The New Turf Field is open for use!

Just days before the first practice of the season, Mortensen Construction turned over the keys to the new turf field at Aamoth Stadium. In just the first week, the field held 18 practices, 9 soccerss crimmage games, 1 football intrasquad scrimmage, and 1 varsity girls soccer match.  

1. Blake Girls Varsity Tennis.  After a tough opener, losing 3-4 to Mahtomedi, BGT rallied with two impressive wins over Woodbury 6-1 and Benilde 7-0.  Congrats to new Head Coach Mike Ach on his first Blake varsity win as a coach.  
2. Blake Boys Soccer.  Off to a great 2-0 start after a successful trip up to St Cloud.  They defeated Sartell 4-0 and Apollo 6-0. Quinn Kiernat with two shutouts in goal.
3. Blake Girls Soccer.  BGS starts the season with  nice win sover Legacy Christian Academy and Sartell.  Big match this coming week versus defending State Champ Benilde.  
4. Blake Cross Country.  At the Holy Angels Invitational on Saturday, the boys and girls teams finished 2nd place.  See Star of the Week for the performance by Michael Mitchell.
5. Blake Girls Swim and Dive. The 200IM proved to be one of the teams stronger events with Angelina Hartley racing to a 3rd place finish with Hannah Sweet coming in 7th.

Tuesday

• Varsity Girls Tennis at Providence 4:15pm
• Varsity Girls Volleyball vs Henry 6:30pm
• Varsity Boys Soccer vs St Thomas Academy 7:00pm

Thursday

• Varsity Girls Soccer vs Benilde 5:00pm
• Varsity Girls Volleyball vs DeLaSalle 6:30pm
• Varsity Boys Soccer vs Minneapolis South 7:00pm

Friday

• Varsity Football vs St Agnes 7:00pm

Michael Mitchell won the Holy Angels Invitational for the fifth time in his career.  This year he ran the event in 9:52, 8 seconds faster than the next racer.   Way to go Michael!

Dani Cameranesi '13

CAMERANESI HONORED TO WEAR 'A'

Aug. 18, 2016

By Hannah Barnes, Athletic Communications Student Intern 

MINNEAPOLIS -- Senior forward Dani Cameranesi enters the 2016-17 season as an assistant captain for the Gopher women’s hockey team, joining fellow seniors Lee Stecklein (C) and Kate Schipper (A) in leading the squad.

Cameranesi has experienced significant individual success for the Maroon & Gold as she is a two-time Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award finalist and a two-time Second Team All-American. She finished last season with a career-best 68 points (33g-35a), which led the WCHA. Her performance earned her All-WCHA First Team and All-USCHO Second Team honors.

Aside from individual success, Cameranesi has helped the Gophers win two national championships, two WCHA regular-season titles, and one WCHA Final Face-off championship.

Throughout her success, Cameranesi has remained modest, stating she does not take her position as a captain for granted. 

"It is a huge honor to be chosen to be a captain of the women’s hockey team," Cameranesi said. "To pretty much embody everything the program stands for and being named up there with all of the other captains in previous years, it is a great honor and means a lot."

Cameranesi plans to stick to the goals that the Gophers set every season, which are to win the WCHA regular season title, the WCHA Final Face-off tournament, and the national championship -- all while personifying the team's values and working her hardest.

"I am not as outgoing or vocal as other people," Cameranesi said. "I lead by example instead of vocally."

Cameranesi notes that she has played under many great captains in the past, and she hopes to exemplify the same characteristics that they did. She specifically looks up to former Gopher Bethany Brausen, who was captain during Cameranesi's freshman year.

"She is just a wonderful person, teammate and friend to have," Cameranesi said about Brausen. "I honestly strive to be the person that she is. How she carries herself and loves the people around her is amazing."

Cameranesi is looking forward to the approaching season, and she thinks the team will have another successful year.

"I think we will do really well," Cameranesi said. "The coaches always recruit really good people and players.

"I’m really excited for the season to get going and to get back on the ice. I’m excited to wear the 'M' again for my final season."

Source Link here courtesy of Gopher Sports.com