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A.L. girls’ golf wins Big Nine title 10 years ago
50 years ago: 1969 • Albert Lea and Rochester Mayo tied for the Big Nine Conference track and ...
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Tom Jones: Rough fish barrier installed 50 years ago
Tom Tubbs, chairman of the Freeborn County Chapter of the Southern Minnesota Waterfowl Lake Improvement Association, announced the ...
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Tom Jones: Slug Fest next weekend
There will be plenty to do next weekend with the Governor’s Fishing Opener in town. Along with this, ...
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Tom Jones: Former Lakers coach coming to Albert Lea with rivals
It will be a fun time for Albert Lea Lakers fans at their home opener May 31, as ...
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Tom Jones: Albert Lea softball captured tourney win 10 years ago
The Albert Lea Tigers softball team captured the NRHEG tournament when it scored all six runs in its ...
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Tom Jones: Albert Lea girls’ golf places fourth 10 years ago
The Albert Lea girls’ golf team placed fourth of nine teams at the Benilde-St. Margaret Invitational in Buffalo. ...
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Tom Jones: Tigers opened season with a win 10 years ago
The Albert Lea Tigers baseball team opened its season with a 14-1 win over Waseca. Logan Kortan pitched ...
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Tom Jones: Albert Lea will have a girls’ club rugby team
There’s a new team in town, as the Freeborn Eagles Rugby team for high school girls’ begins play ...
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Tom Jones: Albert Lea graduate played in NCAA tourney 10 years ago
Albert Lea graduate Ben Woodside poured in 37 points, but it was not enough as the North Dakota ...
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Tom Jones: NRHEG fell in section championship 10 years ago
In the Section 2AA championship of girls’ basketball Blue Earth defeated NRHEG, 43-38. Alyssa Kerkhoff had 11 points ...
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Tom Jones: Albert Lea wrestling alum coaching Rochester team
Sports Memories by Tom Jones 50 years ago: 1969 • Lew Alcinder, Spencer Haywood, Pete Maravich, Rick ...
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Sports Memories: 3 A.L. wrestlers qualified for state tourney 25 yrs. ago
• Brothers Neil and Harold “Gabby” Pierce of the First National Bank team finished first and second in ...
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Tom Jones: Car full of cheerleaders from Albert Lea rolled 50 years ago
A carload of Albert Lea cheerleaders heading to the Region One wrestling tournament rolled near Rochester, sending all ...
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Tom Jones: Nystrom reached 600th win 10 years ago as coach
Albert Lea’s head boys’ hockey coach Roy Nystrom recorded his 600th career win as a coach in the ...
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Tom Jones: Albert Lea girls outshot Rochester Century 62-2 10 years ago
Cara Nelson stopped two shots as the Albert Lea Tigers girls’ hockey team outshot the Rochester Century Panthers ...
