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Eric Morken

Eric Morken started as a sports reporter for the Echo Press on July 9, 2007. He is a graduate of Augustana College in Sioux Falls where he majored in journalism and minored in history and communications. In his spare time, Morken enjoys hunting and fishing or just being in the outdoors. He is also an avid Minnesota sports fan. Follow Sports Reporter Eric Morken on Twitter at @echo_sports.
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Articles

Alex girls' track: Johnson makes most of her debut

Alexandria 8th grader Wensia Johnson sets 100-meter mark, while Piepenburg comes close in the 800.

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Alex boys' track: Cardinal boys third at home

Peck, Krebs grab first-place finishes.

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Golf: Leland eyes national title

The former Cardinal is one of the top Division II players

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Card baseball: Backhaus' gem keys Alexandria

The Cardinals baseball team put it all together in a 4-2 win over Sartell Tuesday.

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Good things expected for fishing opener

Cool April weather could help keep fish in shallow waters

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DNR: Game and fish bill passed

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Blizzard hockey: DelCastillo accepts head job at Hamline

Jeff Crouse named coach of the Tier III team in Alexandria.

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Card softball: State-ranked Brainerd holds off Alexandria

Ellingson holds Warriors to just two runs in loss, Alexandria picks up pair of wins in tourney

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Challenge in the air

Workers at Luther Crest Bible Camp wanted to create something on site that would be a draw to the Alexandria community as a whole. That’s what they believe they accomplished with the recently completed challenge course that opened up to the public on May 1. The course, called Project Confidence, has both high and low rope courses designed to offer challenges to people of all ages and comfort levels.

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AGC pro Ron Rebrovich notches double eagle PressPass

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Columns

Column - Adventures in sailing PressPass

Kenneth Grahame, a British writer in the early 20th century, wrote in his famous 1908 children’s book, The Wind in the Willows, “There is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.”

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Column - A memorable opener? PressPass

As of Wednesday afternoon, the forecast for tomorrow’s fishing opener calls for partly cloudy skies and a high of 49 degrees.

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Column – Gophers bring back madness PressPass

It had been so long that I almost forgot what it feels like. As a University of Minnesota men’s basketball fan growing up, I had gotten used to teetering on the bubble of the NCAA Tournament through the 1990s.

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