Tiger Scoreboard: October 16, 2013

Girls Soccer
Section 1AA Championship at Lakeville North
Lakeville North 2 Farmington 0

Boys Soccer
Section 1AA Championship at Owatonna
Owatonna 2 Farmington 0

Boys Cross Country
Missota Conference Championships at New Prague
Shakopee 56, Red Wing 64, Chanhassen 73, Chaska 76, Farmington 125, Northfield 168, New Prague 176, Holy Angels 233
Justin Hyytinen conference champion; Alex Hart 12th place

Girls Cross Country
Missota Conference Championships at New Prague
Chanhassen 46, Chaska 77, Shakopee 88, Red Wing 91, Farmington 124, Northfield 125, New Prague 157, Holy Angels 175
Maricia Pacheco 11th place; Lauren Peterson 14th

Volleyball
Shakopee 3 Farmington 2
25-23, 24-26, 18-25, 25-22, 12-15

Alumni: Kampf wins Moose Mountain Marathon

Ben Kampf (left) displays his Moose Marathon trophy

2005 FHS Oscar Lubke Award winner Ben Kampf, a standout track and cross country runner for the Tigers and later the University of Minnesota, won the 2013 Moose Marathon in Lutsen, Minnesota last month. Kampf, now a sales representative for Adidas, came in first in a field limited to 200 by the rough terrain and rugged course conditions on the Superior Hiking Trail. His finishing time of 3:38 was 40 minutes faster than the second place runner.

Christopher Rupp (left) traveled from France to run the Twin Cities Marathon

Another former Lubke Award winner, Christopher Rupp of the FHS class of 1991, may have been one of the longest-traveling runners to complete the Twin Cities Marathon on October 6. Rupp, who lives in Lyon, France, completed the TCM in just under four hours.

2009 Tiger grad Josh Zitzmann continues to have a stellar sophomore season for the Rochester Community and Technical College football team. Through seven games the former Tiger has 25 catches for 465 yards and eight touchdowns for the Yellowjackets who are ranked 10th in the National Junior College Athletic Association poll....Athen Ashton of the Tiger class of 2013 is the second leading rusher for 17th-ranked Central Lakes Community College in Brainerd with 185 yards on 63 carries and a pair of touchdowns.

Bubba Friedlund

Bubba Friedlund (2010) continues to be a force along the offensive line for Bethel University which is unbeaten (5-0) and ranked fifth in the most recent NCAA Division III national  poll...CJ Record, the last 1000-yard rusher for the Tigers (2011), has six tackles and played in every game for Southwest State University this fall.

Naomi Wood

2013 Tiger grad, Naomi Wood, has played in all 14 games for the Buena Vista College (Iowa) women's soccer team this fall and with four goals ranks as the the team's second-leading scorer.

Kelli Harstad (2012) has a goal and seen action in all 12 games for St. Mary's University(Winona)...Sydney Eckert has played in 12 of 13 contests for Vitebro College (Wisconsin) and Ashley Kimmel has gotten into 10 of 12 games for St. Olaf College.

Brandon Scott (2012) has recorded two goals and two assists for the College of St. Scholastica men's team this fall while high school classmate Chad Stivers owns an 0-1 record and a 2.69 goals against average in four appearances in goal for Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin...Sam Leske has a goal and an assist for Gustavus Adolphus College.

Ex-Tiger Tyler Magalis, the Minnesota Class AA state one-meter diving champion in 2011, finished runner-up on the one-meter board and fifth in the three-meter diving competition for St. Cloud State University in a triangular meet with South Dakota State and North Dakota last weekend in Grand Forks.

Soccer: Ferm, Wolt to receive all-state honors

Isabelle Ferm (photo by J. Lindquist)

Jared Wolt (photo by J. Lindquist)

The Tiger boys and girls' seasons are s both very much still alive with both squads playing in Section 1AA championship games Tuesday night.

But both welcomed some non-playoff-related good news on Monday.

One player from each team, Isabelle Ferm for the girls and Jared Wolt for the boys, received notice they have been invited to the Minnesota State High School Coaches Association state banquet scheduled for October 20 in St. Paul.

At the banquet held in conjunction with the Class A and Class AA state tournaments the invitees will receive either all-state or all-state honorable mention distinction.

Ferm, a first-team all-stater last season, had led a Tiger defense that has given up only 14 goals in 18 games this season.

Wolt, who received all-Missota Conference honorable mention recognition as a junior, leads the Tigers in scoring his senior season with 14 goals, including the game-winner in Saturday's 1-0 section semifinal win over Lakeville North.

Winter Sports Registration Night October 21

NEWS RELEASE
WINTER REGISTRATION NIGHT

The Farmington Athletics Department will hold the 2013-14 Winter Athletics Registration Night on Monday, October 21, at Farmington High School.

All Farmington School District parents/guardians and their sons and/or daughters, grades 6-12, who are interested in participating in a winter athletics are encouraged to attend.

The Registration Night will begin at 7:00 pm with a presentation on general information such as the registration process, eligibility, scheduling and transportation. Following at 7:20 p.m will be sport-specific meetings with the winter sports coaches. All parents/guardians are encouraged to attend the coaches' meetings.

Note: The cheerleading information session will be held on Monday, October 28.
It is recommended that the 2013-2014 Farmington Athletics Registration Packet be completed prior to attending this event. The registration packet may be picked up at any of the following locations: Farmington High School, Boeckman Middle School, and Dodge Middle School or online at the Farmington Athletics website: www.farmington.k12.mn.us/athletics

Parents/guardians will be able to turn-in their registration packet and meet with coaches to receive information on the upcoming athletics season. Those having completed the fall sport registration packet need only pay the registration fee, complete a new emergency information form and make sure an updated physical form is on file.

A reminder that all students interested in participating in the athletics program must complete the registration packet and have a current Sports Qualifying Physical Examination (within three calendar years) on file before any participation is allowed.

HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS (GRADES 9-12)/SPORT LEVELS OFFICIAL/START DATE/FEE
Boys’ Basketball Varsity/JV/B-squad Monday, November 11 $180.00
Girls’ Basketball Varsity/JV/B-Squad/9th grade Monday, November 18 $180.00
Dance Team Varsity/JV Monday, October 21 $180.00
Gymnastics Varsity/JV Monday, November 11 $180.00
Boys Hockey Varsity/JV Monday, November 11 $180.00
Girls Hockey Varsity/JV Monday, October 28 $180.00
Boys Swimming and Diving Varsity/JV Monday, November 25 $180.00
Wrestling Varsity/JV Monday, November 18 $180.00
Cheerleading (Grades 10-12) Varsity TBA $180.00
Adapted Floor Hockey Varsity (CI/PI) TBA $75.00

The varsity and junior varsity dance teams have been selected through a tryout process that took place last spring. If you have questions/concerns about the dance team, please contact the athletic director.

All students in grades seven through 12 are eligible to participate in the following high school programs: Dance Team, Gymnastics, Boys Hockey, Girls Hockey, Boys Swimming and Diving and Adapted Floor Hockey.

The following programs, based on roster limitations and participation numbers, may have a try out/cut process: Dance Team, Gymnastics, Boys Hockey and Girls Hockey.

If you are registering to participate in any of the above programs, please make sure you are completely registered by the official start date to fully participate in any necessary tryout process.

MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAMS (GRADES 6-8)
Wrestling 6th/7th/8th Monday, November 19 $140.00

Please note that for winter sports, sixth grade participation is limited to wrestling.

CONTACTS: Farmington Athletic Office
Farmington High School
612-252-2514 (office)

Bill Tschida

Athletics Director
Farmington School District
651-252-2515 (office)
btschida@farmington.k12.mn.us

Girls Soccer: Knocking on State's door

Kelly Kornmann scored the game-winner (photo by Jim Lindquist)

For the second straight season the Tigers are a game away from their first-ever a berth in the Class AA state girls' soccer tournament.

Kelly Kornmann's goal 15 minutes into the opening half gave third-seeded Farmington a hard-fought 1-0 win at second-seeded Lakeville South Saturday afternoon in the Section 1AA semifinals.

The victory vaulted coach Tracie Randall's team into a Tuesday night road match-up with top-seeded Lakeville North. The two teams met last fall in the section championship tilt won bu North 2-0.

Coach Randall said it took a few minutes to find its game in the win over South.

"The first few minutes were a little shaky," she said. "I think it was nerves. After we settled down a bit, we looked better."

All-state defender Isabelle Ferm set up the game's only goal, putting the ball on the foot of Kornmann who dribbled the ball all the way to the net, beating the Cougar keeper to her left.

The Tigers had a couple of other quality scoring opportunities but another goal wasn't needed as the always-stingy Farmington defense and keeper Ashley Becker kept the South offense muted.

Kayla Kucala "tough as nails..." (photo by Jim Lindquist)

"Kayla Kucala was tough as nails in the back," Randall said, "and Izzie Ferm showed us once again why she is an all-stater. Kali Allard and Sara Zak put a wall in the middle of the field and wouldn't let anything by them."

All that was good news for keeper Becker who needed only five saves in posting the shutout, most of them coming off Cougar corner kick opportunities.

Randall said her team is excited about returning to the section title game.

"We want the section championship and we definitely want to get to state," she said. "This has been our focus since Holy Angels and we are working each day to get the girls ready mentally and physically." 

North (12-2-3) enters the title game ranked ninth in the final regular season Class AA state poll. The Tigers head into the contest with a record of  10-4-4.

"We're tougher now, more so than we have been the whole season," Randall said. "The girls are finally playing the way I want them to and their progress is remarkable. We're winning games and our confidence is up."