2016 Year End Potluck/Awards Ceremony Reminder - Tuesday November 15th

6-7:30 pm 

Food assignments are as follows:

Grades 6, 7 & 8: Fruits/veggies, side dish or dessert

Grade 9: Desserts

Grade 10: Side Dishes

Grade 11 & 12: Main Dishes

Families are welcome to bring more than one dish if they desire! 

The coaches will be supplying water and lemonade,  eating utensils,  plates, napkins, etc..  We have roughly 55 runners on the team. 

Please remember to bring your uniform if you have not turned it in already.  Pictures will be handed out this night as well. 

See all of you on the 15th at the Sauk Rapids-Rice High School Commons! Go Storm!! 

Year End Pot Luck/Award Ceremony Update!! - Tuesday November 15th - 6 pm

Poof! Just like that, our season is over now that Sectionals concluded yesterday.  Now we are onto one of the finest Storm Cross Country traditions, the year-end Pot Luck and Award Ceremony!!

Due to so many potential conflicts, it will be held on Tuesday November 15^th at 6 pm in the Sauk Rapids-Rice High School commons.   Please sit tight and we will communicate to all of you the food assignments in the near future.

You will be turning in your uniforms at the ceremony.  If for some reason, you are not able to attend, please make arrangements with a friend or family member to return your uniform.  You will also be able to pick up your pictures on that night.

Go Storm! 

8AA Sectional Meet Information - Thursday October 27 - 3:30 pm

3:15 National Anthem

3:30 Boys Varsity

4:15 Girls Varsity

5:15 Awards

Little Falls Golf Course

1 Edgewater Drive

Little Falls, MN 56345

http://www.littlefallsgolf.com/

Please, no athletes in the Club House.  Portable toilets available on site.

Split times given at 1600 and 3200 meters

Concessions available

Section 8AA shirts available for purchase

Teams: Alexandria, Becker, Bemidji, Brainerd, Detroit Lakes, Fergus Falls, Little Falls, Monticello, Moorhead, Rocori, St. Cloud Apollo, St. Cloud Technical High School, Sartell-St. Stephen, Sauk Rapids-Rice, Thief River Falls, Willmar 

Gopher State Events is timing the meet.  You can get results here:

http://www.gopherstateevents.com/results/cc_rslts/cc_rslts.asp?sport=Cross-Country

High School athletes are welcome to join us for the meet if they wish to attend.  Students will be let out at 1 pm.  The bus leaves at 1:15.  Sorry, but Middle School athletes are not able to join.

Best of luck to our Storm runners! Go Storm!

Central Lakes Conference Meet - Tuesday October 18th

Blackberry Ridge Golf Course
3125 Clubhouse Road
Sartell, MN  56377

http://blackberryridgegolf.com/


3:30  Girls JV
4:00  Boys JV
4:30  Girls Varsity
5:00  Boys Varsity
5:30  Girls JH  (3200 meters)
6:00  Boys JH  (3200 meters)

Junior High races are for 7th an 8th graders only. 

Awards Ceremony to follow the final race outside the clubhouse.  
* Varsity Team Championship Trophies
* All Conference: top 15 places in Varsity Races and Honorable Mention: places 16-25 in Varsity Races
* JV and JH races: ribbons for top 20 places (given at the finish of the races)

Portable toilets available.  Clubhouse is off limits. 

Pickle Events will be chip timing all the races and providing results. 

http://pickleevents.com/

Middle School students excused at 1 pm.
High School students excused at 1:20 pm. 

Annual Team Pasta Dinner Feed - Monday October 17

A huge "thank you" to the Mader family for hosting the annual pasta dinner for the runners on the day before the Central Lakes Conference meet! The dinner is for the athletes only. 

The Maders will be offering their home, pasta, sauce, meat and garlic bread.  Seniors are in charge of bringing a dessert to share with the others.  Their address is: 3288 Old Stone Ct NE in Sauk Rapids.

The Maders live just north of the high school. Athletes can drive over or walk and then parents can pick up the runners there. The festivities begin around 4:30 pm. 

Eden Valley-Watkins/Kimball meet is still on!!

There was an error in an entry to the Central Lakes Conference website.  Today's meet will still be held as it was communicated to you all last week.

See you in Kimball today.  Go Storm!

Eden Valley-Watkins/Kimball Invitational Meet - Monday October 10

The next meet after Litchfield is at the Kimball Golf Course on Monday, October 10. The course is located at: 11823 County Rd 150, Kimball, MN 55353. 320-398-2285

Schedule:

4:15 Boys AND Girls Junior High race (note: combined race) 2000 meters (not 3200 as usual)
4:40 Girls Varsity AND JV 
5:10 Boys Varsity AND JV

Awards:

Varsity Girls and Boys: medals 1-10, ribbons 11-15
JV Girls and Boys: Ribbons 1-15
JH Girls and Boys: Ribbons 1-15


Teams:

EV-W/Kimball,  Sauk Rapids-Rice, Paynesville, Litchfield, Maple Lake, New London Spicer 

Storm CC Alum Sam Sunstrom runs in SCSU Home Meet in Sauk Rapids - Friday October 7

Former Storm all-conference runner and 2013 graduate Sam Sunstrom (and older sister to current Storm runner Paige Sunstrom) will be participating in the SCSU Bob Waxlax Invitational meet at Wapicada Golf Course in Sauk Rapids this Friday, October 7th at 5 pm.  If you have the opportunity to go and cheer her on after practice, please do!  Please make sure you wear your Storm colors with pride!

Sam's biography can be found here: http://www.scsuhuskies.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3134&path=cross

Wapicada is located at 4498 15th St NE, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379

(320) 251-7804

6th Grade Cross Country Information - Final Day Friday October 7

This years 6th graders final day of the season is this Friday, October 7th.   It is Storm After School Day as well, so you can turn your uniforms into Coach Sandie Lahr or the Middle School Office with your name attached to the uniform if you can't make it to your final practice on Friday.

We hope you had a great experience this year 6th graders and will be back next year.  If it was fun for you, please invite your friends to join you on the team next season!!

Litchfield Invitational Meet Info - Thursday October 6

The meet will take place at the Litchfield Golf Course located approximately one mile south of downtown Litchfield on Lake Ripley. You can take Hwy 22 south from downtown and turn west on Pleasure Drive at Lake Ripley Elementary School.

Litchfield Golf Course
405 West Pleasure Drive
Litchfield, MN 55355
320-693-6059

Schedule:
4:00 Middle School Boys 2500 meters Ribbons 1-20
4:02 Middle School Girls 2500 meters Ribbons 1-20
4:30 Boys Varsity  Medals 1-15
5:00 Girls Varsity  Medals 1-15
5:30 JV Boys  Ribbons 1-20
5:32 JV Girls  Ribbons 1-20

Teams:
Annandale, Albany, Eden Valley-Watkins/Kimball,  Orono, Delano, Glencoe-Silver Lake, Howard Lake/Waverly -Winsted, Dassel-Cokato, Blake, Litchfield, Maple Lake, Sauk Rapids-Rice, Northwest Home School, New London-Spicer, Cambridge-Isanti, Hutchinson, St. Cloud Christian School, Holdingford, Lester Prairie - Mayer Lutheran, Watertown-Mayer

Paynesville Invitational Meet - Tuesday September 27

Location: Koronis Hill Golf Course, 29757 State Highway 23 Paynesville, MN 56362 320-243-4111. 


Times: 
4:30 Junior High Girls and Boys (combined race) 2500 meters
4:50  Varsity Girls and JV Girls 
5:30  Varsity Boys and JV Boys 

Awards:
Jr. High ribbons 1-10 place
Varsity medals 1-15 place and Top 2 teams
JV ribbons 1-10 place

Short award ceremony follows the meet for Varsity team and Varsity individual awards

Parking available on the driving range at the bottom of the hill. The entrance to the range is off the highway between the clubhouse parking lot and the bean field by the school. Please do not park on the highway or the clubhouse parking lot. 

Teams:

New London-Spicer, Rocori, BOLD, Paynesville, Sauk Rapids-Rice, Willmar Community Christian, Sauk Centre, St. Cloud Christian School, Eden Valley-Watkins/Kimball, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle, Annandale, Benson/Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 

Saturday Morning Breakfast Run - 9/24

Thank you to the Johnsons for hosting the breakfast run last weekend!

Our last Saturday breakfast run will be this Saturday, the 24th of September at the Schmnich's on the east side of Sauk Rapids (on the way toward Wapicada Golf Course). Their address is: 1931 15th St NE. Sauk Rapids, MN 56379  

Again, the breakfast is for the athletes and High School runners are expected to attend.  Junior High runners are welcome to join as well. Practice will run from 7:30 to 9 am. 

Go Storm!!

Rocori Invitational - Thursday September 22nd

River Oaks Golf Course
23742 Cty Rd 2, Cold Spring, MN 56320
320-685-4138. 

Concessions available.

4:15 Girls JH 3200 meters
4:30 Boys JH 3200 meters
5:00 Girls Varsity 
5:35 Boys Varsity 
6:05 Girls JV 
6:40 Boys JV

Teams: Alexandria, Annandale, Cambridge-Isanti, Fargo South, Little Falls, Monticello (boys only),  Rocori, Sauk Rapids-Rice,  Willmar 

Medals to top 10 in each race.  

Middle School Students dismissed at 1:40 pm, bus leaves at 1:45.  High School students dismissed at 2 pm, bus leaves at 2:15 pm. 

Monday morning forecast for Thursday's meet: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Go Storm!! 

Friday September 16th Practice and updated calendar on the way

Please note tonight's practice will be done by 5 pm, if not a little bit earlier, so please plan accordingly.

Secondly, the athletes will receive an updated calendar with upcoming practice times.

Saturday Morning Breakfast Run - 9/17

Thank you to the Zimmermans for hosting the breakfast run last weekend!

Our next Saturday breakfast run will be Saturday (TOMORROW) , the 17th of September at the Johnson's in Southeast St. Cloud.  They live at 2600 14 1/2 Av SE, St. Cloud, MN 56304.

Again, the breakfast is for the athletes and High School runners are expected to attend.  Junior High runners are welcome to join as well. Practice will run from 7:30 to 9 am. 

The Johnson's live in the development off of Sherburne County Road 8 just a bit south of Riverside Park and St. Benedict's Nursing Home.  You can take a left off Cty Rd 8 on 25th St SE and that street becomes 14 1/2 Av SE as it bends to the right.

See you there!!  Go Storm!! 

Lucky Lindy Little Falls Invitational - Thursday September 15

51st Annual Myron Ahle Lucky Lindy Meet
Thursday September 15
Little Falls Golf Course 
1 Edgewater Drive
Little Falls, MN 56345
320-616-5520

4:15 Boys JV 
4:45 Girls JV 
5:10 Boys Varsity 
5:35 Girls Varsity 
6:00 Boys Jr. High 
6:15 Girls Jr. High 

Concession stand is available for the athletes and spectators

Medals for top 15 in each varsity race.  Ribbons for top 30 in each junior high race. 

Teams: Albany, Alexandria, Apollo, Becker, Bemidji, Brainerd, Detroit Lakes, Fergus Falls, Foley, Greenway, Grand Rapids, Hopkins, Little Falls,Milaca, Monticello, Moorhead, Mora, Perham, Rocori, Roseau, St. Cloud Cathedral, St. Cloud Tech, Sartell, Sauk Rapids-Rice, Thief River Falls, United North Central, Willmar, Zimmerman.  

Saturday Morning Breakfast Run/Practice - September 10

Another great Storm cross country tradition will continue tomorrow with the return of the Breakfast Run Practice! 

This Saturday's run will be hosted by the Zimmerman's at 7:30 am. They are located at 1101 Summit Way in Sauk Rapids. Summit Way is a cul de sac street just off of Summit Avenue behind the Sterling House and near the Sauk Rapids balloon water tower.  

Senior high runners participation is mandatory and junior high runners are optional attendees.  Distance is 3-5 miles.  

Thank you to the Zimmermans!!

Last minute Home Meet/Pot Luck reminder

Just a reminder that the bugs/mosquitos can be HORRIBLE at spots out on the course and bug spray is highly recommended! 

Your pot luck items can be stored in the Career Center which is next to the bathrooms near the Commons area!

See you tonight!

Go Storm!

Home Meet Pot Luck Reminder and Volunteers Still Needed!!

Good Evening everyone. 

Just a reminder about the post-race pot luck to be held in the High School Commons right after the conclusion of the awards ceremony.   Here are the food assignments for the pot luck:

Grades 6-8: fruits/veggies, side dish or dessert

Grade 9: desserts

Grade 10: side dishes

Grade 11 & 12: main dishes

Families should bring their own beverages.  

In the past, we have been able to store our food in the Career Planning Center on the first floor.  We will be trying to secure that location again to keep the food.  If it changes, we will let you know!

Secondly, we still need a few more volunteers (4-6 more please!) to help us run the meet smoothly. ( Thanks to those of you already who have volunteered! )  If you can help, please email Coach Zeilenga or talk to her in person at an upcoming practice.   Volunteers: please meet with Tim Wright at 4 pm and he will have course maps handy and will show you where we  need to place parents so they can direct the runners in the right direction.   If you can’t make it until later, come flag Tim down on the course and he will assign a location to you for a later race.   As always, volunteers will not have to work the race their athlete will be participating in.  

Home Meet Information - Thursday September 8th

11th Annual Sauk Rapids-- Rice Cross Country Invitational

Thursday, September 8, 2015

Sauk Rapids-- Rice High School

 

Teams:  Eden Valley--Watkins, Sauk Rapids--Rice, St. Cloud Apollo,  and St. Cloud Christian, 

 

The course is located just north of the high school in Mayhew Creek Park. Enter via the north school

entrance just north of the water tower on Mayhew Lake Road (County Road 1). 

Schedule

4:15 PM 7- 8 Grade Girls 3200 m

4:35 PM 7--8 Grade Boys 3200 m

4:55 PM JV Girls 

5:25 PM JV Boys 

5:55 PM Varsity Girls 

6:25 PM Varsity Boys 

Awards will be presented at the completion of the meet in the grounds area just north of the Commons. 

Home Meet Pot Luck Information and Volunteers Needed! - Thursday September 8th

One of the finest Storm Cross Country traditions continues this season on Thursday, September 8^th after our home meet!  Our annual kickoff potluck takes place giving families and athletes a chance to mingle and get to know each other while sharing awesome dishes together.   The pot luck commences immediately following the award ceremony and will be held in the High School Commons.  Food will be held in a room to be determined as you arrive at the school for the meet. 

Families should bring their own beverages and here are the food assignments:

Grades 6-8: fruits/veggies, side dish or dessert

Grade 9: desserts

Grade 10: side dishes

Grade 11 & 12: main dishes

Of course families are welcome to bring more than one dish if they desire!  The coaching staff will be supplying eating utensils, plates, napkins, etc.  The Storm cross country squad numbers around 50.

Secondly, we will need volunteers to assist at the home meet.  Many of you have volunteered in the past and we thank you and hope that you can help out again.  We need a minimum of 10-12 volunteers so families can switch off to watch their athletes participate in their individual races.  If you can help, please email Coach Zeilenga at Marie.Zeilenga@isd47.org or tell her in person at an upcoming practice!  Assignments will be given to the volunteers on the date of the race but most of the volunteers needed are just to stand on the course and make sure the runners go the right direction at the forks in the trails.  Easy peasy! 

Apollo meet reminder plus new details - Information for new athletes and parents

The 2016 Apollo Cross Country Invitational will be held on Monday, August 29th at the VA Hospital located across the street from Apollo High School, 1000 44^th Ave. No., St. Cloud. 

TIME SCHEDULE:

4:00 p.m.         Junior High Girls                     3200 m           

4:25 p.m.         Junior High Boys                     3200 m           

4:50 p.m.         Girls JV                                   5000 m     

5:25 p.m.         Boys JV                                   5000 m

5:55 p.m.         Girls Varsity                            5000 m

6:30 p.m.         Boys Varsity                            5000 m

      

Awards to follow: Near the finish line

Concessions on site

Restrooms:  Portable toilets on site near the course

Trainer on site

Parking is available at Apollo High School parking lot or the VA lot by the stop light. 

Buses - please unload and park in the Apollo lot.  Athletes - if driving, please park in the Apollo lot.  Spectators – please park in the lot between the fence and stoplight.

Participating teams in 2015: Sartell-St. Stephen, Sauk Rapids-Rice, St. Cloud Tech, Coon Rapids, Elk River, Forest Lake, Hutchinson, St. Cloud Cathedral, Wayzata, Andover, Dassel-Cokato, Benilde-St. Margaret’s and St. Cloud Apollo.

AWARDS:

The first place team in the varsity races receives a cake.

The top 15 varsity runners will receive medals.

In the JV races, the top 10 will receive medals.

The top junior high runner will receive a medal and places 2-10 will receive ribbons.

New info:

Athletes need to be at the meet at 3 pm!

Parents can park in the lot between the fence and the stoplight if there is room available, otherwise there is room at Apollo to park.  Athletes, please park in the Apollo parking lot.

First time runners and parents:  Welcome!  There is a map attached to this email so you can get an idea of what the course looks like and where spectators can stand.   A lot of the courses zig zag or double loop so you will have several opportunities typically to see your runner, so don’t worry if you miss them once.  Odds are good you will see them a few more times.   Don’t be bashful, ask other parents who have been to the meets before where the course goes or where good spots are to view.   With that being said, the Apollo course is new this year, so we will all be in the same boat for the first meet.   However, other than the CLC Meet in Sartell, all of the courses we have run before.

Races are run one after another and are typically on schedule.  Athletes, please listen to your coaches and captains about what you need to do to get ready in warm ups and where you need to be as your race start approaches.   Middle school/junior high parents and athletes:  your distance will vary from meet to meet but will never exceed 3200 meters (2 miles).   Junior Varsity and Varsity athletes: your distance will always be 5000 meters (3.1 miles) 

2016 Meet Schedule - Mark your Calendars (subject to change)

Here is the 2016 meet schedule.  Please check back periodically to make sure you are up to date on any potential changes.

Mon  8/29    Apollo Early Bird Invitational   - VA Hospital
Thur  9/8     Sauk Rapids Invitational (Home meet!)  - Mayhew Creek Park
Thur 9/15    Lucky Lindy Invitational - Little Falls Golf Course
Thur 9/22    Rocori Invitational - River Oaks Golf Course in Cold Spring
Tues 9/27    Paynesville Invitational - Koronis Golf Course in Paynesville
Thur 10/6    Litchfield Invitational - Litchfield Golf Course
Mon 10/10  Eden Valley-Watkins/Kimball Invitational - Kimball Golf Course
Tues 10/18  Central Lakes Conference Championships - Blackberry Ridge Golf Course Sartell
Thur 10/27  8AA Sectionals - Little Falls

Apollo Early Bird Invitational - Monday August 29

The 2016 Apollo Cross Country Invitational will be held on Monday, August 29th at the VA Hospital located across the street from Apollo High School, 1000 44^th Ave. No., St. Cloud. 

TIME SCHEDULE:

4:00 p.m.         Junior High Girls                      3200 m            

4:25 p.m.         Junior High Boys                      3200 m            

4:50 p.m.         Girls JV                                   5000 m            

5:25 p.m.         Boys JV                                   5000 m 

5:55 p.m.         Girls Varsity                             5000 m

6:30 p.m.         Boys Varsity                             5000 m

Awards to follow: Near the finish line

Concessions on site

Restrooms:  Portable toilets on site near the course

Trainer on site

Parking is available at Apollo High School parking lot or the VA lot by the stop light. 

Buses - please unload and park in the Apollo lot.  Athletes - if driving, please park in the Apollo lot.  Spectators – please park in the lot between the fence and stoplight.

Participating teams in 2015: Sartell-St. Stephen, Sauk Rapids-Rice, St. Cloud Tech, Coon Rapids, Elk River, Forest Lake, Hutchinson, St. Cloud Cathedral, Wayzata, Andover, Dassel-Cokato, Benilde-St. Margaret’s and St. Cloud Apollo.

AWARDS:

The first place team in the varsity races receives a cake.

The top 15 varsity runners will receive medals.

In the JV races, the top 10 will receive medals.

The top junior high runner will receive a medal and places 2-10 will receive ribbons.

Fall Meeting Followup - Important Upcoming Dates to Note!

Thank you to everyone who attended the Fall Sports meeting this past Monday evening! For those who were not able to attend, here are few key points Coach Zeilenga covered:

1)      Please make sure you have done all of the necessary paperwork on line along with the athlete’s physical and payment online BEFORE the first day of practice on Monday August 15^th

2)      Sauk Rapids Storm Team Cross Country Day at the Endruance Shop is TOMORROW , Thursday August 12^th!  Athletes get 25% off their entire order!! You can also take advantage of their gate analysis,

which is open to all runners and families.

3)      Clothing orders are open NOW!! You can order online at:  www.rambow.com and enter code STORMXC to see your clothing options.  This is optional! All the runners will have a uniform to wear for the meets.

4)      The first day of practice for GRADES 7-12 begins Monday August 15 at 8 am! Please meet in the wrestling room.  6^th graders have the option of joining the team on the 15^th or on August 30^th at 3:30 pm for practices.  Please make sure you bring a WATER BOTTLE and a LOCK for your locker if you plan on using a locker the first few weeks of practice.  Otherwise, please make sure you have one the first day of school!

5)      Our home meet is Thursday September 8! We will need a lot of parent volunteers to make sure the meet runs smoothly.  Please look for future emails and blog entries in the next couple of weeks for more details.

Fall Sports Meeting - Monday August 8 - First Practice - Monday August 15

From the Sauk Rapids District website:

For Sauk Rapids-Rice High School students and Middle School students wanting to participate in a Fall Sport. Student participants and at least one parent/guardian should mark their calendars now and be prepared to attend the fall parent, student and coach eligibility night on Monday, August 8 at 6:30 PM at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School. 

Middle School participants will meet in the High School Gym. High School participants will meet in the PAC. Please enter door number 6 on the west end of the building. 

Practice schedules, eligibility information and all pertinent information for Fall Sports participation will be discussed at this meeting. Individual team meetings will follow the 6:30 PM general session.

From Coach Zeilenga:

If for some reason, you are not able to attend, Coach Zelienga will have a calendar and important team specific information for the athletes at the first practice on MONDAY AUGUST 15^TH  at 8 am!  

ALL FORMS AND PHYSICALS (if needed) still need to be taken care of BEFORE the first practice on the 15^th.   Practice will run from 8-10 am and the team will be meeting in the wrestling room.

Important reminder!!!!!!

Middle school runners (grades 6-8) practice with the high school runners!!  So if you are a middle school runner, you will be starting on the 15^th of August, not when school starts as it was erroneously communicated earlier this summer.  So please plan on attending summer practices!  The first meet is on Monday August 29^th at Apollo (before the school year starts)!!