2013 Season History
2013 Teams
July 9-19, 2013 Northern Lights Europe Trip
From July 9-July 19 Northern Lights will be touring Europe visiting Berlin, Gera, Munich, Innsbruck, Verona, & Sicily and playing various European Youth teams.
A day-by-day journal can be viewed by clicking here.
- Day 1 – Arrive in Berlin
- Danielle talks about the Berlin Wall and Day 1.
- Lauren talks very briefly about Day 1.
- Day 2 – Berlin
- Day 3 – Berlin
- Day 4 – Berlin to Gera
- Mira, Jess, Danielle & Elmo take a walk around Gera.
- Snack time talk with the entire team.
- Playing in Gera
- How a team entertains itself
- Day 5 – Gera to Munich
- Taylor talks about yesterday in Gera
- The Munich town hall Glockenspiel
- Day 6 – Munich
- Kelly at Neuschwanstein Castle
- Taylor walking at Linderhof Castle
- Elmo & Lauren at Linderhof Castle
- Playing the German Team in Munich
- Day 7 – Munich & Dachau Concentration Camp
- Day 8 – Munich to Innsbruck
- What we endured for 4 hours on the train to Innsbruck
- Jade and Jordan talk about our last day in Munich and our trip to Dachau
- Part of the train ride into Innsbruck
- The Austrian marching band in the Old Town
- Day 9 – Innsbruck to Sicily
- Jessica talks about our evening in Sicily
- Day 10 – Sicily
- Day 11 – Sicily
- Caroline at the beach
- Jade & Danielle talk about our amazing lunch
June 28-July 5 USJNC’s Dallas Texas
Mizuno Northern Lights 16-2’s are the National Champions in the 16 USA Division!
See what the 16-2 Team said after winning.
Mizuno Northern Lights 18-1’s place 3rd in the 18 Open Division!
Mizuno Northern Lights 17-2’s place 3rd in the 17 USA Division!
Northern Lights has 9 teams competing in Dallas for the US Junior National Championships.
Northern Lights USJNC All Tournament Selections
Player Name | Team |
Alyssa Goehner | Northern Lights 18-1 |
Samantha Swenson | Northern Lights 18-1 |
Lydia Dimke | Northern Lights 17-1 |
Afton Sobasky | Northern Lights 17-2 |
Hannah Weidner | Northern Lights 17-2 |
Rebecca Hawkins – MVP | Northern Lights 16-2 |
Tina Hoppe | Northern Lights 16-2 |
Abby Ihrke | Northern Lights 16-2 |
Team | Final Finish | Division |
18-1 | 3rd | 18 Open |
17-1 | 7th | 17 Open |
17-2 | 3rd | 17 USA |
17-Black | 27th | 17 National |
16-1 | 23rd | 16 Open |
16-2 | 1st | 16 USA |
15-1 | 19th | 15 Open |
15-2 | 39th | 15 National |
14-1 | 6th | 14 Open |
June 17-26, 2013 – AAU National Championship Trip
This year Northern Lights placed 13 of it’s 24 teams into the Gold Brackets at the AAU National Championships, and won one National Championship, was 2nd two in two more Open Division finals, was 3rd in two divisions, and was 5th in six divisions. We medaled a total of 5 teams. Congratulations to 18-1, 18-2, 18-Red, 17-1, 17-2, 17-Red, 16-1, 16-2, 16-Red, 15-1, 15-White, 14-1, & 14-2 for making it into the Gold Championship Brackets. Also Thanks to all the players and parents for supporting all of our teams in the finals….you are the BEST cheering club in the nation with Kelley & Abby in the lead!
Mizuno Northern Lights 17-Red place 1st at the AAU National Championships 17 Classic
Mizuno Northern Lights 15-1 place 2nd at the AAU National Championships 15 Open
Mizuno Northern Lights 16-1 place 2nd at the AAU National Championships 16 Open
Mizuno Northern Lights 18-1 place 3rd at the AAU National Championships 18 Open
Mizuno Northern Lights 18-Red place 3rd at the AAU National Championships 18 Classic
Mizuno Northern Lights 16-2 place 5th at the AAU National Championships 16 Club
Mizuno Northern Lights 16-Red place 5th at the AAU National Championships 16 Classic
Mizuno Northern Lights 18-2 place 5th at the AAU National Championships 18 Club
Mizuno Northern Lights 17-1 place 5th at the AAU National Championships 17 Open
Mizuno Northern Lights 14-1 place 5th at the AAU National Championships 14 Open
Mizuno Northern Lights 14-2 place 5th at the AAU National Championships 14 Club
Click here to read a day-by-day journal from all the teams to attended AAUs this year.
Player Name | Team |
Samantha Swenson | Northern Lights 18-1 |
Sarah Wilhite | Northern Lights 18-1 |
Carlee Hoppe | Northern Lights 18-2 |
Maggie Holcombe | Northern Lights 18-Red |
Morgan Schultz | Northern Lights 18-Red |
Hannah Gibbemeyer | Northern Lights 17-Red |
Megan Hulscher | Northern Lights 17-Red |
Hannah Veldman | Northern Lights 17-Red |
Abby Ihrke | Northern Lights 16-2 |
Lynzi Svoboda | Northern Lights 16-Red |
Natalie Haben | Northern Lights 15-1 |
Brittany McLean | Northern Lights 15-1 |
Lara Schultz | Northern Lights 15-1 |
Taylor Soine | Northern Lights 16-1 |
Jordan Thompson | Northern Lights 16-1 |
Jade Tingelhoff | Northern Lights 16-1 |
Molly Lohman | Northern Lights 17-1 |
Brie Orr | Northern Lights 14-1 |
Makenzie Hesse | Northern Lights 14-2 |
Team | Final Finish | Division |
18-1 | 3rd – Gold Bracket | 18 Open |
18-2 | 5th – Gold Bracket | 18 Club |
18-Black | 16th | 18 Club |
18-Red | 3rd – Gold Bracket | 18 Classic |
17-1 | 5th – Gold Bracket | 17 Open |
17-2 | 9th – Gold Bracket | 17 Club |
17-Black | 18th | 17 Club |
17-Red | 1st – Gold Bracket | 17 Classic |
17-White | 15th | 17 Classic |
16-1 | 2nd – Gold Bracket | 16 Open |
16-2 | 5th – Gold Bracket | 16 Club |
16-Black | 39th | 16 Club |
16-Red | 5th – Gold Bracket | 16 Classic |
16-White | 17th | 16 Classic |
15-1 | 2nd – Gold Bracket | 15 Open |
15-2 | 26th | 15 Club |
15-Black | 56th | 15 Club |
15-Red | 20th | 15 Classic |
15-White | 9th – Gold Bracket | 15 Classic |
14-1 | 5th – Gold Bracket | 14 Open |
14-2 | 5th – Gold Bracket | 14 Club |
14-Black | 11th – Premier Bracket Champs | 14 Classic |
13-1 | 15th | 13 Open |
12-1 | 19th | 12 Open |
June 14, 2013 – Northern Lights Year End Banquet
The 2013 Northern Lights Year End Banquet was a huge success with 740+ people attending. The 17-1’s winning team video was an overwhelming favorite totally embarassing the parents, the 160 scrapbook pages were very impressive and the raffle prizes were awesome. Thanks to everyone who helped with the banquet and congratulations to Tanya Witzel for winning the 2013 Northern Lights Quilt. Also congratulations to the 17-Red team which won a free team dinner with Curt that we will have in Orlando.
We also would like to extend our congratulations to Maggie Holcombe who was voted by the coaches to receive the 2013 Maurice Batie Award of Excellence at the Banquet. The award was presented to Maggie by Alex Berger, last year’s winner. Pictures of the banquet can be viewed by clicking here.
You can view a couple of the banquet shows from this year by clicking here (it will ask you to download a special viewer).
Northern Lights Wins Two Gold Championships at the National Junior Classic
Congratulations to the 17-2 team for winning the 17 Club Division in an all Northern Lights Championship beating the 17-Black Team. Afton Sobasky earned Tournament MVP while Hannah Weidner, Kelly Madison, Lauren Miller and Rachel Schmidt earned All-Tournament Team honors.
Congratulations to the 15-1 team for winning the 15 Open Division. They went undefeated all weekend. Natalie Haben earned Tournament MVP with Haley Kauth and Brittany McLean also earning All-Tournament Team honors.
Team | Finish | Division |
17-1 | 5th | 17 Open |
17-2 | 1st | 17 Club |
17-Black | 2nd | 17 Club |
17-Red | 9th | 17 Club |
17-White | 14th | 17 Club |
16-1 | 4th | 16 Open |
16-2 | 5th | 16 Club |
15-1 | 1st | 15 Open |
4th Annual 12’s Cup
Congratulations to the Northern Lights 12-1 team for winning the 4th Annual 12’s cup. They played the Northern Lights 11-1 team in the championship match of the Gold Division. The 12-2 team finished 2nd in the Silver Division. Four Northern Lights players were named to the 2013 12’s Cup All Tournament Team.
Northern Lights Wins 14’s, 16, & 18’s Divisions of SMV Spring Tournament
Northern Lights teams again traveled to Rochester for the one-day, SMV Spring Tournament, winning the three top divisions.
Congratulations to the 14-2 team for winning the 14 Gold Division. They played the 14-Black team in the finals. The 14 Red team finished 3rd, and the 14 White & 13 Black teams finished 5th. The 13-2 team won the 14 Silver Division.
Congratulations to the 16-Red team for winning the 16 Gold Division. They played the 16-White team in the finals. The 15-Red and 15-White teams finished third.
Congratulations to the 18-2 team for winning the 18 Gold Division having to beat the 18-Black team in the final. 18 Red finished third losing a close 3 set match to 18 Black.
Zumba & Ice Cream during the NL Annual Ice Cream Social
The younger teams had a fun Tuesday night as they skipped SAQ in favor of Zumba, and then had Ice Cream with Strawberries, Bananas, chocolate & whip cream to finish off our crazy dress night. Here’s some clips of the Early wave doing Zumba and the Late wave doing Zumba. On Wednesday it was the older teams chance to show their stuff. Here’s some clips of Wednesday’s Early wave doing Zumba and then the Late wave.
Northern Lights Wins Gold, Silver, & Bronze in 14’s & 16’s Divisions of the Rochester Cup
Northern Lights teams traveled to Rochester for the two-day, Rochester Cup, winning both of the top divisions and placing all 4 of our teams in the 16’s into the semi finals.
Congratulations to the 14-1 team for winning the 16’s Division, defeating the NL 15-2 team in the finals. NL 14-1, NL 16-Black, NL 15-2, and NL 15-Black all made the final four. The 16-Black team placed third defeating the 15-Black team in the 3rd/4th place match.
Congratulations to the 13-1 team for placing 2nd and taking home the Silver medals in the 14 Gold Division in the first weekend of the Rochester Cup.
Northern Lights Wins all Divisions at the AAU Super Regional
Northern Lights hosted the 2nd Annual Northern Lights AAU Super Regional on the weekends of May 4/5 and 11/12. During the first weekend of competition NL won all 3 age divisions. During the second weekend of competition NL won both age divisions.
Congratulations to the 18-1 team for winning the 18’s division. They defeated M1 181 in the finals.
Congratulations to the 17-1 team for winning the 17’s division. They defeated M1 171 in the finals.
Congratulations to the 17-Black for placing 3rd in the 17’s division.
Congratulations to the 16-1 team for winning the 16’s division. They defeated the NL 16-2 team in the finals in a great 3 set match.
Congratulations to the 15-1 team for winning the 15’s division. They defeated our 15-2 team in the finals.
Congratulations to the 14-1 team for winning the 14’s division. They defeated our 14-2 team in the finals.
Team | Finish | Division |
18-1 | 1st (Gold Bracket) | 18’s |
18-2 | 5th (Gold Bracket) | 18’s |
18-Black | 6th (Gold Bracket) | 18’s |
18-Red | 8th | 18’s |
17-1 | 1st (Gold Bracket) | 17’s |
17-2 | 4th (18’s Gold Bracket) | 18’s |
17-Black | 3rd (Gold Bracket) | 17’s |
17-Red | 9th | 17’s |
17-White | 7th | 17’s |
16-1 | 1st (Gold Bracket) | 16’s |
16-2 | 2nd (Gold Bracket) | 16’s |
16-Black | 4th (Gold Bracket) | 16’s |
16-Red | 7th | 16’s |
16-White | 9th | 16’s |
15-1 | 1st (Gold Bracket) | 15’s |
15-2 | 2nd (Gold Bracket) | 15’s |
15-Black | 4th (Gold Bracket) | 15’s |
15-Red | 8th | 15’s |
15-White | 11th | 15’s |
14-1 | 1st (Gold Bracket) | 14’s |
14-2 | 2nd (Gold Bracket) | 14’s |
14-Black | 3rd (Gold Bracket) | 14’s |
14-Red | 7th (Gold Bracket) | 14’s |
14-White | 4th (Gold Bracket) | 14’s |
13-2 | 9th | 14’s |
13-Black | 6th (Gold Bracket) | 14’s |
12-1 | 8th (Gold Bracket) | 14’s |
Northern Lights 16-1’s awarded 16 Open Bid
Congratulations to the 16-1 team for being awarded an At Large Bid into the 16 Open Division of the USJN Championships. The 16-1 team had missed qualifying at two the toughest Qualifers, Big South and Northern Lights, by just 1 position at each event.
With this Open Bid, Northern Lights has now qualified a team in each of the 5 Open Divisions (14 Open, 15 Open, 16 Open, 17 Open, & 18 Open) at the USJN Championships the #1 tournament in the USA.
NL medals 3 teams at the Northern Lights Qualifier & puts 10 teams in the Gold!
Congratulations to the 18-1 team for winning the Northern Lights National Qualifier 18 Open Division by defeating Sky High in the finals. This is the 2nd National Qualifier that the 18-1 team has won and Qualified at for the 18 Open Division of the USJN Championships in Dallas late this June.
Congratulations to the 17-1 team for winning the Northern Lights National Qualifier 17 Open Division by defeating KC Power in the finals. This is the 2nd National Qualifier that the 17-1 team has Qualified at for the 17 Open Division of the USJN Championships in Dallas late this June.
Congratulations to the 17-Black team for placing third at the Northern Lights National Qualifier 17 USA Division to take home a bronze medal. They defeated Platform Elite in the 3rd place match. The 17-Black team was also previously qualified for the USJN Championships in Dallas late this June.
10 of our 14 teams who played in this event were in the Gold Brackets/Pools and NL had teams in the Gold of all 9 divisions of the tournament!
Team | Finish | Division |
18-1 | 1st (Gold Bracket) | 18 Open |
18-2 | 4th (Gold Bracket) | 18 USA |
18-Black | 8th | 18 USA |
18-Red | 5th (Gold Bracket) | 18 American |
17-1 | 1st (Gold Bracket) | 17 Open |
17-2 | 13th | 17 Open |
17-Black | 3rd (Gold Bracket) | 17 USA |
17-Red | 5th (Gold Bracket) | 17 American |
17-White | 9th (Gold Bracket) | 17 American |
16-1 | 6th (Gold Pools) | 16 Open |
16-2 | 14th | 16 Open |
16-Black | 5th (Gold Bracket) | 16 USA |
16-Red | 9th (Gold Bracket) | 16 American |
16-White | 23rd | 16 American |
Northern Lights wins 3 of the 5 Divisions entered at the North Country Region Metro Championships.
The weekend of April 27-28 was very successful for 7 of our younger Northern Lights teams. The club entered 5 age divisions at the NCR Metro Championships and won 3 of the divisions and was 2nd in the other two! This was another great performance by our younger teams.
Congratulations to the 12-1 team for winning the 12 Blue Gold Division. They defeated Wicked Moose in the finals.
Congratulations to the 12-2 team for winning the 12 Blue Silver Division. They defeated Team Edge in the finals.
Congratulations to the 13-Black team for placing 2nd in the 13 Blue Gold Division. They lost to Cannon Falls Crush in the finals.
Congratulations to the 14-Red team for placing 2nd in the 14 Blue Gold Division. They lost to M1-141 in the finals.
Congratulations to the 14-White team for winning the 14 Blue Silver Division. They defeated Kokoro 141 in the finals.
Team | Finish | Division |
14-Red | 2nd(Gold Bracket) | 14 Blue |
14-White | 1st (Silver Bracket) | 14 Blue |
13-2 | 3rd (Gold Bracket) | 13 Blue |
13-Black | 2nd(Gold Bracket) | 13 Blue |
12-1 | 1st (Gold Bracket) | 12 Blue |
12-2 | 1st (Silver Bracket) | 12 Blue |
11-1 | 3rd (Gold Bracket) | 12 Blue |
NL 14-2 Wins Northern Lights Qualifier & NL puts 6 teams in the Gold!
Congratulations to the 14-2 team for winning the Northern Lights National Qualifier 14 USA Division by defeating Iowa Rockets in the finals.
Congratulations to the 14-1 team for placing 2nd in the 14 Open Division. This 2nd place finish Qualified them for the 14 Open Division of the USJN Championships in Dallas late this June.
Six of our 16 teams who played in this event were in the Gold Brackets/Pools and 3 were in the Silver Brackets.
Team | Finish | Division |
15-1 | 4th (Gold Pools) | 15 Open |
15-2 | 5th (Gold Bracket) | 15 USA |
15-Black | 13th | 15 USA |
15-Red | 37th | 15 American |
15-White | 19th | 15 American |
14-1 | 2nd (Gold Pool) | 14 Open |
14-2 | 1st (Gold Bracket) | 14 USA |
14-Black | 13th | 14 USA |
14-Red | 9th (Gold Bracket) | 14 American |
14-White | 43rd | 14 American |
13-1 | 7th (Silver Div Champions) | 13 USA |
13-2 | 13th | 13 USA |
13-Black | 4th (Gold Bracket) | 13 American |
12-1 | 6th | 12 National |
12-2 | 11th | 12 National |
11-1 | 6th | 12 American |
NL 17-1 Places 2nd and Qualifies at Big South!
Congratulations to the 17-1 team for placing 2nd in the 17 Open Division at the Big South National Qualifier. This also Qualified them for the USJN Championships in the 17 Open Division to be held this June in Dallas Texas.
Congratulations to the 16-1 team who made it to the Gold Pool on day 3 and finishted tied for 5th.
Team | Finish | Division |
17-1 | 2nd (Gold Bracket) | 17 Open |
16-1 | 5th (Gold Pools) | 16 Open |
NL 18’s teams travel to Italy
The Northern Lights 18-1, 18-2, 18-Black, & 18-Red teams will be traveling and competing in Italy from March 24- April 2 with BringitUSA. They will be spending the first few days sightseeing in Rome, Milan, and Venice. After that they will be competing in a high level tournament in Pordenone Italy (18-1), Falconara (18-2), Milan (18-Black), and Albisola (18-Red) with Junior teams from Italy and around the world. The team’s written journals and pictures can be seen by clicking here.
NL 15-1 Places 3rd and Qualifies at Colorado Crossroads!
Congratulations to the 15-1 team for placing 3rd in the 15 Open Division at the Colorado Crossroads National Qualifier. This also Qualified them for the USJN Championships in the 15 Open Division to be held this June in Dallas Texas.
Northern Lights sent 4 teams to the tournament and had 3 of them in the Gold Championship Brackets, and one in the Silver Bracket.
Team | Finish | Division |
15-1 | 3rd (Gold Bracket) | 15 Open |
15-2 | 19th (Silver Bracket) | 15 USA |
15-Black | 9th(Gold Bracket) | 15 American |
14-1 | 7th (Gold Pools) | 14 Open |
NL 18-1 Wins & 17-2 Places 2nd at Colorado Crossroads!
Congratulations to the 18-1 team for winning the 18 Open Division at the Colorado Crossroads National Qualifier. This also Qualified them for the USJN Championships in the 18 Open Division to be held this June in Dallas Texas.
Congratulations to the 17-2 team for placing 2nd at the Colorado Crossroads National Qualifier 17 USA Division. This also Qualified them for the USJN Championships in the 17 USA Division to be held this June in Dallas Texas.
Congratulations to the 16-2 team for placing 3rd at the Colorado Crossroads National Qualifier 16 USA Division. This also Qualified them for the USJN Championships in the 16 USA Division to be held this June in Dallas Texas.
Northern Lights sent 7 teams to the tournament and had 6 of them in the Gold Championship Brackets, and one in the Silver Bracket.
Team | Finish | Division |
18-1 | 1st (Gold Bracket) | 18 Open |
17-2 | 2nd (Gold Bracket) | 17 USA |
17-Black | 17th (Silver Bracket winner) | 17 USA |
17-Red | 5th (Gold Bracket) | 17 American |
17-White | 5th (Gold Bracket) | 17 American |
16-2 | 3rd (Gold Bracket) | 16 USA |
16-Black | 5th (Gold Bracket) | 16 USA |
NL wins 8 divisions of the Omaha President’s Day Tournament
Congratulations to the Northern Lights 12-1 team for winning the 12’s Division of the Omaha President’s Day tournament. They played Nebraska Elite in the finals.
Congratulations to the Northern Lights 14-1 team for winning the 14 Open Division of the Omaha President’s Day tournament. The 14-1’s played MN Select 141 in the finals.
Congratulations to the Northern Lights 15-1 team for winning the 15 Open Division of the Omaha President’s Day tournament. They played Colorado Jrs in the finals. This is the 2nd year in a row that the 15-1 team has played Colorado Jrs in the finals, and both times NL has won.
Congratulations to the Northern Lights 16-2 team for winning the 16 Club Division of the Omaha President’s Day tournament. The 16-2’s went undefeated in the tournament and played our own 16-Black team in the finals….so Congratulations also to the 16 Black team for placing 2nd.
Congratulations to the Northern Lights 17-1 team for winning the 17 Open Division of the Omaha President’s Day tournament. The 17-1’s went undefeated in the tournament and played KC Power in the finals.
Congratulations to the Northern Lights 17-2 team for winning the 17 Club Division of the Omaha President’s Day tournament. The 17-2 team played our own 17-Black team in the finals . . . so once again Congratulations also to the 17 Black team for placing 2nd.
Congratulations to the Northern Lights 18-1 team for winning the 18 Open Division of the Omaha President’s Day tournament. They went undefeated for the tournament and played Iowa Rockets in the finals.
Congratulations to the Northern Lights 18-2 team for winning the 18 Club Division of the Omaha President’s Day tournament. 18-2 played Club Iowa Jrs in the finals.
Northern Lights placed 20 of it’s 24 teams into the Gold Brackets of the tournament. This was an excellent showing for all Northern Lights teams!
Team | Finish | Division |
18-1 | 1st (Gold Bracket) | 18 Open |
18-2 | 1st (Gold Bracket) | 18 Club |
18-Black | 5th (Gold Bracket) | 18 Club |
18-Red | 9th (Gold Bracket) | 18 Club |
17-1 | 1st (Gold Bracket) | 17 Open |
17-2 | 1st (Gold Bracket) | 17 Open |
17-Black | 2nd (Gold Bracket) | 17 Club |
17-Red | 3rd (Gold Bracket) | 17 Club |
17-White | 37th | 17 Club |
16-1 | 3rd (Gold Bracket) | 16 Open |
16-2 | 1st (Gold Bracket) | 16 Club |
16-Black | 2nd (Gold Bracket) | 16 Club |
16-Red | 9th (Gold Bracket) | 16 Club |
16-White | 27th | 16 Club |
15-1 | 1st (Gold Bracket) | 15 Open |
15-2 | 9th (Gold Bracket) | 15 Club |
15-Black | 25th | 15 Club |
15-Red | 9th (Gold Bracket) | 15 Club |
15-White | 21st | 15 Club |
14-1 | 1st (Gold Bracket) | 14 Open |
14-2 | 5th (Gold Bracket) | 14 Club |
13-1 | 19th | 13 Club |
13-2 | 5th (Gold Bracket) | 13 Club |
12-1 | 1st (Gold Bracket) | 12 Club |
Northern Lights 13-Black wins the local President’s Day Tournament
Northern Lights 6 teams in the local Presidents Day tournament, and place all 6 of those teams in the Gold Brackets. This was an excellent showing for our young Northern Lights teams!
Congratulations to the Northern Lights 13-Black for winning the 13’s age division. They defeated M1 13-1 in the finals.
Congratulations also to the Northern Lights 14-Red team which finished 2nd in the 14’s age division.
Team | Finish |
11-1 | 3rd in Gold Bracket |
12-2 | 5th in Gold Bracket |
13-Black | 1st in Gold Bracket |
14-Black | 3rd in Gold Bracket |
14-Red | 2nd in Gold Bracket |
14-White | 5th in Gold Bracket |
Congratulations to our January Thaw Champions
Congratulations to these teams for winning their respected club divisions at the January Thaw: 18-1s, 17-2s, 16-2s, 15-2s, 14-1s and 13-1s. All of the teams did great.
November 11, 2012 —-15’s-18’s Tryouts completed
Congratulations to the 186 new players ages 15-18 selected for the Northern Lights 2013 teams. The first practice for the 15’s-18’s will be on Monday November 12th, check the schedules link on the left side of this page for exact times.
November 11, 2012 —-Congrats to State Tournament Champions
School | Division |
Bethlehem Academy | Classs A |
Marshall | Class AA |
Lakeville North | Class AAA |
Northern Lights would also like to congratulate all the players who were named to the All Tournament teams, including NL players: Jamie Cairncross, Lydia Dimke, Samantha Flattum , Alyssa Goehner, Erica Handley, Carlee Hoppe, Mackenzie Horkey, Afton Sobasky, & Sarah Wilhite.
Congratulations to Sarah Wilhite, 2012 Baden Ms. Volleyball
Congratulations to Sarah Wilhite who was selected by the MN Coaches Association as the 2012 Ms. Volleyball. Sarah plays for Eden Prairie High School. Last year she played for NL 17-1 and will be completing her club career on a NL 18’s team this year.
November 7, 2012 —-Congrats to All State Players
Northern Lights would like to extend our congratulations to all of the High School Players in Minnesota who were selected for the MN Coaches Association All State teams. 16 players from Northern Lights were selected, they are:
Player Name | Team | Award |
Mackenzie Horkey | SW Christian | Class A – All State |
Haley Fogarty | Belle Plaine | Class AA – All State |
Hannah Tapp | Stewartville | Class AA – All State |
Paige Tapp | Stewartville | Class AA – All State |
Kirsten Johnson | Belle Plaine | Class AA – Honorable Mention |
Alex Brown | Blaine | Class AAA – All State |
Jamie Cairncross | Eden Prairie | Class AAA – All State |
Lydia Dimke | Blaine | Class AAA – All State |
Alyssa Goehner | Lakeville North | Class AAA – All State |
Erica Handley | Lakeville North | Class AAA – All State |
Lauren Houg | Wayzata | Class AAA – All State |
Samantha Swenson | Hopkins | Class AAA – All State |
Shelby Seurer | Delano | Class AAA – All State |
Sarah Wilhite | Eden Prairie | Class AAA – All State |
Kylee Zumach | Buffalo | Class AAA – All State |
Nora Reed | Hopkins | Class AAA – Honorable Mention |
November 6, 2012 —-Congrats to Star Tribune & Pioneer Press All Metro Players
Minneapolis Star Tribune and St. Paul Pioneer Press 2012 Metro Volleyball Player of Year. | |
Alyssa Goehner | Lakeville North |
Northern Lights would also like to extend our congratulations to the 12 Northern Lights Players who were selected to either the Star Tribune All Metro Teams and/or the Pioneer Press All Metro teams.
Player Name | Team | Award |
Lydia Dimke | Blaine | Star Tribune & Pioneer Press |
Samantha Swenson | Hopkins | Star Tribune & Pioneer Press |
Sarah Wilhite | Eden Prairie | Star Tribune & Pioneer Press |
Erica Handley | Lakeville North | Star Tribune & Pioneer Press |
Lauren Houg | Wayzata | Star Tribune |
Shelby Seurer | Delano | Star Tribune |
Kylee Zumach | Buffalo | Star Tribune |
Mackenzie Horkey | SW Christian | Star Tribune |
Abby Monson | Lakeville North | Star Tribune |
Brianna Pernsteiner | Eagan | Star Tribune |
Nora Reed | Hopkins | Star Tribune |
Bella Nelson | Luck, Wisc | Pioneer Press |
November 4, 2012 —-Congrats to State Tournament Players
Northern Lights would like to congratulate the 43 players from the club who qualified for the Minnesota High School State Tournament or the Wisconsin State High School Tournament. Have a great tournament!
Player Name | Team |
Mikayla Hong | Anoka |
Haley Fogarty | Belle Plaine |
Kirsten Johnson | Belle Plaine |
Payton Nutter | Bethlehem Academy |
Alex Brown | Blaine |
Lydia Dimke | Blaine |
Rebecca Hawkins | Blaine |
Katherine Hawkins | Blaine |
Jessica Jorgensen | Blaine |
Sierra Trost | Blaine |
Jamie Cairncross | Eden Prairie |
Aulora Campbell | Eden Prairie |
Abby Ihrke | Eden Prairie |
Lauren Mattison | Eden Prairie |
Jena Meyer | Eden Prairie |
Elizabeth Mohr | Eden Prairie |
Hannah Redman | Eden Prairie |
Maddie Reese | Eden Prairie |
Camille Schultz | Eden Prairie |
Erin Schwarz | Eden Prairie |
Sarah Wilhite | Eden Prairie |
Samantha Flattum | Lakeville North |
Alyssa Goehner | Lakeville North |
Erica Handley | Lakeville North |
Maddie Konopa | Lakeville North |
Anna Michaels | Lakeville North |
Abigail Monson | Lakeville North |
Janae Neuenschwander | Lakeville North |
Katie Parker | Lakeville North |
Haley Walker | Lakeville North |
Bella Nelson | Luck Wisconsin |
Kaylea Ahrens | Owatonna |
Haley Kauth | Roseville |
Bre Maloney | Roseville |
Abby Fernholz | Shakopee |
Maggie Holcombe | Shakopee |
Carlee Hoppe | Shakopee |
Tina Hoppe | Shakopee |
Taylor Koehn | Shakopee |
Kaylee Lemke | Shakopee |
Mackenzie Pieper | Shakopee |
Afton Sobasky | St. Croix Lutheran |
Mackenzie Horkey | SW Christian |
October 28, 2012 —-11’s-14’s Tryouts completed
Congratulations to the 111 new players ages 10-14 selected for the Northern Lights 2013 teams. The first practice for the 11’s-14’s will be on Tuesday October 30th.
Northern Lights Ranked as #1 Club!
The November issue of Volleyball Magazine, which each year issues the National Club Rankings, has ranked Northern Lights as the #1 club in the 17’s and 15’s age divisions. Congratulations to all the players who made this possible!