NEW STMA VOLLEYBALL WEBSITE!

The High School/fall volleyball program will be using a separate website starting this month.  All high school information will be on the new website below.  The site is under construction, but as we head through the spring there will be more and more information on it.  Please get in the habit of checking this site as we move forward.  This will be the main communication source starting in June, and the STMA VB blog will close down.

Dehnel

http://www.ihigh.com/stmavb/index.html

Spring Strength Training Added!

Those of you who are intending on doing the summer lifting, or those of you who are coming off of winter lifting, or those of you looking to gain an edge on your peers or the competition...there is going to be a spring lifting session after school on Monday/Wednesday/Friday.  Lifting weights is a great way to improve fitness and performance, as well as becoming more injury proof.

The meeting for spring lifting will be in Mr Essler's room right after school this Wednesday, March 19th.  BE THERE!

Congratulations STMA Girls BBallers!

Congratulations to the STMA girls basketball team on their 5th place finish at the Minnesota State Tournament this week!  Getting a chance to head downtown to play against the best is a great honor and a tribute to all the hard work the team put in this year!  Great job!

GO KNIGHTS!!!

Tentative STMA Volleyball Plan - TEAM CAMPS CHANGED

We are still in the process of finalizing the details, but the summer schedule is pretty much set.  There will be weekly instructional open gyms again this summer, as well as a few different camps. Registration for the weekly volleyball and STMA camps will be through community education this year, so look for the registration plan on the CE website and in the summer programming booklet.  (The grades below are the grade you will be going into next fall...if you're in 7th grade right now that means you look for the 8th grade registration information below).

Weekly Volleyball (starts June 18)
Grades 9-12, Mon-Thurs, 9:00-10:15 am at the high school
Grades 7-8 (and 6th graders who have played 2 years of YDT or one year of JO), Tues-Thurs, 7:30-8:45am at the high school
Grades K-2, Wednesdays, 10:30-11:30 at HS Activity Center
Grades 3-5, Wednesdays, 11:30-12:30 at HS Activity Center

Camps (at STMA)
University of North Dakota STMA camp, June 11-13, STMA HS Main Gym
10-12th graders and 9th graders with both school and JO experience, 1:00-4:00 pm
7-8th graders and 9th graders with school or no previous experience, 5:30-8:00 pm

Iowa State University STMA Camp, July 24-25, site TBD
10-12th graders and 9th graders with at least two years of VB experience
July 24: 1-4 and 5:30-8:00 pm
July 25: 8:30-11:30 am and 1-4 pm

STMA Skills Camp - Week of July 23rd, exact times and days to be determined
For girls going into grades 7-9, and 6th graders who have played YDT for 3 years or JO for one year


Team Camps (at college campus)
SMSU Team Camp,  July 15-19, Depart Sunday afternoon, return Thursday night

10-12 returning players in the running for JV/V, invite only

Augsburg Team Camp, July 27-28      ***This camp has not officially been decided on.

10-12 returning players in the running for B/JV/V, invite only

Volleyball Girls ROCK at M8 Weightlifting Competition

CONGRATULATIONS to Jody Olejar for winning the Female Class 1 competition at the Mississippi 8 Conference Weightlifting meet this past Monday.  Jody posted a weight total of 215 (120 powerclean, 95 on bench press) to finish first out of 16 competitors.  Missy Hackenmueller also competed well, placing 6th in the Female 1 group with a weight total of 195.  In the Female 2 class, Jenny Olejar finished 3rd (14 competitors) with a total weight of 235 (130 lbs on powerclean, 105 lbs on bench).  Each of these classes had girls grades 9-12 from schools around the Mississippi 8 Conference.  Way to go girls!!!!

Overall, STMA had one of their best team performances at the meet, with both boys and girls finishing in the top 5 of nearly every class.  I am excited to get back in the weight room this summer to get more girls going on improving their athleticism and performance on the court through some focused strength and agility training!

Congratulations once again, Jody, Jenny, and Missy!

1st Annual STMA Dig It tournament a big success!!!

Thanks to all who helped out with the JO tournament this past weekend.  As many of you know, the concessions stand was flying all day and the tournament itself ran great.  Many of the teams had solid showings and a special congratulations goes out to the 14-2 team for winning the 14's division!