Replay:
 

The girls game went the way of the Pirates, even with the "retirement" (read: early graduation) of Liz Gaffney recently and a pregame ankle injury to starter Kylie Pewe. The Pirates seem to have some things figured out, especially after a disappointing showing the last time these to met back in December when Siren won by double digits. This time the Pirates won 58-47.

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Grantsburg and Siren split

The Blizzard boys have been playing really well as of late. They had a little bit of a hiccup over the holiday break where they dropped 2 games and won 1 in the Rice Lake tournament. They lost 4-5 to a Hayward team that showed up ready to play, as for the Blizz, they got behind and had to play catch up and fell just short. They did come back with an impressive 8-1 over Stoughton, a team that went to the State tournament in 2010! In the championship game vs. Rice Lake,  the boys really came to play the first 2 periods. The score was 1-1 after 2. But the third period proved to be the down fall. Rice Lake scored 4 unanswered goals in route to a 1-5 loss for the Blizz. Rice Lake is currently ranked 9th in the state. With the 2 losses the Blizzard fell from the rankings to the Honorable Mention.

Since the New Year the Blizzard have played 3 Two River Conference games and have come out on top in each match up!! On Saturday-January 7th The Minneapolis Novas came to town with the conference lead on the line. Both teams came into the game having not lost a conference game. It was Blizzard White Out Night, where the first 50 students that came to the game got a free white Blizzard shirt. The team also recognized the Jr Blizzard made up of kids from the Grantsburg Youth Hockey Association. Each kid was paired with a varsity player and got to practice with the "Big Boys" one day.

The game was fast paced from the drop of the puck! Scoring came on just the second shift of the game!! Aaron Dietmeirer got one past the Novas net minder at the 51 second mark!! Joe Engelhart netted the second goal of the period for the Blizz. At the end of 1 it was 2-0 in favor of the home team. The Blizzard held a 14-5 shot advantage.

The second period came and went with no goals scored by either team, both teams sent shot after shot at the net to no avail. Again the Blizzard got 14 shots off to the Novas 10.

Minneapolis cut the lead in half 5 1/2 minutes into the 3rd period. But just 3 minutes later Jake Langevin put the game on ice for the Blizzard with a really nice shot that the goal tender never saw! Minneapolis did out shoot the local icemen 13-10 in the 3rd. For the game the Blizzard out shot the Novas 38-28.

The game was marred with penalties, with the teams combining 34 total minutes spent with boys on the pine. 16 for the Blizzard and 18 for the Novas.

Scoring for the Blizzard were Aaron Dietmeire, Joe Engelhart and Jake Langevin. Getting assist on the night were Matt Larson, Joe Engelhart, Anthony Dietmeirer,  Bryce Ryan and Brandon Ryan.

Tuesday January 10th the Blizzard hosted the Pine City Dragons at Grantsburg Arena. The host were not very kind to the visitors as the Blizzard slayed the Dragons by a score of 9-3.

Pine City is having a down year and has only 1 victory coming into the Two Rivers Conference match, that coming against a win less St. Paul Highland Park team.

The 1st period saw the score Blizz 4 – Dragons 1. Scoring for the Blizzard were Matt Larson, Anthony Dietmeirer and Joe Engelhart scoring a hat trick by the midway point!!! Assists went to Aaron Dietmeier with 2, Anthony Dietmeier with 3, Matt Larson, Joe Engelhart and something you don't see in hockey very often, Goaltender Thomas Labatt getting an assist on Matt Larson's goal!!

The second period saw the Blizzard put 4 more goals on the board to the Dragons 1. Getting the biscuit in the basket for the Blizzard were Aaron Dietmeier, Joe Engelhart, Anthony Dietmeier and Dakota Linke. Assist went to Anthony Dietmeier, Bryce Ryan, Jake Swenson and Joe Engelhart picked up 2.

In the 3rd period a number of the younger boys got into the game gaining some valuable ice time at the varsity level one of the freshman, Andrew Coy roughed it up with the "big" boys and earned himself some pine time, picking up just 1 of 2 penalties on the night for the Blizzard!!! 

The boys really threw alot of pucks at the Pine City net minders on this night. Sending the Dragons starting goal tender to the bench after only 6 minutes of play, scoring on the first 2 shots taken and the score 2-0 . For the game the Blizzard had 53 shots to Pine City's 21.

Monday Janurary 16th saw the boys travel to Chisago Lakes to take on the North Branch Vikings. This game was special in that it was the first game played under new Minnesota State High School League rules that state any checking from behind, boarding or head contact penalties called are now a 5 minute major, the ref's have the discretion to call a game misconduct also, leading to a game disqualification. The player getting the penaly must sit out the entire 5 minutes regardless if the other team scores. In the past these penalties only carried a 2 minute minor, with the ref's having the discretion to call a 5 minute major or game misconduct. All this coming about after the tragic accident that left Benild St. Margaret's Jack Jablonski with out the use of arms or legs after getting checked from behind in a JV game. There was a nice sized crowd at the game along with officials from the Minnesota State High School League as well as Twin Cities KARE 11 news! As it was the only boys high school game being played in Minnesota for the night.

It started with the Vikings getting on the board fist, a rarity as the Blizzard have out scored their opponents 38-5 in the first period! And Bryce Ryan made the record books getting the first boarding penalty under the new rules called against him with just 7 minutes gone in the 1st period. The Blizzard held strong during the 5 minute short handed situation. The scoring for the Blizzard finally got underway with 5 minutes left in the 1st period. Then they came fast!!! 3 goals were scored in just 31 seconds for the Blizz!! That put the Blizzard up 3-1 after 1. With a 16-11 shot advantage going to the home town boys. The 2nd period saw the Blizzard score 2 more goals and out shoot the Vikings 15-3. In the 3rd period the Blizzard out shot North Branch 12 to 4 with 2 more getting past the Vikings net minder. With that the game ended Blizzard 7 Vikings 1. With the boys holding a 50 to 19 shots on net advantage. the Blizzard were able to score 3 power play goals on 6 man advantages, while giving up no goals on 3 short handed occasions.

Getting points on the evening were:

Joe Engelhart- 2 goals 2 assists

Anthony Dietmeier- 2 goals 1 assist

Aaron Dietmeier- 2 goals 1 assist

Brandon Ryan- 1 goal

Bryce Ryan- 1 assist

Austin Thoreen- 2 assists

Matt Larson- 3 assists

That has the Blizzard standing with an overall record of 12-2!! Alone atop the Two Rivers Conference at 7-0 with a 4 point lead over 2nd place Minneapolis. Having now finished the 1st half of conference play undefeated. They start the 2nd half of play this Friday night, Jan. 20th in Siren at the Lodge Arena against Legacy Christian Academy who the Blizzard shut out 4-0 when they played back in December. The schedule has the boys traveling to Moose Lake next Tuesday, Jan. 24th then home in Siren for 2 games. Friday Jan. 27th vs. Becker/Big Lake. Those games are all conference match ups.

On Saturday Janurary 28th the Blizzard take on the River Falls Wildcats in an important sectional game. This is also the annual Blizzard Tailgate party. The JV starts off the afternoon at 1:00 with the Varsity following. Then the Blizzard girls get into the action with a game vs. Silver Bay, Mn. So come on out the the rink, enjoy a great Tailgate party and watch some really good high school hockey!!!!!

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Blizzard Update

Grantsburg School District to Rebrand and Restructure Online School for Wisconsin Students

The Grantsburg School District has announced it will restructure and rename its online charter school to allow for a more customized and better quality education experience for middle and high school students across Wisconsin.  On July 1, 2012, the district will change the name of Insight School of Wisconsin to “iForward,” and expand the curriculum to include vocational courses so students can earn vocational credits aligned with their career goals. The district will also begin enrolling 6^th-8^th grade students in addition to approximately 600 9^th-12^th grade students it currently serves. The newly restructured iForward online school will continue to operate as a tuition-free, non-profit, diploma-granting online charter school for Wisconsin students who wish to learn online instead of in a traditional school environment. The Grantsburg School District is a pioneer in online education in Wisconsin, offering an online charter high school to Wisconsin residents since 2002. 

The District announced it will assume all management of the iForward online school, and will no longer contract with K12 Inc., for management services of the virtual charter school.    “We’ve operated our online school with a private company for a number of years, but there are great benefits to operating it on our own, and we’re eager for that autonomy,” said Grantsburg School District Superintendant Joni Burgin, ED. D. “We’ll have the flexibility to serve additional grades, provide new opportunities for students and expand our curriculum to offer online vocational courses, which very few online high schools offer.”

Approximately 4000 Wisconsin students attend online charter schools under Wisconsin’s open enrollment program. The growth in online public education is expected to continue over the next decade as students and parents seek alternatives to attending traditional schools for a variety of reasons. “The Grantsburg High School has been honored as one of the top high schools in the nation by U. S. News and World Report,” Burgin said. “We’re proud to be able to extend the quality of our bricks-and-mortar school community to our online students across Wisconsin.” 

High school students throughout the state can apply to enroll in iForward during Wisconsin’s open enrollment period, which runs from February 6–24, 2012. For enrollment or other inquiries, contact the Grantsburg School District atinfo@iforwardwisconsin.com

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Exciting changes at High School

Don’t Miss out on the 2012 Baseball Open Gym (you read that right, BASEBALL)

Baseball Open Gym is open to Grantsburg boys 4th-8th Grade that have an interest in baseball. The Focus of Open Gym will be:

Hitting-focus on Mechanics/Fundamentals, Situational Hitting, Bat Speed/Hitting with Power

Fielding-focus on Throwing Fundamentals,Mechanics, Infield Footwork, Ground Balls,

Game Play-focus on situational plays with an indoor game of baseball.

Open Gym Dates Schedule will be on the following Sundays From 5:30-7:00pm at the Grantsburg Middle School Gym 

Sunday January 22nd

Sunday January 29th

February Sunday 12th

Sunday February 19th

Sunday February 26th

Sunday March 4th

Sunday March 11th

Sunday March 18th

Open gym is brought to you by Grantsburg High School Baseball Coaches Pete Johnson and Ted Gerber. If you have any questions please call Ted Gerber at 715-463-3456

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Baseball open gym

The boys started a little slow, but eventually found their rhythm as the twin towers, Seth Coy and David Ohnstad, had their way in the paint tonight combining for 27 of the 67 points. Daniel Biorn had 10 while three players, Brady Thompson, Connor Myers and Nolan Hanson, had eight.

In the girls game it looked like the Pirates were going to make a game of it, coming back from 15 down in the second quarter to cut the lead to just one by halftime. After the half, though, it was all SCF as they blew out the Pirates 42-14 in second half scoring.

Here are the replays of tonight's action:

Boys

Girls

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Grantsburg splits at home vs. SCF

Please pray for them as they have five small children; a two year old girl and four boys ages 2-7.

You can make donations of goods at Calvary Covenant church (MAP) and there is a fund set up at Community Bank (E. Main St., Grantsburg, 715-463-3456) if you'd like to help the family out financially.

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Donations being accepted

The game will be webcast on www.wearegrantsburg.com. Game-time 7:30

Video streaming by Ustream

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Spooner @ Grantsburg boys basketball *LIVE STREAM*

May you prosper in 2012. I personally cannot wait for it to begin!

Here are some words of wisdom as we head into the next year together. Read these and own one or two. It might just make all the difference in 2012:

Rule number one is, don't sweat the small stuff. Rule number two is, it's all small stuff – Robert Elliot

He that walketh with wise men shall be wise… – Proverbs 13:19-21

If you don't run your own life, someone else will. – John Atkinson

Death and life are in the power of the tongue… – Proverbs 18:21

There's very little difference in people. But that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative. – W. Clement. Stone

Everybody who ever became great was a nobody who one day decided to be a somebody. – Dexter Yager

People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit. Most men succeed not because they are destined to but rather because they are determined to. – George Allen

People would worry less about what others think about them if they only realized how seldom they do. – Dexter Yager

Everyone has an invisible sign hanging around their neck saying, "make me feel important". – Dale Carnegie

I can live for two months on one good compliment. – Mark Twain

No matter what your profession is, success in life is about relationships. – Dexter Yager

Men do not determine their destiny. Men determine their habits and their habits determine their destiny. – Mike Murdock

The men who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who try to do nothing and succeed. – Lloyd Jones

Learn from your mistakes: failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently. – Henry Ford

And my all-time favorite:

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat. – Teddy Roosevelt

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Happy New Year!

The Blizzard's next game is a big one against Somerset (5-1) on Thursday night in Siren. Make sure you get there if you can to watch some great hockey! Puck drops at 7:00.

The Blizz on Wisconsin Prep Hockey

SEASON STATS (CLICK HERE)

Last night both the Varsity and JV played Mora over in Siren. The boys were victorious at both levels.

The JV game started a little slow, but the boys then caught fire and started putting the puck away in the back of the net. The JV team was lead by Brandon Roufs' shutout and Ryan Curtis' 2 goals and an assist. The boys also had scoring from Drew Alderman and Carter Lee. Damon Roberts also had an assist. The final on the JV game was 4-0.
 

The Varsity started the game very strong putting the game into running time just 11min and 29 seconds into the game. It almost seemed as the boys scored at will in the first. After the first, we juggled some lines and changed everything up as to not give anything away for our HUGE game Thursday against Somerset. All the guys on the bench got plenty of skating time and the boys received a very nice comment from the opposing coach after the game. Their coach was very impressed with our disipline and our composure after scoring 7 goals in the 1st period. The team was led by Joe Engelhart who had a 5pt night and Thomas Labatt who recorded his second consecutive shut-out.

Line
Mora       0  0  0  =  0
Blizzard  7  2  0  =  9
 

Scoring
Joe Engelhart – 2goals, 3 assists
Cody Benedict – 2 goals
Matt Larson – 1 goal, 2 assists
Bryce Ryan – 1 goal
Jake Swenson – 1 goal
Aaron Dietmeier – 1 goal, 2 assists
Anthony Dietmeier – 1 goal, 1 assist
Jake Langevin – 1 assist
Thomas Labatt 17 saves on 17 shots

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Engelhart, Labatt have Blizz off to a hot start

The Tigers led 21-20 at halftime and 29-28 at the end of the third quarter.

Our next broadcast will be after Christmas at the Webster Holiday tournament.

Here's the audio replay of tonight's non-conference game.

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Grantsburg drops one to Rush City