Ben grew up in Mabel, Minnesota before going on to get a degree from Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato. He spent much of his youth listening to Twins games on KFIL. Ben moved on and wrote articles for his college sports website and also wrote Rochester Honkers game summaries while interning with Townsquare Media in Rochester. Ben likes most all the sports, though he knows the letdown that is associated with the Minnesota teams. One of his first CD's was Alan Jackson, and you can hear a mix of country music, from Merle Haggard to Taylor Swift when Ben is on air.
Ben Aberg
Twins Oppenent Milks Cow
While listening to some Twins baseball on KFIL this weekend, I heard that some Angels and Twins players had been milking cows. I figured the Twins were more into it, but here's pitcher Blake Parker showing you how he does it.
Some good stuff there, and a cool score as well that night...
Lanesboro Filled With Rhubarb!
Saturday marked another Rhubarb Festival in Lanesboro. Sylvan Park was packed with music, games, food, and, of course, rhubarb!
The Rhubarb Sisters were singing some good tunes for much of Saturday as I approached. I did not participate in a Rhubarb Run...
Trojan Bats Warm Up Early In Game 2
The Rushford-Peterson Trojans played a 3:00 game on KVGO as well, defeating Schaeffer Academy 19-1 in 5 innings. R-P will be playing in Winona again late Monday afternoon.
Rushford-Peterson was again the visiting team on the scoreboard against Schaeffer Academy...
W-K Tops R-P in KVGO Game One
In game one on KVGO on Saturday morning, the Wabasha-Kellogg Falcons edged the Rushford-Peterson Trojans 2-1. In the afternoon, the Trojans played Schaeffer Academy on KVGO.
Wabasha-Kellogg got a leadoff walk, and got another baserunner with two outs, but stranded both...
PEM Wins 2, Stays Alive In Tourament
On Friday, the Plainview-Elgin-Millville Bulldogs defeated Caledonia/Spring Grove by an 8-3 score to earn the opportunity to play on KFIL. They then defeated Cotter to advance to play Zumbrota-Mazeppa on Tuesday.
A little confusion on the first batter, but after that, a base hit by Miranda McNallan, a fielder’s choice, and courtesy runner Kaitlyn Bade was on for Lauren Boyum...
Homers Power Z-M to Win
Wednesday night, Cool 104 brought you a 1AA West matchup between GMLOK and Zumbrota-Mazeppa. The home Cougars beat the visiting Bulldogs 6-2
Wednesday afternoon was just a bit more cloudy than Monday, but precipitation came down, so there was no complaint there...
I Didn’t Stand Still During the Stand Still
Saturday marked another Stand Still Parade in Whalan. Though it was wet, the show went on. As you may have heard, I got to eat some lefse there too.
So the parade started with the Lanesboro band playing under some covering. As I walked around, I saw a clever exhibit called "Stan's Still at the Parade...
Sweet Weekend
This past weekend, as you may have heard, was a busy one. On Saturday, we had the Whalan Stand Still Parade, Trout Days was going on, and there were a whole lot of treats in between. I actually started my Dessert Saturday in the morning.
Saturday, I stopped once again at the end of the the ice cream trail...
Rushford Business Featured In State Lotto Commercial
In this area, a lot of people have Norwegian heritage; I have a Norway connection on both sides of the family. I like my lefse. And now even more Minnesotans will know where to find it.
One of my high school friends shared a commercial he saw online, and I thought it would just be a funny "Uff Da" comedy spoof...
Caledonia Wins Night Game on Cool 104
In a game under the lights in Rushford, the Caledonia Warriors defeated the GMLOK Bulldogs 4-2.
The game between these two teams had been scheduled earlier this year, but to reschedule, they needed at least one team to be off for the afternoon...