The Laker – Sports Page

Mound’s Taylor Kuehl has been selected to attend the
USA Hockey National Girls Select 15 Development Camp
in Rochester NY in July.

Kuehl, Nina Chase, Emily Halvarson, and Kia Johnson were
all participants on the District 5 team during the Advanced 15
Spring Festival in April.

102 players were invited to attend the Festival Summer Camp
at Minnesota State – Mankato in mid-June. Seventeen players
from Mankato were selected to participate in Rochester in July.

Read The Laker article here.

Also this week:

• Mound’s high school conditioning program
• Girls lacrosse highlights
• Mound 13’s win Glencoe wooden bat tourney

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2008 NHL Entry Draft

Round — Pick / Name / NHL Team 2007-2008 Team (League)
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1 — 17 / Jake Gardiner / Anaheim Ducks ** Minnetonka H.S. (Minn.)

2 — 40 / Aaron Ness / New York Islanders ** Roseau H.S. (Minn.)++
2 — 51 / Derek Stepan / New York Rangers ** Shattuck-St. Mary’s (Minn.)

3 — 81 / Corey Fienhage / Buffalo Sabres ** Eastview H.S. (Minn.)

4 — 101 / Justin Jokinen / Buffalo Sabres ** Cloquet H.S. (Minn.)

7 — 192 / Joe Gleason / Chicago Blackhawks ** Edina H.S. (Minn.)
7 — 194 / Drew Daniels / San Jose Sharks ** Kent School (Minn.)
7 — 200 / Nathan Condon / Colorado Avalanche ** Wausau H.S. (Wis.)++
7 — 203 / David Carle / Tampa Bay Lightning ** Shattuck-St. Mary’s (Minn.)

++ committed to University of Minnesota

National Hockey League

Islanders Pick Aaron Ness

Gopher recruit and Roseau native Aaron Ness was selected by the
NY Islanders in last weekend’s NHL Entry draft.

Last season, in the midst of the Isle’s playoff run that was over by
Christmas, Islanders GM Garth Snow plucked Kyle Okposo from the
Gopher lineup at mid-season, and justified the move by taking a swipe
at the Gopher coaching staff along the way. Snow criticized Okposo’s
development, and suggested he was not making progress under
Lucia’s watch.

He went on to suggest they would do the same thing, regardless
of the player, until things changed in the program.

Snow was wearing his best second face this weekend, suggesting
he was defending the honor of the team and his player over
remarks made in a newspaper article in the Star-Tribune.

Ness, when asked if this could affect his stay at the U, said:
“Yeah, I guess, maybe. I’ll talk about it with them in the future.”

When asked about the draft, Lucia said “Whether it was the
Islanders or anybody else, it was a smart pick. It’s old news as far
as I’m concerned.”

Article in the Star-Tribune

The Laker – Sports Page

No hockey this week.

Softball girls gain berth at Nationals.
Grappler Aaron Cashman wins at National tournament in Cedar Falls.
Local athletes play sports in other countries.
Summer weight program June 16-August 5 at MWHS.

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Foundation Raises Money for Midwest Flood Victims

Wild Join Relief Effort

The McCormick Foundation Launches Neighbors in Need 2008
Campaign for Midwest Flood Victims. The first $1 million raised
will be matched by Foundation at 50 cents on the dollar. WCCO
and the Minnesota Wild have signed onto this effort.

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CHICAGO, June 20, 2008- The McCormick Foundation has
teamed up with WGN Radio 720 AM, WGN-TV, Chicago Cubs,
Chicago Tribune, CW4 Indiana, WCCO Radio and the
NHL’s Minnesota Wild to launch Neighbors in Need 2008,
a disaster relief campaign to raise money for victims of the
recent Midwest floods. The storms have caused unprecedented
flooding in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Wisconsin.

The Neighbors in Need 2008 campaign will support nonprofit agencies
providing short-term and long-term aid to flood victims in the five
impacted states. The McCormick Foundation will match the first $1 million
raised at 50 cents on the dollar. All administrative costs will be paid
by the Foundation, allowing all funds raised and all matching dollars
to be granted directly to local organizations providing aid to victims
and their families most devastated by the Midwest floods.

Those who wish to donate can do so any of the following:

1. Call the toll-free phone number 1-866-242-5006

2. Mail a check to:
McCormick Foundation
435 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 790
Attn: Neighbors in Need 2008
Chicago, IL 60611

3. Contribution to the Foundation’s secure site at:

https://www.mccormickfoundation.org/floods/

(copy and paste URL into your browser for security reasons)

The McCormick Foundation will accept donations to Neighbors in Need 2008 until June 30, 2008.

The McCormick Foundation’s prior flood relief campaign in 1993 raised more than $1 million from thousands of donors nationwide. Funds raised assisted agencies like the American Red Cross, the Salvation Army, and America’s Second Harvest.

Waiting for hockey season to start…

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