Wednesday, February 1, 2012
 

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This is a little old and I think I missed it earlier, but another Crookston lad doing well in Junior Hockey. Matt Grove is playing for Granite City (St. Cloud) in the NA3HL Junior League and having quite the season.  The following is a story from that league’s website:

From the for the second straight month Matt Grove, 20, from the Granite City Lumberjacks is the 3HL Brian's Custom Sports Goaltender of the Month. The Crookston, Minnesota native had another great month between the pipes, posting a 7-1-0 record, which was actually better than his record in October.  He also posted two shutouts, a 1.38 goals against average and a 93.7% save percentage. His best hockey of the month came in early November when he allowed just four goals in a stretch of five games.

"I think the most important thing for us is that his starts have been consistent," said Lumberjacks head coach Brad Willner.  "We just want him to make the first save and let his teammates do the rest."
Currently, the 6'0", 220 lbs. goaltender leads the 3HL in goals against average, wins, shutouts, games played and minutes played.  "He has continued to work hard and put the team on his back and lead us," continued Willner.  "I think as well as Matt has played, our team defense has played just as well.  We feel good about it because not only is it a reflection on Matt, but the way our team is playing defensively right now."

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The Minnesota State High School League staff has completed production of an instructional video intended to demonstrate proper and improper checks and hits in hockey in a continuing effort to educate players, coaches, officials and fans so that potential injurious actions are reduced and ultimately eliminated from the game.

The 12-minute video is available for viewing at a link on the home page of the League website — www.MSHSL.org.

Two weeks ago the League Board of Directors has approved a recommendation to stiffen several penalties in hockey that become effective immediately. The goal is to continue the League’s efforts to reduce and remove dangerous contact that has led to severe injuries to players.

The recommendation came from staff, the League’s Hockey Advisory Committee (girls’ and boys’ coaches), and officials association representatives.

The penalties for three infractions of the rules have been significantly increased in an effort to thwart players from making dangerous hits on the ice.

Checking from behind, which formerly called for a two-minute minor penalty plus a 10-minute misconduct penalty, will now become a five-minute major penalty plus a 10-minute misconduct penalty. The existing rule also states that any check from behind that is deemed “flagrant or causes the player to crash headfirst into the boards or goal frame” will continue be a game disqualification. The disqualified player cannot re-enter that game and cannot play in the next scheduled game either.

Boarding, defined as a “check, cross-check, elbow, charge or trip” that sends an opponent “violently into the boards” now becomes an automatic major penalty — five minutes — instead of the option of either a two-minute minor penalty or a five-minute major penalty. The existing rule that also states that any boarding check that “causes the player to crash headfirst into the boards” may qualify for a game disqualification. The disqualified player cannot re-enter that game and cannot play in the next scheduled game either.

Contact to the head also now becomes an automatic major penalty — five minutes — instead of the option of either a two-minute minor penalty or a five-minute major penalty. The rule states, “No player shall make contact with an opposing player’s head or neck area in any manner.” Officials still have the option of assessing a disqualification penalty if warranted, and in that case the disqualified player cannot re-enter that game and cannot play in the next scheduled game either.

At the Jan. 10 advisory committee meeting the committee members immediately established a priority to address the issue of proper contact in the game. The boys’ and girls’ coaches on the committee quickly agreed that the best way to address increasing violent hits was to escalate the penalty structure and to get all parties involved to seek to change the culture of the game. The coaches need to accept the stiffer penalties and need to instruct their players the proper and legal ways of making contact with opponents. The officials need to make the calls and when the calls are made, they need to be supported by not only the coaches, but also by the players and the fans.

An education module was immediately made available online that detailed the rules changes. It remains accessible on the League website. All coaches, officials and players were instructed to view the education module and endorse its implementation prior to the next scheduled competition.

Components of the educational video were taped utilizing coaches and players of the Andover High School girls’ and boys’ hockey teams and has been in production since then.

 “Hockey is a contact sport, and when it is played correctly it should be a safe game with minimal risks,” said Craig Perry, League associate director who oversees hockey. “This video will allow all participants in the game to see exactly what kind of contact is permitted and what kind of contact is going to draw the new tougher penalties. The players have to be kept as safe as possible, and with a little bit of education and clear thinking while they are on the ice, I firmly believe we can change the culture of the game.

There is absolutely no reason why the State of Hockey cannot become the State of Safe Hockey.”

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The Crookston Pirate Girl’s Hockey team with their win on Tuesday night over Fargo North have assured themselves of finishing .500 or better on the season. The Pirates have one game left of their regular season and the final game is at East Grand Forks on Thursday (Feb. 2) and will decide who will be the number three or four seed for the Section 8A Tournament.

Again, Section 8A is comprised of only six teams and four of the seeds are locked in:
1.  Warroad   (Defending Section and State champ. Has not lost a Section game, although taken to overtime by Thief River Falls. Still favorite until someone knocks them off.)
2.  Thief River Falls (I think the Prowlers were thinking that they will be going to state in the future with so many young players, but when you have won 17 games, are playing the Section in your place, they may have moved up the timeline!)
3 or 4.  Crookston  (Has the prolific scorer, a goalie that will leave with most of the goaltending records at CHS and deeper than at the beginning of the year)
3 or 4.  East Grand Forks (If there is an upset in the tournament, it will be the Green Wave or Pirates that do it)
5.  Park Rapids (Have played some of the teams seeded ahead of them tough this year in some of their games. Need good goaltending and if there is an upset in the first round, it will be the Panthers doing it.)
6.  Lake of the Woods  (Has to have outstanding goaltending)


Section 8A Girl’s Hockey Tournament

Coaches seed on Monday, February 6^th

First Round -  Thursday -  February 9^th
7:00 PM -  #6 seed  at  #3 seed
7:00 PM -  #5 seed  at  #4 seed

Semi-Finals -  Monday – February 13^th at Ralph Engelstad Arena in Thief River Falls
6:00 PM -  #1 seed   vs  winner  5/4
8:15 PM -  #2 seed   vs  winner 6/3

Championship -  Thursday -  February 16^th at Ralph in Thief River Falls
7:00 PM - 

Minnesota State Class A Hockey Tournament
On Sunday, February 19^th, the 8 coaches of the qualifying teams seed the top four teams and then the remaining four are drawn to determine the brackets.

The Class A tournament will be February 22-25 at the St. Paul Xcel Energy Center and consolation at Ridder Arena on the University of Minnesota campus.

Warroad is defending Section 8A champion and also defending Minnesota State Class A Champs!!

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Section 8A Boy’s Hockey coaches will seed on February 15^th in Thief River Falls with the Section 8A Tournament starting with a couple play in games on Tuesday, February 21^st, #10 at #7  seed and  #9 at #8 seed.  Then the two winners join the top six seeds in the Section Tournament held this year at the Gardens in Warroad.

My thoughts right now on Section 8A Boys Hockey
1.  Thief River Falls (My thoughts haven’t changed…..Section 8A goes through the defending Section champs. Even if the Prowlers would lose to EGF, I can’t see them being anything but the top seed.)
2.  East Grand Forks ( Stopped a 3 game losing streak Tuesday night and will have to beat Warroad to clinch a number two seed and possible chance at getting top spot)
3.  Warroad  (IF the Warriors would beat East Grand Forks on Saturday (Feb. 4^th) in Warroad, they will have split with EGF and two OT losses to TRF. Could argue for #2 spot, but not if Green Wave beat TRF the day before the seeding.)
4.  Crookston  (If they defeat Lake of the Woods and Red Lake Falls they have to be #4 seed, or maybe just one of them!)
5.  Park Rapids (Offense went south when they lost Sam Coborn. He started practice again Monday and scored a goal Tuesday night in a win over Sauk Centre)
6.  Detroit Lakes  (Picked up first Section win Tuesday over Red Lake Falls)
7.  Red Lake Falls  (Have section games with Park Rapids and Crookston left with a chance to move up)
8.  Lake of the Woods  (Had won 3 in a row, including a couple section wins until loss on Tuesday to TRF)
9.  Kittson County Central (Owns a win over Park Rapids)
10. Bagley-Fosston  (Have Park Rapids and Detroit Lakes left in Section games, but I don’t think they can move off the 10^th spot)

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Section 8AA wrestling coaches will be seeding the TEAMS for the Section 8AA Team Tournament probably on February 10/11^th.  Most teams will complete their regular seasons on February 9^th. 

The Section 8AA TEAM TOURNAMENT is at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Thief River Falls and from past experiences, is run beautifully by Mike Biermaier and his staff, particularly Reid Froiland and the Hrons.
ALL 12 teams compete in the one-day event at the Ralph and at the SAME TIME, the Section 8A TEAM Tournament is going on mats throughout the whole facility.
in Class AA, the top four seeds get a first round bye, while the other eight teams will have first round matches starting at 11:00 AM.  The quarterfinals are at 12:30 PM, Semi-Finals at 4:00 PM and the Championship at 6:00 PM.

I have a tough time figuring out who has beaten who and trying to get scores from some of the squads, and as the coaches and former wrestling coaches tell me, IT’S ALL IN THE MATCH UPS!!!. but my CURRENT thoughts on Section 8AA Team Wrestling

1.  Perham  (8 point win over Thief River Falls last week)
2.  Thief River Falls  (Will need to figure out 8 points if the two shall meet again)
3.  Pequot Lakes/Pine River-Backus  (Very well could be knocking at the top two when all said and done. Hey, they are called the Road Crew and a 3 hour drive to Thief River Falls is NOTHING to these kids!)
4.  Park Rapids
5.  Fergus Falls
6.  Detroit Lakes  
7.  Staples-Motley
8.  Fosston-Bagley 
9.  Crookston  (Needs to beat EGF on Thursday to stay at this seed at least)
10. Roseau
11.  United Clay-Becker
12. East Grand Forks

The Section 8AA INDIVIDUAL Wrestling Tournament is at the Fergus Falls High School on February 24 and 25th .  We have the schedule for the two days:

Friday – February 24^th Schedule:
11:00 AM - Skin Checks
11:30 -  Weigh Ins
11:30 -  Seeding Meeting
1:30  PM - First Round
2:30  -Quarterfinals…approximately
4:30  - First round Wrestlebacks…Cross bracketed…1-2-2
6:30  - Championship Semis…approximately

Saturday – February 25^th  Schedule:

10:00 AM - Weigh Ins
11:00  - Coaches Meeting
Noon  - Wrestlebacks
1:00 PM - Semi-final Wrestlebacks
2:00 PM - 5th-6th place matches
3:30 PM -  Parade of Champions/Introductions…approximately
4:00 PM - Championship/Third Place Matches…approximately
5:30 PM - True Seconds…approximately

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Section 8AA Girl’s Basketball Tournament starts March 1^st.

My current thoughts of Section 8AA Girl’s Basketball:
North
1.  Crookston  (Not only playing with the BIG GIRL’S, but winning! How so? We find out more on Saturday)
2.  Pequot Lakes (Have won 6 of last 7 games)
3.  Crosby-Ironton  (7 point loss to Pequot Lakes last week)
4.  Warroad (Playing well right now)
5.  Roseau (Rams are on fire having won 4 in a row)
6.  Bagley  (Have won 3 in a row and could have 4 game streak going when hosting Crookston on Friday)
7.  Park Rapids  (A learning season)

South
1.  Hawley  (Appear to be in a class of their own right now in Section 8AA)
2.  Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton  (11 game winning streak halted at Hawley Tuesday)
3.  Pelican Rapids  (Have been doing well until 13 point loss to Perham Tuesday)
4.  Wadena-Deer Creek  (Have lost 6 games to teams with outrageous records)
5.  Perham  (The Yellowjackets won a big one Tuesday night and show there is not much difference between 2-5! )
6.  Frazee  (Still a very capable team)
7.  Barnesville   (Tough schedule)
8.  Breckenridge (in the mix for a sixth spot)

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The Section 8AA Boys Basketball Tournament starts on March 8^th.

My thoughts right now on Section 8AA Boys Basketball:
North
1.  Crosby-Ironton  (19 point win over Cass Lake on Tuesday??)
2.  Crookston   (Gaining confidence)
3.  Pequot Lakes  (not much difference between 1-4). 
4.  Bagley  (Not quite sure what to think about the Flyers)
5.  Warroad  (When you have guard play like the Warriors, you have something!)
6.  Roseau  (Playing better)
7.  Park Rapids   (Still improving)

South
1.  Pelican Rapids  (Won round two after losing round one. Will there be a round three?)
2.  Perham  (Won round one, lost round two. Will there be a round three?)
3.  Hawley  (Will tangle with Barnesville on Thursday (Feb. 2^nd)
4.  Barnesville  (Could the Trojans be the MAIN challenger to the BIG TWO? Thought so until scoring 36 points on Tuesday in a 28 point loss.)
5.  Breckenridge  (Probably the most improved team in the Section)
6.  Frazee  (Have won three in a row)
7.  Wadena-Deer Creek  (Broke a four game losing streak with a win last week)
8.  Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton  (Have dropped 4 in a row)

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The Crookston High School LEO Club will be having a fundraiser on Monday, February 6^th from 5:00p.m. – 6:30p.m. at the Crookston High School Commons during the Pirates girls basketball game against East Grand Forks.

The fundraiser is for Giving Hearts Day for the Riverview Foundation.  Also, we will be collecting pennies for patients-this is for children with cancer.

The menu includes a 6” inch sub, chips, beverage, and a bar for $5.00.

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I want to thank everyone for the  Jenna fundraiser that we held last Friday at the Crookston Girls hockey game against Fargo South.  That night we collected about $550.00.  The Crookston Blue Line Club donated $100.00, and the concession stand, plus a few other small donations we ended up sending Jenna $750.00 plus the banner that hockey players and fans signed that night. 

Linda Morgan
Crookston High School Youth Services Coordinator

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The University of Minnesota, Crookston’s (UMC) Athletic Department is sponsoring a special night this weekend.  Friday, February 3 will be “Play 4 Kay” Night at the Golden Eagle Women’s and Men’s Basketball games at Lysaker Gymnasium. The Golden Eagles will take on the University of Mary at 6 & 8 p.m.
 
Fans who wear pink to the games will be entered for chances to win great prizes. If you don’t have pink apparel, pink t-shirts will be sold at the games for $10 so everyone can be entered into the drawings. In addition, all fans have the opportunity to be one of three contestants to take part in a $100 half court shot competition courtesy of the NCAA CHOICES grant.
 
The WBCA Pink Zone is being rebranded as Play 4Kay for February 2012. The mission of the initiative, which was brought to life in 2007, will remain intact: a nation of coaches raising breast cancer awareness on the court, across campuses, in communities and beyond. The Kay Yow Cancer Fund will continue to be the official charity of the initiative.
 
The justification behind the rebranding is to keep the story and legacy of Kay Yow at the forefront of everything the Fund commits itself to. Coach Yow's third recurrence of breast cancer in 2006 was the catalyst to the WBCA Pink Zone. Before her passing on January 24, 2009, Coach Yow, along with her teammates the WBCA and The V Foundation, achieved the feat of uniting thousands in the fight against women's cancers and since then the movement continues to grow and change lives each and every year during the month of February.

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Last weekend the UMC Club hockey team  held their PINK THE RINK for cancer and raised over $1,400.00 for cancer. There was a silent auction for the players "pink" jerseys, a raffle for a Wii game system and chuck a puck.  The money will be split between the Susan G Koman Foundation for breast cancer and the American Cancer Society for prostate cancer.

UMC team members included: Talon Egeland, Seth Heppner, Billy Thompson, Matt Steinmetz, Morgan Terpstra, Alex Prudhomme, James Rodgers, Nick Huffman, Drew Johnson, Karen Celmer, Kyle Perry, Dave Anderson, Alex Lakinske, Taylor Matz, Trent Nyhus, Benny Mosso, Jared Johnson, Tyler Hansen, Cory Weisner and Chase Haubursin ...The coach is  Jeremy "Yogi" Yeager.

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The University of Minnesota, Crookston (UMC) Women’s Tennis team will open the season with a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) match against Upper Iowa University on Friday, February 3^rd in Sartell, Minnesota inside at Gold’s Gym for a 6PM match.  The Golden Eagles will play MSU-Moorhead the following Friday (Feb. 10^th) in Fargo.

The Golden Eagles come off a 2011 season that saw them finish 4-11 overall and 1-10 in the NSIC. U of M, Crookston Head Coach Josh Lunak enters his fifth season with great optimism as his squad returns everyone from last season.

“We are returning all seven of our players from last year and are very excited about the upcoming year,” says Coach Lunak. “Last year we had a record number of team wins and we are going to build off that momentum. The team has been working extremely hard during practice is very excited about our first match. Upper Iowa University will be a tough test against one of the top teams in the conference. This will be a good indicator of where we are at.”

The UMC Women’s Tennis roster:

Cassandra Jarvis  -  Senior – Sleepy Eye, Minnesota
Katelyn Johnson – Sophomore – Monticello, Minnesota
Alyssa Klingenberg – Junior – Park Rapids, Minnesota
Casey Paris -  Sophomore – Fairmont, Minnesota
Amanda Pihlaja – Sophomore – Duluth, Minnesota
Holly Roepke – Junior – Park Rapids, Minnesota

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The University of Minnesota, Crookston’s (UMC) Women’s Softball team will hold a chili feed on Thursday, February 2 at the Crookston Eagles Club. The chili feed will run from 4:30 until 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for children 10 and under. Additional bowls of chili can be purchased for $2 at the Eagles. The chili feed tickets can be purchased from any Golden Eagle Softball team member or coach. For more information contact Head Coach Mitch Bakken at 281-8414 or bakke044@umn.edu
 
All proceeds of the event go toward Minnesota, Crookston’s spring training games which include five games at the Vadnais Heights Dome on February 28-29 and 12 games at Cocoa Beach Spring Training in Titusville, Fla. from March 9-15.
 
The Golden Eagles open the 2012 season on Tuesday, February 28-29 when the team travels to the Vadnais Heights Dome to play Northern State, MSU Moorhead, Minnesota Duluth and Bemidji State in non-conference games. The Golden Eagles open the NSIC season on March 24-25 when the team hosts Winona State and Upper Iowa at the UMC Softball Field. The double-headers are scheduled for 1 p.m. on both days.

ALSO:

The University of Minnesota, Crookston Baseball team will be hosting a spaghetti feed fundraiser at the Crookston Eagles Club on Wednesday, February 8 from 4:30- 7 p.m. Cost is $5.00 for adults (12 and up) and $3.00 for children (ten and under). Children under five are free. For more information contact Head Coach Chris Vito at 281-8445 or vito@umn.edu 

All proceeds will go towards UMC’s spring trip which includes six games at the Metrodome and seven more at the Russ Matt Invitational in Winter Haven and Auburndale, Fla. The Golden Eagles have been practicing since January 10. They open the 2012 season on Monday, February 20 against Valley City State University at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis in a doubleheader starting at 12:15 PM.

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Crookston High School is again accepting applications for the Crookston High School Hall of Fame.  You can go to the high school’s website, crookston.k12.mn.us for further information on this or contact Activities Director Don Donarski at  218-281-2144. The deadline is March 1, 2012.  This year the induction ceremony will be in the spring during the Arts, Academics and Athletics Awards Banquet on Monday night, April 30^th.
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100 Years of Boys Basketball
 
In conjunction with the Minnesota State High School League on Thursday, February 23^rd when the Crookston Pirate Boy’s Basketball team hosts Norman County West, the Pirates will also be having a display that evening of the 100 years plus of basketball in Crookston by displaying photos, pictures, statistics, trophies and other basketball memorabilia from Crookston High School over the past century.  If you have anything that would fit in with this display, please contact Crookston head basketball coach Greg Garmen at 218-281-2144  or  ggarmen@crookston.k12.mn.us

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From Ed Nelson in Crookston:

Frank,

As you know, we started work on the “Crookston High School Sports Records” website last winter. 

www.crookston.k12.mn.us > Activities & Athletics > Sports Records

It went better than I expected and we were able to get a number of sports up, including:  Girls’ Basketball, Girls’ Hockey, Boys’ Basketball, Wrestling and Football.  Girls’ Basketball and Wrestling are done and are in the “end-of-the-season” maintenance mode.  Girls’ Hockey should be completed this year.  Boys’ Basketball and Football will continue to be a work in progress because they are the longest played sports at Crookston High School.

This year we will add Boys’ and Girls’ Track and possibly, Volleyball.

Sports that will be added in the future are:  Baseball, Boys’ and Girls’ Golf, Boys’ Hockey, Boys’ and Girls’ Soccer, Softball, Boys’ and Girls’ tennis and Swimming.

All the current head coaches have been contacted in the last two years and I made a pitch at the November Coaches Association meeting, to start compiling as much information as they can find.  However, we will need additional help from former coaches as well as the public to make each sport as complete as possible.

What we are looking for is History, which could include the beginnings of the program, State Tournament Appearances and Coaches’ information such as years coached and their records.  We are also interested in Individual Game, Season and Career statistics as well as Team Game and Season stats.  If anybody has information for any of the above sports in the form of newspaper articles, team-end-of-the-year reports or coaching archives, please contact me at the following:

ednelson12@gra.midco.net

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Wednesday Night Lights

Who: Boys and Girls in grades 1-8
What: Totally Free No Check Hockey League
When: EACH WEDNESDAY
Grades 1-4  - 4:00-5:00 P.M.     
Grades 5-8  - 5:00-6:00 P.M.
Where: Crookston Sports Center
Why: Learn how to play the greatest game on earth with no cost to you!

Wednesday Night Lights Registration Form

Name: __________________________________

Address: ________________________________

Telephone #: _____________________________

Grade in School: __________________________

Shoe size: _________

Circle the hockey equipment below that you’d need in order to play in the league:
Skates Helmet (w/facemask) - Hockey Gloves -Shin Pads - Elbow Pads - Hockey Stick (L or R)

Please return the completed Registration Form by Friday, November 25th to:

Jeff Perreault @ Highland School or Mail it to
1207 Walsh St.
Crookston, MN 56716

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Perham Spring Fling
Boys Basketball Tournament
March 31^st & April 1^st, 2012
3^rd-9^th Grade Boys Basketball Tournament

Teams will be accepted on a 1^st paid basis
Only paid teams are guaranteed tournament entry.
$110.00   Entry Fee (Deadline for entry is March 24th, 2012)
Medals awarded for first, second, third and consolation.
Awards are limited to fifteen per team. 

Three games guaranteed.

Concessions stand provided. – T-Shirts for sale - $8.00
Upon registration we will send you tournament information and rules. Please send your e-mail or fax number.
Refunds will be granted only if you can find a replacement team.
Please make additional copies if needed.

Please send registration to:

Dave Cresap
480 Coney St. W.
PWMS
Perham,  Minnesota  56573

Detach registration form and send to the above address with enclosed payment.

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Name of Team: _________________________________________

Contact Person: _______________________________                   
Daytime Phone: ________________________        

Mailing Address of Contact Person: _____________________________________________________________

Evening Phone: _________________           

Fax Number: __________________________

E-mail: _______________________________________(PLEASE INCLUDE)                 

Circle which grade you wish to register for:  3^rd     4^th     5^th     6^th     7^th     8^th     9th

Grades 4, 5, & 9 will play on Sunday, April 1, 2012
Grades 3, 6, 7, & 8 will play on Saturday March 31, 2012

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15th Viking Shootout
5 on 5 Boys' Basketball Tournament
Pelican Rapids, MN
April 13th & April 14th, 2012
(One Day Tournament)
Grades - 4 & 8  -  Friday and Grades. 3, 5, 6, 7, & 9 - Saturday

Team Name: ______________________________

Division:  ___ 3rd___ 4th ___ 5th      ___ 6th     ___ 7th     ___ 8th   ___ 9th

Coach/Contact: ____________________________

Email: ___________________ Phone __________

Address: ________________________________

City _____________________ Zip ____________

To register print off this form or the form that is attached and send it along with the $115 tournament fee to the following address:

Brad Strand
Pelican Rapids High School
PO Box 642
Pelican Rapids, MN 56572

Once you have registered I will send out a confirmation letter that will include a form for you to have the players register and get parent permit signatures.

***This is a one day tournament and each team will be guaranteed three games.

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Some emails:

SUBJECT - GUESS WHO

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SUBJECT - 1950's-A White Sport Coat & A Pink Carnation

This is one of the best 50's video's I've seen. You will enjoy this. But only if you were in that generation or very close. . . ..  And if you were not in this generation -- listen and eat your hearts out. It was one of the best of times...

http://oldfortyfives.com/TakeMeBackToTheFifties.htm

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SUBJECT:   CLASSMATES

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN GUILTY OF LOOKING AT OTHERS YOUR OWN AGE AND THINKING, SURELY I CAN'T LOOK THAT OLD. 

WELL . . . YOU'LL LOVE THIS ONE.

MY NAME IS ALICE , AND I WAS SITTING IN THE WAITING ROOM FOR MY FIRST APPOINTMENT WITH A NEW DENTIST. 

I NOTICED HIS DDS DIPLOMA ON THE WALL, WHICH BORE HIS FULL NAME SUDDENLY, I REMEMBERED A TALL, HANDSOME, DARK-HAIRED BOY WITH THE SAME NAME HAD BEEN IN MY HIGH SCHOOL CLASS SOME 40-ODD YEARS AGO.

COULD HE BE THE SAME GUY THAT I HAD A SECRET CRUSH ON, WAY BACK THEN?

UPON SEEING HIM, HOWEVER, I QUICKLY DISCARDED ANY SUCH THOUGHT. 

THIS BALDING, GRAY-HAIRED MAN WITH THE DEEPLY LINED FACE WAS WAY TOO OLD TO HAVE BEEN MY CLASSMATE. 

AFTER HE EXAMINED MY TEETH, I ASKED HIM IF HE HAD ATTENDED MORGAN PARK HIGH SCHOOL .. 

'YES. YES, I DID.. I'M A MUSTANG,' HE GLEAMED WITH PRIDE. 

WHEN DID YOU GRADUATE?' I ASKED. 

HE ANSWERED, 'IN 1975. WHY DO YOU ASK?' 

YOU WERE IN MY CLASS!', I EXCLAIMED. 

HE LOOKED AT ME CLOSELY. 

THEN, THAT UGLY,

OLD, 

BALD, 

WRINKLED FACED, 

FAT-ASSED, 

GRAY-HAIRED, 

DECREPIT SON-OF-A-BITCH ASKED, 

'WHAT DID YOU TEACH???
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SUBJECT:  LIFE THOUGHTS

 -I saw a woman wearing a sweat shirt with 'Guess' on it. So I said 'Implants?' She hit me.

- Marriage changes passion. Suddenly you're in bed with a relative.

- Now that food has replaced sex in my life, I can't even get into my own pants.

- How come we choose from just two people to run for president and over fifty for Miss America?

- When I was young we used to go 'skinny dipping,' now I just 'chunky dunk.'

- I signed up for an exercise class and was told to wear loose fitting clothing. If I HAD any loose fitting clothing, I wouldn't have signed up in the first place!

- Wouldn't it be nice if whenever we messed up our life we could simply press 'Ctrl Alt Delete' and start all over? AMEN, AMEN!

- Don't argue with an idiot; people watching may not be able to tell the difference.

- Wouldn't you know it.... Brain cells come and brain cells go, but FAT cells live forever.

- Why is it that our children can't read a Bible in school, but they can in prison? A completely brilliant question!!!!!!!

-Wouldn't you know it.... Brain cells come and brain cells go, but FAT cells live forever.

- Bumper sticker of the year:
'If you can read this, thank a teacher -  And, since it's in English, thank a soldier'

- Why do I have to swear on the Bible in court when the Ten Commandments cannot be displayed outside? Another completely brilliant question!!!!

And remember: Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes

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How are former Crookston Pirates athletes doing in college or elsewhere?
**** LET ME KNOW OF OTHERS TO ADD TO THE LIST *****

Mark Bittner is playing with the Fresno, California Junior Hockey team. They were 0-2 last week and Mark did not have any points.

Matt Grove is playing goalie for Granite City (St. Cloud) in their new league, North American Tier III Junior Hockey League. They were off last week.

Shannon Kaiser is a freshman at the University of North Dakota and playing hockey. Shannon is red shirting her freshman season.

Erika Wheelhouse is a junior at Bemidji State and playing hockey. The Beavers lost to Wisconsin twice last weekend, 3-2 in overtime and 1-0. Erika had a goal in the overtime loss.

Marlee Wheelhouse is a senior at Bemidji State and playing hockey. The Beavers lost twice to Wisconsin last weekend, 3-2 in overtime and 1-0. Marlee did not have any points.

Emily Meyer is a freshman at Wisconsin-Stevens Point and playing hockey. They lost a couple games to UW-Superior last weekend, 3-1 and 6-2. Emily did not have any points.

Anthony Caputo is a freshman at North Dakota State where he is wrestling. Anthony is redshirting his first year. Although redshirting Anthony is able to wrestle in some open tournaments. He was off last weekend.

Javier Portillo is a sophomore at Ridgewater College in Willmar, Minnesota. They won a pair of duals last week, 25-12 over Rochester CC and 41-6 over Itasca CC. Javier was at 133 pounds and won  by a pin and a 16-3 decision.

Mariano Portillo is a sophomore at Ridgewater College in Willmar, Minnesota. They won a pair of duals last week, 25-12 over Rochester CC and 41-6 over Itasca CC. Mariano was at 141 pounds and won 18-6 and 18-9 decisions.

Tim Desrosier is a freshman at Northland Community and Technical College in Thief River Falls and playing basketball for the Pioneers. Northland lost 67-55 Friday at Itasca where Tim had an 8-point, 8-rebound night. They bounced back to beat Fond du Lac 76-66 Saturday afternoon in Cloquet and Tim scored four points and had two rebounds.

Carter Denison is a sophomore at Wahpeton State School of Science and a member of the Wildcats basketball team. They are 20-2 on the season after defeating Williston State College 94-83 last week and they are ranked #15 in the NJCAA polls.

Kamille Wahlin is a senior at the University of Iowa. She is a captain for  University of Iowa women’s basketball team. The Hawkeyes lost to Nebraska 60-53 and Kamille had 11 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists and 1 steal. Then they upset #13 ranked Purdue 59-42 with Kamille having 13 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Taylor Davis is a senior at Bemidji State where she is a member of the Beavers women’s basketball team. Bemidji State split on the weekend, losing to the U of Mary 77-59 and Taylor had 12 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists. Then the Beavers defeated Northern State 56-54 and Taylor had 3 points and 1 rebound.

MacKenzie Sandstrom is a freshman at Concordia College in Moorhead and a member of the Cobber women’s basketball team. MacKenzie had a season ending injury in the pre-season practices and is a redshirt this season.

Kenley Wahlin is an assistant Boy’s Basketball coach at Ada-Borup

Jeremey Lubinski is co-head girl’s hockey coach at Crookston

Jaclyn (Dufault) Martin is assistant girl’s hockey coach at Crookston

Jeff Perreault is an assistant girl’s hockey coach at Crookston

Jeremy Yeager is an assistant boy’s hockey coach at Crookston

Jake Abrams is an assistant boy’s hockey coach at Crookston

Ted Hasz is an assistant boys basketball coach at Crookston

Bruce Erdmann is an assistant boys basketball coach at Crookston

Elliot Erdmann is an assistant boys basketball coach at Crookston

Kevin Weber is an assistant boys basketball coach at Crookston

Katy Westrom is an assistant girls basketball coach at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa

Murray Tiedemann is an assistant wrestling coach at Crookston

Gary Vaudrin is the head girl’s hockey coach at Park Rapids

Jeff Olson is the head wrestling coach at Delano

Jared Sannes is an assistant wrestling coach at United Clay-Becker (Hawley)

Todd Kreibich is an assistant hockey coach at Virginia High School

Jenny (Boll) Christopherson is an assistant Women’s Basketball coach at Concordia-Moorhead

Mike Hoganson is the head girls basketball coach at Detroit Lakes

Garry Kotts is the head girls basketball coach at Stephen-Argyle

Jake Sanders is coaching Bantam A Hockey in Crookston

Ben Parkin is coaching Bantam B Hockey in Crookston

Wes Colborn is coaching Bantam B Hockey in Crookston

Mike Andringa is coaching PeeWee A Hockey in Crookston

Nick Bergan is coaching PeeWee A Hockey in Crookston

Paul Dragseth is coaching Squirt Hockey in Crookston

Dale Stainbrook is coaching Peanut Hockey in Crookston

Stacy Flikka is coaching Peanut Hockey in Crookston

Heath Hanson is coaching 12U Girl’s Hockey in Crookston

Mark Lyczewski is coaching 12U Girl’s Hockey in Crookston

Matt Hann is coaching 12U Girl’s Hockey in Crookston

Danielle Persson is coaching 12U Girl’s Hockey in Crookston

Scott Sanders is coaching 8U Girl’s Hockey in Crookston

Derick Seaver is coaching 8U Girl’s Hockey in Crookston

Daniel Mykleseth is a freshman at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. He is one of UMD’s bulldog mascots, “Champ”.  This will be part of his work study for college. They perform at home events and would travel with Bulldog teams in the playoffs.

Carmen Pester works in the University of North Dakota Athletic Department

Brent Stahlecker is a high school hockey official

Ryan Melsa is a high school hockey official

Dominic Hammer is a high hockey official

Matt Lessard is a high school wrestling official

Brad Wangen is a high school basketball official

Mike Biermaier is the Athletic Director at Thief River Falls High School

Stephanie (Lindsay) Perreault works with the North Dakota State stats crew for Bison football and volleyball and basketball in the winter.  Stephanie’s husband, Ryan, is the assistant director for the Bison media relations

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