Sports Memories by Tom Jones

15 years

Tom Jones

• The Albert Lea ladies’ tennis staff opened their season with a 7-0 win over Lyle-Pacelli. Sarah Wenum and Mikaela Pierson gained their No. 1 doubles match 6-1 and 6-2.
• Ethan Marquardt’s time of 16.32 helped the Albert Lea Tigers boys’ cross nation staff to a fourth-place end on the Half Moon Invitational in Wells. The Tigers ladies’ staff took fifth place with
• Chrissy Monson pacing the Tigers with a time of 16.31.
• The Albert Lea ladies’ soccer staff below coach Rick Barnhill opened their season with a 4-0 win over Waseca.
• The Albert Lea Thunder hockey staff opened their apply season on the City Arena. After apply, coach Brad Zangs had the staff run twice round Fountain Lake.

20 years

• After a stellar 26 years as head soccer coach of the Faribault Falcons, Albert Lea High School graduate Rich Oliphant joined the Albert Lea soccer teaching workers as offensive coordinator. Oliphant led the Tiger to a Big Nine championship in 1960 because the staff’s quarterback.
• Paul Marka together with Raissa Byer have been about to embark on their first yr of co-coaching the Albert Lea ladies’ soccer staff.
• Gerry Vogt was event chairperson for the 122 ladies who have been coming to Albert lea to play within the Minnesota Women’s Golf Association Ladies State Tournament that was being performed on the Albert Lea Country Club. Locals anticipated to take part included Vonda Rocklin, Dorothy Field, Barb Butler, Jeanne Schermer, Gladys Heys and Garnice Rasmusson.
• The Minnesota State High School League Board of Directors introduced that volleyball video games would now be a best-of-five with rally scoring. Points have been to be awarded for every play.

50 years

• A.Okay Grinley and Arnold Henderson mixed to shoot a 58 to win the two-man greatest shot event on the Albert Lea Country Club’s Family Golf Weekend. The duo of Harlan and Jeff Elseth gained the father-son junior occasion.
• After per week of conditioning drills, the 57 Albert Lea Tiger soccer gamers, below second-year coach Jerry Nelson, have been getting ready for a scrimmage at Hammer Stadium.
• Albert Lea Cross Country coach Jerry Kaphers was getting ready his squad with two-a-day exercises at Hammer Stadium. Captains for the upcoming season have been Terry Walker and Jim Johnson.
• Lois Fagerquist was the successful pitcher as Jake’s Pizza defeated Freeborn County Abstract 10-7 in ladies’s softball play. Patty Slegh homered within the win.
• The Minnesota Vikings have been beginning first-year operating again Chuck Foreman in an exhibition sport towards the Oakland Raiders.

Did you recognize?

Albert Lea as soon as hosted a school soccer bowl sport at Hammer Stadium. On Sept. 20, 1969, the Albert Lea Shrine Club hosted the “Lancer Bowl” that featured the Lea College Lancers internet hosting the Hasting Broncos from Hastings, Nebraska. The occasion was to function eight Shrine models that have been to carry out at halftime, fireworks and a balloon ship off with a prize for the furthest traveled balloon. Tickets have been $2 for ages 8 and over and free for these below 8. The following day there was scheduled to be a parade of Shrine models in downtown Albert Lea.