Sunday, May 29, 2011
Lacrosse (B), Lacrosse (G)
2011 Mr. and Ms. Lacrosse Finalists
By Minnesota Swarm St. Paul, Minn.
 | Woodbury's Ben Alberts. Photo courtesy Helen Nelson, MN Lax Hub |
The Minnesota Minute Men
today announced the finalists for the second annual Mr. & Ms. Lacrosse
awards presented by the Minnesota Swarm. The winners will be revealed during an
awards banquet at 12 p.m. on Sunday, June 5 in the Grand Ballroom at Saint Paul
Rivercentre.
The Mr. & Ms. Lacrosse awards are given to two
outstanding senior high school lacrosse players in Minnesota and are selected by
a panel of Minnesota lacrosse community members. A total of 14 boys and girls
have been named finalists for the 2011 Mr. & Ms. Lacrosse
award.
Finalists for Mr. Lacrosse: Ben Alberts (Woodbury), Carson Cannon
(Stillwater), Chase Fisher (Minnetonka), Mitch Hugdahl (Eden Prairie), Steven
Kiesel (Breck), George Ordway (Blake), and Christian Rekow (Benilde-St.
Margarets).
Finalists for Ms. Lacrosse: Hilary Crowe (Blake), Hannah
Dickman (Stillwater), Hilary Duda (Minnetonka), Paige Jones (Edina), Abigail New
(Holy Family Catholic), Sheridan Reiners (Bloomington Kennedy), Sammi Reiter
(Stillwater).
The selection panel has also selected two boys and girls
goalkeepers to determine the Mr. & Ms. Goalie of the Year award. Finalists
for Mr. Goalie are Grant Dressen (Blake) and Nate Johnson (Maple Grove), and
finalists for Ms. Goalie are Caroline Griffith (Breck) and Brooke Jones
(Edina).
The 2011 Mr. & Ms. Lacrosse awards banquet presented by the
Minnesota Swarm in partnership with Dicks Sporting Goods is open to the entire
lacrosse community as well as the general public. Tickets can be purchased for
$30.00 online at minnesotaminutemen.com
Mr. Lacrosse Finalists (listed in
alphabetical order) #10 - Ben Alberts Midfield Woodbury - 72 points (35g,
37a) and 121 ground balls in 13 games. #21 - Carson Cannon Defense
Stillwater - 13 points (10g, 3a) and 42 ground balls in 12 games. #40 - Chase
Fisher Midfield Minnetonka - 45 points (31g, 14a) and 18 ground balls in 13
games. #10 - Mitch Hugdahl Midfield - Eden Prairie - 29 points (20g, 9a)
and 23 ground balls in 11 games. #15 - Steven Kiesel Midfield Breck - 59
points (47g, 12a) and 163 ground balls in 13 games. # 7 - George Ordway
Attack Blake - 74 points (39g, 35a) and 17 ground balls in 13 games. #18
- Christian Rekow Midfield Benilde-St. Margarets - 23 points (16g, 7a) and
15 ground balls in 13 games.
Mr. Goalie Finalists #22 - Grant Dressen
Goalie Blake - 8-1 record, 5.51 GAA and a .652 SV% in 11 games. # 1
- Nate Johnson Goalie - Maple Grove - 10-0 record, 4.35 GAA and a .633 SV% in
11 games.
Ms. Lacrosse Finalists (listed in alphabetical
order) # 7 - Hilary Crowe Attack - Blake - 63 points (40g, 23a) and
14 ground balls in 11 games. #20 - Hannah Dickman Attack - Stillwater - 86
points (62g, 24a) and 23 ground balls in 13 games. #19 - Hilary Duda
Attack- Minnetonka - 74 points (46g, 28a) and 34 ground balls in 13
games. #18 - Paige Jones Attack - Edina - 76 points (53g, 23a) and 18
ground balls in 12 games. # 9 - Abigail New Midfield - Holy Family
Catholic - 80 points (52g, 28a) in 13 games. #16 - Sheridan Reiners - Attack
- Bloomington Kennedy - 65 points (57g, 8a) and 29 ground balls in 13
games. # 3 - Sammi Reiter Midfield - Stillwater - 65 points (55g,
10a) and 28 ground balls in 12 games.
Ms. Goalie Finalists # 0 -
Caroline Griffith Goalie - Breck - 3-8 record, 10.91 GAA and a .688 SV% in 11
games. #13 - Brooke Jones Goalie - Edina - 8-4 record, 10.07 GAA and a .630
SV% in 12 games.
Past Winners 2010: Mr. Lacrosse Baily Dodds
(Benilde-St. Margarets), Mr. Goalie Lowell Fluke (Blake) *2011 marks the
first year Ms. Lacrosse and Ms. Goalie will be awarded
About The Minute
Men The Minute Men were organized in 1954 when the city, business, sports and
civic leaders decided that in order to attract major league baseball, and
football a stadium should be built in Bloomington, Minnesota. The purpose of the
Minute Men is to assist and promote professional sports in the Twin Cities Area,
to sell tickets, advertise and promote special events and to honor and pay
tribute to individuals or teams, who through professional achievement have
brought unusual and significant publicity to themselves and the citizens of the
Twin Cities. The broadened scope of the Minute Men activities includes amateur
sports and charitable donations to other worthy organizations. |