2017 Season History

2017 Teams

 

June 25-July 4 USJNC’s Minneapolis Minnesota Northern Lights had 23 teams competing (more than any other club in the nation) in Minneapolis at the US Junior National Championships.

Mizuno Northern Lights 17-2 place 1st at
the US Junior National Championships 17 American

Congratulations to the 17-2 team which won the 17 American Division. 2 other teams, 14-2 and 17-Black, finished 5th. Three players were selected to the All Tournament teams. Overall it was a great year for Northern Lights medaling a total of 11 teams, and having 32 All Tournament selections in the two summer National Tournaments.

TeamFinal FinishDivision
17-111th17 Open
17-21st – Gold Bracket17 American
17-Black5th – Gold Bracket17 Patriot
17-Red13th17 Patriot
16-113th16 Open
16-227th16 USA
16-Black19th16 American
16-Red34th16 American
16-White13th16 Patriot
15-123rd15 Open
15-242nd15 American
15-Black43rd15 Patriot
15-Red57th15 American
15-White50th15 Patriot
14-110th14 Open
14-25th – Gold Bracket14 American
14-Black11th14 Patriot
14-Red23rd14 Patriot
13-111th13 National
13-251st13 American
12-113th12 National
12-226th12 American
11-117th11 Patriot

 

Northern Lights USJNC All Tournament Selections

 

Player NameTeam
Kennedy BradyNorthern Lights 17-2
Madison BremerNorthern Lights 17-2
Elizabeth Stark – MVPNorthern Lights 17-2

 

June 13-27, 2017 – AAU National Championship Trip

Northern Lights placed 14 of our 24 teams into the Gold Championship Brackets at the AAU National Championships and Medaled 10 of them. Four teams have been in the finals, and NL teams won 2 Gold, 2 Silver, and 6 Bronze medals. Also thanks to the 150+ players and parents for supporting the 14-Black and 14-2 teams
in the finals. NL had 29 AAU All American selections.


Mizuno Northern Lights 14-Black place 1st at
the AAU National Championships 14 Aspire

 

Mizuno Northern Lights 16-Red place 1st at
the AAU National Championships 16 Aspire

 

Mizuno Northern Lights 18-2 place 2nd at
the AAU National Championships 18 Premier

 

Mizuno Northern Lights 14-2 place 2nd at
the AAU National Championships 14 Club

 

Mizuno Northern Lights 12-1 place 3rd at
the AAU National Championships 12 Club

 

Mizuno Northern Lights 16-1 place 3rd at
the AAU National Championships 16 Open

 

Mizuno Northern Lights 16-2 place 3rd at
the AAU National Championships 16 Premier

 

Mizuno Northern Lights 16-Black place 3rd at
the AAU National Championships 16 Club

 

Mizuno Northern Lights 17-Black place 3rd at
the AAU National Championships 17 Club

 

Mizuno Northern Lights 18-Black place 3rd at
the AAU National Championships 18 Club

 

Mizuno Northern Lights 16-White place
5th at the AAU National Championships 16 Classic

 

Mizuno Northern Lights 17-1 place
5th at the AAU National Championships 17 Open

 

Mizuno Northern Lights 17-2 place
5th at the AAU National Championships 17 Premier

 

Mizuno Northern Lights 17-Red place
5th at the AAU National Championships 17 Classic

 

Mizuno Northern Lights 18-1 place
5th at the AAU National Championships 18 Open


29 Northern Lights AAU All American Selections

Player NameTeam
Claire SheehanNorthern Lights 18-1
Erin FallertNorthern Lights 18-2
Alivia GarbeNorthern Lights 18-2
Ailsa WatsonNorthern Lights 18-2
Marissa BorgertNorthern Lights 18-Black
Pilar Onstad
Northern Lights 18-Black
McKenna MelvilleNorthern Lights 17-1
Lizzy StarkNorthern Lights 17-2
Kaitlyn ArentzNorthern Lights 17-Black
Emily TranNorthern Lights 17-Black
Emma BrostromNorthern Lights 17-Red
Kennedi OrrNorthern Lights 16-1
Peyton SuessNorthern Lights 16-1
Kate Reimann Northern Lights 16-2
Grace WhitmanNorthern Lights 16-2
Jenna GrutzmacherNorthern Lights 16-Black
Brenna HesseNorthern Lights 16-Black
Brynna MayerNorthern Lights 16-Red
Hannah SkrochNorthern Lights 16-Red
Lindsey Spolidoro-MVPNorthern Lights 16-Red
Tori ThompsonNorthern Lights 16-White
Justine BastyrNorthern Lights 14-2
Jasmine Weidemann
Northern Lights 14-2
Hannah Jensen
Northern Lights 14-2
Hannah HowellNorthern Lights 14-Black
Faith SaewertNorthern Lights 14-Black
Paige Sheehan-MVPNorthern Lights 14-Black
Corrina BensonNorthern Lights 12-1
Mia KohoutekNorthern Lights 12-1

 

 

TeamFinal FinishDivision
18-15th18 Open
18-22nd– Gold Bracket18 Premier
18-Black3rd– Gold Bracket18 Club
18-Red12th18 Classic
17-15th – Gold Bracket17 Open
17-25th – Gold Bracket17 Premier
17-Black3rd– Gold Bracket17 Club
17-Red5th – Gold Bracket17 Classic
16-13rd– Gold Bracket16 Open
16-23rd– Gold Bracket16 Premier
16-Black3rd– Gold Bracket16 Club
16-Red1st – Gold Bracket16 Aspire
16-White5th – Gold Bracket16 Classic
15-110th15 Open
15-213th15 Premier
15-Black39th15 Club
15-Red14th15 Aspire
15-White17th15 Classic
14-110th14 Open
14-22nd– Gold Bracket14 Club
14-B1st – Gold Bracket14 Aspire
13-123rd13 Premier
13-245th13 Club
12-13rd– Gold Bracket12 Club

 

June 9, 2017 – Northern Lights Year End Banquet

The 2017 Northern Lights Year End Banquet was another big success with 745 people
attending. We want to give a huge Thank You to the U of M Head Volleyball Coach Hugh McCutcheon for the tremendous talk he gave that evening.

This year we had four 12’x21′ HD Video Screens that made the video shows awesome, the 2017 scrapbook pages were very impressive and we gave away 25 raffle prizes including several $500 Luxury Hair & Skin care baskets, a signed MN Vikings football, and numerous other items. Thanks to everyone who helped with the banquet and congratulations to Emma Nicholas the winner of the 2017 Northern Lights Quilt.

We also would like to extend our congratulations to Emily King who was voted by the coaches to receive the 2017 MauriceBatie Award of Excellence at the Banquet. The award was presented to them by Haley Kauth, one of last year’s winners. Pictures of the banquet can be viewed on our Facebook page .

You can view a couple of the banquet shows from this year on YouTube.

Mizuno SPVB National Junior Classic

Nine Northern Lights teams competed in the 2017 Mizuno SPVB National Junior Classic held in Chicago, IL, on May 27-29, 2017.

5 out of the 9 teams made it to the Gold Bracket.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 17-Red team for winning the 17 Club Division.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 15-2 team for placing 2nd in the 15 Premier Division.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 16-1 team for placing 3rd in the 16 Open Division.

 

TeamFinishDivision
17-15th17 Open
17-214th17 Open
17-Black4th (Gold Bracket)17 Premier
17-Red1st (Gold Bracket)17 Club
16-13rd (Gold Bracket)16 Open
16-225th16 Open
16-Black15th16 Premier
15-14th (Gold Bracket)15 Open
15-22nd (Gold Bracket)15 Premier

 

SMV Spring Tournament

Seven Northern Lights teams competed in the SMV Spring Tournament held in Rochester, MN, on May 21, 2017.

5 out of 6 teams made it to the Gold Bracket.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 13-Black team for winning the 13 Girls Division.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 14-Red team for placing 2nd in the 14 Girls Division.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 14-White team for placing 3rd in the 14 Girls Division.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 13-Red team for placing 3rd in the 13 Girls Division.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 11-1 team for placing 3rd in the 12 Girls Division.

 

TeamFinishDivision
14-Red2nd (Gold Bracket)14 Girls
14-White3rd (Gold Bracket)14 Girls
13-Black1st (Gold Bracket)13 Girls
13-Red3rd (Gold Bracket)13 Girls
12-24th (Gold Bracket)13 Girls
12-Black6th12 Girls
11-13rd (Gold Bracket)12 Girls

 

AAU Super Regional

24 Northern Lights teams competed in the AAU Super Regional on May 21, 2017.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 18-1 team for winning the 18 Club Division.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 15-2 team for winning the 16 Club Division.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 14-Black team for winning the 14 Club Division.

 

TeamFinishDivision
18-11st18 Club
18-23rd18 Club
18-Black5th18 Club
18-Red7th18 Club
17-13rd18 Club
17-26th18 Club
17-Black4th17 Club
17-Red5th17 Club
16-12nd18 Club
16-22nd17 Club
16-Black7th17 Club
16-Red6th17 Club
16-White7th17 Club
15-13rd17 Club
15-21st15 Club
15-Black3rd15 Club
15-Red4th15 Club
15-White6th15 Club
14-12nd15 Club
14-25th15 Club
14-Black1st14 Club
13-12nd14 Club
13-23rd14 Club
12-14th14 Club

 

Rochester Cup 16’s/18’s

Eight Northern Lights teams competed in the second weekend of the Rochester Cup on May 13-14, 2017.

5 out of 8 teams made it to the Gold Bracket in their respective divisions.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 18-1 team for taking 1st in the 18’s Division.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 14-1 team for taking 2nd in the 16 Elite Division.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 18-2 team for taking 3rd in the 18’s Division.

 

TeamFinishDivision
18-11st (Gold Bracket)18’s Division
18-23rd (Gold Bracket)18’s Division
16-Red5th (Gold Bracket)16 Elite
16-White10th16 Elite
15-Black13th16 Elite
15-Red19th16 Elite
15-White5th (Gold Bracket)16 National
14-12nd (Gold Bracket)16 Elite

 

Northern Lights Spring Freebie

Six Northern Lights teams competed in the Northern Lights Spring Freebie on May 13-14, 2017.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 15-1 team for winning the 18’s Division.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 15-2 team for placing 2nd in the 18’s Division.

 

TeamFinishDivision
15-11st18’s Division
15-22nd18’s Division
14-Red7th14’s Division
14-White10th14’s Division
13-Black8th14’s Division
13-Red15th14’s Division

 

Northern Lights 12’s Cup

Four Northern Lights teams competed in the Northern Lights 12’s Cup on May 6-7, 2017.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 12-1 team for winning the 12 Open Division.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 12-Black team for winning the 12 Club Division.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 12-2 team for taking 3rd in the 12 Open Division.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 11-1 team for taking 3rd in the 12 Club Division.

 

TeamFinishDivision
12-11st12 Open
12-23rd12 Open
12-Black1st12 Club
11-13rd12 Club

 

Rochester Cup 14’s

Four Northern Lights teams competed in the first weekend of the Rochester Cup on May 6-7, 2017.

3 out of 4 teams made it to the Gold Bracket.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 14-2 team for taking 3rd in the 14 Elite Division.

 

TeamFinishDivision
14-23rd (Gold Bracket)14 Elite
14-Black5th (Gold Bracket)14 Elite
13-15th (Gold Bracket)14 Elite
13-213th14 Elite

 

Northern Lights 16-1 and 17-1 Both Earn Open Bids During Second Week of the 2017 Mizuno Northern Lights Qualifier

17 Northern Lights teams competed in the second week of the 2017 Mizuno Northern Lights Qualifier (April 28-30, 2017).

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 17-1 team for placing 2nd in the 17 Open Division and earning their 17 Open bid to the US Girls Junior National Championships.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 16-1 team for placing 3rd in the 16 Open Division and earning their 16 Open bid to the US Girls Junior National Championships.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 18-2 team for placing 1st in the 18 Elite Division.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 18-1 team for placing 2nd in the 18 Elite Division.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 16-Red team for placing 2nd in the 16 American Division.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 17-Black team for placing 3rd in the 17 American Division.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 17-Red team for placing 3rd in the 17 American Division.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 16-2 team for placing 3rd in the 16 USA Division.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 12-1 team for placing 3rd in the 12 National Division.

11 teams made it to the Gold Bracket of their respective divisions with one division not having a Gold Bracket.

 

TeamFinishDivision
18-12nd (Gold Bracket)18 Elite
18-21st (Gold Bracket)18 Elite
18-Black5th (Gold Bracket)18 Elite
18-Red9th18 Elite
17-12nd (Gold Bracket)17 Open
17-27th (Gold Bracket)17 USA
17-Black3rd (Gold Bracket)17 American
17-Red3rd (Gold Bracket)17 American
16-13rd (Gold Bracket)16 Open
16-23rd (Gold Bracket)16 USA
16-Black15th16 USA
16-Red2nd (Gold Bracket)16 American
16-White5th (Gold Bracket)16 American
12-13rd12 National
12-28th12 National
12-Black13th12 American
11-115th12 American

 

Northern Lights 15-1 Earns 15 Open Bid During First Week of the 2017 Mizuno Northern Lights Qualifier

14 Northern Lights teams competed in the first week of the 2017 Mizuno Northern Lights Qualifier (April 21-23, 2017).

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 15-1 team for placing 3rd in the 15 Open Division and earning their 15 Open bid to the US Girls Junior National Championships.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 13-1 team for placing 3rd in the 13 American Division.

4 teams made it to the Gold Bracket of their respective divisions.

 

TeamFinishDivision
15-13rd (Gold Bracket)15 Open
15-24th (Gold Bracket)15 USA
15-Black19th15 USA
15-Red25th15 American
15-White40th15 American
14-16th14 Open
14-25th (Gold Bracket)14 USA
14-Black15th14 USA
14-Red43rd14 American
14-White61st14 American
13-13rd (Gold Bracket)13 American
13-229th13 American
13-Black52nd13 American
13-Red44th13 American

 

Show Me National Qualifier

Northern Lights 14-1 and 15-Black competed at the Show Me National Qualifier in Kansas City, MO, on April 8-10, 2017.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 14-1 team for taking 3rd in the 14 Open Division.

 

TeamFinishDivision
14-13rd (Gold Bracket)14 Open
15-Black19th15 American

 

NorthEast Qualifier

Northern Lights 15-1 and 15-2 competed at the NorthEast Qualifier in Philadelphia, PA, on April 8-10, 2017.

 

TeamFinishDivision
15-15th (Gold Bracket)15 Open
15-25th (Gold Bracket)15 USA

 

Northern Lights Challenge

Eight Northern Lights teams competed in the Northern Lights Challenge on April 8-9, 2017.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 14-2 team for taking 2nd in the 16’s Division.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 16-R team for taking 3rd in the 18’s Division.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 15-W team for taking 3rd in the 16’s Division.

 

TeamFinishDivision
16-Red3rd18’s Division
15-Red5th16’s Division
15-White3rd16’s Division
14-22nd16’s Division
14-Black5th15’s Division
14-Red5th14’s Division
13-14th15’s Division
12-28th14’s Division

 

Northern Lights 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 April 9- April 18 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), Verona (18-Black), and Milan (18-Red) with Junior teams from Italy and around the world. The team’s written journals, pictures and videos can be seen by clicking here.

Northern Lights 16-2 Earns 16 USA Bid at the Big South Qualifier

Six Northern Lights teams competed at the Big South Qualifier on March 28-30, 2017.

5 of the 6 Northern Lights teams made the Gold Bracket in their respective divisions.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 16-2 team for taking 3rd in the 16 USA division and earning a 16 USA bid to USJNCs in June.

 

TeamFinishDivision
17-19th(Gold Bracket)17 Open
17-29th (Gold Bracket)17 USA
16-15th (Gold Bracket)16 Open
16-23rd (Gold Bracket)16 USA
16-Black29th16 USA
16-White5th (Gold Bracket)16 American

 

Northern Lights Qualifies 9 More Teams at the NCR Regional Qualifier

17 Northern Lights teams competed at the NCR Regional Qualifier for 12’s, 13’s, 14’s and 15’s on March 25-26, 2017.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 15-1 team for winning the 15’s division and earning a 15 National bid to USJNCs in June.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 14-1 team for winning the 14’s division and earning a 14 National bid to USJNCs in June.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 13-1 team for winning the 13’s division and earning a 13 National bid to USJNCs in June.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 12-1 team for winning the 12’s division and earning a 12 National bid to USJNCs in June.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 12-2 team for placing 3rd in the 12’s division and earning a 12 American bid to the USJNCs in June.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 15-2 team for placing 4th in the 15’s division and earning a 15 American bid to the USJNCs in June.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 13-2 team for placing 4th in the 13’s division and earning a 13 American bid to the USJNCs in June.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 15-Red team for placing 5th in the 15’s division and earning a 15 American bid to the USJNCs in June.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 14-2 team for placing 5th in the 14’s division and earning a 14 American bid to the USJNCs in June.

 

TeamFinishDivision
15-11st (15 National Bid)15’s Division
15-24th (15 American Bid)15’s Division
15-Black9th15’s Division
15-Red4th (15 American Bid)15’s Division
15-White16th15’s Division
14-11st (14 National Bid)14’s Division
14-25th (14 American Bid)14’s Division
14-Black7th14’s Division
14-Red10th14’s Division
14-White16th14’s Division
13-11st (13 National Bid)13’s Division
13-24th (13 American Bid)13’s Division
13-Black9th13’s Division
13-Red10th13’s Division
12-11st (12 National Bid)12’s Division
12-23rd (12 American Bid)12’s Division
12-Black8th12’s Division

 

Northern Lights Qualifies 4 Teams at the NCR Regional Qualifier

Eight Northern Lights teams competed at the NCR Regional Qualifier for 16’s and 17’s on March 18-19, 2017.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 16-1 team for winning the 16’s division and earning a 16 National bid to USJNCs in June.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 17-1 team for placing 2nd in the 17’s division and earning a 17 National bid to the USJNCs in June.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 16-2 team for placing 4th in the 16’s division and earning a 16 American bid to the USJNCs in June.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 17-2 team for placing 5th in the 17’s division and earning a 17 American bid to the USJNCs in June.

 

TeamFinishDivision
17-12nd (17 National Bid)17’s Division
17-25th (17 American Bid)17’s Division
17-Black8th17’s Division
17-Red10th17’s Division
16-11st (16 National Bid)16’s Division
16-24th (16 American Bid)16’s Division
16-Black7th16’s Division
16-White12th16’s Division

 

16-Red Wins the 16 American Division at Colorado Crossroads

Three Northern Lights teams competed at the Colorado Crossroads Qualifier on March 10-12, 2017.

Congratulations to the 16-Red team for going undefeated and winning the 16 American division to earn their bid to USJNCs! They defeated PSVA 16 Black Kaitlin in the final.

 

TeamFinishDivision
17-Black19th17 USA
17-Red19th17 American
16-Red1st (Gold Bracket)16 American

 

NL wins 3 divisions & places 2nd or 3rd in 9 divisions of the Omaha Presidents’ Day Tournament

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 17-2 team for winning the 17 Club Division of the Omaha Presidents’ Day tournament. The 17-2’s defeated Northern Lights 17-Black in the finals.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 16-1 team for winning the 16 Open Division of the Omaha Presidents’ Day tournament. The 16-1 team defeated Premier Nebraska 16 Gold in the finals.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 16-2 team for winning the 16 Club Division of the Omaha Presidents’ Day tournament. The 16-2’s defeated SMV 16-1 Black in the finals.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 18-1, 17-Black, 15-2 and 13-1 teams who finished 2nd in their divisions, and to the 18-Black, 17-1, 16-Red, 15-1 and 14-1 teams who all finished 3rd in their divisions.

Northern Lights placed 19 of it’s 28 teams into the Gold Brackets of the tournament with two additional teams in a division without a Gold Bracket. 22 of the 28 Northern Lights teams finished in the top 10 of their division. This was an excellent showing for all Northern Lights teams!

 

TeamFinishDivision
18-12nd18 Open
18-25th18 Open
18-Black3rd (Gold Bracket)18 Club
18-Red9th (Gold Bracket)18 Club
17-13rd (Gold Bracket)17 Open
17-21st (Gold Bracket)17 Club
17-Black2nd (Gold Bracket)17 Club
17-Red9th (Gold Bracket)17 Club
16-11st (Gold Bracket)16 Open
16-21st (Gold Bracket)16 Club
16-Black9th (Gold Bracket)16 Club
16-Red3rd (Gold Bracket)16 Club
16-White9th (Gold Bracket)16 Club
15-13rd (Gold Bracket)15 Open
15-22nd (Gold Bracket)15 Club
15-Black5th (Gold Bracket)15 Club
15-Red17th15 Club
15-White9th (Gold Bracket)15 Club
14-13rd (Gold Bracket)14 Open
14-25th (Gold Bracket)14 Club
14-Black9th (Gold Bracket)14 Club
14-Red45th14 Club
14-White57th14 Club
13-12nd (Gold Bracket)13 Club
13-214th13 Club
13-Black33rd13 Club
13-Red35th13 Club
12-17th12 Club

 

2017 NCR Presidents’ Day Tournament – Minneapolis

Three of the younger Northern Lights teams participated in the local Presidents’ Day tournament

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 12-2 team for winning the 12 Gold Division.

 

TeamFinishDivision
11-119th12 Gold
12-21st12 Gold
12-Black10th12 Gold

 

NL wins 7 divisions & places 2nd or 3rd in 8 divisions of the 2017 January Thaw & NL 18’s Qualifier

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 18-2 team for winning the 18 USA Division of the 2017 NL 18’s Qualifier.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 18-Black team for winning the 18 American Division of the 2017 NL 18’s Qualifier.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 16-2 team for winning the 16 Open Division of the 2017 January Thaw.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 14-1 team for winning the 15 Club Division of the 2017 January Thaw.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 14-2 team for winning the 14 Club Division of the 2017 January Thaw.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 13-1 team for winning the 13 Club Division of the 2017 January Thaw.

Congratulations to the Northern Lights 12-1 team for winning the 12 Club Division of the 2017 January Thaw.

Northern Lights placed 16 of it’s 31 teams into the Gold Brackets of the tournament. This was an excellent showing for all Northern Lights teams!

 

TeamFinishDivisionTournament
18-111th18 OpenNL 18’s Qualifier
18-21st (Gold Bracket)18 USANL 18’s Qualifier
18-Black1st (Gold Bracket)18 AmericanNL 18’s Qualifier
18-R8th18 AmericanNL 18’s Qualifier
17-13rd (Gold Bracket)18 OpenNL 18’s Qualifier
17-29th17/18 ClubJanuary Thaw
17-Black7th17/18 ClubJanuary Thaw
17-Red8th17/18 ClubJanuary Thaw
16-12nd (Gold Bracket)17/18 ClubJanuary Thaw
16-21st (Gold Bracket)16 ClubJanuary Thaw
16-Black4th (Gold Bracket)16 ClubJanuary Thaw
16-Red8th16 ClubJanuary Thaw
16-White9th16 ClubJanuary Thaw
15-13rd (Gold Bracket)16 ClubJanuary Thaw
15-23rd (Gold Bracket)15 ClubJanuary Thaw
15-Black2nd (Gold Bracket)15 ClubJanuary Thaw
15-Red6th (Gold Bracket)15 ClubJanuary Thaw
15-White12th15 ClubJanuary Thaw
14-11st (Gold Bracket)15 ClubJanuary Thaw
14-21st (Gold Bracket)14 ClubJanuary Thaw
14-Black3rd (Gold Bracket)14 ClubJanuary Thaw
14-Red15th14 ClubJanuary Thaw
14-White16th14 ClubJanuary Thaw
13-11st (Gold Bracket)13 ClubJanuary Thaw
13-24th (Gold Bracket)13 ClubJanuary Thaw
13-Black3rd (Gold Bracket)13 ClubJanuary Thaw
13-Red11th13 ClubJanuary Thaw
12-11st12 ClubJanuary Thaw
12-22nd12 ClubJanuary Thaw
12-B5th12 ClubJanuary Thaw
11-16th12 ClubJanuary Thaw

 

December 29-Jan 6, 2016 Northern Lights Amsterdam-Alkmaar Trip

From December 29 – January 6 Northern Lights will be in Amsterdam Netherlands playing in a New Years tournament with both our 16-1 and our 16-2 team. Pictures are posted on the Northern Lights Facebook page.

December Elite Setter’s Camp 2016

Please join us for the December Elite Setter’s Camp. The lead coach for the camp this year will be Dennis “Aame” Amundson. Aame brings this camp over 30 years of coaching experience, including 10 years as the head coach of Minnesota State University – Mankato and 8 years as a volunteer assistant coach at the University of Minnesota. This camp is available to all setters in grades 6-12 who would like to get excellent instruction and a lot of touches over the 2016 holiday break. The camp will last two days — December 28 & 29, 2016. Please click on our Winter Camps page for more information.

Alumni 4’s

Northern Lights will be hosting several events over the holiday break in late December. In addition to the December Elite Setter’s Camp (see above for details), we will also be hosting an Alumni 4’s play night from 6pm to 7:30pm on Tuesday, December 27, 2016. All current and former Northern Lights players are invited to attend. No RSVP is necessary.

Congratulations 2016 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. 18 players from Northern Lights were honored with a 1st Team selection or an Honorable Mention. They are:

NameSchoolAward
Mary CampbellBethlehem AcademyClass A – All-State 1st Team
Bella LienHeritage ChristianClass A – All-State 1st Team
Madeline TorveHeritage ChristianClass A – All-State Honorable Mention
Mariena Hayden*Belle PlaineClass AA – All-State 1st Team
Erin FallertConcordia AcademyClass AA – All-State 1st Team
Eleanor HolthausRocoriClass AA – All-State 1st Team
Tatum PickarCannon FallsClass AA – All-State 1st Team
Camden SchankHoward Lake-Waverly-WinstedClass AA – All-State Honorable Mention
Meg SchmidtJordanClass AA – All-State Honorable Mention
Peyton SuessKasson-MantorvilleClass AA – All-State Honorable Mention
Brie Orr*EaganClass AAA – All-State 1st Team
Anna BlaschkoShakopeeClass AAA – All-State 1st Team
Alivia GarbeRosevilleClass AAA – All-State 1st Team
McKenna MelvilleEaganClass AAA – All-State 1st Team
Claire SheehanCambridge-IsantiClass AAA – All-State 1st Team
Kenzie HesseFarmingtonClass AAA – All-State Honorable Mention
Halle JohnstonLakeville SouthClass AAA – All-State Honorable Mention
Tara LeeHopkinsClass AAA – All-State Honorable Mention

 

*Brie Orr and Mariena Hayden were also 2016 Ms. Baden volleyball finalists.

Congratulations 2016 All-Tournament Players

Northern Lights would like to extend our congratulations to the Northern Lights players named as All-Tournament selections following the State Tournament this year. They are:

Player NameSchoolAward
Bella LienHeritage ChristianClass A – All Tournament
Erin FallertConcordia AcademyClass AA – All Tournament
Brooke WeichbrodtConcordia AcademyClass AA – All Tournament
Peyton SuessKasson-MantorvilleClass AA – All Tournament
Alyssa DoucetteEaganClass AAA – All Tournament
McKenna MelvilleEaganClass AAA – All Tournament
Taylor OlstadEaganClass AAA – All Tournament
Brie OrrEaganClass AAA – All Tournament
Halle JohnstonLakeville SouthClass AAA – All Tournament

 

Congratulations 2016 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 or were finalists for the Pioneer Press East Metro Player of the Year.

Player NameSchoolAward
Brie OrrEaganStar Tribune – First Team & Pioneer Press Finalist
Breanna MaloneyRosevilleStar Tribune – Second Team & Pioneer Press Finalist
Erin FallertConcordia AcademyStar Tribune – Second Team & Pioneer Press Finalist
Anna BlaschkoShakopeeStar Tribune – Second Team
Mariena HaydenBelle PlaineStar Tribune – Second Team
Halle JohnstonLakeville SouthStar Tribune – Third Team
Ellie VeldmanPrior LakeStar Tribune – Third Team
Taylor WolfWaconiaStar Tribune – Third Team
Claire SheehanCambridge-IsantiStar Tribune – Third Team
McKenna MelvilleEaganStar Tribune – Third Team
Alivia GarbeRosevillePioneer Press Finalist

 

Congratulations to State Tournament Participants

Northern Lights would like to congratulate the 42 players from the club who qualified for the Minnesota High School State Tournament in 2016. Have a great tournament!

Player NameSchool
Emma BenzAcademy of Holy Angels
Ellie KoontzAcademy of Holy Angels
Megan MeckeyAcademy of Holy Angels
Julia MitchellAcademy of Holy Angels
Erin FallertConcordia Academy
Kira FallertConcordia Academy
Brooke WeichbrodtConcordia Academy
Alyssa DoucetteEagan
Hannah HegwerEagan
Ellie HusemannEagan
Christine JurgensEagan
McKenna MelvilleEagan
Ally MurphyEagan
Taylor OlstadEagan
Gabrielle OrrEagan
Kennedi OrrEagan
Peyton RudeEagan
Emma SlaikeuEagan
Anne WongEagan
Isabella LienHeritage Christian Academy
Madeline TorveHeritage Christian Academy
Anna EricksonHopkins
Tara LeeHopkins
Jane NelsonHopkins
Carlee GonzalezLakeville South
Halle JohnstonLakeville South
Karly LewisLakeville South
Ava MoesLakeville South
Jasmine MulvihillLakeville South
Camryn StrongLakeville South
Jasmine WeidemannLakeville South
Kayla BairPrior Lake
Madison BremerPrior Lake
Lauren KiewietPrior Lake
Megan PalmerPrior Lake
Dezirae SprattPrior Lake
Haley StoltPrior Lake
Tatum Van HeckePrior Lake
Ellie VeldmanPrior Lake
Julia DeyakRoseville
Alivia GarbeRoseville
Breanna MaloneyRoseville