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

All team practice - Sunday 3/20 - Canceled

Hurtems,

Since we have two teams traveling this weekend at tournaments, we will not be having practice on Sunday.

If it as nice up there as it was in Chicago today, throw outside with friends. Go get better -league starts in two weeks.

You can follow your brothers on Twitter.

Erin

(Chicago Invite update: HUrt finished 2-2 today and goes into Sunday brackets ranked 3rd in the tournament behind Holy Family Catholic (Ohio) and YHB (Virginia). First game is at 9am tomorrow against Como Park. Conditions were really nice for the first three rounds until a steady cross wind crept up for the crossover round. BTW the TD is also tweeting @luketimjohnson with #chiinv)

Hurt Varsity - forecast for the weekend

Chicago Invite 2011's definition of Toasty Warm:

Saturday - sunny, high 50
Sunday - 40% chance of rain, high 46
Wind: 9-11mph

must haves: socks, rain gear, trash bags, a hat with a brim, a white jersey, a black jersey (and much more)

CHICAGO INVITE UPDATE: DAY 2 CANCELED

Per the @hopkinsultimate twitter feed, Day 2 of the Chicago Invite has been canceled. The parking lot which doubles as a horse bay was so torn up that the field owners would not allow anymore cars to come there today. No parking=no tournament.

Thanks to Luke and Kelly Johnson for putting this tournament on, we appreciate the chance to come and play this weekend.

Parents, please follow the @hopkinsultimate twitter feed to the right for continued updates throughout the day on what time Hurt and HERt will be arriving back at Adath.

Thanks,
Mikey K

Chicago Invite Departure Friday

Loading at 12:30, Friday Meet at Adath parking lot (10500 Hillside Lane West) . It is within walking distance of Lindbergh Center. You can leave cars in the South East corner of the lot during the weekend, but Adath is not responsible for any damage or theft. Eat lunch or bring a lunch cause we won't be stopping for lunch.

Destination: Best Western of Romeoville 3.5 miles from the Naperville Polo Grounds.

Parent chaperones: Sheri Brenden, John Daley, Mimi Klane, Sara Mekler, Tom Ruble

Bring meal money and/or game snacks for Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening meals . The hotel provides breakfast.

Pack for cold, rain and/or snow.

Return: Looks like last round of play will be around 1 p.m.,Sun., which means we could get home by 11-11:30 p.m. But I'm just guessing.

Bring your game and your enthusiasm! It's time for outdoor Ultimate!!!!!

Chicago Invite costs

The girls and varsity teams will be traveling via bus to Chicago Invite March 19. Yes, that's the start of our first outdoor Ultimate competition! We have booked Bullet as our bus driver again. (He took good care of us on our trip to Winnipeg!). We have rooms at the Best Western of Romeoville 3.5 miles from the field.

The per player cost for the trip is $155 (includes bus and driver, hotel, tournament fee, continental breakfast) . We cannot break out the bus costs separately. In order to make the trip economics work, all players need to ride the bus. Cash or checks payable to Hopkins Ultimate are due by March 7 (2317 Archers Lane, Minnetonka, MN 55305)

The following players said they were planning on going to this tournament. If you no longer plan to go to Chicago and should be taken off the list, please comment. If you now are planning to attend this tournament and aren't on this list, please let us know with a comment.
Girls:
Arenson, Haley
Bronstein, Mia
Daley, Jenna
Hudek, Maddie
Maustbaum, Alex
Oswald, Laurel
Peaslee, Emma
Petersen, Emily
Saltzman, Mara
Schoonover, Val
Taylor, Bailey
Abby
Boys:
Bhatka, Nihal
Bumsted, Sam
Cousins, Greg
Finkelstein, Jason
Fish
Gollin, Danny
Hoffman, Jake
Klane, Josh
Leonard, Eli
Mekler, Wyatt
Mekler, Zach
Rassmussen, Ethan
Ruble, Michael
Sanders, Noah
Sussman, Jack

We have three parents who plan to chaperone: Sara Mekler, Mimi Klane and Sheri Brenden. Other parents who are interested, we'd love to have you come. Call 815-372-1000 to book a room. Tell them you are with the Chicago Invite for a great room rate. Post your name to save a spot on the bus. (Only $100 for a roundtrip seat.)

Chicago Invite Recap

The Hopkins HUrt Varsity Boys played in the Second Annual Chicago Invite this weekend. It was fun. The Chicago Invite, hosted by North Park University, was played at the Naperville Polo Fields in Plainfield IL. The HUrt boys started the weekend seeded 34th out of 48 open teams.

Saturday morning, we started off with a loss to North Park, the tourney hosts and overall #2 seed. A 13-7 loss greeted the HUrt boys, but we were not to be deterred. A quick discussion about zone offense and cupping between games got the kids on track and they came out firing. Game numero dos pitted Hopkins vs Darkwing of Loyola University (Chicago). HUrt got out to a fast start and hung on for a 13-10 "upset" (seeding-wise) victory. The boys then headed to their bye 1-1.

Game 3 of the afternoon was HUrt vs. Northern Iowa. In this game, we started a bit sluggish and found ourselves down a few early. HUrt could not get any consistency throughout this game, but got a clutch upwinder to tie the score 13-13 and win on universe point, 14-13. This game clinched HUrt's spot in the top 16, already a 18 place jump!

Last game of Saturday was vs Michigan St-B, which was won by Hopkins 13-4. This ended our Saturday at 3-1, moving up to the #2 seed out of our pool.

Sunday morning brought our first Championship bracket game vs. Gustavus and HUrt legend extraordinaire Gregg Milbrath. This was a hard-fought game and got a little chippy at times, but the noble warriors were able to prevail in the end 15-8. This was a great TEAM victory, as all players contributed. Mad Props to the second line for coming in and getting a key upwind break in the first half to extend our lead!

Now in the quarterfinals of this college tournament, HUrt was matched up against a highly skilled but undermanned Winona State Experience, led by another HUrt alumnus Pat Jensen. Winona's experienced and athletic cutters as well as excellent wind throwers overpowered the HUrt'ems for a 15-8 victory, ending Hopkins' championship dreams. Lesson learned here is that our team has much room for improvement in our conditioning, as well as our throws in the wind (keep em low!).

HUrt has one last game to attempt to tie for fifth place. Our opponent is UM-Duluth. The game is back and forth, tied in the second half, I believe, but Northern Lights makes a few more plays at the end and takes the victory, 13-10.

Overall, Hopkins HUrt goes 4-3 and finishes tied for 7th place (with the illustrious Northwestern Vomit Monkeys Alumni Team) in a 48 team college tourament. It was great to get outside and play this early in the spring, and our team will be better for it in the next month preparing for Paideia, Mudbath, and beyond.

Thanks again to parents Todd Leonard, Laura Fretland, and Sara Mekler for making the trip with our team, and to the board, especially Sheri and John Dailey, for making this weekend possible!

Go HUrt!

Chicago Travel

Players interested in playing at the Chcago Invite will be meeting at 12 noon for departure in the HUrt van or after school to drive down with Sarah and Zach Mekler.

Meeting spot is to be determined. Please post a comment on if you are planning on meeting at noon, or if you will be riding down with the Mekler's. The Mek-mobile is a mini-van and can hold ~5 kids if necessary. Separate travel is not allowed for this distance for a Hopkins HUrt club event.

This is the final travel decision as made by coaches and the Hopkins Board.

Mike

Chicago Invite

Boys Varsity(?) Team -

Reply here in the comments section if you would like to attend the Chicago Invite, March 21-22 in beautiful Chicago, IL. We will be leaving sometime on Friday March 20 in the early afternoon, returning late Sunday night.

Thanks,
Mikey K