SPORTS NOTEBOOK
Area notebook: Local athletes hit the links 
Red Wing’s Mark Giorgi recently wrapped up a strong fall season with the Saint John’s University men’s golf team.
By Carolyn Bray , October 17, 2009
Area notebook: Klein ends career at Division III championship
Red Wing’s Emily Klein went 1-for-3 in Gustavus' loss, while scoring a run. The center fielder accounted for all the team’s runs, as she recorded an RBI single in the third inning, stole second and third base, and scored on a throwing error by Coe College.
By Ryan Hill , June 02, 2009
Taking a closer look: Numbers don't matter
Already this year Pepin decided to co-op with Alma in football, boys basketball and girls basketball, yet another Lakers sport with dwindling participation and disadvantageous facilities has found success as an independent program.
By Ryan Nilsson , May 20, 2009
Softball notebook: Suddenly all smiles
Red Wing coach Cheryl Borgen was as frustrated as her team three short weeks ago. Nearly every player had settled into a troubling routine: swing, miss, look at Borgen for signs. She saw resigned defeat etched on her players’ faces more often than not.
Seemingly powerless to halt the slide, Borgen might as well have been an extra in Bill Murray’s classic “Groundhog Day.”
By Brett Boese , May 18, 2009
Area notebook: Klein, GAC reach nationals; Thygesen, Cashman, Moline
The Gustavus Adolphus women’s softball team advanced to the NCAA Division III Elite Eight last week after defeating Webster University 11-1 in the NCAA Regional Championship in the Indianola bracket at Simpson College in Iowa.
By Ryan Hill , May 13, 2009
Baseball notebook: A mutually beneficial setup
It’s not easy to take a picture of Red Wing baseball team manager Cam Koch. He’s never in the same spot very long.
While the Wingers took infield practice before Tuesday’s game against Prior Lake, Koch made the rounds.
By Ryan Nilsson , May 13, 2009
Spring sports notebook: Stuck in no man's land
Ellsworth tried to cut its boys tennis program in 2002, but a group of dedicated students and their parents vowed to keep it going with money from their own pocket. It's created a tricky situation.
By Brett Boese , May 11, 2009
Area Notebook: Haines sets hits record
St. Cloud State University four-year starter and Pepin grad Rachel Haines finished her collegiate softball career in high fashion, becoming the school's all-time hits leader in her final game for the Huskies.
By Ryan Hill , May 06, 2009
Notebook: Bombers visit the capitol
Cannon Falls High School teacher Heather Loeschke introduced a handful of students to the “We the People” competition four years ago.
Those same students, who are now seniors, dethroned perennial state champion Duluth East in December to earn the right to represent Minnesota in Washington, D.C., on the national stage.
By Brett Boese , May 04, 2009
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