TRSA U15 C-2 boys

The TRSA U15 Boys C2 team took second place in the Coon Rapids Boys Invitational soccer tournament May 17-19. They beat Champlin Park 3-0, Bloomington United 4-1, and New Brighton Blaze 5-0 to reach the finals, where they lost in a very close game to Lakes United Soccer Club in a shootout. The score was 0-0 in regular and stayed that way in two five-minute overtimes before Lakes won the shootout which went to the ninth shooter. The TRSA team will play in Overland Park, Kansas, over Memorial weekend.

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The Rogers Royals 5A Boys Black Team won the MYAS Grade State Championship Tournament hosted by Rogers High School on March 9-10. Rogers beat Minnetonka 44-19, Wayzata 42-26, Edina 40-39 and, in the finals, Chanhassen 53-42.  Front  (from left) Sam Simpson, Tariq Henry, Lovell Williams, Adrian Smiles. Middle (from left) Logan Kimbler, Vince Barkley, Luke Behnke, Evan Wieker, Trey Trochlil. Back (from left) coach Tom Behnke and coach Paul Kimbler.

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GRADE 5-6 TEAM — Front (from left): Josh Daniel, Nolan Thomas, Luke Dahlheimer, Jake Edwards. Middle: Mark Wood, Noah Hill, Kayden Hendrickson, Mitchell King, Cody Simon, Tommy Laabs. Back: Grayson Dow, Coach Keaton Mumm, Ben Hixon, Lake Glaser, Cade Wyluda, Ben Libby, Drew Kiersted, Noah Haaf, Coach Josh Tripp, Zach Odegard. Not pictured: Taiyo Larson, Branden Weber, Coaches Jeff Hendrickson, Dino Daniel, John Haaf.

The Elk River boys grade 7-8 “A” and grade 5-6 “Red” teams competed at the state tournament in Chanhassen and Eden Prairie on August 3-4.

The 7-8 grade team won their opener 5-4 in overtime over Farmington on a goal by Marcus Olson. They trailed 4-0 at halftime, but mounted a rally led by  midfielder Matt Keller and goaltender Trent Modeen.  They lost to Andover in the second round.

“It was a good season,” said coach Robby Pullar. “The kids were great and a lot of fun to coach.  Every year is different and every year is fun and exciting.  It would be nice to see all the kids again next year out on the field.”

The grade 5-6 team, making its second state trip, ranked No. 9, lost to Eastview 6-2 at state, and finished 10-2. The earned the state trip with a win over Delano.

“When the boys first started their season in early spring there were many new boys and the rest of the boys only going into their second season,” said team manager Lisa Edwards.  “Our coaching staff stated from the first day of practice, ‘Winning isn’t everything; it’s teamwork, dedication, and last but not least for every sport, sportsmanship.’  I feel with this leadership it went a long way for our boys.”

Josh Tripp, who coached along with Keaton Mumm, stated, “They were a great group of kids with a ton of athletic ability, most with football or hockey backgrounds, so they really made Keaton and my jobs easy.  We just had to show up at practice, say what we needed to get done, and they did it. ”

GRADE 7-8 TEAM — 8th graders Bobby Gross, Luke Lofquist, Nolan Kivley, Marcus Olson, Josh Haaf, Trent Modeen, Matt Keller, Adam Olson, Tanner Hagglund, Bennett Bosire, Jory Pederson, Wesley Kring, Kyle Corpe, Wyatt James, Alex Haessly, Austin Shaw, and 7th graders Max Friese, Tate Nelson, and Jack Hendrickson.  Wyatt Galinski and Noah Odegard were injury call-ups for state.  Coaches were Robby Pullar, Lucus Hansen, Tim Nelson, John Haaf, and Jeff Hendrickson.

Lacrosse is growing all across the U.S., and Minnesota is seeing rapid growth at the youth levels, said Hendrickson, noting that Elk River’s program has increased three-fold in two years.

“We’re looking forward to bringing new athletes in at the younger levels and building a tradition of lacrosse in Elk River.”

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Northern Hoops fifth grade basketball team, with Elk River and Andover players, competed in USSSA national tournament in Kansas City Aug. 10-12, capping a successful spring and summer season. Front: Kayla Engebretson, Payton Hagen, Alison Peterson, Alex Hondl, Sophia Montgomery. Back: Ella Berg, Julia Vicioso, Alexa Garcia, Mackenzie Mackey.

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This Elk River third-grade team won the championship in a USSSA combined third-and-fourth grade tournament in Kansas City held Aug. 10-12. The roster had six third-graders, one second-grader and one fourth-grader. In the finals, the Elks beat Team Supreme of Missouri 36-20. Front row (from left) are Kendal Cox, Anne Overton, Rachel Crawford, Ava Berg. Back row: Alexa Engebretson, Olivia Kremer, Johanna Langbehn, Grace Caouette

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Front: bat boy Jake Ripley. First row (from left): Nolan Walker, Hunter Zwack, Ryan Davidson, Garrett Anderson, Matt Larsen. Kneeling in center: Joe Schlottman. Back row (from left): Coach Paul Ripley, Vince Tiernan, Nash Dalzell, Peter Fehr, Sam Ripley, assistant coach Jim Davidson, Drew Sagehorn, assistant head coach Mike Schlottman

The Rogers U14AA baseball team finished 32-6-1 after placing fourth among 32 teams at the Gopher State Tournament of Champions to close the season. They captured championships of Delano and Zimmerman tournaments, the MYAS Western Division, and MYAS League.

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The Rogers Rebels Soccer Club’s U13C3 girls was runner-up in the Plymouth Soccer Tournament on June 17. Their coach is Mitch Stolba. “This is the first year of the Rogers Rebels Soccer Club and a great accomplishment to our new club. The girls have fought hard all season and this was a great cap to a wonderful inaugural season,” said Jim David, club president.

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The Elk River Elks 13AAA took first place in the 2012 Battle of Omaha tournament the week of June 21-24, going 5-0. In pool play, the Elks won 8-0 over the San Antonio Reds and 5-1 over the Houston Warriors Elite. In the quarterfinals they beat the San Antonio Reds again, 5-0. In the semifinals they beat Libertyville Illinois 9-1. In the championship game, the Elks faced the Illinois Edge out of Chicago.  The Edge took an early 5-0 lead. The Elks cut the lead to 5-4. The Edge regained a 9-4 lead.  The Elks scored five runs in the last of the sixth to tie the game at 9, only to see the Edge score two in the top of the seventh for an 11-9 lead.  In the bottom of the seventh, the Elks rallied with a bases loaded double to tie the game at 11. With the bases loaded again, two outs and two strikes, the Elks got a walk off single up the middle to win 12-11. The Elks players are Wyatt Morrell, Nick Perbix, Connor Hogan, Cam Cotto, Cole Daleiden, Joey Halvorsen, Benton Maass, Blake Hills, Logan Gacke, Davis Monohan, Tyler Billman, Caden Gatlin, and Cooper Lewis. Head coach is Jason Herzog.

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The Elks assembled for a photo after placing third in the state tournament.

The Elk River Pee Wee “A” boys hockey team placed third in the state tournament at Alexandria o March 23-25. They beat Alexandria 8-1, lost to eventual champion Prior Lake 2-1, and  beat Eden Prairie (for the fourth time this year) 5-1. The Elks were 48-10-2, won District 10 with a 21-1 record, won the Edina Invitational, placed third at the Moose Coach Nick Droogsma has taken three straight teams to state and five in six years.  He is assisted b Kelly Plude and Nate Drogsma.  Managers are Rod and Marlys Thorson. The players are  Carson Simon, Taiyo Larson, Blake Mclaughlin, Jack Hendrickson, Tate Nelson, Dylan Diehl, John Greniuk, Logan  Rodgers, Jax Murray, Nate Horn, Benton Maass, Logan Gacke, Max Michealis, Tyler Thorson, Jensen Zerban, Connor Thompson and Ben Meyers.

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The Elk River Junior Gold hockey team

Elk River’s Junior Gold hockey team has qualified for the “B” level state tournament after four region wins that earned them a No. 1 seed at state.

Elk River will take a 19-9-2 record into state March 15-16-17-19 at Plymouth Ice Arena, opening against Edina.  Coached by Dave Hansen and Matt James, they placed eighth in league play but had a  4-0 mark in the 33-team regionals, including a win over top-ranked Roseville.

Shane Loreno, Jake Johnson and Austin Linn are the co-captains. Johnson and Jake Rice split goal-tending duties.  Top scorers are Kyle Forster, Jake Knopick, Alex Stull, Wyatt Hansen and Travis Hansen.

Junior Gold is a program for students in grades 10-12 as an alternative to the high school team. There are three levels of state tournaments — A, B, and U165.

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