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Wednesday February 22, 2012

From the Sidelines

A miracle of the heart

Brendan Burnett-Kurie, bburnett-kurie@faribault.com

Taking second and advancing to state for the 16th straight year in high kick danceline was just the icing on the cake this week for Faribault Emeralds coach Lois Krinke.

Super Bowl memories

Brendan Burnett-Kurie, bburnett-kurie@faribault.com

I knew I had to write about the Super Bowl today, but I just couldn’t conjure what to write.

Bashful Becker deserves his moment

Brendan Burnett-Kurie, bburnett-kurie@faribault.com

Mat Becker may have been the least excited person in the North Gym at Faribault High School on Friday night.

The best sports reading I’ve come across

Brendan Burnett-Kurie, bburnett-kurie@faribault.com

In my first month here I had no idea what to write about in my column.

What did the survey tell us?

Brendan Burnett-Kurie, bburnett-kurie@faribault.com

When working my way through the results of the Faribault Coaches Council’s sports survey last week there was one question and subsequent response that surprised me more than any other.

We are going more viral

Brendan Burnett-Kurie, bburnett-kurie@faribault.com

Apparently one Twitter handle can’t contain both Josh and myself.

Four years and 2,000+ tweets later, @faribaultsports will be slowly hanging up its jersey for the final time.

A look at why they play

Brendan Burnett-Kurie, bburnett-kurie@faribault.com

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the formation of the Faribault High School Coaches’ Council. Now let’s take a look at one of its first endeavors and the information it provided.

Coaches Council gets the ball rolling

Brendan Burnett-Kurie, bburnett-kurie@faribault.com

Last week, I raised the dander of many in Faribault — and the appreciation of several — with my column on the struggles of many of Faribault High School’s fall and winter teams.

Is FHS OK with being just OK?

Brendan Burnett-Kurie, bburnett-kurie@faribault.com

My very first day in Faribault was a Friday afternoon during the first week of March.

The BA social network

Brendan Burnett-Kurie, bburnett-kurie@faribault.com

In today’s world, there’s the social media and there’s the lost arts. But sometimes, they coalesce into something significant.