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,Continue reading “KATHYRN MILES JOHNSON:  FIND THE BEST FIT”

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 JamesContinue reading “MIKE PALMQUIST:  FORTUNATE TO BE PART OF MINNESOTA RUNNING SCENE”

MIAC ATHLETES WHO PLAYED PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL SINCE 1960

February 8, 2024 With Saint John’s University of Collegeville, Minnesota, graduate Ben Bartch, a 4th  round NFL draft pick in 2020, on the roster of the Super Bowl-bound San Francisco 49ers as a reserve offensive lineman, Minnesota sports fans may wonder how many other Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) athletes have played professional football atContinue reading “MIAC ATHLETES WHO PLAYED PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL SINCE 1960”