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Cokato On Ice: Part 1

12/20/2019

 

Article by Johanna Ellison from the Cokato Historical Society's newsletter In the Midst Of, February, 2018, Vol. 38 No. 1. 

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The 1926 - 27 team, sponsored by Annandale merchants. L-r: Roy Hill, Ray Johnson, Earl Lundeen, Ted Lundeen, Walter Nelson, Clarence Johnson, Elroy Olson, Walter Hill, and Elmer Hill. Photo taken by Gust Akerlund in his studio.
The crack of stick on puck, the crisp tang of blade on ice is a staple of Cokato’s frigid winter memories. On trend with much of Minnesota, Cokato’s frozen lakes, rivers, and ponds became the surface of many hockey shinnies, scrimmages, and games. Although this recreational pastime has graced Cokato’s iced surfaces since the early 1900s, hockey as an organized sport did not originate in the area until the mid-1920s.

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Dassel-Cokato Football

12/4/2019

 

This article is from the In the Midst archives, November, 2019 Volume 39, No. 4 issue.

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1973 D-C Chargers. Front: Perry Hardell, Joe Kelly, Dan Latt, Daryl Danielson, Steve Pankake Back Row: Jeff Johnson, Bryan Thiele, Mike Jorgensen, and Brian Larson.
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2019 D-C Chargers at U.S. Bank Stadium after achieving second place in AAA MSHSL football! Photo by Amy Sluis.
This year (2019), the Dassel-Cokato football team has championed against adversity, reaching the state tournament for the first time since the Chargers’ 1973 season. In honor of this marvelous accomplishment, let’s take a quick look back at the start of the Charger legacy.

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