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NL finishes 2nd in both 15's divisions
of the Omaha President's Day Tournament
Congratulations to the
Northern Lights
15-1 team for finishing 2nd in the 15 Open Division of the Omaha
President's Day tournament. The 15-1's started their tournament slowly, but
recovered quickly and made it to the finals where they played a very good
Invasion team and lost in 3 games.
Congratulations to the
Northern Lights 15-2
team for finishing 2nd in the 15 Club Division of the Omaha President's Day
tournament. The 15-2's went undefeated in the tournament until the finals where
they lost to MAVS 15-2's.
Northern Lights placed 10 of it's 18 teams into the Gold Brackets of the
tournament. This was an excellent showing for all Northern Lights teams!
| Team |
Finish |
Division |
| 18-1 |
7th |
18 Open |
| 18-2 |
9th (Gold Bracket) |
18 Club |
| 17-1 |
8th |
17 Open |
| 17-2 |
5th (Gold Bracket) |
17 Club |
| 17-3 |
5th (Gold Bracket) |
17 Club |
| 16-1 |
3rd (Gold Bracket) |
16 Open |
| 16-2 |
13th |
16 Open |
| 16-3 |
5th (Gold Bracket) |
16 Club |
| 16-4 |
5th (Gold Bracket) |
16 Club |
| 16-5 |
26th |
16 Club |
| 15-1 |
2nd (Gold Bracket) |
15 Open |
| 15-2 |
2nd (Gold Bracket) |
15 Club |
| 15-3 |
5th (Gold Bracket) |
15 Club |
| 15-4 |
37th |
15 Club |
| 15-5 |
33rd |
15 Club |
| 14-1 |
10th |
14 Open |
| 14-2 |
11th |
14 Club |
| 13-1 |
3rd (Gold Bracket) |
13 Club |
Northern Lights 12-1's win President's
Day Tournament
Congratulations to the
Northern Lights
12-1 team for winning the 12's age division. The 12-1's went undefeated in
the tournament, and beat Apple Valley 12's in the finals.
Congratulations also to the
11's team which
finished 3rd at the tournament losing their semi final match and then winning
the 3rd place match against SMV 12's.
Congratulations to the
Northern Lights
13-3 team for placing 2nd in the 13's age division. The 13-3's lost to Nike
Six Pack in the finals.
| Team |
Finish |
| 11-1 |
3rd in Gold Bracket |
| 12-1 |
1st in Gold Bracket |
| 12-2 |
7th in Gold Division |
| 13-2 |
4th in Gold Bracket |
| 13-3 |
2nd in Gold Bracket |
| 14-3 |
3rd in Gold Bracket |
| 14-4 |
4th in Gold Bracket |
NL wins 3 divisions of the January
Thaw Tournament
Congratulations to the
Northern Lights 16-2
team for winning the 16's Division of the January Thaw.
Congratulations to the
Northern Lights 13-1
team for winning the 14's Division of the January Thaw.
Congratulations to the
Northern Lights 12-1
team for winning the 12's Division of the January Thaw.
Northern Lights placed 24 of it's 25 teams into the Gold Brackets (or
equivalent) of the tournament. This was an excellent showing for all Northern
Lights teams!
| Team |
Finish |
Division |
| 18-1 |
2nd (Gold Bracket) |
18's |
| 18-2 |
6th (Gold Bracket) |
18's |
| 17-1 |
3rd (Gold Bracket) |
18's |
| 17-2 |
9th (Gold Bracket) |
17's |
| 17-3 |
2nd (Gold Bracket) |
17's |
| 16-1 |
3rd (Gold Bracket) |
18's |
| 16-2 |
1st (Gold Bracket) |
16's |
| 16-3 |
2nd (Gold Bracket) |
16's |
| 16-4 |
3rd (Gold Bracket) |
16's |
| 16-5 |
10th (Gold Bracket) |
16's |
| 15-1 |
2nd (Gold Bracket) |
16's |
| 15-2 |
3rd (Gold Bracket) |
15's |
| 15-3 |
5th (Gold Bracket) |
15's |
| 15-4 |
5th (Gold Bracket) |
15's |
| 15-5 |
5th (Gold Bracket) |
15's |
| 14-1 |
9th |
15's |
| 14-2 |
6th (Gold Bracket) |
14's |
| 14-3 |
5th (Gold Bracket) |
14's |
| 14-4 |
9th (Gold Bracket) |
14's |
| 13-1 |
1st (Gold Bracket) |
14's |
| 13-2 |
3rd |
13's |
| 13-3 |
5th |
13's |
| 12-1 |
1st |
12's |
| 12-2 |
4th |
12's |
| 11-1 |
2nd |
12's |
Alumni Holiday 4's Playdate &
Club Lock-In
All Northern Lights alumni who graduated from the club as seniors are
invited to attend our annual Holiday 4's playdate on Monday December 28, from
5:30-7:30pm.
Its a great time to see some of your former Northern Lights teammates, and
also a chance to meet and play with our current players.
All current players are also invited to come play from 5:30-7:30pm.
The Club Lock in for 11's-15's will start at 7:30pm Monday evening and
conclude at 7:00am Tuesday morning.
We look forward to seeing you!
December 9, 2009, 3:04
pm
Practices will be held as scheduled. Please use good judgement when
deciding whether or not to attend. We are not expecting players from
outlying areas. Let your coach know if you are unable to make
it.
December 6, 2009 ----Concordia
College wins 3rd straight NCAA title
Congratulations to the Concordia College Golden Bears who won their 3rd
straight NCAA Division II National Championship. Maggie McNamara (Asst coach on
16-3) and Mary Slinger, both Northern Lights graduates, finished their college
careers with 3 National Titles. Maggie & Mary were named to the All
Tournament team. We would like to say to Mary & Maggie, you two both played
an awesome final match, it was fun watching you.
Also, congratulations to Sophie McBride who graduated from Northern Lights this
past year and now plays at West Texas A&M, the 2nd place team which lost to
Concordia in the finals.
November 15, 2009 ----15's-18's
Tryouts completed
Congratulations to the 170 new players ages 15-18 selected for the Northern
Lights 2010 teams. The first practice for the 15's-18's will be on Monday
November 16, check the schedules link on the left side of this page for exact
times. Please note that some of the age levels have SAQ training before their
practice time, and some have it after their practice time. This is shown on the
schedule.
Nov 14, 2009 NL All Tournament
Selections
Congratulations to the 6 Northern Lights players who were named to the
Minnesota State High School League All Tournament teams.
| Tori Dixon |
Burnsville |
| Mollie Geske |
Shakopee |
| Katie Habeck |
Farmington |
| Molly Kreklow |
Delano |
| Claire Sames |
Shakopee |
| Ashley Wittman |
Shakopee |
Nov 11, 2009 NL All State
Players
Congratulations to the 15 Northern Lights players who were named to the
Minnesota Coaches Association All State Teams.
| Brittney Barren |
Blaine |
| Haley Bodway |
Jefferson |
| Elly Braaten |
Hastings |
| Tori Dixon |
Burnsville |
| Mollie Geske |
Shakopee |
| Lauren Grant |
Eastview |
| Ashley Hinsch |
Zumbrota |
| Samantha Johnson |
Belle Plaine |
| Molly Kreklow |
Delano |
| Kaley Melville |
Watertown |
| Ashley Murtha |
Eastview |
| Leigh Pudwill |
Centennial |
| Ellen Senf |
St Paul Central |
| Natalie Walseth |
Simley |
| Ashley Wittman |
Shakopee |
Nov 11, 2009 Baden's Ms
Volleyball
Congratulations to Ashley Wittman for being voted by the Minnesota Coaches
Association as the 2009 Ms. Volleyball. Ms Volleyball is the top honor in the
state for a High School Volleyball Player.
Nov 10, 2009 All Metro Players
Northern Lights would like to extend our congratulations to the 11 Northern
Lights Players who were selected to the Star Tribune All Metro Teams.
| Brittney Barren |
Blaine |
| Haley Bodway |
Jefferson |
| Tori Dixon |
Burnsville |
| Mollie Geske |
Shakopee |
| Lauren Grant |
Eastview |
| Molly Kreklow |
Delano |
| Ashley Murtha |
Eastview |
| Leigh Pudwill |
Centennial |
| Natalie Walseth |
Simley |
| Cassie Weaver |
Lakeville North |
| Ashley Wittman |
Shakopee |
Nov 10, 2009 Metro Player of the Year
- Ashley Wittman
Congratulations Ashley for being selected the 2009 Metro
Player of the Year.
Northern Lights would like to congratulate the 19 players from the club who
qualified for the Minnesota High School State Tournament.
| Laura Beckmann |
Burnsville -3rd |
| Camille Benson |
Burnsville -3rd |
| Allison Butler |
Burnsville -3rd |
| Tori Dixon |
Burnsville -3rd |
| Abby Olson |
Burnsville -3rd |
| Leigh Pudwill |
Centennial |
| Molly Kreklow |
Delano -2nd |
| Danielle Dombeck |
Farmington |
| Katie Habeck |
Farmington |
| Natalie Welsch |
Minnehaha |
| Alex Berger |
Shakopee - 1st |
| Alyssa Blees |
Shakopee - 1st |
| Mollie Geske |
Shakopee - 1st |
| Mackenzie Menke |
Shakopee - 1st |
| Kari Monnens |
Shakopee - 1st |
| Claire Sames |
Shakopee - 1st |
| Emily Schroers |
Shakopee - 1st |
| Megan Westlund |
Shakopee - 1st |
| Ashley Wittman |
Shakopee - 1st |
Tryout Information is posted, click
on the tab above.
November 1, 2009 ----11's-14's
Tryouts completed
Congratulations to the 100 new players ages 10-14 selected for the Northern
Lights 2010 teams. The first practice for the 11's-14's will be on Tuesday
November 3rd, check the schedules link on the left side of this page for exact
times. Please note that some of the age levels have SAQ training before their
practice time, and some have it after their practice time. This is shown on the
schedule.
NL Tryout Information
Tryout registration for this coming Northern Lights club season is now open
at
www.signuptoplay.com. Complete tryout information will be posted on this
website in late September. Tryouts are scheduled for:
15's - 18's age divisions, 8:30 am Sunday November 15, 2009
September 9, 2009 NL College
Recruiting Combine Registration Open
The 2009 College Recruiting Combine is now open for registration.
Increase your chances of being recruited for college by attending this
Combine! For more information click on the tab above.
This Recruiting Combine is open to ALL High School Sophomores-Seniors,
regardless of your school/club affiliation.
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