Unfortunately, several JV players from Park have fallen to injury and/or illness leaving Park without enough players to have a JV game tonight.
Players: As of right now, the bus will still leave at 4:30pm for the B-squad game. BRING STUDY MATERIALS WITH YOU!
Sophomores and Varsity will still play at 5:45pm and 7:15 respectively.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Parent Booster Club Announces "Theme Nights"
Join us Friday, January 28th at "our house" as the Mustang Boys take on the Bears of White Bear Lake!! It is CAMOUFLAGE NIGHT -- dress up in your best camo gear as the Mustangs HUNT DOWN the Bears!!
Parents, don't feel you have to dress up in camouflage, but we'd love to have the students participate. Of course, if you want to, we won't stop you! ;)
JV and Sophomore squads play at 5:45pm
Varsity tipoff is 7:15pm
(Courtesy of Mustang Parent Booster Club)
Parents, don't feel you have to dress up in camouflage, but we'd love to have the students participate. Of course, if you want to, we won't stop you! ;)
- Two $5 Caribou gift cards will be given away to the best dressed camouflage wearer at half time of the Varsity Game.
- SENIOR STABLE -- come on out and ROCK THE HOUSE!!
JV and Sophomore squads play at 5:45pm
Varsity tipoff is 7:15pm
(Courtesy of Mustang Parent Booster Club)
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Timberwolves High School Basketball Tour at Tonight's Game
While we did not organize this through the program or through the booster club, the Minnesota Timberwolves have selected our game to be part of the Wolves High School Basketball Tour.
Representatives from the Wolves organization will be traveling to Mounds View tonight to be a part of the local basketball community. Details of the event listed below.
- The Minnesota Timberwolves Reps will arrive an hour before the game starts
- As fans enter the facility the Wolves Van will be parked outside the front entrance
- A table will be set up near the entrance with Wolves reps handing out prizes and a chance for fans to enter their name into a drawing for the halftime shooting contest
- Main Attraction:
MAIN ATTRACTION
The main attraction will be the halftime shooting contest in which 4 lucky fans in attendance will have a chance to win some great Wolves prizes. Before Halftime there will be a chance to enter your name into a drawing to be chosen for the halftime shooting contest (Please notice the shooting contest will take the majority of halftime). Each contestant gets a chance to make a lay-up, free throw, 3 pointer, and half court shot in 30 seconds.
- Lay-up: Wolves Hat
- Free throw: Wolves Shirt
- Three Pointer: 2 Lower Level Tickets
- Half court shot: 4 Lower Level Tickets
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Game Program Online
Every year we rely on the support of many local business that provide great products and services to our community AND have an affinity for helping our school's athletics and activities. This year, the combined support of these local businesses and our volunteer parent boosters produced one of the best game programs around. If you haven't had a chance already, check it out.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Mustangs vs. Rangers on the radio!
If you can't make the trek north on Friday, the Mounds View at Forest Lake the game will be on Spirit 95.9 FM radio and also online on MSBN www.mnsportsnetwork.com.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Tough Four Game Stretch Starts Tonight
The next four games will be a great test for our guys. We are getting closer to being healthy and hopefully we can start to hit our stride as a team. Here's what we're facing:
- Tonight we travel to Stillwater (5-4) in a rivalry game. There have been some great games over the years.
- Friday we head up to Forest Lake (7-2). The Rangers have been very strong once again, after losing several key guys off a state tournament team last year. Phil Hegseth is scoring over 19ppg in leading the Rangers
- Tuesday night we're back home to face Cretin-Derham Hall. They are loaded with talent and have four players averaging 11+ ppg. Rajon Kelly is one of the best guards in the state.
- On Friday the 21st, Parents' Night, we host Woodbury (3-5). Don't let their record fool you. Three of their five losses were by 1 point and Coach Swansson always has guys running the high 1-4 well. As mentioned, this is also our chance to recognize the love and support that has made this group of guys a great team to work with.
Friday, January 7, 2011
Mustangs on LIVE TV & Streaming Webcast!
Hopefully you all can make it to our game tonight against Hastings.
10th Grade and JV Tip-off at 5:45pm
Varsity Tip-off at 7:15pm.
If not, we just found out that CTV North Suburbs will be going LIVE on channel 20 with tonight's game vs. Hastings. Along with that, it'll be streamed live on the web starting at 7 pm.
http://www.ctv15.org/schools/mv/sports/basketball/mvhsboys.html
10th Grade and JV Tip-off at 5:45pm
Varsity Tip-off at 7:15pm.
If not, we just found out that CTV North Suburbs will be going LIVE on channel 20 with tonight's game vs. Hastings. Along with that, it'll be streamed live on the web starting at 7 pm.
http://www.ctv15.org/schools/mv/sports/basketball/mvhsboys.html
The cities that will see it LIVE on channel 20 are Arden Hills, Falcon Heights, Lauderdale, Little Canada, Mounds View, New Brighton, North Oaks, Roseville, Saint Anthony and Shoreview.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Start of a New Year!
First of all, I hope anyone reading this had a safe and Happy New Year!
What an ending to 2010! When I wrote about the roller coaster of ups and downs the season could bring, I didn't think it would be illustrated so dramatically in the Bethel Holiday Tournament.
Going into the game against Cooper, I expected us to come out on top. We were coming off a few good practices, we finally had all of our guys back in the line-up and Cooper, while still talented didn't quite have the same firepower they've had the past few years....I even told Pat Delahunt ('07, captain) and Neal Gupta ('07) before the game that I would be disappointed if we lost. Yikes!
After the game, we found ourselves in an all too familiar position...(and I'm not referring to the lopsided loss!)...but a point in the season where, as a coach, you feel like the team is at a crossroad.
Obviously, it was a disappointing loss...but what would be our response as a team? Would we feel sorry for ourselves? Would we scatter? Or...would we rally around each other and come out fighting the next chance we get? In the moment, it's a horrible feeling. There's an uncertainty...one of concern, but also one of excitement.
It happens every year, but the circumstances always differ. In the locker room coach talked about our team in 2005. We ended up 3rd in the state that year and Travis Busch went on to win Mr. Basketball for the state of Minnesota. But, there was a point in the year were we were a .500 team and lost to Forest Lake at home after scoring 9 points in the first half. After that Forest Lake game in '05, the kids re-grouped and beat Stillwater at their place!
It was a very similar feeling Wednesday night.
Wow. What a difference 24 hours can make. Despite playing without Jordan Van Eps (let's hope he can get healthy soon!) and Blake Anderson only playing 14 minutes because of foul trouble, our kids responded by playing with incredible energy and cohesiveness to beat Rosemount 48-33.
While getting a win is always satisfying, I hope our guys took more away from the past few days than that. I hope this is springboard into our second season (Conference), but we will undoubtedly still have ups and downs along the way. But, experiences like this will help us keep climbing the mountain TOGETHER no matter what twists and turns our season takes along the way!
PS...It would be great to have another crack at Cooper in March!
mk
What an ending to 2010! When I wrote about the roller coaster of ups and downs the season could bring, I didn't think it would be illustrated so dramatically in the Bethel Holiday Tournament.
Going into the game against Cooper, I expected us to come out on top. We were coming off a few good practices, we finally had all of our guys back in the line-up and Cooper, while still talented didn't quite have the same firepower they've had the past few years....I even told Pat Delahunt ('07, captain) and Neal Gupta ('07) before the game that I would be disappointed if we lost. Yikes!
After the game, we found ourselves in an all too familiar position...(and I'm not referring to the lopsided loss!)...but a point in the season where, as a coach, you feel like the team is at a crossroad.
Obviously, it was a disappointing loss...but what would be our response as a team? Would we feel sorry for ourselves? Would we scatter? Or...would we rally around each other and come out fighting the next chance we get? In the moment, it's a horrible feeling. There's an uncertainty...one of concern, but also one of excitement.
It happens every year, but the circumstances always differ. In the locker room coach talked about our team in 2005. We ended up 3rd in the state that year and Travis Busch went on to win Mr. Basketball for the state of Minnesota. But, there was a point in the year were we were a .500 team and lost to Forest Lake at home after scoring 9 points in the first half. After that Forest Lake game in '05, the kids re-grouped and beat Stillwater at their place!
It was a very similar feeling Wednesday night.
Wow. What a difference 24 hours can make. Despite playing without Jordan Van Eps (let's hope he can get healthy soon!) and Blake Anderson only playing 14 minutes because of foul trouble, our kids responded by playing with incredible energy and cohesiveness to beat Rosemount 48-33.
While getting a win is always satisfying, I hope our guys took more away from the past few days than that. I hope this is springboard into our second season (Conference), but we will undoubtedly still have ups and downs along the way. But, experiences like this will help us keep climbing the mountain TOGETHER no matter what twists and turns our season takes along the way!
PS...It would be great to have another crack at Cooper in March!
mk
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)