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Duluth roller derby skaters find full-contact community
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (818+ words) DULUTH " For Lindsay Hansen-Koroschetz, it all started with the movie "Whip It." The 2009 movie follows a late-teen girl who joins her local roller derby team. Hansen-Koroschetz thought it sounded fun and saw that the Harbor City Roller Derby team was…...
Astro Bob: Late nights not your cup of tea? Try twilight - Duluth News Tribune | News, weather, and sports from Duluth, Minnesota
23+ hour, 2+ min ago (7+ words) Twilight length reaches maximum this coming week....
Radio veteran turns classic rock into a cultural classroom
1+ day, 7+ min ago (1460+ words) SAUK RAPIDS, Minn. " On a recent warm afternoon, Al Neff stood in the parking lot of Tri-County Broadcasting's radio headquarters, affectionately known as "The Red House." With towers in the distance, he described how the swampy conditions of the area…...
Commentary: Annual Selective TV members meeting to celebrate 50 years
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (392+ words) Alexandria Echo Press Commentary: Annual Selective TV members meeting to celebrate 50 years From the commentary: The number of households putting up antennas and returning to over the air television continues to grow here and across the country. By Lonnie Wing,…...
An Echo Press Editorial: How does social media impact children's mental health?
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (97+ words) A lot of discussion and concerns have focused on social media and its impact on young people's mental health. In the column, Kathryn Cullen, MD, with the University of Minnesota Medical School and M Health Fairview discussed the impact of…...
Area baseball roundup for May 21: Osakis bested by Staples-Motley pitching in Section 6 AA playoffs
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (240+ words) STAPLES " The Osakis baseball team had no answer for Staples-Motley starting pitcher Colbe Tappe on Thursday, May 21. Tappe struck out 19 of the 27 batters he faced as the third-seeded Cardinals cruised past the No. 14-seeded Silverstreaks 9-1 in the opening round of…...
Area section softball roundup for May 21: St. Cloud eliminates Alexandria in Section 8-4 A - Alexandria Echo Press | News, weather and sports from Alexandria, Minnesota
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (396+ words) ST. CLOUD " The Alexandria softball team's season came to an end on Thursday, May 21. The fourth-seeded St. Cloud Crush broke through late to defeat the eighth-seeded Cardinals 7-2 in a Section 8-4 A elimination game at St. Cloud Tech High School. The…...
Area section individual tennis roundup: Alexandria's Donovan Rousu, Nathan Cook qualify for state
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (507+ words) ST. CLOUD " A strong showing over the course of section play saw Alexandria boys tennis players Donovan Rousu and Nathan Cook pick up a coveted state tournament berth. Rousu and Cook, competing in the Section 8 AA individual doubles tournament, earned…...
Section 6 A track and field roundup: Osakis girls capture east sub-section title
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (735+ words) LONG PRAIRIE " Osakis led the area teams on Thursday, May 21, at the Section 6 A East Sub-section meet, with the Silverstreak girls winning the team title with 122 points ahead of Parkers Prairie, and the boys placed second with 114 points. Leading the…...
Boys Golf: Weston Nyberg leads Alexandria to strong results at Central Lakes Conference championships
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (462+ words) SARTELL " For the Alexandria boys golf team, they battled against a tougher course on Day 2 of the Central Lakes Conference championships. The Cardinals finished the 36-hole event in third place with a collective score of 581, shooting a 302 as a team…...