Minnesota Amateur
Winter/Spring 2008 Official Publication of the Minnesota Sports Federation Vol 1, No. 1 “Amateur Sports Review” now Moorhead and Rochester to host nationals this summer online Our thanks to the Rochester Amateur Sports Commission
By Perry Coonce, Executive Director and Red River Valley Softball Association for hosting ASA Northern Nationals this summer. Rochester will host the MAPLE GROVE — After several years of not publishing the Class A 18-U and Class B 10-U Girls Fastpitch ASA Northern “Amateur Sports Review” due to staff size and printing/ Nationals on July 30-August 3 at McQuillan Fields. The Red mailing costs, an online version has been initiated. Two is- River Valley Softball Association will host the Class C Men’s sues will be published each year; one in May and one in No- Slowpitch Northern Nationals on August 28-September 1. vember. Members will receive a postcard notification via U.S. Both cities will realize substantial economic impact and give mail when the publication has been posted online. Minnesota teams a chance to compete close to home. With gas prices continuing to rise, that’s a big plus! Winter/Spring tournaments a major success Team classification Plenty of amateur sports participation opportunities were pro- Based on the number of team classification protests we’ve vided to the membership this past winter and spring. By the already had this spring, team managers/coaches are either time the last volleyball was spiked on May 4th, over 10,000 not reading the classification rules in the guidebook or ignor- basketball, volleyball, and broomball participants, youth and ing them. Regardless, following the rules is a necessity for adult alike will have taken the court or rink. A major thank you fair play. to all the tournament hosts, personnel and game officials who made it all possible. Adult tournament hosts included St. Bats, bats, bats Cloud State University, Ron Seibring; Hutchinson Park & Rec, For the latest on which bats for the latest on which bats are John McRaith, Marv Haugen and Raquel Bushman; Chaska legal and which ones are not, please see www.asasoftball. Park & Rec, Jason Kirsch; National Sports Center, Brandon com. The ASA continues to have the safest bat standards Radeke; and Redwood Falls, Tim Prahl. Supervisors of offi- and is working toward a safer ball, if that’s possible. cials included Mark Herman, Mike Kaufman, Pat Clarkin, and Bob Wesely. 20th Annual All-Star Series The 20th Annual Girls High School Fastpitch All-Star Series, National Qualifiers galore this summer co-sponsored by Minnesota High School Girls Fastpitch Adult and JO fastpitch softball participants will have many op- Coaches Association and ASAUSA-MSF will be held on Sun- portunities to qualify early for national tournament play this day, June 8 in North Mankato at Caswell Park. This is a summer. In this issue of the “Amateur Sports Review” are prestigious, talent-laden event featuring the top 72 high flyers/entry forms for both. school girls fastpitch players in the state.
MSF1.org website packed with Board Meeting information The next ASA♦USA-MSF board meeting is Thursday, Octo- Whatever you want to know about the Minnesota ASA♦USA- ber 16 at Sports Federation Offices in Maple Grove. As al- MSF program is located on our website at www.msf1.org. ways, any member is welcome to attend. Until next time, play Please take the time to check it out and direct your players/ fair and play safe! teammates there, too!
IN THIS ISSUE… MINNESOTA SPORTS FEDERATION Youth State Championships…………….…..2 JO National Qualifier Entry Form ….40 10701 93rd Ave N, Suite D Boys Basketball State Championships.…... 3 South Dakota Qualifier ……………..41 Girls Basketball State Championships ….. 11 Ways to Qualify for JO Nationals ....42 Maple Grove, MN 55369 Youth Volleyball State Championships ..…16 Rochester Nationals ...……………...44 (763) 488-9995 Adult Broomball State Results……………..27 Girls’ Talk ...………………………….46 USA Broomball Nationals…………………..29 Adult Softball Schedule …………….47 Fax: (763) 488-3712 Men’s Basketball Results…………………..30 Cambridge Complex Release ……..48 www.msf1.org Adult Volleyball Results ...………………….31 Men’s C Northern National ………...50 [email protected] Junior Olympic Chatter ………………. …...37 National Qualifiers Entry Form …….51 JO Tournament Schedule ...………………39 MSF Youth Baseball ………………..55 Winter/Spring Minnesota Amateur 2 Youth Basketball State Championships
Boys’ Basketball Wrap-up Girls’ Basketball Wrap-up By Steve Ketter, Program Administrator By Anne Strong, Program Administrator
MAPLE GROVE — 2008 marked the 20th Anniversary of MAPLE GROVE — First off a huge thanks to all the par- MSF Youth Basketball State Championships and it was ticipating players, coaches, and parents. Without you another successful year. Over 600 basketball games there would be no opportunities for the girls to play. We were played in this year’s boys’ state tournaments. applaud the time and energy that you dedicate to the Thousands of participants from teams across the state sport and your daughter's success. were able to see how they measured up against a com- This year Rockford and Becker hosted strong teams from petitive field. Congratulations and thank you to all play- all communities around the state. Officials, parents, ers, coaches, and parents. coaches and tournament managers witnessed a high A special thanks to all of the tournament hosts who made level of play and even better sportsmanship amongst the it all possible. Boys’ state tournament hosts included: girls. A special thanks to the Rockford Community and Hastings, Geoff Maltby; Buffalo, Scott Greenfield, Tim the Becker Girls Fastpitch Association! Thank you for be- Speckel; Monticello, Duane Gates; Concordia University, ing wonderful hosts and allowing us to have a place to Bob Bartel; and Irondale High School, Larry Beck. An- play. Dave Wisnieski and Rick Baker were our Supervisor other thanks to our supervisors of officials who provided of Officials for the weekend and we thank them and their our tournaments with qualified officials: Steve Fischer, officiating crew that made the tournament possible. Dave Wisnieski, Don Bowman, and Dave Maher. On that note, coaches and players get ready for the 2009 The 2009 Boys’ State Championships are scheduled for Girls’ State Championships on February 27-March 1. March 6-8. Enjoy your summer and fall seasons and we Rockford and Becker have committed as host sites and will see you next year! we are in the processing of acquiring one more site. Mark your calendars because it is just around the corner! Enjoy your summer and we will see you next winter!
(see page 11 for the Girls State Championships)
Congratulations to all State Champions!
Age/Class Team Age/Class Team Boys 5A Brooklyn Park Pirates Boys 8C Watertown-Mayer Royals Boys 5B Mahtomedi Zephyrs Boys 9A Hopkins Royals Boys 5C Minnesota Bulldogs Boys 9B Minneapolis Hustlers Boys 6AA Champlin Park Rebels Boys 9C Irondale Knights Boys 6A Woodbury Royals Girls 5A Park Center Boys 6BB Mahtomedi Zephyrs Girls 5B Chaska Hawks Boys 6B Centennial Cougars Girls 5C Albany Boys 6C Wayzata Girls 6A Minneapolis Farview Boys 7AA Chaska Hawks Girls 6BB Monticello Black Boys 7A Waconia Wildcats Girls 6B Waconia Wildcats
Boys 7BB Stillwater Red Girls 6C Woodbury Boys 7B Centennial Cougars Girls 7A Woodbury Royals Boys 7CC Jordan Girls 7BB MLK Boys 7C Hastings Raiders Girls 7B Chaska Boys 8AA Chaska Hawks Girls 7C Woodbury II Boys 8A Burnsville Blaze Girls 8A Minneapolis Farview Boys 8BB Bloomington Jefferson Girls 8B St. Joseph’s Boys 8B Mounds View Mustangs Girls 8C Benilde - St. Margaret’s Winter/Spring Minnesota Amateur 3
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Boys 5th Grade Division A State Tournament Champion Community Coach Tournament W-L Championship Game Pirates Brooklyn Park Sam Anim 5-0 Brooklyn Park 46 Woodbury 33
BROOKLYN PARK Brooklyn Park takes top division Marty Hill 11 Halen Hunter 32 HASTINGS — In a championship game that featured the Sean Burns 41 top two seeds from the 5th Grade Division A Tournament, Brandon Oganda 35 Brooklyn Park prevailed over Woodbury. Both Brooklyn Joel Roehl 13 Park and Woodbury marched through pool play and Jerome Dixon 10 bracket play unscathed to meet in the championship Kwaku Bodom 40 game. Brooklyn Park averaged over 41 points per game, Sacar Anim 23 Adam Buirge 12 the highest by a wide margin.
Boys 5th Grade Division B State Tournament Champion Community Coach Overall W-L Championship Game Zephyrs Mahtomedi Randy Stone 20-12 Mahtomedi 23 Mounds View 22
MAHTOMEDI Team defense ignites championship run Bryant Stone 4 HASTINGS — Team defense was Mahtomedi’s focus and pri- Alex Maxner 35 ority from the first practice. The season started slow playing David Sierakowski 32 under .500 ball but continued to improve each week. Samuel Newman 12 John Morgan 15 The turning point was mid-season in the Brooklyn Park tournament. In the Championship game, Mahto- Matt Zink 13 medi fell behind early by double digits, but continued to play strong defense, and eventually came back Sam Mustar 10 to win. The team gained confidence; understood defense kept them in position to win, and learned the Adam Birky 11 Sean Hjelle 30 games are 4 full quarters. Jackson Bell 33 State was certainly a reach knowing the strong teams in the bracket; including some we had tight games Assistant Coach: with during the season. The comeback win from over 10 points down in the semi vs. Chaska and the Mike Mustar narrow one point win over Mounds View in the Championship was a team effort. As coaches and par- ents, we were proud to see every player make a key play to contribute to the State Championship.
Boys 5th Grade Division C State Tournament Champion Community Coach Tournament W-L Championship Game Bulldogs Brooklyn Dedric Willis 5-0 Bulldogs 38 Center Chaska 34
BULLDOGS Bulldogs win division C title Willis 1 Kirkwood 21 HASTINGS — The Bulldogs from Brooklyn Center Smalls 2 Yabbra 32 won the 5th Grade Division C State Championship. Vance 3 Twegby 34 The Bulldogs went the entire weekend without a Pollard 5 Bettie 42 defeat. Their strong offensive attack scored at least Dukuly 10 Taylor 4 Reece 15 Tyler 18 30 points each game with a high of 47. The Bull- Butler 20 Washington 8 dogs tightest match-up came in the closely con- tested championship game against Chaska which the Bulldogs pulled off 38-34 Winter/Spring Minnesota Amateur 4
Youth Basketball State Championships (continued)
Boys 6th Grade Division AA State Tournament Champion Community Coach Overall W-L Championship Game Rebels Champlin, Mike Hilley 40-2 Champlin Park 73 Brooklyn Park Benilde-Holy Name 35
CHAMPLIN PARK Hard work pays off for Rebels Drew Longerbone 2 BUFFALO — Champlin Park finished 39-5 last season but lost Zach Huberty 10 both state tournament championships by two points. The kids Pat McAlpine 13 worked hard over the spring and summer. They participated in Jerry Goines 15 group training and played a lot of basketball. They get along Alec Leabo 22 very well and love playing the game. Despite their success, Alex Hilley 25 the kids are classy on and off the court and want to improve Matt Juneau 30 Ian Theisen 32 their basketball skills and knowledge. Devonte Young 35
The team was led in scoring and rebounding by 6’3” center Ian Theisen. Matt Juneau (6’0” forward) and Assistant Coaches: Alex Hilley (5’3” point guard) also averaged in double figures for points on the season. Rick Theisen John McAlpine
Boys 6th Grade Division A State Tournament Champion Community Coaches Overall W-L Championship Game Royals Woodbury Jeff Tostenrud 41-3 Woodbury 46 Jeff Blodgett Mounds View 33
WOODBURY Royals crowned state champs John Horner 0 Xavier Cole 1 BUFFALO — Finishing the season with wins in both the MSF (6A) Dylan Bruehl 4 and MYAS (6AAAAA) was great for our team. We started as a ‘B’ Chris Ogiamier 5 team, but didn’t know how we would do because 5 of our 10 play- Stefan Swenson 11 ers were new. It did not take long to realize the team was going to Nick Blonski 12 do well as they won their first two tournaments. Caleb Blodgett 14 Alex Johnson 22 We quickly tried to move up to ‘A’ in as many tournaments as possible, but many could not accommodate. The Luke Hauswirth 23 boys worked extremely hard on defense and team play. Our first ‘A’ tournament was Shakopee where we faced Alex Tostenrud 25 Prior Lake. Despite a great effort, we lost by a point and then followed it up with another loss in the afternoon. Losing rarely feels very good, but it was good for this team. Turned out it was our last loss of the season.
The greatest highlight of the season came in our first game at the MSF tournament against Shakopee in 6A. We could not buy a bas- ket and trailed by 13 points in the first half, but the boys did not give up. The defensive intensity reached new heights and Caleb made three successive 3 pt shots. The lead was gone with about 1 minute left when our weakest shooter was fouled. Nick calmly made both to give us a two point lead. Shakopee tied the score, giving us the ball with about 15 seconds left. Time out! Discipline and teamwork paid off as the boys ran the designed play perfectly and Lucas scored as time expired!
We had a lot of fun coaching the kids and had a very supportive, engaged group of parents. The end of year party was great: limo to NBA City for dinner and games!
Boys 6th Grade Division BB State Tournament Champion Community Coach Tournament W-L Championship Game Zephyrs Mahtomedi Dave 5-0 Mahtomedi 46 Baumgard Minnetonka 25
MAHTOMEDI Mahtomedi claims title Colin Baumgard 21 BUFFALO — The Zephyrs from Mahtomedi won the 6th Peter Quarnstrom 1 Grade Division BB State Tournament. The Zephyrs got off Garrett Pahl 3 to a fast start averaging 43.5 points in pool play. They con- Tyler Zappa 2 tinued the momentum into bracket play where they ran the Michael Claude 5 Jackson Hull 20 table all the way to championship game where they defeated Alex Voytovich 23 Minnetonka by the score of 46-25. Peter Voytovich 25 Michael Baumann 24 Aaron Caswell 44 Winter/Spring Minnesota Amateur 5
Youth Basketball State Championships (continued)
Boys 6th Grade Division B State Tournament Champion Community Coach Overall W-L Championship Game
Centennial Lino Lakes/Centerville/ Dave Kirby 35-10 Centennial 50 Cougars Circle Pines Lester Prairie 48
Centennial’s defense keys success CENTENNIAL BUFFALO — Last year Centennial divided the 5th grade
Andrew Grill 15 boys into two equal A/B teams. This year the top ten boys Collin Patterson 34 were on the A team and the next 10 on the B team. Only Jake Berg 31 three boys were back from last year’s A/B team so there Ramsey Bordeaux 30 was a lot of teaching and chemistry building to accomplish. Alex Pelagalli 11 However, the boys were told early in the season that they were a special group of boys and that they could Austin Moldenhauer 52 go far if they listened to the coaches and attended practices religiously. Kent Chamberlain 42 Sam Newton 43 Half way through the season after the basic offensive system in place, the boys were going to focus primarily Ben Kirby 20 on defense since, as the tried and true saying goes, “Defense wins championships.” The boys understood Clayton Byrd 53 that concept and also learned that a good defense dictates to instead of reacts to the other team’s offense. Assistant Coach: Coaches reinforced the need to learn how to play man to man defense at this age and thus only played a Andy Moldenhauer zone defense in two games all year. Including state championship games, the boys went on a14-1 run at the end of the season. The MSF tournament was such a special way to end the season since the competition was fierce with the last three wins coming by one, three, and two points. After going 1-2 in last year’s MSF tournament, it was absolutely exciting for the boys to go 5-0 this year. This was a weekend that these boys will never forget. They will always be able to say that they are the state champions of 2008!
Boys 6th Grade Division C State Tournament Champion Community Coach Tournament W-L Championship Game Wayzata Wayzata Ken Satre 6-0 Wayzata 57 Hutchinson 39
WAYZATA Wayzata wins championship Connor Olson 12 BUFFALO — Wayzata won the 6th Grade Boys Divi- Cole Galbraith 10 sion C State Championship. Wayzata went an im- MacCoy Benzen 21 pressive 6-0 over the three day tournament weekend. Jack Melquist 23 They averaged 49 points in pool play and continued Wyatt Satre 25 their offensive dominance all the way to the champi- Drew Kleinschmidt 30 onship game as they defeated Hutchinson 57-39. Parker Frey 33 Thomas Magnuson 40 Jake Strom 45 Will Cady 51
Boys 7th Grade Division AA State Tournament Champion Community Coach Overall W-L Championship Game Chaska Chaska Steve Brown 30-5 Chaska 43 Champlin Park 39
CHASKA
John Maertens Chaska finishes strong Isaac Tewes MONTICELLO — The Chaska 7th Grade Boys fin- Carson Heinz ished their season on a roll by winning the last 14 Ryan McGuire Jack Kozlowski of 15 games. They ran the table in the MSF State Jared Lea Tournament going 5-0 to take the title in the top Chris Auer division. Their tournament run was capped off by Ryan Mitchell a victory in the championship game in a closely Assistant Coaches: contested game with a final score of 43-39. Jim Kozlowksi Warren Mitchell Winter/Spring Minnesota Amateur 6
Youth Basketball State Championships (continued)
Boys 7th Grade Division A State Tournament Champion Community Coach Overall W-L Championship Game Wildcats Waconia Keith Rachey 26-10 Waconia 56 Mendota Heights 53
Waconia displays teamwork on and off court WACONIA
MONTICELLO — The Waconia Wildcats 7A boy’s basketball Brandon Benson 52 team finished the season with a 26 and 10 record and a State Alex Chandler 11 Championship for the second year in a row. Each state title Cody Clark 34 Wylie Ferron 10 represents hard work and dedication by all the boys. This year’s State Championship was extra special Austin Fuller 5 as the team encountered several obstacles during the season: a broken wrist, sprained ankles, knee Cole Hanson 23 injuries, emergency appendicitis, continuous flu and a parent diagnosed with ALS. Through all these Brady Johnson 15 obstacles the boys stuck together and covered for each other when necessary. At the State Tourna- Tyler Kuennen 13 ment, they encountered tough games, winning the last two in dramatic fashion in overtime! It was truly a Josh Lenz 14 Matthew Rachey 21 team effort. Assistant Coaches: The boys also showed teamwork off the court as they organized and participated in two community pro- Jeff Fuller jects. They attended Feed My Starving Children together and conducted a fundraiser for ALS. After all Jeff Lenz the practices, games and challenges of the season, it is always rewarding to be called State Champions!
Boys 7th Grade Division BB State Tournament Champion Community Coach Overall W-L Championship Game Stillwater Stillwater Darrell Oman 23-7 Stillwater Red 49 Red Mahtomedi 42
STILLWATER RED
Vince Anderson 54 Stillwater Red wins championship Jakob Schollmeier 23 MONTICELLO — Stillwater RED is one half of the Stillwater Austin Holmberg 21 7th grade boys traveling basketball program. Both of the Still- Kevin Barry 33 Sam Lagus 13 water RED and Stillwater WHITE squads practice together, Joel Malwitz 42 attend the same tournaments and are essentially equal Andrew Duxbury 24 teams. During the 2007-08 season Stillwater RED played in Michael Valsvik 11 five regional tournaments in the Great Northwestern Basketball League (GNBL) winning several tourna- Wes Taney 22 ment championships. Vincent Jansen 10
Assistant Coaches: In the GNBL League Championship Tournament on January 12-13, Stillwater RED went 5-2 and finished in Kent Schollmeier, Frenchy 6th place (out of the top 32 GNBL teams). Their teammates of Stillwater WHITE also went 5-2 and fin- Holmberg, Clint Malwitz, ished in 4th place. All of the 20 players from both teams and the many parents and family members truly Steve Meads enjoyed the weekend event which was held in the Eau Claire, WI area.
Both of the Stillwater squads went 2-0 on the first day of the MSF State Tournament in Monticello. Stillwater WHITE lost a close game to Buffalo on Sunday morning which moved Buffalo into the semi-final game against Stillwater RED. The Stillwater RED han- dled Buffalo easily and then beat a strong Mahtomedi team for the Division BB title.
Boys 7th Grade Division B State Tournament Champion Community Coach Overall W-L Championship Game Centennial Lino Lakes/ Bob Irlbeck 29-15 Centennial 44 Cougars Centerville Woodbury 42
CENTENNIAL
Balanced attack leads to championship Ben Bahneman 11 Andrew Gustafson 40 MONTICELLO — The Centennial Boys 7th Grade B Jacob Irlbeck 20 team had a very rewarding 2007-2008 basketball sea- Grant Nelson 33 son. The team averaged 42 points scored and 34 Andrew Pederson 25 Sam Schoephoerster 35 points allowed per game. Scoring was very balanced Andrew Schulz 23 which was a result of each player's unselfish play. Nick Schuster 51 The highlight for the season was a 6-0 record in the Sonjay Sivarajah 24 MSF State Tournament including a double overtime Alex Stetson 43 win over Woodbury in the championship game. Assistant Coaches: Brian Bahneman, Ned Schoephoerster Winter/Spring Minnesota Amateur 7
Youth Basketball State Championships (continued)
Boys 7th Grade Division CC State Tournament Champion Community Coach Tournament W-L Championship Game Jordan Jordan Aaron 4-1 Jordan 46 Gorath Wayzata 31
JORDAN Jordan claims state championship Nate Beckman 33 Nick Heitkamp 25 MONTICELLO — After losing a close game to Wayzata in Trulo Adams 40 pool play (42-40), Jordan was able to get another chance Jordan Goracke 31 when they met up once again in the championship game. Michael Rutz 35 Jordan played closely contested games throughout the Alex Vollbrecht 23 tournament, but was able to pull away in the championship Chris Freund 32 game as they won 46-31 and claimed the 7th Grade Divi- Justin Freund 30 Eli Crawford 24 sion CC State Championship. Brian Hartman 34
Boys 7th Grade Division C State Tournament Champion Community Coach Overall W-L Championship Game Raiders Hastings Raymond 23-5 Hastings 39 Brown Sartell 31
HASTINGS Hastings climbs to the top Bailey Platson 12 MONTICELLO — After two seasons of single digit wins, Alex Wiese 33 the Hastings Raiders team did a complete turnaround Sam Westre 20 st this year and came home with the 1 place state title. It Zach Anderson 32 was an exceptional group of boys that really worked Keegan McIntosh 4 hard to improve their skill level and team competitive- Ian Johnson 1 ness. Coaches Dave and Ray are very proud of the Cody McNory 21 Chris Webb 35 boys and what they accomplished this year. Two of Jesse Green 31 Hastings’ losses this year were to A and B division Jayson Bauer 41
teams. Nice job guys, and thank you for a great sea- Assistant Coach: son! Dave McNary
Boys 8th Grade Division AA State Tournament Champion Community Coach Tournament W-L Championship Game Hawks Chaska David 5-0 Chaska 67 Duncan Park Center 52
CHASKA Chaska runs the table in top division Brandon Arnold 23 Andrew Barette 25 SAINT PAUL — The Hawks from Chaska won the 8th Grade Aaron Duncan 10 Division AA State Championship. Chaska got off to a quick Kevin Jensen 34 start in pool play scoring 68 points in their first game. Their Matt Knowles 3 momentum carried throughout the tournament as they went Jacob Mihalko 13 the entire weekend without defeat. Their run was capped off Ryan Spencer 11 with a 67-52 victory over Park Center in the championship Zach Stahl 1 game. Joey Stank 44
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Youth Basketball State Championships (continued)
Boys 8th Grade Division A State Tournament Champion Community Coach Overall W-L Championship Game Blaze Burnsville Marvin Kimble 24-14 Burnsville 68 Irondale 53
BURNSVILLE Burnsville claims state title Chase Roullier 42 SAINT PAUL — At the time of seeding, my team record was 13- Dan Motl 24 13. The team had a complete turn around from that point. The Tony Kuplic 53 only team we lost to was Andover who played in Division AA for Ryan Swanson 31 the MSF. Before that game, I had made an argument that we Matt Stemper 25 should be playing in a lower division. They started doing all the little things to win games. Focus was on defense Bo Hellquist 15 and rebounding which led to winning games. Ben Strand 35 Logan Kent 45 After playing in the Roseville tournament I knew we could be a force in the A Division. We exploded right out the AJ Coleman 34 gates by winning our first. We ran a unique defense called the triangle and two. After the team played that first Zachary Maxon 5 game, they had a new confidence about themselves. Each game made us stronger and stronger. The best chal- lenge that we faced was the team from Duluth East. They had the most talented and dominating player in our division. We could not stop him from rebounding or scoring. By the end of the game we were close after being down as much as 14 points. Once we tied the game, I knew it was our game to win. The trap defense did not allow them to get any good looks in the last 3 possessions. They were forced to foul us. We had been shooting 57% from the free throw line as a team for the entire season. We made 3 out of the 4 free throw attempts. Duluth East was the toughest team that we faced in the tournament.
The interesting and funny thing about the state tournament is that in the first game we had around 7 parents watching. By the champion- ship game against Irondale we had half of the bleachers filled with supporters. Everyone there had realized how far we came as a team. We exploded against Irondale in the first half and went up by as many as 30 points at one point. The problem was that the team felt like we had already won the game with a entire half to play. Irondale made a valiant run, but had to spend too much energy to get back into the game. If we would have played all tournaments how we played this state tournament, we would have been playing in the AA Division.
Boys 8th Grade Division BB State Tournament Champion Community Coach Tournament W-L Championship Game Jefferson Bloomington David McGee 4-1 Jefferson 51 Champlin Park 43
JEFFERSON Jefferson wins state title Dannon Briggs 3 Ryan Gilmer 22 SAINT PAUL — On the home floor of the Concordia Ted McGee 20 Golden Bears at the Gangelhoff Center in St. Paul, Bloom- Jacob Olsonowski 5 ington Jefferson claimed the 8th Grade Division BB State Andre Rowell 44 Championship. Consistency was the name of the game for Tyler Tumberg 11 Jefferson as they scored 50, 51, and 51 points in their final Sam Willis 23 3 games en route to their state title.
Boys 8th Grade Division B State Tournament Champion Community Coach Overall W-L Championship Game Mustangs Mounds View Dustin Boll 25-11 Mounds View 38 STMA 34
MOUNDS VIEW Mounds View defense stifles opponents Mark Johnson 11 SAINT PAUL — The Mustangs from Mounds View won the 8th Ryan Vijums 20 Grade Division B State Championship. The Mustangs defense Ben Rush 45 was tough on opponents’ offenses throughout the tournament as Steven Oleson 30 they allowed a tournament low 27.8 points against per game. Quinn Medsell 31 Mounds View finished their run in a closely contested game Jeff Johnson 33 against STMA in the championship with a final score of 38-34. Andy Justin 44 John Lundeen 34 Jonathan Walker 21 Winter/Spring Minnesota Amateur 9
Youth Basketball State Championships (continued)
Boys 8th Grade Division C State Tournament Champion Community Coach Overall W-L Championship Game Royals Watertown- Russ Runck 24-9 W-M Y.R. 65 Mayer Dan Schreder Richfield 47
WATERTOWN Watertown-Mayer saves best for last Kratch 45 Matuska 40 SAINT PAUL — Skill improvement by several players dur- Parker 52 ing the season made Watertown-Mayer a much stronger Ridge 55 team at tournament time. Watertown-Mayer averaged an Runch 12 Schreder 11 impressive 52.4 points per game, saving their best for last Thompson 4 with 65 points in the championship game. Weinmann 21
Boys 9th Grade Division A State Tournament Champion Community Coach Tournament W-L Championship Game Royals Hopkins Jared Nuness 5-0 Hopkins 51 Irondale 47
HOPKINS Hopkins captures division A title Adam Thacker 50 Jacob Peterson 41 NEW BRIGHTON — The Hopkins Royals won the 9th Larry Rice 12 Grade Division A State Tournament. The Royals got off Raffi Canabis 45 to a fast start in pool play and rolled all the way through Ben Christopher 20 the championship game going undefeated throughout the Josh Stewart 30 weekend. Hopkins defeated Irondale in a competitive Jack Sussman 35 championship game 51-47. Jack Retica 51 Austin Monahan 23 Nate Cohen 11
Boys 9th Grade Division B State Tournament Champion Community Coach Tournament W-L Championship Game Hustlers Minneapolis Bob 5-0 Hustlers 52 Williams Hopkins 40
HUSTLERS Hustlers victorious at state Marquis Williams 1 NEW BRIGHTON — The Hustlers from Minneapolis Barry Grey 3 Kalil Zenio 10 won the 9th Grade Division B State Championship. The Trenton Pollard 11 Hustlers went 5-0 over the tournament weekend en Mitchell Robinson 21 route to their state title. It was capped off with a 52-40 Shondale Strickland 22 victory in the championship game against Hopkins. Mike Thomas 55 Boys 9th Grade Division C State Tournament Champion Community Coach Overall W-L Championship Game Irondale New Brighton Justin Bui 5-0 Irondale 49 Knights Pierz 46
IRONDALE
Irondale wins championship Jared Johnson 15 Fred Quinn 20 NEW BRIGHTON — The Irondale Knights ran the table Jacob Ruff 25 going 5-0 in the state tournament. They fought off a late Chris Scholl 35 run by Pierz to take the Division C title. Irondale was able Matt Conklin 42 to claim victory on their home court as Irondale High School Mark Bjorness 43 was host to the 9th Grade State Championships. Nathaniel Gessessee 44 Patrick Molan 52 Marcus Carrigan 55 SOFTBALL PRICE CHART AND ORDER BLANK ATTENTION FEDERATION MEMBERS We have wholesale prices on softballs for your league and teams!! By buying your softballs through the Sports Federation you save $$$ and help keep your membership fees low.
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Youth Basketball State Championships (continued)
Girls 5th Grade Division A State Tournament Champion Community Coach Overall Record Championship Game Brooklyn Park Brooklyn Park Bob Dubois 37-1 Farview 24 Pirates Brooklyn Park 33
ROSTER BECKER —The 5th Grade girls Brooklyn Park Traveling 4Alicia Meyer Basketball team completed their season by winning the MSF 11 Camille McCoy and MYAS State Tournaments. The Pirates finished the 12 Emily Nelson st 20 McKenzie Lundstrom season 37-1 and took 1 place in 11 of the 12 tournaments 21 Hannah Schaub they entered. In the MSF Tournament the Pirates went 5-0 22 Jillian Rosby and had the opportunity to avenge their only loss of the sea- 23 Taylor Toney son by playing Farview twice, including the championship game. The game was close throughout 30 McKenna Dubios and the Pirates pulled away late by making 5 of 6 free throws down the stretch. 54 Al-Nisa Hargrove
Throughout the season every player contributed with tough defense and balanced offense. Hannah Schaub led the team in scoring and had her best game in the State Championship final versus the Rebels by scoring a season high 18 points. The other guards, McKenna DuBois, Mackenzie Lundstrom, Alicia Meyer and Jillian Rosby all provided strong ball handling, passing and scoring. Al-Nisa Hargove, Emily Nelson, Camille McCoy and Taylor Toney provided scoring and strong rebounding on both ends of the court. The Pirates defense is what set them apart from the competition. The girls all made great strides throughout the year by playing tough full court defense that led to turnovers and started their offense.
While the team’s record is impressive the coaches would like to congratulate all of the players for achieving a “B” average or higher in school and being recognized by the organization for their academic achievement. All of these results made their par- ents, family and friends proud of their success.
Girls 5th Grade Division B State Tournament Champion Community Coach Overall Record Championship Game Hawks Chaska Tony Kucera 19-8 Chaska 29 Osseo 11
th ROSTER BECKER —The Chaska Gold 5 Grade Girls Team Danielle Gitzen had a terrific season and were tested over and over Kaitlyn Guenther again, yet prevailed in the MSF State Championship. Katelyn Hagen We had many highlights, but none bigger than over- Paige Hoiberg Emily Johnson coming a 10 point deficit against a terrific team from Grace Kucera Zimmerman to advance to and win the State Champi- Nicole Parsons onship against Osseo. The other highlight of the Lindsay Snuggerud tournament for our girls was the gritty performance that they delivered against a much bigger, faster team from Richfield to get to the quarterfinals. Winter/Spring Minnesota Amateur 12
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Girls 5th Grade Division C State Tournament Champion Community Coach Tournament Championship Game Record Albany Purple Albany Doug DeGeest 4-0 Albany 20 Woodbury 16
ROSTER ROCKFORD —The Albany Purple fifth grade girl’s basket- 5 Cassandra Walker ball team took first place at the 2008 Minnesota Sports 10 Kerry Ashfeld 11 Cassandra Klehr Federation State Championships in the C division. Albany 12 Abby Silvers Purple breezed through pool play beating Buffalo Purple 24 Alli Schiffler 32-8 and Chaska 27-6. The were seeded number one in 43 Paige Gerads bracket play where they played the number one seed 45 Elizabeth DeGeest 55 Nikki Dotzler from pool C, Spring Lake Park. In a closer game, 16-9, Albany reached the finals. Woodbury, seeded number one in pool A, met them for a close, well-fought champi- onship game. Albany won by four points, 20-16. Congrats to Albany on a well-played weekend.
Girls 6th Grade Division A State Tournament Champion Community Coach Tournament Championship Game Record Mpls. Farview Minneapolis Rico 4-0 Farview 38 Alexander Chaska 15
ROCKFORD —Mpls Farview entered the 2008 Minne- ROSTER sota Sports Federation Girls Basketball State Champi- Alexis Alexander Idella Mayes-Jackson onships as the number one seed and finished number Indigo Thompson one. Farview finished 2-0 in pool play, beating Rose- Madison Lee ville 24-14 and Apple Valley 36-14. With their pool play Naja Woods record they were seeded number one. In the semifinals they faced the overall number three Ta’Kandra Elbert Jazmyn Shelson seed, Maple Grove. After a 35-16 win over Maple Grove, Farview advanced to the finals where Shontaria Young they met the number one seed from pool B, the Chaska Hawks. Mpls. Farview capped off their Dajia Kennedy run with a 38-15 victory to win the sixth grade division A state championships.
Girls 6th Grade Division BB State Tournament Champion Community Coach Overall Record Championship Game
Monticello Monticello Bob Maus 20-5 Monticello 38 Black Osseo 30
ROSTER ROCKFORD —The Monticello Black sixth grade 13 Jamie Maus girl’s basketball team took first place in the Minne- 4 Katie Crnokrak 5 Ashley Fessenden sota Sports Federation (MSF) state basketball tour- 42 Gabby Laimer nament this last weekend in the BB division. In the 31 Laya Sath tournament the team lost there first game to Osseo 21 Amber Seidenkranz 35-20 but came back to beat them in the champion- 32 Kendra Stoick 51 Brianna Melchert ship game 38-30. They also posted victories over Mankato West 24-22 and Coon Rapids 34-31. 44 Genevae Adkins Overall the team posted a 20-5 record for the year. Pictured from left to right are: Brianna Mel- chert, Ashley Fessenden, Genevae Adkins, Gabbie Laimer, Jamie Maus, Amber Seidenkranz, Katie Crnokrak, Kendra Stoick, and Laya Sath. The team was coached by Chris Crnokrak and assisted by Bob Maus. Winter/Spring Minnesota Amateur 13
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Girls 6th Grade Division B State Tournament Champion Community Coach Overall Record Championship Game Waconia Waconia Jeff Schultz & 19-11 Waconia 37 Wildcats Dave Laumann Delano 14
ROSTER ROCKFORD —Our team is represented by 3 different 5 Alexis Williams schools: Waconia Public, St. Joe’s Catholic & Trinity Lu- 10 Samantha Laumann theran. Many of the girl’s hadn’t played together before so 11 Samantha Paulson 13 Julia Allenson we spent the first portion of the season getting used to 14 Aleksey Karles each other and the concepts we use. 15 Emily Kirsch 21 Miranda Schultz We played in 8 tournaments: Roseville, Inver Grove Heights, Champlin Park, Shakopee, Lakeville 22 Nicole Dressen South, Edina, Delano, & St. Cloud. A highlight was 1st Place in the Delano Tourney. The girl’s com- 23 Kaylee Vanderhoff 40 Audrey Anderson peted well in all our tourneys against both A & B level competition.
All the girls worked extremely hard at practices and improved tremendously during the season. The team finished strong winning 11 of our last 12 games and capturing the MSF Class B State Title.
Girls 6th Grade Division C State Tournament Champion Community Coach Overall Record Championship Game Woodbury B Woodbury Craig Edinger 18-25 Woodbury B 23 Apple Valley 19
ROCKFORD —This group of girls was very committed to ROSTER the game of basketball. They worked hard week in and 2 Morgan Conley 4 Sarah Apanian week out to improve their game. We had a few girls on the 12 Emily Bolduan team that had not played before but showed steady im- 13 Amara Young provement throughout the season. We played our best 20 Andrea Cuneh basketball at the end of the season winning 7 out of our 21 Maddie Christenson 23 Kayla Gohmann last 10 games. Many of these girls are excited about re- 24 Kelsey Ihns turning next year to defend our MSF State Championship. 52 Alexandra Edinger 53 Lindsey Robinson
Girls 7th Grade Division A State Tournament Champion Community Coach Overall Record Championship Game Woodbury Woodbury Tony Olsen 35-7 Woodbury 34 Royals Maple Grove 32
ROSTER BECKER —The Royals had an outstanding season 4 Kristina White this year with a final record of 35 – 7. In the 12 tour- 10 Marisa Olsen 15 Courtney Schiffler naments the team participated in, they were in the 21 Erin Stromen championship game 11 times and won 7 of those 22 Lisa Huska championships. They took the championship in the 40 Mary Sicoli MSF 7A State Tournament. The Royals success 41 Maddie Pechmann 54 Mikaela Hunter came from a consistent combined team effort.
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Youth Basketball State Championships (continued)
Girls 7th Grade Division BB State Tournament Champion Community Coach Tournament Championship Game Record MLK/SUGAA St. Paul Lori Prioleau 3-1 MLK vs. Elk River
ROSTER BECKER — MLK/SUGAA made a comeback to win the sev-
3 Aria Sanders enth grade girl’s basketball Minnesota Sports Federation state 5Taylor Tate championships in division BB. It was a close weekend all 11 Estanie Taylor around for MLK. In pool play they met Orono first where they 12 Brittini Williams won in a close game, 24-18. Next they faced the number three 23 Imani Turner 25 Erica Turner overall seed, Elk River. In a high-scoring, well fought game MLK/SUGAA came up short in a 44-46 30 Mariah Carruth defeat. Seeded number two in bracket play, they faced the number one seed from pool A, Big Lake. 31 Chanel Khammarath After defeating Big Lake they advanced to the finals where they once again met Elk River. This time 32 Javae Carroll around it was a different outcome, as MLK/SUGAA was victorious in another close game. Congratula- 40 Sydney Tate tions to MLK/SUGAA for a great comeback! 42 Audrey Awich
Girls 7th Grade Division B State Tournament Champion Community Coach Overall Record Championship Game Chaska Hawks Chaska Jon Parsons 31-4 Chaska 30 Champlin Park 21
BECKER — The Chaska 7th Grade Girls Basketball ROSTER Team had an outstanding season, winning 7 champion- 3 Breanna Parsons 4 Allison O’Brien ships and finishing their season with a State Champion- 11 Jenna Urick ship Title at the Minnesota Sports Federation State 12 Janine Andrys Tournament held February 29th – March 2nd. Their 20 Kaylee Engel season record was 31-4. 21 Nicolette Peterson 24 Kayla Peters 34 Victoria Shear 54 Colette St. John
Girls 7th Grade Division C State Tournament Champion Community Coach Overall Record Championship Game
Woodbury Woodbury Scott Nelson 23-14 Woodbury II 23 Royals II Woodbury 22
ROSTER BECKER —The Royals placed in 8 out of 12 tour- 0 Madeline Jarrett naments despite being short 1-2 players most of 1 Brianna Walker 2 Tess Tourville the season due to injuries. They actually played 3 Meggie Milbauer and won the MSF tournament with only 7 players. 12 Rachel Bursik The team played very solid fundamental basket- 23 Addie Nelson ball, along with great hustle and endurance down 47 Grace Twonig 53 Mackenzie Brand the stretch to win the tournament. They played 55 Molly Patt Horan their best basketball at the right time and were a lot of fun to coach.
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Youth Basketball State Championships (continued)
Girls 8th Grade Division A State Tournament Champion Community Coach Tournament Championship Game Record Mpls. Farview Minneapolis Tracy Martin 4-0 MPLS Farview 47 Champlin Park 30
ROSTER BECKER —Mpls Farview finished as the 2008 Minnesota 1 Leah Szabla Sports Federation State Champions in the eighth grade di- 3 Allina Starr vision A. Ranked as the number one overall seed out of 5 Jasmine Scott nine teams seemed like the right spot since Farview scored 10 Kaneesha Green 12 Jade Martin a total of 122 points in their two pool play games alone! 13 Janay Morton Mpls Farview beat the STMA Knights, 64-41, in their first 21 Khadijah Roberst game and then went on to beat Woodbury 58-23 in their 24 Rochelle Newton second game. Seeded at a deserved number one spot in bracket play they reserved themselves a bye 32 Eva Mitchell in the first round. In the semifinals they met Maple Grove. After defeating the Crimson, they played the number one seed from pool B, Champlin Park. Mpls capped off their high-scoring streak by defeating Champlin Park 47-30. Congratulations to Mpls Farview!
Girls 8th Grade Division B State Tournament Champion Community Coach Tournament Championship Game Record St. Joseph’s St. Joseph’s Todd Gregorie 5-1 St. Joseph’s vs. Kasson-Mantorville
BECKER —Seeded at ten of ten teams in the eighth grade ROSTER division B state tournament, St. Joseph’s looked like the 2 Kelsey Lechner unlikely team to win the state tournament. From their per- 3 Stephanie Gregoire 10 Iiana DeMario formance in pool play, St. Joseph’s played like they were 14 Hannah Schonhardt the number one seed. Coming off a difficult loss to the 20 Ashley Hanson number three overall seed, the Komets of Kasson-Mantorville, 28-51, St. Joseph’s turned it around to 23 Ali Klein win their next two pool play games. They snuck by Delano, 50-47 and defeated Coon Rapids, 31-26. In 32 Laura Schmitt the quarterfinals of bracket play they faced the number two seed from pool B, St. Francis. After defeat- 42 Mary Mahoney ing them they moved on to play the number one seed from pool A, Big Lake. Once again, St. Joe’s 44 Christine Leonard
pulled out a win to advance to the championship where they faced the opponent that gave them their only loss, Kasson-Mantorville. In a well-played, tough game St. Joseph's pulled off the upset to win the championships as the number ten seed! Congratulations on a successful tournament!
Girls 8th Grade Division C State Tournament Champion Community Coach Overall Record Championship Game Benilde St. St. Louis Park Dan Bowler 19-17 Benilde 30 Margarets Buffalo Purple 22
ROSTER 2 Elizabeth Geiwitz BECKER —The Knights finished the 2008 MSF State 4 Margaret Renier Tournament 4-0 with significant wins over Zimmerman 10 Hannah Morin and Buffalo Purple within their pool play. From there 14 Meghan Barley they were seeded #1 in bracket play to face the Wood- 24 Carlie Cervantes 25 Devin Hamilton bury Royals II. They charged through to the finals only 35 Ellen Morrissey to face Buffalo Purple again. It was a hard-fought week- 42 Molly Hamilton end and Benilde placed first amongst six teams. Their 44 Mikayla Coulombe season overall record set them above the .500 mark. 51 Emma Lysne Congratulations to the Knights of Benilde St. Marga- rets! Winter/Spring Minnesota Amateur 16
Youth Volleyball State Championships Austin
Austin Hosts the First of Four MSF State Youth Volleyball Tournaments
March 1st and 2nd kicked off the first of four MSF youth volleyball tournaments. Age divisions ranged from 12-Under to 18- Under. Over 40 teams total from all over Minnesota competed to be the champion of their respective division.
Blooming Prairie entered three teams into the 12-Under division and Triton from Dodge Center, the Hayfield Sundogs and the Mighty Cardinals from LeRoy-Ostrander totaled six teams in the division. Two 13-Under New Ulm teams joined the 12-Under for pool play and then split into a head-to-head match for the championship.
Triton played Hayfield for the 12-Under championship game. The two teams went to three games, but Triton held on to win, 25-21, 25-20, 15-9. New Ulm White beat New Ulm Red in two games 25-21, 25-21 to win the 13-Under Division.
The 14-Under division consisted of seven teams. Blue Earth, Blooming Prairie, Triton 14-1, Triton 14-2 from Dodge Center, New Ulm Aces Red and White and NRHEG Dynamite. In the consolation series Triton 14-1 played Blooming Prairie beating them in three games 25-20, 19-25, 15-13. In the championship series Triton 14-2 and Blue Earth advanced where Triton con- tinued to execute winning in two games 25-21, 25-21. What a great tournament for the 14-Under Tritons of Dodge Center!
In the 15-Under division Austin, the ThunderKats of Clarks Grove, LeRoy Cardinals, Truman, New Ulm and the Lady Tigers of Fridley all competed for first. After pool play Fridley, LeRoy, New Ulm and Austin continued on to the championship series. The Lady Tigers held off Austin 25-9, 25-18 to win the 15-Under division.
The largest group was the 16-Under division, which consisted of Austin, ThunderKats of Clarks Grove, Grand Meadow Super- larks, NRHEG Rage Goodhue, Triton II, So. Stars of Fairmont, and the New Ulm Aces. Austin upset #1 New Ulm to play top seed Grand Meadow in the championship game. Austin held on to beat Grand Meadow in three hard-fought games 25-14, 20- 25, 16-14. In the consolation series Clarks Grove, So. Stars, Triton, and NRHEG battled to stay alive. Clarks Grove and NRHEG survived with Clarks Grove taking home the consolation champion medal 25-27, 16-25, 15-9.
The 17-Under and 18-Under divisions were combined for pool play. Ten teams total, five in each pool included three 18-Under teams. In the 17-Under division LeRoy Ostrander and New Ulm placed #1 from their respective pools to play Blue Earth and NRHEG Rage, which were seeded #2. LeRoy Ostrander and New Ulm faced each other for the first time in the championship game where LeRoy Ostrander won 25-20, 26-24.
In the 18-Under division Austin played Fairmont 1, who beat Fairmont 2 for the championship game. Austin took home the medal in two games 25-10, 25-16.
Thank you to the Austin Park and Recreation who hosted this event! We appreciate your hard work! Also, thank you to all the officials present in Austin, without you there would not be a tournament.
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Youth Volleyball State Championships Austin
Girls 12-Under State Volleyball Tournament Champion Community Manager Tournament Championship Record Game Triton Triton Pam 4-2 Triton vs. Gilliland Hayfield
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2 Haley Staffon 12 Brandi Johnson 3 Carly Gilliland 13 Sara Bucher 8 Kate Blaisdell 14 Mackenzie Robinson 9 Alexis Bryngleson 15 Jocelyn Austin 10 Arieanna Hendrickson 34 Cayla Ellingson
Girls 13-Under State Volleyball Tournament Champion Community Manager Tournament Championship Record Game New Ulm New Ulm Chris Otto 4-0 New Ulm White vs. Aces White New Ulm Red
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18 Kate Schroeder 22 Caitlyn Otto 19 Jolene Woodbury 35 Elizabeth Rummel 20 Bree Friedman 36 Nicole Cordes 21 Sarah Nelson
Girls 14-Under Volleyball State Tournament Champion Community Manager Tournament Championship Record Game Triton Triton Peggy Moran 5-0 Triton vs. Blue Earth Area
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4 Tayler MacVey 13 Marissa Cummins 8 Jenna Tumlin 17 Sarah Gartner 10 Heather Foote 23 Skyler Hortop 11 Rachel Welsh 24 Abby Buehler 12 Kari VanZuilen 29 Elizabeth Kramer
Girls 15-Under Volleyball State Tournament Champion Community Manager Tournament Championship Record Game Lady Tigers Fridley Mindy Kuntz 7-0 Lady Tigers vs. Austin
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1 Hanna Niewald 11 Rachel Duehn 5 Nicole Langiewicz 12 Kayla Sjodin 7 Whitney Schilling 14 Mary Claire Coullard 9 Caitlin Huna 16 Jamie Beran 10 Carli Schwint Winter/Spring Minnesota Amateur 18
Youth Volleyball State Championships Austin
Girls 16-Under State Volleyball Tournament Champion Community Manager Tournament Championship Record Game Austin Austin Tiffany 4-1 Austin vs. Pruess Grand Meadow
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2 Loryn Poole 11 Emily Majerus 4 Julia Wagner 16 Emily Weiss 7 Ashley Follmuth 21 Robin Arjes 8 Katlynne Fisher
Girls 17-Under State Volleyball Tournament Champion Community Manager Tournament Championship Record Game Cardinals LeRoy- Kathi Bunne 5-1 LeRoy Ostrander Ostrander vs. New Ulm
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3 Alana Roe 12 Andrea Shaffer 5 Toni Blood 13 Mckinze Bunne 7 Maggie Olson 15 Kylie Grant 8 Kaylee Bunne 16 Chelsey Speer 10 Rachel Rosedah 25 Krista Bunne 11 May Scaglione
Girls 18-Under Volleyball State Tournament Champion Community Manager Tournament Championship Record Game Austin Austin Greg Larson 5-0 Austin vs. Fairmont #1
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1 Brooke Follmuth 6 Katelyn Reed 2 Crystal Stundahl 7 Ellen Ettinger 3 Jolene Brody 13 Nichelle Grage 4 Emma Arboe 14 Rebekah Aase
For more MSF Youth Volleyball Information please visit www.msf1.org
Coming Soon! -2009 Dates and Sites for State Tournaments -MSF Youth Volleyball Information
Please contact Anne at the MSF Offices with any questions or [email protected] or 763/488-9995 ext. 10
Congratulations to all the 2008 State Champs!! See you next year! Winter/Spring Minnesota Amateur 19
Youth Volleyball State Championships Rockford
Girls 12-Under State Volleyball Tournament Champion Community Manager Tournament Championship Record Game Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye Stacy 6-0 Sleepy Eye vs. Stueber Melrose Smash
ROSTER Shelby Jensen Miranda McMillen Samantha V. Madlyn McMillen Claire Krunbach Karrah Remus Katlyn Tossmar Jordyn Domeier Hanna Sellner Carly Jensen Jolayna Lang Dulce Guerra
Girls 13-Under State Volleyball Tournament Champion Community Manager Tournament Championship Record Game Southern Fairmont Todd 4-0 Southern Stars vs. Stars Edgington Melrose Smash
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5 Elizabeth Kim 18 Elizabeth Larson 10 Brooke Wubbena 20 Emily Wegener 11 Brooke Bonin 21 Victoria Edgington 12 Mariah Green 35 Paige Bearson 14 Courtney Whitmute
Girls 14-Under Volleyball State Tournament Champion Community Managaer Tournament Championship Record Game Melrose Melrose Hanna 6-0 Melrose Green vs. Smash Green Rieland BBE Blaze
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1 Aimee Pelzer 5 Kristen Weber 2 Morgan Tschida 6 Taylor Reller 3 Karrie Becker 10 Brenna Piersralla 4 Shelby Uphoff 14 Amber Klein
Girls 15-Under Volleyball State Tournament Champion Community Manager Tournament Championship Record Game Lady Tigers Fridley Mindy Kuntz 5-0 Lady Tigers vs. Knight Mares
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1 Hanna Niewald 11 Rachel Duehn 5 Nicole Langiewicz 12 Kayla Sjodin 7 Whitney Schilling 14 Mary Claire Coullard 9 Caitlin Huna 16 Jamie Beran 10 Carli Schwint Winter/Spring Minnesota Amateur 20
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Girls 16-Under State Volleyball Tournament Champion Community Manager Tournament Championship Record Game Bertha- Bertha- Mick Stokes 9-0 Bertha-Hewitt Hewitt Hewitt vs. Austin
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Kendra Stokes Corrina Tindal Jessica Finck Sarah Vandenhuael Morgan Kapphahn Christine Moenkedick Alida Moenkedick Brittany Kimber Arei Stokes
Girls 17-Under State Volleyball Tournament Champion Community Manager Tournament Championship Record Game Blaze Belgrade- Holly 7-0 Blaze vs. Brooten- Thompson Melrose Smash Elrosa
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3 Maggie Gruber 17 Kelly Borgerding 7 Heidi Lensing 22 Shannon Gruber 8 Julie Hieserich 29 Ashley Serbus 10 Emily Roelike 30 Whitney Bertram 12 Rachel Anderson 31 Jenny Hiescrich
MSF Rockford State Volleyball Championships Bring Firsts and Repeats
7:15AM--The doors open at the Rockford Community Center to welcome awaiting volleyball players, parents, and fans to a long day of games. The Melrose Smash, Slammers of Avon, Sleepy Eye and Osakis 1 and Osakis 2 represent the 12-Under division. Bracket play seeded Sleepy Eye #1, Melrose #2, Osakis #3 and Osakis 2 #4. As shown by their strong pool play record Sleepy Eye and Melrose played for the championship game on Saturday evening. Sleepy Eye took home 1st place, 25-17, 25-14 over the Smash of Melrose.
The 13-Under division included three teams. The Melrose Smash, Pelican Rapids Vikings and Southern Stars of Fairmont saw a shorter day of pool and bracket play. The three game bracket resulted in Melrose advancing to face the Stars in the championship game at 3:25PM. The Stars continued their streak defeating the Smash 25-15, 25-11. Congratulations to the Southern Stars of Fairmont!
The final division on Saturday was the 14-Under represented by Melrose Black and Green, the SMASH of Sleepy Eye, BBE Blaze, and Osakis Starz. Four of the six teams advanced to bracket play. Melrose Green placed #1, winning 7 of 8 games in pool play . Melrose Black followed at the #2 seed, winning 4 pool play games. The Blaze was seeded at #3 with a better winning record at 5-3 over the Sleepy Eye record of 4-3. In bracket play the Blaze at #3 upset the #2 seed Melrose Black to face Melrose Green in the championship game. The games were close 25-21, 25-21 but Melrose Green took home first and the BBE Blaze the finalist.
In the 15-Under division consisted of Austin, Blue Jays or Truman, Cromwell, Lady Tigers of Fridley, Melrose Smash, BBE Blaze, Bertha-Hewitt, and the Knight Mares of MLS/GHEC. The Lady Tigers of Fridley secured a #1 seed in bracket play. The Smash of Melrose held on to win the consolation series, defeating Austin. In championship play the Lady Tigers defeated the Blaze for the championship.
The 16-Under division consisted of six teams, Sauk Centre Slam, Austin, Southern Stars of Fairmont, BBE Blaze, Aces of Sleepy Eye and Bertha- Hewitt. Bertha-Hewitt won all of their pool play games making them the #1 seed in bracket play. Austin finished second with one loss, followed by the Blaze with two loses. Sauk Centre was seeded #4 with a 2-3 record from pool play. After beating the Blaze 30-25 in pool play they went on to barely defeat them in bracket play 27-25, 27-25, advancing to the championship game. Bertha-Hewitt advanced as well with a two game win over Sauk Centre, 25-22, 25-14. Bertha Hewitt won in three games over Austin 23-25, 25-14, 15-7.
The Blue Jays of Truman, Melrose Smash, Southern Stars of Fairmont, Indians of Sleepy Eye, BBE Blaze and Austin made up the 17U division. The caliber of play was high as these teams make up many high school varsity teams. The Blaze made their presence known, winning all five of their pool play games. Austin went 4-1 and Melrose went 3-2 in pool play. Total points scored decided the fourth spot between the three remaining teams and the Southern Stars clenched the fourth spot by two points over the Indians. Melrose and BBE Blaze met in the championship game where the Blaze, also the area varsity team, took home the first place medals 25-15, 25-12 over Melrose. Congratulations to the Blaze!
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Youth Volleyball State Championships Rochester
Girls 12-Under State Volleyball Tournament Champion Community Manager Tournament Championship Record Game Sizzlers 12 St. Charles Lynn Nelson 6-0 Sizzlers vs. Wabasha-Kellogg
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10 Malory Owens 14 Dephnee Lange 11 Abby Ludens 18 Heather Reps 12 Laura Kramer 20 Ashlyn Ruhberg 13 Allison Swiggum 21 Kelsie Snyder
Girls 13-Under State Volleyball Tournament Champion Community Manager Tournament Championship Record Game Sizzlers 1 St. Charles Amber 6-0 Sizzlers vs. Zitzow Blue Earth
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Jadyen Snitker Shanta Gathright Jessica Brubaker Kallie Kiefou Josie Pearson Abbie Schaber Kelsie Bockenhaur Alacia Wimmer Cloe Spaeth Megan McCready
Girls 14-Under Volleyball State Tournament Champion Community Manager Tournament Championship Record Game Stewie Stewartville John Dzubay 6-0 Stewartville vs. Wabasha-Kellogg
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9 Katie Doty 24 Brianna Behrens 13 Danielle DeGeus 31 Elizabeth Waugh 17 Katelyn Hanf 42 Shauna Groski 21 Sarah Schrandt 23 Katie Bauman
Girls 15-Under Volleyball State Tournament Champion Community Manager Tournament Championship Record Game Lady Tigers Fridley Mindy Kuntz 6-0 Lady Tigers vs. Sizzlers
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1 Hanna Niewald 11 Rachel Duehn 5 Nicole Langiewicz 12 Kayla Sjodin 7 Whitney Schilling 14 Mary Claire Coullard 9 Caitlin Huna 16 Jamie Beran 10 Carli Schwint Winter/Spring Minnesota Amateur 22
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Girls 16-Under State Volleyball Tournament Champion Community Manager Tournament Championship Record Game Stewie Blue Stewartville Kelly 6-0 Stewartville vs. Williams Austin
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7 Sherry Bergeson 46 Brittany Laures 28 Jill Ofledahl 54 Kaitlin Terleski 30 Caitlin Case 70 Brenda Dahl 34 Kelly Norman 75 Lisa Flynn
Girls 17-Under State Volleyball Tournament Champion Community Manager Tournament Championship Record Game Stewie Blue Stewartville Mike Lester 7-0 Stewartville vs. LeRoy Ostrander
ROSTER 10 Stephanie York 39 Erica Nelson 14 Rachel Langseth 44 Alyssa Hoth 16 Julie Rainy 57 Sam Blahnik 22 Jasmine Dittrich 58 Emily Rainy 27 Rachel Waugh 65 Lindsay Blahnik
Girls 18-Under Volleyball State Tournament Champion Community Manager Tournament Championship Record Game Bulldogs Lake Mills, IA Sara Brackey 6-0 Bulldogs vs. Austin
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2 Sammy Nelson 14 Ali Dugger 3 Jordynn Brackey 17 Cassie Christianson 7 Ashley Hengesteg 24 Darcy Nelson 13 Josie Brackey 34 Sara Chodur
Seventy-Seven Teams, Seven State Champions, Two Days Weather threatened to delay the 2008 MSF Youth Volleyball State Championship on Saturday morning, but all 37 teams showed up despite the winter conditions. The National Volleyball Complex in Rochester, MN is one of the best, if not the best, volleyball facilities in the state. It is solely dedicated to playing volleyball and it is al- ways busy. It contains eight pristine courts all with lower bleachers and upper-level seating. Thank you to the Rochester Sports Commission for the use of this facility!
Rochester attracts many southern communities and junior olympic teams and being that it is the best facility, there is always a good turn-out. Games started at 8:00AM on Saturday for the 12-Unders, 13-Unders and 14-Unders. With 14 teams in the 12-Under pool, they were broken up into three pools with the Sizzlers 11 and Sizzlers 12 of St. Charles and Fire Volleyball Club from Chanhassen all taking the #1 seeds. In the final game of the Sizzlers 12 and Wabasha Kellogg (seeded #2), the Sizzlers 12 came out as the champion in two games, 25-14, 25-18.
The 13-Under consisted of 10 teams split up into two pools of five. Blue Earth and the Sizzlers 1 were seeded at #1 against the New Ulm Aces White and Hayfield. Sizzlers and Blue Earth played for the championship where the Sizzlers 1 came out on top, 25-14, 25-17. Hayfield 1 won the consolation series.
What a run for all the Stewartville teams. Stewie 14-Under started things out defeating Wabasha-Kellogg 1 in three games, while Hayfied 1 and Hayfield A took co- third. Blue Earth won the consolation series. In the 15-Under division once again the Lady Tigers of Fridley won the championship in three games to the Sizzlers, 16- 25, 25-14, 15-11. This is the third straight MSF state tournament the Lady Tigers have won. Congratulations to them! The Knight Mares of Truman took the consola- tion championship.
In the 16-Under and 17-Under division it was all the Stewies of Stewartville. 16-Under Stewie Blue defeated Austin in two games, 25-18, 25-11. Co-Third went to Mel- rose and the Knightro Shock of Spring Valley. 17-Under Stewie played the Cardinals of LeRoy Ostrander and beat them in two games, 25-15, 25-11. The New Ulm Aces and Wabasha-Kellogg placed third and Byron won the consolation series. In the 18-Under division Austin, Goodhue and the Bulldogs of Lake Mills, IA played pool play against the 17-Under division and then split to their own bracket. Austin received the bye, awaiting the winner of Goodhue and Lake Mills. Lake Mills handled Goodhue in two games and then played Austin to win the championship, 25-14, 25-15. Austin and Lake Mills each played with six players throughout bracket play.
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Youth Volleyball State Championships Becker
Girls 12-Under State Volleyball Tournament Champion Community Coach Tournament Championship Game Record Fire Volleyball Chanhassen Amanda Aiken 7-0 FVC vs. Melrose Club
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Becky Broschard Ellie Borstad Calli Barta Amanda Keegan Lauren Robertson Ella Dahlin Abbi Andersen Christine Piwnica Sarah Almquist Kari Meissner
Girls 13-Under State Volleyball Tournament Champion Community Coach Tournament Championship Record Game Sauk Centre Sauk Centre Kristie 8-0 Sauk Centre vs. Slam Leukam Melrose
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1 Hannah Polipnick 10 Jena Klaphake 2 Elizabeth Ellens 11 Jordan Gamradt 3 Ashley Kollman 12 Rebecca Moe 4 Macy Weller 20 Jordan Friedrichs 5 Kendra Zenzen
Girls 14-Under Volleyball State Tournament Champion Community Coach Tournament Championship Record Game High Voltage Mayer Stephanie 10-0 High Voltage vs. 1 Schrupp Wadena Deer Creek
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8 Maggie Hilgers 63 Megan Strehlke 11 Ashlyn Hucky 76 Morgan Hensel 13 Sarah Buttenhoff 90 Taylor Rollo 17 Jennifer Krentz
Girls 15-Under State Volleyball Tournament Champion Community Coach Tournament Championship Record Game Lady Tigers Fridley Mindy Kuntz 10-0 Lady Tigers vs. Melrose Smash
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1 Hanna Niewald 11 Rachel Duehn 5 Nicole Langiewicz 12 Kayla Sjodin 7 Whitney Schilling 14 Mary Claire Coullard 9 Caitlin Huna 16 Jamie Beran 10 Carli Schwint Winter/Spring Minnesota Amateur 24
Youth Volleyball State Championships Becker
Girls 16-Under State Volleyball Tournament Champion Community Coach Tournament Championship Record Game Wisconsin Crex Grantsburg Teri Cole 5-3 Wisconsin vs. Meadows Sauk Centre
ROSTER 2 Carly Larson 9 Gabrielle Witzany 4 Lauren Finch 11 Kallie Thoreson 5 Nikki Ticknor 15 Mckenzie Ryan 6 Lauren Romanovski 21 Emily Cole 29 Valerie Jensen
Girls 17-Under Volleyball State Tournament Champion Community Coach Tournament Championship Record Game BBE Blaze Belgade- Holly 8-0 Blaze vs. Brooten Thompson Black Magic Elrosa
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3 Maggie Gruber 17 Kelly Borgerding 7 Heidi Lensing 22 Shannon Gruber 8 Julie Hieserich 29 Ashley Serbus 10 Emily Roelike 30 Whitney Bertram 12 Rachel Anderson 31 Jenny Hieserich
2008 MSF Youth Volleyball Tournaments Wrap-Up In Becker, MN
May 3rd and 4th wrapped up the fourth MSF youth volleyball state tournament. Becker High School and Field House hosted 47 teams in 12-Under through 17-Under divisions. Thank you to the Becker Fastpitch Association and the Becker Volleyball Association for hosting the event and to all the officials that dedicated their time to make the tournament happen.
In the 12-Under division Fire Volleyball Club went 5-0 in pool play and faced Melrose in the championship game. FVC won in two games, 25-22, 25-17. Avon, Northrup Sparks and Osakis also participated in the 12-U division. In the 13-Under division Sauk Centre went to finals where they met Melrose. Sauk Centre de- feated the Smash, 25-14, 25-12. Pelican Rapids Vikings took home the consolation champ medals. New Ulm, Fairmont and Northrup also participated.
The 14-Under division had 11 teams. Including Wadena Deer Creek who won their pool and High Voltage I of Mayer who won their respective pool making them the top teams. Wadena faced 71 Storm from Sebeka in the semifinals and High Voltage faced Sauk Centre. Wadena and High Voltage I met in the finals. High Voltage won the first game, 25-19. Wadena fought back the second game and made a run to win 25-16. In the third and final game Wadena looked like they gained control, but High Voltage pulled out the victory 16-14. These two teams played high-caliber volleyball! Congratulations to both on a great day of play. Melrose defeated High Voltage III in the consolation series. Cromwell, Osakis and New Ulm also represented the 14-Under division.
A huge congratulations to the Lady Tigers of Fridley that won all four MSF volleyball tournaments in the 15-Under division! They are a talented squad and have played well all spring. They ended 8-0 in pool play , faced Melrose in the semifinals and Melrose Green in the finals. They defeated Melrose in two, hard-fought games, 25-23, 27-26. Congratulations to Melrose for playing so well with a majority of 7th graders on the team! Cromwell won the consolation championship and BBE Blaze took home consolation finalist. Osakis, Bertha-Hewitt, New Ulm and Austin were also in the 15-Under division.
It isn’t often when a team that goes 5-3 in a tournament wins the tournament. Wisconsin Crex Meadows from Grantsburg, WI in the 16-Under division did just that. They ended 3-3 in pool play where they were seeded at two in bracket play. They faced New Ulm in the semifinals and Sauk Centre in the finals where they won 25- 16, 25-13. Congratulations to Wisconsin Crex Meadows. So. Stars of Fairmont and New Ulm were also in the championship series. Melrose, Bad Aces of Cromwell- Wright, Wadena Deer Creek Blue, and the Blaze of Belgrade Brooten Elrosa made up the consolation series. Wadena defeated the Blaze and Melrose beat the Bad Aces. Melrose defeated Wadena to win the consolation championship.
In the 17-Under division the Blaze of Belgrade Brooten Elrosa were no strangers to first place. They won the tournament just over a month ago they won the 17- Under division in Rockford. This time they came out perfect once again, going 6-0 in pool play and winning the championship game in two 25-18, 25-17 over the Black Magic of New Ulm. Northwood Jrs. Of Nevis and Bertha-Hewitt also participated in the championship series. In the consolation series Sauk Centre defeated Southern Stars of Fairmont and 71 Storm of Sebeka were defeated by Melrose. Melrose faced Sauk Centre where they won the consolation championships.
Congratulations to all the participating teams throughout the tournament. We look forward to next year and another exciting round of tournaments!!! Thank you fami- lies and friends who came out and showed support. We appreciate good sportsmanship and positive role models for all players.
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Men’s Division B State Tournament Champion Community Tourney W-L Championship Game
Geez Albertville 4-0-1 Geez 2 Beaver Roof 0
Dan Nygard Aaron Martin Ryan Brant Shane Dixon Michael Johnson Jared Hackmueller Kelly Hulting Greg Linder Corey Braun Joseph Martin Nate Dixon Tim Forsman Gary Nygard Jared Braun Max Johnson
Men’s Division C State Tournament Champion Community Tourney W-L Championship Game
GL Sports Brainerd 4-0 GL Sports 2 Park Print Moes 1
Nate Wood Tom Bell Gary Jensen Mark Smorong Bart Larson Tom Teasck Keith Hanson Mike Rush Derek Argir Steve Boyd Shon Roberts Clay Alexson Brian Roberts Tom Grams Dave Reyelts
Men’s Division D State Tournament Champion Community Tourney W-L Championship Game
Superior Duluth 5-1 SMW 3 Machine Works JB Crew 0
Terry Luukkonen Shawn Zeills Alex Bastien Jason Zeills Ed Spence Wade Zeills Tony Moen Tom Rheaume Darren Sollem Jason Rockwell John Sietz Jared Sollem
Women’s Division A State Tournament Champion Community Tourney W-L Championship Game
Tracy’s Augsburg 3-0-1 Tracy’s 2 Roadkill 1
Ginger Cannon Amy Anderson Sandy Peterson Jen Revels Anne-Therese Mracek Patty Hegre Ann Miller Brenda Sather Kristi Jo Miller Lynn Skafte Lynnea Ohnsorq Lisa Spannbauer Winter/Spring Minnesota Amateur 28
Adult Broomball State Championships (continued)
Women’s Division B State Tournament Champion Community Tourney W-L Championship Game
Buffalo Duluth 2-0-2 Buffalo House 2 House Narrows 1
Colleen Chowan Kim Budasolivich Holly Johnson Molly Defeyter Karen Turnboom Kelly Moen Dani Determan Rhonda Zacher Kara Halligan April Makowski Theresa Williams Becky Carlson Alissa Gallagher
Co-Rec A State Tournament Champion Community Tourney W-L Championship Game
JAB Eden Prairie 2-0-2 JAB 2 No Bull 1
Chris Blair Greg Richard Patty Hegre Jon Bauer Nicole Sneen Ann Miller Dennis Evans Mike Kiemen Lynn Skafte Jason Revels Chris Stigen Quinn Schmidt Lisa Spanbauer Jen Revels Chris Gatti
Co-Rec B State Tournament Champion Community Tourney W-L Championship Game
Buffalo House Duluth 4-0 Buffalo House 2 Beaver Roofing 1
Justin Patterson Jill Cannon Tom Bell Amanda Asperheim Jon Sietz Corey Swan Steph Truscott Tara Croteau
Co-Rec C State Tournament Champion Community Tourney W-L Championship Game
Superior Duluth 5-0 Superior Machine Works 6 Machine Works Liberty Bail Bonds 1
Kelly Moen Terry Luukkonen Jared Anderson Dave Reyelts Tony Moen Jason Rockwell Alissa Gallager Danielle Determann Jason Ziells Colleen Chowan Joe Rossiter Molly Defeyter Karen Turnboom Ann Reyelts Winter/Spring Minnesota Amateur 29 USA Broomball Nationals
Nationals hits Fargo in record style By Kevin Denesen, USA Broomball President
USA Broomball's 10th Annual National Championships were held in Fargo, North Dakota on March 28-30. Thirty-nine teams from six dif- ferent states made the journey and displayed some phenomenal broomball to its fans. This was definitely the year for upsets and fetes.
• Colorado pulled an amazing victory over Minnesota's heavily favored Two3 team for the Class D Men's Championship.
• Miami of Ohio also pulled off a big league victory over de- fending champions, Bethel Royals, in the collegiate division.
• Kelly Lake did not disappoint either. This team came out of nowhere and immediately humbled the high-riding Class C Minnesota State Champions, GL Sports in the first round of pool play. Kelly Lake went on to win the Class C Men's Na- tional Championship.
• Geez continued their success from Minnesota B State to win the National Men's Class B division. They will truly give teams a run for their money next season in the Men's A divi- sion.
• Voodoo stunned quite a few co-rec teams to become the 2008 Co-Rec Champions. Made up of six players from the inaugural co-rec champion team of the Kamikazes, some seasoned veterans and rookies alike, this team played well through the tough games to win it all against Superior Ma- chine.
• The Smart Mortgage Blues, arguably the most dominating team in recent memory closed a magnificent run the broom- ball world might not ever see again. They dominated the North American Champions, Inferno, 4-0 in the Men's Class A National Championship game. Truly a wonderful end for that team. They won the first ever USA Nationals and closed out a championship on the 10th anniversary.
Look for another exciting Nationals as the prestigious tournament comes to broomball's hometown of Richfield, Minnesota in 2009. Winter/Spring Minnesota Amateur 30 Men’s Basketball State Championships
Men’s Division B State Tournament Champion Community Tourney W-L Championship Game
Milo Randolph 4-0 Milo Peterson 61 Peterson West Side 50
Jake Wieme Jeff Schoenfelder Jason Quam Josh Wieme Luke Peterson Matt Johnson Paul Peterson Hans Sviggum Chad Peterson Dan Dummer Jay Anderson Brett Boese
Men’s Division B State Tournament Champion Community Tourney W-L Championship Game
Hjerpe Hutchinson 4-1 Hjerpe Construction 56 Construction Varsity Pub 43
Kurt Hjerpe Mike Schuette John Abraham Mitchell Stueve Taylor MacKenthum Nic Adrian Justin DeRock Kurt Diagmann Andrew Larson Scott Mielker
Men’s Division B State Tournament Champion Community Tourney W-L Championship Game
Chatters Monticello 5-0 Chatters 84 Clarks Crew 69
Charles Walters Logan Otten Roderick Johnson Joseph Kenyon Jason S Bradley Wynnemer Mark Rachel Jeremy Kelzer Scott Quist Garry Thompson Igor Cikiriz Bill Hoffmann Winter/Spring Minnesota Amateur 31 Adult Volleyball State Championships
Women’s Class AA State Tournament Champion Community Tourney W-L Championship Game
Signature Bar/ Faribault 4-1 SB/PF 2 Peterson Ford Craptaculars 1
Bryn Schuenke Jenny Biegiam Lisa Nebor Lisa Peterson Pamela D Melissa Huseth Janice Dillon
Women’s Class A State Tournament Champion Community Tourney W-L Championship Game
Bashers/ Faribault 3-2 Bashers/King Ortho 2 King Ortho Lamplighter II 1
Rhonda Kath Stephanie Bottke Melissa Underdahl Mandy Barnes Nichole T Renee Caron Dawn Sutherland
Women’s Class BB State Tournament Champion Community Tourney W-L Championship Game
Manatee Hutchinson 5-0 Manatee Plumbing 2 Plumbing Cyrilla Beach Homes 1
Kristen Bauer Bri Monahan Ashley Olson Stephanie Loncorich Michelle Maki Beth Plamann Jill Busler Shannon Hendrickson
Women’s Class B State Tournament Champion Community Tourney W-L Championship Game
Thoele Dental St. Cloud 3-2 Thoele Dental 2 Arrow Embroidery 1
Jennifer Rice Sheri Stang Nicole Perlinger Lori Peters Rachel Hommerding Laura Hommderding Maria Lahr Winter/Spring Minnesota Amateur 32
Adult Volleyball State Championships (continued)
Women’s Class CC State Tournament Champion Community Tourney W-L Championship Game
Mane Attraction Sauk Centre 7-0 Mane Attraction 2 CMFCU 1
Missy Reverman Kelly Theilen Brenda Schleper Amber Schweiters Vicki Klophake Sara Zenzen Jennifer Koetter Amy Schleper Heidi Jansen
Women’s Class C State Tournament Champion Community Tourney W-L Championship Game
V2 Mankato 5-1 V2 2 Lakewood Health 0
Logan Kohlmeyer Laura Erdal Emily Wilmes Jen Jonsson Sarah Kirby Karri Hoffmann Christy Hebeisen
Co-Rec Class AA State Tournament Champion Community Tourney W-L Championship Game
Service Little Falls 4-1 Service Master 2 Master Flame Bar 1
Joseph Masog Jackie Retka Mike Peteschickl Angie Burg Becky Abbott Michelle Kirchner Krista Meyer Dave Primus Nathan Eckman Katie Niehaus Brian Gangl Missy Hirsch
Co-Rec Class A State Tournament Champion Community Tourney W-L Championship Game
Hotwings St. Cloud 3-2 Hotwings 2 Roktan 1
Brian Dingmann Jill Braaten Rachel Penny Jenny Dingmann Jamie Hus Julie Krueger Chad Dingmann Tori Brixius Nick Prozinski Kristy Klein Trevor Duval Winter/Spring Minnesota Amateur 33
Adult Volleyball State Championships (continued)
Co-Rec Class BB State Tournament Champion Community Tourney W-L Championship Game
Bravo Homes Sauk Centre 6-1 Bravo Homes 2 Player Two 1
Amy Schleper Tonya Clarquist Jeff Linn Josh Dragt Erika Westby Missy D Jason Molstad
Co-Rec Class B State Tournament Champion Community Tourney W-L Championship Game
Nicklaason Sauk Centre 5-1 Sauk Centre 2 Athletics Alchemy 1
Matt Dirkes Ronald Barten Kristin Wessel Stewart Tschida Dan Wessel Anita Rademacher Jacki Barten Kari Funk Jonah Barten
Co-Rec Class CC State Tournament Champion Community Tourney W-L Championship Game
Vreeman Willmar 4-1 Vreeman Construction 2 Construction Belgrade 0
Kelli Schnichels Luke Norbie Traci Grussing John Mader Melanie VanderArk Steve Underland
Co-Rec Class C State Tournament Champion Community Tourney W-L Championship Game
Hoffman Belgrade 5-1 Hoffman Transmission 2 Transmission Green Mill 1
Rashelle Gable Kasey Schoumaker Erin Schoumaker Trisha Voss Chris Spanice Scott Voss Kale Graham Winter/Spring Minnesota Amateur 34
Adult Volleyball State Championships (continued)
Men’s Class AA State Tournament Champion Community Tourney W-L Championship Game
Duck’s Pub St. Cloud 5-0 Duck’s Pub 2 Sherman Chiro 0
Todd Pieper Ross Reiffenberger Matt Banka Brian Hartwig Tom Odette Chris Peterson Brian Dingmann Travis R Nick Prezinkski
Men’s Class A State Tournament Champion Community Tourney W-L Championship Game
Flame Bar New Ulm 4-1 Flame Bar 2 Mug-N-Jug 1
Mark VanZee Patrick Schroepfer Curt Pemble Kory Kettner Tim Stowell Darrell Bitz Travis Hunzeker Cory Eichinger Rick Long Nate Huettl Rich Foust
Men’s Class BB State Tournament Champion Community Tourney W-L Championship Game
MT’s on 8th St. Cloud 7-0 MT’s on 8th 2 Benton Station 1
Matt Roquette Greg Bloch Chad N Brian Klein Scott Heiner Greg Heinen Sean Roquette Trevor Duevel
Men’s Class B State Tournament Champion Community Tourney W-L Championship Game
Lamplighter Hutchinson 3-2 Lamplighter 2 Cyrilla Beach 1
John Ebert Keith Radke John Abraham Jeremy Konen Greg Graczyk Brian Dahlmann Colin McGraw Winter/Spring Minnesota Amateur 35
Adult Volleyball State Championships (continued)
Men’s Class CC State Tournament Champion Community Tourney W-L Championship Game
Federated Faribault 6-0 Federated SWAT Team 2 SWAT Team Dahl’s Charhouse & Bar 1
Stacy Bauer Ed Jesse Shawn Van Winkle Bob Schwarz Jory Gleason Jerrel T. Rud Mike Cox Mike Haarsdad
Men’s Class C State Tournament Champion Community Tourney W-L Championship Game
John’s Owatonna 5-1 John’s Appliance 2 Appliance Ozzie’s Entourage 1
Michael Skalisky Gary Mentz Nick Johnson Dean Gray T.J. Williams Brian Schmoll Thor Berglund Brad Gray
Women’s Masters Class A State Tournament Champion Community Tourney W-L Championship Game
All Jacked Up Ramsey 6-0 All Jacked Up 2 Tenacious Divas 1
Rachael Josephson Vickie Larson Beth Tank Jen Kemp Vicki Herman Paige Karho
Women’s Masters Class B State Tournament Champion Community Tourney W-L Championship Game
Spank It Waconia 5-1 Spank It 2 Cerial Killer 1
Kim Siegle Dawn Temp Shelly Wagner Melanie Gustafson Jo Faust Lori Wolf
Winter/Spring Minnesota Amateur 36
Adult Volleyball State Championships (continued)
Men’s Masters State Tournament Champion Community Tourney W-L Championship Game
Sr. Frogs St. Cloud 4-2 Sr. Frogs 2 Half-A-Tank 0
Dale Dombroske Butch Bethke Mike Vogel Brian Daly Kirk Kandler Mark Nelson Mark Stoweberg Bill K
Co-Rec Masters State Tournament Champion Community Tourney W-L Championship Game
Whacko Golden Valley 5-0 Whacko 2 Spiked Punch 0
Mike Vogel Mark Nelson Julie Vogel Cole Nelson Jennifer Martin Brian Daly Kirk Kandler
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Junior Olympic Chatter
Break In the Glove & Lace Up the Cleats Because Another Season of ASAUSA Softball is Here!
The Minnesota Sports Federation (MSF) League Membership USAASA National Qualifiers is a non-profit, non-tax supported As in the past in order to qualify for Minneapolis ASA and Minnesota ASA are organization which solely conducts ASAUSA-MSF sanctioned weekend proud to announce their 2008 National recreational-amateur sports activities in National Qualifiers or State Tournament Qualifiers available for Class A & B the state of Minnesota. We look forward play all the teams in the Minnesota league 10/12/14/16/18-Under. Based on the to another fun and successful summer of you play in must be ASAUSA members. number of entries, 1-3 ASAUSA Class A ASAUSA Softball! National berths will be given in each age ASAXUSA Hall of Fame Berths group and Class A & B Northern National As always the MSF offers a range of Class A 12U and 14U berths to the berths will also be available for each age/ quality tournaments for a variety of age/ ASAUSA Hall of Fame Tournament in division. divisions including Girls Fastpitch, Girls Oklahoma City in 2009 will be awarded at Slowpitch and Boys Slowpitch. the ASA National Qualifying tournament Bentfield Mills in Buffalo, MN will host in Souix Falls, SD to the top finishing the Class A & B 18-Under National At the moment our offices are preparing Minnesota teams on June 13-15. The Hall Qualifier on June 27-29. WRA Park in to provide the best State Tournaments, of Fame event is recognized as one of the Mound, MN will host the Class A & B 16- Qualifiers and Special Events in the state most prestigious events in the Nation each Under National Qualifier on June 27-29. of Minnesota. year. Bear Cave Park in Stewartville, MN will host the 10/12/14-Under National Qualifier The 2007 Season Recap Note to Tri County Teams on June 20-22. Please visit the MSF The action packed 2007 summer started Because Metro St. Paul ASA has decided website at www.msf1.org for more out with a bang at the High School All- to issue their own national berth this year information and an entry form. You must Star Series in Shoreview, MN on June and has also chosen to provide this berth be an Mpls/MN registered team to 6th. Over 88 stand-out high school senior exclusively to its members via the Tri participate in these qualifiers (see attached fastpitch players from all around the state County League Playoffs, your team may letter). came together for a day of high-caliber not be eligible for the ASAUSA-MSF play and fun. Thank you to all that conducted qualifiers or the ASAUSA- Attention Teams that Purchase ASA participated and helped! MSF state tournament depending on your Team Insurance team status. This is because ASA Code Unless your team plays in a league that is The month of July was home to over 15 (501 B) that prohibits teams from ASA registered, the ASA team insurance sites of ASAUSA-MSF State registering and playing in two different you purchased is not in force. Please check Tournament play. These events boosted Associations during the year in with your league director to make sure the over 500 teams from across the state Championship Play—for a National berth. all the teams in your league are ASA hoping to win a berth for ASA Nationals Once again, this is per ASA Code, but registered. or Northern Nationals. Congratulations teams have the option to register with the to all our champions. Metro or the State. If your team decides to forgo the Tri County League Playoff (St. What better way to finish up the season Paul Championship) and is registered with but with the 2007 ASAUSA Class A the State, you are eligible to play in all the 10-Under and 12-Under Northern ASAUSA-MSF National qualifiers, Nationals which was held at Noble sanctioned weekend tournaments and state Sports Park in Brooklyn Park, MN on tournaments offered in 2008. Please August 1-5. Thirteen teams in 10-Under contact Anne at [email protected] with and 38 teams in 12-Under participated in further questions. this talent-laden event. The five-day
event consisted of opening ceremonies,
gift-exchange, and a team social.
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Junior Olympic Chatter (continued)
Minnesota Awarded National Tournaments for 2008
Rochester will host the Class A 18U & Class offices. Remember all teams must be in website that describes eligibility scenarios B 10U Northern National on July 30-August 3 possession of their ASAUSA-MSF team for ASAUSA-MSF play this season. The at the McQuillian Complex. Teams must membership card and have a copy of their scenarios are the result of Metro St. Paul’s qualify through a ASAUSA-MSF weekend tournament roster to give to the tournament decision to no longer combine with the qualifier or state tournament. Rochester is in director. Also, the roster must have been Minnesota ASAUSA-MSF program. the process of building a new state-of-the-art turned into their league director before fastpitch complex. For more information playing any sanctioned invitational please visit the Rochester Amateur Sports tournament. High School All-Star Series Back to Commission website at www.msf1.org. Mankato League and Tournament Mankato will welcome back the 2008 High 2008 Membership Fees Director Insurance School All-Star Series. Caswell Park will The team membership fee for adult and J.O. A reminder that all directors of be the headquarters for this 20th annual Softball has been increased $5.00 to $20.00 ASAUSA-MSF sanctioned invitational event on June 8th. Come support all the for 2008. This is the first team membership fee tournaments and leagues are automatically All-Stars! increase in twenty years during which time the covered by a $2,000,000 liability insurance combined inflation rate has been at least 60%. policy. No other organizations provide this Insurance The ASAUSA-MSF team membership fee free coverage. Many teams in Minnesota annually is still lower than what other organizations purchase ASA team insurance. Actually, it charge and over the last twenty years the low is cheaper and coverage is greater if a team $15.00 fee has saved Minnesota softball JO Softball Calendar that wants to purchase insurance participants over $600,000 when compared to Attached is the 2008 ASAUSA-MSF JO individually registers their players. what our competitors charged. Softball Calendar of Events. As the Enclosed is a memo detailing the schedule indicates, state tournaments are advantages of individual membership, Draw Area Form scheduled for Friday through Sunday. especially if you are purchasing team Attached is a draw area form for 2008. If your Teams should be prepared to play a Friday insurance. Remember! Not All National association already has one on file with the evening game. Insurance Programs are the Same! MSF and it hasn’t changed, there is no need to re-file it. Draw areas do not apply for 14U A, Fastpitch Softballs Available at Low, As detailed there are many options to 16U A & all 18U divisions. Low Prices secure your ASAUSA berths this Get great deals on Dudley fastpitch summer. Further questions can be directed Association Registration Form softballs and support the state program at to Anne Strong, MN JO Commissioner, at In lieu of filing the draw area form on an the same time by purchasing your softballs 763/488-9995 ext. 10 or [email protected] annual basis associations must register with through the Minnesota Sports Federation. the MSF so that we have your current mailing Dudley is the same ball that will be used and emailing addresses as well as your current during state tournament play. Play the best-Play ASA Fastpitch this contact person on file for communication Summer!! purposes. The registration form is attached. Umpire Membership Information League Meetings The umpire membership information has Although we meet with all league directors been previously mailed. Please reference annually at the district-wide meetings, we are the MSF website at www.msf1.org for available to attend your league meetings upon locations of umpire schools or contact the request. JOUIC. Remember high school seniors and college students who play(ed) fastpitch Sanctioned Invitational make great umpire candidates. Tournament Information The necessary info to sanction your Open Letter to Membership tournament ASAUSA-MSF for 2008 has Enclosed been previously mailed. If you need additional Enclosed in this mailing is a copy of a letter forms do not hesitate to contact Tami at MSF previously posted on the “Fastsports”
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+ Special Events/Qualifiers + Event Date Site Minnesota High School All-Star Series June 8 North Mankato A&B 10, 12, 14U JOFP USA/ASA National Qualifier June 20-22 Stewartville A&B 16U JOFP USA/ASA National Qualifier June 27-29 Mound A&B 18U JOFP USA/ASA National Qualifier June 27-29 Buffalo + State Tournaments + Tournament Date Site Tournament Date Site A 16 Girls Fast July 11-13 Mankato B 18 Girls Fast July 25-27 Sauk Rapids A 18 Girls Fast July 11-13 Mankato B 16 Girls Fast July 25-27 Sauk Rapids A 10 Girls Fast July 18-20 Mankato C 18 Girls Fast July 25-27 Mound A 12 Girls Fast July 18-20 Mankato C 16 Girls Fast July 25-27 Stewartville A 14 Girls Fast July 18-20 Mankato C 14 Girls Fast August 1-3 Austin B 10 Girls Fast July 18-20 Owatonna C 12 Girls Fast August 1-3 St. Cloud B 12 Girls Fast July 18-20 Austin D 16 Girls Fast August 1-3 Cloquet B 14 Girls Fast July 18-20 Owatonna D 14 Girls Fast August 1-3 Becker 18/16/14/12 Girls Slow/ July 18-20 Coon Rapids REC 14 Girls Fast August 1-3 Monticello 18&16 Boys Slow REC 12 Girls Fast August 1-3 Monticello + ASA Northern Nationals + Tournament Date Site + Fall State Tournaments + A 18 Girls Fast Northern National July 30-Aug 3 Rochester, MN B 18 Girls Fast B Northern National July 30-Aug 3 Overland Park, KS Tournament Date Site A 16 Girls Fast Northern National July 30-Aug 3 Topeka, KS 10 Girls Fast September 20-21 TBA B 16 Girls Fast B Northern National July 30-Aug 3 Overland Park, KS 12 Girls Fast September 20-21 TBA A 14 Girls Fast Northern National July 30-Aug 3 St. Louis, MO 14 Girls Fast September 20-21 TBA B 14 Girls Fast B Northern National July 30-Aug 3 Springfield, MO 16 Girls Fast September 20 TBA A 12/10 Girls Fast Northern National July 30-Aug 3 South Bend, IN 18 Girls Fast September 20 TBA B 12 Girls Fast B Northern National July 30-Aug 3 Springfield, MO B 10 Girls Fast B Northern National July 30-Aug 3 Rochester, MN + ASA Nationals + Tournament Date Site Women's 23U Fast July 17-20 Auburn, AL 18 GOLD Fast August 3-10 Oklahoma City, OK A 18 Girls Fast July 27-Aug 3 Moline, IL A 16 Girls Fast July 27-Aug 3 Owensboro, KY A 14 Girls Fast July 27-Aug 3 Midland, TX A 12 Girls Fast July 27-Aug 3 Montgomery, AL A 10 Girls Fast July 27-Aug 3 Bloomington, IN 23 Mens Fast July 31-Aug 3 Brandon, SD Boys Fast July 30-Aug 3 Brandon, SD Girls Slow July 23-26 Johnson City, TN ASA USA SOFTBALL MINNESOTA SPORTS FEDERATION 10, 12, 14, 16, 18-Under Girls Fastpitch Class A National & Class A & B Northern National MN Teams only Qualifying Tournaments ***GENERAL T OURNAMENT I NFORMATION***
Dates/Sites: June 20-22 Class A&B 10U, 12U, 14U - Stewartville June 27-29 Class A&B 16U - Mound June 27-29 Class A&B 18U - Buffalo JUne Entry Fee: $200 for ASA USA-MSF registered teams make checks payable to ASA USA-MSF. $225 for non ASA USA-MSF registered teams (This applies to Tri-County League and possibly Suburban League if Suburban League does not register with the MSF). To ascertain whether Suburban League is registering with the MSF email [email protected] or call 763/488-9995x 10. Toll free 1-888-222-6731x 10. For Tri County and possibly Suburban league teams entry fee includes rulebook, program guide, scorebook, informational mailings, website, one year subscription to Balls & Strikes and MSF online publication “Amateur Sports Review”. Also, all head coaches receive free championship T-shirt (Shipped in August). Make checks or money orders payable to ASAUSA-MSF. Payment must accompany entry form. Payments must be submitted with entry form.
Entry Deadline: Friday, June 6, 2008 by 5pm No entries will be accepted prior to February 1. Entries received prior to February 1 will be returned and must be resubmitted February 1 or later. Entries are first come/first serve and entries may close before the deadline. No entries will be accepted without payment. If more entries than space available are received via fax and mail in any one day, a drawing will be held from all entries received on that day.
Entry Limit: Maximum of 24 teams per age division and class. If a class/division does not fill space may be released to the other age classes.
Eligibility: Open to all Minnesota ASA USA-MSF registered teams.
Playing Rules: Minnesota ASA USA-MSF JO ASA playing rules apply.
Structure: 3 Games Guaranteed
Roster Limit: 20 players - NO PICK UP PLAYERS ALLOWED.
Game Balls: Dudley Optic Yellow Red Stitch will be used.
Game Officials: Two ASA registered officials will be used on all games. A paid national tournament berth will be awarded to the champion and runnerup in each ASA/USA National Qualifier Tournament age division and class. Per class and age National tournament berths as follows: 4-7 teams-one berth, 8-20 teams-two berths, 21+teams-three berths. Per class and age division Northern National tournament berths as follows: 4-7 teams-one berth, 8-15 teams -two berths, 16+teams-three berths.Individual awards will be presented to the first, second and third place teams in divisions with eight teams or more and first and second place teams in divisions with seven teams or less. Clip and Mail ***ASA USA-MSF GIRLS F ASTPITCH N ATIONAL/NORTHERN N ATIONAL Q UALIFIER E NTRY F ORM***
Team Name League
Team Coach Phone H( ) W( )
Address City State Zip (Not a PO Box) Circle Age Division you are entering: 10 12 14 16 18 Email Circle Class You are Entering: A B Coach’s Shirt Size Visa Mastercard
Expiration Date / Name as it appears on card Signature Send entry form and $200 or $225 fee to: ASA USA-MSF Girls GFPNQ • 10701 93rd Ave N Suite D • Maple Grove, MN 55369 • Phone (763) 488-9995x10 • Fax (763) 488-3712 (Credit Cards Payments Only) No refunds once an entry form has been submitted and a position reserved.
Ways to Qualify for an ASAUSA-MSF JO Girls Fastpitch National or Northern National Tournament 2008
Date Site Event Berths Available Contact May 16-18 Chaska Class A&B 10/12U Class A/B Northern National [email protected]
May 30-June 1 Prior Lake Class B 10/12/14U Class B Northern National Jeff Delisle - [email protected]
June 6-8 Bloomington Class B 10U Class B Northern National Bob Hendricks - [email protected]
June 20-22 Stewartville Class A&B 10/12/14U ASA/USA Class A/B National Anne Strong - [email protected] & Northern National
June 27-29 Mound Class A&B 16U ASA/USA Class A/B National Anne Strong - [email protected] & Northern National
June 27-29 Buffalo Class A&B 18U ASA/USA Class A/B National Anne Strong - [email protected] & Northern National
June 28-29 Duluth Class A 18U Class B 16/18U Class A Northern National Bill Carlson - [email protected]
June 28-29 St. Peter Class A 18U Class B 16U Class A/B Northern National Tim Mayo - [email protected]
State Tournaments
July 11-13 Mankato Class A 16U Class A Northern National & Anne Strong - [email protected] ASA/USA National
July 11-13 Mankato Class A 18U Class A Northern National & Anne Strong - [email protected] ASA/USA National
July 18-20 Mankato Class A 10U Class A Northern National & Anne Strong - [email protected] ASA/USA National
SEE NEXT PAGE -*IMPORTANT NOTES*
-SEE REVERSE- Ways to Qualify for an ASAUSA-MSF JO Girls Fastpitch National or Northern National Tournament 2008
Date Site Event Berths Available Contact
July 18-20 Mankato Class A 12U Class A Northern National & Anne Strong - [email protected] ASA/USA National
July 18-20 Mankato Class A 14U Class A Northern National & Anne Strong - [email protected] ASA/USA National
July 18-20 Owatonna Class B 10U Class B Northern National Anne Strong - [email protected]
July 18-20 Austin Class B 12U Class B Northern National Anne Strong - [email protected]
July 18-20 Owatonna Class B 14U Class B Northern National Anne Strong - [email protected]
July 25-27 Elk River Class B 18U Class B Northern National Anne Strong - [email protected]
July 25-27 Sauk Rapids Class B 16U Class B Northern National Anne Strong - [email protected]
*IMPORTANT NOTES* Berths awarded per class/age division conducted specified below Nationals: 4-7 teams-one berth, 8-20-two berths, 21+ teams, three berths Northern Nationals: 4-7 teams-one berth, 8-15-two berths, 16+ teams, three berths Note: In State Tournament play one berth will be awarded for “A” Nationals in each age division plus up to six berths for each Class A&B Northern Nationals Winter/Spring Minnesota Amateur 44 Rochester Nationals
2008 Girls Fastpitch Class A 18-U & Class B 10-U Northern National Championship July 31 - August 3, 2008 Rochester, Minnesota
Playing Fields
The McQuillan Softball Complex features seven lighted fields in one location. The facility offers a modern conces- sions facility, restroom facilities and a large warm-up area.
Schedule of Events
DATE EVENT 7/30 Team Party 7/30 Team Check-in 7/30 Manager Meeting 7/31 Team Pictures 7/31 Opening Ceremonies and Parade of Teams 7/31 Player Identification Validation 7/31 Pool Play Begins 7/31 ASA Night at the Honkers Baseball Game 8/3 Championship Finals
For more information on these tournaments contact the Rochester Amateur Sports Commission at (507) 280-4701 or visit the tournament website at: www.rochsports.com/softball OR www.softball.org
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Girl Talk
beginning of March and they go through the Sanctioned Invitational Tournaments MSF Sport Wrap-Up middle of May. Two tournament sites are USAASA-MSF sanctions weekend ASA played north of the Metro area, while two are tournaments May through June across the The Minnesota Sports Federation (MSF) is a played south of the Metro. Austin hosted the state. For a list of complete tournaments non-profit, non-tax supported organization, first tournament on March 1-2 followed by please visit the MSF website at www.msf1. which solely conducts recreational-amateur Rockford who hosted the second tournament org. Some of these tournaments offer North- sports activities in the state of Minnesota. on March 29-30. Rochester hosted the big- ern National berths in Class A & B for se- The MSF offers State Tournaments for Girls gest tournament on April 12-13 and Becker lected age divisions. Teams must be regis- Basketball, Girls Volleyball and Girls Fast- hosted the last tournament on May 3-4. tered Mpls/MN to secure these Northern Na- pitch to name a few. We also take pleasure in Thank you to all of our tournament directors, tional berths. As always, please check with hosting the High School All-Star Series, hosts, players, parents, officials, and staff. the tournament director for eligibility. which features the best fastpitch seniors in Minnesota. For a complete listing of tournament champi- 2008 USAASA-MSF State ons in each age division, ranging from 12- Tournaments Under through 18-Under please visit the 2008 Girls Basketball State State Champions start preparing today! The MSF website at www.msf1.org. Featured in MSF offers state youth tournaments for Girls Championships this edition of the Amateur Sports Review are This year’s Girls Basketball State Tourna- Fastpitch, Girls Slowpitch and Boys Slow- complete tournament summaries, photos of pitch. These tournaments are held from the ment featured over 150 teams from fifth each championship team, box score, and ros- grade through eighth grade in all divisions of middle of June through the beginning of Au- ter information. Thank you to the over 250 gust. State Tournaments offer berths for play. Games were held at two sites. Rockford teams that participated over the four week- Community Center held the sixth grade USAASA Nationals and Northern Nation- ends. The MSF looks forward to next year’s als. For a complete list of dates and locations teams and the fifth grade C division. Becker tournaments and serving even more teams. Field House, High School and Intermediate please see the MSF website at www.msf1. org. See your league director if you are inter- School hosted the seventh, eighth and fifth 2008 High School All-Star Series grade A and B divisions. Thank you to Rock- ested in playing. We look forward to another Mankato will welcome back the 2008 High ford and Becker for hosting these prestigious year of successful and fun state tournaments! School All-Star Series. Caswell Park will be events. We hope to expand to three sites in th the headquarters for this 20 annual event on 2009! th 2008 Class A 18U & Class B 10U June 8 . Games will start at 10:00AM and Northern National in Rochester, MN conclude around 3:00PM. For more informa- Park Center won the 5A championship fol- Rochester will host the Class A 18U & Class tion email [email protected]. Come support all lowed by Chaska Hawks in the 5B and Al- B 10U Northern National on July 30-August the 72 All-Stars! bany in the 5C. In the sixth grade Mpls Far- 3 at the McQuillian Complex. Rochester is in
view won the 6A, Monticello Black took the the process of building a new state-of-the-art 6BB championships, Waconia won the 6B 2008 USAASA National Qualifiers fastpitch complex. For more information Minneapolis ASA and Minnesota ASA are and Woodbury B finished up first in 6C. please visit the Rochester Amateur Sports proud to announce their 2008 National Quali- Woodbury Royals took first in the 7A cham- Commission website at http://www. fiers available for Class A & B pionships, MLK/SUGAA finished first in the rochsports.org/. 10/12/14/16/18-Under. Based off the number 7BB division, Chaska took gold in the 7B of entries, two USAASA Class A National division, and Woodbury II finished first in Play the best—Play ASA Softball!! berths will be given in each age group and 7C. The high-scorers of Mpls. Farview took Class A & B Northern National berths will home 8A championship medals, while the also be awarded in each age/division. #10 overall seed St. Joseph’s won the 8B
division and Benilde St. Margaret’s placed Bentfield Mills in Buffalo, MN will host the first in 8C. Congratulations to all our champi- Class A & B 18-Under National Qualifier on onship teams!! What a fun tournament. June 27-29. WRA Park in Mound, MN will
host the Class A & B 16-Under National Next year’s dates are February 27-March 1. Qualifier on June 27-29. Bear Cave Park in We are looking forward to another exciting Stewartville, MN will host the 10/12/14- tournament! Mark your calendars for 2009! Under National Qualifier on June 20-22.
Please visit the MSF website at www.msf1. 2008 MSF Youth Volleyball org for more information and an entry form. Tournaments You must be an Mpls/MN registered team to The MSF puts on four Girls State Volleyball participate in these qualifiers. State Tournaments. The first is at the 2008 ADULT SOFTBALL SCHEDULE
State/National Tournament Qualifiers Event Date Site CC/C/DD/D Men's Slowpitch May 10-11 Prairie Island CC/C/DD/D Men’s Slowpitch May 31-June 1 Moorhead B/CC/C/DD/D Men's Slowpitch June 14-15 Faribault CC/C/DD/D Men's Slowpitch July 11-13 Cambridge
District Tournaments Tournament Date District I District II District III-IV D Men’s Slow Aug 1-3 Faribault Mankato Prairie Island/Rogers
Tournament Date District V District VI DistrictVII D Men’s Slow Aug 1-3 Sauk Rapids Silver Bay Crookston E Men's Slow Aug 8-10 ------Detroit Lakes
State Tournaments Tournament Date Site Tournament Date Site Masters (40) Slowpitch July 26 Richfield D Women’s Slowpitch August 8-10 Walker Masters (35A) Slowpitch July 27 Richfield EE Women’s Slowpitch August 8-10 Montevideo A & B Men's Church SP July 25-27 Richfield Women’s Modified Pitch August 8-10 New Germany A/B/C Co-Rec Slowpitch July 25-27 Owatonna CC Men’s Slowpitch August 15-17 Sauk Rapids D Co-Rec Slowpitch July 25-27 Pov’s/Andover C Men’s Slowpitch - N August 15-17 Moorhead B&C Men's Masters (35)SP August 1-3 Mankato C Men’s Slowpitch - S August 15-17 Prairie Island Open A/B Men’s Slowpitch August 1-3 Mankato DD Men’s Slowpitch - N August 15-17 Thief Rvr Falls Men’s Masters (40) FP August 2-3 St. Charles DD Men’s Slowpitch - S August 15-17 Rochester B & D Men’s Fastpitch August 8-10 Mankato D Men’s Slowpitch August 15-17 Austin C Men’s Fastpitch August 8-10 Austin A & B Men’s Modified Pitch August 22-24 Mound C Women’s Slowpitch August 8-10 Cambridge E Men’s Slowpitch August 22-24 Hastings DD Women’s Slowpitch August 8-10 St. Cloud Open Women’s Slowpitch August 23-24 Rochester
Fall State Tournaments
Tournament Date Site Men's Fastpitch September 13-15 Mankato Co-Rec Slowpitch September 19-21 Mankato Men's Slowpitch September 26-28 Elk River Winter/Spring Minnesota Amateur 48 Cambridge Signs Triple Retail Development Deal Today with Lowe's, Kohl's and Opus Northwest
April 30, 2008, Cambridge, Minn. - In stark contrast to the stalled retail expansion news in other parts of Minnesota, the City of Cambridge closed a triple commercial development deal today with Lowe's, Kohl's and commercial developer Opus Northwest. The deal, worth $6.98 million, also in- cludes a major recreational complex.
"This represents the largest retail development project in Cambridge in nearly a decade," says Community Development Director Dave Carlberg, who orchestrated the deal.
Land Swap Paves Way for Dual-Track Development The agreement was two years in the making and completes a multi-phase parkland conversion process begun in 2001. The City began by convert- ing 40 acres of parkland in its east-side commercial district into retail space. It also bought 155 acres of farmland on the northeast side of town from the Sandquist family, designating it as parkland.
This morning, City officials conveyed the rezoned commercial property to three entities -- Opus Northwest, Lowe's building center, and Kohl's de- partment store - during a private closing in downtown Minneapolis. This afternoon, they finalized the $3.75 million farmland purchase in Cambridge with representatives of the Sandquist family.
Opus Northwest plans to begin construction on the Lowe's and Kohl's sites in September 2008. The city will begin transforming the farmland into a regional recreational complex, to be named "Sandquist Family Park," in early June.
Deal Fortifies Cambridge's Role as Regional Shopping Hub "Lowe's and Kohl's decision recognizes Cambridge's strategic location as a retail shopping hub in the northern suburban metro area," says Jim McComb, president of The McComb Group, the real estate and retail consulting firm that authored Cambridge's retail market analysis in 2005. He notes that neither company seemed to be concerned with slowing residential growth in Cambridge, which mirrors the growth patterns in the metro area, as they made their decision. "That speaks volumes," he says.
"As national big box retailers contend with increasingly challenging market conditions, it is a strong endorsement that they continue to invest in Cambridge," observes Kim Erickson, president of Cambridge State Bank and a long-time proponent of local economic development efforts.
"Those challenges include high gas prices, a national housing slump, and burdensome levels of debt, according to a Retail Market Trends Report by Grubb & Ellis Research. It reported that new retail construction in the Minneapolis/Saint Paul region has slowed significantly, with a few isolated exceptions, and that "growth will move at a more controlled pace over the next few years."
"Cambridge is one of the happy exceptions to the rule," says Carlberg. "The two new stores round out our retail offerings, building a critical mass for Cambridge as a retail hub."
"We are very excited to bring this new shopping center to Cambridge," says John Gelderman, senior director of development at Opus Northwest. "This area already has a vibrant retail base, so we are expecting a lot of interest from both retailers and consumers when we add our Kohl's/ Lowe's- anchored development to the mix." (See Attached Site Plan)
Kohl's and Lowe's join the retail district just east of downtown Cambridge, anchored by Wal-Mart, Menards, Target, Cub and Office Max. Several stores rank among the highest volume locations in the state.
Region Benefits from Retail and Recreation Investment "After the McComb study was completed, we realized that Cambridge had much greater retail potential than we thought," says Carlberg. "We looked at how we could make more land available on the east side and create a link between the east side and our historic downtown. We were able to relocate the athletic complex further to the north, which opened up land and will bring additional traffic through the east side retail area."
"This project benefits the entire region," says Cambridge City Administrator Linda Woulfe. "It enables the city to meet the specific space require- ments of Lowe's and Kohl's, which wanted to be in our high-traffic commercial district. It broadens the retail offerings for residents in Cambridge's 17-community trade area. And it allows us to almost quadruple the size of our recreational facilities."
Stan Gustafson, Cambridge's new economic development director and a recent transplant from Faribault, has a unique appreciation for the magni- tude of this news. "This is huge. Compared to what's happening in other communities around the state, including larger ones, this is a very sizable addition to the asset base of Cambridge and the surrounding communities."
Recreation Center Creates Economic Impact Perry Coonce, executive director of the Minnesota Sports Federation, is enthusiastic about the new regional recreational complex, which features four high-end ball fields for softball, baseball, soccer and football. "Not unlike the National Sports Center in Blaine, Sandquist Family Park will have the capacity to generate substantial economic impact in the form of amateur sporting events and national tournaments. It could be a destination for the entire five-state region," Coonce predicts.
For more information or additional quotes: Dave Carlberg, Community Development Director 763-552-3203 or [email protected]
Anne Hunter, Media Relations Coordinator Marketing Source USA 952-929-0019 or [email protected]
Winter/Spring Minnesota Amateur 49 Winter/Spring Minnesota Amateur 50 Men’s C Northern National
Moorhead to host the ASA Men’s Class C Northern National By John Welsch, President Red River Valley Softball Association
MOORHEAD — The Red River Valley Softball Associa- Maris Museum at the West Acres Mall, the Red River tion in cooperation with the city of Moorhead, the Moor- Valley Zoo, Hjemkomst Heritage Center, the Fargo Air head Parks and Recreation Department, and the Museum or the Historic Fargo Theatre. The area also Fargo-Moorhead Convention and Visitors Bureau is offers 13 golf courses within a 20 mile drive of Moor- proud to be hosting the first ever ASA Northern Na- head, an indoor sports facility, an outdoor recreation tional Class”C” tournament in 2008. Moorhead, Minne- center and numerous fitness centers. For those look- sota is located on the Red River of the North, separat- ing for an exciting nightlife, both Moorhead and Fargo ing Minnesota from North Dakota, and Moorhead from offer many varied dining and drinking experiences in its sister city of Fargo. their downtown and shopping areas. If gambling is your desire, bars in both Moorhead and Fargo both of- Travel to Moorhead by vehicle is very convenient from fer charitable gambling, and two Native American oper- any direction. East-West travelers will want to arrive ated casinos, each approximately 70 miles from Moor- via Interstate 94 or Highway 10. North-South travelers head -Fargo, offer a wide variety of games of chance. will want to take Interstate 29 to Fargo and I-94 to east to Moorhead. Air travelers will want to fly to Fargo’s The tournament will be held at Centennial Field in north Hector International Airport, served by Northwest, Moorhead, completed in 1992 the complex features two United, Delta, and Frontier airlines. four field “wheels”, within one fenced complex. All eight fields feature 300 foot fences that are eight feet high, Moorhead/Fargo’s hotels have set aside 1500 rooms at dugouts, lights, and agrilime infields. Each wheel has a special rates to accommodate every softball player or complete concession stand and handicapped accessi- fans’ lodging needs and price range. The tournament ble restroom facilities so fans and players are within host hotel, the AmericInn in Moorhead has over 150 easy walking distance of refreshment. Our concession rooms and features an indoor pool, indoor miniature stands feature hamburgers, brats, hot dogs, beer, pop, golf course, comedy club, bar, and pizza restaurant. popcorn, candy, chips, and sunflower seeds for every- Located on I-94, it is located an easy drive from Cen- one’s eating enjoyment. tennial Field, mall shopping and downtown entertain- ment. Other hotels offering special softball tournament Players and fans looking for a memorable softball ex- rates are found throughout Moorhead/Fargo, situated perience are invited to Moorhead, Only the final score next to the airport, shopping malls and downtown. of your last game may leave you disappointed.
Visitors to Moorhead/Fargo will want to see the Roger Your team is invited to participate in the 23rd Annual Softball Hall of Fame Tradition tournaments!
Division Date Team Eligibility Area Site CC/C/DD/D Men's Slow May 10-11 Minnesota ASA Prairie Island, Hastings CC/C/DD/D Men's Slow May 31-June 1 USA Moorhead B/CC/C/DD/D Men's Slow June 14-15 Minnesota ASA Faribault CC/C/DD/D Men's Slow July 11-13 Minnesota ASA Cambridge
ENTRY FEE: $140.00 - A-D Slow National Tournament Qualifer (includes ASA USA membership) (Note: for June 14-15 money tournament entry fee is $200.00 and teams hit their own Worth 44 COR, 375 comp red stitch optic yellow synthetic balls)
ENTRY DEADLINE: Friday at 5:00 pm one week prior to the tournament. First come first serve. (No entries post marked prior to May 1 will be accepted).
ELIGIBILITY: • See above Team Eligibility Area column for geographical area teams are eligible from. Note: Teams winning berths that emanate from non-ASA member leagues must register their league in order to exercise their option on the berth. • Teams must enter the same or higher classification as they are registered in. Teams playing in non member ASA leagues must consult MSF offices on their team class conversion prior to entering. • Teams qualifying for a national tournament berth must play in their respective state tournament or forfeit their berth.
PLAYING RULES: ASA playing rules apply (includes use of homerun rules for Men’s Divisions).
TOURNAMENT DRAW: All pairings will be a true draw. If avoidable, teams will not play other teams from their own league in the first round.
STRUCTURE: Double Elimination - two game guarantee. First 8-16 teams to enter each division will be accepted. Note: Double letter and single letter classes in the same level; i.e. CC/C, DD/D may be combined if insufficient numbers exist to conduct seperate tournaments. Also, tournament may be held in one day, Saturday or Sunday, if insufficient numbers exist for a two day.
ROSTER LIMIT: 20 players (no pick up players allowed).
GAME BALLS: Teams provide and hit their own DeMarini 44 COR, 375 comp red stitch optic yellow game balls at Moorhead and Cambridge Tourney. Teams hit their own Worth .44 COR, 375 comp optic yellow red stitch balls at Prairie Island and Faribault. (Balls will be available for purchase at tournament sites)
GAME OFFICIALS: ASA registered officials shall be utilized on all contests.
AWARDS: • Paid tournament berth to champion and unpaid to runnerup for national championship finals in B,CC,C,DD,D men's/Open,CC,C,DD,D women's slow. (Unpaid Men's State berth to champion) (Berth's may be adjusted if less than eight teams enter a specific class).
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AWARDS (Continued): • Paid state tournament berth to runner-up team in each class. • MVP jacket awarded to one player on each first place team. • Championship banner to each first place team. • One dozen Reebok softballs to first & second place team. • Sponsor, plaque for first, second, and third place in tournaments of eight teams or more. First & second in tournaments of seven teams or less. Note: Class CC Men's teams winning a National Finals Berth, must play in the Class A/B Open Men's Slow and Class CC State Tournament or forfeit their berth. Note: Awards and berths are subject to adjustment based on number of entries and tourney format. Note: Due to the expense allowance given out in the Lucky 7 berths are not paid and there are no awards except team banner and MVP jacket.
* TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS * * First Class Fields and Field Maintenance * State/National Qualifying Tournament * Top Notch Game Officiating * Percentage of proceeds donated to the Minnesota Softball Hall of Fame * Excellent Concessions Available * Hall of Fame Tradition memorabilia items on sale
Clip and Mail HALL OF FAME TRADITION ENTRY FORM
Team Name Softball Community E Mail Address
Team Manager Phone H-( ) W-( )
Address City State Zip
I hereby certify that is a class ASA team in good standing Team Name Class with the sports community participating in the . Sports Community League Name Circle Division you are entering: Men’s Slow
Circle Class you are entering: B CC C DD D (Must match that designated by league director)
(Class B is only offered at Faribault) Note: Teams emanating from a non ASA USA member league or another state, must play one-half to one class higher than they have been classified by their league director. Contact ASA-MSF offices for proper placement. Circle Date you are entering: May 10-11 May 31-June 1 June 14-15 July 11-13 (One date per form please) Manager’s Signature: Date:
Visa _____ Mastercard _____ Credit Card Number (16 Digits): ______
Month/Year Expiration ______(Cannot be processed without expiration date)
Name as it appears on card ______Signature ______
Send entry form and remittance to: MSF Tradition * 10701 93rd Ave N, Suite D * Maple Grove, MN 55369 For further information contact: MSF at (763) 488-9995
A9144B ASA YR A9344B ASA YR 12” Synthetic 11” Synthetic .44 COR / 375 Comp. .44 COR / 375 Comp.
2008 ASA LEAGUE ADOPTION PROGRAM
League Directors: Before you buy softballs for the upcoming season, consider being a part of our “ASA League Adoption Program”. If your league buys (36) dz. balls or more, you can take part in this great program.
Here is all you have to do: • Use DeMarini Softballs exclusively in your league for the 2008 season. • Buy your softballs from an Authorized Wilson Team Dealer in MN. • Dealer will supply Wilson with proof of purchase and you will receive: • (1) dz. softballs FREE for every (12) dz. you buy. • (1) 2008 DeMarini Slow-pitch bat or (5) DeMarini Pro Players Bags FREE for every (36) dz. softballs you buy. (Limit: Maximum redemption of (6) bats per contract) • Please note: All FREE product will come directly from Wilson and not the team dealer where you buy your softballs.
This is a great way to reduce your costs and give something back to your league. Please contact me for more details:
Dave Marrinan – Territory Manager – Wilson Sporting Goods Office - (952) 469-1963 / Email - [email protected]
Is proud to be an Official Softball of MSF – ASA Softball
Winter/Spring Minnesota Amateur 55 MSF Youth Baseball
2008 marks 20th Anniversary of MSF 2008 MSF Baseball Baseball State Championships State Championships By Steve Ketter, Program Administrator July 25-27 MAPLE GROVE — Each year thousands of partici- Age/Class Site pants benefit from the Minnesota Sports Federation 10-Under A Rosemount Baseball Program and learn valuable life skills including 10-Under B Rosemount goal setting, teamwork, discipline, and good sports- manship. This 2008 season marks the 20th Anniver- 11-Under A Afton sary of MSF Baseball State Championships, which will 11-Under B New Ulm be held on July 25-27. The MSF State Championships have grown steadily over this time period. Hundreds of 12-Under A Afton teams also compete at MSF State Qualifiers any given 12-Under B Woodbury weekend in May and June with hopes of advancing to 13-Under A St. Cloud the state tournament. The success of our tournaments can be attributed to the quality facilities, umpires, and 13-Under B Marshall tournament staff utilized by the MSF. 14-Under A Eden Prairie 14-Under B Austin 15-Under A Blaine How to enter the MSF State 15-Under B Burnsville Championships Teams can enter the state championships by earning a bid at a state qualifier tournament or by being accepted as an at-large team. State qualifier tournaments are held throughout the state in May and June. First and second place teams will qualify for state tournament berths. See www.msf1.org for a complete list of qualifi- ers and qualifier details. Teams can apply for an at- large berth by submitting an at-large berth application found in the MSF Baseball Guidebook.
Important Dates to Remember May - June Weekend Qualifier Tournaments June 16th 1st day to apply for at-large berth July 1st State Tournament Entry Form must be post marked July 1st Last day to apply for at-large berth July 25-27 MSF State Championships
Questions? Contact Steve at [email protected] or 763-488-9995 x12 The Minnesota Sports Federation (MSF) is a non-profit, non-discriminatory organization dedicated to providing community based wholesome amateur/recreational sports opportunities that promote fit- ness, personal growth, sportsmanship and the development of lifetime leisure skills.
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Minnesota Sports Federation 10701 - 93rd Ave N • Maple Grove, MN 55369 (763) 488-9995 • 1-888-222-MSF1 Toll Free (763) 488-3712 Fax • [email protected] • www.msf1.org
The Minnesota Sports Federation serves as the local association of the Amateur Softball Association of America - USA Softball and administers the local National Youth Basketball Council and National Sports Federation programs. ASA X USA Softball is recognized by the United States Olympic Committee as the National Governing Body for Softball.