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Profiles retired baseball player Fritz Polka. His performance in college baseball; His contributions to the New York Mets baseball team; His work as a linesman for Xcel Energy.

Features high school pitcher Matt Trullinger of the Madelia-Truman baseball team. Performance of Trullinger in their game against Cleveland baseball team in April 2003; Comments from Cleveland coach Todd Corrow; Work ethic of Trullinger according to his coach Bill Klusmeier.

Provides information on the players of the Mankato Caledonia Curling Club in Minnesota. Nicole Rheaume; Kevin Johnson; Dan Garvin.

Describes a basketball game on March 14, 2003 between Loyola High School of Mankato, Minnesota and Mayer Lutheran High School of Mankato, Minnesota, which was won by Loyola. Performance of player Truc Ho of Loyola; Highlights of the game; Defense strategy of Loyola.

Profiles snow boarder Bruce Prehn. Childhood experience; Career in snowboarding; Views on Telemarketing, a style in ski racing; Comparison between Alpine snowboarding and freestyle snowboarding.

Reports on the partnership of the Mankato Area Youth Baseball Association and the Mankato Area Girls Fastpitch Association to improve the indoor baseball and softball facility in North Mankato, Minnesota. Design of the facility; Facilities and amenities of the gym; Cost of the improvement. INSET: MAYBA softens the blow of program cuts.

Profiles Minnesota high school hockey player Ryan Hoehn. Reputation among opponents and teammates; Key factor contributing to his scoring power.

Reports on the appointment of coach Eric Davis as head football coach at Mankato East High School in Minnesota. Other responsibilities of Davis at Mankato East High School; Contribution of Davis to the athletic department of the high school; Plan of Davis for the school's football team.

Describes a hockey game on December 20, 2002 between the Mankato West High School Scarlets and Le Sueur-Henderson-Saint Peter High School Bulldogs, which was won by the Scarlets.

Features skier Charlie Eppard from Mankato, Minnesota. Views on winning in competitions; Background of Eppard in the sport.

Reports on the renovation of the Franklin Rogers Park in Mankato, Minnesota. Value of the project; Views of Mankato Loyola baseball coach John Landkamer on the project; Description of the roof of the stadium.

Highlights the golf match won by the Mankato East high school against the Mankato West high school in Minnesota on April 22, 2003. Performance of individual golfers; Scores.

Profiles Minnesota State University (MSU) track and field athletes Carrie Nicklin and Emily Peterson. Comparison between Nicklin and Peterson; Remarks from coach Jen Behrens regarding the athletes; Reason the athletes transferred to MSU.

Features Gustavus Adolphus highschool softball player Christina Diller. Performance in the 2002 season; Background on her entry into the team; Views of her coach on her skills.

Features Bethany Lutheran College sophomore softball player Becky Bruns from Mankato, Minnesota. Interest in starting practical jokes with her teammates; Interactions among the team members; Comment from teammates and coach.

Reports on the performance of the Mankato East Cougars boys track and field team during the Shakopee Indoor Track and Field Invitational at Bud Myers Field House at Minnesota State University on March 21, 2003. Contributions of athlete Craig Dahl; Players for the 4x400 meter relay, which was won by the Cougrs; Highlights of the invitational.

Profiles Gustavus Adolphus baseball pitcher Mike Fritz. Background of his college baseball career; Information on the training strategy of Fritz; Goal of Fritz.

Reports on the Class AA wrestling titles won by college wrestlers Mike Follie, Jeff Lucas, Travis Elg and Nick Kulseth. Performance of the wrestlers.

Reports on the state title won by wrestler Mike Folie from Waseca, Washington at the Class AA State Individual Wrestling Tournament.

Profiles United South Central wrestler John Niebuhr. Views on winning the state championship; Views by fellow wrester Chris Adams on Niebuhr's attitude; Record achieved by Niebuhr in wrestling competitions.

Highlights the swimming tournament won by Mankato West college over Mankato East college on January 30, 2003. Final score; Performance of swimmers.

Describes a nonconference basketball game between Le Center Wildcats and Cleveland Clippers, which was won by the Wildcats at Cleveland gym on January 27, 2003. Role of Marc Collins in the victory of the Wildcats; Views of the Cleveland's Tavish Satrom on the result of the game; Game schedule of both teams.

Reports on the victory of the Gustavus Adolphus women hockey team in a game against Bethel College on January 17, 2003. Highlights of the game; Players which contributed to the victory; Status of the Gustavus hockey team at the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

Reports on the performance of the women gymnasts from Gustavus Adolphus College against the University of Wisconsin-Stout gymnasts on January 13, 2003. Score of gymnast Amanda Parker in the floor event; Details on the competitions.

Describes the high school girls hockey game on January 7, 2003 between the Mankato East/Immanuel Lutheran against Mankato West/Loyola in Minnesota. Performance of the players; Highlights of the game.

Describes a Big Nine Conference girls' hockey game between Mankato West Tigers and Mankato East/Immanuel Lutheran Cougars on January 3, 2003, which was won by the Tigers. Score of the game; Performance of the players.

Reports on the victory of Minnesota Valley Lutheran against Saint Peter to win third place in the Saint Peter Girls Basketball Holiday Tournament in St. Peter, Minnesota. Remarks from Bob Shoemaker, coach of Saint Peter; Details on the game.

Reports on the victory of Maple River over Mankato Loyola in the Crusader Classic college girl basketball semi-final game on December 27, 2002. Performance of several players during the game; Details of the game; Performance of the teams in the tournament.

Reports on the condition of outdoor ice-skating facilities in Mankato, Minnesota. Effect of the lack of outdoor ice on skaters; Comments from the Mankato Parks and Recreation Department on the issue; List of ice skating rinks in the state.

Profiles Megan Vogel, a basketball player at the women's basketball team of Saint Peter High School in Minnesota. Her achievement as a basketball player; Description of Vogel as a basketball player; Her attitude towards playing basketball.