On this date in 1960, five sets of brothers, including two pairs of twins, powered Ada High’s football team toward another Pine-to-Prairie Conference title under coach Lester Drechsel.

Here is the complete story as it appeared in the paper that day:

By Jerry Ruff

Staff Correspondent

ADA, Minn. — The Ada High School football team appears headed for its second consecutive championship in the Pine-to-Prairie Conference. Last year the Vikings won the title outright. This season it looks like there will be a tie for the championship with Warren, if both teams get over their final hurdles next Friday. Ada plays at Twin Valley and Warren will be host to Red Lake Falls.

It could very well be that Ada has something going for it over and above that team spirit so necessary in winning. Call it “

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