Here's an update from Tyler Palmiscno about our Greenwave. Keep up the good work! Also a big congrats to all of our players who represented us so well in the advance programs this summer. A big pat on the back goes out to Gage Ausmus who was selected to represent Team Minnesota in the National Festival!
Gentlemen,
I hope this update finds you enjoying the beginning of another summer. It may be June but Greenwave Hockey has been extremely busy over the last two months. Our high school players just finished two and a half months of morning workouts. An average of 20 players participated in the 6:30am, four days a week workouts, which gives them a great start on their summer training. Going into June/July/August, our players workout at one of three places: the weight room at the highschool, center court fitness in GF, or the REA Hockey Academy.
About 17 members of our upcoming team participated in a tournament in Crookston this past weekend. The tournament was a unique setup with each game consisting of four eleven minute quarters, and each quarter representing a mini game. We beat a South Dakota allstar team, Elk River and Devils Lake while losing to Bemidji(score was actually 3-3, but lost on the quarter system). Our tournament tour will continue this weekend as we travel to TRF to play Warroad, TRF and Devils Lake.
Congratulations to sophomore Gage Ausmus for being selected as one of seven defenseman to represent Minnesota at the Advanced 15 National Festival in Rochester, NY.
If you haven’t been following www.eastsidehockey.blogspot.com I urge you to do so, as David Blue has been updating the blog regularly.
The August Golf Tournament is getting closer and teams are beginning to sign up. If you intend on playing please let us know so we can plan accordingly.
Sincerely,
Tyler Palmiscno
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Greenwave High School Summer Update
Thursday, June 24, 2010
EGF Bantams Well Represented at MN Advance 15 Festival
Be on the lookout for season recaps for all of the peewee and bantam teams. They will be coming in the next week or so. Here's a column about the MN Advance 15 Festival. Looks like the future Greenwave had a phenomenal showing.
Advance 15 festival
The Advanced 15 festival is tryout process which happens every spring for the top players in the State and it could lead them to the National Festival held annually in Rochester New York.
The process starts out with coaches nominating players to try out for the district team. There are 12 Districts in Minnesota and all 12 hold a tryout in various locations across the State. This year was for 1995 born players and the District 16 tryout had 50 players who are all Bantam aged players, although for various reasons some players opt up to play high school or junior varsity.
We had 8 EGF players (the most of any town in the district) that were nominated and got to try out for the District 16 team. The 8 included Gage Ausmus, Tommy Hajicek, Eddie Eades, Brandon Loven, Colton Poolman, Nathan Peltier, Tanner Lindstrom & Luke Beito. After the first weekend of tryouts all 8 EGF players made the first cut to be in the top 30. After a second weekend of tryout practices and scrimmages in Thief River Falls, they chose a team made up of 12 forwards, 6 defenseman and 2 goalies. We had 6 EGF players make the team (again the most in the district) and they got to go down to New Hope, Minnesota and participate in a tournament with the other 12 districts in the state. The 6 boys making the District 16 team included 3 Forwards Hajicek, Loven, Beito and 3 Defensemen, Ausmus, Peltier & Poolman. With 240 total players in New Hope there is a team of knowledgeable coaches and scouts who evaluate each and every player and they consult with the team’s coaches to pick the top 102 players to participate in the week long Minnesota Summer Advanced 15 festival in St. Cloud Minnesota June 12th to 17th. Brandon Loven, Gage Ausmus, Luke Beito & Tommy Hajicek all made it to the festival. In St. Cloud they have a daily schedule which includes a game, practice, lecture, team meeting, and a outside activity every day. During the 6 day event every participant is being evaluated on and off the ice by prominent College and High School coaches who are teamed with current and former college players who serve as coaches, counselors and role models for each team. At the end of the festival the evaluators will choose the top 12 forwards, 7 defenseman and 2 goalies to got USA Hockey’s National Festival in Rochester New York July 15th-21st.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Former Greenwave Standout Casey Solem (2005) Named NAIA Baseball All-American
Here are a couple of articles I found about Casey Solem being named to the NAIA All-American team. He put up some amazing stats. Congratulations and great job Casey!
Index of Sports Press Releases
June 3, 2010
DWU’s Solem named school’s first Second Team All-American
Casey Solem
MITCHELL, S.D. – Dakota Wesleyan University baseball has a storied history with a number of outstanding players throughout the years. However, Casey Solem established a new level of greatness during his senior season, which resulted in Thursday’s announcement that he is the first Tiger to ever earn NAIA All-America Second Team honors.
Solem, a senior from East Grand Forks, Minn., becomes the 10th DWU player to earn NAIA All-American honors and the first since pitcher Chris Baker was named All-America Honorable Mention in 2008. Dakota Wesleyan’s previous nine All-Americans were all Honorable Mention selections (including Robert Stockton, who did it twice), making Solem the first Tiger to ever crack the 17-player Second Team. The First and Second Teams are made up of 17 players each by position, with 34 selections regardless of position making up the Honorable Mention list.
The Tiger star was named to the Second Team as one of four outfielders, making him one of the top eight outfielders in the entire NAIA in 2010. Solem earned the honor because of his great offensive numbers and his outstanding all-around play. He truly did it all for Dakota Wesleyan this season, and the All-America honors add to his All-Great Plains Athletic Conference First-Team accolades.
DWU’s Casey Solem became the first Tiger player to ever earn NAIA All-America Second Team honors Thursday. (Action photos by Laura Wehde)
During his two years at Dakota Wesleyan after transferring from the University of North Dakota, Solem was a mainstay in the third spot in the Tigers’ lineup and in the outfield. He was everything a great third hitter should be, thanks to one of the greatest offensive seasons in school history. Solem set new Dakota Wesleyan single-season school records for batting average (.453), runs batted in (63) and total bases (136). He also wasn’t far from equaling the Tiger records for runs (55), hits (73), home runs (15) and stolen bases (29).
The senior star also had six doubles, six triples, 19 walks, a slugging percentage of .845 and an on-base percentage of .526. He led DWU in 10 offensive categories while also playing stellar defense in center field. He made just three errors all season with 108 put-outs and one assist for a .973 fielding percentage.
Between his incredible average, power, stolen bases and defense, Solem gave the Tigers a true all-around star to build around, and his presence resulted in back-to-back 30-win seasons. In addition, he always seemed to come through in the biggest spots, with a handful of walk-off and game-winning hits and home runs during his two-year DWU career.
The All-America Second Team honor will now serve as the exclamation point at the end of a great career. In addition to the All-America honors, Solem was a two-time All-GPAC First Team selection in the outfield. He also won a GPAC Gold Glove in the outfield in 2009 and received one GPAC Player-of-the-Week award. As a senior, he served as one of the Tigers’ team captains.
Solem was one of two GPAC players to land on the All-America Second Team, along with the league’s Pitcher-of-the-Year, Mount Marty’s Trey Krier. In the GPAC tournament, Solem hit three home runs off of Krier to lead DWU to a win over the Lancers in an elimination game.
The conference didn’t have any First-Team selections, and two GPAC players earned Honorable Mention honors – Morningside’s Jared Noteboom and Northwestern’s Brad Payne. Surprisingly, the GPAC Player-of-the-Year, Mount Marty’s Josh Damewood, did not receive All-American honors.
Cumberland University’s (Tenn.) Matt Greener – the All-America First Team third baseman – was named the 2010 NAIA Baseball Player-of-the-Year. The 2010 NAIA Baseball Coach-of-the-Year will be announced in early January, 2011, at the ABCA Coaches’ Convention. The official NAIA release with the complete 2010 All-American teams can be found at: http://naia.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/060310aaa.html.
"Casey Solem Joins Merchants"
6/4/2010
St. Paul, MN – Dakota Wesleyan University baseball has a storied history with a number of outstanding players throughout the years. However, Casey Solem established a new level of greatness during his senior season, which resulted in Thursday’s announcement that he is the first Tiger to ever earn NAIA All-America Second Team honors. Solem becomes the 10th DWU player to earn NAIA All-American honors and the first since pitcher Chris Baker was named All-America Honorable Mention in 2008. Dakota Wesleyan’s previous nine All-Americans were all Honorable Mention selections (including Robert Stockton, who did it twice), making Solem the first Tiger to ever crack the 17-player Second Team. The First and Second Teams are made up of 17 players each by position, with 34 selections regardless of position making up the Honorable Mention list. The Tiger star was named to the Second Team as one of four outfielders, making him one of the top eight outfielders in the entire NAIA in 2010. Solem earned the honor because of his great offensive numbers and his outstanding all-around play. He truly did it all for Dakota Wesleyan this season, and the All-America honors add to his All-Great Plains Athletic Conference First-Team accolades.
During his two years at Dakota Wesleyan after transferring from the University of North Dakota, Solem was a mainstay in the third spot in the Tigers’ lineup and in the outfield. He was everything a great third hitter should be, thanks to one of the greatest offensive seasons in school history. Solem set new Dakota Wesleyan single-season school records for batting average (.453), runs batted in (63) and total bases (136). He also wasn’t far from equaling the Tiger records for runs (55), hits (73), home runs (15) and stolen bases (29).
The senior star also had six doubles, six triples, 19 walks, a slugging percentage of .845 and an on-base percentage of .526. He led DWU in 10 offensive categories while also playing stellar defense in center field. He made just three errors all season with 108 put-outs and one assist for a .973 fielding percentage.
Between his incredible average, power, stolen bases and defense, Solem gave the Tigers a true all-around star to build around, and his presence resulted in back-to-back 30-win seasons. In addition, he always seemed to come through in the biggest spots, with a handful of walk-off and game-winning hits and home runs during his two-year DWU career.
The All-America Second Team honor will now serve as the exclamation point at the end of a great career. In addition to the All-America honors, Solem was a two-time All-GPAC First Team selection in the outfield. He also won a GPAC Gold Glove in the outfield in 2009 and received one GPAC Player-of-the-Week award. As a senior, he served as one of the Tigers’ team captains. Solem was one of two GPAC players to land on the All-America Second Team, along with the league’s Pitcher-of-the-Year, Mount Marty’s Trey Krier. In the GPAC tournament, Solem hit three home runs off of Krier to lead DWU to a win over the Lancers in an elimination game.
Earlier this week Solem announced his intentions to sign with the East Side Merchants of the St. Paul League. Solem, whose parents live and reside in Rosemount, Minnesota, will be a huge addition to the Merchants everyday lineup. Solem will join forces with North Dakota teammates Andy Sadler, John Greciar and Kris Kwak. Solem also becomes the seventh North Dakotan to sign with East Side in the last three years joining a class which includes former 2003 Gatorade Player of the Year, Bo Stanley and All-NCC Selection Chris Gulsvig. Solem will become an automatic everyday player for East Side in an incredible outfield aligment which includes Sadler, '09 World Series MVP Matt Olson, Wisconsin-Eau Claire's Matt Kruger and Team Captain Matty Grill.
The addition of Solem will also ease the loss of Deryk Marks to the St. Cloud River Bats of the Northwoods League as Solem will now fill the vacant 3-hole slot in the East Side lineup. Solem becomes the tenth newcomer to the Merchants roster in 2010. Continue to stay up-to-date with all information regarding the East Side Merchants at the home for the Merchant Baseball, www.eastsidemerchants.com
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Kyle Mack (1996) qualified for the World Long Drive Competition
BLAKELY’S WIN IN TENNESSEE CONTINUES LDA TOUR YOUTH MOVEMENT
CLEMSON STUDENT BAGS 10K FIRST PRIZE
The win by Clemson University senior Kyle Blakely at LDA’s 2010 Tennessee Shootout in Greeneville on June 12 continued the dominant theme on this year’s professional power golf circuit:
Young guns.
Blakely, 22, cashed his first-ever check at an LDA Tour event at Graysburg Hills Golf Course. He made it a big one, too, bagging $10,000 in prize money.
Blakely came out on top in the six-hitter finals by thumping a Slazenger Raw Distance golf ball 395 yards with his Adams 9032LD driver.
The win secured for Blakely a spot in the 144-hitter field at the finals of the 2010 RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship powered by Dick’s Sporting Goods next fall.
Landon Gentry and Kyle Mack finished second and third after posting 385 yards and 375 yards, respectively, in the shootout round. Gentry collected $5,000 for his runner-up finish, while Mack sacked $4,000. Mack also earned an exemption into the field at the 2010 RE/MAX WLDC finals (Gentry had previously earned his exemption).
Jerimie Montgomery, Matt Eicholtz and Kevin Bullard rounded out the cast of crunchers for the six-hitter shootout.
The 2010 LDA Tour, which concludes with the 2010 Desert Duel in August, has witnessed a parade of early twentysomethings to the winner’s circle.
Jason Eslinger started the trend in Mesquite, Nevada in March, winning LDA’s 2010 Desert Launch just three weeks after celebrating his 24th birthday. Jamie Sadlowski continued the trend in April, capturing LDA’s 2010 Texas Shootout at Trophy Club CC. Sadlowski celebrates his 22nd birthday in July.
Blakely, who turns 23 in September, added his own spin to the story. Currently serving an internship at Greenville (S.C.) Country Club, Blakely plans to graduate from Clemson in December and then pursue a career in the golf business.
He also has his sights set on a full schedule of power golf events in 2011.
CHUCKEY — Kyle Blakley, a Clemson student from Greenville, S.C., stepped up when he had to Saturday — saving his best for last to first get into the finals and then win the Tennessee Shootout and the $10,000 first prize in a Long Drivers Association sanctioned event sponsored by Laughlin Memorial Hospital in Greeneville for a 10th straight year.
Blakley came out of the pack to lead his group of qualifiers in the semifinals with a hit of 379 yards, then followed with his best effort of the day — a 395-yard effort in the finals. That allowed him to beat Landon Gentry of Dacula, Ga., by 10 yards and take home the first prize.
“This is my best day ever in long drive competition,” said Blakley. “I am usually an inch or a foot short.”
Blakley, who is in the PGA program to become a club pro, made the finals of the Re/Max World Championships each of the last two years, but had not finished higher than fourth place. He is working at Greenville Country Club in South Carolina.
The golfers finished in fading light. The last ball was hit in near darkness at 9:09 p.m. There was a 45-minute rain delay earlier in the day.
“One more rain delay,” said organizer Bart Hartsell, “and we would have had to finish on Sunday. As it was, the light was getting bad at the end, but we got it in.”
The best hit of the day was turned in by Jason Enslinger of Stillwater, Okla., who launched a 416-yard drive in one of the early rounds. But he failed to make it to the semifinals, as did two-time defending champion Dave Mobley. Last year’s runnerup, Patrick Hopper, settled for 10th while Steve Monroe — who was second to Mobley two years ago — was seventh.
Kyle Mack of Fargo, N.D., placed third with a hit of 375 in the finals, while Jerimie Montgomery of Plain City, Utah was fourth. He had a drive earlier in the day of 402, but settled for a 374-yard hit in the finals.Matt Eicholtz of Dacula, Ga., was fifth at 365 yards and Kevin Bullard of Cedartown, Ga,., was sixth with a hit of 362 in the finals.
Here are the Top 16 and their money winnings:
Tennessee Shootout
Sponsored by Laughlin Memorial Hospital
at Graysburg Hills Golf Club
Chuckey, Tenn., June 12, 2010
1. Kyle Blakley, 395 yards ………$10,000
2. Landon Gentry, 385 yards……..$5,000
3. Kyle Mack, 375 yards……………$4,000
4. Jerimie Montgomery, 374……..$3,500
5. Matt Eicholtz, 365 yards………..$3,000
6. Kevin Bullard, 362 yards………..$2,500
7. Steve Monroe……………………….$1,500
8. Mick Yelovick……………………….$1,500
9. Kevin Shook………………………….$1,500
10. Patrick Hopper…………………….$1,500
11. Brooks Baldwin…………………….$1,000
12. Tim Burke……………………………$1,000
13. Camerson Swanson……………….$1,000
14. Jason Witczak………………………$1,000
15. Jeff Crittenden……………………..$1,000
16. Scott Smith………………………….$1,000
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Friday, June 4, 2010
East Grand Forks Greenwave vs. Roseau Rams Dec. 1988
Here's another video we just finished. This one goes a long way back to when gloves were long and breezers weren't.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
More Greenwave Memories
Favorite high school hockey memory?
Beating Warroad my senior year
BJ Blanchette 1997
Favorite high school hockey memory?
Mostly remember the friends.
J.B. Olson 1990
Favorite high school hockey memory?
The Green Cup!
George Cariveau 1990
Favorite high school hockey memory?
Jason Bies trash talking Jason Blake
Chad Honek 1992
Favorite high school hockey memory?
Kyle Scholands one and only goal, last game of our senior year.
Kane Aubol 2006
Favorite high school hockey memory?
"Riding the horse" after scoring at home against Crookston. Scanlon chewed my ass for it, but it was great at the time.
Justin Hillier 1998
Favorite high school hockey memory?
One of my best memories was when we beat Roseau and when some of the guy’s on the team got Mohawks for haircuts.
Phil Hartwig 1990
Favorite high school hockey memory?
Beating Roseau at home senior year
Derek Birznieks 1992
Favorite high school hockey memory?
After being injured early in the year my sophomore year, my first shift back I scored a goal agains Moorhead. Also, winning sections in 1999 and 2001. But above all, playing in the state championship game in 1999.
Aaron Eckhoff 2001
Favorite high school hockey memory?
Hanging out in the back of the old greenwave bus and just talking with the guys.
Matt Fore 1992
Favorite high school hockey memory?
playing two periods in section 8 in TRF, I was in 9th grade
Chubba McIntosh 1991
Favorite Hockey Memories
Here are a bunch of favorite hockey memories from everyone who registered with our group. Remember to register so we can get your contact information to keep you up to date with what's happening with East Grand Forks Hockey. If you haven't registered yet go to this website http://www.tfaforms.com/152530
Also please forward a link to this page to all of our former teammates who may not know about it yet.
Thanks,
David Blue
Favorite high school hockey memory?
beating roseau our senior year(1992). It was the first time most of us had ever beaten roseau. there were like 13 seniors on that team so it was a long time coming after getting our asses beat by them all the way through peewee and bantam hockey.
Kyle Gregoire 1992
Favorite high school hockey memory?
Beating Warroad in the Section championship game in EGF to go to the State Tournament (1998). Consolation Champs in 1998 at the State Tournament. Beating TRF in the championship game in TRF to go to the State Tournament (1999). 2nd place at the State Tournament (1999)
Keith Johnson 1999
Favorite high school hockey memory?
1998 Section 8 Championship game against Warroad. Beating them 4-3 in 2 OT at home in front of our fans!
Scott Mack 1998
Favorite high school hockey memory?
Beating Moorhead for the 1st and only time in 1994
Judd Stauss 1995
Favorite high school hockey memory?
Defeating TRF to advance into the Section Tour. in 1986. I believe it was 3-2 in overtime!
Chad Grassel 1986
Favorite high school hockey memory?
Playing with an amazing group of players and coaches who took us to 2nd in state.
Jon Hussey 2000
Favorite high school hockey memory?
Putting on that Greenwave uniform and playing in one of the best high school rinks around.
Josh Beck 1991
Favorite high school hockey memory?
1) When Jason Bies scored vs. GF Central to break the schools single season points record!
2) Dressing one game as a freshman thinking to myself how fast the game was & hoping I didnt get put on the ice. The game went to OT & by then I was thinking coach Lundby is crazy not to put me out cause I will score to win it. haha I didnt get a shift but it was fun & Intense.
3)Sitting on the Bench in TRF. I think all my teammates remember that!
Nick Bowen 1992
Guaranteed to cheat
Here's a group without a team name as well... they'll be "Tiger's Wood" for the time being.
Chad Honek-1992
Nick Bowen-1992
Tom Solem-2002
Travis Lind-1995
A dentist and a contractor walk onto a golf course...
Here's another team entry, I'll call them hammers and drills til further notice...
J.P. McDonald-1991
Judd Stauss-1995
Pete McDonald-1994
Scott Stauss- 1991
4 more sign up for the Classic
This 4some includes
Dave Bies-1987
Jon Hussey-2000
Justin Hecht-2000
Neil Purcell-2000
Future Champs
Team name "If your round lasts more than 4 hours please consult a physician"
Travis Cariveau-1998
David Blue-1998
Nate Metcalf-1998
Tyler Palmiscno-1998
1st Golf Team
Here's the first team to sign up for the Golf Tourney
"Just Eagle"
Dan Parker- 1989
Darren Blue- 1989
Jason Mack- 1989
Kyle Mack- 1996
I wonder if they'll bring out the infamous mohawks for the tourney?
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Minor Glitches
Search youtube (1998 Section Championship) to see the video in full width. I'm trying to figure out the right way to do this, any help would be great.
1998 Section Championship
Here's my first attempt at posting a video...p.s. How great is the Civic Center?
