Bronco boys hockey coaches get rehired
The Bronco boys hockey team will have the same coaches for the 2012-13 season after the International Falls Board of Education decided Monday to rehire the head coach and two assistants for the second season in a row.
Bruce Elson is returning as the head coach and Ross Johnson and Tom Biondich will be back as assistants after having led the Falls to a 15-12 overall record in 2011-12. All three had joined the Bronco boys coaching staff last season.
Johnson’s rehiring had previously been mired in controversy over his appearance in a YouTube video that featured Johnson partying and drinking alcohol with others. Petitions from students and community members urged the board to rehire Johnson.
Voyageur spikers sweep Fond du Lac
The Rainy River Community College volleyball team won a Minnesota College Athletic Conference match for the first time this season on Friday when the Voyageurs were victorious in three straight games at Fond du Lac, 25-22, 25-15, 25-16.
Statistical leaders for RRCC included: Nakita Estling, 24 set assists, nine digs; Mariah Childs, eight kills; Wilma Oombash, eight kills; and Casey Evans, three ace serves.
The Voyageurs, who are now 1-2 in the MCAC and 4-10 overall, host three matches this week — Hibbing at 6:30 p.m. today, Northland at 6:30 p.m. Friday and Central Lakes at noon Saturday.
