http://www.adaeveningnews.com/mankatofreepress en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:58:00 +0000 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/mankatofreepress/columns/local_story_331205924.html http://www.adaeveningnews.com/mankatofreepress/columns/local_story_331205924.html Last week, the second-largest Lutheran congregation in Minnesota took its ball and went home, so to speak. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:12:00 +0000 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/mankatofreepress/columns/local_story_331001158.html http://www.adaeveningnews.com/mankatofreepress/columns/local_story_331001158.html Several area football players have made their mark on the Prep Bowl record book over the history of the event. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:52:00 +0000 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/mankatofreepress/columns/local_story_329225641.html http://www.adaeveningnews.com/mankatofreepress/columns/local_story_329225641.html Remember when Jay Cutler was first traded to Chicago during the NFL offseason and most experts predicted it would make the Bears instant contenders in the NFC North? It hasn’t quite worked out that way.
Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:31:00 +0000 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/mankatofreepress/columns/local_story_329003033.html http://www.adaeveningnews.com/mankatofreepress/columns/local_story_329003033.html The NCAA is trying to cut down on hits to the head, but no matter the ruling, players continue to deliver the big blows. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:32:00 +0000 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/mankatofreepress/columns/local_story_328002106.html http://www.adaeveningnews.com/mankatofreepress/columns/local_story_328002106.html Plenty of injuries headlined action from Week 11. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:57:00 +0000 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/mankatofreepress/columns/local_story_326025959.html http://www.adaeveningnews.com/mankatofreepress/columns/local_story_326025959.html It’s always about this time of the year when a few vocal non-hunting wags in the daily morning coffee klatch take great delight in claiming that, along with the necessary items that we hunters stock up at the beginning of the hunting seasons — like ammo, licenses, etc. — we also purchase a case of cream of mushroom soup and plenty of bacon.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:56:00 +0000 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/mankatofreepress/columns/local_story_324215726.html http://www.adaeveningnews.com/mankatofreepress/columns/local_story_324215726.html Resurrecting a legendary Mankato hamburger hut might be daunting to some, but Ray and Ann Hager are plunging headlong into that spatula challenge. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:52:00 +0000 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/mankatofreepress/columns/local_story_324005342.html http://www.adaeveningnews.com/mankatofreepress/columns/local_story_324005342.html For the last 20 seasons, the annual Pepsi Tip-Off has been a nice way to launch a new basketball season. There have been some great games and a lot of exciting finishes, but this might be the Send-Off, not the Tip-Off, for this event.
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:30:00 +0000 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/mankatofreepress/columns/local_story_323002859.html http://www.adaeveningnews.com/mankatofreepress/columns/local_story_323002859.html Whitney Johnson, who led LCWM to their first state softball appearance in school history last spring, is graduating from high school early and will not be playing for LCWM her senior year. Instead, she will be competing for North Dakota State University this spring as a Division I scholarship athlete.
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:52:00 +0000 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/mankatofreepress/columns/local_story_322015434.html http://www.adaeveningnews.com/mankatofreepress/columns/local_story_322015434.html Minnesota State has averaged 30 shots on goal in its eight league games, but it’s been shut out twice and held to two goals three times, too.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:39:00 +0000 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/mankatofreepress/columns/local_story_321003833.html http://www.adaeveningnews.com/mankatofreepress/columns/local_story_321003833.html If you've been waiting for that one big game from your big-name player, stop waiting and go for production. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:06:00 +0000 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/mankatofreepress/columns/local_story_319230751.html http://www.adaeveningnews.com/mankatofreepress/columns/local_story_319230751.html The letter came to The Free Press in June 1986 from Southampton, United Kingdom, and was published as a letter to the editor. John Hughes was looking for information on a distant ancestor, Susie Wallace. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:44:00 +0000 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/mankatofreepress/columns/local_story_317214519.html http://www.adaeveningnews.com/mankatofreepress/columns/local_story_317214519.html A few short words in a classified ad can fire the imagination. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:14:00 +0000 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/mankatofreepress/columns/local_story_316221339.html http://www.adaeveningnews.com/mankatofreepress/columns/local_story_316221339.html Minnesota State stumbled going into the playoffs, and now the Mavericks football team has very little room for error. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:12:00 +0000 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/mankatofreepress/columns/local_story_316001416.html http://www.adaeveningnews.com/mankatofreepress/columns/local_story_316001416.html The Minnesota State University wrestling team opened the 2009-2010 campaign on Saturday at the South Dakota State Open but that traditional early start to the season could be eliminated if supporters of a new movement have their way.