By Mike Drooger – Welcome to the Southwest Minnesota Arena Football League where the action is fast and furious, the points accumulate faster than the national debt, defenses are tested on every play, and no lead is safe. It wasn’t

By Mike Drooger – When Kirk Gibson of the Los Angeles Dodgers hit a pinch-hit, walk-off homer in the 1988 World Series, radio announcer Jack Buck stated his legendary line: “I can’t believe what I just saw.” Every Dutchmen player,

By Mike Drooger – The good news was it was nearly perfect weather Saturday, October 29, when the Edgerton Flying Dutchmen ventured to Hills to take on the Patriots of Hills-Beaver Creek in Section 3 Nine-Man football playoffs. The sky

By Mike Drooger – Going into the final football game of the regular season, the Edgerton Flying Dutchmen knew there were a multitude of scenarios as far as the playoffs were concerned. When Edgerton won, Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda lost, and Westbrook-Walnut

By Mike Drooger – If you have a pile of money you’d like to invest in a grocery store, a great place would be the city of Hull, Iowa, (pop. 2,089) where the grocery store recently closed. Or you could

By Mike Drooger – When a high school nine-man football team starts two seniors, two juniors, two sophomores, two freshmen, and an eighth-grader, all games will present certain challenges. That’s the situation coach Andrew Fleischman and his Flying Dutchmen had

By Mike Drooger – Edgerton Flying Dutchmen head football coach Andrew Fleischman is one of the best there is at dissecting game film to find trends of opponents. Going into Edgerton’s game vs. the Coyotes of Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda (HLOF), Coach

Well, how ‘bout that!!—Dutchmen win season opener! By Mike Drooger – After Edgerton’s opening football game of the 2021 season, head coach Andrew Fleischman admitted he had no idea what to expect from his young, inexperienced club. “I told Scott

By Mike Drooger – Edgerton Flying Dutchmen football began in the fall of 1940 when EHS played 6-man football. Eighty-one years later, Dutchmen Head Coach Andrew Fleischman, with a record of 150-56 in 19 seasons, would probably like to return

By Mike Drooger – Once upon a time, in the not too distant past, we were told to flatten the curve. Next the term dial back was used. Then, beginning at 11:59:59 on Friday night, November 20, 2020, we were