Players Change into Tennis Togs at Park: Fridley Police Blotter

The athletes' wardrobe malpractice drew a complaint.

Fridley police received a complaint Sept. 29, 2011, about an ongoing problem involving two males who change clothes at Briardale Park before playing tennis. An officer found the two players, who said they work nearby and change clothes in their cars but do not remove their underwear. The officer recommended they change clothes at work before coming to the park. Here are selections from information about other recent incidents in Fridley provided by the Fridley Police Department. Sept. 29, 2011: Sept. 30, 2011: In all incidents where an arrest occurred, a charge is merely an accusation, and not evidence of guilt. The arrested person is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Incidents generally appear in the order in which…

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Photos: SLP HS Girls Tennis Starts Season

St. Micheal-Albertville defeats Spring Lake Park 7-0 at Spring Lake Park High School.

Spring Lake Park High School's girls tennis got off to a rough start with a 7-0 loss against St. Micheal-Albertville on Thursday.

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Video: Nontraditional Strokes Lead to National Tennis Tournament

Self-taught Patty Korkowski was one of the players at the Sandy Dyer Open in Fridley last weekend.

Patty Korkowski is the first to admit that she doesn’t have a classic tennis form. She swings at the ball with nonstandard strokes. Yet that can also work to her advantage when opponents don’t know where her shots are headed—as occasionally happened at this weekend's Sandy Dyer Open Tennis Tournament at LifeTime Fitness in Fridley. Korkowski started playing tennis with her sister and never took any lessons. Yet her ranking has climbed in the 30 years she’s been playing. She played in nationals in 2010. After this past summer, her U.S. Tennis Association rating climbed from 4.0 to 4.5. She now plays in two leagues, captaining one of the leagues.

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Local Schools Have Tuesday Sports Postponements

Columbia Heights, Totino-Grace and Spring Lake Park high schools rescheduled contests originally set for Tuesday.

Several local high school sporting events originally scheduled for Tuesday have been rescheduled to later dates, according to the North Suburban Conference website.  Check below to see when the Totino-Grace, Columbia Heights and Spring Lake Park matchups will be played. Totino-Grace Columbia Heights Spring Lake Park Fridley High School's Tuesday softball game at St. Paul Academy is set for play as scheduled at 4:15 p.m.

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