Well folks, it was a warm sunny day a couple weeks back as I pulled up to watch the Aitkin Steam take on St. Mathias at Woock Field.
Well, folks, the time from the start of the tennis and volleyball seasons to the near end of the spring sports went by very fast as it always …
Well folks, every year Aitkin High School produces a group of seniors who are academically as well as athletically, extremely talented. This y…
Well folks, some weeks I have a special subject to talk about and other weeks I have to shoot from the hip and talk about a number of topics. …
Well folks, the chances of a collegiate football player making it to the National Football League is 1.6%.
Well, folks, the Don Hagestuen Tennis Center is getting a facelift.
Well folks, we all know that injuries in high school sports happen. It’s a fact of life and we all know someone that has been injured and lost…
Well folks, you would probably not be reading this column had it not been for a guy named Clark “Corky” Johnson.
Well folks, I watched a basketball game last week, not something out of the ordinary at all. I had looked forward to it because I knew it wou…
Well folks, I was sad to hear last week of the resignation of Gobbler boys basketball coach Scott Stanfield after three years at the helm.
Well folks, as most of you know I am a huge basketball fan and the past couple of weeks has been hoops nirvana for those of us who love the game.
Well folks, this week is the Minnesota State Boys Basketball Tournament and has always been a special week for me and lot of others in the are…
We’ll folks, I read an interesting article in the Star-Tribune last week, mostly a sad story told by metro area high schools lamenting how th…
Well folks, the departure of Lindsey Whalen as coach of the Gophers last week was not a real surprise as things have not gone well in the five…
Well folks, sometime this week the Aitkin Gobbler girls basketball team will play its final game of the season in the Section 7AA tournament.
Well folks, my longtime friend and former Aitkin Gobbler from the class of 1962, Dick Laird, passed away last week leaving many relatives and …
Well folks, it’s a tradition at Aitkin High School and it’s a rarity among schools anywhere according to experts in such things. It is the pre…
Well folks, it’s 2019 and at Aitkin High School, a young lady goes up for a shot and it misses. The rebound comes down to a jumping #32 who is…
Well folks, this past Sunday was the 40th anniversary of the passing of my mother Gladys Woodrow.
Well folks, close your eyes and picture this, “Pat Holder rises 18 inches from the floor, a basketball in his hands held close to his chest. A…
Well folks, I watch a lot of basketball every year and I have noticed a general decline in the ability for high school players to make free throws.
Well folks, an icon in local radio broadcasting passed away last week. Most of you knew Boyd Bremner who came aboard KKIN Radio back in the ea…
Well folks, 2023 has arrived and although it is a happy time for most, we all hope and pray that this new year will bring joy and happiness to…
Well folks, it was the final week of 1982 and the first annual Aitkin Quarterbacks Holiday boys basketball tournament was taking place at the …
Well folks, I don’t send out Christmas cards anymore. I mean where does it start and end, so I guess this week, this is a Christmas card for a…
Well folks, winter is most certainly here and on these chilly nights I can easily harken back to the mid 1960s on the corner of First Avenue a…
Well folks, sad news this week with the announcement of the passing of Steve Jensen.
Well folks, let the games begin this week with area winter sports teams getting their regular seasons underway.
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