2014 Season History
2014 Teams
July 7-19, 2014 Northern Lights Europe Trip
From July 7-July 19 Northern Lights will be touring Europe visiting Madid, Barcelona, Pula Croatia & Venice playing various European Youth teams and participating in the European Global Challenge in Pula Croatia.
A day-by-day journal of the trip can be found by clicking here.
- Day 1 – Arrive in Madrid
- Kathryn talks about Day 1.
- Day 2 – Madrid Spain
- Day 3 – Madrid Spain
- Jenae talks about our plan for the day.
- Day 4 – Madrid to Barcelona
- Haley talks about our train ride and the Gaudi Church.
- Callie shows us how to eat pizza alla Ashley style.
- Day 5 – Barcelona
- Britt at Guell Park in Barcelona
- Day 6 – Barcelona
- Ashley and Erin after a long day in Barcelona
- Haley and Natalie quit volleyball and join a group of street performers
- Day 7 – Barcelona to Pula
- Ashley, Chloe and Hannah with their water shoes
- The Russian Dance
- Kathryn talks about our opening ceremonies
- Day 8 – Pula Croatia – Global Challenge Tournament
- Some tournament play
- Erin talks about our matches today
- Day 9 – Pula Croatia – Global Challenge Tournament
- Callie talks about the cliff jumping day
- The team goes for it off the cliff.
- Kathryn, Ashley & Hannah on a short jump
- Natalie the daredevil
- Jenae and Britt from the top down
- Britt flys off the cliff.
- Curt is a real swinger
- Day 10 – Pula Croatia – Global Challenge Tournament
- Day 11 – Pula Croatia – Global Challenge Tournament – NL are the 17U Champions
- Day 12 – Venice
- Britt & Natalie give a summary of our day
June 24-July 3 USJNC’s Minneapolis Minnesota
Mizuno Northern Lights 15-1’s are the National Champions in the 15 Open Division
Mizuno Northern Lights 13-1’s place 3rd in the 13 Open Division!
Mizuno Northern Lights 16-1’s place 3rd in the 16 Open Division!
Northern Lights has 30 teams competing in Minneapolis for the US Junior National Championships. This is the most teams that any club nationwide has ever qualified/entered in the US Junior National Championships. The club ended the tournament by winning 1 more National Championship, and two third place finishes to bring our total to 14 medals from the 2014 National Tournaments. We believe this is a new record for most medals won by any club at the two National Tournaments in one season.
Northern Lights USJNC All Tournament Selections
| Player Name | Team |
| Samantha Swenson | Northern Lights 18-1 |
| Afton Sobasky | Northern Lights 18-2 |
| Natalie Haben | Northern Lights 16-1 |
| Brittany McLean | Northern Lights 16-1 |
| Halle Johnston | Northern Lights 15-1 |
| Jasmyn Martin | Northern Lights 15-1 |
| Brie Orr – MVP | Northern Lights 15-1 |
| Team | Final Finish | Division |
| 18-1 | 6th | 18 Open |
| 18-2 | 5th | 18 National |
| 18-Red | 34th | 18 American |
| 17-1 | 14th | 17 Open |
| 17-2 | 15th | 17 USA |
| 17-Black | 29th | 17 American |
| 17-Red | 11th | 17 Patriot |
| 17-White | 23rd | 17 Patriot |
| 16-1 | 3rd – Gold Bracket | 16 Open |
| 16-2 | 27th | 16 National |
| 16-Black | 19th | 16 American |
| 16-Red | 41st | 16 American |
| 16-White | 37th | 16 Patriot |
| 15-1 | 1st – Gold Bracket | 15 Open |
| 15-2 | 13th | 15 National |
| 15-Black | 17th | 15 American |
| 15-Red | 25th | 15 American |
| 15-White | 21st | 15 Patriot |
| 14-1 | 30th | 14 Open |
| 14-2 | 39th | 14 National |
| 14-Black | 23rd | 14 American |
| 14-Red | 33rd | 14 Patriot |
| 14-White | 24th | 14 Patriot |
| 13-1 | 3rd – Gold Bracket | 13 Open |
| 13-2 | 31st | 13 American |
| 13-Black | 47th | 13 American |
| 12-1 | 27th | 12 National |
| 12-2 | 47th | 12 American |
| 11-1 | 10th | 11 Patriot |
| 11-2 | 19th | 11 Patriot |
June 15-24, 2014 – AAU National Championship Trip
Northern Lights finishes the 2014 AAU National Championship with a record high 11 medals, and placed 17 of it’s 24 teams into the Gold Brackets. Six of the teams were in the finals with four winning the Championship and three placing 2nd, four were third, and five more placed 5th in 16 divisions. Congratulations to 18-1, 18-Black, 18-Red, 17-1, 17-Black, 17-Red, 16-1, 16-2, 16-Black, 16-Red, 15-1, 15-2, 15-Black, 15-Red, 15-White, 14-2, & 12-1 for making it into the Gold Championship Brackets. Also Thanks to the 220+ players and parents for supporting the 15 Black & 15 Red teams in the finals. There were also a record high 34 AAU All American selections.
Mizuno Northern Lights 17-1 place 1st at the AAU National Championships 17 Open
Mizuno Northern Lights 16-2 place 1st at the AAU National Championships 16 Premier
Mizuno Northern Lights 15-1 place 1st at the AAU National Championships 15 Open
Mizuno Northern Lights 15-2 place 1st at the AAU National Championships 15 Premier
Mizuno Northern Lights 17-Red place 2nd at the AAU National Championships 17 Classic
Mizuno Northern Lights 15-Black place 2nd at the AAU National Championships 15 Club
Mizuno Northern Lights 15-Red place 2nd at the AAU National Championships 15 Classic
Mizuno Northern Lights 18-1 place 3rd at the AAU National Championships 18 Open
Mizuno Northern Lights 18-Black place 3rd at the AAU National Championships 18 Club
Mizuno Northern Lights 16-1 place 3rd at the AAU National Championships 16 Open
Mizuno Northern Lights 16-Red place 3rd at the AAU National Championships 16 Classic
Mizuno Northern Lights 17-Black place 5th at the AAU National Championships 17 Club
Mizuno Northern Lights 16-Black place 5th at the AAU National Championships 16 Classic
Mizuno Northern Lights 15-White place 5th at the AAU National Championships 15 Classic
Mizuno Northern Lights 14-2 place 5th at the AAU National Championships 14-2
Mizuno Northern Lights 12-1 place 5th at the AAU National Championships 12 Club
34 Northern Lights AAU All American Selections
| Player Name | Team |
| Samantha Swenson |
Northern Lights 18-1
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| Hannah Weidner |
Northern Lights 18-1
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| Samantha Flattum |
Northern Lights 18-2
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| Rachael Freund |
Northern Lights 18-Black
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| Lauren Randall |
Northern Lights 18-Black
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| Ciara Nervick |
Northern Lights 17-Red
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| Mackenzie Peper |
Northern Lights 17-Red
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| Lynzi Svoboda |
Northern Lights 17-Red
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| Natalie Haben |
Northern Lights 16-1
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| Brittany McLean |
Northern Lights 16-1
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| Lauren Bright |
Northern Lights 16-2
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| Olivia Spanton |
Northern Lights 16-2
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| Delilah Wolf -MVP |
Northern Lights 16-2
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| Emily Hoff |
Northern Lights 16-Black
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| Ally Carlson |
Northern Lights 16-Red
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| Taylor Olstad |
Northern Lights 16-Red
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| Christina Hoppe |
Northern Lights 17-1
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| Jordan Thompson |
Northern Lights 17-1
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| Jade Tinglehoff -MVP |
Northern Lights 17-1
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| Emily Christian |
Northern Lights 17-Black
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| Halle Johnston -MVP |
Northern Lights 15-1
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| Brie Orr |
Northern Lights 15-1
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| Claire Sheehan |
Northern Lights 15-1
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| Brynn Carlson |
Northern Lights 15-2
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| Julia Deyak |
Northern Lights 15-2
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| Payton Nutter -MVP |
Northern Lights 15-2
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| Allison Barber |
Northern Lights 15-Black
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| Camryn Keyeski |
Northern Lights 15-Black
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| Lucy Ley |
Northern Lights 15-Black
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| Mikaela Pavlicek |
Northern Lights 15-Red
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| Sydni Tran |
Northern Lights 15-Red
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| Alexi Wall |
Northern Lights 15-Red
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| Greta Werner |
Northern Lights 15-White
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| Maddie Bremer |
Northern Lights 14-2
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| Team | Final Finish | Division |
| 18-1 | 3rd – Gold Bracket | 18 Open |
| 18-2 | 7th | 18 Premier |
| 18-Black | 3rd – Gold Bracket | 18 Club |
| 18-Red | 9th – Gold Bracket | 18 Classic |
| 17-1 | 1st – Gold Bracket | 17 Open |
| 17-2 | 23rd | 17 Premier |
| 17-Black | 5th – Gold Bracket | 17 Club |
| 17-Red | 2nd – Gold Bracket | 17 Classic |
| 17-White | 13th | 17 Classic |
| 16-1 | 3rd – Gold Bracket | 16 Open |
| 16-2 | 1st – Gold Bracket | 16 Premier |
| 16-Black | 5th – Gold Bracket | 16 Club |
| 16-Red | 3rd – Gold Bracket | 16 Classic |
| 16-White | 16th | 16 Classic |
| 15-1 | 1st – Gold Bracket | 15 Open |
| 15-2 | 1st – Gold Bracket | 15 Premier |
| 15-Black | 2nd – Gold Bracket | 15 Club |
| 15-Red | 2nd – Gold Bracket | 15 Classic |
| 15-White | 5th – Gold Bracket | 15 Classic |
| 15-Zinc | 15th | 15 Classic |
| 14-1 | 9th | 14 Open |
| 14-2 | 5th – Gold Bracket | 14 Club |
| 13-1 | 21st | 13 Open |
| 12-1 | 5th – Gold Bracket | 12 Open |
June 13, 2014 – Northern Lights Year End Banquet
The 2014 Northern Lights Year End Banquet was a huge success with 820 people attending. The 12-1’s winning team video was an overwhelming favorite pointing out the need for some additions at the Warehouse, the 180 scrapbook pages were very impressive and the raffle prizes were awesome. Thanks to everyone who helped with the banquet and congratulations to Mikayla Hong for winning the 2014 Northern Lights Quilt.
We also would like to extend our congratulations to Greta Geist who was voted by the coaches to receive the 2014 Maurice Batie Award of Excellence at the Banquet. The award was presented to Greta by Maggie Holcombe, 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 Three Gold Championships at the National Junior Classic and places 2nd in two more divisions.
Congratulations to the 17-Black team for winning the 17 Club Division in an all Northern Lights Championship beating the 17-2 Team. Emily Christian earned Tournament MVP while Amber Demenge, Ruby Moreland, Abby Ihrke, & Brittnay Luethmers earned All-Tournament Team honors.
Congratulations to the 16-2 team for winning the 16 Club Division. They went undefeated all weekend. Olivia Spanton earned Tournament MVP with Olivia Sudlow and Sydney Book also earning All-Tournament Team honors.
Congratulations to the 15-2 team for winning the 15 Club Division. They went undefeated all weekend. Payton Nutter earned Tournament MVP with Lauren Sobasky and Katie Lienemann also earning All-Tournament Team honors.
Congratulations to the 16-1 team for placing 2nd in the 16 Open Division. Natalie Haben and Brittany McLean earned All-Tournament Team honors.
Congratulations to the 15-1 team for placing 2nd in the 15 Open Division. Claire Sheehan and Bri Orr earned All-Tournament Team honors.
In the 17 Open Division, 17-1’s placed 4th and Elizabeth “Elmo” Mohr earned All-Tournament Team honors.
In the 15 Club Division 15-Black placed 3rd and Allie Barber earned All-Tournament Team honors.
| Team | Finish | Division |
| 17-1 | 4th | 17 Open |
| 17-2 | 2nd | 17 Club |
| 17-Black | 1st | 17 Club |
| 17-Red | 6th | 17 Club |
| 17-White | 24th | 17 Club |
| 16-1 | 2nd | 16 Open |
| 16-2 | 1st | 16 Club |
| 15-1 | 2nd | 15 Open |
| 15-2 | 1st | 15 Club |
| 15-Black | 3rd | 15 Club |
Northern Lights Wins the SMV Spring Tournament
Northern Lights only sent its 11’s & 12’s teams to Rochester for the one-day, SMV Spring Tournament, and they placed 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th in the tournament.
Congratulations to the 11-1 team for winning the 12’s Division. They played the 12-2 team in the finals. The 12-Black team finished 3rd, and the 11-2 team finished 5th. That’s a pretty impressive finish for the Northern Lights teams!
Northern Lights Wins both of the 14’s & 16’s Divisions of the Rochester Cup
Northern Lights teams traveled to Rochester for the two-day, Rochester Cup 14’s and 16’s divisions, winning both of them.
Congratulations to the 13-1 team for winning the 14’s Division.
Congratulations to the 16-Red team for winning the 16’s Division.
| Team | Finish | Division |
| 13-1 | 1st | 14 Elite |
| 13-2 | 5th | 14 National |
| 13-3 | 5th | 14 National |
| 14-1 | 9th | 16 Elite |
| 14-2 | 5th | 14 Elite |
| 14-Black | 4th | 14 Elite |
| 14-Red | 13th | 14 Elite |
| 14-White | 13th | 14 Elite |
| 16-Black | 3rd | 16 Elite |
| 16-Red | 1st | 16 Elite |
| 16-White | 13th | 16 Elite |
| 15-Black | 4th | 16 Elite |
| 15-Red | 12th | 16 Elite |
| 15-White | 13th | 16 Elite |
| 15-Zinc | 3rd | 16 National |
Northern Lights Wins all Divisions (18’s, 16’s, 15’s, 14’s) of the AAU Super Regional
Northern Lights hosted the 3nd Annual Northern Lights AAU Super Regional on the weekends of May 10/11 and 17/18. During the first weekend of competition NL won the 18’s division. During the second weekend of competition NL won the 14’s, 15’s, and 16’s divisions.
| Team | Finish | Division |
| 18-2 | 2nd (Gold Bracket) | 18’s |
| 18-Black | 4th (Gold Bracket) | 18’s |
| 18-Red | 6th (Gold Bracket) | 18’s |
| 17-1 | 1st (Gold Bracket) | 18’s |
| 17-2 | 5th (Gold Bracket) | 18’s |
| 17-Black | 8th | 18’s |
| 17-Red | 9th | 18’s |
| 17-White | 13th | 18’s |
| 16-1 | 1st | 16’s |
| 16-Black | 2nd | 16’s |
| 16-Red | 4th | 16’s |
| 16-White | 7th | 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 | 5th | 15’s |
| 15-White | 6th | 15’s |
| 15-Zinc | 7th | 15’s |
| 14-1 | 3rd (15’s Gold Bracket) | 15’s |
| 14-2 | 1st (Gold Pool) | 14’s |
| 14-Black | 2nd (Gold Pool) | 14’s |
| 14-Red | 4th | 14’s |
| 14-White | 3rd (Gold Pool) | 14’s |
| 13-2 | 6th | 14’s |
| 13-Black | 9th | 14’s |
| 12-1 | 5th | 14’s |
5th Annual 12’s Cup
Congratulations to the Northern Lights 12-1 team for winning the 5th Annual 12’s cup. They played the Northern Lights 12-2 team in the championship match of the Gold Division. The 11-1 team finished 3rd, and the 12-Black team finished 4th. Six Northern Lights players, Madelyn Hornyak (11-1), Grace Hamerski (12-2), Kaitlyn Houg (12-2), Sophia Hall (12-Black), Christine Jurgens (12-1), and MVP Kennedi Orr (12-1), were named to the 2014 12’s Cup All Tournament Team.
NL 16-Black, 15-1 & 13-1 Win Northern Lights Qualifier!
20 teams in the Gold and 11 teams Medal!
Congratulations to the 16-Black team for winning the Northern Lights National Qualifier 16 American Division by defeating Nebraska One in the finals. This win Qualified them for the 16 American Division of the USJN Championships in Minneapolis late this June.
Congratulations to the 15-1 team for winning the Northern Lights National Qualifier 15 Open Division by defeating MN Select in the finals. The 15-1 team has now “double qualified” for the 15 Open Division of the USJN Championships in Minneapolis late this June.
Congratulations to the 13-1 team for winning the Northern Lights National Qualifier 13 Open Division. This win Qualified them for the 13 Open Division of the USJN Championships in Minneapolis late this June.
Congratulations to the 18-1 team for placing 2nd in the 18 Open Division. The 18-1 team has now “double qualified” for the 18 Open Division of the USJN Championships in Minneapolis late this June.
Congratulations to the 18-Black team for placing 2nd in the 18 American Division.
Congratulations to the 17-1 team for placing 2nd in the 17 Open Division. This finish Qualified them for the 17 Open Division of the USJN Championships in Minneapolis late this June.
Congratulations to the 17-Black team for placing 2nd in the 17 American Division.
Congratulations to the 14-Black team for placing 2nd in the 14 American Division.
Congratulations to the 18-Red team for placing 3rd in the 18 American Division.
Congratulations to the 17-2 team for placing 3rd in the 17 USA Division. This finish Qualified them for the 17 USA Division of the USJN Championships in Minneapolis late this June.
Congratulations to the 15-2 team for placing 3rd in the 15 USA Division.
20 of our 33 teams who played in this event were in the Gold Brackets/Pools and 7 were in the Silver Brackets.
| Team | Finish | Division |
| 18-1 | 2nd (Gold Bracket) | 18 Open |
| 18-2 | 9th | 18 Open |
| 18-Black | 2nd (Gold Bracket) | 18 American |
| 18-Red | 3rd (Gold Bracket) | 18 American |
| 17-1 | 2nd (Gold Bracket) | 17 Open |
| 17-2 | 3rd (Gold Bracket) | 17 USA |
| 17-Black | 2nd (Gold Bracket) | 17 American |
| 17-Red | 5th (Gold Bracket) | 17 American |
| 17-White | 31st | 17 American |
| 16-1 | 5th (Gold Pools) | 16 Open |
| 16-2 | 5th (Gold Bracket) | 16 USA |
| 16-Black | 1st (Gold Bracket) | 16 American |
| 16-Red | 9th (Gold Bracket) | 16 American |
| 16-White | 27th | 16 American |
| 15-1 | 1st (Gold Bracket) | 15 Open |
| 15-2 | 3rd (Gold Bracket) | 15 USA |
| 15-Black | 9th | 15 USA |
| 15-Red | 9th (Gold Bracket) | 15 American |
| 15-White | 5th (Gold Bracket) | 15 American |
| 15-Zinc | 19th | 15 American |
| 14-1 | 8th | 14 Open |
| 14-2 | 4th (Gold Bracket) | 14 USA |
| 14-Black | 2nd (Gold Bracket) | 14 American |
| 14-Red | 9th (Gold Bracket) | 14 American |
| 14-White | 17th | 14 American |
| 13-1 | 1st (Gold Pool) | 13 Open |
| 13-2 | 11th | 13 Open |
| 13-Black | 15th | 13 American |
| 12-1 | 4th (Gold Bracket) | 12 National |
| 12-2 | 7th | 12 National |
| 12-Black | 6th | 12 American |
| 11-1 | 7th | 12 American |
| 11-2 | 11th | 12 American |
NL 18’s teams travel to Italy
The Northern Lights 18-1, 18-2, 18-Black, & 18-Red teams are traveling and competing in Italy from April 13 – April 22 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 Verona (18-Red) with Junior teams from Italy and around the world.
You can read the summaries submitted by the teams by clicking here.
NL wins 12’s, 13’s, 14’s, 15’s, & 16’s age divisions of the NCR Regional National Bid Tournament, and places 2nd in 17’s & 18’s.
On Saturday March 29, Northern Lights qualified 9 teams for the USJNC Tournament this summer by winning or placing in the top 5 in their age division.
On Sunday March 30, Northern Lights qualified 6 more teams for the USJNC Tournament this summer by winning or placing in the top 5 in their age division.
The 18-1 team previously Qualified for 18 Open, so they were not permitted to participate in this tournament.
So far Northern Lights has qualified 16 teams for the USJNC’s, and the possibility for 2-4 more teams exists in upcoming National Qualifiers.
| Team | Finish | Bid won |
| 18-2 | 2nd (Gold Bracket) | National Bid |
| 18-Black | 7th | |
| 18-Red | 6th | |
| 17-1 | 2nd (Gold Bracket) | National Bid |
| 17-2 | 5th (Gold Bracket) | American Bid |
| 17-Black | 6th (Gold Bracket) | |
| 17-Red | 12th | |
| 17-White | 19th | |
| 16-1 | 1st (Gold Bracket) | National Bid |
| 16-2 | 1st (Gold Bracket) | National Bid |
| 16-Black | 6th (Gold Bracket) | |
| 16-Red | 3rd (Gold Bracket) | American Bid |
| 16-White | 19th | |
| 15-1 | 1st (Gold Bracket) | National Bid |
| 15-2 | 1st (Gold Bracket) | National Bid |
| 15-Black | 3rd (Gold Bracket) | American Bid |
| 15-Red | 3rd (Gold Bracket) | American Bid |
| 15-White | 10th | |
| 15-Zinc | 11th | |
| 14-1 | 1st (Gold Bracket) | National Bid |
| 14-2 | 1st (Gold Bracket) | National Bid |
| 14-Black | 6th | |
| 14-Red | 9th | |
| 14-White | 10th | |
| 13-1 | 1st (Gold Bracket) | National Bid |
| 13-2 | 6th | |
| 13-Black | 8th | |
| 12-1 | 1st (Gold Bracket) | National Bid |
| 12-2 | 4th (Gold Bracket) | American Bid |
| 12-Black | 7th |
NL 15-1 and 15-Red Finish 2nd at Show Me Qualifier
Congratulations to both the 15-1 and 15-Red teams for placing 2nd in the Show Me Qualifier in Kansas City. By placing second, the 15-1 team earned a bid in the 15-Open Division at the Girls Junior National Championships in Minneapolis this summer. Nice job teams!
NL 14-1 Finish 9th at Mideast Qualifier
The 14-1 team placed 9th out of 28 teams in the 14-Open Division at the Mideast Qualifier in St. Louis. They were eliminated from the gold after running into a tough second round pool on day 2, but rebounded winning the Silver Division to finish 9th.
NL 18-1 Finish 1st at Colorado Crossroads!
Congratulations to the 18-1 team for winning the 18-Open Division at the Colorado Crossroads National Qualifier.
Northern Lights sent 7 teams to the tournament, with 3 of them finishing in the Gold Championship Brackets/pools.
| Team | Finish | Division |
| 18-1 | 1st (Gold Pools) | 18 Open |
| 17-2 | 33rd | 17 USA |
| 17-Black | 19th | 17 USA |
| 17-Red | 17th | 17 American |
| 17-White | 53rd | 17 American |
| 16-2 | 5th (Gold Bracket) | 16 USA |
| 16-Black | 9th (Gold Bracket) | 16 American |
NL 15-Black Finish 3rd at Colorado Crossroads!
Congratulations to the 15-Black team for placing 3rd out of 150 teams in the 15 American Division at the Colorado Crossroads National Qualifier.
Northern Lights sent 3 teams to the tournament and had all 3 of them in the Gold Championship Brackets/pools.
| Team | Finish | Division |
| 15-1 | 5th (Gold Pools) | 15 Open |
| 15-2 | 9th (Gold Bracket) | 15 USA |
| 15-Black | 3rd (Gold Bracket) | 15 American |
NL wins 3 divisions & places 2nd in 5 divisions of the Omaha President’s Day Tournament
Congratulations to the Northern Lights 16-1 team for winning the 16 Open Division of the Omaha President’s Day tournament. The 16-1’s KC Power in the finals.
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 lost only one set the entire tournament and played Central Iowa 162 in the finals.
Congratulations to the Northern Lights 18-1 team for winning the 18 Open Division of the Omaha President’s Day tournament. They lost only one set the entire tournament and played Central Iowa Select in the finals.
Congratulations to the Northern Lights 14-1’s, 15-1’s, 15-2’s, 17-2’s, & 18-2’s who all finished 2nd in their divisions.
Northern Lights placed 17 of it’s 25 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 | 2nd (Gold Bracket) | 18 Club |
| 18-Black | 3rd (Gold Bracket) | 18 Club |
| 18-Red | 29th | 18 Club |
| 17-1 | 3rd (Gold Bracket) | 17 Open |
| 17-2 | 2nd (Gold Bracket) | 17 Open |
| 17-Black | 15th | 17 Club |
| 17-Red | 36th | 17 Club |
| 17-White | 19th | 17 Club |
| 16-1 | 1st (Gold Bracket) | 16 Open |
| 16-2 | 1st (Gold Bracket) | 16 Club |
| 16-Black | 17th | 16 Club |
| 16-Red | 9th (Gold Bracket) | 16 Club |
| 16-White | 26th | 16 Club |
| 15-1 | 2nd (Gold Bracket) | 15 Open |
| 15-2 | 2nd (Gold Bracket) | 15 Club |
| 15-Black | 5th (Gold Bracket) | 15 Club |
| 15-Red | 5th (Gold Bracket) | 15 Club |
| 15-White | 25th | 15 Club |
| 15-Zinc | 9th (Gold Bracket) | 15 Club |
| 14-1 | 2nd (Gold Bracket) | 14 Open |
| 14-2 | 5th (Gold Bracket) | 14 Club |
| 13-1 | 5th (Gold Bracket) | 13 Club |
| 13-2 | 15th | 13 Club |
| 12-1 | 3rd (Gold Bracket) | 12 Club |
Local Minneapolis President’s Day Tournament
Northern Lights had 8 of our younger teams in the local Presidents Day tournament, and placed 3 of those teams in the Gold Brackets.
Congratulations to the Northern Lights 14-Black & 12-2 teams for placing 3rd in their age divisions. All of the teams participated in the highest divisions of this local event.
| Team | Finish |
| 11-1 | 5th (Gold Bracket) |
| 11-2 | 21st |
| 12-2 | 3rd (Gold Bracket) |
| 12-Black | 17th |
| 13-Black | 10th |
| 14-Black | 3rd (Gold Bracket) |
| 14-Red | 13th |
| 14-White | 13th |
Congratulations to our January Thaw Champions
Congratulations to these teams for winning their respected club divisions at the January Thaw: 18-2s, 17-2s, 15-1s, 13-1s, and 12-2s. All of the teams did great.
| Team | Finish | Division |
| 18-1 | 2nd (Gold Bracket) | 18’s |
| 18-2 | 1st (Gold Bracket) | 18’s |
| 18-Black | 3rd (Gold Bracket) | 18’s |
| 18-Red | 11th | 18’s |
| 17-1 | 3rd (18’s Gold Bracket) | 18’s |
| 17-2 | 1st (Gold Bracket) | 17’s |
| 17-Black | 3rd (Gold Bracket) | 17’s |
| 17-Red | 5th | 17’s |
| 17-White | 21st | 17’s |
| 16-1 | 2nd (Gold Bracket) | 16’s |
| 16-2 | 5th (Gold Bracket) | 16’s |
| 16-Black | 4th (Gold Bracket) | 16’s |
| 16-Red | 9th | 16’s |
| 16-White | 12th | 16’s |
| 15-1 | 1st (16’s Gold Bracket) | 16’s |
| 15-2 | 6th (16’s Gold Bracket) | 16’s |
| 15-Black | 3rd (Gold Bracket) | 15’s |
| 15-Red | 2nd (Gold Bracket) | 15’s |
| 15-White | 6th (Gold Bracket) | 15’s |
| 15-Zinc | 6th (Gold Bracket) | 15’s |
| 14-1 | 2nd (Gold Bracket) | 14’s |
| 14-2 | 3rd (Gold Bracket) | 14’s |
| 14-Black | 6th (Gold Bracket) | 14’s |
| 14-Red | 11th | 14’s |
| 14-White | 9th | 14’s |
| 13-1 | 1st (Gold Bracket) | 13’s |
| 13-2 | 4th (Gold Bracket) | 13’s |
| 13-Black | 7th | 13’s |
| 12-1 | 5th (13’s Gold Bracket) | 13’s |
| 12-2 | 1st (Gold Bracket) | 12’s |
| 12-Black | 6th | 12’s |
| 11-1 | 3rd (Gold Bracket) | 12’s |
| 11-2 | 9th | 12’s |
Congratulations to Alyssa Goehner, 2013 Baden Ms. Volleyball
Congratulations to Alyssa Goehner who was selected by the MN Coaches Association as the 2013 Ms. Volleyball. Alyssa plays for Lakeville North High School. Last year she played for NL 18-1 and will be completing her club career on a NL 18’s team again this year.
November 6, 2013 – Congratulations 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. 15 players from Northern Lights were at the banquet and received their award, they are:
| Player Name | Team | Award |
| Mackenzie Horkey | SW Christian | Class A – All State |
| Rachel Schmidt | Mayer Luther | Class A – All State |
| Afton Sobasky | St Croix Lutheran | Class AA – All State |
| Sydney Stone | Willmar | Class AA – Honorable Mention |
| Lydia Dimke | Blaine | Class AAA – All State |
| Jessica Jorgenson | Blaine | Class AAA – All State |
| Alyssa Goehner | Lakeville North | Class AAA – All State |
| Abby Monson | Lakeville North | Class AAA – All State |
| Molly Lohman | Mankato West | Class AAA – All State |
| Samantha Swenson | Hopkins | Class AAA – All State |
| Shelby Seurer | Delano | Class AAA – All State |
| Brittany Jessen | Henry Sibley | Class AAA – Honorable Mention |
| Elizabeth Mohr | Eden Prairie | Class AAA – Honorable Mention |
| Hannah Weidner | Minnetonka | Class AAA – Honorable Mention |
| Jessica Wolf | Waconia | Class AAA – Honorable Mention |
November 5, 2013 – Congrats to Star Tribune & Pioneer Press “All Metro” Players
| Minneapolis Star Tribune and St. Paul Pioneer Press 2013 Metro Volleyball Player of Year. | |
| Alyssa Goehner | Lakeville North |
Northern Lights would also like to extend our congratulations to the 9 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 |
| Alyssa Goehner | Lakeville North | Star Tribune & Pioneer Press |
| Samantha Swenson | Hopkins | Star Tribune |
| Brittany Jessen | Henry Sibley | Star Tribune |
| Abby Monson | Lakeville North | Star Tribune & Pioneer Press |
| Shelby Seurer | Delano | Star Tribune |
| Kylee Zumach | Buffalo | Star Tribune |
| Mackenzie Horkey | SW Christian | Star Tribune |
| Hannah Weidner | Minnetonka | Star Tribune |
November 3, 2013 – Congratulations to State Tournament Participants
Northern Lights would like to congratulate the 20 players from the club who qualified for the Minnesota High School State Tournament. Have a great tournament!
| Player Name | Team |
| Shelby Seurer | Delano |
| Kelly Madison | Eagan |
| Brooke Olstad | Eagan |
| Taylor Olstad | Eagan |
| Brie Orr | Eagan |
| Callie Schapekahm | Eagan |
| Aulora Campbell | Eden Prairie |
| Abby Ihrke | Eden Prairie |
| Katrina Hinrichs | Eden Prairie |
| Lauren Mattison | Eden Prairie |
| Elizabeth Mohr | Eden Prairie |
| Grace Persson | Eden Prairie |
| Hannah Angeli | Hill Murray |
| Marissa Fanco | Hill Murray |
| Lauren Simonson | Hill Murray |
| Hailey Busch | Kasson-Mantorville |
| Haley Kauth | Roseville |
| Bre Maloney | Roseville |
| Ginger Perra | Roseville |
| Mackenzie Horkey | SW Christian |