“We were big rivals, like we almost couldn't stand each other. It's crazy how you can judge someone, then once you get to know them, they're just great people and you're having fun with it.”
Marshall Behrens is one of the most well-known and respected officials in Minnesota high school sports. He officiates football and volleyball in the fall, girls and boys basketball in the winter, and baseball and softball in the spring.
You name the sport and Hastings' Nick Tuckner has been there. He has called approximately 500 hockey games, missing very few. One came on the day he married his wife Erica; the announcement that the Raiders had defeated Bloomington Jefferson drew a big cheer at the wedding reception.
Elissa Reinsma Wieneke would never refer to herself as a pioneer, as others do and will. The 29-year-old, however, feels pride in knowing that the 2022 state wrestling tournament includes a division for girls.
For the second time in the nine-year history of the Minnesota State High School League’s Clay Target State Tournament, it was crowded at the top of the leaderboard.
