ANDY TATE:  POWER OF A TEAM

“People who buy into teams can do amazing things,” says Andy Tate, a Minnesota athlete who grew up in Morris and savored the sweet taste of amazement in multiple sports at Morris, at Stillwater High School, and at Kansas University. Born in 1977, Andy is the son of a father who owned an insurance agencyContinue reading “ANDY TATE:  POWER OF A TEAM”

Jeremy Polson: BIG PART OF DULUTH’S HISTORIC RUNNING POWERHOUSE TEAMS IN MID-1990S

Duluth East girls’ cross country teams are renown in the running community for their 7 consecutive state championships from 1992-98, but the boys’ teams at East, Denfeld, and Central in the port city were remarkably strong too. Growing up on the West Side near Spirit Mountain, Jeremy Polson played hockey like most northern Minnesota kids.Continue reading “Jeremy Polson: BIG PART OF DULUTH’S HISTORIC RUNNING POWERHOUSE TEAMS IN MID-1990S”

LUKE WATSON: MAGICAL TIMES

Born in Minneapolis, Luke Watson moved with his family to Stillwater when he was 5 years old. Playing hockey, baseball, and soccer provided him with an athletic background, but his parents decided they needed a family activity they could all do so they would not be shuttling their four children to various places at differentContinue reading “LUKE WATSON: MAGICAL TIMES”