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MAURIE DAIGNEAU: COACHES WERE FATHER FIGURES TO ALL-BIG TEN NORTHWESTERN QB FROM ROCHESTER
May 15, 2024 “My mother would say I was playing with a ball as soon as I could walk,” says Maurice “Maurie” Daigneau, born in Rochester, Minnesota, in 1950. “I loved sports, and I was successful at them. It formed an identity for me.” It was especially important for the youthful athlete since his parents…
KATHYRN MILES JOHNSON: FIND THE BEST FIT
May 9, 2024 “I always had an interest in sports, which is a bit odd because no one else in my family did,” Kathryn Miles Johnson says of lifetime participation in sports. Born in Nova Scotia in 1978, Kathryn, her sister, Elizabeth, and parents Ken and Pat made a transcontinental move to Surrey, British Columbia,…
LISA BROWN: GUSTAVUS ATHLETE COMPETED IN THE US OLYMPIC JAVELIN TRIALS
May 1, 2024 A young woman from the small town of Lake Crystal, Minnesota (population 2,500), 13 miles southwest of Mankato was competing with the country’s best javelin throwers in 2008 at the US Olympic Trials at historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. “Some of the most respected javelin throwers in the world and people…
MIAC Athletes in Major League Baseball
April 16, 2024 Like the previously posted article on Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) athletes who played in the NFL, this story will feature only athletes from the 13 Minnesota liberal arts colleges—plus St. Thomas—who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) since 1960. While few in number, there are intriguing stories. The University of St.…
MIKE PALMQUIST: FORTUNATE TO BE PART OF MINNESOTA RUNNING SCENE
April 11, 2024 An energetic 4th-grade kid living in Hibbing, Mike Palmquist, born in 1957, says, “I just started running around the school, a four-block area, and I’d feel better.” It was the start of an illustrious running career for the oldest of seven children—all who would perform well in cross country and track—of James…
Minnesota Athletes Celebration Recap
April 8, 2024 A rapt audience of about 60 people appreciated the presentation of 9 Minnesota athletes at the Braemar Golf Club in Edina on Sunday. Each speaker included teachers, coaches, and teammates who were instrumental in their athletic journey and how sports influenced their life, developing life skills and lifelong friendships. A listing of…
STEVE HULS: BLEEDING MAROON & GOLD—EVEN THE FAMILY DOG IS NAMED “GOLDY”
With two parents as teachers, education is bound to be a priority for their children. Steve Huls, born in 1974, of Cold Spring, Minnesota, and his older siblings, Russ and Tracey, were the fortunate recipients of that powerful pull from parents Bill and Marcia. Bill Huls grew up on a farm near Holdingford, Minnesota,…
TWO MINNESOTA RUNNERS COMPETE IN U 20 WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
March 29, 20234 2022 Minnesota state cross country champion Aidan Jones of Minneapolis Washburn and 2021 runner-up Noah Breker of Robbinsdale Armstrong competed at the U20 World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, earlier today in a meet dominated by Kenyan and Ethiopian distance runners. Noah, a two-time state track champion in the 3200-meter run,…
Henry Boucha Was at the First Minnesota Athletes Celebration, This Time Olympic Teammate Craig Sarner Will Be Present
March 27, 2024 Friend Connie DeGrote sent a reminder the premiere of “The Electric Indian,” featuring hockey star Henry Boucha was scheduled to be televised on Twin Cities Public Television last night. It was eight years ago when the Warroad, Minnesota native attended and presented at the inaugural Minnesota Athletes Celebration coordinated with the book…
AARON BANKS: OLYMPIC TRIALS FINALIST LOVES HISTORY OF SHOT PUT, DISCUS THROWING
Aaron Banks will be one of the featured presenters at the Minnesota Athletes Celebration on Sunday, April 7th, at the Braemar Golf Club in Edina, from noon to 3:00 p.m. The public is warmly invited. Please call 507-301-4369 or write to pakkem@charter.net for free tickets. March 26, 2024 “The influence of the farm was important…
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