John Pohl: JUNIOR YEAR AT RED WING, SENIOR YEAR AT UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA WERE STORYBOOK SEASONS

December 6, 2022 Part of a true brotherhood, John Pohl is the oldest of four boys of a Red Wing, Minnesota teacher, hockey coach, and athletic director father, Jim, and lawyer mother, Joanne. Born in 1979, John was joined by brothers, Mark, Mike, and Tommy within the next five years. “We boys did everything together,”

This is the second part of a sports series on autumn sports.

Congratulations to Darrell Thompson (Rochester John Marshall), Krissy Pohl (Brooklyn Park, picture below), and Heather Van Norman for being inducted into the Minnesota State High School League Hall of Fame last Sunday. Officials, athletic and activity coaches, and administrators also joined the elite group. More than 40 players on the current University of Minnesota football