Simley Nordic Metro East Conference Schedule (Subject to Weather Changes) **UPDATED**

Here is the Metro East Conference schedule.  We will be looking to add additional meets and scrimmages as time and snow conditions allow.  We will be looking for competitions for our newer and younger skiers.

• We will be taking our more advanced skiers to the Mesabi Invite on Jan. 7th @ Giant's Ridge.  
• Jan. 14th Home meet with Lake City and Math and Science Academy (Infinity Bowl)
• Our Section 3 Championship will be on Feb. 7th, 2017
• The Minnesota State Championship will be on Feb. 16th, 2017

Nordic Ski Varsity Schedule    (as of 11-10-16) Type  Time  Opponent  Location  Tuesday, Dec 13, 2016 Contest  3:30PM  Away vs. Henry Sibley, Hastings High School, Hill-Murray, Mahtomedi, North, So. St. Paul, St. Thomas Academy, Tartan  Lake Elmo Park Reserve  Tuesday, Dec 20, 2016 Contest  3:30PM  Away vs. Tartan, Hastings High School, Henry Sibley, Hill-Murray, Mahtomedi, North, So. St. Paul, St. Thomas Academy  Lake Elmo Park Reserve  Tuesday, Jan 3, 2017 Contest  3:30PM  Hastings High School, Henry Sibley, Hill-Murray, Mahtomedi, North, So. St. Paul, St. Thomas Academy, Tartan  Battle Creek Regional Park  Thursday, Jan 5, 2017 Contest  3:30PM  Away vs. St. Thomas Academy, Hastings High School, Henry Sibley, Hill-Murray, Mahtomedi, North, So. St. Paul, Tartan  St. Thomas Academy  Tuesday, Jan 10, 2017 Contest  3:30PM  Away vs. St. Thomas Academy, Hastings High School, Henry Sibley, Hill-Murray, Mahtomedi, North, So. St. Paul, Tartan  Lebanon Hills Regional Park  Friday, Jan 27, 2017 Contest  10:00AM  Away vs. TBA, Hastings High School, Henry Sibley, Hill-Murray, Mahtomedi, North, So. St. Paul, St. Thomas Academy, Tartan  Battle Creek Regional Park  Thursday, Feb 2, 2017 Contest  1:00PM  Away vs. TBA, Hastings High School, Henry Sibley, Hill-Murray, Mahtomedi, North, So. St. Paul, St. Thomas Academy, Tartan  Lake Elmo Park Reserve

Parent Meeting Thursday, Nov. 17th @ 6pm in Flexible Learning Space (2nd Floor between Simley and the Middle School)

This meeting is for all Nordic Parents.  We will go over expectations, equipment and hear from the Booster Club.  Let's come together to create an outstanding season.  The meeting will be in the flexible learning space next to the ski room.

Meeting Agenda to include:

• introduction of coaches
• review of team expectations
• information on equipment and dress.  
• booster club information
• fundraiser?
• meet schedule
• trip to Biwabik and Itasca (not a school trip)

Simley Nordic Expectations

1.  Being a member of the Spartan Nordic Ski Team is an honor and a privilege.  It provides a chance to develop your body and mind.  It is both hard work and lots of fun.  All athletes need to demonstrate a positive attitude towards coaches, teammates, and officials.  You are expected to cooperate with all. Hazing or  harassment will not be tolerated, while fun is expected.


2. Practice begins at  3:00 and runs until approximately 5:00.  The vast majority of practices are held on campus.  Occasionally high school skiers may meet at an off site venue.


3.  Practices and ski meets are mandatory for all student/athletes.  If you miss a practice or a meet, you  must have an excuse signed by your parent.  Absences for academic  reasons require prior approval.


4. Care must be used with all Spartan  Nordic equipment.  School skis need  to be protected and kept clean.   The  Nordic room must be kept clean and free of wax build up.  All skiers  need to help clean on waxing days  until the room is cleaned.  Wax on;  wax off. No school skies will be issued unless students have a proper ski bag.


5.Practices and meets are a time to improve your fitness level  and to develop your skills. Success is measured by effort, attitude and improvement as well as by race times.


6.  You live in Minnesota!  Anticipate snow, cold, wind or rain everyday.   Be prepared to add or remove layers of clothing to stay comfortable.   Proper winter dress is a safety issue.  Skiers need  to get in the habit of checking the weather forecasts.


7.  Academics are at the core of  your educational experience.  All athletes  must be making good
behavior and academic choices to stay active on the  team.  Students first; athletes second.


8. All team members must abide by the MSHSL rules and  #199 district athletic policies.  These are
minimum standards; we, of  course, expect better!


9.Communication is an important part of  any team.  Short notice changes in meet times and locations often occur due to weather conditions. Please check the blog often.


10.  We are a team of athletes from grade 7 to grade 12.  We work to meet the individual developmental needs of each skier.


11. The skills and the attitudes learned in athletics are  applicable to all aspects of life, it is an overt goal of the Spartan  Nordic Ski Team  to develop students to be happy, hardworking, goal  oriented and ethical adults.  Learn, try and have a great season!

Thanksgiving Break Training Opportunity

Trollhaugen in Dresser Wisc. puts on a solid clinic  Here's a link to their site.  

Welcome to the Start of the 2016-17 Simley Nordic Season

We are anticipating a year of snow and smiles.  Our season officially starts Nov. 14th.  We will meet outside of the ski room on this day.  Captains are running practices starting today.  At this time we are having these practices for high school students and past team members only.  Please contact Coach Anderson or Coach Sedler if you have a Middle School student who is dying to participate in captians' practices.

A parent meeting is also in the works please stay tuned to this page for a meeting time and place.

In the mean time, here are our team expectations.

Simley Nordic Expectations
1.  Being a member of the Spartan Nordic Ski Team is an honor and a privilege.  It provides a chance to develop your body and mind.  It is both hard work and lots of fun.  All athletes need to demonstrate a positive attitude towards coaches, teammates, and officials.  You are expected to cooperate with all. Hazing or  harassment will not be tolerated, while fun is expected.


2. Practice begins at  3:00 and runs until approximately 5:00.  The vast majority of practices are held on campus.  Occasionally high school skiers may meet at an off site venue.


3.  Practices and ski meets are mandatory for all student/athletes.  If you miss a practice or a meet, you  must have an excuse signed by your parent.  Absences for academic  reasons require prior approval.


4. Care must be used with all Spartan  Nordic equipment.  School skis need  to be protected and kept clean.   The  Nordic room must be kept clean and free of wax build up.  All skiers  need to help clean on waxing days  until the room is cleaned.  Wax on;  wax off. No school skies will be issued unless students have a proper ski bag.


5.Practices and meets are a time to improve your fitness level  and to develop your skills. Success is measured by effort, attitude and improvement as well as by race times.


6.  You live in Minnesota!  Anticipate snow, cold, wind or rain everyday.   Be prepared to add or remove layers of clothing to stay comfortable.   Proper winter dress is a safety issue.  Skiers need  to get in the habit of checking the weather forecasts.


7.  Academics are at the core of  your educational experience.  All athletes  must be making good
behavior and academic choices to stay active on the  team.  Students first; athletes second.


8. All team members must abide by the MSHSL rules and  #199 district athletic policies.  These are
minimum standards; we, of  course, expect better!


9.Communication is an important part of  any team.  Short notice changes in meet times and locations often occur due to weather conditions. Please check the blog often.


10.  We are a team of athletes from grade 7 to grade 12.  We work to meet the individual developmental needs of each skier.


11. The skills and the attitudes learned in athletics are  applicable to all aspects of life, it is an overt goal of the Spartan  Nordic Ski Team  to develop students to be happy, hardworking, goal  oriented and ethical adults.  Learn, try and have a great season!

Fun Meet with Math and Science Academy. (See post below for banquet info)

We had a Le Man start where skiers were required to do a "gymnastics move." prior to putting on their skis.

After the race we enjoyed s'mors and hot dogs roasted on the fire.  

Last Meet Feb. 9th and Feb. 11th Banquet Info. (Updated 2-8-16)

One last race.  We will be skiing in the Infinity Bowl II with the Math and Science Academy on Tues Feb, 9th at Lake Elmo.  The meet will start at 4:48pm.  The unusual start time is to include 8 and two  factors, as the figure eight is the symbol of infinity.

This will be an informal meet with an interesting start and finish.  Details will be released later.  MSA has promised S'Mores.

We will not have a bus and encourage car pooling. If rides are a problem please contact coach Anderson.  Our goal is for this to be a fun event that ends the racing with a enjoyable ski.  No need to wear uniforms, but silly hats are encouraged.

Banquet Info.

Our awards banquet will be on Thursday, Feb. 11th at 6 pm in the Middle School IMC.  Please Check back on what to bring.

6:00-7:00

Middle School Library

Please bring the following:

Last names: 
A-E Salad

F-M Main Dish

O-Z Dessert

*Bring your own beverage*

Paper products will be provided.

Please bring in any gear that your skiers have outgrown or no longer use.  This may be a convenient time to have our own little gear swap.

A note from the Booster Club: “in lieu of a team fundraiser this year please consider a family donation to the Simley Nordic Booster Club at the banquet. Thank you for supporting Simley Nordic.”

2016 Section 3 Championship Results

Lots of hard work in tough snow conditions today.  

Big effort Simley!  Results here.
Three cheers for our senior skiers Lea, Cale and Tyler.

Section Meet Info and a Weather Report by Frankie MacDonald

My favorite part of the video starts at 1:14 minute.  A little information about Frankie MacDonald.

Stay tuned to weather. Let's hope Frankie MacDonald missed on this one.   I'm seeing different snowfall prediction maps.  It looks like we could get a few inches to over a foot depending on the storm path.  

From the Meet Director:

The report that I have head from Wirth is that the Hap Loop (man-made loop) is really our only option. We will do two laps for each race. We will do the long downhill (old tubing hill/10th fairway) north of the chalet. We will bypass the upper stadium. The lap cutoff will be outside the stadium, about 300 meters from the start/finish. The total race distance is approx 5.5K.

If the temps are cold enough, which I think they will be, so that the track stays firm, we will set the classic track best line, and then have the groomer remove the tracks for the skate race.

The schedule is as follows

8:30 - Final entries due at Par 3 building

9:00 - Coaches meeting

10:00 Girls Classic

11:00 Boys Classic

2:00 Girls Skate

3:00 Boys Skate

4:00 Awards

Conference Championship Results, Varsity Sprints/JV Conference Championship, and Section Championship Information.

Big effort to all skiers in our Conference Championship Race last Friday.  Here is a link to the results.
Extra congratulations goes out to Cale and Amanda for making All Conference Honorable Mention.

JV Conference Championship and Varsity Sprints

On Thursday Jan. 28th we will hold the Conference Varsity Sprint race and the JV Conference Championship at Lake Elmo Starting at 1pm.  Forecast is for warm and fast.

Varsity time trials start at 1pm.
JV races start at 1:45.

Section Championship Info

Tues Feb. 2 - Theodore Wirth Park

8:30 - Final entries due at Par 3 building

9:00 - Coaches meeting

10:00 - Girls Classic

11:00 - Boys Classic

2:00 - Girls Skate Pursuit

3:00 - Boys Skate Pursuit

4:15 - Awards

Conference Championship Info.

Conference Championship - Friday, 1/22 (Battle Creek West)

•  The race schedule has changed slightly. This is the updated schedule:
•  9:00 am - Coaches Meeting - Craft Room(Skiers Chips) 
• 10:00 am - Girls Classic
• 11am - Boys Classic 
•  Lunch Break
• 1:00 pm - Girls Skate Pursuit
• 2pm - Boys Skate Pursuit
• 3:00 pm  - Awards (Gym)

• Top 10 Boys and Top 9 Girls earn All-Conference honors. Boys finishing 11-20 and Girls finishing 10-19 will earn All-Conference Honorable Mention recognition. 

Short Video Giving Great Tips on Classic Skiing.

Poor sound quality, but good tips on body position, balance and glide.  Classic skiing is fun!

1/13/16 - Metro East Race #2 @ Lake Elmo - Classic Results

Here's the Link to the results page

I tried to add photos of our newest skiers below.  I wasn't able to get everyone because my battery died.  If you are new and not pictured, we're still thinking of you.
 
 

 

 

Race Date and Location Change

Our race this week will be classic technique on Wednesday at Lake Elmo.

This change will give us better snow  conditions and improved weather.

Please contact us if this change is a problem for any skiers. When possible we avoid Wednesday competition because of potential conflicts.

Thank you for being flexible during our season.

Mesabi Invite through Tuesday's scheduled meet.

Remember to cover up like these smart skiers if If the air hurts your face! Here's a link to their Mesabi Invite meet results.

Cold continues as a theme for next week.  We are scheduled to have a classic race on Tuesday.  The forecast is maybe looking too cold to compete.  We are also struggling to find a venue with adequate snow for classic skiing.  Stay posted as Minnesota weather continues to test and build our character.

On the bright side, our campus ski course is groomed, tracked and ready for practice. 

Grade 7, 8 &9 Race at St. Thomas

We will leave school at 2:45 for these fun grade level races.  I do not have race format information as of posting.  We are planning to ski in the area between St. Thomas School and Rogers Lake.  We will return approximately 5pm.  We'll have skiers communicate more precise arrival times from the bus.

It is good to be skiing!

Junior Varsity Results from 1-5-16 skate meet at Lake Elmo

JV Girls

1	Acadia Hegedus	Maht	11.43
2	Lily Engebretson	Maht	11.50
3	Stray, Synne	North	12.09
4	Emma Forouhari	Sibley	12.10
5	Bess Swiler	Sibley	12.58
6	Jazmin Corral	Sibley	13.12
7	Emma Bratvold  7	Hastings	13.15
8	Mickenna Affolter	Maht	13.17
9	Danielle Ungurian	Simley	13.29
10	Anneka Ecker	Maht	13.37
11	Sammi Dabruzzi  12	Hastings	13.45
12	Megan Cichy	Sibley	13.46
13	Emily Gallagher	Sibley	13.56
14	Michaela Zein	Sibley	13.58
15	Linnea Urban  7	Hastings	14.05
16	Danielle Gross	Simley	14.07
17	Julia Farraher	Maht	14.16
18	O'Brien, Lizzie	North	14.21
19	Lexi Waldoch	Maht	14.34
20	Debbie Arehart	Sibley	14.42
21	Zamacona, Aoife	North	14.43
22	Libby Brodie	Tartan	15.00
23	Emi Almanza Lopez	Sibley	15.04
24	Sarah Korman	Maht	15.30
25	Samantha Deutschman	Tartan	15.33
26	Grace Collins	Tartan	15.43
27	Medrano, Ana	North	15.50
28	Conway, Kate	North	15.51
29	Erika Kuefler	Sibley	15.54
30	Sophia Barnard	Sibley	15.57
31	Angela Lopez	Tartan	15.58
32	Sophia Gunn	Maht	16.03
33	O'Brien, Elise	North	16.54
34	Ruby Karas  8	Hastings	17.19
35	Gloria Popoca	Simley	17.33
36	Raehm, Josie	North	17.35
37	Alex Doughty  9	Hastings	17.42
38	Abbey Halverson	Maht	18.06
39	Dick, Kelsey	North	18.37
40	Bidwell, Jenna	North	18.45
41	Schaaf, Melina	North	18.46
42	Maeli Martin  8	Hastings	19.05
43	O'Brien, Erin	North	19.24
44	Isabelle Pippert	Simley	19.39
45	Crotty, Aidan	North	19.41
46	Alaina Friske	Simley	19.43
47	Neeve McCarthy	Sibley	19.50
48	Nicole Anaya	Simley	20.44
49	Annika Snyder	Sibley	20.49
50	Elizabeth Henrichs  9	Hastings	21.05
51	Maggie Martin	Sibley	21.15
52	Sam Schramm	Sibley	23.42
53	Rheanna Deal	Simley	23.59
54	Erin Henrichs  12	Hastings	23.59
55	Flom, Katie	North	24.58
56	Pia Barroso	Simley	26.00
57	Britta Iverson	Simley	26.17
58	Emma Cichy	Sibley	28.00

JV Boys

1	Kieran Viggiano	Maht	11.20
2	Stumpf, Kip	North	11.23
3	Drew Accola	Tartan	11.29
4	Harshman, Alex	North	11.29
5	Andy Lyon	Tartan	11.30
6	Nico Harrington	Sibley	11.34
7	Luigi Viggiano	Maht	12.14
8	Owen Horan	Tartan	12.40
9	Matthew Friedmann	Sibley	12.52
10	Sam Meyer	Tartan	12.58
11	Eric Howd  9	Hastings	13.00
12	Kellan Taylor	Maht	13.00
13	Mike Hawkins	Sibley	13.14
14	John Ridgeman	Tartan	13.15
15	Danny Hoffman	Simley	13.17
16	Garrett Rother  9	Hastings	14.01
17	Mat Reineck	Maht	14.15
18	Tim Wilmont	Simley	14.17
19	Alex Lopez	Tartan	14.52
20	Jacob Goldade	Sibley	15.16
21	Cameron Dietrich	Simley	15.25
22	Sean Gehrts	Sibley	15.47
23	Ahren Rein  9	Hastings	18.02
24	Mason Price  7	Hastings	18.30
25	Cain Korf	Tartan	22.37
26	Nick Moua	Tartan	22.50
27	Gabe Alvear	Simley	24.26
28	Carter Teegarden  9	Hastings	30.05