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11/22/09
SO FAR IN DOMEBALL WE ARE 6-0 AND OUTSCORED THE OPPONENTS 51-1. WE ARE HAVING A TON OF FUN MOVING PEOPLE ALL OVER THE DIAMOND. THE LAST WEEK, WE HAVE HAD 2 PLAYERS VERBALLY COMMIT TO A TOP 20 D1 SCHOOL. NOW WE HAVE 3 D1 PLAYERS AND IT IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG. WE HAVE THE TOP JUNIOR TEAM IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, ACCORDING TO MANY D1,D2 AND D3 COACHES THAT I HAVE TALKED TOO AND WE ARE FOLLOWED BY ALOT OF COLLEGES. IT IS EXCITING TO SEE OUR GIRLS EXCEL AND GET RECOGNIZED AND REWARDED FOR THEIR EFFORTS. THE ELK RIVER PRACTICE'S ARE PAYING OFF FOR THE PLAYERS THAT ARE ATTENDING, WE WILL POST MORE WHEN WE GET THE GYM TIMES. FOR THE PARENTS: TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE COLLEGE INFO THAT WE HAVE SENT.
9/30/09
FALL A18U FINISH IN ORDER 1.STING ELITE 2.RENEGADES93 3.OSSEO 4.SNOW CATS 92 5.C.GROVE 6.CHISAGO 7.OMGAA 8.M.VIEW 9.COOPER 10.RENEGADES94. THE GIRLS REALLY PLAYED WELL THIS WEEKEND AND HAD ALOT OF FUN HANGING OUT TOGETHER.OUR TEAM HAD 53 HITS IN 4 GAMES SUNDAY WITH OUR LOWEST TOTAL BEING 10 IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. OUR PITCHING WAS GREAT ALLOWING 2 RUNNERS TO REACH 3RD BASE ALL DAY.THE PARENTS HAVE BEEN GREAT HELPING OUT BEFORE AND AFTER GAMES.DOMEBALL IS AROUND THE CORNER AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING ON SOMETHINGS WE NEED TO TIGHTEN UP ON AND WE CANT FORGET ABOUT HAVING FUN.OUR HELMETS ARE DONE AND THEY LOOK SHARP.I WILL GET THE SIZING FOR THE UNIFORMS DONE DURING DOMEBALL.THE GIRLS HAVE WON 12 IN A ROW MOST BEING AGAINST STRONG TEAMS.
9/8/09
SO FAR WE ARE UNDEFEATED IN OUR FALL LEAGUE AND JUST WENT 4-2 IN GRINNELL.THE TEAM IS STARTING TO JELL PLUS HAVING FUN HANGING OUT TOGETHER. THANKS TO RICH CALVERT AND BRYNNE DORDEL TAKING TIME OUT OF THEIR SCHEDULE TO VISIT WITH US. IT WAS NEAT TO WATCH A D1 SCHOOL PRACTICE.I AM STILL WORKING ON OUR SUMMER JERSEYS.
8/10/09
THE 93 STING BECAME THE STING ELITE FOR THIS UP COMING SEASON. THE GIRLS WERE 35 WINS AND 6 LOSES 2 TIES VS 18S LAST YEAR,OVER ALL RECORD WE WERE 67-16-3 AND FINISHED 2ND AT THE 18 ELITE STATE TOURNAMENT. WE HAVE ADDED 3 VERY STRONG PLAYERS. I AM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS COMING SEASON.
5/10/09
IT WAS NICE TO SEE ALL THE GIRLS AND PARENTS YESTERDAY. THE GIRLS HAVE DONE VERY WELL IN HIGH SCHOOL BALL AND THEY LOOKED SHARP AND EXCITED TO BE TOGETHER.OUR TEAM IS A LITTLE BANGED UP RIGHT NOW, GOOD THING THEY HAVE A MONTH TO GET READY FOR OUR SUMMER SCHEDULE.
3/15/09
We got lucky last week and squeezed an outdoor practice in, it sure was nice to get outside and throw the ball around.It looks like we will be having a parent meeting and practice at Seans house May 3rd. So we will only have 2 practices before our 1st tourney.(May 3rd and 17th) Good luck with your High School teams
2/17/09
The Sting the Ball Tournament is May 16&17th same place, the girls will work Sunday 7:30am to 11:15am, then we will have practice right after at a field close by, the parents: half will work 7:30am-11:15am and the other half will work 11:15am-3:15pm. It sure was nice to talk to the parents after our sting meeting last week. Wednesday optional hitting will be canceled for a while. check web site. The next practice will be Saturday March 7th, it will be our annual High School Tuneup practice to get every one ready for their tryouts. I am still working on a gym. We sure got a lot in with our winter practice, we had a good showing from the players, thanks to the Rodgers for having lunch after practice. I got a quick look at our summer profiles that Jim and Dan are working on and they are doing a fantastic job.
1/14/09
THIS IS THE SLOW TIME OF YEAR FOR OUR TEAM, JUST A FEW QUICK NOTES: OPTIONAL HITTING HAS HAD A GOOD TURN OUT. WE SENT OUR MONEY IN TO THE RINGNECK IN S.DAKOTA AT 18U ELITE OVER 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND. ONCE WE GET ACCEPTED LISA WILL SEND OUT HOTEL INFO. WE ORDERED MORE OF THE LIGHT BLUE CAR STICKERS SO IF YOU NEED ONE LET LISA KNOW. 1ST YEAR PLAYERS WILL BE GETTING THEIR NEW STING HELMETS SOON.OUR U.M.D. SHIRTS HAVE ARRIVED SO IF YOU ORDERED ONE I WILL GET IT TO YOU A.S.A.P. OUR RECORD FOR FALL AND DOMEBALL IS 26-2-2 PLAYING UP AT 18U.
12/8/08
UNDEFEATED IN DOMEBALL AND THE KIDS ARE PLAYING ALOT OF DIFFERENT SPOTS. THE STING 93 CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE IS SET, WE PLAY MONDAY DEC 29TH AT 8AM 9:15AM AND 10:30AM IT WILL BE FUN TO HAVE OUR SUMMER TEAM BACK TOGETHER. OUR SUMMER FEE IS SET AND LISA WILL BE SENDING OUT E-MAILS BEFORE WEDNESDAY.THE TEAM IS GOING TO SET UP GROCERY BAGGING, THE GIRLS LOVE TO GET TOGETHER AND CATCH UP ON THE LATEST GOSSIP. THANKS TO SEAN FOR FILLING IN FOR ME LAST WEEK, HE HAD FUN AND HE CANT WAIT FOR SUMMERBALL.REMINDER: WE WILL BE PLAYING 18 ELITE FOR THIS SUMMER. THIS WILL BE A CHALLENGE BUT OUR TEAM ALWAY MEETS A CHALLENGE WITH GREAT RESULTS.THE STING ANNUAL MEETING SHOULD BE COMING UP I WILL LET YOU KNOW THE DETAILS WHEN I KNOW.
HAVE A GREAT XMAS.
11/3/08
WE HAVE HAD 2 DOMEBALL PRACTICES WITH OUR DOME TEAM WHICH FEATURES 9 OF OUR SUMMER TEAM PLAYERS. THE GIRLS THAT ARE PLAYING WITH US ARE VERY GOOD LISTENERS AND HAVE LOOKED SHARP. WEDNESDAY OPTIONAL HITTING WILL BE HELD IN N.ST.PAUL THROUGHOUT THE WINTER MONTHS. I AM WORKING ON OUR SUMMER TOURNAMENTS AND THEY SHOULD BE OUT SHORTLY, WE ALSO SHOULD KNOW OUR SUMMER FEES SOON AND WILL BE SENDING OUT E-MAILS WITH INFO.
10/07/08
THE DULUTH CLINIC WENT WELL THE GIRLS HAD FUN AND JEN DOES A NICE JOB PUTTING ON A GREAT CLINIC.I GOT A CHANCE TO WATCH THE ROB WALKER LED STING 95 TEAM PLAY OVER THE WEEKEND AND THE BABY STINGERS HAVE A BRIGHT FUTURE AND IN STING TRADITION THEY HIT THE HECK OUT OF THE BALL. GREAT JOB ROB.
9/30/08
THE GIRLS FINISHED 13-1-1 IN THE FALL LEAGUE AND HAD A TEAM BATTING AVERAGE OF 368 AND OUT SCORED THE OPPONENTS 109-26. I SURE HAD A LOT OF FUN COACHING THIS TEAM AND WE SHOULD HAVE A BALL NEXT SUMMER. REMEMBER THIS TEAM IS A 16U TEAM ALWAYS PLAYING TEAMS OLDER THEN THEM. NEXT WEEK WE WILL BE IN DULUTH FOR THEIR CLINIC THEN DOMEBALL WILL START IN NOV AND WE SHOULD HAVE MOST OF OUR SUMMER TEAM. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH OUR NEW DOME PLAYERS.
9/2/08
WELL THE GIRLS WANTED TO DEFEND THEIR GRINNELL TITLE AT THE 17U LEVEL AND I WOULD SAY THEY DID, BY OUTSCORING THEIR OPPONENT 36 TO 1 IN BRACKET PLAY ON SUNDAY. I WATCHED THE HEAT AND MAGIC PLAY BEFORE WE PLAYED THEM AND THEY WERE VERY GOOD TEAMS. BUT IT IS TOUGH TO PLAY A TEAM WITH POWER AND SPEED:) THE TEAM HAD ALOT OF FUN HANGING OUT TOGETHER AND WE HAD BEAUTIFUL WEATHER ALL WEEKEND. IT WAS NICE TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH THE NEW PARENTS.
8/12/08
42 GIRLS WENT OUT FOR THE STING 93 TEAM AND ALL 42 WERE GOOD SOFTBALL PLAYERS THAT LISTEN VERY WELL AND HAD LOTS OF FUN LEARNING. IT WAS VERY HARD FOR ME TO PICK 12 PLAYERS OUT OF THIS GROUP. WE HAVE OUR 1ST TEAM PRACTICE AND A PARENT MEETING SUNDAY TO LAY OUT THE NEXT YEAR. IN DOMEBALL WE WILL BE MISSING A FEW PLAYERS AND I AM VERY EXCITED TO HAVE A COUPLE OF THE GIRLS FROM TRYOUTS PLAYING WITH US AND BEING ABLE TO WORK WITH THEM ON THEIR GAME. THANKS TO SEAN, JIM, DAN, ROB AND OF COURSE LISA FOR PUTTING ON A GREAT TRYOUT.
7/30/08
14U NAFA NATIONAL CHAMPS. PLAYING VS THE TOP 16S IN THE STATE ALL YEAR REALLY GOT US READY FOR THE TOP 14S IN THE COUNTRY. OUR TEAM PARTY WENT VERY WELL, THANKS TO ROB FOR HOSTING IT. SURE IS FUN WATCHING THIS GROUP GROW UP AND HAVE SO MUCH FUN HANGING OUT TOGETHER. IN 11 GAMES AT NATIONALS WE OUTSCORED THE OPPONENT 74-17 AND AS A TEAM WE WERE 96 FOR 268. 29 WALKS AND 17 K'S, THATS A BATTING AVG OF 358. OUR PITCHING WAS LIGHTS OUTS WITH 75 K'S AND 9 WALKS AND GIVING UP 9 EARNED RUNS. WE WERE 17 OUT OF 18 IN STOLEN BASE ATTEMPS. WHAT CAN I SAY ABOUT THIS TEAM THAT HAS NOT BEEN SAID ALREADY? ONCE AGAIN THEY HAVE HUGE HEART, A CONFIDENCE THAT I HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE AND A STRONG DESIRE TO BE THE BEST. ON TO OUR NEXT CHAPTER, TRYOUTS ARE NEXT WEEK AND WE WILL HAVE AT LEAST 2 OPENINGS. THERE ARE A LOT OF TALENTED PLAYERS COMING OUT IT SHOULD BE FUN.
7/6/08
THE COLORADO TRIP WAS A GREAT SUCCESS WITH OUR 14S PLAYING UP AGAINST THE BEST 16S IN THE COUNTRY. WINNING 11 AND LOSING 3,WITH ANY BREAKS WE COULD HAVE BEEN 14 AND 0. OUR PITCHING GAVE UP 20 EARNED RUNS AND WE BATTED 336 AS A TEAM. THERE WERE MANY COACHES AND UMPIRES THAT TALKED TO ME AFTER OUR GAMES AND HAD NOTHING BUT COMPLIMENTS FOR THIS TEAM. GREAT JOB TO THE PARENTS FOR HAVING THE GIRLS WELL RESTED AND READY TO PLAY BALL, OUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON GAME VS MILWAUKEE THE TEMP HIT 98. WINNING THE COLORADO CLASSIC AT 16S AND THEN PLACING 35TH OUT OF 155 OF THE BEST 16S IN THE U.S. SAYS ALOT FOR THIS VERY TALENTED 14 TEAM.
5/5/08
IT SURE WAS NICE TO SEE ALL THE PARENTS YESTERDAY AND THE GIRLS LOOKED SHARP IN THEIR FIRST OUTDOOR PRACTICE OF OUR SUMMER SEASON.OUR NEXT PRACTICE WILL BE AFTER OUR WORK SHIFT AT THE STING TOURNAMENT MAY 18TH 11.45AM. LAST YEAR JIM BERBEE OPENED HIS CLINIC 1HR EARLY FOR THE STING 93, HE WILL BE DOING THIS AGAIN FOR OUR TEAM STARTING JUNE 10TH OR 17TH AND WE WILL WORK WITH HIM AND HIS COLLEGE GIRLS FOR 1HR, THEN WHEN HIS CLINIC STARTS WE WILL MOVE TO ANOTHER FIELD AND HAVE OUR OWN PRACTICE FOR THE REST OF THE TIME. THIS CLINIC/PRACTICE IS ON TUESDAYS FROM 11AM TO 1:30 AT DRED SCOTT FIELDS IN BLOOMINGTON. THIS WORKED OUT GREAT FOR OUR TEAM LAST YEAR. WE WONT DO IT ON THE DATES WHEN WE HAVE A GAME.
4/11/08
SOUNDS LIKE THE TEAM DID VERY WELL IN THEIR HIGH SCHOOL TRYOUTS,WE HAVE OVER HALF OF THE 93S PLAYING CLASS AAA VARSITY AND MANY ARE CLOSE. REMEMBER THIS TEAM IS ALL 14U ELIGIBLE AND NO OTHER TEAM IN THE STATE CAN MATCH THOSE NUMBERS. WE WILL HAVE A PARENT MEETING AND A TEAM PRACTICE SUNDAY MAY 4TH AT PEARL PARK. I AM VERY PROUD OF OUR GIRLS THEY HAVE TRIED HARD THIS WINTER TO IMPROVE THEIR GAME AND IT WILL BE A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR LATER IN LIFE WITH THEIR WORK EHTIC.I HAVE HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS WITH ROB ABOUT STING PLAYERS HE HAS SEEN PLAY HIGH SCHOOL BALL AND IT IS EASY TO TELL THAT THEY PUT IN EXTRA TIME WITH SOFTBALL IT SHOWS ON THE FIELD AND OFF.LISA TALKED TO CARTER AND SHE PLANS ON COMING BACK WITH US THIS SUMMER.
2/29/08
OUR STING THE BALL TOURNAMENT IS MAY 17-18 WE WILL GET OUR SIGNUP SHEET OUT TO THE PARENTS,AT LEAST 1 PARENT MUST WORK A SHIFT AT THE TOURNAMENT AND THERE WILL BE THINGS FOR THE PLAYERS TO DO ALSO. LAST YEAR WE WENT DOWN THE STREET AND HAD A PRACTICE DURING THE TOURNAMENT IT WORKED OUT VERY WELL.I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE WHOLE TEAM TOGETHER AT PRACTICE MARCH 9TH.
1/28/08
I HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO COACH AND WATCH SOME OF THE STING ELITE (18U) THIS WINTER,WOW THEY HAVE A GREAT TEAM AND WE WILL MAKE SURE TO WATCH THEM THIS SUMMER.I AM HAPPY WITH OUR TEAM EFFORT DURING THE WINTER MONTHS, WE HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB OF WORKING ON OUR GAME WHEN WE CAN FIT IT IN. WE ARE ALMOST DONE WITH OUR SUMMER TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE, WHEN IT IS FINISHED WE WILL SEND IT TO THE PARENTS E-MAIL.
1/7/08
WE SHOULD BE GETTING OUR COATS BACK AT THE END OF THE WEEK AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL HAVE THEM AT THE SLEEPOVER. DURING DOMEBALL WE HAD 6 PLAYERS BAT OVER 300 AND EVERYONE WAS OVER 200. I HAVE BEEN TALKING TO THE 92 COACH {BOB} ABOUT GETTING SOME DOME TIME SO WE CAN HAVE A COUPLE OF COMBINED PRACTICES WITH THE 92S DURING THE WINTER. JUST A REMINDER FOR THE NEW PLAYERS TO MAKE SURE YOU GIVE DAN JACKSON AN UPDATED PLAYER PROFILE LIST AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND ANY RETURNING PLAYER THAT WANTS TO ADD TO THEIRS.
12/21/07
THE DOME LEAGUE WENT VERY WELL. WE PLAYED A LOT OF GOOD 18U TEAMS AND WE HELD OUR OWN PLAYING THE OLDER STING TEAM TWICE. WE REALLY HAD FUN AND GAVE THEM THEIR TWO CLOSEST GAMES JUMPING TO LEADS IN BOTH GAMES. BUT WITH ALL THEIR GREAT HITTERS YOU CAN ONLY HOLD THEM DOWN FOR SO LONG,OUR PITCHING DID GREAT. THANKS TO JEFF, HE RAN A GREAT LEAGUE. NOW,NEXT UP WE HAVE OUR JIM BERBEE & JEN BANFORDS CLINIC COMING UP FRIDAY DEC 28. THANKS TO JIM COMING OUT TO CHECK OUT OUR TEAM, PLUS CARTER FOUND TIME OUT OF HER THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY TO COACH OUR TEAM. IT WAS ALSO GREAT TO HAVE SEAN HALL TEACHING OUR GIRLS. WE ALREADY HAVE SOME OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN FASTPITCH FOLLOWING THIS TEAM. HAVE A GREAT XMAS!
11/26/07
I JUST GOT AN E-MAIL INVITING THE 93 STING TO A SOFTBALL CLINIC RUN BY JIM BERBEE AND JEN BANFORD ON DEC 28TH ITS A 1 DAY CLINIC AND OUR GIRLS LOVED THE PAST CLINICS RUN BY JEN AND BERBEE SO LISA WILL SEND OUT MORE INFO, I WOULD LIKE TO GET AS MANY 93 PLAYERS THAT WE CAN AT THIS CLINIC. SO FAR IN 18U DOMEBALL WE ARE 5 AND 1 AND HAVE OUTSCORED THE OPPONENTS 50-9 AN AVERAGE SCORE OF 8 TO 1 THE GIRLS HAVE REALLY BEEN HITTING WELL AND TEAM CHEMISTRY HAS NEVER BEEN BETTER. SEAN HALL HAS DONE A GREAT JOB HELPING OUR TEAM AND THE GIRLS REALLY ENJOYED HAVING CARTER THERE LAST WEEK.
11/13/07
THE GIRLS LOOKED SHARP IN THEIR FIRST DOMEBALL GAMES LAST WEEKEND WHEN THEY WON 9-2 AGAINST THE 18U ST. ANTHONY HIGH SCHOOL TEAM WHICH FINISHED IN 2ND PLACE IN THE AA STATE HIGH SCHOOL TOURNAMENT LAST YEAR. THIS TEAM HAS MANY WAYS THEY CAN SCORE RUNS. WHEN THEY GET A LITTLE OLDER THOSE DEEP FLY BALLS FOR DOUBLES AND TRIPLES WILL BE OVER THE FENCE FOR HOMERUNS.IT SURE IS NICE TO HAVE THE COACH OF THE AAA STATE HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPS HELPING OUR TEAM DURING DOMEBALL.
10/27/07
WE HAVE HAD A COUPLE GOOD PRACTICES OUTSIDE THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, TODAY THE PARENTS PLAYED THE GIRLS IN A DOUBLE HEADER AND THE PARENTS MADE ALOT OF EXCELLENT PLAYS AND THE GIRLS HIT THE PARENT PITCHERS PRETTY HARD, EVERYONE HAD FUN. DOMEBALL STARTS IN 2 WEEKS AND THIS STING TEAM IS THE MOST ATHLETIC TEAM I HAVE COACHED THE GIRLS WILL GET BETTER FAST. DOMEBALL WILL BE A BLAST.
10/9/07
THE TEAM HAD A GREAT TIME AT THE U.M.D. CLINIC AND THE GIRLS ENJOYED SEEING KRISTIN AND BERBEE. OUR DOME SCHEDULE WILL BE OUT LATER TODAY THEY HAVE US DOWN AS THE 89 STING IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN 93 STING, BUT IT WILL BE ALL 93 PLAYERS.WE HAVE A TEAM PRACTICE THIS SATURDAY 2-4PM THE WEATHER SHOULD BE NICE. THIS LAST SUMMER AND FALL WE HAD 53 WINS 19 LOSES 4 TIES THATS A WINNING PERCENTAGE OF 72% IN 76 GAMES.NOT BAD FOR EVERYONE ON THE TEAM BEING 13 AND PLAYING 16A, WE COULD HAVE PUT IN A FEW OLDER PLAYERS BUT DOWN THE ROAD WE WILL BE ALOT STRONGER GROWING AS A TEAM THAT IS WHY WE ARE THE 93 STING.
9/17/07
ALL 12 OF THE STING 93 PLAYERS ARE GOING TO THE DULUTH CLINIC AND SEE KRISTIN. THE 5 STING TEAMS ARE AT THE TOP OR NEAR THE TOP (WE HAVE 2 STING TEAMS AT 16S AND 18S)OF THE FALL LEAGUE. WATCHING THIS TEAM PLAY SOMETIMES I FORGET THEY ARE A 14U TEAM PLAYING TEAMS 2 YEARS OLDER. THE GRINNELL TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR CALLED LAST WEEK AND INVITED US BACK NEXT FALL TO PLAY AT 18U. I HAD A CHANCE TO WATCH THE 94 STING PLAY LAST WEEKEND THEY ARE PLAYING 14U FOR FALL AND RICK HAS DONE A GREAT JOB WITH THE NEW BABY STINGERS(UNDEFEATED). WITH OUR 92 93 AND 94 TEAMS THE STING PROGRAM HAS A VERY SOLID BASE OF GREAT TALENT AND TEAMS.
9/4/07
THE GIRLS PLAYED 6 VERY GOOD TEAMS IN IOWA AND WE HAD TO BE ON OUR GAME TO FINISH 1ST OUT OF 18 TEAMS. I AM VERY PROUD OF THE GIRLS AND THEY SURE DID HAVE FUN HANGING OUT TOGETHER, EVERY TIME I SAW THEM THEY WERE TOGETHER. GREAT TEAM CHEMISTRY. OUR PITCHING GAVE UP 9 HITS AND 1 EARNED RUN DURING SUNDAY GAMES AND OUR OFFENSE SCORED 13 RUNS VS IOWAS TOP PITCHERS IN 3 GAMES.
8/23/07
OUR STING STORE IS COMING SOON, I HAVE SEEN THE PAGE AND IT IS VERY NICE. THE 93 STING PLAYED WELL IN WEEK 1, VS 2 OLDER CLUB TEAMS. THE GIRLS ARE ALREADY TALKING ABOUT A VALLEY FAIR OUTING AT THE START OF NEXT SEASON. BIG THANKS TO ALL THE PARENTS FOR HELPING AT PRACTICES AND PRE GAME WARMUPS.
8/13/07
WE HAD A GOOD TURN OUT FOR THE STING 93 TRYOUTS AND EASILY COULD HAVE FIELDED 2 GREAT TEAMS, BUT THAT IS NOT WHAT THE STING IS ABOUT. WE HAVE THE BEST PLAYERS FROM EACH AGE GROUP. THAT WAY WHEN YOU MAKE A STING TEAM YOU CAN BE VERY PROUD TO BE A STING PLAYER. WE HAVE HAD OUR 1ST COUPLE OF PRACTICES AND THEY HAVE SPEED AND HIT WITH ALOT OF POWER! WHAT A COMBINATION. I AM EXCITED TO WORK WITH THE NEW GIRLS, THEY TRY HARD AND ARE SOFTBALL SMART.
7/28/07
WHAT A GREAT SEASON FOR OUR 13U TEAM: THEY FINISHED 4TH IN ANKENY IOWA, 2ND IN THE FLOWER POWER IN IOWA, 2ND IN 16A LAKEVILLE TOURNAMENT, 1ST IN THE TWISTER CUP 16A, TIED FOR 1ST IN 16A TRI COUNTY LEAGUE PLAY, CAME IN 1ST IN POOL PLAY AT AFA NATIONALS. OUR PITCHERS GAVE UP 6 EARNED RUNS IN 5 GAMES AT THE AFA NATIONALS. TRYOUTS ARE IN 1 WEEK AND SO IS OUR END OF THE YEAR PICTURE PARTY. THIS GROUP OF 13U PLAYERS ARE THE TOP OF THE 1993 CLASS, THEY HAD TO BE TO DO THE THINGS THEY DID IN THE LAST YEAR, NOBODY ELSE IN MINNESOTA HAS EVER PUT TOGETHER AN ALL 13U GROUP AND HAD THEM PLAY 16A AND DO IT AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL, WITH THE BEST 16U'S. JUST IMAGINE HOW GOOD THIS TEAM WILL BE IN 1 OR 2 YEARS. THANKS TO THE PARENTS, YOU WERE ALL GREAT THIS YEAR!!
7/6/07
I HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYED THEIR 10 DAYS OFF AND RESTED UP. THE TEAM HAS LOOKED LIKE THEY STAYED SHARP DURING THEIR BREAK.
OUR LEVEL OF PLAY VS THE 16A TEAMS HAVE BEEN FANTASTIC. WHEN I WAS IN COLORADO WITH BRITTNIS TEAM THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR OF THE SPARKLER IS FROM MINNESOTA AND SHE TOLD ME SHE HAS HEARD NOTHING BUT GREAT THING ABOUT THE THE 93 STING TEAM. OUR COLLEGE GIRLS HAVE WORKED OUT PERFECT AND THEY HAVE ENJOYED WORKING WITH THE GIRLS. I HAVE HAD A GREAT TIME COACHING THESE GREAT ATHELETES!
6/13/07
IT WAS GREAT TO SEE SOME STING PLAYERS IN MANKATO WATCHING THE HIGH SCHOOL STATE TOURNAMENT, IN A FEW SHORT YEARS IT WILL BE OUR STING PLAYING IN IT.(CONGRATULATIONS NORTH POLARS) THE 5 NORTH STING PLAYERS WERE PUMPED FOR THEM. THE STING 93 HAVE PLAYED VERY WELL BEATING TOP TEAMS IN THE COUNTRY LIKE NEBRASKA'S ECHO AND QUAKE IOWA'S IMPACT W.D.PANTHERS WHITE AND REBELS. THERE WERE PLENTY OF PEOPLE IN IOWA PRAISING THE 92&93 STING FOR HOW THEY PLAYED AND CONDUCTED THEMSELVES. THE 92&93 HAD A COMBINED RECORD OF 17-1 AT THE FLOWER POWER AND FINISHED 1ST AND 2ND , WHAT A STATEMENT FOR THE STING. SEAN HALL WILL HELP COACH IN THE FALL WHEN KRISTIN AND CARTER GO BACK TO COLLEGE. IT WILL BE GREAT FOR OUR GIRLS HAVING THE HIGH SCHOOL STATE CHAMP COACH WORKING WITH OUR TEAM. IT SURE IS DIFFERENT TO HAVE PLAYERS FROM THE OTHER TEAMS PULLING UP IN THEIR CARS TO PLAY OUR 7TH AND 8TH GRADERS BUT IT DOESNT AFFECT THE 93 GIRLS. TRYOUTS FOR NEXT SUMMERS 93 TEAM IS AUG 4&5 NOON-3PM AND AUG 6TH 6PM-8PM AT PEARL PARK IN MINNEAPOLIS.
5/30/07
OUR TOURNAMENT IN IOWA WENT VERY WELL AND IT WAS GOOD TO GET SOME SOFTBALL GAMES UNDER OUR BELTS. SATURDAYS RAINOUT GAVE THE GIRLS A GOOD CHANCE TO HANGOUT WITH CARTER AND KRISTIN AND THEY WERE TOGETHER ALL DAY, PLUS OUR WHIFFLEBALL GAME, MOVIE, AND PIZZA PARTY WAS FUN. OUR TEAM PHOTOGRAPHER DAN SHOT OVER 500 PICTURES, SO I WILL BE GOING OVER THOSE TO SEE HOW OUR FORM LOOKED. OUR PITCHING AND DEFENSE DID VERY WELL, WE GAVE UP 6 EARNED RUNS ALL WEEKEND.
GREAT JOB KRISTIN, CARTER AND ROB!
SPECIAL NOTICE:ASHLEY MADE ALL SECTION FOR HER PLAYOFFS :)
5/11/07
THE STING TOURNAMENT HAS 33 TEAMS IN IT AND REMEMBER TO HAVE THE GIRLS WEAR SOME STING APPAREL WHEN THEY ARE AT THE TOURNAMENT. WE ARE GOING TO SQUEEZE IN A PRATICE DURING THE STING TOURNAMENT FROM NOON TO 2PM. LISA WILL HAVE SIZING FOR OUR SUMMER APPAREL ON SATURDAY IN MANKATO. TANK TOPS SHORTS MUSCLE SHIRTS ECT. THANKS TO THE PARENTS, ALL THE IOWA ROOMS ARE BOOKED AND WE WILL HAVE A SHORT PRACTICE IN IOWA 7PM FRIDAY,IF YOU ARE THERE GREAT,IF NOT NO BIG DEAL.
SPECIAL NOTICE:TABBERS FINISHED 3RD IN THE HURDLES IN HER CLASSIC SUBURBAN FINAL CONFERENCE MEET.
4/23/07
SCHOOL TEAM REPORT: ASHLEY HAS PLAYED VERY WELL FOR SHAKOPEE(SHE MADE THE STAR AND TRIBUNE PAPER LAST SUNDAY) AND SO HAS JESS WITH PARK SHE HAD A 5 FOR 5 GAME WITH THE J.V., JANEE HAD A DINGER LAST WEEK, VANESSA AND MIA HAVE BEEN HITIING VERY WELL ALSO. THE REST OF THE TEAM HAS HAD SEVERAL GOOD PRACTICES. THIS TEAM CAN HIT WITH ANY TEAM AT 16A AND SHOULD MAKE FOR A FUN YEAR. WE HAVE A STING BOARD MEETING TUESDAY AND IT LOOKS LIKE OUR STING TOURNAMENT WILL BE A GO.
WHEN SCHOOL IS OUT OUR TEAM WILL PRACTICE TUESDAY AROUND 11:30AM AT DRED SCOTT IN MINNEAPOLIS WITH JIM BERBEE. CARTER MIGHT BE JOINING OUR COACHING STAFF.(THAT IS FANTASTIC NEWS FOR THE CATCHERS AND THE REST OF OUR TEAM). SPECIAL NOTICE: LIZ AND JANEE ARE DOING A GREAT JOB LEFT HANDED DRAG AND SLAPPING, THATS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE GREAT ATHLETES AND THEY WORK ALL WINTER.
4/9/07
THE GIRLS RECEIVED THEIR UNIFORMS AT PRACTICE EXCEPT OUR WHITE SHORTS THEY WILL BE COMING IN A FEW WEEKS. PRACTICE WENT WELL THE GIRLS LOOKED REAL SHARP FIELDING AND WE HAD A CHANCE TO SHAG FLY BALLS OUTSIDE. LOOKING AT SUNDAY'S PRACTICE IT IS SUPPOSE TO BE SUNNY AND 55.
3/26/07
THE PARENT MEETING WENT WELL ,THERE WAS ALOT OF INFO AND EVERYONE ENJOYED THEMSELVES. PRACTICE WAS OUTSIDE AND THE GIRLS SWUNG THE BATS VERY WELL. THE TEAM SEEMED FIRED UP AND READY TO GET THE SEASON GOING. OUR PRACTICE APRIL 7TH IS AT 4-6PM,THE SCHEDULE HAS THE WRONG TIME.
3/15/07
OUR PLAYERS FROM MANKATO HAVE WORKED VERY HARD DURING THE WINTER STAYING SHARP AT THE SHED.THE STING HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT REPALCING OUR STING TOURNAMENT WITH A STING RAFFLE. OUR DULUTH CLINIC WENT VERY WELL THE GIRLS HAD A GREAT TIME AND THE DULUTH COACHES HAD NOTHING BUT POSTIVE THINGS TO SAY ABOUT THE STING. WE PLAN ON GOING BACK NEXT YEAR AND IF IT WORKS OUT THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE A CLINIC IN THE FALL. DONT FORGET TO BOOK YOUR ROOMS FOR OUR OUT OF STATE TOURNAMENTS, OVER HALF HAVE ALREADY DONE IT. ON THE DRIVE TO DULUTH THE GIRLS DECIDED THEY WANTED TO SPEND A DAY AT VALLEY FAIR AS A TEAM THIS SUMMER SO IT LOOKS LIKE HERE WE COME VALLEY FAIR.
3/3/07
STAT TIME:WE HAVE PLAYED OUR FIRST 50 GAMES VS 16'S AND 18'S AND OUR RECORD IS 24 WINS- 20 LOST -6 TIES VERY GOOD FOR A 13U TEAM. OUR PITCHERS HAVE 10 SHUTOUTS AND GIVEN UP 1 RUN 7 TIMES WE HAVE AVERAGED SCORING 3.4 RUNS PER GAME AND AVERAGED GIVING UP 2.7. I HOPE EVERYONE IS ENJOYING THEIR TIME OFF I KNOW I AM. SO NEXT UP IS OUR DULUTH CLINIC THIS SUNDAY THEN OUR PARENT MEETING MARCH 24 NOON TO 2PM. WHILE WE ARE HAVING OUR PARENT MEETING WHICH SHOULD TAKE AROUND 45 MN ROB WILL START OUR FIRST SUMMER PRACTICE IN THE GYM.
2/13/07
WE WENT TO THE JENNIE FINCH CLINIC THIS LAST WEEKEND AND THE 89,92 AND 93 STING TEAMS HAD A FEW PLAYERS THERE WEARING THEIR STING APPAREL PROUDLY. THAT WAS NEAT TO SEE, PLUS LISA HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO THE UMD COACH JEN BANFORD AND KRISTEN DANIELSON. IN THE FALL THE 89 STING BROUGHT SOME GIRLS TO THEIR CLINIC AND 1 STING PLAYER GOT A SCHOLARSHIP FROM IT, JEN HAS HEARD ALOT ABOUT THE 93 GROUP AND CAN'T WAIT TO WORK WITH THIS VERY TALENTED GROUP.
2/6/07
IT SURE WAS NICE TO TALK TO THE PARENTS SUNDAY AND I HEARD THE GIRLS HAD A GREAT TIME AT THE PIZZA PARTY (THANKS TO LIZ AND CHRIS). AFTER OUR LAST DOME GAME 2/25 WE WILL NOT BE SCHEDULING ANYTHING UNTIL AFTER THE PARENT MEETING SAT 3/24 BESIDE OUR UMD CLINIC ON 3/4/07.
1/30/07
11 OF THE 93 STING PLAYERS ARE GOING TO DULUTH WHAT A COMMITTED GROUP OF PLAYERS I TALKED TO SEAN HALL YESTERDAY AND HE HAS HEARD WE HAVE BEEN PLAYING VERY WELL AGAINST VARSITY TEAMS(MINNETONKA,ORENO&CHAMPLIN PARK) I AM VERY PLEASED AT HOW FAST THESE GIRLS LEARN.
1/19/07
OUT OF TOWN TOURNAMENTS WE HAVE ENTERED SO FAR
1.ANKENY IOWA MAY 26-28 CHECK IN IS ON THE 25TH
2.FLOWER POWER NORTH DES MOINES IOWA JUNE 8-10 CHECK IN IS ON THE 8TH
LISA WILL GET OUT HOTEL INFO SOON
TEAM BAGS ARE IN AND WE ARE CLOSE TO PUTTING NAMES ON THEM.
THE STING HAD A COACHES MEETING LAST WEEK AND LOOK FOR A PARENT AND PLAYER MEETING WITH ALL THE STING TEAMS THE 1ST WEEKEND IN FEB INFO WILL BE ON THE MAIN PAGE WHEN WE GET IT.
WE HAVE STARTED TO VIDEO TAPE OUR DOME GAMES (THANKS CAROL)
MARK
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