JaNae was a battered wife in the one-act play this year. Their play, 'Dragons', was very good. It took first place at sections. They certainly would have won the regional competition, also, if the judges would have chosen the most emotional play. JaNae did a great job, as did her make-up team.
While we're on the subject - the Roseau boys hockey team is 25-0 this season. They're rated #1 in the state heading into the playoffs which begin tomorrow.
And, speaking of hockey, the girls hockey team is headed to state for the first time. They will be playing their first game on Wednesday.
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You will have to keep us posted. That is pretty good playing at 42 below. I heard that they shut down the Kenai rink at 10 below. Just not like those Minnesotans living on the canadian border. I have been playing hockey 4 or 5 nites a week. Two times a week with the Phillips Rusty Blades team in Soldotna and 2 or three times with the North Roaders out here in Nikiski on our outdoor covered rink. It is great exercise.
Aren't you too old to be doing that sort of thing? What does Lois Ann think? Does this rant sound familiar? I have a feeling I said the same thing a few years ago. Getting old I guess.
Sometime when you see him ask Steve about how he got talked into playing "baseball" with a bunch of 50 plus year old guys on a regular basis. Nobody "slides" into a base, they sort of teeter-totter.
Janae. . a battered wife? If I ever see that red-haired creep you can be sure I'll teach him to treat his wife with a little more respect! Perhaps a few of us from The Cities should head up North and give him a little "counseling".
There's no let-up in the cold. It may get down to -30 tonight with a windchill of -50. I may have to shorten up my walk tomorrow morning...
The Rams, however, warmed our hearts by thrashing their first round opponents 13-0 tonight. One down, two to go - and then, hopefully, on to state.
You must have read about the outdoor game, Mark. It was crazy - playing on the river in Baudette with -40 windchills. I'm still amazed they didn't move indoors. It was Fox North 'Hockey Day Minnesota' - that was one of three high school games on statewide TV - along with a college game and a pro game.
Regarding the 'counseling' session - you may be able to take care of it right there in the Cities - the young man should be playing in the band for the Lady Ram hockey games.
Roseau is headed to state for the millionth time. In the region playoffs (3 games) we out-scored our opponents 27-1!
Have you heard that some scientists are now warning of another ice age coming! Are any of you getting confused about what to believe?
Paul, keep us posted on your hockey team. Undefeated! What an accomplishment! I, and the whole town of Proctor will never forget that one season in 1964 when we were undefeated in basketball and every pundit predicted we would be the state champions. But, alas it is now all muddied because the "politicaly correct" decreed that there should not be one state champion. What a shame. Few people pay attention anymore, but I would hazzard a guess that
Rosseau could beat any team in the state, but I have no understanding of how the competition works these days. In other words. . .if they win it all, who will they be able to claim they are better than?
Dan, I'm not understanding. Did Proctor go to State? Were there a couple classes way back then - A and AA? Did they win their class at State?
Minnesota high school hockey divided into two classes back in the early '90s. So, from that point on there were two state champions: the small schools (A) and large schools (AA). Roseau played in the small school class(A) for a few years. Then, the tradition loving powers that be in Roseau decided Roseau actually could, and should, play with the big boys. So, in the late '90s Roseau was allowed to move up to AA even though it is a very small school. We went on to win the AA championship in '99 and then again in '07. It's pretty cool that a small school like Roseau can win against the big schools - and even dominate the way we did in 2007.
So yes, there actually are two state champions, but we feel the AA championship is a little more meaningful.
Oops! I didn't read Paul's comment carefully enough at first. Back then there was only one champion. There was even a state newspaper that was entirely devoted to who would be that champion. Proctor had "the perfect storm" that year. The stars were alligned. Everybody from that era, in Proctor, can still name every person on the team and their unique contribution to the team. They went to state while at the same time everyone on the team caught the flu and froze in the limelight of media attention and they lost miserably early in the playoffs.
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