Follow the link to check out the great article on Shattuck St. Mary’s, U16DA center midfielder, Luke Stauffer and his participation with the United States National Futsal Team. http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Development-Academy/2012/05/Lucas-Stauffer-Making-Impression-for-US-Futsal-Team.aspx

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U.S. Soccer’s article on Luke Stauffer

Captivating. Thought-provoking. Mind-altering. Jeff Lieberman, a physicist, robotist, former Discovery
Channel “Time Warp” host, and self-described MIT drop-out (Note: He has four degrees from MIT but
failed to complete a PhD) spent Friday, May 4 in a variety of settings talking to students and faculty about such
topics as illusion, creativity and meditation. He extended his time on campus and informally spoke to
dozens of students in the StuLo. His hour-long presentation to the Upper School featured many of his
projects that are based on technology and human perception.

After finishing the fall 2011 MRL season in second place, the U18 SSM girls set a goal to win the spring 2012 MRL season.  As a team this meant to finish undefeated and untied.  So over the course of four weekends playing 9 games the U18 girls accomplished their goal of finishing the MRL season 9-0-0 and Champions. The first weekend (March 24-25) was a long bus ride to Lexington, KY to play three games in less than 24 hours.  Game 1 SSM 4:1 Lexington with 4 goals from Darian Powell.  Game 2 SSM 4:0 Indiana Fever with goals from Darian Powell (2) and Karina Fredette (2).  The shutout was earned by Skyllar Hughes.  Game 3 SSM 2:0 Greater Toledo with goals from Darian Powell and Karina Fredette.  Stos Behle and Skyllar Hughes shared the shutout.  Game 4 was a rare single game weekend at home (March 31) with SSM defeating Pacesetters of Ohio 3:0.  Goals were scored by Amanda Goulet, Karina Fredette and Kaelyn Korte.  Stos Behle and Skyllar Hughes again shared the shutout. The second weekend of (April 13-14) was another rare weekend of home MRL games.  Game 5 on Friday the 13 th SSM defeated Dakota Rev 4-1.  After going down 0-1 in the 16 th minute of the game, the Sabres fought back scoring four unanswered goals – Powell on the stroke of half-time and Civanni Moss, Powell and Patterson finished in the second half.  In game 6 SSM then defeated Eagan Wave 3:0 with three second half goals from Fredette, Patterson and Powell. The final weekend (April 21-22) of the season was a trip to Hebron, IN.  On a cool breezy Saturday morning Game 7 was SSM 3:1 Ohio Elite.  All goals were scored in the first half by Darian Powell, Kennedy Ulrich and Ashley Boitz.  Game 8 which was the second game of the day SSM 6:0 Evansville SC saw another 4 goal performance this time from Kennedy Ulrich.  Moss and Powell rounded out the scoring.  Game 9 was a very early 7:30 am start on a cold and breezy morning.  SSM’s opponent St. Francis Fusion (IN) came into the game fresh not having played the day before.  St. Francis proved to be the strongest opponent during the spring campaign.  SSM went up 1:0 in the 22 nd minute on a Justy Linton header from a Civanni Moss corner kick.  The joy was short lived though as St. Francis equalized 3 minutes later from an indirect free kick from 12 yards out.  Karina Fredette scored the winning goal from a solo run in the 68 th minute.  For the last 20 minutes of the game SSM’s superior play and fitness proved too much as they created several additional chances to put the game out of reach. “It was great to finish the spring MRL season as undefeated champions” exclaimed Head Coach David Linenberger.  “The girls really rose to the occasion in this last game and showed we are a class above the rest.  Their attitude and play was outstanding this whole campaign!” “This is the momentum we need to carry us into our State Cup run” said an excited captain Dani Patterson.  “We’re going all the way this year!”

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U18 Girls 2012 Spring MRL Champs

After a strong weekend in the Development Academy, the U16DA team placed two players on the Team of the Week. Defender, Robby Sagel, and goal-keeper, Joseph Melong were honored for their outstanding play in their teams two home wins this past weekend. Both players played massive roles in earning the SSM U16DA team two shutouts on the weekend. Sagel and Melong had to come up big on different occasions as neither game saw an overabundance of goals, both ended 1-0 in favor of Shattuck. With the two wins the U16DA team improved to 9-2-1 on the season, and 5-0 in their division, where they sit in first place halfway through their Development Academy season. Click on the link to see the full Team of the Week… http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-soccer-articles/development-academy-rewind:-april-21-22_aid24196

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Sagel and Melong On Team of the Week

SSM Golfers made a charge on the final day of the Plantation’s Junior Golf Tour TPC Deere Run Tournament on Sunday.  Led by Phillip Baumberger’s 73 which was good enough to move him into a tie for 4th place in the 15-17 age group.  Nathan Zhao playing in the group directly behind Baumberger finished with a final round 74 to move him into a tie for 6th place.  Both golfers were in a tie for 10th place after their first round 77′s and knew they had an opportunity to make a move with good rounds.  The wind and colder temperatures on Sunday made the scoring conditions tougher but both played solid all day and avoided any major mistakes.  Coach Higdon is extremely proud of both golfers on their consistent play all weekend in the great field of players from the Midwest.  This is Baumberger’s low competitive round for the season and Zhao equalled is low round for the year.  Coach Higdon had the following to say,   “It was a fun day to sit on the side and watch the great play between both of our golfers.  I am happy for Phillip and he should be proud of his weekend.  He has worked extremely hard all year and has incorporated a lot of changes in his swing.  After spring break everything seems to be clicking for him and he is striking the ball the best I have seen.  His 73 was a great round today and both golfers can carry a lot of momentum into our final tournament of the season in two weeks at Whistling Straits.”

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SSM Make Move Final Day at TPC Deere Run

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Golfers sit inside top 10 at TPC Deere Run

This past weekend all of the Shattuck teams were in league play against tough competition and all came out feeling good about the results that they picked up. Both the girls U18 and the boys U16DA went 2-0 on the weekend, the boys U18DA went 1-1, and the boys U18YS went 1-1-1 in their MRL games . Girls U18 The girls U18 team went into the weekend with many players unavailable – everything from illness, college visits, and concussions slowed the squad on the weekend. The rest of the team had to pick up the slack, which allowed for other players to step up and produce for the team. Friday night the girls U18 team went down 0-1 to Dakota Rev in the 16 th minute from a corner.  They battled back and controlled the game, but didn’t equalize until just before half-time.  The coaching staff made several changes at half-time and the team came out playing very well.  Shattuck scored three unanswered goals to win 4-1. Goals from: (2) Powell, Moss, Patterson . Saturday, 4/14 with only about 17 hours to recover the Shattuck squad played a fresh Eagan team.  The teams went in at half-time 0-0. Again the coaching staff made a few substitutions at halftime, which seemed to pay off as the Shattuck girls came out in the second half to win 3-0. Goals from: Fredette, Patterson, Powell .   Boys U16DA 1-0 win vs. Sporting KC Steve Eneme scored in the 20 th minute off a cross from Corey Sauerwine. The U16 boys controlled much of the first half. The second half was a grind with the Sporting KC squad pressing to score the equalizing goal. The Shattuck boys fought hard and defended well to finish the game with the 1-0 win. 1-0 win vs. Colorado Rapids A repeat of the day before, Steve Eneme scored in the 24 th minute off a corner. Rapids played low pressure allowing the U16 team possession for most of the match. The play of the game came from Corey Cadeau’s goal line bicycle kick clearence that landed him tangled in the net and saving a goal for his team. The U16DA team sits in 1st place in their division with the St. Louis team’s coming to Faribault this coming weekend.   Boys U18DA 2-0 win vs. Sporting KC The 1 st goal came from a cross  by Pat Barnes which Mike Bajza scored in the 43 rd minute…Shattuck gained momentum from that goal going into halftime.  Eddosa Muhammad came on as a sub in the 63 rd minute and provided a spark off the bench for the U18DA team… Muhammad took a shot from a tough angle which ricocheted off a defender and Francisco Narbon  first timed a shot back on goal from the far place. Narbon’s goal gave Shattuck a 2-0 lead which is how the game ended. Christian Foust recorded the shutout on the day. 1-1 tie vs. Colorado Rapids The Rapids came into the game 7-0-3 and atop the league standings.  They were a tough opponent and the game was scoreless in the 1 st half.  The Rapids got on the board first with a goal in the 58 th minute.  Andrew Moullin was fouled from 25 yards out and John Lujano curled a cross into the area which Blake Jones  was able to get his header on goal to tie the game in the 75 th minute.  For the last 15 minutes Shattuck put the Rapids back line under a lot of pressure, but unfortunate  they Shattuck was unable to get the go ahead goal. The U18DA team will play the same schedule as the U16DA team this coming weekend. Boys U18YS 1-1 tie vs. Blast (MRL game) In an evening game in Indianapolis, Indiana the boys U18YS team played their first MRL game of the spring season. After going down 0-1 early in the first half, the team showed grit and determination as they fought back in the second half to tie the game on an Emil Gonsalvez goal. 4-3 win vs. CUP (MRL game) Without much rest the U18YS team came back the next morning to explode with four goals in the first half. With a formation change to deal with CUP’s pace and size, the Shattuck squad possessed the ball for long periods in the first half and attacked as a group. Nate Dauphin (2), Neal Usry, and Emil Gonsalvez got on the scorers sheet for the day and led Shattuck into the half up 4-2. The second half was a different story as the U18YS squad played in their defensive half for long stretches. A few big saves from Adam Prevost and a little help from the crossbar saw the Shattuck team finish the game with a 4-3 victory. 1-3 loss vs. Ajax (MRL game) After rainy conditions the previous night and wind gust up to 35mph, the field and weather conditions played a large role in the outcome of the game.  On the third game of the weekend, many of the players were running on heavy legs after playing long minutes. Controlling a lot possession in the first half, Shattuck finally got on the board from another goal from Emil Gonsalvez late in the first half. Coming out of halftime up 1-0 and playing against the wind, the U18YS team struggled to defend Ajax coming at them with pace. With a steady dose of crosses and long balls, Ajax found the back of the next on three different occasions to win the game 1-3. Next up for the U18YS team is their trip to Rockford, IL to take on three other MRL opponents in two weekends.

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Weekend Review: April 13th-15th