I’ve been meaning to make this story my pinned tweet since my original version of this tweet tags a private account. If Twitter dies tonight at least I can check this off my list before it was too late!
And these girls loved the halftime show. This old guy became a
@G_Eazy
fan too. P.s. and I thought our Allies (
@allyfreier
and
@AllieCritch21
)were shy! 😂
This Friday, the HOL girl’s basketball coaches are hosting a conference wide purple out to show our support for the Barnesville community and the Hebranson/Halvorson families. A free will donation for the Hoyt Halvorson scholarship fund will be set up at each site.
#FlyHighJaynie
No grey and pink for me tonight as my thoughts are with the Herbranson and Halvorson families as well as the entire community of Barnesville. We here at DGF are praying and thinking of you.
Sorry Grant (I love what you do to support girls basketball), but I disagree on this take. We lose multi-sport athletes when adults make kids pick one sport over another. It’s track season, why risk the chance to get injured right before sections. Track sections > AAU tournament.
Several top outstate Minnesota players aren’t in the gym today because their track coaches have forbidden it. The section meet is next Thursday. As in 5 days from now. People preach about wanting kids to play multiple sports & then do this to prevent it! 🤷🏽♂️
First day of official practice in the books after two tough days of tryouts. We finished with one of my dad’s favorite passing and conditioning drills. We needed an extra guy, so I jumped in and demonstrated a perfect 80’s two handed chest pass!
Proud son moment, at tonight’s
@mshsca
Hall-of-Fame I was able to present my dad the George Haun Leadership Award for his outstanding leadership to the coaching profession. It is definitely well deserved for all he has done for basketball and it’s coaches in Minnesota.
Drove 4 1/2 hours to Valley City, ND because this little girl wanted to shoot baskets with her dad. The little girl starts her senior year of college tomorrow, and the dad will be thinking how lucky he was to spend so much time in a gym with his girls on his way home.
Congratulations to
@NatalieSteichen
she is now the leading scorer in the history of all 3 schools: Dilworth Locomotives, DGF Rebels , and Glyndon-Felton Buffaloes. The previous record was set by
@jilldevries
with 1818 who played for the Buffaloes.
At Jaynie’s service today one of the special music selections was “Most People are Good” by Luke Bryan. I would agree, over $3400 was raised last night in Breckenridge, Hawley, Perham, and Ulen. Thank You for coming together! 💜
Thank you to the MSHSL Board of Directors & the Return to Play Task Force for your time/effort put into the most difficult decision the HS League has ever had to make. You have given ALL athletes hope for a 20-21 season & during this difficult time that is something we all need.
Dropped my baby off at VCSU and of course she handled it way better than me. Before she left, she planned a scavenger hunt for us to do when we got home. It ended with a pic of our girls in a nest, and a note telling us they may not live at home, but our nest will never be empty.
Earlier today we held the annual fall
@mshsca
meeting. This was the last official meeting for the Schumachers as our executive directors. Your servant leadership focusing on our student-athletes has left a forever impact on the organization. All of us thank you and are grateful.
Congratulations to
@RaeCritch
for committing to play basketball and signing her letter of intent with the University of Jamestown. I am super proud of you! P.s. we are not ready to give you up, let’s enjoy the rest of this year!
I would like to say that I have no idea how the Breckenridge School Board could remove a coach of Arly’s character the same month he was named your district’s teacher of the year, but as always it comes down to someone’s personal agenda versus what’s best for student-athletes.
Thank YOU Robert & ALL the former players for your overwhelming support!! When the school approached me 4 yrs ago about coaching again.. I told them then, I wasn’t a coach for all. It’s easy to throw rocks & become excuse makers: coaches fault, bosses fault, & teachers fault!
The reviews are in & the
@MN_BCA
Showcase was a huge success. I know he isn’t going to like this tweet, but
@CritchleySR
is one of the main reasons why. He put in countless hours to make it the best event possible for the athletes and college programs that attended.
Congratulations
@NatalieSteichen
on being recognized as the all time leading girls basketball scorer in DGF history at tonight’s winter sports banquet.
Made the drive to
@VCSU
after work yesterday to watch coronation. My two favorite parts: (1) the announcer said “these candidates were chosen based upon their servitude and kindness to others” and (2) seeing the smile on
@AllieCritch21
’s face when they put the crown on her!
Tonight we celebrated
@NatalieSteichen
becoming the all time leading scorer in DGF girls basketball late in the game vs Kindred on 12-2-17. She is currently at 1457 and rising! Congrats to Natalie and the girls who have played with over the years.
Spent many hours in a gym with this little girl, it’s safe to say I passed my love of the game to her the same way my dad did to me and it will be something all three of us will always share.
I want to thank this group of girls for the incredible memories that we have shared over the course of the season. One loss does not define who we are, you are an incredible group of young ladies and I am proud of you!
Fun night on a personal note. Steve and I played together for my dad 33 years ago as Nuggets. Tonight our daughters (
@AllieCritch21
and
@MolstreKayla
played together as Rebels on the same floor.
Natalie was also named the most outstanding athlete in girls basketball, named AA all-state, all-conference, co-mvp of the HOL, and selected to the MN girls basketball all-star game. Congratulations on a great season and career. I know
@MSUM_WBB
is very lucky to have you!
Just a couple of educators having an anniversary dinner in an old one room schoolhouse turned into an amazing restaurant (Blackboard in Vergus, MN). Looking forward to spending another year with my partner in the game of life.
Here is our last 4 points of the game.
@AllieCritch21
ties it up and
@katlynbrenna2
with the steal and the game winner. Thank you Lori Feigum got catching this on camera!
In 2001 we went to Milwaukee for a family trip & I called Coach Pearl to see if I could watch his practice. Not only did he say yes, he made the time to visit with me & then played with my 2 year old daughter (
@RaeCritch
) for 15 minutes. Not surprising he was so classy in defeat.
Seniors thank you for all that you have done for DGF Lady Rebels Basketball. You have been tremendous role models and it has been a pleasure to not only watch you grow as players, but more importantly into the incredible young ladies that you are.
Proud parent weekend:
@AllieCritch21
won the “assist” and “grit” award for toughness and hustle for VCSU women’s basketball and
@raecritch
was inducted into the National Biology Honors Society and earlier was named a University of Jamestown Biology Fellow.
Congratulations to
@RoseauRam
and their girls basketball team on another section championship. Good luck at state and we know you will represent Section 8AA very well! Show the rest of the state how we play ball in Northwest Minnesota!
As section🏀 begins here is a reminder to have fun and enjoy the moment, but no matter the result there is another chapter. On 2/21/23 I gave my last post game hug ever to my daughter. Then on 2/27/23 I received this picture, she’s going to be an amazing teacher.😀
#CircleOfLife
I have been saying this for years & now that I don’t have a horse in the race I will say it again. Section 8AA needs to seed 1-18 (which they did 4 years ago). Barnesville & Breckenridge would be
#2
on the other side and now they don’t even get a home game. 🤦♂️
This is really cool, free breakfast and lunch for kids during the summer in Perham. To me this is more impressive than your building, and says a lot about your district. Schools do so much more than just teach.
My wife’s last day as the DGF Middle School principal. What makes her great in her position is how she leads with her heart. Thank you DGF for all the amazing memories.
Been blessed to coach this young lady since the 3rd grade. Thank you for the picture & the beautiful words you wrote on the card. I am so incredibly proud of you, and know I will have to eventually let you go; but that can wait, as we still have some dreams to make a reality!
Thank you so much Allie. I’ve been very fortunate to have had the opportunity to coach a lot of great players, had awesome assistants, & a supportive family. I am not going to lie having you as a part of 87 of these wins makes it extra special! Now let’s go add to this total!❤️u
I know he won’t post about it so I will! Congrats to this guy on 400 career wins, thanks for sharing the game you love with us girls. No one more deserving, love you 💘
After every game I always talk to my dad and get his thoughts whether we win or lose. Today my players were lucky enough to hear them as he ran our practice. His attention to details and ability to connect with others is amazing. Once a teacher, always a teacher!
Excited to announce
@kileyborowicz
is our newest addition to our coaching staff. We are very lucky to have her working with our girls and are glad she is now on our side!
Looking forward to another season of cheering on my favorite “left-handed” point guard. (I believe this will be year 13 of me watching her!) Hope you have a great year
@ValleyCityWBB
and
@AllieCritch21
.
I have been a fan of
@ColeHonek
for the past 2 seasons and tonight his advice to underclassmen is the classiest and most thoughtful I have seen in over 30 years of coaching. This is a leader!
Pretty sure it’s not a coincidence that this is
@dcresap05
’s 25th year in Perham, and this is the reason why Perham is one of the top boys programs in the state.
Tonight
@RaeCritch
and I went and got our first tattoos to help with the healing process, Rae couldn’t have picked a more fitting one for today and the end of our wonderful season, “God is greater than the highs and the lows”!
As always the girls put on a great show at the HOL All-Star Game with the White edging the Purple, but more importantly lots of smiles as we celebrated another wonderful year of HOL girls basketball. Thank you to all the amazing kids that make this conference so special.
Last, “last” day of school for our baby. My advice to young families (and young coaches) slow down and enjoy this time with your children, it’s going to fly by and there is no greater experience than watching your kids grow into the people they are supposed to become!
I was talking to my class about our up coming Track&Field Day. I said it didn’t look good, that there was a 80% chance of rain that day. A student raises his hand & goes “Mr. Critchley, there’s also a 20% chance that it won’t!” Thank you Micah for reminding me to see the positive
Drove to Jamestown to take
@RaeCritch
out for supper. After dinner she wanted to shoot with her dad and show me one of her shooting workouts. Love spending time with her and am so proud of her.
Somebody had a PaY (philanthropy in youth) meeting this morning, so she made me wake up extra early to get her game day shooting in. Plus it allowed me to try out our new
@drdishbball
warm up drill.
Super proud of
@ofeigum
, no one put in more time during the past off-season only to tear her ACL in her final volleyball game. She has been determined to get on the floor this year (no surgery) and here she is running out for the 1st time. This kid won’t be stopped!
Congratulations DGF students the referendum passed! Thank you to everyone involved in the process (school board, committee, admin, etc). It’s a great day to be a Rebel!
Classic move by
@kyle_waterworth
having
@BothunMatthew
run me up a a Saints shirt during the starting line-ups at a game I was scouting. I know my dad and all the other hall-of-fame HOL coaches would approve!
Without being asked these girls jumped in and started helping the custodians set up for the boys game. I am lucky to be able to coach such quality kids.
On a personal note: this was my last Dads vs Daughter game in the role of a dad. It’s been a fun ride and these games have always been very special and will be something that I will always cherish.
Looking forward to starting the 🏀 season today. Day
#1
as a Hornet &
#25
as a head coach for myself, but more importantly I am grateful that all the players will get their senior, junior, (etc) year. Make the most of it, your time as a high school athlete is very special!
Coached my last AAU game with these two today. So lucky to have shared this experience with my incredible father (
@CritchleySR
) and (
@AllieCritch21
) beautiful daughter for all these years.
Thank you to everyone who toke the time to vote. I am really looking forward to the opportunity to work with and serve all MN coaches through this incredible organization.
Congratulations to Tom Critchley Jr who was voted by the MSHSCA members to be the 2018-2019 Vice President. Tom will step into his role June 25th at the Annual Summer meeting of the board of directors. Thank you to all the members who took time to vote in the election.
@mshsca
She obviously got her brains from her mother! Athletics are great, but we have always stressed academics first as both a parent and as a coach.
@RaeCritch
was the freshmen biology student of the year at UJ.
#ProudParentMoment
Former player, now co-worker. It’s great seeing
@AllyReno
every day. She works just as hard teaching as she did as a player, skipping lunch to prepare for next week by making copies. Seeing your players grow up and be successful is what coaching is all about.
As a coach this is without a doubt the hardest part of every season and I too have had to choke back a few tears. I did not think I could become a bigger fan of Coach McDermott then I watched this. Well done
@cucoachmac
!
Last time this little girl is going to compete as a high schooler! Thank you for all the memories and for always making us so proud to call you our daughter!
Very proud of this group of young ladies. Thank you for a great couple of days!!! Keep believing in yourself & your teammates and anything is possible. This is one proud coach, & not just because of the wins. You are great kids, on and off the court. Enjoy the next few days off!
Congratulations to these 3 for being named to HOL All-Conference team.
@AllieCritch21
led HOL in assists and steals (plus top 10 in rebounding and scoring),
@Mariawatt32
2nd in scoring,
@katlynbrenna2
4th in scoring and 2nd in steals.
This is the pre-game statement that was read tonight at the Hawley-DGF “purple out”. Thank you
@Breannemarshall
for writing it and sharing it with us. It was a beautiful tribute to a beautiful person. 💜