Riding the waves

063020.N.BD.RidingtheWave.jpg — Camden Langerman (left) and Matthew Husemann ride their tube over the Whipple Lake waves while being towed by Jacob Holm and Riley DeRosier Monday, June 29. The foursome are all Brainerd Warrior football players cooling off after a workout at the Essentia Health Sports Center earlier today. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

By Steven L. Kohls

June 30, 2020 at 3:00 AM

Camden Langerman (left) and Matthew Husemann ride their tube over the wake of the boat while being towed by Jacob Holm and Riley DeRosier Monday, June 29. The foursome are all Brainerd Warrior football players cooling off after a workout at the Essentia Health Sports Center earlier today. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

1/4: Camden Langerman (left) and Matthew Husemann hang on to the handles of a tube while being towed by Jacob Holm and Riley DeRosier Monday, June 29, on Whipple Lake. The foursome are all members of the Brainerd Warrior football team who were cooling off after a morning workout at the Essential Health Sports Center. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

2/4: Camden Langerman (left) and Matthew Husemann hang on to a tube being pulled by Jacob Holm and Riley DeRosier on Whipple Lake Monday, June 29. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

3/4: Camden Langerman (left) and Matthew Husemann hang on to the handles of the tube while being pulled by Jacob Holm and Riley DeRosier Monday, June 29, on Whipple Lake. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

4/4: Camden Langerman (left) and Matthew Husemann hang on to the handles of the tube while being pulled by Jacob Holm and Riley DeRosier Monday, June 29, on Whipple Lake. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

By Steven L. Kohls

I was raised on a farm in western Minnesota where I participated in 4-H, high school sports, and everything that farm kids do for fun after chores. Graduated from Ridgewater Community College with an AA degree and my first taste of newspapering. I worked a summer on the Ortonville Independent as a reporter and photographer.