Sports Memories by Tom Jones

Tom Jones

15 years

• Albert Lea’s Dezeray Jacobs pitched a no-hitter because the Albert Lea ladies’ softball staff defeated Faribault 2-0. She recorded six strikeouts over the seven innings.
• Kelli Hanson shot an 84 because the Albert Lea ladies’ golf staff defeated Rochester Mayo 403-408. Abby Leach adopted Hanson with a 108.
• The Albert Lea boys’ golf staff completed fourth on the New Prague Invitational. Cody Anderson shot a 39 to steer the Tigers.
• Anthony Tippett and Jared Mattson recorded the one hits for the Albert Lea Tigers baseball staff as they fell to Rochester Mayo 12-0.
• Sam Hallman shot an 83 to steer the Alden-Conger Knights boys’ golf staff to a fifth place end on the Blooming Prairie Invitational.

20 years

• Josh Jones shot a 35 and Ross Stadheim added a 37 to steer the Albert Lea Tigers boys’ golf staff to a 148-168 victory over Fairmont.
• The Albert Lea ladies observe and discipline staff completed second on the Panther Invitational in New Richland. The 4×200 meter relay staff of Jasey Porter, Steph Overgaard, Sasha Flores and Amy Ravenhorst took first for the Tigers.
• Freshman Andrew Dyrdal picked up the one victory at No. 4 singles because the Albert Lea boys’ tennis staff was defeated 6-1 by Rochester Mayo.
• C-squad award winners on the Albert Lea ladies’ basketball season ending banquet have been Leah Gilbertson, Most Improved; Ellie Holmen, Tiger Award; Elizabeth Thompson, Offensive Award; Amanda Arends, Hustle Award; and Cara Thorn, Defensive Award.

50 years

• Arrowhead Golf Course in Emmons was promoting annual household memberships for $120.
• Minnesota Gov. Wendell Anderson signed new laws into regulation that allowed residents over the age of 65 to fish in Minnesota and not using a license.
• The Albert Lea Moose PeeWee hockey staff was ending their season with a banquet that was to characteristic Minnesota North Stars radio play-by-play announcer Al Shaver as their visitor speaker.
• Minnesota Vikings sort out Alan Page was presenting a grievance to the National Football League claiming the Vikings refused to pay him a $2,500 bonus he had earned.
• The Albert Lea boys’ golf staff was defeated 170-178 at Waseca. Dave Knutson and Scott Hogan every carded a 44 to steer the Tigers.
• Mike Thompson and Dan Olson every had two hits however their effort got here up quick because the Albert Lea b-squad baseball staff fell 8-7 to Owatonna. With the loss, the Bengals stood at 1-1 on the 12 months.

Alumni replace

Jake Thompson, a 2016 graduate of Albert Lea High School is off to a fantastic begin in his second season of enjoying skilled baseball. In 21 at-bats, he’s hitting .286 with six hits together with two residence runs and two runs batted in for the High-A Beloit Sky Carp within the Midwest League. The Beloit, Wisconsin-based staff is a minor league affiliate of the Miami Marlins.