March 6th
at Gustavus Adolphus College
Coach’s Comments (Ryan Hulke):
“I am extremely proud of this group and how they’ve came together the last three weeks and will do whatever it takes to get a win and keep moving on. We are unselfish and are playing within our roles and we are one game away from the state tournament. We continue to just play with grit and we battle through other teams runs and stay mentally focused the whole game.
Coming into the game BOLD had inches and physical size on us at every position but we outrebounded them by three and only gave up 10 offensive rebounds the whole night. “We really talk about two things before every game, rebounds and turnovers and for us to out rebound them and only give the ball away 10 times is a recipe for success.”
Looking at the Section Finals Friday we can’t look at what we did vs St. Clair in December when we beat them by 31. They were a team just figuring out their system, adding a transfer player, and their underclassman roles. We need to come in with the same mindset we have Tuesday night because once again we are giving up a lot of size. It will be a battle until the end. ”
Madi Heiderscheidt 19 points, 6 assists and 5 steals
Sarah ibarra 16 points, 10 rebounds
Brianna Polesky 16 points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals
Bold finishes year 23-6
Sleepy Eye now plays at 6 pm at Minnesota State University Mankato Friday vs St Clair
March 2nd
at St. Peter High School
Madi Heiderscheidt 27 pts and 6 rebounds
Brianna Polesky 10 points and 4 steals
Sarah ibarra 10 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists
Indians are now 24-4 and play Tuesday at 6 p.m. and Gustavus vs BOLD
February 27th
at Sleepy Eye
Coach’s Comments (Ryan Hulke):
We came out and established ourselves right away and jumped on Central to grab a 18-0 lead with 9 minutes to play. Obviously as the girls started to figure out we were the more dominate team and they relax a little bit, but we forced them into 20 first half turnovers which resulted in 22 first half transition or points of turnovers. We were also 7 of 16 from the three points line in the first half so that helps also. We did exactly what we needed to do in a eight vs one seeded matchup. We came out focused and ready to play playoff basketball and coasted from there.
Madi Heiderscheidt 31 points, 10 steals and 6 assists
Sarah Ibarra 12 points, 8 rebounds
Brianna Polesky 8 points, 4 steals, 4 assists
Mya Ibberson 2 points, 8 rebounds and 6 blocks
Indians (23-4) now play Cedar Mnt Comfrey Friday at 6 pm at St. Peter HS
New Ulm Sleepy Eye senior girls hockey player Ali Beltz was named the 2018 winner of the Herb Brooks Award.
The Herb Brooks Award is given to the most qualified hockey player in the state tournament who strongly represents the values, characteristics, and traits that defined Herb Brooks. This prestigious award commemorates the unending influence Herb Brooks had on the sport of hockey in Minnesota and throughout the world.
Characteristics and values nominees should feature:
- True love for hockey — a real passion
- Commitment and loyalty to school, team, and community
- Willingness to sacrifice for the team
- Integrity
- Courage of his/her convictions
- Goal-oriented approach
- Sharp focus and strong competitive drive
- Excellent work ethic
- Willingness to accept challenges
- Mental toughness
- Strong hockey skills
- Strong leadership qualities
*Karlie Ries is not a member of the state bound hockey team as she is currently competing at the Hockey Training Institute located in Mulmur, Ontario, Canada
*Dani Weiss, Lauren Klein and Ali Beltz will be finishing off their senior hockey season at the state tournament after winning the Section 2A championship.