Category: Athletic Department News

Multiple Teams · Jan 29 Seven Seniors Sign National Letter of Intent

Eastview High School is pleased to announce that seven seniors will participate in a National Letter of Intent Signing Ceremony on Wednesday, February 1^st. The athletes listed below will all sign at 2:35 p.m. on Wednesday in the Media Center/Learning Commons at Eastview High School. Congrats to all of these outstanding student athletes and please join us if you can!

Football

Mike Delich (University of Minnesota-Twin Cities)

Ben Sammon (Bemidji State University)

Girls Soccer

Molly Beckman (St. Cloud State University)

Haley Ford (University of Minnesota-Duluth)

Emma Mortensen (Bemidji State University)

Sally Nelson (St. Cloud State University)

Claudia Pueschner (Augustana University)

These seven will join thirteen of their peers who signed this fall bringing the total to 20 students in the class of 2017 who have signed a National Letter of Intent so far this school year.

News · Jan 2 ExCEL Award Winners Selected for 2016-17

After a great deal of deliberation the selection committee made up of teachers, counselors, coaches and advisors has selected the following winners to represent Eastview High School in the region and state level competition.

Congratulations to Eastview juniors Sarah Most and Ross Abram for being named Eastview High School’s nominees for the 2016-17 MSHSL Excel Award. ExCEL – Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership – is a unique recognition program designed exclusively for Minnesota high school juniors who are active in school activities, who show leadership qualities, and who are model citizens. An independent panel of judges from schools throughout Minnesota will select the state ExCEL Award recipients in January. State ExCEL winners will be recognized on KSTC-TV (Channel 45) during the winter state tournaments. Congrats Sarah and Ross you will represent us all very well.

News · Jan 2 AAA Award Winners Selected for 2016-17

Congratulations to Eastview seniors Haley Challgren and Sean Mather for being named Eastview High School’s nominees for the AAA Award in 2016-17. Established in 1988, the Academics, Arts, and Athletics Award (Triple “A” Award) is sponsored by the Minnesota State High School League. The award is to recognize and honor high school seniors who have excelled in the classroom, on the athletic field, and in the fine arts. To be eligible for the Academics, Arts, and Athletics Award at Eastview High School a student must be a high school senior, have a strong academic background, have participated in League-sponsored athletics and fine arts activities and comply with the MSHSL’s Student Code of Conduct and be nominated by a staff member. Triple “A” Award recipients are selected by a multi-level process involving the League’s member schools and administrative regions. League officials will announce the four state award recipients (a girl and a boy from both a Class “A” and Class “AA” school) at an on-court recognition ceremony in March 2017. Each state award recipient will receive a four-year $1,000 scholarship.

Multiple Teams · Nov 7 Thirteen Seniors Sign NLI

Eastview High School is pleased to announce that thirteen seniors will participate in a National Letter of Intent Signing Ceremony on Wednesday, November 9th. The athletes listed below will all sign at 2:35 p.m. on Wednesday in the Media Center/Learning Commons at Eastview High School. Congrats to all of these outstanding student athletes and please join us if you can!!

Baseball

Danny Kapala-Minnesota

Alex Lindstrom-Kirkwood Community College

Patrick Pridgen-North Iowa Community College

Boys Basketball

Jameson Bryan-Augustana

Girls Basketball

Miranda Crenshaw-Southern Connecticut State

Ali Pickrain- Winona State

Rachel Ranke- Kansas State

Kierra Walker-Jamestown

Girls Hockey

Natalie Snodgrass-Connecticut

Boys Lacrosse

Jack Beran-Colorado Mesa

Noah Lindner-Limestone

Reese Orman-Wingate

Boys Swim and Dive

Sam Pekarek-Yale

Multiple Teams · Jul 8 Athletic Registration for ALL Sports Opens July 13th!

ACTIVITIES REGISTRATION INFORMATION

*1. If you are ready to register,* select the SchoolView* icon below.* 2. If you need more information, please review the instructions below.
	SchoolView is the method to access FeePay. Most District 196 families already have a SchoolView account as it is the one used to check grades at all District Middle Schools along with other information. This is DIFFERENT from the Campus Parent Portal Login used to check grades at EVHS. Parents that do not have a SchoolView account can start one by contacting the EVHS Main Office at 952-431-8901 to get their family access code. If you have forgotten your login credentials or need help setting up a FeePay account support for FeePay is available online at www.District196.org/FeePay

Athletic Registration is open for ALL SPORTS in ALL SEASONS (New this year you can register for all sports at the same time!) starting Wednesday, July 13th by clicking here: Online Athletic Registration. All registrations will be completed using an online process called SchoolView/FeePayTM. There are no transaction fees assessed to the user when using FeePay for online payment. If your physical is more than three years old, you will not be allowed to register or participate. Physical expiration dates are posted on School View on the bottom of the student’s Health page. Physical Clearance to Participate forms are available by clicking here: 2016-17 PhysicalExam Please be sure this form is filled out by your medical provider as other medical charts etc. are NOT valid for sports participation physicals. Completed Physical forms need to be turned in to the Eastview Athletic Office in person, faxed to 952-431-8911 or scanned and emailed to joan.beckmann@district196.org. If you need a new physical here are several local options: #1 Go to your family physician, #2 Get a FREE sports physical on certain dates and times at Twin Cities Orthopedics TCO Free Sports Physical Flyer. #3 Visit Apple Valley Medical Center for $25 on July 12th Family Fun Night. #4 Visit CVS Walk-in Clinic Fall Sports First day of tryouts/practice. Boys and Girls Cross Country, Football, Boys and Girls Soccer, Girls Swim and Dive, Girls Tennis, Girls Volleyball-August 15 CI and PI Adapted Soccer-August 29 Comp Cheer and Performance Dance Team should register prior to August 15th Winter Sports registration is also available starting July 13th! First day of tryouts/practice: Dance Team-October 24 Girls Hockey-October 31 Alpine Ski, Girls Basketball, Gymnastics, Boys Hockey and Nordic Ski-November 14 CI and PI Adapted Floor Hockey, Boys Basketball and Wrestling-November 21 Boys Swim and Dive-November 28 Spring Sports registration is also available starting July 13th! First day of tryouts/practice: CI and PI Adapted Softball-March 6 Softball and Boys and Girls Track and Field-March 13 Baseball and Boys and Girls Golf-March 20 Boys Tennis-March 27 Boys and Girls Lacrosse-April 3 After successful online registration you will receive a receipt for your records. Your coach will also receive an automatic electronic communication that you are registered after successful completion of the process. If you run into any issues with the online registration, you can visit www.District196.org/FeePay to get support help or to send an email support request. Your email is sent directly to the TIES Support staff and you can expect a response within 24 hours. You can also call or stop by the EVHS Main Office between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Monday-Friday for assistance. For more information including coach contact infornation visit EastviewAthletics.com or call the Athletic Office at 952-431-8904.

News · Mar 7 Post-Season Updates 3.7.16

Here is the latest updates on yet another great week of post-season success for our Eastview teams!:

Swimming and Diving, Boys’: Congratulations to Ben Montgomery, Sam Pekarek, Drew Reinhardt, Christian Lutton, and Nick Kilen for representing Eastview at the 2016 Boys AA Swim & Dive Championships this past weekend. The state meet was held at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center. Eastview’s 200 medley relay team of Ben Montgomery, Sam Pekarek, Drew Reinhardt, and Christian Lutton set a new school record and placed ninth overall winning the consolation heat on Saturday night. Sam Pekarek placed second in the 200 IM, had an All-American time and set a new school record. He also placed second in the 100 breaststroke, achieved an All-American time in that event as well, and set another new school record. Nick Kilen came in 5th overall in the state diving championships. The team scored the 12^th most points of all the teams participating in the state meet. Congratulations to the entire swim team on an excellent season!

Adapted Floor Hockey: The PI Team finished as the South Division Champs and received the #1 Seed in the State Tournament on Friday. They will play #4 from the North Mounds View/Irondale/Roseville at 6:30 p.m. in Gym A at Bloomington Jefferson on Friday night. The CI team qualified with an exciting Section Championship overtime win over Maple Grove. Eastview’s Josh Dorsch scored the game winner in OT! They will play #1 from the South Owatonna at 8:00 p.m. in Gym A at Bloomington Jefferson on Friday night. The semis and finals in both divisions take place on Saturday at Jefferson.

Girls’ Basketball: The #1 seeded girls’ basketball team opened up play in Section 3AAAA with a 70-28 win over #8 Seed Henry Sibley. In the section semifinals held on Saturday, March 5^th at Hamline the Lightning defeated #5 seed Apple Valley 51-44. They now face #3 seed Rosemount in the section finals on Thursday, March 10^th at 7:00 p.m. at Hutton Arena on the campus of Hamline University. The winner of this game will advance to the girls’ basketball state tournament which is set to begin March 15^th with games through March 19^th at Target Center and Williams Arena. Depending on game times students may end up being excused from school with a permission slip.

Thanks to everyone for their continued support of all of these outstanding co-curricular programs!

Girls Junior Varsity Golf, Girls Varsity Golf · Mar 1 Tamara Colucci Named Head Girls Golf Coach

For immediate release

EASTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL NAMES NEW HEAD GIRLS’ GOLF COACH

APPLE VALLEY, MN- Eastview High School Assistant Principal for Curriculum and Athletics Matt Percival has announced the hiring of Tamara Colluci as Head Girls Golf Coach for the 2015-16 season. Colluci will replace Bob Boldus who has accepted the position of head boys golf position at Rosemount High School.

Coach Colucci is an 8th Grade Communications teacher in District 196 at Rosemount Middle School and most recently served as the Varsity Assistant Golf Coach at Eastview the past eight seasons. While coaching at Eastview, the team has won sections twice, and several golfers have gone to the state tournament and placed in the top five and the top 20.

Before her time at Eastview, Colucci was the assistant coach at Apple Valley High School, Watertown High School, and was the assistant women’s coach at Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM). She has coached at several golf camps and has helped teach new golfers how to play as well as fine tune experienced players’ swings.

Previous to coaching, Colucci was a four-year Varsity player at MSUM. She was an all-conference and all-academic honoree in her time as a Dragon as well. Colucci led the team during her last three years as a Dragon and placed in the top ten many times.

Colucci graduated from MSUM with a degree in Elementary Education, earned her Master’s Degree from St. Mary’s University in Education, and is currently completing a licensure in School Counseling from Adler Graduate School. This is Colucci’s 15th year in the district, 20th year teaching. She has taught a variety of things including 1st- 4th grade, 6th grade, Spanish, and taught for five years in a Gifted and Talented program.

Colucci is a native of Watertown, SD and is a graduate of Watertown High School where she played on the varsity golf team since 7th grade. She went to the state tournament five out of her six years and placed in the top ten in the state.

Colucci currently resides in Rosemount with her family and enjoys traveling, playing golf, and spending time with her three boys.

“I am honored and privileged to have an opportunity to coach in the Eastview Community! Throughout my years coaching at Eastview, I have had the pleasure and honor of working with talented and dedicated golfers, very positive and involved parents, knowledgeable and talented coaches, along with a very supportive athletic director. I look forward to being a part of great things in the girls’ golf program at Eastview.”

“I coach because I love golf and I love working with the girls! The relationships I form with them on and off the course is incredibly rewarding as I help them grow as golfers and well rounded female athletes. Through hard work, being positive, and teamwork, we will carry on the Lightning tradition of success.”

News · Feb 28 Post-Season Updates 2.28.16

Here is the latest updates on yet another great week of post-season success for our Eastview teams!:

Wrestling: Congratulations to the Varsity Wrestling team as they had five athletes compete in the State Individual Tournament last Friday and Saturday at Xcel Energy Center. Alex Lindstrom placed 5^th and Mike Delich 4^th in the state to earn their way onto the awards stand! Collin Dolejs, Dane McDevitt and Tim Duffy also qualified, but did not place at the tournament.

Swimming and Diving, Boys’: Boys’ Swimming and Diving will competed in the Section 3AA Tournament on February 24^th, 25^th and 26^th at Bluewater Aquatic Center in Apple and took home Section Runner-up honors as a team. This was the result of some great individual and relay efforts. The team will be represented next week at the State Meet by Section Champions Sam Pekarek in the 200 Individual Medley and 100 Breaststroke and Nick Kilen in Diving along with the Section Runner-up 200 Medley Relay (Drew Reinhardt, Soren Gloege, Christian Lutton and Ben Montgomery plus alternates). These individuals will compete at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center on March 3^rd-5^th.

Boys’ Basketball: The boys’ basketball season came to an end with a 70-67 loss to Burnsville. The team finished with a record of 13-14.

Adapted Floor Hockey: The CI and PI state tournament is set to begin March 11^th with games through March 12^th at Jefferson High School.

Girls’ Basketball: The girls’ basketball team is the #1 Seed in Section 3AAAA and begins sections March 2^nd at 7 pm at home vs. #8 Seed Henry Sibley. Section semifinals are held on March 5^th at 6:00 p.m. and section finals on March 11^th at 7:00 p.m. are both played at Hutton Arena- Hamline University. The Girls’ basketball state tournament is set to begin March 15^th with games through March 19^th at Target Center and Williams Arena. Depending on game times students may end up being excused from school with a permission slip.

Thanks to everyone for their continued support of all of these outstanding co-curricular programs!

News · Feb 21 Post Season Updates for 2.21.16

Here is the latest updates on another incredible week of post-season success for our Eastview teams!:

Gymnastics: The gymnastics team was represented at the State Meet on Saturday night by Bailey Davidson who competed on the balance beam. She placed 13^th in the State with a score of 9.15. Congrats to Bailey on a great season!

Boys’ Hockey: The Boys Hockey Team received the #5 seed in the Section 3AA Tournament and played at #4 seed Jefferson in the Quarterfinals on Thursday night February 18^th where they fell by a score of 5-0. The loss ended their season, but the team was able to have a one final great memory together today as they along with the EV Girls Hockey Team were invited to attend the Wild Outdoor Game at TCF and then were able to skate on the rink after the game was over! See @EVHSathletics on Twitter for several photos from this fun event!

Girls’ Hockey: After a thrilling 1-0 loss on Thursday to #2 Edina in front of a State Tournament record breaking crowd made up almost entirely of a sea of Lightning Blue, the team rebounded to defeat Forest Lake 5-3 in the Consolation Semifinals on Friday and Lakeville South 2-1 on Saturday. The win over the SSC Champs from Lakeville South avenged an earlier loss and tie and gave the Eastview Girls Hockey program its highest ever finish in a State Tournament. The two wins also gave the Lightning the Consolation Championship and the most wins in school history as they ended the season 20-7-4. Congrats also to Natalie Snodgrass who was named to the Wells Fargo All State Tournament Team for the second straight year to go along with her All State, All Metro and Pioneer Press Player of the Year Honors. See here for that story: http://www.twincities.com/2016/02/16/pioneer-press-east-metro-girls-hockey-player-of-year-eastview-junior-natalie-snodgrass/

Wrestling: Congratulations to the Varsity Wrestling team for having all 14 wrestlers earning section place winner honors this past weekend in the Section 2AAA Individual Wrestling section, the undisputed best section in the state. The team had 2 Section Champions and 5 State Qualifiers. Mike Delich and Tim Duffy were Section Champions. Alex Lindstrom, Collin Dolejs, and Dane McDevitt also qualified for State by placing 2nd. Placing 3rd was Brendan Formaneck and Danny Arehart. Placing 4th was Logan Estep, Gage Greenlee, Mehdi Moukrim, and Knowledge Gutierrez. Placing 5th was Alex Burdi and Carte Epperson. Placing 6th was Trever Sharp. The State Individual Tournament will be held this coming Friday and Saturday at Xcel Energy Center Because it is an individual tournament anyone wishing to attend and support should use the regular excused absence process. The first round for AAA is scheduled for approximately11:00 a.m. on Friday. Here are the brackets: http://www.mshsl.org/mshsl/sports/16_WR_AAA_Ind.pdf

Swimming and Diving, Boys’: Boys’ Swimming and Diving will compete in the Section 3AA Tournament on February 24^th, 25^th and 26^th at Bluewater Aquatic Center in Apple Valley on Wednesday and Friday for swimming and on Thursday at Dakota Hills Middle School for Diving. The individuals who advance to the State Tournament will compete at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center on March 3^rd-5^th.

Boys’ Basketball: The boys’ basketball team begins sections as the #2 seed in Section 3AAAA on Wednesday, February 24^th. Semifinals are to be held February 27^th and section finals on March 4^th both at Farmington High School. The Boys’ State Basketball tournament is held March 9^th-12^th at Target Center. Depending on game times students may end up being excused from school with a permission slip. Here is a link to their bracket: http://www.mshsl.org/mshsl/showallXMLbrackets.asp?actid=402&bracket=6381

Adapted Floor Hockey: The CI and PI state tournament is set to begin March 11^th with games through March 12^th at Jefferson High School.

Girls’ Basketball: The girls’ basketball team begins sections March 2^nd at 7 pm at home. Section semifinals are held on March 5^th and section finals on March 11^th are both played at Hutton Arena- Hamline University. The Girls’ basketball state tournament is set to begin March 15^th with games through March 19^th at Target Center and Williams Arena. Depending on game times students may end up being excused from school with a permission slip.

Thanks to everyone for their continued support of all of these outstanding co-curricular programs!

Girls Junior Varsity Hockey, Girls Varsity Hockey · Feb 14 State Girls Hockey Info

Eastview Girls Hockey State Tournament Information Link
http://www.district196.org/evhs/girlshockeytostate2016.pdf

Permission Slip/Fan Bus Link (register and pay on Fee Pay)

https://www.tiescloud.net/schoolview/sv_login_secure.asp

Permission Slip Only Link (only needed if not riding a Fan Bus)

http://www.district196.org/evhs/girlshockeypermissionslip2016.pdf

Eastview Girls Hockey to State: Thursday, February 18th at Xcel Center – Details Below

Congrats to the Varsity Girls Hockey team who with their 4-3 OT win over Eagan last Wednesday night have advanced to the Class AA State Quarterfinals for the 2^nd time in school history! They will play the #2 seed Edina on Thursday, February 18^th at Xcel Center at 11:00 a.m. As a result of the game time there will be an early release/exempt absence process. Please see below for the details as well as the attached permission slip to return before Thursday!

Here is the plan for students attending the tournament as spectators:

TICKETS: Advance Sale tickets will be available for purchase before and after school and during lunch on Tuesday, Wednesday and before school on Thursday. Tickets are general admission and will also be available at Xcel Center, but purchasing them in advance will save you some potential long lines. Anyone riding a fan bus is encouraged to buy their game ticket in advance as the ticket windows can’t handle that much demand at one time. Cost of tickets for all state tournament games is $17 for adults and $11 for students.

PERMISSION TO ATTEND FORM/FAN BUS SIGN-UP: We will offer fan buses that will depart EVHS at 9:20 a.m. Thursday and return after the game (approximately 1:30 p.m.) The cost of the fan bus is $5 per person. Due to this entire event taking place during the school day, limited and expensive parking during a work day in downtown St. Paul, safety of driving, and the long walk from the Light Rail Transit option, riding a fan bus is strongly encouraged for all students planning on attending. Students interested in riding a fan bus must sign-up using the online Fee Pay system at https://www.tiescloud.net/schoolview/sv_login_secure.asp?Signing up online for the Fan Bus will also serve as your permission to attend form and NO OTHER PERMISSION SLIP IS NEEDED! Simply sign your child up online and they will be exempt for periods 3-6 on Thursday to attend the game. The deadline for fan bus sign-up is 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 17^th to guarantee a seat. This timeline is needed to order buses, arrange chaperones and purchase bus parking permits. Everyone who signs up by the deadline will have a seat on bus. We will likely have a very limited number of remaining fan bus seats available Thursday before school, but anyone waiting until then to sign-up is not guaranteed a spot on a bus AND would also still need a permission slip. We can’t possibly order additional buses Thursday with such a short turnaround time until departure. Everyone who rides the bus to the game is also required to ride it home.

PERMISSION SLIP TO ATTEND for those NOT riding a fan bus: This process is ONLY needed for student’s planning to attend the game, but NOT riding a Fan Bus. Riding a Fan Bus is STRONGLY encouraged. A copy of the required permission slip for these students is attached to this info and also available at the Attendance Office. Students need to turn in their signed, hard copy permission slip to the Attendance Office or Designated Tables in the Commons on Wednesday before school, during lunch, after school or as a last resort Thursday morning prior to 7:30 a.m. With a signed permission slip students will be dismissed AFTER Second Hour on Thursday at 9:15 a.m. and will be returning approximately 1:30 p.m. Students will miss hours 3-6 and will return to class right after the game. Expected, but not guaranteed, return time is 1:30. As a result of the time, students attending the game will need to eat lunch on the bus or at Xcel Center. In addition, for students not riding a fan bus the absence will be considered EXEMPT and not count towards the maximum absence policy only if they return their ticket stub and permit to leave form to the Attendance Office prior to 7:30 a.m. Friday. If the permission form is returned to the Attendance Office following the tournament, it will NOT be accepted. NO PHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED AS PERMISSION FROM PARENTS FOR AN EXEMPT ABSENCE. Students are responsible for all missed classwork.

SEMIS AND FINALS: With a win Thursday the team will earn a trip to the State Semifinals at Xcel Center on Friday, February 19^th at approximately 6:00 p.m. vs. the winner of #3 Eden Prairie and Forest Lake. The Consolation Semis will be played at Ridder Arena at the University of Minnesota at 10:00 a.m. between the losers of the same two games. If Eastview happens to play in this game there will not be an exempt absence process or fan bus offering. Students wishing to attend may do so with the regular excused absence process.

The State Championship will be played Saturday evening at approximately 7:00 p.m. at Xcel Center, the 3rd place game is at 12:00 p.m. at Xcel Center and the Consolation Championship is at 12:00 noon at Ridder Arena. WEBCAST AND TV COVERAGE: If you are unable to attend, but would like to tune in here are those details: The Quarterfinals on Thursday will be available free on audio only webcast on www.mnsportsnetwork.com or on video webcast for a fee of $6.97 on www.prep45.com. The Championship Semifinals and Finals will also be on Channel 45 TV.