By Chuck Anderson
tribsports@albertleatribune.com

 50 years ago – 1963

• Trades and Labor of Albert Lea defeated the Owatonna Elevator 6-5 in the Albert Lea Invitational softball tournament. Ken Heine pitched the win. Gene Berg led Trades and Labor with three hits, and Lenny Stanek and Arley Bachtle added two hits each.

• In its season opener, the Alden High School football team defeated Waseca/Sacred Heart 40-0. Scoring touchdowns for Alden were Jim Schmidt, 2, and Cliff Staloch, Bob Lindeman, Bob Hoeg and Lowell McColley each scored once.

• Larry Kuster scored two touchdowns and Tim Colby, one, to lead the Wells High School football team to a 19-6 win over Blue Earth in its season opener.

 

25 years ago – 1988

• The Albert Lea High School cross country girls’ team won the Early Bird Invitational. Placing for the ALHS team were Sara Hartman, first; Steph Hartman, second; Robin Heyes, seventh; Amy Stay, eighth; Jenna Seul, 18th; Betty Olvera, 20th; Rhonda Goklin, 23rd; Stephanie Cafourek, 32nd and Michelle Sayre, 40th.

• The ALHS girls’ tennis team improved to 2-1 for the season with a 4-2 victory over Fairmont. Winning their singles matches were Kelly Lauman, Jenny Volkenant, Lisa Worke and Jenny Brietholtz.

• Sherrie Gayken, the new volleyball head coach at ALHS, greeted Amy Salisbury and Meg Mikulich, the two returning letter winners, at the start of practice.

 

10 years ago – 2003

• The ALHS volleyball team defeated Southland 3-1 by scores of 25-17, 24-26, 26-16 and 25-12. Emily Bartusek had nine kills and, 11 digs and Danielle Rankin had seven kills, 15 digs and three aces.

• The ALHS boys’ soccer team defeated Owatonna 4-1. Scoring goals for the Tigers were Jeremy Jacobson, Jake Clark, Justin McGinnis and Brady Plantage.

• Glenville-Emmons defeated Spring Grove 3-2 in a volleyball game by scores of 12-25, 25-18, 25-13, 23-25 and 15-12. Megan Bjorklund had 10 kills, and Becky Erickson had nine.

• The ALHS girls’ tennis team lost to Owatonna 5-2. The No. 1 doubles team of Nikki Rafdal and Ashley Helgerson and the No. 3 team of Anne Trebil and Dezeray Jacobs were winners for Albert Lea.