The back-to-back wins snapped a stretch where the Pirates lost nine of ten games. They are now 9-9 on the season and 4-6 in the section, while Frazee is 1-19 overall and 1-6 in the section.
Crookston will face the winner of East Grand Forks and Lake of the Woods Monday, Feb. 15 in Warroad at 8:15 p.m.
Grand Forks defeated Bismarck 104-72 and Century 95-75, and placed seventh at the UND Invitational.
Nick Keller, brother of Crookston resident Walt (and Margee) Keller and Richmond, Minn. native, breaks world record.
The Pirates created a number of turnovers and took care of the ball nicely themselves as they snapped a five-game losing streak. Crookston improved to 8-9 on the season, while the Knights are 2-13.
The Spartans tallied two goals late in the first period but the Crookston managed a goal in each of the second and third periods to send the game into the overtime where it finished as a 2-2 tie.
Four others finished as runners up, while Blake Bergeron finished third. In all, eight of the 12 Pirate wrestler placed.
The Golden Eagles fell Friday in a 76-68 loss to Minnesota State in Mankato, Minn. and Saturday in a 93-67 loss to Southwest Minnesota State in Marshall, Minn.
The fourth ranked team in the country in Minnesota State topped Minnesota, Crookston 105-55 on Friday in Mankato, Minn., and on Saturday Southwest Minnesota State defeated the Golden Eagles 75-50 in Marshall, Minn.
Crookston had just four different players score in the game as it fell to 10-9 on the season. Hawley is now 18-0.
Bemidji State scored 15 runs on 26 hits in two games as the Beavers swept a nonconference baseball doubleheader from Minnesota, Crookston Friday night at the Metrodome.
The Pirates were out for revenge Thursday night against East Grand Forks who upset them in the first meeting of the season on Dec. 1 in East Grand Forks with a 2-1 overtime win.
Crookston is now 6-14-1 on the season and 2-7 in section play, while Thief River Falls is 14-6 overall and 5-2 in the section.
The Pirates are now 11-2 on the season in duals, while East Grand Forks is now 1-14.
Crookston's five-game winning streak came to an end as it falls to 10-8 on the season.
*All Pirate of the Week winners are submitted by the head coach of the team.*
The Crookston Pirates Special Olympics basketball team participated in the Grand Forks Invitational this past Saturday and came back with blue ribbons, winning the Division II group.
The most recent boys and girls hockey hockey rankings from Let's Play Hockey. The Pirate girls' hockey team remains No. 4 in Class A.
The most recent high school wrestling ranking by TheGuillotine.com.
