16, 2016 EVENTS TODAY AND THE WEEKEND

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1 CARDINAL CONNECTION Friday, September 16, 2016 EVENTS TODAY AND THE WEEKEND Friday Sept 16 Time Versus Location Dismiss Leave Return Football: Varsity 7:00pm Apollo AAHS Saturday Sept 17 Time Versus Location Dismiss Leave Return Volleyball: 9th 9:00am 9th Grade Invite AAHS Swimming: Girls Varsity 1:00pm Mpls South Invite U of M 9:00am from DMS RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY GIRLS SOCCER VARSITY Alex 1 Sauk Rapids 0 McKenna Ellingson scored the only goal of the night to give the Cards a much needed win. With 26 minutes remaining in the first half Sauk Rapids failed to clear an Alex corner kick. McKenna was able to get a shot off from 10 yards out to give the Cards the lead. The Alex defense was strong again, giving up only one shot inside the Cardinal penalty area. Despite scoring only 1 goal, the Cards were able to come up with 9 shots inside the penalty area showing improvement from a team that has had difficulty generating goals and offensive opportunities. Alex GK Emma Ziegler made 4 saves. Behind Ziegler and the defensive unit, the Cards were the first team to shut Sauk Rapids out this year. Sauk Rapids GK Sydney Plemel made 7 saves on the night. GIRLS SOCCER JV2 Alexandria 2 - Sauk Rapids 0 The JV2 girls soccer team played a tough Sauk Rapids team Thursday night. Makenzie Jacobs and Autumn Born combined for a shut-out on the night. The defense played a great game limiting The Storm to just a handful of shots. Scoring for the Cardinals: Shelby Edmonds and Hadlee Hansen scored 1 goal each with Anna Zwilling getting an assist. Next up: Moorhead at home on Monday GIRLS SWIMMING AND DIVING- VARSITY Alexandria 73 Sauk Centre 113 Alexandria lost a non-conference swimming and diving meet against a non-conference rival and much improved Sauk Centre team. The varsity team of Mikayla Meece, Hannah Eklund, Abby Bartosiewski, and Ashtyn Molesworth placed second. Alexandria also placed fourth and fifth in this event. Mikayla Meece placed second in the 200 freestyle, with McKenna Horan placing third and Kaitlyn Meece placing fourth. Hannah Eklund placed thrid in this event, with Abby Eck placing fifth and Hailey Koep placing sixth. Ashtyn Molesworth placed third in the 50 freestyle, Jadeya Peterson place fifth and Morgan Hungness placed sixth. Carley Ford won the diving competition with Rachel Kriese placing third and Joslyn Kent placing fifth. Abby Bartosiesski placed second in the 100 butterfly, with Savannah Overland in fourth and Kelby Olson- Rodel in fifth place. Jadeya Peterson placed third in the 100 freestyle with Ashtyn in fifth and Cassie Corson in sixth place.

2 Mikayla Meece placed second in the 500 freestyle, with Kaitlyn Meece in fourth and Chantell Bergquist in fifth place. Alexandria placed second in the 200 freestyle relay (Hannah Eklund, Morgan Hungness, Jadeya Peterson, Ashtyn Molesworth) and placed fourth and fifth as well. McKenna Horan placed second, Abby Bartosiewski placed fourth and Addison Rodel placed sixth in the 100 backstroke. Hannah Eklund won the 100 breaststroke, Abby Eck placed third and Kelby Olson-Rodel placed fifth. Alexandria placed ssecond (Jadeya Peterson, Morgan Hungness, McKenna Horan, and MIkayla Meece) and also placed fourth and sixth in this event. GIRLS SWIMMING AND DIVING JV Sauk Centre 102 Alexandria 80. Alexandria won this event with the team of Hailey Koep, McKenzie Weigel, Brinna Murray, and Staci Nohl. Second place team was also Alexandria with the team of Megan Schultz, Tristin Heald, Brienna Timm and Kitana Grimmer. Alexandria also placed fourth in this event. Cassie Corson won the JV 200 freestyle, Chantell Bergquist placed third and Chloe Schneider placed fourth in this event. Sydney Weigel placed second in the 200 IM, with Tristin Heald placing fourth and Brinna Murray placing fifth. Rachel Kriese won the JV 50 freestyle, Staci Nohl placed second and Kitana Grimmer placed sixth. Addison Rodel won the JV diving competition with Jewel Sainz placing second and Christina Palmer placing third. Brinna Murray placed third in the 100 butterfly and Brienna Timm placed fourth. Staci Nohl placed third in the 100 freestyle for the JV with Christina Palmer in fourth and Kitana Grimmer in fifth place. Chloe Schneider placed second in the JV 500 freestyle, wth Jasmine Springer breaking seven minutes in fourth place and Reese Stallman finishing in fifth place. Alexandria placed in second place in the 200 freestyle relay (Jasmine Springer, Reese Stallman, Brienna Timm, Chantell Bergquist), and placed third and fourth as well. Savannah Overland won the 100 backstroke, with Hailey Koep finishing in third place and Erin O'Kane in fifth place. Sydney Weigel won the JV 100 breaststroke, Tristin Helad placed third, and McKenzie Weigel placed fourth. Alexandria placed second in the 400 freestyle relay (Chantell Bergquist, Brinna Murray, Megan Schultz, Jasmine Springer) and also placed fourth and fifth in this event. Times were much improved tonight, with many, many season best times. Next up for the Cardinals will be the Maroon and Gold Invitational on Saturday at the University of Minnesota. The next home meet will be on Thursday, which will also be staff appreciation night. FOOTBALL 9 Alexandria 56 Apollo 8 The freshman football team played host to St. Cloud Apollo and came away with a convincing 56-8 victory. The Cardinal defense was tough all game long and didn t allow Apollo to score until late in the game. The Cardinals forced 5 turnovers: interceptions by Cody Branson, Will Hergott and Matthew Carlsen (2) and a recovery on a muffed punt by Nick Langner. Scoring for the game: Carlsen pass to Kade Blankenship Carlsen to Derek Pesta for 2 point conversion Carlsen pass to Dylan Mesita 2 point conversion good Carlsen pass to Mesita 2 point try no good Carlsen pass to Pesta 2 point try no good Riley Simonson kick-off return 2 point try no good

3 Isaac McCoy run 2 point try no good McCoy pass to Andrew Revering 2 point conversion good Cody Branson run Dominick Wilson run for 2 point conversion Next Thursday the Cardinals travel to Willmar to take on the Cardinals! VOLLEYBALL JV1 Alexandria 2 St. Cloud Tech 1 The JV1 Cards came away with a great win last night, defeating St. Cloud Tech 2-1. Game scores were 25-18, and The team faced adversity through line-up changes and injuries and came away with the W! Freshman Middle Hitter, Sierra Cory had a great night at the net with 3 kills. The JV1 Cards are now 6-4 on the season. CROSS COUNTRY Lucky Lindy Invite Little Falls It was a wet afternoon and a great course at the Little Falls 51 st Annual Luck Lindy Course. Our boys and girls took advantage of the conditions and competition and ran away with 26 season best times. It was a good team performance for the season. BOYS CROSS COUNTRY VARSITY TEAM SCORES: Sartell - St. Stephen 59, Hopkins 84, Perham 84, Bemidji 122, D.L. 183, 8th Alex 211 (top 5 of 25 teams) 169 Runners JV TEAM SCORES: Hopkins 21, Sartell-St. Stephen 61, Bemidji 121, Moorhead 134, St. Cloud Cathedral 167, 7th Alexandria 206, (Top 5 of 23) 362 runner We were not pleased to be behind Bemidji, Sartell and Detroit Lakes. The Varsity had some good races with Blake Johnston, Nolan Christenson, Nic Chromey and Ryan Maier continuing to improve their times by over 30 seconds for the season. Seventeen boys total had season bests. Our boys JV had five runners under 20:00. These JV boys were fun to watch as they are closing the gap on some of the runners on the team. Ben Bogart continues to work hard and push himself along with Jack Englund, Ryan Boris, Jason Moorman, Luis Otto, Noah Huss, Pat Lovrien, Parker Olson, Zach Serie and Wil Kopp all had better than a 39 second improvement. We had some great finishes from these runners. Pat Chromey earned his way onto Varsity with a time of 18:39. Varsity Individual finishes: Keaton Gruber 8, Jackson Wichtendahl 29, Kyle Vandertuin 47,Nolan Christenson 63, Nic Chromey 69, Blake Johnston 70, Ryan Maier 91 JV Individual finishes: Pat Chromey 25, Ben Bogart 33, Jack Englund 50, Ryan Borris 51, Derek Shulstad 70, Jason Moorman 103, Dane Galloway 115, Luis Otto 143, Wil Kopp 154, Noah Huss 183, Parker Olson 184, Pat Lovrien 218, Zach Serie 228, James Vance 330 Runners of Meet: Parker Olson, Noah Huss, Zach Serie, Ben Bogart, and Ryan Borris GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY VARSITY TEAM SCORES: Willmar 30, Monticello 129, Hopkins 132, Perham 134, Brainerd th Alexandria 283 (top 5 0f 24 teams) 160 runners JV TEAM SCORES: Willmar 19, Hopkins 81, Moorhead 93, Becker 141, Rocori 162, 11th Alexandria 329 (top 5 of 18 Teams) 202 runners The Alexandria girls teams showed improvement at Little Falls and were led by Aleah Miller and Bethany Miller. Aleah Miller ran a good time of 20:09. Aleah Miller, Amanda Bittman, Sarah Finley, and Keilani Kavanagh all improved their time by more than 43 sec. They looked great and ran with confidence running one of their best races. Kylie Larson and Ellen Dee competed very well and shaved off 70 seconds from their previous best times along with Keilani Kavanagh taking off 2:05.

4 Varsity Team finishes: Aleah Miller 19, Bethany Miller 25, Megan Shulstad 73, Kylie Larson 82, Calley Richardson 84, Camille Johnson 110, JeAnna Miller 158 JV Team finishes: Heavyn Bordak 18, Amanda Bitman 74, Ellen Dee 75, Sarah Finley 110, Kaeley Lindsay 114, Hannah Tesch 115, Keilani Kavanagh 174 Runners of the Meet: Ellen Dee, Keilani Kavanagh, Sarah Finley, Amanda Bitman and Kylie Larson NEXT MEET: Rocori Invite, Thursday, September 22nd Total team and individual results will be posted on Gopher State Events - Minnesota Race Timing, Chip Timing... Gopher State Events chip timing, rfid timing, and other race timing for road races, fat tire, multi, cross-country, snow shoe, a Minnesota... HOMECOMING PARADE Make plans to participate in the AAHS Homecoming Parade Parade Participation Forms may be downloaded here, picked up at the AAHS activities office, or found online at AAHS website Pull down Activities tab at top of page Select Homecoming Find Homecoming Parade Permission Form on left hand side Registration Deadline is noon on Monday, September 26, 2016 to the AAHS Activities Office Questions: contact Sheree Saxton shsaxton@alexandria.k12.mn.us or by phone at ext Elementary and Middle School Age Students Attending Cardinal Athletic Events: While we are excited to have elementary and middle school students attending high school athletic events, it is important that everyone understand the expectations to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for all attendees. All high school games are considered school activities and behavior expectations are established through district and school policy, as well as the Minnesota State High School League. Here are some expectations we want to remind students and parents of: Elementary Students Students must be accompanied by and supervised by an adult. Students should not be dropped off without an accompanying adult. Students must remain in appropriate spectator areas that are supervised by adults. This means seated in the grandstand or bleachers. Middle School Students Students must remain in appropriate spectator areas that are supervised by adults.

5 This means seated in the grandstand or bleachers. ANNUAL PASS NOW AVAILABLE Adult Cardinal fans have an opportunity to purchase an Annual pass that will admit them to all regular season home events and concerts during the school year for $ The Alexandria Cardinals Annual Pass may be purchased at the District Administrative Office (located at Woodland Elementary building) throughout the school year during regular business hours. If you have any questions, please contact the activities office at ext CARDINAL NATION Students in grades 9-12 will once again have an opportunity to purchase a Cardinal Nation T-shirt and a photo ID activity pass that will admit them to all regular season home events and concerts during the school year for $ This is a significant savings for students over the course of the school year in comparison to paying $4.00 per event for regular student admission fees. Students are asked to sign a Code of Conduct agreement regarding behavior expectations, with the understanding that misconduct during an event could result in the activity pass being revoked by AAHS administration. The Cardinal Nation activity passes and T-shirts will be available during open house at AAHS on August 31st, or they can be purchased any time throughout the school year. If you have any questions, please contact the activities office at ext SENIOR CITIZEN PASS It s Time to Become a Classic Cardinal Fan!! The Activities Department of District 206 values the senior citizens of Alexandria and appreciates the support they give to the students and coaches/advisors of the athletic teams and fine arts groups. To show our appreciation to these citizens, we will be making a Classic Cardinal Fan pass available to anyone 65 years old or older. This pass will sell for $20 and will permit the holder to attend 10 regular season contests of their choice. This is a $40 savings. These passes will be for sale at the ticket booths at any contest, or they may be purchased at the Activities Office at Alexandria Area High School. No individual tickets sold at contests will reflect a senior citizen price. In order to get this savings a Classic Cardinal Fan pass must to be purchased. LOOKING AHEAD Monday Sept 19 Time Versus Location Dismiss Leave Return Tennis: Girls Varsity 4:30pm Moorhead Moorhead HS 2:00pm 2:15pm Soccer: Girls JV 2 5:00pm Moorhead AAHS Soccer: Boys JV I 5:00pm Moorhead Moorhead HS 2:00pm 2:15pm Football: JV 5:00pm Apollo Apollo HS 2:30pm 2:45pm Soccer: Girls JV I 5:00pm Moorhead AAHS Soccer: Boys Varsity 7:00pm Moorhead Moorhead HS 2:00pm 2:15pm Soccer: Girls Varsity 7:00pm Moorhead AAHS Tuesday Sept 20 Time Versus Location Dismiss Leave Return Soccer: Boys JV I 5:00pm Willmar AAHS Soccer: Boys Varsity 7:00pm Willmar AAHS Soccer: Girls JV 2 5:00pm Willmar Willmar HS 2:15pm 2:30pm Soccer: Girls Varsity 5:00pm Willmar Hodapp Field 2:15pm 2:30pm Tennis: Girls Varsity 4:30pm Fergus Falls AAHS Volleyball: 9th 5:45pm Sartell AAHS Volleyball: JV 2 5:45pm Sartell AAHS Volleyball: JV I 5:45pm Sartell AAHS

6 Volleyball: Varsity 7:00pm Sartell AAHS Thursday Sep 22 Time Versus Location Dismiss Leave Return Cross Country: Varsity 4:15pm Rocori River Oaks Course 1:30pm 1:45pm Football: 9th 5:00pm Willmar Hodapp Field 2:30pm 2:45pm Football: JV 5:00pm Willmar AAHS Swimming: Girls Varsity 6:00pm Apollo DMS Tennis: Girls Varsity 4:30pm Sartell AAHS Volleyball: 9th 5:45pm Sauk Rapids-Rice AAHS Volleyball: JV 2 5:45pm Sauk Rapids-Rice AAHS Volleyball: JV I 5:45pm Sauk Rapids-Rice AAHS Volleyball: Varsity 7:00pm Sauk Rapids-Rice AAHS Friday Sept. 23 Time Versus Location Dismiss Leave Return Football: Varsity 7:00pm Willmar Hodapp Field 3:45pm Volleyball: Varsity 5:00pm Apple Valley Invite Apple Valley HS 1:00pm 1:15pm Saturday Sept 24 Time Versus Location Dismiss Leave Return Volleyball: Varsity 9:30am Apple Valley Invite Apple Valley HS 8:00pm