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2018 Fall Sports Summary

By Blake Athletic Department, 12/17/18, 9:00AM CST

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Football

The SMB Wolfpack, in its 4th season, won the State 4A Championship.   The team completed a 13-0 record on the season.  It started with winning the District Championship by going 8-0 in the regular season.   The Wolfpack would then defeat Orono 19-15 in the Section Semi Finals and Benilde 16-14 in the Section Finals to win the Section Championship.   The first round of the State Tournament SMB would travel up to St Cloud State in a snow storm to take on Delano.  The Wolfpack would survive and advance with a 14-0 win over Delano.  In the State Semifinals at US Bank Stadium the Wolfpack would defeat Waseca 23-15.   The State Championship game was a thriller with back and forth scoring for both teams.  Fortunately, the Wolfpack would come out ahead 44-18 and take home their first State Football Championship.  KSTP had a nice article with great video highlights.  You can find that here.  

 

Head Coach: Collin Quinn (4th Year, Career Record  39-4)

Assistant Coaches: 

Hugh Brown, Chris Goodwin, Peter Zantop, Dante Britten
Lester Batiste, Brandon Krona, Marsille Reed, Jacob Scholl
Scott Scholl, Tyler Mundt, Nate Davis, Joe Protzmann

 

Season Record:  13-0

 

All District Players:

Craig McDonald    Jr    QB/RB/DB    SMB
Andrew Mollison    Sr    OL/DE    SMB
Isaac Reed    Sr    OL/DL    SMB
Bennett Theisen    Sr    OL/LB    SMB
Bobby Chancellor    Sr    RB/LB    SMB
Jalen Suggs    Jr    QB/DB    SMB
Siegel Howard    Sr    RB/LB    SMB

 

All District Honorable Mentions:

JP Kilbride    Sr    OL    SMB
Riley Tietel    Sr    OL    SMB
Kaden Johnson    Jr    WR/LB    SMB
Kevvan Anderson    So    DL    SMB

 

All District Why We Play Team

Howard Siegel    Sr    RB/LB    SMB

Maroon Subdistrict                        
Defensive MVP            Andrew Mollison   SMB    
Coach of the Year            Collin Quinn        SMB    

    Final Standings    
Subdistrict Record    W    L
SMB    5    0
Fridley    4    1
St. Croix Lutheran    3    2
St. Paul Central    2    3
Minneapolis Washburn    1    4
St. Paul Highland Park    0    5

Cross Country Running

The Blake Cross Country team found themselves hitting their stride at the right time.  This young group of runners had a strong showing at the end of the season which resulted in the Girls' team winning not only the IMAC Championship but also Section 4A Championship. The Boys' team was led by 9th grader Shef West as he ran his way into a State Tournament berth with a strong section showing too.  As an individual in the State Tournament Shef finished 103rd out of nearly 200 runners. The Girls as a team finished 16th in the State Tournament. Molly Liston, 9th grader, and Jackie Weyerhaeuser, 10th grader led the way with 25th and 54th place finished respectively. Look for these young runners to make an impact in the 2019 season.

Head Coach: John Shelp & Maggie Pierson

Assistant Coaches:  Geoff Fuller

Girls' IMAC Champions

Girls' Section 4A Champions

Girls' State Participant

State Participants

Molly Liston 9th

Jackie Weyerhaeuser 10th

Alexandra Koullick 11th

Caroline Pollack 8th

Sophia Vezmar 9th

Molly Vance 8th

Rose Goldenberg 8th

Shef West 9th

IMAC All Conference Players:

Molly Liston 9th

Jackie Weyerhaeuser 10th

Alexandra Koullick 11th

Shef West 9th

IMAC  All Conference Honorable Mentions:

Sophia Vezmar 9th

Boys' Soccer

The Blake Boys' Soccer Team ended the year on top! The boys defeated Bemidji in the Class A State Championship Game by a score of 1-0 and in dramatic fashion (click on links below). The championship for Blake put a stamp on a remarkable season where the Bears finished with a record of 19-1-2. They overcame their lone loss to Breck by defeating them in the section semifinals, before defeating previously unbeaten, #1 ranked, and defending state champion Totino-Grace in the game to get to the state tournament. 

The Bears return 14 players next season off of the 2018 State Championship team.

For additional State Championship  media follow the links below:

ESPN Top 10 Plays (November 2nd, 2018)

Star Tribune Story

Prep Spotlight TV

 

Head Coach: Tamba Johnson (5th Year, Career Record: 167-47-11)

Assistant Coaches:  Aaron Paye, David Shapiro

Captains: Haluk Ercan Fang, Luke Melin, Will Taylor

Season Record:  19-1-2

 

State Tournament All Tournament Team:

Haluk Ercan Fang 12

Will Taylor 12

Jake Lundberg 12

Will Mortenson 11

 

All State Players:

Jake Lundberg 12

Howard Henderson 11

 

All-Metro Players:

Haluk Ercan-Fang 12

 

IMAC All Conference Players:

Luke Melin 12 

Jake Lundberg 12 

Haluk Ercan-Fang 12

Howard Henderson 11

 

IMAC  All Conference Honorable Mentions:

Lane Lipschultz 12

Will Mortenson 11 

Keegan James 10

Girls' Soccer

The Blake Girls Soccer Team continued their success by having yet another great season. The Bears earned their #1 seed in section playoffs after posting a 12-3 regular season record while outscoring their opponents by a score of 72 to 9. They were also Independent Metro Athletic Conference Champions. The Bears finished with a record of 14-4 after being defeated by Benilde St. Margaret's in the section final. Senior KK Haug was awarded at the end of the season with the prestigious Class A Ms. Soccer Award. KK is Blake's second recipient of this statewide honor awarded to the best soccer player in the state. Story found here.

This season also marked the end of an incredible era under Head Coach Paul Menge. Coach Menge decided to retire from coaching at the conclusion of this season, his 31st at Blake and 41st in high school. Story found here.

 

Head Coach: Paul Menge (31st Year, Career Record: 360-89-26)

Assistant Coaches: Paul Armstrong, Ashly Bacon

Captains:  KK Haug, Maddie Tix, Jade Sund

Season Record:  14-4

Team Awards:  

IMAC Champs

 

Ms. Soccer Winner:

KK Haug 12

 

All State Players:

KK Haug 12

Jade Sund 12

Tyler Libert 12

Ali Fine 11

 

All Metro Players:

KK Haug 12

 

IMAC All Conference Players:

KK Haug 12

Jade Sund 12

Tyler Libert 12

Maddie Tix 12

Ali Fine 11


IMAC  All Conference Honorable Mentions:

Cate Moe  10

Amelia Reyes 10

Girls' Swim and Dive

Girls Swimming and Diving wrapped up their season with a strong performance at the State Tournament.   The Bears finished 14th out of 42 teams at State.  Individual results were:

  • Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay.  Finish 9th.  Hannah Sweet, Ava Olson, Angelina Hartley, and Roxy Matlashewski.
  • Girls 200 Yard Freestyle. Finish 18th.  Angelina Hartley.  
  • Girls 200 Yard IM.  Finish 11th.  Roxy Matlashewski.  
  • Girls 100 Yard Butterfly.  Finished 14th.  Angelina Hartley.  
  • Girls 500 Yard Freestyle.  Finished 14th.  Roxy Matlashewski.  
  • Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay.  Finished 16th.  Angelina Hartley, Jade Dombroski, Grace Ersfeld-Obrien, Ava Olson
  • Girls 100 Yard Backstroke.  Finished 16th.  Hannah Sweet. 
  • Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke.  Finished 9th.  Ava Olson.  

 

Head Coach: Luke Johnson

Assistant Coaches:  Christy Wagner, Betsy Krohn, Dave Bryan

 

 

Girls' Tennis

Girls Tennis.  The Blake Bears earned their fourth consecutive Class A championship title with a 7-0 victory over the Litchfield Dragons, which won the consolation championship in the 2017 Class A tournament. The Bears had singles victories from junior Arlina Shen (No. 1), sophomore Sonia Baig (No. 2), ninth-grader Bella Suk (No. 3) and eighth-grader Allison Jay (No. 4). Doubles victories were secured by juniors Emily Melin and Caroline Cameron (No. 1), juniors Anna Secor and Natalie Anderson (No. 2) and senior Eesha Nagwani and seventh-grader Nana Vang (No. 3). Arlina Shen won the singles state tournament.  

https://www.mntennishub.com/news_article/show/962385

 

Head Coach: Mike Ach (2nd Year, Career Record  38-2)

Assistant Coaches:  Dave Mathews, Ted Warner

Season Record:  19-1

 

IMAC All Conference Players:

Carolyn Cameron 11

Emily Melin 11

Arlina Shen 11

Sonia Baig 10

Bella Suk 9

Allison Jay 8

IMAC  All Conference Honorable Mentions:

Anna Secor 11

Natalie Anderson 11

Girls' Volleyball

The Blake Girls' Volleyball team graduates seven varsity players from the 2018 team. The season was filled with many tough fought matches. The Bears found their only victory versus Kaleidoscope Charter at home with the result being a 3-0 win. Senior Averi Sullivan led the team in almost all statistical categories on her way to All Conference honors.

 

Head Coach: Steve Kaback (2nd Year, Career Record  2-40)

Assistant Coaches:  Leesa Malone, Elizabeth Miller, & Christine Henken

Season Record:  1-20

 

IMAC All Conference Players:

Averi Sullivan 12th

IMAC  All Conference Honorable Mentions:

Jordan Dombroski 12th

Ellie Oxford 12th