CROSBY-IRONTON COURIER Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014 1B Sports CROSS COUNTRY Stokman repeats as champion MIKE GINDORFF (second from left) was inducted into the Concordia College Hall of Fame Saturday in Moorhead. Pictured with Gindorff is his former head coach Jim Christopherson (left), teammate and fellow inductee Shayne Lindsay and former teammate and current head coach, Terry Horan. Gindorff, a 1987 C-I graduate, was team captain, MVP, MIAC All-Conference and AllAmerican in 1990 at Concordia. Fellow Cobber Lindsay was also Allconference and All-American, marking the first time fellow line mates were chosen. The duo made up 2/3 of the All-American defensive line in 1990. Gindorff was inducted into the Crosby-Ironton Hall of Fame in 1995. Gindorff honored by Concordia Football Hall of Fame Mike Gindorff, a 1987 C-I graduate and current teacher/head football coach, was honored by Concordia College in Moorhead over the weekend by being named to the school’s Hall of Fame. “I was very humbled by the whole ordeal,” Gindorff noted. “ To be honored by my high school and now Concordia, it is just a great feeling of appreciation for all the hard work and dedication. To be put into the Hall with one of my best friends from college was just the icing on the cake. My coach presented the award to me and to be able to accept it with two teammates is really an honor.” Gindorff graduated from Concordia in 1990 in his senior season was named team captain, chosen the team’s Most Valuable Player and earned Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Week honors while leading the Cobbers to the 1990 conference championship. Gindorff also received the Mike Stam Award as the league’s outstanding lineman. He was selected the MIAC All-Confernece First Team as a defensive tackle and went on to partner with teammate Shayne Lindsay in earning All-American honors. It marked the first time two defensive linemen on the same team were voted to the most prestigious award in college athletics. Gindorff amassed 256 tackles in his career anchoring a solid Cobber defensive line. After graduation, Gindorff signed free agent contracts to play professionally with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League, the Frankfurt Galaxy of the World League of American Football and the New Mexico Rattlesnakes of the Professional Spring Football League. In 1995, Gindorff was inducted into the CrosbyIronton High School Hall of Fame and was also named to the Brainerd Daily Dispatch All Century high school football team in 2000. Gindorff currently resides in Crosby, teaching biology and coaching football. The Crosby-Ironton cross country teams ran in the MidState Conference Meet Thursday and Margaret Stokman defended her MidState Conference title with a first place finish to lead the Rangers. Stokman finished in 15:59 and Molly McCusker was fourth in 16:20. Ari LeMieur placed eighth in 16:53 while Naomi Ringhand was 22nd in 17:44 and Annie Goodwin was 23rd in 17:53. Miranda Berg placed 29th in 18:18 with Ella Dwyer placing 32nd in 18:30. Lauren Peterson placed third in the junior varsity run in 18:44. Park Rapids won the team title with 49 points, followed by C-I with 58 points. Other team finishes included Pequot Lakes, 74; Detroit Lakes, 84; Wadena/Deer Creek, 128; Long Prairie-Grey Eagle, 134; Staples/Motley, 163. Caden Johnson placed 43rd for the varsity boys with a time of 24:25. In the junior high girls’ run, Makayla Jones placed third in 11:47, while Megan Erickson was 15th in 13:48 and Maddie Nierenhausen was 17th in 14:23. The boys’ junior high team placed first, led by Griffin Severson with a second place finish in 9:30 and Seth LeMieur in third with a time of 9:43. Sam Roberts placed fourth in 9:48 and Ethan Cady was fifth in 9:50. Tucker Ringhand placed ninth in 10:00 and Sam Smith was 19th in 11:15. Noah Coughlin finished VOLLEYBALL C-I falls to Hill City, 3-0 The Crosby-Ironton varsity volleyball team lost to visiting Hill City Thursday, 0-3. The Rangers fell in the first set, 15-25 and then dropped the second, 12-25. C-I lost the third and deciding set, 13-25. Kaitlyn Johnson had four kills to lead the Ranger attack, while Jami Nelson added 10 digs and seven set assists. Sam Gutzman tallied 14 digs to pace the locals. C-I, 9-16 overall, wrapped up the regular season at Pequot Lakes yesterday (Tuesday). Rangers pound Rush City, 48-8 STATISTICS Friday, October 10 Quarter scoring C-I 16 16 8 8—48 Rush City 0 0 0 8—8 C-I RC First downs 20 6 Yards passing 128 0 Attempts 9 8 Completions 8 0 Touchdowns 3 0 Had intercepted 0 0 Yards rushing 370 108 Attempts 48 33 Fumbles-lost 1-0 0-0 Total yardage 498 108 Penalties 5-20 1-10 C-I Individually Rushing Carries Yds. TDs Jake Larson 23 211 1 Daniel Hudrlik 12 85 1 Noah Gindroff 10 66 1 Brady Tesdahl 3 8 0 Receiving Catches Yds. TDs Ben Jordan 3 73 1 Brady Tesdahl 3 32 2 Jake Larson 1 18 0 Jon Swensen 1 5 0 Passing Att. Com. Yds. Int. TD Noah Gindorff 9 8 128 0 3 Jordan finished with three FOOTBALL catches for 73 yards and Wed., Oct. 15 Aitkin C-I Tesdahl added three receptions Tues., Oct. 21 Section Quarters for 32 yards. Gindorff finished Sat., Oct. 25 Section Semis 8-9 passing for 128 yards and Fri., Oct. 31 Section Finals three scores. The Rangers will host Aitkin tonight (Wednesday) in the Senior Night for final game of the regular season and are in position for a first Football is today round bye in the playoffs. With Seniors will be honored at the bye, the Rangers would the Crosby-Ironton vs. Aitkin football game at John Davies host a game Saturday. Athletic Field on Wednesday, Oct. 15. VOLLEYBALL VARSITY SCORING Hill City (K=Kills; SA=Set Assists; A=Aces; D=Digs) C-I Jami Nelson Mariah Melenich Kaitlyn Johnson Jessica Arneson Karigan Lattery Sam Gutzman Becca Sharp Cyan Hale Kylie Monson Madison Lattery Melia Voss Team Totals GIRLS’ TENNIS C-I tennis team loses at section Christmas break tournaments for basketball C-I doubles teams of Bonnie Holmvig and Mikaela Hartman, Elizabeth Kuhlmann and Abigail Froidcoeur and Maddie Kertzman and Sage Stangel also lost. The Rangers will play in the Section 7-1A individual tournament today (Wednesday) at Mora. C-I wraps up the season with a 10-13 overall record. Away Away Away —Brenda Booth photo Perfect 7-0! The Crosby-Ironton varsity tennis team lost to secondseeded Foley Monday in the Section 7-1A team tournament Monday, 7-0. Emilee Froidcoeur, Abby Gindorff, Kari Watson and Madeline Oren fell in singles play. CROSS COUNTRY Tues., Oct. 14 Proctor Inv. Thurs., Oct. 23 Section Meet Sat., Nov. 1 State Tourney MEGAN MOORE, MOLLY McCusker and Lauren Peterson have been named as this year’s captains for the Cross Country team. FOOTBALL The fourth-ranked CrosbyIronton varsity football team improved to 7-0 following Friday’s 48-8 win at Rush City. The Rangers marched down the field on their first possession and scored on a Noah Gindorff 13-yard run and then Gindorff hit Brady Tesdahl for the conversion and the rout was on. Ben Jordan scored the second touchdown on a 22yard Gindorff pass, but the run failed, making it 14-0 after the first period. Jake Larson scored on a one-yard run and Gindorff hit Tesdahl for the conversion. Tesdahl then hauled in a 10yard touchdown pass from Gindorff and Daniel Hudrlik ran in the conversion to make it 32-0 at the half. Tesdahl scored his second touchdown of the night in the third quarter on a seven-yard Gindorff touchdown pass and Hudrlik ran in the conversion. Hudrlik scored a rushing touchdown from four yards out and Gindorff ran in the conversion to make a 48-0 lead. Rush City scored a late touchdown on a six-yard run and passed for the conversion to make the final, 48-8. “Jake ran hard all night and very seldom went down on first contact,” Coach Mike Gindorff praised. “ The offensive line played very well and defensively, we kept them offbalance all night. We kept the mistakes to a bare minimum and held control all night.” Larson paced the ground attack with 211 rushing yards on 23 carries and Hudrlik added 85 yards on 12 rushes. Gindorff finished with 66 yards on 10 carries. 21st in 11:21 and Sam LeMieur placed 30th in 14:24. The Rangers closed out the regular season yesterday (Tuesday) at Proctor. K SA A 2 7 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 13 9 6 D 10 8 2 2 3 14 0 1 1 2 0 43 VOLLEYBALL Tues., Oct. 14 Wed., Oct. 22 Fri., Oct. 24 Wed., Oct. 29 Sat., Nov. 11 Pequot Lakes Section Tourney Section Quarters Section Semis Semi-finals Away —Brenda Booth photo MADISON LATTERY wore a look of concentration as she returned the ball to the Hill City volleyball team last week. The annual boys basketball Ranger Classic is scheduled for Monday, Dec. 29 through Wednesday, Dec. 31 at the Crosby-Ironton High School. The lady Rangers will be in action on Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 29-30 in Pierz for the annual Pierz Holiday Tournament. —Brenda Booth photo JAMIE NELSON goes for the shot at the volleyball game against Hill City. ‘Tis the season... to wear orange —Brenda Booth phot SENIOR MARIAH Melenich hugged her dad Mike while mom Michelle watched during Senior Night at the girls’ volleyball game with Hill City. —Brenda Booth photo KYLIE MONSON prepares to return the ball to the Hill City team during the volleyball game. For your safety and the safety of those around you, please remember to wear a cap and outer clothing above the waist in a blaze orange color. Visitors to the Cuyuna Country State Recreational Area are ecouraged to wear orange clothing when in the rec area.