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Published October 31, 2012, 12:00 AM

October 31, 2012

Photos from the October 31, 2012 edition of the Echo Press


Aaron (left) and Steve Gould have seen their stock soar in the world of exhibition shooting over the past few years. (Photo by Eric Morken)


  • Aaron (left) and Steve Gould have seen their stock soar in the world of exhibition shooting over the past few years. (Photo by Eric Morken)<br /><br />
  • Steve Gould powdered a target on a behind-the-back shot during a practice session on October 20 near Miltona. (Photo by Eric Morken)
  • A Winchester shotgun and ammunition, along with stacks of Sure Shot Exploding Targets, lined the Goulds’ shooting tables. Those are some of the sponsors who believe the brothers have a bright future in exhibition shooting. (Photo by Eric Morken)
  • Junior goalkeeper Sarah Bruzek made a diving stop during the first half of Alexandria’s Class A state tournament game against The Blake School last Thursday night. Bruzek kept the Cardinals within one goal of the defending state champs for most of the night before the Bears prevailed with a 2-0 win to advance to the semifinals. Eric Morken, Echo Press
  • Senior midfielder Becca Illies beat Blake’s Maya Coyle to the ball as she cleared it out of bounds to avoid a scoring opportunity for the Bears. Blake had plenty of those in the opening half as the Bears put more than 20 shots on net. They had just one goal to show for that as they took a 1-0 lead into halftime. Eric Morken, Echo Press
  • Jenna Truedson of Bemidji (657), Bethany Hasz (616) and Megan Hasz (617) of Alexandria led the Section 8AA girls' cross country runners out of the gate Thursday. Contributed<br /><br />
  • Alexandria’s Nick Knoblach intercepts a pass intended for Moorhead’s AJ Wheler (46) Saturday night in the Section 8AAAAA playoffs in Moorhead. The Cardinals fell to the Spuds 48-14 in the semifinals, ending their season. David Sampson, The Forum
  • Alexandria’s Mitchell Peck is wrapped up by Moorhead defenders Saturday night in the Section 8AAAAA playoffs in Moorhead. The Cardinals ended their season with a loss to the Spuds. David Sampson, The Forum
  • Hannah Eklund swam to a first place finish in the 100 breaststroke during the Central Lakes Conference championships Saturday. Eric Morken, Echo Press
  • Osakis’ Becka Sadlemyer (6) pounded the ball past a Kimball player for a kill during Thursday night’s 3-1 victory over the Cubs. The Silverstreaks faced Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa in the second round, falling in a hard-fought five-set battle to end their season. Lori Mork, Echo Press
  • Osakis singles player Taylor Kraemer dropped a pair of matches in the State Class A individual tournament last week after advancing through the Section 6A meet. Eric Morken, Echo Press
  • Madison Forsell returned a ball toward the Kimball defense during Section 5A-Southwest volleyball playoffs last Thursday. The Silverstreaks had claimed the overall Prairie Conference championship with a five-set victory over Upsala earlier that week. Lori Mork, Echo Press
  • Dressed as a ladybug, Dayton Running was the winner of a girl’s bicycle drawing at the Lucky Star 4-H Club’s Halloween Party.<br /><br /> (Photo by Raeshel Betterman)
  • Caden Howard was the winner of the boy’s bicycle that was given away at the party. (Photo by Raeshel Betterman)
  • The 2012 Brandon-Evansville 6th grade class recently participated in the Lions International Peace Poster contest. The winners were (front row, left to right) Christine Roers and Sierra Olson, and those awarded honorable mention were (back row) Eli Anderson, Chandler Suchy, Megan Lauthen and Emma Marie Nelson.<br /><br /> (Contributed photo)
  • Jamie Sandberg, a social studies teacher at Runestone Regional Learning Center in Alexandria, recently helped a student with a project. The center will host an open house on Monday, November 5 from 4 to 6 p.m. (Contributed photo)
  • Kesha Johnson, Ashley Duffy and Alicia Lemke are all students in the food and nutrition class at Jefferson High School in Alexandria. This fall, the students have been exploring using locally grown ingredients in their cooking labs. (Contributed photo)
  • Triangular holes in rocks at Kensington Rune Stone Park may not be mooring holes. (Echo Press photo by Crystal Dey)
  • Witching sticks made from common welding rods indicated this rock, the Anchor Stone, at the Kensington Community Center was once an anchor. (Echo Press photo by Crystal Dey)
  • Ralph Gunderson used his witching stick to show its accuracy. Although the husband’s name is on the gravestone, he lives in Brainerd. When Gunderson focused on him, the stick pointed northeast. (Echo Press photo by Crystal Dey)