STMA Girls Basketball

Spring Sports began last week, but for STMA Girls Basketball the winter season is still in full gear. St. Michael-Albertville Girls Basketball is no stranger to the state tournament as they are looking for their 3rd straight trip to "the dance." The Knights were the #1 seed in section 8AAAA and opened up defeating #8 Bemidji 85-27 in the quarterfinals. Next up was #5 seeded Rogers in the semifinals. Knights cruised to a 54-32 win over their conference rivals. Last Friday was a rematch of last years Section Finals against #3 seeded Elk River. Same match up same result as STMA defeated Elk River 75-66 stamping their ticket to the state tournament once again. This will be Head Coach Kent Hamre's 6th state appearance as head coach. Seedings and match ups were announced on Saturday:

Quarterfinals:
Tuesday, March 18th
#1 Eastview
       VS

Photo Via Kerry Zezza

 St. Paul Central
    10AM

#5 Anoka
      VS
#4 Eden Prarie
    12PM

Lakeville North
      VS
#2 Centennial
    2PM

St. Michael-Albertville
      VS
#3 Bloomington Kennedy
     4PM

Fans please come out and support the Girls! Let's make this a community event and get as many people out to the Target Center! The more fans the better.

Tickets:
Tickets can be purchased at the door or can be purchased in the Activities Office on Monday from 7:00am - 3:30pm

Prices:
Adults: $14
Students: $9

Fan buses are also available for HS Students and Middle School students in 7th and 8th grade.
HS Permission Forms can be found here: http://www.stma.k12.mn.us/activities/high-school
MSE Permission Forms can be found here: http://www.stma.k12.mn.us/activities/middle-school-east
MSW Permission Forms can be found here: http://www.stma.k12.mn.us/activities/middle-school-west

See you at the Target Center this Tuesday at 4:00pm
Go Knights!

STMA Sports Recap: March 3rd, 2014

March 3rd, 2014
STMA Wrestling had another fantastic State Tournament this year. On Thursday they began the day defeating Moorhead 46-12.  The Knights unfortunately lost to Prior Lake 37-12 in the state semifinals. Later on in the following match STMA Defeated Hastings 30-15 crowning them 3rd place champions. The next two days brought individual competition where six STMA Wrestlers qualified. Here are the results:
Aaron Dick: 5th place @ 106 lbs
*Mitchell McKee: 1st place @ 120 lbs
Tommy Thorn: 1st place @ 126 lbs  (4th Straight Title)
Mark Voss: 1st place @ 145 lbs
Evan Roster: 8th Place @ 170 lbs
Jake Briggs: 5th place @ 195 lbs

* Sophomore Mitchell McKee had huge motivation to win his first ever state title, as his father was released from the hospital to watch from the stands. Mitch's father is losing his battle with cancer, prayers go out to the McKee family from all of us in STMA.

Mitch McKee brings the arena to their feet as he hugs his father after his state championship winning pin. (Photo via John Milea @MSHLjohn)

Boys Basketball: 

STMA Boys Basketball season came to an end on Saturday night losing to top seeded St. Cloud Tech in the Section 8AAAA semifinals. Early in the first half STMA had a 8 point lead over the Tech Tigers but Tech's Andy Foley's 30pts proved to be too much as the knights fell 64-52 and ended their season with an overall record of 14-13

Girls Basketball:
STMA Girls Basketball ended the regular season last Thursday defeating Monticello 59-35. The knights finished the regular season going 20-4 overall and going an impressive 13-0 in the conference and 8-1 in the section. The #1 seeded Knights begin section play Tuesday night as they host the 8th seeded Bemidji Lumberjacks (4-20) at 7:30. Head Coach Kent Hamre will try and make a 6th state tournament appearance of his head Coaching career with the Knights
Below are the section 8AAAA Seedings
1. STMA
2. St. Cloud Tech
3. Elk River
4. Buffalo
5. Rogers
6. Moorhead
7. Brainerd
8. Bemidji

STMA Sports Post Season Roundup

                                             STMA Postseason Sports Update
                                                    By Jeremy Snaza

Well it's that time of the year. Snowy roads, cold weather and frustrated Minnesotans. Although it's cold on the outside things are heating up in the gym. It's section/state playoff time and it's the best time of the year. I will recap Winter Sports seasons.

Girls Hockey: North Wright County ended the Regular season 14-8-3. finished their season with a 4OT thriller against St. Cloud Cathedral in the Section quarterfinals. Unfortunately that ended their season. 2 Seniors from STMA Will be Playing D-1 Hockey next year. Goalie Alex LaMere will be Playing for Ohio state and Emily Achterkirch will be playing for Princeton.

Boys Hockey: The knights came into section play with a record of 13-11-1. The knights came into sections with a lot of momentum as they came off a 15-0 blowout win over North Branch the final regular season game of the year. The Knights fought hard to the very end but unfortunately lost 3-2 in OT to Andover in the section 7AA quarterfinals. Congrats to the Boys on a great season!

Wrestling: STMA Wrestling is as good and it gets. They are the real deal and they have proven that once again with their 16th consecutive section title. Last season they were CO State Champions with Apple Valley. They are looking for a 2nd straight title tomorrow at the Team State Tournament! They are seeded 2nd behind Apple Valley, they will take on Moorhead at 9AM at the X. Knights also have 6 individuals participating in the individual State Tourney on Friday and Saturday! They are Aaron Dick @ 106 LBS, Mitchell McKee @ 120 LBS, Tommy Thorn @ 126 LBS,  Mark Voss @ 145 LBS, Evan Foster @ 170 LBS, Jake Briggs @ 195 LBS, Go Knights! Below is the AAA State Team Bracket

Boys Basketball: Since the 1st of the year the Tim Anfenson's Boys Basketball team has been on fire as of late. Winning 11/16 games since the 1st of the year. The Knights have brought that momentum into the section play as they defeated Moorhead 75-60 in the quarterfinals last night. They will take on #1 seeded St. Cloud Tech on Saturday at St. Cloud State University at 6:00pm. Be there to cheer on your knights! Below is the Section Bracket for 8AAAA

Girls Basketball: The STMA Girls Basketball team has had another incredible year under head Coach Kent Hamre who was voted section 8AAAA Head Girls Coach of  the year. Steph Lahr of STMA was voted section 8AAAA Girls Assistant Coach of the year. Congrats to the both of them. Head Coach Kent Hamre and the Knights are 19-4 so far this season. They have gone 12-0 in the confrence and 8-1 in he section, The Knights will finish the regular season tomorrow night at Monticello. That game will begin at 7:15. Section play will begin next Tuesday night at home with the opponent still TBD. That game will begin at 7pm, come out and cheer on the Knights as they try for a 3rd straight section championship.

STMA Sports Recap For 2/3/2014

Today was another great day for STMA Sports!

Girls Basketball: 

STMA: 66 ST. Francis: 24 

Scoring For the Knights: 

Erin Autio: 14pts

Sydney Tracy: 10pts

Rae Johnson: 10pts

Krista Slavin: 8pts

Jordyn Walker: 7pts

Bobbi Brendefur: 6pts
Kitri Zezza: 4pts

Lizzy Heil: 4pts
Lindsey Rederer: 2pts
Josie Burns: 1pt
NEXT UP:  @ North Branch Friday 2/7 @ 7:15pm

Boys Basketball: 

STMA: 64 ST. Francis: 58

Scoring For the Knights: 

Jackson Greenwaldt: 27pts

Trevor Rothstein: 18pts

Jaylen Hakes: 10pts
Noah Evans: 3pts

Conner Cisewski: 3pts
Brian Sukalski: 3pts

NEXT UP:  @ Buffalo Tues 2/11 at 8:00pm (doubleheader with STMA Girls)

Boys Hockey: 
STMA: 4 Coon Rapids: 3 
Scoring For the Knights
Mitch Bourgerie (2)
Cody Reckard (1)
Brett Marshall (1)
NEXT UP: Hosts MAML on Thursday, February 6th @ 7:00pm

Sports Recap for 1/31/2014

Sports Recap for 1/31/2014
Wrestling 
Individual Conference Champs from STMA:
Aaron Dick: Champ @ 106lbs
Mitch Mckee: Champ @ 120lbs
Tommy Thorn: Champ @ 126lbs
Mark Voss: Champ @ 145lbs
Jake Briggs: Champ @ 195lbs
As a team, STMA Finished in 2nd place at Mississippi 8 Conference Tournament (187 pts)
NEXT UP: @ Simley on Thursday, February 6th at 7:15pm

Boys Basketball:
STMA: 73 Princeton: 64
Scoring for the Knights:
Trevor Rothstein: 19pts
Brian Sukalski: 17pts
Jackson Greenwaldt: 16pts
Jaylen Hakes: 12pts
Noah Evans: 7pts
Landon Bridell: 2pts
NEXT UP: @ St. Francis on Monday, February 2nd, at 7:15pm

Thursday, January 30th, 2014

It was a great night for STMA Sports!

Girls Basketball:
STMA: 76 Princeton: 27
Scoring for the Knights:
Bobbi Brendefur: 25pts (Tied Carly Rothstein and Rae Johnson with record for 3's made in a game (7)
Sydney Tracy: 14pts
Rae Johnson: 13pts
Erin Autio: 7pts
Jaymie Hansen: 4pts
Kitri Zezza: 4pts
Krista Slavin 3pts
Josie Burns: 3pts
Lizzy Heil: 2pts
Nykeesha Greer: 1pt
NEXT UP: @ St. Cloud Tech on Saturday at 3:00pm

Boys Basketball:
STMA: 71 Rogers: 63
Scoring for the Knights:
Jackson Greenwaldt: 20pts
Trevor Rothstein: 16pts
Brian Sukalski: 8pts
Noah Evans: 7pts
Jaylen Hakes: 6pts
Conner Cisewski: 6pts
Sammy Guillou: 4pts
Landon Bridell: 2pts
Jake Bloomstrand: 2pts
NEXT UP: @ Home Friday 1/31 Hosting Princeton at 7:15pm

North Wright County Hockey:
(TIE) NWC: 0 Rogers: 0
NEXT UP: @ Moorhead on Saturday at 5:00pm

Boys Hockey:
STMA: 3 ST. Cloud Tech: 2
Scoring for the Knights:
Cody Reckard (2)
Tyler Hayes (1)
NEXT UP: @ Chisago Lakes on Satuday at 7:00pm

WRESTLING: 
STMA: 67 Maple Grove: 10
NEXT UP: @ Monticello HS for Conference Tourney at

BOYS SWIM/DIVE: NA
GYMNASTICS: NA

RECORDS AND RANKINGS

                                                   
Boys Hoops:                                       
Overall: 8-10 (Home 3-5) (Away 5-4)
Conference: 5-3
Section: 2-3
QRF RANKING: 39th

Girls Hoops:
Overall: 12-3 (Home 7-2) (Away 4-1)
Conference: 6-0
Section: 6-0
QRF RANKING: 14th

Girls Hockey:
Overall: 11-9-2 (Home 5-4) (Away 5-4-2)
Conference: 6-2-1
Section: 5-3-1
QRF RANKING: 35th

Boys Hockey:
Overall: 8-9-1 (Home 2-3) (Away 4-6)
Conference: 5-4
Section: 4-1
QRF RANKING: 47th

Wrestling:
Overall: 17-3 (Home 4-0) (Away 5-4)
Conference: 6-0
Section: 2-0
QRF RANKING: NA

Boys Swim/ Dive: NA
Gymnastics: NA

SATURDAY JANUARY 25th

Score Updates For Saturday JAN 25th, 2014:

Boys Hockey: 
Buffalo: 8 STMA: 4 

Scoring For the Knights: 

Connor Spetz (1) 

Tucker Bjorlin (1)

Jack Kelly (1) 

Connor Smith (short  handed) (1)

NEXT UP: Hosts Coon Rapids on Tuesday, January 28th @ 7:00pm

Girls Hockey: 
North Wright County: 3 River Lakes: 2
Scoring For the Hawks:
Emily Achterkirch (1) (PP)
Rachel King (2)
NEXT UP: @ Rogers on Thursday, January 30th at Rogers Ice Arena @ 7:00pm

Boys Basketball: 
Elk River:  64 STMA: 57 

Scoring For the Knights: 

Jackson Greenwaldt: 26pts

Trevor Rothstein: 13pts

Noah Evans: 9pts

Jaylen Hakes: 4pts

Josh Tracy: 2pts

Sam Guillou: 2pts

Landon Bridell: 1pt
NEXT UP:  Hosts Sartell on Tuesday January, 28th in the HS Gym @ 7:15pm