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Coaches remember 17-year-old Tayven Geiger
Tayven’s baseball coaches at HTP Sports Academy have launched a GoFundMe after Tayven was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Wednesday.
RANDOLPH, Minn. — Coaches see skill, but maybe more importantly, they recognize personality.
“His baseball game was up there with the best of them but his character led the way,” Jake Petricka of HTP Sports Academy said of 17-year-old Tayven Geiger.
Petricka, along with Chase Hentges, were Geiger’s baseball coaches. When they found out Geiger had been killed on Wednesday in a single-vehicle crash, they said they felt the need to let the community know quickly.
“We sent a text to all of the players that were teammates with him,” Hentges said. “We sent a newsletter, and get it out on social media so people would hear about it, instead of having heard about it after a couple days or even a couple of weeks.”
On Wednesday, state troopers said Geiger was driving north on a snowy and icy highway 56 near Randolph, when he entered a ditch, rolled over and was ejected from the pickup. Geiger was not wearing a seatbelt.
On Friday, a memorial had grown by Highway 56. It featured many things Geiger enjoyed, including hunting and baseball paraphernalia.
In terms of baseball, both coaches agreed, Geiger was the kind of guy you wanted on your team.
“Just being the ultimate rah rah guy– he was always positive,” Hentges said. “Always just lights up a room, easy conversations, just an amazing teammate.”
And for all the skills that Tayven picked up from HTP Sports Academy, the coaches too walk away with a catch.
“That’s why we do it, kids like him,” Petricka said.
“The joy he can bring to a room he can bring to a team, it’s unmatched. One of those kids that you’ll remember forever,” Hentges added.
You can find the coaches’ GoFundMe for the Geiger family here.
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1 killed, 2 others injured in Minneapolis shooting
Police are investigating after three men were shot early on Saturday morning.
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis police are investigating after three men were shot in the Ventura Village neighborhood early Saturday morning.
According to Minneapolis police, officers were called to the area around East 21st Street and South 15th Avenue around 5 a.m. Saturday.
Officers found three men had been shot. One of the men died and the two others were taken to the hospital with what police described as life-threatening injuries.
Officials said the shooting happened at a small homeless encampment.
Police have not announced any arrests as of Saturday morning.
KARE 11 will update this story as more information is made available.
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Get your Boo Bag at St. Croix Chocolate Company
This Halloween the chocolate shop is getting very festive.
MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, Minn. — A small sweet shop in a Minnesota river town has won some BIG awards for its chocolates.
St. Croix Chocolate Company in Marine on St. Croix has won national and international awards including Best of Show in this year’s America’s Division of the International Chocolate Awards.
Their chocolates are available at the St. Croix Chocolate Company kitchen or online.
This Halloween they are selling a Halloween Countdown Calendar that features 14 prize-winning recipes made into ghosts, bats, skulls and other spooky configurations. They also have a Boo Bag-handled tote that comes with their “best of” Halloween assortment.
Owner and Chocolatier, Robyn Dochterman, joined KARE 11 Saturday to share what St. Croix Chocolate Company has to offer.
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RECIPE: Homemade pasta from Red Rabbit
MINNEAPOLIS — Making pasta at home is relatively simple, as long as you have the right tools.
October is National Pasta Month and Red Rabbit‘s Corporate Chef, Adam Lerner, joined KARE 11 Saturday to show us how to make homemade noodles in the confines of your own kitchen.