Minnesota Youth Summer Ultimate League Begins June 18th!

Welcome to the 2011 Minnesota Youth Summer Ultimate League! We are excited to be back for yet another summer helping the youth of Minnesota improve their Ultimate Frisbee skills.

The Minnesota Youth Summer Ultimate League is a mixed gender league that provides opportunities for all U19 and U16 youth to play Ultimate Frisbee with hundreds of other youth from around the Twin Cities Metro Area. Unlike the Spring High School League, the Summer League is intramural and consists of Youth Club teams. Youth Club teams are comprised of players from a wide variety of high schools and communities from around the Twin Cities Metro Area.

Starting on June 18th, the league will run for six Saturdays from 9:30 am until 12:30 pm and Mondays from 4:00 - 6:00 pm at Bossen Field in South Minneapolis. This year, each practice will focus on a skill and then we will scrimmage. Please bring a check (made out to MNHSUL) or cash (exact change please) for $15 and a completed USA Ultimate Medical Authorization Form to the first week of summer league.

Register today by going to http://www.mnhsultimate.org/summerleague.aspx. Let's get as many White Bear Lake players as possible. So call up all your buddies and register today... it's only $15! Also, check out the Minnesota Youth Summer Ultimate League Facebook group. Add Friends to the Group, Share, and Like to help spread the word.

Phil Bowen will be taking the reins of the MN Youth Summer League this year. Phil began playing Ultimate at Carleton College in 1992 and has remained committed to the sport ever since. He coached the Carleton women's team from 2003-2006 including one Nationals Finals appearance. Currently he is captain of Surly, the Minneapolis masters team and Coach of CUT, the Carleton men's team that just won the USA Ultimate College Championship. Phil is excited to add his support to the strong youth Ultimate scene here in Minnesota.

2011 Minnesota High School Ultimate State Championship

The fabulous event will be held on Saturday and Sunday, June 4th and 5th. The tournament will feature 53 teams and 1098 athletes, making it the single largest youth ultimate tournament in the world. To host this event, the Minnesota High School Ultimate League will use 25 fields at the Blaine National Sports Center.

The mandatory coaches meeting will be at 8:00 a.m. sharp Saturday morning with games at 9:00 a.m., 10:40 a.m., 12:20 p.m., 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. (both days). Please, only one Coach per team at the coaches meeting. Most teams will play 4 games on Saturday with some only playing 3. Sunday all teams except for the Open and Girls championship finalists will complete their schedule at the end of the 12:20 p.m. round. The finals will be showcased with Girls and Open finals starting at 2:00 p.m.

Schedules have been posted:

* Girls: http://scores.usaultimate.org/scores/#youth-girls/tournament/8811
* Open: http://scores.usaultimate.org/scores/#youth-open/tournament/8789

Click here for the Field Map. Please note the location of HQ. The official program, written by yours truly, may be downloaded here.

There is still time to volunteer and plenty of work to be done. Please go to the MNHSUL Volunteer Page and give them your contact and interest information.

Youth Club Championships (YCC) Tryouts

Hey Bears, your participation in the USA Ultimate's Youth Club Championships (YCC) is HIGHLY encouraged. Just ask Bears players Curtis Cammack and Seth Donatell, or alumni John LaFavor and Whitney Esson. Each of them will tell you that YCC was the best playing experience they've ever had.

So, mark your calendars, YCC tryouts will be held on Saturday & Sunday, June 11 & 12, 2011 9:00 a.m. at Edward C. Solomon Park at 1301 East 58th Street Minneapolis, MN 55417. Go to either one, or both. WBLUltimate would be wise to flood Solomon Park with our talent.

Four teams will be needed: U19 Open, U16 Open, U19 Mixed, and U19 Girls. Participants will compete at the 2011 USA Ultimate Youth Club Championships, August 13-14 in Blaine, MN http://www.mnhsultimate.org/ycc.aspx. This will be the seventh consecutive year that the Minnesota High School Ultimate League is hosting this unique event.

Teams will be announced on June 17th. Anyone who doesn't make Open U19 team can get info about U16 team (assuming they're not 17 before June 1) at June 11/12 tryouts. Practice will likely start on Tuesday (June 14) or Thursday (June 16) afternoon.

The Minnesota Summer Club league will start Saturday, June 18th. The Summer Youth Club will be a mixed gender league. You must participate in Summer League to participate in YCC.

WBL C Black vs St. Paul Central B - Moved to May 31

The WBL C Black Game vs St. Paul Central B, originally scheduled for May 26, will be played tonight, Tuesday, May 31 at 6:00 p.m. at Sunrise Park. Go Bears!
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2011 Chris Goeke Memorial

The 2011 Chris Goeke Memorial is this Saturday, May 28. Both White Bear Lake A and B teams will be participating. Directions to the fields may be found here. Hosted graciously by the city of Apple Valley and the Chris Goeke Leadership Foundation. The tournament will be in a one day, round robin format. All teams are guaranteed 5 games.

- Captain's meeting at 8:30
- Games begin at 9:00
- 11th edition rules, 1 timeout per game
- Awards for tournament winners and team spirit winners.
- Concessions on-site include sports drinks, Starbucks coffee, etc.
- Bagels and bananas provided to all teams, water jugs at every field.
- Field 1 is reserved for any families, spectators, or otherwise non-eligible athletes to play pick up and organize games for the day. Water and discs provided.

Good luck and Go Bears!

Today's B Game Time Moved Up - May 26

Today's White Bear Lake B Team game vs St. Paul Central A has been moved up one hour to 5:00. A carpool will be leaving from the District Center at 3:15, with the players scheduled to arrive by 4:00.
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Thursday's C Black Game Postponed - May 26

Thursday's C Black game against St. Paul Central B has been postponed until some time next week. Check with www.wblultimate.org later for the rescheduled date.
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