man would remove them and the next day, the girls would put them back. Finally the principal decided that something had to be done. She called all the girls to the bathroom and met them there with the maintenance man…. She explained that all these lip prints were causinga major problem for the custodian who had to clean the mirrors every night. To demonstrate how difficult it had been to clean the mirrors, she asked the maintenance man to show the girls how much effort was required. He took out a long-handled squeegee, dipped it in the toilet, and cleaned the mirror with it. Since then, there have been no lip prints on the mirror. There are teachers, and then there are educators…

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A devoted wife had spent her lifetime taking care of her husband. Now he had been slipping in and out of a coma for several months, yet she stayed by his bedside every single day. 

When he came to senses, he motioned for her to come near him. 

As she sat by him, he said, “You know what? You have been with me all through the bad times. When I got fired, you were there to support me. When my business failed, you were there. When I got shot, you were by my side. When we lost the house, you gave me support. When my health started failing, you were still by my side. You know what?” 

“What dear?” she asks gently. 

“I think you bring me bad luck.”

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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

Emilee Tate is a freshman playing Softball at Northland Community and Technical College.

Halle Bruggeman is a freshman on the University of Wisconsin-Stout Women’s Tennis team.

Grace Fischer is a freshman on the Concordia College (Moorhead) Women’s Golf team.

Ethan Boll is a Freshman on the University of North Dakota Football team.

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

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

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

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

Elise Tangquist is the Head Girls Golf Coach at Horace High School in Fargo, ND..

Kaleb Thingelstad is a junior playing golf at Kansas Wesleyan.

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

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

Ty Hamre is playing football at Bemidji State University.

Aleece Durbin is a Junior on the University of North Dakota Womens Track and Field team.

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

Crookston School District Coaches

Emilee Tate is the Pirate 7th grade volleyball coach. 
Todd Miner is a Pirate Football assistant coach.
Ben Parkin is the head Pirate Baseball Coach.
Jeremy Lubinski is a Pirate 8th Grade Football coach.
Amy Boll is the head Pirate Girls Track head coach
Sarah Reese is the Pirate Head Girls Soccer coach
Marley Melbye is the Head Girls Swimming coach and assistant girls golf coach
Jeff Perreault is the Pirate Girls Golf head coach
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

Non-Crookston High School coaching/Admin/etc

Tim Desrosier is an Assistant Coach for Warren-Alvarado-Oslo Pony Boys Basketball

Pat Wolfe is the head wrestling coach for Fosston/Bagley.

Austin Sommerfeld is an Assistant Athletic Director for Strategic Communication at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth.

Collin Reynolds is the head baseball coach for the University of Colorado Buffalo Club Baseball team.

Trent Stahlecker is a School Security Specialist & he works for the Brevard Public Schools, Florida.

Cody Weiland is an assistant wrestling coach at Proctor/Hermantown.

Josh Edlund is the head football coach and phy ed teacher at Flandreau, South Dakota.

Allison Lindsey Axness is Assistant Varsity Volleyball Coach at Champlin Park

Jeff Olson is the Head Wrestling Coach and Head Baseball coach at Delano.

Jake Olson is an Assistant Football Coach and Head Boys Tennis coach at Delano.

Katy (Westrom) Horgen is the Head Boys Tennis coach at Monticello High School.

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

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

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

Mike Hastings is the Wisconsin Badgers Men’s head Hockey coach.

Mike Biermaier is the Athletic Director at Grand Forks Schools.

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

Jason Bushie is the hockey athletic trainer at Colorado College.

Chris Myrold is the Director and Fitness at Mission Ranch and Fitness in Camel, California.

Kyle Buchmeier is a Tennis Pro at the Reed-Sweatt Family Tennis Center in Minneapolis

Ben Andringa is serving our country in the Army and is now a Ranger.

Jarrett Butenhoff is serving our country with the U.S. Navy.

Joshua Butenhoff is serving our country on a Submarine with the Pacific Fleet with the US Navy.

Peter Cournia is a 2002 Crookston High School Graduate and a grad of West Point and currently serving in the U.S. Army.

Erik Ellingson is serving our country with the U.S. Air Force at Minot.

Philip Kujawa class of 2004, from Crookston High School. He is an Army recruiter in Rochester.

Rob Sobolik is the General Manager of the Fargodome

That’s it for this week. Thanks for the comments, and if you have anything to add or share, please e-mail chrisjfee@yahoo.com or call. Thanks for reading and listening to KROX RADIO and kroxam.com.

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Oscar-winning filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola shared the teaser-trailer his new film Megalopolis, which debuted at the Cannes Film Festival and will be released in theaters later this year.  The film marks Coppola’s first film as director in nearly 13 years (since 2011’s Twixt).

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