Rand Middleton
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Covers Willmar and area high schools and Ridgewater College, plus amateur baseball, stock car racing and fitness events in summer. Writes weekly column since 1980. Began working in radio and at weekly newspaper in Munising, Michigan, in 1972. Started parttime at West Central Daily Tribune Sept. 1974. Fulltime beginning Feb. 1979. Married to Tribune news clerk Donna (Miller) Middleton, formerly of Kerkhoven. 2 grown children.
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NEW LONDON — Finally, a great day for golf. New London-Spicer sophomore Ethan Bohlsen and the entire Albany golf team played as brightly as the deep-green grass and blue water...
PAYNESVILLE — Is this a rebuilding year for the Bulldogs or are they just rearranging? Paynesville is a modest 2-2 with a nearly all-new line-up after walloping ACGC 13-0 on...
The varsity track and field team at Willmar will go without a home meet this year. The longest winter squelched the Optimist Meet on April 11. So to get a...
Next Wednesday, May 1, will be the 50th anniversary of the first American to summit Mt. Everest. It was “Big Jim” Whittaker, a Seattle resident who owned an outdoor store...
Here’s something to think about until the bunkers clear of snow: Many of the highest-rated public golf course in west-central and central Minnesota are close at hand. The Hacker’s Guide...
It was the best of times and the worst of times. Patriot’s Day, a Boston holiday, flipped upside down 10 minutes before three o’clock on Monday afternoon. Slightly fewer than...
There is a good reason back in 1983 when I had to choose between going all news or all sports at this paper that I ended up in the B...
WILLMAR — The West Central Broncos amateur football team are nearing their inaugural season debut on April 27 at Burnsville High School against the Twin City Rhinos. The Broncos list...
Comments one activities director, “This is a mess.” And another: “Ridiculous.” It’s the winter that won’t bow out. Athletic directors from the West Central Conference — both North and South...
The difference between Augusta, Ga., and central Minnesota is as clear as green and white. Just look out the window with the TV on. Typically, the second weekend in April...