Paideia Cup Champs!

The Hopkins Varsity Boys are your 2012 Paideia Cup Champs! (details to follow)

They are also on a flight scheduled to arrive about 25 minutes early: estimated 11:20pm arrival. CLICK HERE to track the flight

See you soon!

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Chicago departure

Please come to the Lindbergh parking lot immediately after school and look for the 4 parent vehicles towards the back of the parking lot, near the fields. Everyone is assigned to a car, which you will be made aware of when you arrive. Please put your gear in the appropriate vehicle and get ready to go. The faster we can load up the cars and head out, the sooner we can get there.

If you haven't paid, you must bring your check, made out to Hopkins Ultimate, to me as we get ready to leave.

Chicago Packing List

Remember to turn in your $50 BEFORE we leave!

Friday:

Comfortable clothes to wear in the car ride. Also bring stuff to do and food because it is a pretty long ride.

Friday Night:

PJs
Toiletries

Saturday:

Socks, non-cotton if you have, and lots of them
Cleats, possibly two pairs (if you have them) for back up
Shoes to wear to the fields (tennis shoes are usually best)
Sweats to wear to the fields and during your Bye round
Long under armor tights (cold gear)
Compression shorts
Regular shorts
Jersey (pennies for girls)
Long-sleeved under armor shirt
Windbreaker/rain coat (its supposed to rain this weekend, so be prepared)
LOTS OF LAYERS- if it gets cold you will want them
Ultimate bag with a disc, reusable water bottle and your own snacks
A couple big garbage bags to put your ultimate bag in if it rains
Any other gear you'll need (pre-wrap, tape, inhaler, etc.)

Saturday Night-

PJs
Toiletries

Sunday-

Same as Saturday plus comfortable clothes to wear on the way home.

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CHICAGO INVITE

Varsity and girls team members who are playing in the Chicago Invite, please let us know in the comments section of this post. We will be leaving right after school on March 23rd, from the Lindbergh Center parking lot. We're traveling with parent drivers, and need an exact number of players in order to ensure that we have enough seats for everyone. We may rent a 12-15 passenger van if we know we'll need the extra space. PARENTS, PLEASE LET US KNOW AS WELL IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US, IF THERE IS A PARENT I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM WHO'S PLANNING ON GOING, WE NEED TO KNOW ASAP.

The team will be subsidizing part of the trip for everyone with our fundraising money, so the cost to each player will be $50.00. Please send your check to me this week or bring it to Zach at practice on Sunday. You must have it in before we leave on the 23rd.

We'll be staying at a La Quinta not far from the fields in Naperville. They serve breakfast in the morning, and dinner will be provided at the field on Saturday. We'll have field snacks, and lunch on Saturday, although you should also bring your own snacks that are specific to your tastes, as well as a reusable water bottle. You will need money for dinner on both Friday and Sunday nights, which will be at some sort of fast food along the way.

If you have any questions, you can email me at semekler@gmail.com

Mail your check, made out to Hopkins Ultimate, to;

Sara Mekler

12410 Huntingdon Lane

Mtka, MN 55305

Hopkins State Schedule

Team schedules have been posted online at:

http://scores.usaultimate.org/scores/#youth-open/tournament/8789

Parents can follow scores online as games are completed, but really, wouldn't you rather be there?

Erin's note: Hurtems! home tournaments still require full KITS - learn from the tournaments you attended this year and get better. This time of year, your cleats are probably either busted or brand new - please be smart: bring a back up pair, or tools to keep your cleats together.

As Chandler said, be at the fields at 8:15 at the latest.

Madison Mudbath 4/30-5/1

All players~we need to make a decision about whether we will be driving to Madison or taking a coach bus. The factors that will determine this are how many players are attending this tournament and how many parents are interested in attending and driving. If parents are interested in coming to Madison but like the idea of taking the bus, please post this preference as well. The cost per person will increase quite a bit if we take the bus. Last year the cost of the trip was $95.00 per person with the bus. We will be funding part of this trip, for everyone who attends, with fundraising money. The amount will be determined once we know our mode of transportation and number of players.

So basically, please post if you are planning to attend, if you have a parent or parents who are planning on coming, and if they would rather drive or take a bus.

Erin's note: bids were submitted for JV, Varsity and Girls. Due to housing specifications (teams are sleeping in Madison family basements) and bus seating, please note that posting below does not mean that you are definitely going to Madison. We may have to cap rosters if the interest is too high.

Varsity travel

I have sent out an email to varsity parents detailing spring travel plans. If your parents didn't receive this, please let me know at semekler@gmail.com . Please respond to that email with the decisions about which tournaments you can commit to, rather than on the blog. The sooner we hear from everyone, the sooner we can finalize plans. Thank you.

Varsity travel

Varsity players, we are trying to put together out spring travel plans and need to get an idea of who can make a commitment to our out of town tournaments. Obviously, Paideia and Westerns are the most expensive trips and also the ones we need to plan the farthest in advance. We need to make non refundable deposits on airplane tickets, so we will not decide to travel unless we have firm commitments and DEPOSITS from anyone who plans to attend. The final cost has not been determined but airfare is very high to Portland and not that cheap to Atlanta either. Even with a substantial amount of our fundraising money being used to defray costs, expect the final amounts to be in the range of~$375.00-425.00 for Paideia and $500.00-$600.00 for Westerns. There has been some talk about a few other fundraising ideas specific to Varsity that could help lower the cost as well, but you guys would have to start working on that.

Please post as soon as possible if you are planning on traveling to either or both of these tournaments.

We need to make a decision about attending Paideia by next week in order to make our travel plans. I will need a $100.00 deposit by February 10th from each player who plans to attend if we have enough players available to make it possible for us to go.

What to bring to an indoor tournament

A few reminders about what to pack for an indoor tournament:

light (not gray) jersey
dark jersey
your own water bottle
disc
snacks (e.g. beef jerky, clif shot blocks, gu, granola bars etc.)
thick socks (indoor surfaces are less forgiving than grass)
2 pairs of shoes: 1 to walk through the snow in, 1 to play in
warm ups
swim suit

Please talk to your captains if you have questions about Carpools etc.
Thanks,
Erin

State Tournament Details

Open Division: http://scores.usaultimate.org/scores/#youth-open/tournament/6922

Boys Varsity - Pool B - Game Times:

9 AM - Hopkins vs Mahtomedi - Field I3

12:20 PM - Hopkins vs Edina - Field I3

2:00 PM - Hopkins vs Southwest - Field I3

If, as seeded, the varsity finishes first in their pool, they advance to the quarterfinals at 9 am Sunday morning. If the boys finish 2nd, 3rd or 4th, there will be another game on Saturday afternoon at 4 pm.

Boys JV (Spurt) - Pool E - Game Times:

9 AM - Spurt vs Henry Sibley - Field C1

12:2o PM - Spurt vs St Paul Central - Field U3

2:00 PM - Spurt vs Spring Lake Park - Field C1

If JV breaks seed and finishes 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in their Pool, they will play another game at 4 PM on Saturday. If JV finishes 4th, their next game will not be until Sunday morning at 9 AM.

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Varsity, meet at Lindbergh at 7:15 AM on Saturday morning, leaving for Blaine by 7:30. JV, look for info from Coaches Mike and Eazy about transportation.

Here is the official Minnesota HS Ultimate League field map for this weekend: http://www.mnhsultimate.org/2010/10_Ultimate%20HS%20Champs_Map.pdf

Questions? Let me know.

Mikey K

774-4-LAYOUT

(774-452-9688)

STATE ROSTER LAST CHANCE!!

HURT PLAYERS -

YOU NEED TO POST HERE IF YOU ARE GOING TO STATE:

http://hurtult.blogspot.com/2010/05/mn-state-hs-championships-june-5-6.html

Right now the following people have responded YES. IF YOU DON'T RESPOND BY FRIDAY MORNING at 10 AM YOU WILL BE LEFT OFF THE ROSTER AND CANNOT PLAY AT STATE.

Thanks,

Mikey K

Responded so far:

Girls: Mara, Mia, Bailey, Abby, Maddie, Jenna, Laurel, Emma, Emily P.

Boys Varsity: Ruble, Zach Mek, Klane, Finkelstein, Greg, Fish, Wyatt, Bonesaw, Jordan, Nihal, Daniel Raskin

Boys JV: Drew, Benny Greenfield, Blaze, Mike Lieberman, Jason Herzog, Matt and Brett, Trey, Benji Mosow, Danny Gollin, Margolis, Shish (sunday only), Segal (Saturday only), Aaron Raskin

RSVP SVP!

Boys Varsity - Game vs Eastview on Wednesday 5/26

Boys -

Our makeup game vs Eastview is going to be tomorrow, Wednesday 5/26 at 6 pm at Lindbergh field 10.

See you there, and see you at practice tonight at 6 at Lindbergh.

Mikey K

MN State HS Championships - June 5-6

Hurtems, Parents, and Coaches -

Next weekend, June 5-6, the Minnesota State HS Ultimate League is having their annual MN State Championship tournament at the National Sports Center in Blaine.

All three Hurt teams will be competing throughout the weekend. We need to figure out who is coming.

Players for all three teams, please respond in the comments, IF YOU ARE GOING, OR IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND.

Thanks,

Mikey K

Varsity Saturday

If you didn't know, the varsity team is invited to sleep at Klaney's tonight. However, if you are unable to make it, we are meeting at Lindbergh at 7:15 tomorrow morning. WE WILL LEAVE WITHOUT YOU, so be there on time.

Boys Varsity Practice Updates This Week

Boys Varsity -

Practices are now at Lindbergh Field 10 this week, both tonight Monday 5/17 and Wednesday 5/19. Practices start at 6 PM.

Mikey K

Boys' Varsity Game vs Eastview on Thursday Postponed

Guys -

The home game on Thursday 5/13 vs Eastview has been postponed due to an Eastview conflict. Once we decide upon a game date, it will be updated.

As of now, we'll have practice at Maetzold on Thursday instead.

Mikey K

Western Nationals final details

Varsity players traveling to Western Nationals in Washington on Friday should have received emails about trip details. Thanks to Sara Mekler and Mimi Klane, who are accompanying the team and have worked to make travel arrangements.

If you or your parents have not received an email about Western Nationals this weekend, please contact Sara Mekler (smekler@aol.com) immediately.

Boys Varsity Game at Armstrong - Details

Fellas -

We're playing our game at Armstrong tonight, which is just west of 169 on 36th Ave N.

The address of the school is: 10635 36th Ave N, Plymouth, MN.

The field we will most likely be playing on is the one last year, down by Medicine Lake. We are going to meet in the back parking lot (the teacher's lot) of the high school, then if we have to move, we'll move from there.

Parents, if you are coming to the game and don't see us at the field, please give me a call at 630-803-7350 and I can direct you to our new field. Updates will be posted here as necessary.

Thanks,
Mike

Varsity Schedule and Update for 4/28-29

First off, congrats to the girls' team for a great win vs Cretin last night!

Like the JV team has done, due to field availability concerns, the Varsity team is moving our game on Thursday 4/29 from a home game at Lindbergh to an away game at Robbinsdale Armstrong HS. Meet at Lindbergh at 4:30 to carpool.

Thank you to Armstrong and Coach Mike Berseth for being able to accomodate our field space request in ways that has been difficult from our own school. Right now, they are figuring out which of two (two!!!) guaranteed (guaranteed!!!) field spaces we'll be using; once that is decided I will update this information on the blog.

Tonight, Wednesday, we'll be practicing at Lindbergh at 6 PM. Meet near the climbing structure and we'll be there if the space allotted for us is open. If not we may be scrambling. Such is life as noble warriors. Remember, there is still time before nationals! Be there! Get your brothers to practice!!!

Mikey K

Granite City -- All Teams

The JV has an upcoming tournament this weekend in St. Cloud. The current roster is as follows:

Saturday and Sunday (8): Locketz, Mosow, Gollin, Herzog, Margolis, Raskin, Ratner, Steinman

Sunday Only (2): Elias, Younger

The JV is looking for additional players and we would to invite players from the other two teams to play with us at the Granite City Classic. While many of the Varsity boys and girls are busy with something called prom this weekend, those of you who are not attending prom should consider joining us in St. Cloud.

If you are interested, please sign up in the comments below. Cost is $15 for one day and $25 for two.

Also, drivers desperately needed.