A tackle by trade, Tom Riitters(seated middle) takes center stage at most events!
Who says the football lineman isn’t the most athletic and intelligent participant on the field? Here at JohnnieFootball.com we defy the odds and sport three linemen among our regular contributors. Today’s feature is by former Little Falls Flyer and Johnnie offensive lineman Tom Riitters who asks the reader to “Tell […]
Congratulations John! John Gagliardi: 2007 Liberty Mutual Division III Coach of the Year
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Please allow me to introduce you to… “Johnnie Tats!”
Think your “Johnnie Blood” runs red hot with the anticipation of another season in Collegeville witnessing football sage John Gagliardi coach his 60th year? Does your fall schedule completely hinge on the Johnnies playing football and who they’ll be challenging in the playoffs? If you answered yes, then I challenge you to compare your Johnnie Spirit to our newest contributor […]
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Schumacher, Gunderson and Pierskalla…. Family Guys!
Our webmaster, the vaunted “Mr. Shoes”, says he’ll be knee-deep in “code” next week and the days leading up to East Texas in an effort to complete all the site upgrades planned during the off-season. Until then we’ll continue to publish Andy Pierskalla’s player blog “post-style”….. enjoy!
August 17th:
Practice started later in the day due to church. […]
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Johnnie Senior Andy Pierskalla says: “Simon Says!”
In our attempt to bring you right into the huddle during Johnnie Football Camp we’ve enlisted the talents of Johnnie senior defensive lineman Andy Pierskalla. This fall will be the third season of action for Andy as extensive shoulder surgery in May of ‘07 forced the Farmington graduate to the sideline for a season of […]
Let The 2008 Games Begin!
Ok, maybe the phrase “Let The Games Begin” is a bit overused however in an Olympic year and with Johnnie Football Camp in full swing it’s as good as anything.
Just as the Johnnies began practice at 9:30am on Friday morning another sign of the upcoming season is the crew from JohnnieFootball.com gathering at Champps in […]
Let’s Get This Party Started…
…shall we?
Greetings Johnnie fans! There’s been a lot of Hamm’s over the dam since anybody has posted here, so I thought we should blow the dust off, break the ice, so to speak. (Why do sports make one speak/write in cliches?) This first post of the 2008 season might not have the polish and grandeur […]
Curing the Cabin Fever: Splitting hairs—and splitting D-III?
There is a big problem in NCAA D-III athletics. It’s not that there are booster programs run amok, or cheating scandals, or that athletes are being paid to play college sports. Rather, the problem is that D-III itself may be too big.
Huh?
To explain we first need a little history lesson.
It isn’t exactly common knowledge that […]
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Happy New Year 2008—From JohnnieFootball.com
Before you know it we will be firing up the grills for our first Stiftungfestivities on September 6th as the Johnnies take on East Texas Baptist. Here is something to get you in the right frame of mind for tailgating and another great season of Johnnie Football!
