Portfolio - Albert Lea Tribune
Covering high school sports like basketball, hockey and wrestling were the main tasks during Heather's stint as a sports reporter for the Albert Lea Tribune during the heart of the 2012-13 winter sports season. She learned a lot about sports that she hadn't followed before, like wrestling. She also juggled both the reporting and photography for game coverage, plus wrote a few community news features.
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Tigers stop skid, beat Scarlets at home
Jan. 9, 2013 The losing streak for the Albert Lea girls’ basketball team is over, thanks in large part to 24 points from junior guard Bryn Woodside. |
Community pushes for grocery store
Jan. 10, 2013 Judy Meyer has a passion about getting a grocery store up and running in Kiester. The one they had closed “suddenly,” she said, back on June 30. |
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Tigers stay undefeated, with help from forfeits
Jan. 11, 2013 It wasn’t just the Albert Lea Tigers and the Mankato West Scarlets who determined the outcome of the wrestling match Thursday. The illness and injury bugs were part of the equation, too. |
Bulldogs earn second place
Jan. 14, 2013 Lake Mills wrestling hosts a tournament and wins its first four duals. |
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Hermanson's points, rebounds help Lake Mills beat G-E
Jan. 15, 2013 Lake Mills senior post Brandon Hermanson was a starter Monday night for the first time this season. Boy, did he make it count. |
Tigers beat Century by 1 point
Jan. 15, 2013 Albert Lea girls' basketball edged Rochester Century 39-38 Tuesday in Big 9 play. |
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Bulldogs sweep duals
Jan. 17, 2013 It was a milestone night for Lake Mills junior wrestler Noah Irons. He checked off career victory No. 100 with a pin in the 145-weight class dual against Riceville-St. Ansgar Thursday. |
On sports journalism, racing, hockey, TV
Jan. 21, 2013 I wrote an introductory column about myself to give readers a chance to get to know one of the new writers at the paper. |
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Never give up
Jan. 22, 2013 A state-tournament wrestler is back within the sport, this time as an assistant coach for Albert Lea wrestling. |
USC boys’ hoops falls to Blue Earth Area
Jan. 22, 2013 The United South Central boys’ basketball team started out playing pretty evenly with Blue Earth Area Tuesday night but ultimately lost 78-72. |
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Wolverines top Knights in close game
Jan. 29, 2013 The visiting Glenville-Emmons boys’ basketball team defeated Alden-Conger Tuesday by a 56-53 margin, in a game that was close all the way through. |
Teachers encourage a love of reading
Jan. 31, 2013 New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Elementary School recognizes I Love to Read Month in February. |
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Tigers skate to loss against Lourdes
Jan. 31, 2013 The Albert Lea boys’ hockey team wasn’t able to get enough pucks in the back of the net Thursday as they lost 5-1 to Rochester Lourdes. |
Tigers down Adrian
Feb. 2, 2013 The Albert Lea wrestlers got back to their winning ways on the home mat Saturday with a 56-9 non-conference victory over Adrian (ranked No. 7 in Class AA). |
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Wolverines go Red
Feb. 8, 2013 The Glenville-Emmons boys' and girls' basketball teams wore red t-shirts in support of heart disease awareness before playing their games. |
Tigers tie to end regular season
Feb. 14, 2013 The Albert Lea boys’ hockey team skated to its second tie during the regular-season finale Thursday on home ice. The boys tied with Winona 3-3 in a Big 9 conference game. |
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