In my story… “THE GIANTS AT MONROE” AND THE 1909 CHASES FOR THE STATE TITLE…PART 2 …I mentioned that with the Brewers in the playoffs vs. the Chicago Cubs it was doubtful that I could make it to Ladysmith on Friday, October 10 for the school’s first Hall of Fame induction.  Thanks to a start time change on Saturday I would have time to make it back fine to make my shift after staying overnight in Ladysmith. From the start of my entering the front door of the high school I was

One of the side stories to the Monroe’s 1909 season is that both quarterback Roy Collentine and center Frank Herin went to school at Monroe from 1906 through the winter of 1909-10.  They then quit Monroe and moved to Rockford to play and start on Tommy Mills’ 1910 team.  The Rockford yearbook, entitled “The Annual” lists the two as being juniors on the team roster.  A check of the 1912 yearbook does not list them so they may have graduated following the fall, 1910 year.  Acco

Last spring (2025) I received notice that Ladysmith High was going to begin an Athletic Hall of Fame and I was invited to attend the banquet to be held on Friday October 10 with the homecoming game to follow the next day.  First, I have never been to Ladysmith nor, until I wrote a stories about the 1940’S-1960’S teams… HEART OF THE NORTH…LADYSMITH…PART 1  and HEART OF THE NORTH…LADYSMITH…PART 2   I had never talked to anyone from the town.  Maybe the stories helped get the ba