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Jackson, Minnesota
Joined May 2012
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Father and son state champions. Dad Bryce won it 1999 and son Caleb tonight. First father-son state championship combo.
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This is Minnesota townball. Pitch a complete game three-hit shutout with 13 strikeouts and then drag the infield with your son on your lap. @MinnBaseball @land300townball @TownBallTuesday @Jackson_Bulls
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JCC senior @VossRudy signed his letter of intent to play football at South Dakota State today. Rudy invited a few of the people that have helped him along the way. You can hear from Rudy on our sports on @kkojradio tomorrow and on our Sports Rx program Saturday.
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5 years
Members of the Jackson County Central and Marshall boys basketball teams gather in prayer following tonight's game.
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5 years
One never knows what is coming next in life. What if the Huskies had won that game Saturday? There wouldn't be a viral video of @VossRudy and @thebradbuhl But the impact that video has already had and what they're going to do going forward is more important than a football game.
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Rudy Voss and some of the people who helped him become the first player in Jackson County Central history to reach 2,000 career points.
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Jackson County Central trainer Caitlin Place and Redwood Valley senior Brode Lydick met up following today's game in Marshall. Lydick was the Redwood player injured in the team's first game in Jackson this season, sustaining a back injury.
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4 years
JCC volleyball vs. Pipestone volleyball will start at 7:20 on KKOJ. Should have parents of the players listening. They gave up their tickets tonight so seniors could watch their classmates. There was a Moment of Silence in honor of Holden Broitzman.
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1 year
Blaise Jacobsen of Jackson has had his artwork accepted to be the official cover of this year’s state amateur baseball tournament, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary. Blaise has played with the Jackson Bulls for a long time. Too early to look up exactly how long right now
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5 years
JCC graduate Ryan Christopher was 3-for-5, was hit by a pitch and had four RBI for Concordia University in a 23-15 win over Wayne State Tuesday. For the season he's 7-17 (three triples) and leads the team in RBI with 11. The Golden Bears are 5-0 and play St. Cloud State today.
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5 years
Former Jackson County Central Activities Director and current Principal Larry Traetow honored tonight in St. Cloud.
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Congratulations to the 2019 MnIAAA Hall of Fame honorees: Larry Traetow, Jackson County Central; Bob Scripture, New Prague; & Tom Conzemius, Sauk Rapids-Rice
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1 year
New at the state tournament this year. Up front seating for four people for each of the state finalists. Nolan Ambrose is on the mat. Great idea.
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Payton Handevidt is the state Class 1A 145-pound champion. He wins 8-3.
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Jackson County Central junior Hailey Handevidt receives her ExCEL Award this afternoon at Target Center.
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2 years
Last night he was a high school football coach winning a road game on a field goal with less than 1 second to play by a kid attending his football game ever. This morning he’s Grandpa pulling the wagon home after visiting Grandma at work. #smalltownlife @MSHSLjohn
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6 years
Randy Baker has been named as an inductee into the Minnesota chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. He recently retired as head coach at Jackson County Central. His teams produced 510 dual wins and seven state championships. He also coached 39 individual state champions.
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Three-time state champion Nolan Ambrose gets a hug from Coach Nate Hanson.
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7 years
Managers and umpires meeting before a town team baseball game in Jackson, Minnesota. @StephenAtHome #AmericanGreatness
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JCC grad Jack Brinkman, a freshman with the Dakota Wesleyan men's golf team, tied for 34th with a two-day total of 159 in Blue River Classic at Beatrice Country Club. The Tigers were 7th in the 13-team field. DWU is at the OKC Monday and Tuesday in Oklahoma City.
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6 years
Celebrating Saturday. And as of about two hours ago, another grandson.
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4 years
Congratulations to Gary Hildebrandt, who has been named to the Minnesota Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
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5 years
Five Huskies received special awards in the district. Tom Schuller is Coach of the Year; Rudy Voss is Player of the Year; Keldon Bennett shared Offensive Lineman of the Year; Sam Dunker shared Defensive Lineman of the Year; Bradley Buhl shared Linebacker of the Year
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Tyrone Wacker has been named to the Minnesota State High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. He's also a member of the Minnesota Baseball Association and Minnesota Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame, among others. He'll be inducted on Oct. 27.
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2 years
Sadie Hotzler placed 6th out of 69 competitors in barrels at the Junior World Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas.
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5 years
A slow night for Ryan Christopher in Concordia-St. Paul's 4-0 win over Southwest Minnesota State as he had one hit, walked once and scored a run. REMINDER: Twitter doesn't have a sarcasm font. He's still hitting .440 and leads his team in hitting, triples, RBI and total bases.
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5 years
Martin County West graduate Brandon Williamson officially signed his contracts today with the Seattle Mariners. Williamson, who played at TCU this spring, signed a $925,000 bonus, which is slightly under the allotted slot value of $1,185,500 for a No. 59 overall selection.
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@BrentTerhune Curb your enthusiasm. Perfect line.
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JCC grad Ryan Christopher is hitting .310 (9-29) for the Concordia (St. Paul) baseball team with 1 double, 3 walks and 1 HP. On the mound, he's 1-0, not allowing a run in 2 innings.
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4 years
The lights on at the Jackson County Central softball fields honoring the Class of 2020. #BeTheLightMN @MSHSLjohn
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4 years
@jeffmason1 It’s like I always say: If the cancer-causing windmills don’t get you, the exploding trees will.
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4 years
Sadie Voss made seven three-pointers and had 36 points for the JCC girls. Alaina Wolff had 29 points with six treys.
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1 year
Took cookies to a potluck this afternoon and was disappointed there was one left. With a good group of Minnesotans there should have only been half of one remaining.
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@PowellAnalytics Wizards great Michael Jordan and Trail Blazers star Scottie Pippen.
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5 years
JCC graduate Lacey Wacker had a career-high 70 set assists for Northwestern tonight as the Red Raiders were 3-2 winners over Dordt. Northwestern is 21-0.
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4 years
Rudy and Brad featured at halftime of the Class 3A championship telecast.
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3 years
Former Jackson County Central softball coach and current athletic director Shelly Hotzler will be recognized for her coaching achievements during a ceremony prior to Sunday's Twins game at Target Field. Former Waseca baseball coach Tink Larson will also be honored.
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Jackson County Central graduate Sadie Voss, a sophomore at the University of Sioux Falls, was named to the all-tournament team at the Maverick Fall in Grand Junction, Colo. More tomorrow in Lots O'Stuff.
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5 years
I think last weekend was my favorite weekend of the year.
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4 years
Hey @MSHSLjohn On behalf of @thebradbuhl and @VossRudy we hope you're doing well. They're coming back for a command performance at a press conference near you.
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Thomas Freking is a state champion at 138 pounds.
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5 years
Kids, your occasional reminder that if you choose to enter the glamorous world of small town radio you too could be eating meals out of a bag by yourself in your car in an empty parking lot three hours from home at 10:00 Saturday night.
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2 years
Jackson County Centtral's Roman Voss is on Prep Redzone's Class of 2026 National Watch List.
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4 years
It was a little dusty up in the broadcast area at the start of tonight’s volleyball match. Nice job by everyone. And great of the parents who gave up their tickets so the seniors could watch their classmates play.
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It’s official. Rudy and Bradley have broken Twitter.
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Gil Brandt!! This is insane.
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Spirit Lake grad Ryan Kriener had 15 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds for Iowa in an 89-82 Big 10 men's basketball win at Penn State. He's scored in double figures in 4 of the last 5 games for the Hawkeyes, who are 15-3.
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4 years
There aren't too many places anymore where you broadcast right next to the team's bench like Pipestone. You get to see things like Jack Brinkman grab the clipboard and marker and take charge.
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Ryan Christopher's day: His grandfather's funeral, throws a 2-hit shutout, striking out 12 and also had 2 hits, 2 RBI and 2 stolen bases.
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4 years
I asked Rafe how he and fellow girls basketball co-head Janet Haren were handling their media responsibilities. He said he's the radio coach. Janet is the newspaper coach. Should they ever be in the position to do a press conference, they're sending Rudy and Brad.
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JCC graduate Ryan Christopher was the winning pitcher for Concordia-St. Paul vs. SMSU. He struck out 8 and allowed 3 hits and 1 run in 5 innings. At the plate, he had a hit and walked twice.
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@nut_history Tampa Bay legend Dwight Gooden.
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4 years
The bread section at Sunshine Foods this afternoon. Everyone is facing a challenging time. There’s no reason to believe the food supply is in jeopardy. Support your local stores, but take what you need. And be mindful of any older customers you may see.
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Martin County West graduate @therealBwill made his professional debut tonight for the Everett AquaSox in the Northwest League. He faced six batters, allowing no runs on two hits and striking out one.
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JCC grad Lacey Wacker, a freshman at Northwestern College, has been named Setter of the Week in the Great Plains Athletic Conference.
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JCC graduate Jack Brinkman, a freshman at Dakota Wesleyan, shot a 2nd-round 75 today at the Prairie Dunes Collegiate Invite at Prairie Dunes Country Club in Hutchinson, Kan. He had a 36-hole total of 161 to tie for 9th out of 45 golfers. The Tigers were 3rd of 8 teams.
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Here are Tyrone and Vereen Wacker tonight at the Minnesota Baseball Coaches Association banquet.
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Martin County West graduate Brandon Williamson was selected in the second round of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft Monday night. The junior left-hander was the 59th overall pick, selected by the Seattle Mariners.
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Molly Boyum, a sophomore at Augustana, placed 2nd in the 600 meters with a time of 1:44.47 at the WSC Classic in Wayne, Neb. Saturday.
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9 years
Thoughts and prayers to @Rjchris2 . And Brent and Missy.
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6 years
@SecNielsen This is you talking. Starting at 56:45 you explain how families are separated at the border.
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Jackson County Central senior Melissa Brandt signed her letter of intent to join the women’s basketball program at Minnesota West Community and Technical College today.
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Jackson County Central graduate Teresa Resch is Vice President of Basketball Operations and Player Development for the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors will play the Golden State in their first-ever NBA Finals starting Thursday in Toronto.
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How did your Saturday compare with the Handevidt siblings? Hailey received her MSHSL ExCEL Award at Target Center. Payton won a Cadet state folkstyle wrestling championship in Anoka, winning two matches by fall and a major decision in the finals.
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JCC grads Jessica Christoffer (South Dakota State) and Molly Boyum (Northern State) ran in the same heat of the 600 meters at the D2 Invite Friday in Brookings. Jess was 10th in 1:42.54 and Molly 15th in 1:44.18.
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Jackson County Central's Jacob Tvinnereim and Fairmont/Martin County West's Collin Steuber have been named to the academic all-state team by the Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association.
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Martin County West graduate Brandon Williamson will be a starting pitcher in a Seattle Mariners intrasquad game on Saturday.
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JCC grad Keegan Moore, a freshman at Oklahoma State, won the 197-pound title at a tourney in Miami, Okla. He won 5 matches, all by fall.
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And the Scholten family is watching.
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JCC senior Easton Bahr signed his letter of intent to attend Buena Vista University and play baseball for the Beavers.
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4 years
Hey, @MSHSLjohn since you apparently don't have anything going on today, do you have a good meat loaf recipe you can share?
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Jackson County Central graduate Rudy Voss is No. 2 on the SDSU depth chart. The Jackrabbits open at Iowa Saturday.
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Martin County West graduate Brandon Williamson is on the Seattle Mariners 60-man roster for the upcoming season. Those players are eligible to play for Seattle at any point during the season, although it's not anticipated he will pitch for the Mariners in 2020.
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Lost in all this is the fact that not only do the players not get paid, one of them had to mop the floor with four seconds left in the game.
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Jackson County Central senior Hailey Handevidt signed her National Letter of Intent this morning to join the women's swimming program at Augustana University.
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At some point I'll be writing about JCC grad Alaina Wolff. Her USD team won in 5 sets last night and she's leading the charge onto the floor after match point. Grandpa and grandma are behind her with mom, dad and brother to the left. Alaina had 9 digs and was 12-14 serving.
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JCC’s Olivia Anderson at the finish of the varsity girls race. She finished 11th out of 63 runners in 22:40.
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That was a way cool moment last night when Ryan Christopher came into the game for the Huskies. Great to see him playing again. #21Strong
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And now it’s the Frekings turn with Thomas on the mat.
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5 years
ATTENTION GOOD CITIZENS OF JACKSON COUNTY: Word has been received of an impending visit by @MSHSLjohn This is your final warning. End of transmission.
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JCC graduate Lacey Wacker, a freshman at Northwestern, has been named GPAC Setter of the Week for the second straight week.
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JCC graduate Lacey Wacker, a junior at Northwestern College, has been named Setter of the Year in the Great Plains Athletic Conference.
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JCC's Jayni Anderson and MCW's Sierra Williamson have been named to play in the MFCA All-Star Series June 11 at Caswell Park. More later.
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@gnuman1979 The Unknown Comic. A staple on the Gong Show along with Gene Gene the Dancing Machine.
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I think the weekend JCC wins a state football playoff game and advances to play at US Bank Stadium is my favorite weekend of the year.
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JCC graduate Joe Brinkman, a senior at Mount Marty, shot rounds of 73 and 75 for a 148 total to tie for seventh at the Midland Spring Invitational in Fremont, Neb. There were 14 teams competing.
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Jordan Rogotzke and her mom, Angie with a big hug after the game-winning basket.
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Chris Gumto has signed to play baseball at Buena Vista. Also pictured are Jim and Jo Gumto, coach Mike Wierson and AD Eric Tvinnereim.
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4 years
Sigh.
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MCW graduate Reilly Geistfeld had 20 points and 6 rebounds for the Hamline women's basketball team in a 77-60 win over North Central tonight
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Have the same feeling I had on March 12 when JCC was playing Minnewaska for the section boys basketball title. It was a section championship game but everyone was certain it was the end of the line. That was 250 days ago. And here we are. In. The. Exact. Same. Spot.
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Martin County West graduate Brandon Williamson pitching for TCU on ESPNU right now.
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Jackson County Central has six players on the all-South Central White District football team: Rudy Voss, Bradley Buhl, Sam Dunker, Keldon Bennett, Matt Stubbe, Nathaniel Post.
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Big brother Will gives lil’ bro Thomas a hug after winning the state championship.
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Windom graduate Emily Steen, a sophomore with the SUNY Cortland women's hockey team, earned her first career win and shutout in her first college start as the Red Dragons defeated Lebanon Valley 5-0 last night. She made three saves. Cortland is 5-1-1.
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JCC's @VossRudy is on the Watch List for Mr. Basketball.
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The Mr. Basketball committee is pleased to present the Watch List for the 2020 Mr. Basketball award. Future announcements: • Week of February 10 - Top 10 • Week of February 24 - Final Five • April 5 (at Timberwolves game) - 2020 Mr. Basketball winner
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He plays football at a high level as he’s been named to play in the Minnesota High School All-Star Game next month and now he’s in politics.
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JCC senior Jacob Christopher has gone over the 1,000-point mark in his career early in the second half at Windom.
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JCC wrestling coach Randy Baker is listed among the top 100 coaches in state history by MSHSL. http://t.co/xHJNTlXUNZ http://t.co/HTsYsXynzz
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Briar Cliff freshman Abby Brinkman has been named to the all-Great Plains Athletic Conference women's golf team. (1/2)
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Pat Garvin is a Jackson County Central graduate. The Vikings are 1-0 and play their first home game Wednesday vs. Carleton.
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Molly Boyum, a sophomore at Augustana, had two PRs at the SDSU Holiday Open in Brookings. She had a time of 1:01.84 in the 400 meters and 27.84 in the 200 meters.
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