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Football: Former Nisswa resident named to top 100 list – Brainerd Dispatch

NEW YORK — Greg Larson wore his New York Giants No. 53 jersey 179 times between 1961 and 1973.

It still stands as the most games played by a Giants offensive lineman in team history. According to the Giants website, of the 1,800 players who appeared in at least one game for New York, only eight have played more than Larson. He is one of only 32 players who played their entire career with the Giants.

Longevity and talent were two reasons Larson was named to the Giants Top 100 Players list. Larson landed at No. 62.

Greg Larson’s family celebrates his inclusion in the New York Giants Top 100 All-Time Players list. Pictured are his daughter Karin (Dayton), left, sons Bart Larson, Chris Larson, Michael Larson and wife Joey.
Contributed by Larson family

Unfortunately, the former Minnesota Gopher and owner of Greg Larsons Sports in Brainerd couldn’t celebrate. The 84-year-old former Nisswa resident passed away June 20 at SummerWood Presbyterian Senior Living in Plymouth with his wife of 63 years, Joey.

From the Giants Website, Larson was a sixth-round draft choice out of Minnesota, where he was a team captain and helped lead the Golden Gophers to a national championship in 1960. He joined the Giants in a pivotal 1961 season, when Allie Sherman took over as head coach and the organization obtained quarterback Y.A. Tittle (from the San Francisco 49ers) and end Del Shofner (from the Los Angeles Rams) in trades. The Giants reached the NFL Championship Game in the next three seasons. Larson helped block for Tittle as he set numerous franchise and league records. Tittle’s 36 touchdown passes and 104.8 passer rating in 1961 remain the most in a single season in Giants history. The Giants teams of 1962, 1963, and 1967 own the top three spots in most touchdowns scored in franchise history.

Joey Larson’s second favorite New York Giants player is Eli Manning and she was able to meet him Sept. 6-8, 20024, during the New York Giants Top 100 All-Time Players celebration.
Contributed by Larson family

Larson’s daughter Karin and his sons Bart, Michael and Chris and wife Joey attended the Top 100 ceremony Sept. 6-8.

“The ceremony was a blast,” Greg Larson’s son Michael Larson said. “It was so much fun. We stayed in a hotel with all of the other Giants’ Top 100 players and their families. There were families of players from the 40s and 50s there. It was just amazing. We stayed in the same hotel as Lawrence Taylor and everyone. Eli Manning and just everyone.”

It was unbelievably well done and an experience of a lifetime.

Michael Larson

Michael Larson and his mother Joey were invited into the Commissioner’s Club Suite at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Larson said when they met Giants owner John Mara, who is the son of former owner Wellington Mara, he recognized his mother and talked about his father using his old nickname of Egor. Larson said Mara was 13 when Larson played for the Giants and he remembered No. 53. He called him his favorite player when he was young.

“All the players that showed up, whenever I or one of my family members would approach them for a picture, they would say, ‘Oh yea. You’re part of the Giants family,’” Michael Larson said. “It was just a big family atmosphere. At the hotel, people were getting together. It was just so much fun.”

Greg Larson

After graduating from the University of Minnesota with a business degree, Greg Larson was drafted by the AFL San Diego Chargers and the NFL New York Giants. Larson decided to accept the Giants’ offer. In his 13-year career, he only missed three games despite enduring seven football-related surgeries, including two on each knee. He was named to the Pro Bowl in 1968, and retired from football in 1973.

It may have been fitting that the Top 100 celebration took place during the week of the Giants vs. Minnesota Vikings football game. Michael Larson admitted he had a quiet clap going on his head as he’s a Vikings fan first and a Giants fan second.

Bart Larson, the oldest of the sons, was announced on the field during halftime of the football game.

“We met so many people,” Michael Larson said. “The whole Giants organization treated us like we were players — family. They have a saying, ‘Once a Giant. Always a Giant.’ It was unbelievably well done and an experience of a lifetime.”

Joey Larson, right, poses with the No. 1 New York Giants Player of all-time Lawrence Taylor during the Top 100 All-Time Players celebration Sept. 6-8, 2024.
Contributed by Larson family

Greg Larson attended Roosevelt High School where he played football, basketball and track, earning basketball state titles in his junior and senior years. Larson was inducted into the Roosevelt High School Hall of Fame. At the University of Minnesota, he was an unrecruited walk-on football player. After his stand-out freshman year playing offense and defense, the University offered him a full scholarship. Larson was a three-year letterwinner. He was named team captain and All-Big 10 selection when the Gophers won the 1960 National Championship. He was enshrined into the M Club Hall of Fame in 2010.

Greg moved his family to the Brainerd lakes area in 1974 and bought Sports Supply, a regional sporting goods business, before starting over with GLSports.

Greg Larson’s football helmet from the 1968 season after a knee hit him in the head was displayed during the New York Giants Top 100 All-Time Players celebration.
Contributed by Larson family

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October 16, 2024
High School Football: WDC cancels remainder of football season – Brainerd Dispatch

WADENA — Wadena-Deer Creek High School canceled the rest of its varsity football schedule starting Oct. 14.

Student-athletes were made aware of the decision at a meeting with coaches and administration following the school day and parents were notified following the

meeting. The scheduled home game against Staples-Motley Oct. 16 will not be played

nor will the Wolverines participate in the Section 6-2A playoffs this season.

Due to multiple injuries, WDC would only be able to dress nine student-athletes in grades 10-12 for its upcoming game. Out of concern for student safety, the administration and coaches decided to not play the team’s last regular season game.

“This very difficult decision was made following much discussion and processing,” WDC activities director Norm Gallant said. “Football is a tough, physical game. Keeping students safe and healthy are paramount in this decision. Putting multiple ninth-grade students, many of whom are as young as 14 years old, in a physical game like football against juniors and seniors who are older, bigger, faster and stronger is not good for anyone. We have had a small group of boys in this year’s junior and senior classes all the way through. We knew that coming into the season. Our entire team had a great off-season in the weight room and in speed and conditioning training. With the number of injuries sustained in our top three grades; we just cannot continue to put kids in a position where we do not have a reasonable expectation of safety.”

The team completed its junior varsity season and had good numbers of student-athletes in freshman and sophomore classes, as well as in the junior high and youth programs.

“We know we will have a small group of seniors next year, but we expect more numbers in the sophomore and junior classes,” Gallant said. “We have to make a decision that is best for our program long term. Continuing to play athletes who are too young and not physically ready to play at the varsity level just puts them in a position to fail, potentially get hurt, and not play next season.

“We are very proud of our team this year. They worked extremely hard, both during the off-season and this season. We can’t control injuries. The players are coachable and have a great mindset, despite the adversity. We reached a critical point where we had to make a tough choice. We feel for our four seniors who are still healthy, but ultimately we have to do this.”

WDC finishes the season 1-7.

Staples-Motley activities director Josh Lee said the Cardinals would entertain ideas of making this game up against a different opponent, but is not seeking out alternatives. The Cardinals are also banged up Lee said and the week of rest will be a plus moving forward for the playoffs.

The undefeated Cardinals will likely get the No. 1 seed for the Section 6-2A playoffs and will likely play Menahga in the section semifinals. The other semifinal game will likely pit Pillager vs. Osakis. The section semifinals are scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 26. The section final will be played Friday, Nov. 1, at the Fargodome.

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October 14, 2024
Warriors Athlete of Week: Warriors’ Dunham at home on the court – Brainerd Dispatch

BRAINERD — Since seventh grade Karley Dunham just knew.

Her belief and hope were reaffirmed as a freshman when the 6-foot outside hitter was promoted to the Brainerd Warriors varsity volleyball team.

Dunham just knew she was going to play college volleyball. She was right. The senior will play next season at Bemidji State University. To solidify her role on the team, Dunham committed her offseason to becoming better. She played with the Kandi Elite 17-1s AAU club team that went 28-0 and

won the Gold Division Gold Bracket

June 24-29 in Orlando, Florida.

“In seventh grade, I just realized that I love volleyball,” Dunham said. “I didn’t see going without it. When I was a freshman, too, I just knew four years wasn’t enough for me. Both my mom and my aunt played college volleyball. They were always big supporters of my playing. We have some family friends who like it so they were all big influences on me. I just really liked it for myself. My parents weren’t pushing me to play. They just supported it and helped me get better. I just really liked it on my own.”

This fall she’s proven her worth by leading or being in the top three of most statistical categories for Brainerd.

In 50 sets played, Dunham has 126 kills for a 2.5 kills per-set average. She’s hitting .195. She leads the team with 35 ace serves and has added 17 blocks, 336 digs and 209 serve receives.

Brainerd Warrior volleyball player Karley Dunham pauses Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, in the commons area at Brainerd High School.
Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

While she’s leading in most statistical categories, she’s also leading with her voice and actions.

“She’s really helping the younger kids,” Warriors head coach Rick Kuehlwein said. “She’s matured as a young lady. She’s ready for the next level and she’s looking forward to it. She’s a pretty good role model. She’s a captain. She’s a two-year captain. I’ve only had two of those before in my tenure here. In my 35 years of coaching, I’ve only had three two-year captains and she’s one of them. That speaks a lot.”

I’ve learned a lot with my attacks and I was able to translate that to my defense.

Karley Dunham

Dunham said she recalled how her older teammates like Kate Stadum treated her as a freshman and she wanted to pass that on to her younger teammates.

“I think for me this year it was really important because I remember when I played as a freshman,” Dunham said. “We have three freshmen on the team who have all seen playing time. For me to relate with them was important. I think it’s just built a lot of relationships and a lot of trust in our team. I just wanted to display that same leadership I received when I was young and build those relationships with the younger girls.”

In Brainerd’s 3-1 loss to Class 3A’s

sixth-ranked Alexandria

Thursday, Sept. 26, Dunham finished with 17 kills, five blocks, 20 digs and two ace serves.

Brainerd Warrior senior volleyball player Karley Dunham handles the ball Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, at Brainerd High School.
Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

“I just had a lot of confidence going into that game,” Dunham said. “I have a lot of family from Alexandria so they were all there. I just had a lot of people I knew in the stands so I just wanted to perform. Plus, some of the girls on the Alexandria team I play on my club team with so it’s always fun to compete with them. I just really wanted to perform well and show out against them.

“Their blocker that was on me, I play with, so I knew how she performs. Both of the people that blocked me I knew how they operated so that helped me out a lot. I just kind of found where the defense was struggling and really shot for those spots.”

Kuehlwein was pleased with Brainerd’s start against the CLC-leading Cardinals. The Warriors won the first set 25-23. After a hiccup in the second set, the Warriors battled Alexandria to 25-22, 25-22 final sets.

“We were trying to get her the ball a little more often,” Kuehlwein said. “A tournament ago, I yelled at my setter and told her you need to get the ball to Karley. She’s the only one who is finishing on our team right now. We had her ready to play against Alexandria. She’s playing outside hitter for us this year, but when she goes to Bemidji she’ll play right-side hitter. That’s a natural position for her. We have her outside because we need to hit more. She hits everywhere well.”

Brainerd Warrior volleyball senior Karley Dunham reaches over the net with the ball Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, in the Brainerd High School gymnasium.
Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

Kuehlwein said Dunham’s arm extension from the right side is much higher which will make her a more effective right-side hitter. He said it’s higher and quick and she’s a natural right-to-left hitter when she’s swinging.

Dunham said she’s also picked up different shots and she’s adjusting her speed and strength on her attacks depending what she sees from the defense.

It’s her defense, however, where she believes she’s made the biggest improvement.

“I just feel a lot more comfortable playing in the back row,” Dunham said. “I felt more comfortable reading other players and what they were going to do and just getting to the ball faster and seeing all of the different attacks. I’ve learned a lot with my attacks and I was able to translate that to my defense.”

Brainerd Warrior Karley Dunham pauses in the Brainerd High School gymnasium Monday, Sept. 30, 2024.
Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

In a 3-1 loss to Fergus Falls Sept. 24, Dunham tallied 33 digs, nine kills and two ace serves. Brainerd went 2-2 in the

Duluth East Tournament

Saturday, Sept. 21 and Dunham collected 49 digs and 19 kills to go with an ace serve, and block.

“I would say that my reading off of the opposing team’s attack has improved,” Dunham said. “I’ve just been really trying to figure out where they’re going to go around the block and watch their shoulder and hand. Just throughout the season, I think I’ve improved a lot in that aspect of it.”

Brainerd’s Karley Dunham hits the ball against Sartell Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, at Brainerd High School.
Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

For her four-year varsity career, Dunham has played in 297 sets and owns 556 kills, 93 ace serves, 107 blocks and 552 digs.

“She’s good in the back row,’ Kuehlwein said. “She’s not as good as she can be, but she plays really well. She wants to win and it wears on her a little bit because she knows we can win more.”

Said Dunham: “I think we’re building confidence. We’ve switched our lineup a lot. We have a lot of players that are stepping up and I think that in the next few games, we’re definitely going to be seeing some good outcomes. We’ve been working hard and once we start switching things up things are starting to click.”

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Karley Dunham
Kelly Humphrey

Sport: Volleyball

Position: Outside hitter

Year: Senior

Age: 18

Height: 6-foot

Career highlight: Winning AAU National title last summer with the Kandi Elite club team

Other sports: Golf

Grade-point average: 3.8

Favorite class: Math or biology

Favorite teacher: Dawn Maine, Spanish Teacher

Favorite food: Pasta or sushi

Favorite show: “Gilmore Girls”

Favorite musician: Zach Bryan

Favorite athlete: Kerri Walsh Jennings, Olympic Beach Volleyball player

What sport do you wish you would have played: Hockey

Who inspires you: Mom and Aunt Angie Grove

Future plans: Attend Bemidji State University, play volleyball, and major in bio-chemistry major and minor in Spanish

Parents: Emily and Brian Dunham

Other notable performances

Ruthie Owen, volleyball, finished with 29 digs, six kills and an ace serve against Fergus Falls.

Lindsay Hunt, girls’ soccer, scored two goals against Detroit Lakes.

Haylie Crutcher, girls’ soccer, scored both goals in a 2-0 win over Irondale and scored one goal against Detroit Lakes.

Mya Tautges, girls’ swimming and diving, won two individual events and helped two relays to first against Alexandria.

Madi Miller, girls’ cross-country, ran a second-place time of 20:57.7 to lead the Warriors to first at Becker.

Ben Stadum, boys’ cross-country, ran a second-place time of 16:53.8 at Becker.

Leah and Rebekah Soukup, girls’ tennis, finished the week 3-0 at No. 2 doubles.

Aralyn Marcelo, girls’ swimming and diving, won two individual events during the Warriors Wave War Invite.

Avery Duerr, girls’ swimming and diving, won two individual events during the Warriors Wave War Invite.

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October 2, 2024
High School Football: Broncos hold off Rangers rally – Brainerd Dispatch

INTERNATIONAL FALLS — Sophomore quarterback Wyatt Holmes threw for a touchdown pass and rushed for another as the winless Crosby-Ironton Rangers gave the unbeaten International Falls Broncos a scare in a 39-36 loss Friday, Sept. 27.

After trailing 24-0 at halftime, C-I cut into the Broncos’ lead at 24-20, but an 82-yard kickoff return following C-I’s score spoiled the Rangers’ upset hopes.

C-I’s Evan Rydberg rushed for three touchdowns and three two-point conversions. He carried the ball 23 times for 107 yards

Holmes, in his first career start, hit Eldon Mclean on a 24-yard pass for C-I’s touchdown pass.

Crosby-Ironton 0 0 12 24 — 36

International Falls 14 10 0 15 — 39

CI-Wyatt Holmes 19 run (run failed) 7:44

CI-Evan Rydberg 57 run (run failed) 4:53

CI-Rydberg 30 run (Rydberg run) 7:11

IF-82 kickoff return (pass good) 6:57

CI-Eldon McLean 24 pass from Holmes (Rydberg run) 1:58

CI-Rydberg 1 run (Rydberg run) 0:27

Rushing: CI-Evan Ryberg 23-107, JJ Lange 3-10, Wyatt Holmes

Passing: CI-Holmes 2-6-38

Receiving: CI-McLean 1-24, Jacob English 1-15,

Overall: CI 0-5. Next: Crosby-Ironton hosts Aitkin 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4.

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September 28, 2024
Area Boys Soccer: Hornets explode in tourney opener – Brainerd Dispatch

CAMBRIDGE — Soren Benson scored three goals and assisted on three others as the Lake Region Christian Hornets opened the Cambridge Tournament with a 7-2 victory over the host team Friday, Sept. 27.

Josiah Wagner scored twice and Josh Bostrom and Raiden Oaks added the other two Hornets’ goals.

Henry Davis, Brody Kovatovich, Caleb Neubert and Hayden Neubert recorded assists.

Lake Region’s Ryan Arns finished with seven saves and James Olson collected two.

Oaks and Benson finished with three goals in the Hornets’ second game, which ended in a 10-1 victory over Willmar.

Maverick Kuschel scored two goals. Brayden Lind and Kovatovich rounded out the scoring.

Benson tallied two assists and Brandon Grotzke, Kuschel, Davis, Wagner, Lind and Caleb Neubert each registered an assist.

The win lands Lake Region in the championship game.

First half: LR-Raiden Oaks (Brandon Grotzke), LR-Soren Benson, LR-Benson (Maverick Kuschel), LR-Oaks (Benson)

Second half: LR-Benson (Henry Davis), LR-Brayden Lind (Josiah Wagner), LR-Kuschel (Benson), LR-Brody Kovatovich (Lind), LR-Kuschel, LR-Oaks (Caleb Neubert)

Goalkeepers: LR-Ryan Arns (7 saves), James Olson (2 saves)

First half: LR-Josiah Wagner (Soren Benson), LR-Benson (Henry Davis), LR-Wagner (Benson), LR-Benson (Brody Kovatovich), LR-Benson (Caleb Neubert), LR-Josh Bostrom (Benson)

Second half: LR-Raiden Oaks (Hayden Neubert)

Goalkeepers: LR-Ryan Arns (7saves); LR-James Olson (2 saves)

Overall: LR 6-2-2. Next: Lake Region vs. Veritas in Championship at Cambridge Tournament 1:15 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28.

Willmar 4, Little Falls 0

WILLMAR — Isaac Bell finished with seven saves, but allowed four goals in a 4-0 Section 8-2A loss to the Willmar Cardinals Friday, Sept. 27.

Broeden McLean manned the net for the final 26 minutes and corralled four saves.

Shots on goal: LF 2, W 15

Goalkeepers: LF-Isaac Bell (7 saves); LF-Broeden McLean (4 saves)

Overall: LF 4-8-1. Next: Little Falls hosts Central MN Christian 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1.

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Hi, I’m the Brainerd Dispatch. I started working a few days before Christmas in 1881 and became a daily paper two years later. I’ve gone through a lot of changes over the years, but what has never changed is my commitment to community and to local journalism. I’ve got an entire team of dedicated people who work night and day to make sure I go out every morning, whether in print, as an e-edition, via an app or with additional information at www.brainerddispatch.com. News, weather, sports — videos, photos, podcasts and social media — all covering stories from central Minnesota about your neighbors, your lakes, your communities, your challenges and your opportunities. It’s all part of the effort to keep people connected and informed. And we couldn’t do it without support.

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September 28, 2024
Warriors Athlete of Week: Warriors’ DeRosier doing everything her coach has asked – Brainerd Dispatch

BRAINERD — When the soccer ball finds the foot of junior Lilly DeRosier during a game she has a simple approach — score.

The forward for the Brainerd Warriors has been doing a lot of that lately. In a 4-3 victory

over St. Cloud Tech

Thursday, Sept. 12, DeRosier scored two first-half goals and assisted on a third to hand Brainerd a 3-1 halftime lead.

She tallied three goals in Brainerd’s

10-0 rout of Sauk Rapids

Sept. 19.

“Beat the defender and score,” DeRosier said. “Or if I can’t score, find a teammate who is open and can score.”

Brainerd Warriors head coach Grant Gmeinder said the success of his girls’ soccer team would depend on its ability to score. He wasn’t worried about his veteran defense or his savvy goalie. He was concerned about offensive production. He’s not worried anymore.

“She’s been really consistent is the word I would use for her, too,” Gmeinder said. “I think she has scored in every single one of our wins this season, which is a pretty impressive stat. She’s scoring in the games where we’re scoring a bunch of goals and she’s finding ways to score in close games. None were bigger than her goal against Sartell to start that game off.”

Brainerd’s Lilly DeRosier uses her head to control the ball Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, at Adamson Field.
Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

DeRosier took Gmiender’s words to heart. She put it upon herself to score more. A move from midfield to forward helped and she worked hard during the offseason to become a better finisher.

“I feel like it’s all coming together for me,” DeRosier said. “It’s just the position move is the big thing. Last year when I got Athlete that was the thing. I was playing forward then. You just have so many more opportunities to score at forward. I don’t have to get back as much on the defensive end and that’s a big part of it.”

In Brainerd’s 2-0 Central Lakes Conference and Section 8-3A

victory over Sartell

on Sept. 17, DeRosier scored the game’s first goal.

My goal has always been, wherever the coach puts me, I want to play good there and give the best of my ability to help the team be the most successful it can be.

Lilly DeRosier

“We’re 8-2 and we’ve played some really good teams,” DeRosier said. “We had a big win against Sartell, which is huge, especially losing to that team twice last year going into the playoffs. We beat Alex, which historically has been a big challenge for us. Even losing to St. Michael-Albertville 3-0 I think all of that showed us that we’re ready. I think this could be a really big season for us. It’s super good that we’re having the success we’re having already so early in the season.”

DeRosier tallied a goal and two assists in the Warriors’

7-0 win over St. Cloud Apollo

Sept. 10. Prior to that 3-0 loss to St. Michael-Albertville, Brainerd rattled off four straight wins. DeRosier scored in a

3-1 win over Alexandria

.

She scored the game’s first goal in a

9-0 defeat of Fergus Falls

. She added a second goal to start the second half.

Brainerd’s Lilly DeRosier practices her footwork with the ball Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, at Don Adamson Field.
Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

“100% yes,” DeRosier said about the game slowing down for her. “That was a big thing for me too this year. I’m able to see the whole field and see everything that is happening. When I get the ball, I’m not super rushed. I’m not in a hurry to get rid of it. I know I can keep the ball and hold the ball. That’s a big thing this year. If I don’t have anywhere to go, or no one to pass to, I can just hold the ball. Wait for my teammates to get up the field or play it back.”

Brainerd blanked

Willmar 6-0

with DeRosier scoring one goal and she tallied three times in a

5-1 victory over Moorhead

.

“Every year she’s come back to us, she’s come back better,” Gmeinder said. “She comes back and has added to her game and has improved. She’s reached that point as a soccer player where she can do a lot of things by herself. She can dribble past three people or make something happen by herself. That’s great and she has that ability, but we’re at our best when she doesn’t have to. She’s embraced that. She’s letting the game come to her and making plays for her teammates. Taking the pressure off of herself has allowed her to erupt. Teams can’t key on her. If they try she’ll just move the ball and make the right play.”

DeRosier said another key to her offensive explosion is her trust in her teammates. As a forward, she can help at critical times defensively. But she doesn’t have to do that very often.

“It’s about finding a balance and knowing when to go back to help,” DeRosier said. “I’m also able to stay up and not go back and trust my teammates when I know they can handle it.

“It’s great to have those opportunities to play up knowing my teammates have my back on defense. I think everything works from the back. Having Chloe (Patrick) be able to make all of the saves, but not only that being able to get me the ball, whether that’s punting it up to me or passing it to a defender who can get the ball to me is important. That has been super helpful this year.”

Brainerd’s Lilly DeRosier against Fergus Falls on Tuesday, Sept, 4, 2024, at Brainerd.
Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

DeRosier leads the Warriors with 14 goals to go with three assists. That’s helped Brainerd to a 6-0 conference record, which has them sitting second by one point behind Sartell, who it’s beaten. The Sabres are 6-1 in the conference.

The Warriors are also 2-1 against section opponents and own a Quality Results Formula ranking of seven in Class 3A, which is tops in the section.

“My big goal was to score a lot and help the team offensively,” DeRosier said. “I think my other big goal always is to help the team in whatever role they need me. Going into the season, I didn’t know if I was going to play forward or mid. My goal has always been, wherever the coach puts me, I want to play good there and give the best of my ability to help the team be the most successful it can be.”

Brainerd’s Lilly DeRosier practices scoring a goal Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, at Don Adamson Field.
Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

Gmeinder couldn’t stress how relieving it is to have an unselfish athlete, but also one he never has to question her work ethic.

“It’s rare,” he said. “I’ve seen kids who have reached her level, but none that have exceeded when it comes to work ethic. It’s contagious. I just look at our team, with the way our whole team has embraced that mentality. A lot of that comes from Lilly and other girls too. Lilly just personifies that so well.”

JEREMY MILLSOP may be reached at 855-5856 or jeremy.millsop@brainerddispatch.com. Follow on Twitter at www.twitter.com/jeremymillsop.

Lilly DeRosier
Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

Sport: Girls soccer

Position: Forward

Year: Junior

Age: 17

Height: 5-foot-4

Career highlight: Getting a yellow card this year for delaying the play against Sartell. “It was a funny moment,” she said.

Other sports: Hockey, track and field

Grade-point average: 4.0

Favorite class: AP seminar and yearbook

Favorite teacher: Mr. Rick Jensen

Favorite food: Sushi

Favorite movie: “McFarland USA”

Favorite athlete: Sophia Smith, forward on the U.S. Women’s team

What other activities are you involved in: Sources of strength, key club and student council

What sport do you wish you would have played: Gymnastics

Who inspires you: Older brother Riley DeRosier

Future plans: Play collegiate soccer and study physical therapy

Parents: Landy and Paul DeRosier

Other notable performances

Preston Bernander, boys’ soccer, scored two goals against Sartell, one against Sauk Rapids and added a goal and an assist against Bemidji.

Gracie Jackovich, girls’ soccer, finished with two assists against Sartell.

Chloe Patrick, girls’ soccer, finished with seven saves in a 2-0 shutout of Sartell.

Aralyn Marcelo, girls’ swimming and diving, won two individual events and was on a winning relay against St. Cloud Tech.

Mya Tautges, girls’ swimming and diving, won two individual events and was on two winning relays against St. Cloud Tech.

Levi LeMieur, girls’ soccer, finished with a goal and two assists against Sauk Rapids.

Ethan Kosloski, boys’ soccer, finished with two goals against Sauk Rapids.

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September 25, 2024
Uber to dispatch Waymo’s robotaxis in Austin and Atlanta next year

Ride-hailing leader Uber on Friday announced it will dispatch robotaxis built by driverless technology pioneer Waymo beginning next year in Austin, Texas, and Atlanta in a deal that deepens the bond between once-bitter rivals.

The alliance expands upon a partnership the two companies forged in Phoenix last year, signaling they were ready to set aside their differences and work together following a bruising legal battle revolving around allegations that Uber had stolen Waymo’s trade secrets.

Uber’s increasing reliance on Waymo’s robotaxis to supplement the fleet of cars driven by people responding to requests sent on a mobile app comes just a few weeks after it announced plans to deploy driverless cars from General Motors’ beleaguered Cruise subsidiary.

It hasn’t been revealed yet where Uber and Cruise will be working together next year, but it probably won’t be in California, where Cruise’s license remains suspended f ollowing a grisly October 2023 incident in San Francisco that seriously injured a pedestrian.

Unlike Cruise, Waymo so far hasn’t been involved in any major crashes or accidents that have sidelined its robotaxis, which are now giving more than 100,000 rides per week in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Phoenix, on its own ride-hailing app.

But Waymo’s robotaxis will be responding to requests on Uber’s app in Austin and Atlanta next year, instead of Waymo’s own.

Working through Uber’s already well established app in those cities signals that Waymo is looking at ways to introduce its driverless technology in new markets more quickly in an effort to make money to its corporate parent, Alphabet Inc., which also owns Google.

Although Alphabet doesn’t disclose Waymo’s financial results, the robotaxi service is believed to responsible for most of the $2.15 billion in operating losses posted by its “Other Bets” division during the first half of this year.

The cozy relationship between Uber and Waymo is a dramatic about-face from the legal bickering that culminated in the two sides agreeing to a $245 million settlement during a high-profile trial in 2018. The truce resolved a lawsuit alleging former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick conspired with former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski to steal Waymo’s self-driving car technology.

Levandowski later pled guilty to criminal charges that arose from the civil lawsuit, but avoided an 18-month prison sentence in January 2021 when he was pardoned by President Donald Trump just before he left office.

Uber subsequently sold the self-driving car division that triggered the theft allegations under current CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, after one of the company’s robotic vehicles killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona, in March 2018.

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This story has been updated to correct the figure for the operating loss of Alphabet’s “Other Bets” division to $2.15 billion for the first half of 2024. An earlier version misstated the number as $4.6 billion.

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September 13, 2024
Football: Patriots pass past Pine City – Brainerd Dispatch

PEQUOT LAKES — Dan Mudgett and the Pequot Lakes Patriots could have overlooked their Week Two opponent.

With a big Section 7-3A game against Two Harbors looming, Pequot could have gone through the motions Friday, Sept. 6.

That’s not what happened.

Pequot took its opening drive 72 yards on six plays and concluded with a 6-yard John Paul Elsenpeter touchdown run. It never relented and beat down the Pine City Dragons 60-0.

“We didn’t want to play down and we didn’t have the greatest week,” Pequot Lakes head coach Bill Magnuson said. “We really challenged them in pregame about not having any regrets and don’t ever look back and always give your best and that’s what a lot of them did tonight.”

The Patriots scored on almost every offensive possession and two of Pine City’s.

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5/47: Pequot Lakes’ John Paul Elsenpeter, left, and Aaron Clark celebrate a touchdown by Clark against Pine City on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, at Pequot Lakes.
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Elsenpeter corralled a Pine City fumble on their first possession and scored from 20 yards out.

Landen Brill, who recovered a fumble minutes earlier, intercepted a pass and returned it 7 yards for a TD.

Pequot Lakes’ Landen Brill intercepts the ball against Pine City on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, at Pequot Lakes.
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On the next play, Micah Loukota picked off a Pine City pass. On the next play, Mike Oseland found Aaron Clark for a 47-yard touchdown pass.

“It’s just fantastic,” Mudgett said about seeing the ball go in the end zone. “When you see a touchdown happen. It’s the best feeling in the world. The confidence level is high for the rest of the game. We were so high when we saw them going in, especially early like that.”

Pequot’s Connor Welle then recovered a fumble and three plays later Oseland hit Clark again for a 13-yard score.

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“It’s great to create turnovers, and your defense scores twice, but then you also get short fields and you execute,” Magnuson said. “You could see we focused on the pass game early. We wanted to get that going because it was a little raw last week. I thought he did a nice job. That was the focus to get that pass game going.”

Oseland finished 8-of-9 passing for 138 yards and the two scores in just one half of play. Clark hauled in four passes for 93 yards and Bryar Nordby caught four passes for 47 yards.

“It was very important to get the passing going,” Mudgett said. “Michael, first time starting a varsity game last week, he’s got it down now. We put good protection up for him. Now it’s just going to be up from here.”

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Kamrin Hulke added a 7-yard touchdown run in the second quarter and Tade Magnuson scored from 10 yards out for a Pequot 47-0 halftime lead.

The Patriots’ defense, aside from its five turnovers, held Pine City to -11 yards of offense in the first half.

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“When you put up stats like that the confidence for the entire week is high,” Mudget said. “Going into that next game we’re going to be up.”

The second half was a junior varsity battle. Because of running time and offensive efficiency, the Patriots ran just 10 offensive plays on two possessions. They scored on both. In the third quarter, Jobey Tvedt broke numerous tackles to score from 8 yards. In the fourth quarter, Griffen Hannah broke off the left side and sprinted 72 yards for the final score. Hannah finished with 100 yards on just five carries.

“We could have been balanced, but we wanted to focus on that pass game,” Magnuson said. “We ran the ball really well last week. We kept focusing on passing, but then we had to settle in and run the run game late.”

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Pequot finished with 377 yards of offense on just 33 plays and held Pine City to 59 total yards on 44 plays.

“It was important because we got a hard win last Thursday,” Mudgett said about not having a let-down performance. “It was a good win. We got a lot of reps in and we got the film. We put a lot of new stuff in for this game and so now we just know what to fix. It’s going to be a good game next week.”

Pequot Lakes 33 14 7 6 — 60

PL-John Paul Elsenpeter 6 run (Jerome Martin kick) 9:12

PL-Elsenpeter 20 fumble recovery (Martin kick) 7:58

PL-Landen Brill 7 interception return (Martin kick) 2:45

PL-Aaron Clark 47 pass from Mike Oseland (kick failed) 2:21

PL-Clark 13 pass from Oseland (kick blocked) 9.6

PL-Kamrin Hulke 7 run (Martin kick) 7:52

PL-Tade Magnuson 10 run (Martin kick) 1:38

PL-Jobey Tvedt 8 run (Kyle Kotaska kick) 5:39

PL-Griffen Hannah 72 run (kneel down) 2:15

Rushes-yards: PL 22-222, PC 32-56

Pass comp-att-int-yds: PL 10-11-1-155, PC 3-12-2-3

Total offense: PL 33-377, PC 44-59

Rushing: PL-Griffen Hannah 5-100, Jobey Tvedt 4-49, John Paul Elsenpeter 3-25, Tade Magnuson 4-17, Blake Zpiczka 1-9, Landen Brill 1-19, Bryar Nordby 1-6, Kamrin Hulke 2-18, Team 1-(-11); PC-Samuel Johnson 8-36, Braxton Peetz 2-19, Austin Wiener 4-(-19), Evan Doenz 9-6, Logan Kolecki 2-14, Tucker Johnson 3-(-6), Daniel Milliman 1-1, Grant Skluzacek 1-5

Passing: PL-Mike Oseland 8-9-138, Spiczka 2-2-17; PC-Wiener 1-4-(-2), Tanner Fix 2-8-5

Receiving: PL-Aaron Clark 4-93, Nordby 4-47, Nikolas Wallin 1-10, Becker Lipke 1-8; PC-Derrick Kinn 2-1, Kevin McKellar 1-2

JEREMY MILLSOP may be reached at 218-855-5856 or jeremy.millsop@brainerddispatch.com. Follow on Twitter at www.twitter.com/jeremymillsop.

Pequot Lakes 60, Pine City 0

Key: Pequot Lakes scored on every offensive possession
Overall: PL 2-0, PC 0-2
Next: Pequot Lakes at Two Harbors 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13.

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September 7, 2024