Faribault Coaches Show

Faribault High School Bowling Coach Tracy Cortez and one of their top bowlers, Carter Cortez, Junior talk about their conference tournament being held at J-mo's Bowl in Faribault.

Ray Burr of J-Mo's Bowl in Faribault stops by our perch to visit about youth bowling.

Chrissy Craig heads the Faribault Gymnastics club and brought 5 of the athletes to the program ranging in age from 13 to 17. The club actually has age ranges from 7 to 17. Athletes included Scarlett Tonga, Sakatah Stevenson, Sophie Sena, Addie Brekke and Ellie Bricko. Girls tennis Head Coach Jeff Anderson also updated us on the season their experiencing.

Devin Lockerby is first year Head Coach for the 2-0 New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Panthers. We visit with him about his first teaching job and the exciting start to his Panthers season. Faribault Lakers Charlie Lechtenburg and Joe Grote also review the Faribault Lakers baseball summer which ended one win from state.

Shane Gunderson and daughter Bailee talk about the summer softball that took the all over the country and Katie Ruisi discusses preparations for the 2026 volleyball season.

MacKenzie Klett, Jumps Coach, delightfully explains how Head Coach Mark Bongers asked her to help with the Track and Field program this spring. Klett enjoyed it immensely and said it was fun working with the kids on their Long Jump and Triple Jump skills.

This is a multi-talented lady involved in FFA, PEER Counseling and some sports.

Bailee Gunderson and Riiey Sietsema represent the Falcon softball team and Co-Captains for baseball join the show from J-Mo's Bowl in Faribault.

Two senior boys tennis players and two ladies from FHS Choir discuss their respective activities,

Royal Ross, Faribault City Council member and co-host of show, visits with Gordy Kosfeld about the need for a new community center in town with numbers down in most sports at Faribault HIgh School.