2010 Season History

2010 Teams

 

Pictures taken this entire year are now posted on our new photo website by CrossCourt Images

July 7-20, 2010 Northern Lights Europe Trip

From July 7-July 20 Northern Lights will be touring Amsterdam, Muenster, Paris, and England playing various European Youth teams.

A journal by the players of their experiences can be found by clicking here.

June 24-July 3 USJNC’s Reno

Mizuno Northern Lights 17-1’s place 2nd
in the 17 National Division

Mizuno Northern Lights 15-1’s place 2nd
in the 15 Open Division

Mizuno Northern Lights 14-1’s place 3rd
in the 14 National Division

Northern Lights sent 5 teams to Reno for US Junior National Championships. We spent a total of 10 days at the Reno Convention Center and Atlantis hotel. 3 of our 5 teams were in the Gold Championship bracket with 2 of them in the Finals!

Click here for a day-by-day journal for all the Northern Lights teams who are competing.

Northern Lights USJNC All Tournament Selections

Player Name Team
Lisa Atkinson Northern Lights 17-1
Katie Habeck Northern Lights 17-1
Taylor Voss Northern Lights 17-1
Alyssa Goehner Northern Lights 15-1
Jazzmyn Tingelhoff Northern Lights 15-1
Sarah Wilhite Northern Lights 15-1

 

Team Final Finish Division
17-1 2nd 17 National
16-1 9th – Bronze Div Winners 16 Open
16-2 27th 16 National
15-1 2nd 15 Open
14-1 3rd 14 National

 

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June 14-24 AAU National Championship Trip

At the AAU National Championships Northern Lights placed 5 of its 19 teams in the Gold Championship Brackets and Medaled all of them! Congratulations to 16-2, 15-1, 15-2, 14-2, 13-1.

Mizuno Northern Lights 16-2’s place 2nd at the AAU National Championships 16 Club

Mizuno Northern Lights 15-1’s place 2nd at the AAU National Championships 15 Open

Mizuno Northern Lights 15-2’s place 2nd at the AAU National Championships 15 Club

Mizuno Northern Lights 14-2’s place 3rd at the AAU National Championships 14 Club

Mizuno Northern Lights 13-1’s place 3rd at the AAU National Championships 13 Open

Click here for a day-by-day journal for all the Northern Lights teams at AAU’s.

Northern Lights AAU All American Selections

Player Name Team
Allison Butler Northern Lights 16-2
Taylor Lockett Northern Lights 16-2
Brianne Stamer Northern Lights 16-2
Kara Cousins Northern Lights 15-1
Alyssa Goehner Northern Lights 15-1
Jocelyn Youngdahl Northern Lights 15-1
Carlee Hoppe Northern Lights 15-2
Paige Patterson Northern Lights 15-2
Rachel Voss Northern Lights 15-2
Samantha Flattum Northern Lights 14-2
Greta Geist Northern Lights 14-2
Samantha Swenson Northern Lights 13-1

 

Team Final Finish Division
18-1 25th 18 Open
18-2 21st 18 Club
17-1 21st 17 Open
17-2 21st 17 Club
17-3 61st 17 Club
16-1 17th Silver Div Winner 16 Open
16-2 2nd 16 Club
16-3 21st 16 Club
16-4 67th 16 Club
16-5 105th 16 Club
15-1 2nd 15 Open
15-2 2nd 15 Club
15-3 57th 15 Club
15-4 29th 15 Club
15-5 74th 15 Club
14-1 15th 14 Open
14-2 3rd 14 Club
13-1 3rd 13 Club
12-1 19th 12 Open

June 6, 2010 – Northern Lights Year End Banquet

The 2010 Northern Lights Year End Banquet was a huge success with 610+ people attending. The 15-1’s winning team video was great, the 150 scrapbook pages were very impressive and the raffle prizes were a hit. Thanks to everyone who helped with the banquet and congratulations to Krishna Tingelhoff for winning the 2010 Northern Lights Quilt.

We also would like to extend our congratulations to Danielle Dombeck who was voted by the coaches to receive the 2010 Maurice Batie Award of Excellence at the Banquet. The award was presented to Danielle by Madeline Haben, last year’s winner.

You can view a couple of the banquet shows from this year by clicking here.

 

May 16-Northern Lights wins 5 of 7 divisions at SMV Tourn.

Team Finish Division
17-3 3rd 18’s Division
16-3 1st 16’s Division 1
16-4 3rd 16’s Division 1
16-5 5th 16’s Division 1
15-3 5th 16’s Division 1
15-4 5th 16’s Division 1
15-5 3rd 16’s Division 2
14-2 1st 14’s Division 1
14-3 2nd 14’s Division 1
14-4 2nd 14’s Division 2
13-2 3rd 14’s Division 1
13-3 1st 14’s Division 2
12-1 3rd 14’s Division 2
12-2 1st 12’s Division 2
11-1 1st 12’s Division 1

Northern Lights Rochester Cup Finishes

Team Finish Division
16-3 3rd 16’s Division
16-4 13th 16’s Division
16-5 5th – (Gold Championship Bracket) 16’s Division
15-2 4th – (Gold Championship Bracket) 16’s Division
14-1 11th 16’s Division
13-1 9th (Silver Bracket Winner) 16’s Division

Northern Lights 12’s Cup Results

Complete results and pictures of the medaling teams and the All Tournament Selections can be found on the 12’s Cup webpage.

Gold Bracket Medal Winners
1st Northern Lights 12-1’s
2nd MN Select 12-1’s
3rd Northern Lights 11-1’s

Northern Lights Team Results for May Tournaments

Date Team Place Tournament
May 22 17-2 1st MVW 18’s Tournament
May 22 16-2 2nd MVW 18’s Tournament
May 22 18-2 3rd MVW 18’s Tournament
May 22 15-2 1st MVW 16’s Tournament
May 22 15-3 2nd MVW 16’s Tournament
May 22 131 3rd MVW 16’s Tournament
May 22 141 3rd MVW 16’s Tournament
May 22 142 5th MVW 16’s Tournament
May 16 15-1 1st MVW 18’s Tournament
May 8 13-2 1st MVW 14’s Tournament
May 8 14-4 2nd MVW 14’s Tournament
May 8 13-3 3rd MVW 14’s Tournament
May 8 16-1 1st 18’s Elite Playday
May 8 17-1 2nd 18’s Elite Playday
May 8 18-2 3rd 18’s Elite Playday
May 8 15-1 5th 18’s Elite Playday
May 8 16-2 6th 18’s Elite Playday
May 8 17-3 9th 18’s Elite Playday
May 8 17-2 11th 18’s Elite Playday
May 2 14-3 1st MVW 14’s Tournament
May 2 13-3 2nd MVW 14’s Tournament
May 1 14-2 1st MVW 16’s Tournament
May 1 15-4 2nd MVW 16’s Tournament
May 1 15-3 3rd MVW 16’s Tournament
May 1 16-5 4th MVW 16’s Tournament
May 1 15-5 5th MVW 16’s Tournament
May 1 13-2 9th MVW 16’s Tournament

April 16 – 18 & April 23-25, Northern Lights Places 1st, 2nd & 3rd & 4th at the Mizuno Northern Lights Qualifier.

During the weekends of April 16-18 & April 23-25, Northern Lights participated in the Northern Lights National Qualifier. 11 of our 21 teams were in the Gold Divisions, with 3 first places, 2 second place finishes, 1 third place finish, and 1 fourth place finishes. We also qualified our 15-1 team for the 15 Open division of the USJNC’s.

Congratulations to the 13-1 team for winning the Northern Lights Qualifier 13 Club Division. They defeated Madfrogs 13’s in the finals.

Congratulations to the 18-1 team for winning the Northern Lights Qualifier 18 Club Division. They defeated Colorado Performance in the finals.

Congratulations to the 12-1 team for placing 2nd in the Northern Lights Qualifier 12 Club Division. They lost to Madfrogs 12’s in the finals.

Congratulations to the 15-1 team for placing 2nd in the Northern Lights Qualifier 15 Open Division. They lost a very close match to Laguna Beach 15’s in the finals. The 15-1 team was also granted a bid in the 2010 Junior National Championships to be held in Reno in late June.

Congratulations to the 15-2 team for winning the Northern Lights Qualifier 15 Club Division. They defeated Texas Advantage in the finals.

Congratulations to the 14-2 team for placing 3rd in the Northern Lights Qualifier 14 Club Division. They defeated Premier 14-2’s in the 3rd place match.

Team Finish Division
18-1 1st (Gold Bracket) 18 Club
18-2 9th (Gold Bracket) 18 Club
17-1 11th 17 Open
17-2 9th (Gold Bracket) 17 Club
17-3 43rd 17 Club
16-1 7th (Gold Pools) 16 Open
16-2 10th 16 Open
16-3 4th(Gold Bracket) 16 Club
16-4 17th 16 Club
16-5 40th 16 Club
15-1 2nd (Gold Bracket) 15 Open
15-2 1st (Gold Bracket) 15 Club
15-3 18th 15 Club
15-4 23rd 15 Club
15-5 43rd 15 Club
14-1 9th 14 Open
14-2 3rd (Gold Bracket) 14 Club
14-3 5th (Gold Bracket) 14 Club
14-4 17th 14 Club
13-1 1st (Gold Bracket) 13 Club
13-2 15th 13 Club
13-3 22nd 13 Club
12-1 2nd (Gold Bracket) 12 Club
12-2 17th 12 Club
11-1 9th 12 Club

April 11th – NL Wins all 3 age divisions at the Regional Championships and Qualifies 3 more teams.

Northern Lights once again was the dominant force at the North Country Regional Qualifying Championships. The club entered teams in the 14’s, 16’s, & 17’s age divisions, and won all 3 of them. All Northern Lights teams who attempted to Qualify did so, bringing the total to 4 teams Qualified for US Jr Nationals.

Congratulations to the 16-2 team for placing 1st in the 16’s and gaining a bid to the USJN Championship National Division. They defeated Northwoods BlackIce for the championship.

Congratulations to the 17-1 team for placing 1st in the 17’s and gaining a bid to the USJN Championships National Division. They defeated SWMN Jrs for the championship.

Congratulations to the 14-1 team for placing 1st in the 14’s and gaining a bid to the USJN Championships National Division. They defeated Hastings for the championship.

Northern Lights previously qualified its 161 team in the Open Division and therefore were not permitted to play in the Regional event.

Big South Results:  NL 16-1 Qualify in Open, NL 16-2 Win Silver

Northern Lights 16-1 and 16-2 teams traveled to Atlanta to compete in the Big South National Qualifier.  Both teams competed in the 16 Open Division. The 16-1 team finished 2nd, receiving an Open Bid for the USA Volleyball National Tournament in Reno.  The 16-2 team finished 9th winning the Silver bracket.  Congratulations to both teams for a great weekend!

NL 18-1 & 18-2 travel to Italy

The Northern Lights 18-1 & 18-2 teams will be traveling and competing in Italy from March 28- April 6 with BringitUSA. They will be spending the first few days sightseeing in Rome, Florence, and Venice. After that they will be competing in a high level tournament in Pordenone Italy (18-1) and Falconara (18-2) with Junior teams from around the world. The team’s written journals and pictures can be seen by clicking here.

14-1, 15-1 and 17-1 Finish Top 5 at Crossroads

Congratulations to all teams participating in the Colorado Crossroads National Qualifier in Denver. All teams played well and had strong showings in their respective age divisions.

Team Finish Division
14-1 5th (Gold Pools) 14 Open
15-2 17 / 132 15 Club
15-3 9 / 132 (Gold Bracket) 15 Club
16-3 34th 16 Club
15-1 4th (Gold Pools) 15 Open
17-1 4th (Gold Pools) 17 Open
17-2 37th 17 Open
17-3 34 / 122 17 Club

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

 

 

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.

Player Name Team
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.

Player Name Team
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.

Player Name Team
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.

Player Name Team
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

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.