The State placing relay team along with alternates were escorted into town on top of a fire truck Sunday afternoon. (from left: Hanna Marti, Brianna Polesky, Jamie Marti, Samanatha Walter, Nikki Carr, Becca Schmitz, Mariah Salfer and Tori Anderson.
The Sleepy Eye United Girls 4×200 Relay team placed fifth while the 4×100 finished sixth at the State Track held June 6th & 7th at Hamline University in St. Paul. Team members included Nikki Carr, Jamie Marti, Becca Schmitz and Samantha Walter.
FINAL CLASS A RESULTS Event 33 Girls 4x100 Meter Relay Class A
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Class A Rec: # 48.46 2005 DeLaSalle, Mpls
T Clemons, A Beecham, S Porter, A Anderson
MN All Time: ! 47.48 6/8/2013 Hopkins, Hopkins
D Manuel-Moore, E Anderson, S Fitzhugh, T Anderson
Nat'l H.S.: + 44.50 2004 Long Beach Poly, CA
S Solomon, J Lee, C Picott, S Solomon
'13 Champion: 49.54 6/8/2013 Pequot Lakes, Pequot Lakes
R Allen, C Bermel, A Palmer, V Lane
School Prelims Finals Points
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1 Pequot Lakes 49.45 49.46 12
1) 628 Rachel Allen 11 2) 629 Chloe Bermel 9
3) 635 Sarah Rudlang 12 4) 633 Vanessa Lane 12
2 Martin County West 50.11 50.32 10
1) 238 Taryn Tumbleson 11 2) 237 Cora Olson 9
3) 236 Hailey Leiding 11 4) 234 Haley Jensen 11
3 Concordia Academy-Roseville 49.92 50.47 8
1) 402 Anna Benson 12 2) 406 Danielle Peterson 11
3) 405 Clara Paul 10 4) 404 Miriam Nordquist 12
4 Annandale 50.96 50.59 6
1) 510 Madison Kasper 11 2) 514 Emmy Whitesell 12
3) 512 Calisha Norgren 11 4) 509 Kamryn Dheilly 8
5 Osakis 50.78 50.95 5
1) 622 Tianna Stanek 7 2) 613 Alexa Hoffarth 11
3) 617 Taylor Kraemer 12 4) 618 Brittney Sadlemeyer 10
6 Sleepy Eye Unified* 50.99 51.03 4
1) 242 Nikki Carr 12 2) 245 Samantha Walter 9
3) 244 Becca Schmitz 11 4) 243 Jamie Marti 12
7 Plainview-Elgin-Millville 50.37 51.34 3
1) 142 Geffan Carter 12 2) 145 Emily Iverson 12
3) 150 Tia Standinger 10 4) 149 Morgan Shindelar 9
8 Foley 50.96 51.81 2
1) 523 Gretchen Wipper 12 2) 520 Abby Genereau 12
3) 519 Alycia Chmielewski 12 4) 518 Vanessa Brenny 11
-- Minneapolis Edison 49.81 DQ Exchange 1-2
1) 423 Allison Moen 8 2) 421 Jada Lewis 9
3) LyTrisha Washington 12 4) 422 Jia Lewis 8
Event 37 Girls 4x200 Meter Relay Class A
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Class A Rec: # 1:43.62 1985 Blue Earth
S Johnson, S Johnson, T Lewis, S Johnson
MN All Time: ! 1:40.22 2012 Osseo
A Okonkwo, B Puckett, M Bialke, P Webb
Nat'l H.S.: + 1:33.87 2004 Long Beach Poly, CA
S Solomon, J Lee, S Woods, S Solomon
'13 Champion: 1:44.79 6/8/2013 Chatfield, Chatfield
A Erickson, M Bell, A Baker, M Kammer
School Prelims Finals Points
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1 Osakis 1:45.92 1:45.63 12
1) 614 Makayla Hoglin 12 2) 618 Brittney Sadlemeyer 10
3) 623 Abigail Stroup 10 4) 625 Hannah Szech 11
2 Chatfield 1:46.15 1:46.01 10
1) 108 Autum Erickson 10 2) 111 Maddie Talamantes 11
3) 106 Ashley Baker 12 4) 109 Maddy Kammer 11
3 Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 1:45.71 1:46.46 8
1) 605 Abigail Ecker 9 2) 608 Theresa Liebsch 11
3) 606 Ariana Gamradt 10 4) 610 Kaitlyn Rohr 11
4 Plainview-Elgin-Millville 1:46.83 1:46.89 6
1) 151 Madeson Sylvester 8 2) 142 Geffan Carter 12
3) 145 Emily Iverson 12 4) 144 Chloe Holtz 10
5 Sleepy Eye Unified* 1:47.33 1:47.79 5
1) 242 Nikki Carr 12 2) 245 Samantha Walter 9
3) 244 Becca Schmitz 11 4) 243 Jamie Marti 12
6 Lake City 1:47.17 1:47.96 4
1) 130 Shannon Ting 12 2) 131 Brandy White 12
3) 123 Bailey Cronin 11 4) 128 Braeden McElmury 11
7 Mountain Lake Area* 1:47.22 1:48.28 3
1) 333 Mikayla Falk 12 2) 336 Brianna Soutthivong 11
3) 335 Emily Jahnke 9 4) 334 Lydia Hildebrandt 11
8 Foley 1:46.80 1:48.30 2
1) 522 Kerstin Strosahl 2) 519 Alycia Chmielewski 12
3) 520 Abby Genereau 12 4) 518 Vanessa Brenny 11
-- Blue Earth Area 1:46.92 DQ Exchange 2-3
1) 208 Skylee Bell 9 2) 213 Miranda Johnson 10
3) 216 Shayna Stevermer 10 4) 211 Anne Franta 10
Going to state in two relays 4 x 100 and 4 x 200 (Nikki Carr, Samantha Walter, Becca Schmitz, Jamie Marti)
4 x 100 2nd 50.85
4 x 200 2nd 1:46. 81
Placing but not advancing to the State Meet
Andy Steffl discus 5th 128-6
Brianna Steffl 6th 1600 5:36
Jamie Marti 6th 200 27.91
Coach’s Comments (Kris Bloedel):
It was a great day for a track meet. We started the year hoping to get back to state In a couple of events. We’re going in two so we had a very successful day. The athletes have worked hard this season and all their hard work paid off today.
Section 2A Track Results: 20140531sectiontrack
February 19
at Xcel Energy Center
Red Wing 7, NUSE 2
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Erika Ries
Lexie Weiss
Miranda McMullen
Lauren Klein
Dani Weiss
Ali Beltz
Representing Sleepy Eye High School on the NUSE girls hockey team which will be playing in the state tournament Wednesday at 1 p.m. is senior Miranda McMullen and eighth grader Lauren Klein. Lexie Weiss (sr.), Erika Ries (Jr.) and eighth graders Dani Weiss and Ali Beltz attend St. Mary’s School. All six are vital members of the Section 3A championship squad.
Section Game Stats
Regular Season Stats
February 12th
at Redwood Valley
NUSE 2, Luverne 1
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Lauren Laffen, Fr.
Laffen qualified for her second State Class A golf tournament (first one as an individual) and she ended up finishing second in the Class A meet with a two-day score of 167.
She was also a vital part of the 2012 team which placed third in the State Class A Golf Touranment. Laffen earned her second All-Conference Team selection and finished the year with an average score of 92. Lauren earned All Journal honors last season and this year also was ranked inside the Top 10 of the Minnesota State Golf Coaches Assocation State rankings for Class A.
Emily Curtis, Sr.
Curtis qualified for her third State Golf Tournament where she finished 10th with a two-day score of 177. Last year, she was the leading force on the third-place team in the State.
Curtis ended her golf career as a four-time All Conference Selection and has been a three-time All-Journal Selection. For the season she averaged 93 and finished inside the Top 10 for the State Class A scoring averages according to the Minnesota State Golf Coaches Association rankings.
Others on team included: Corinne McKeeth, So., New Ulm, Carly Schmalz, Sr., BLHS, Shelby Schultz, Sr., Springfield
Brooke Dummer, So., New Ulm Cathedral
Freshman Lauren put together an impressive four rounds to place second at state.
(from left): Lauren Laffen (freshman), Emily Curtis (senior), Karrah Remus (junior)
June 3rd
Section 2A Golf
at North Links Golf Club in North Mankato
The Sleepy Eye girls golf placed second as a team with 390 points, nine strokes behind USC (only top team advances)
Three Sleepy Eye girls advance to state individually: 1st (Medalist) Emily Curtis (87), 3rd Lauren Laffen (90), and 4th Karrah Remus (94).
Kaylee Hillmer 119, Tia Cselovszki 127 also competed.
St Mary’s athletes competing included St. Mary’s Sarah Surprenant (127), St. Mary’s Alyssa Rubey (127), St. Mary’s Anna Miller (114), Mackenzie Schutz (102).
Boys Results
None qualified for state
Sleepy Eye: Ben Laffen (89), and Tyler Netzke (81) (one shot off state qualifying pace)
St. Mary’s: Kansas Adams (85), John Brandl (98)
Karrah Remus – Subsection Champion
Sub-Section 2A North
May 28th
at Oakdale Golf Course
Constant Drizzle, 60 degree temperatures
Advancing to Sections: Sleepy Eye: Karrah Remus, Lauren Laffen, Emily Curtis, Kaylee Hillmer, Tia Cselovszki St. Mary’s: Mackenzie Schutz, Anna Miller, Alyssa Rubey, Sarah Surprenant
2013 All Journal Boys Basketball
The following is the 2013 All-Journal boys basketball team, as voted on by The Journal’s sports writers. The players are nominated by their coach and The Journal staff writers rank their top 10 players based on all of the nominees and circle an additional five. Points are as follows: 15 points for first-place vote, 14 for second, etc. First-place votes are in parentheses.
First Team
1. Sean Mathiowetz, St. Mary’s – 135 (9)
2. Sam Pendleton, CM/C – 117
3. Jeff DeCock, RRC – 116
4. Zach Brandts, St. James – 96
5. Neil Eichten, Wabasso – 90
Second Team
6. Kansas Adams, St. Mary’s – 82
7. Henry Rogotzke, RRC – 79
8. Mason Clark, BLHS – 71
9. Tyler Bates, Sibley East – 66
10. Brandon Polesky, Sleepy Eye – 42
Third Team
11. Cole Milbrath, Springfield – 30
12. Zach Kerkhoff, CM/C – 29
13. Christopher Kretsch, Springfield – 28
T14. Jordan Anderson, St. Mary’s -24
T14. Kyle Kubesh, BLHS – 24
Honorable Mention
Brett Rickheim, GFW; Matt Christenson, Nicollet; Walker Froehling, St. James; Jeff Osborne, Cathedral; Brody Rodning, Sibley East.
Editor’s Note: Nominations were not submitted from Minnesota Valley Lutheran, Madelia and Redwood Valley.
