ROSIE FRANKOWSKI: CELEBRATE WINTER WITH A SPORT THAT BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER

February 15, 2024 “I had an interesting mix in my childhood,” says Rosie Frankowski, born in 1991, referring to her experience living in Minneapolis near Southwest High School during the academic year and at Lake Caribou a few miles from Lutsen, Minnesota (population 220) throughout the summer and weekends. “My sister, Anna, and I would

Woohoo! Minnesota Woman Qualifies for Olympics as Dakotah Lindwurm takes 3rd! Reed Fischer 9th in Men’s Olympic Marathon Trials

February 3, 2024 Originally scheduled to start at noon, the US Olympic Marathon Trials were thankfully moved ahead two hours due to heat and humidity concerns expressed by the runners.  With a gun-start after 10:00 in Orlando, Florida, at 54° F and temperatures expected to rise significantly, many Minnesota athletes with Minnesota connections raced the

HOCKEY LORE AT LUNCH

November 18, 2023 An invitation from Dave Metzen to meet a group of 1960s hockey players at Tom Reid’s Hockey City Pub in St. Paul was eagerly accepted and had not a disappointing moment.  From Carl Wetzel’s proclamation that there was an aura in the room due to the presence of two goalies—obviously indicating himself—plus

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 agency