November 4, 2023 The Minnesota state cross country meet returned to the Les Bolstad Golf Course at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul after being hosted by St. Olaf College in Northfield for three decades. A sports enthusiast is always rewarded by watching the effort and sportsmanship exhibited by the boys and girls qualifyingContinue reading “2023 STATE CROSS COUNTRY MEET: WAYZATA TEAMS TRIUMPH; 8TH GRADE BOY 6TH IN CLASS A”
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RUNNING AND HOCKEY: AT THE GRIAK INVITE AND AT TPT ALMANAC DISCUSSING HENRY BOUCHA
September 23, 2023 Attending the Griak Invite, the large, elite cross country race hosted at the Les Bolstand Golf Course on the University of Minnesota campus in St. Paul, is always rewarded with exceptional performances with California Baptist University leading the field. While the women’s team placed in the middle, the four lead runners wereContinue reading “RUNNING AND HOCKEY: AT THE GRIAK INVITE AND AT TPT ALMANAC DISCUSSING HENRY BOUCHA”
ALL-AMERICAN DEL CERNEY ON SWIMMING: YOU GET OUT OF IT WHAT YOU PUT INTO IT
October 19, 2022 One of two sons of a cattle farmer and schoolteacher on the borders of the Dakotas, Del Cerney, born in 1970, remembers the unusual sight of a newborn calf in the family’s trailer home bathtub early in his life. Such is survival and livelihood in remote rural areas. His father, Frank, andContinue reading “ALL-AMERICAN DEL CERNEY ON SWIMMING: YOU GET OUT OF IT WHAT YOU PUT INTO IT”
Cory Sauter: GOPHERS’ QUARTERBACK NOW AIMING TO HELP PLAYERS IN THE NEXT CHAPTER OF THEIR LIVES
A native of Hutchinson, Minnesota, Cory Sauter sings the praises of his hometown like former Minnesota Lynx basketball star and current University of Minnesota (U of M) women’s head basketball coach Lindsay Whalen Greve: “It was a safe and very supportive community.” Born in 1974, Cory was raised as the only child of a singleContinue reading “Cory Sauter: GOPHERS’ QUARTERBACK NOW AIMING TO HELP PLAYERS IN THE NEXT CHAPTER OF THEIR LIVES”
MINNESOTA’S ONLY SUMMER OLYMPIAN INDIVIDUAL GOLD MEDALIST
Minnesota has had many Olympic gold medalists: Briana Scurry (Dayton; Anoka High School) in soccer; Lindsay Whalen (Hutchinson) and Burdette Haldorson (Austin) in basketball; Jessie Diggins (Afton; Stillwater High School); the 2018 curlers, John Shuster (Chisholm), John Landsteiner (Mapleton), Joe Polo (Bemidji), and Tyler George (Duluth), and more than 20 hockey players, but they haveContinue reading “MINNESOTA’S ONLY SUMMER OLYMPIAN INDIVIDUAL GOLD MEDALIST”
RECENT APRIL RESULTS FOR THE MINNESOTA RUNNING AND WRESTLING COMMUNITIES
A posting before a series of columns on #MIAC athletes who became Olympians features many Minnesota athletes who performed will at the Get in Gear Race along the Mississippi River and Marine Corps US Open (wrestling) in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the premier 10K race, four Minnesota athletes finished between 4th and 7th within 23Continue reading “RECENT APRIL RESULTS FOR THE MINNESOTA RUNNING AND WRESTLING COMMUNITIES”
Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame
Other than professional sports halls of fame, I had seldom visited galleries honoring athletes, coaches, and contributors. That changed when I attended the Minnesota State High School League Hall of Fame in 2015 and witnessed the induction of coaches, administrators, fine arts leaders, athletes, and an official. Personal highlights were seeing people I had writtenContinue reading “Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame”
Thanks To These Gracious Minnesota Athletes
A sincere thank you to Lindsay Whalen for presenting at the elementary school she attended–St.Anastasia in Hutchinson. I had the honor of introducing her to an overflowing audience! And thanks to Deb Diggins, mother of Olympian Jessie Diggins, who gave interesting background information on the national women’s cross country skiing team and Jessie’s training toContinue reading “Thanks To These Gracious Minnesota Athletes”
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