Published 5:10 pm Friday, June 14, 2024 By Staff Reports Members of the Lea College Lancer football team shared stories and memories with each other at the team's 58-year reunion. Ayanna Eckblad/Albert Lea Tribune Even though many of the team members hadn't played football together in decades, they were able to share comraderie this week meeting for the team reunion. Provided.

Members of the Lea College Lancers football team pose for a photo at the Hammer Complex sign of Albert Lea High School. Pictured from left are Tim Labatt, Greg Francis, Tom Dewan, John Sauer, Bill Sosnowski, Paul Scheafbuer, Rick Boyle, Randy Hilgert, Mike Rowe and Gary Murphy. Provided By Ayanna Eckblad Many people have fond memories from college, but not everyone keeps in touch with their college friends after the years of study are over.

However, for a group of former football players, this is far from the truth. This week, the Lea College Lancers football team reunion was held with 12 men, their spouses and one coach getting to see each other in the town where their friendship began. “We organized this reunion because all of us are getting older, and we thought it would be a good time to get together and have a little fellowship and have a little team togetherness,” former team member John Sauer said.

Sauer currently lives in Marion, Iowa. He worked as a superintendent and principal for over 30 years. Lea College was open from 1965 to 1973 and according to Sauer, the school had a football team f.