Good luck to Sting members and their respective teams at the State tournament this weekend!

Division I
West Bend East
1. Morgan Liebetrau
2. Erica Beck
3. Becky Wolff

Muskego
1. Sarah Mlachnik
2. Katie Ellerson
3. Kate LaTour
4. Hannah Blanchard
5. Rachel Neuberger

Pius
1. Jordyn Bratel
2. Rebecca Krystek
3. Carmen Terriquez
4. Korina Yee
5. Emily Sydnor
6. Lindsay Kaiser
7. Shannon McKeon
8. Samantha Minton
9. Caroline Langer
10. Sabrina Marunowski
11. Molly Sydnor

Division II
Catholic Memorial
1. Ted Schulte
2. Diane McLeod
3. Patti Abshire
4. Kaitlyn Hastings
5. Kate Acker
6. Alyssa Kujawa
7. Colleen Hanley
8. Kelli Browning
9. Jenny Beaudry
10. Lauren Friess

Saturday, November 15 & Sunday, November 16 at Waynz World in Big Bend
8:00 am-11:00 am Girls 13’s & 14’s
12:00 pm-3:00 pm Girls 15’s & 17’s
4:00 pm-7:00 pm Girls 16’s & 18’s

Monday, November 17 at Waukesha County Technical College
Pewaukee Campus in the Service Building
6:30 pm-8:30 pm Boys 13’s & 14’s

Tuesday, November 18 & Wednesday, November 19 at Waukesha County Technical College
Pewaukee Campus in the Service Building
6:30 pm-8:30 pm Girls 11’s & 12’s

Cost is $40.00. Players can pre-register by updating player information on www.signuptoplay.com printing off the USAV form and mailing along with the medical release form to Milwaukee Sting VBC, S68 W22665 National Ave. Big Bend, WI 53103. Players can also register at the door.

When: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15TH, 2008 @ 7:00 PM
Where: CENTER COURT SPORTS COMPLEX (BANQUET HALL)

Topics to be covered include:

1. What is Milwaukee Sting?
2. Sting Philosophy.
3. Benefits of being a member of Sting.
4. Common Rumors.
5. How to become a member.
6. How much does it cost?
7. Introductions of Coaches and their tentative team assignments.
8. Question & Answer Session.

We try extremely hard to keep this meeting as short and educational as possible. Come with questions in mind, and we will answer them all. Questions before meeting, call Colleen @ 262-662-5366.

Milwaukee Sting will again be offering our very popular November Tune-up Sessions. These sessions are meant to help players to prepare for club tryouts. The tune-up sessions will be held at WCTC and the Natalazio Fieldhouse.

Click here for registration.

Milwaukee Sting 17 White setter Allison Walsh (Greendale H.S.) will be heading to Northeast Missouri to join the Truman State Bulldogs in the fall of 2009. Truman State is an NCAA DII school and is a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA). Great job Alli! We are proud of what you have done.

Truman Fun Facts:

2008 Sting 17 Gold player, Anna Bartz (Burlington H.S.) has verbally committed to the UW-Milwaukee Panthers. The Panthers compete in the NCAA DI Horizon league. UW-Milwaukee is no stranger to the Sting program as 7 current members of the Panther squad are Milwaukee Sting alums. Congratulations, Anna! We are proud of you.

Milwaukee Fun Facts:

Andrea Henning (Kettle Moraine Lutheran, H.S.) is joining the herd at NDSU next season! Henning will become a Bison in the fall of 2009. From KML Charger to NDSU 'Charging' Bison, not a bad fit at all. Not only is Fargo known for the Bison nation but they have quite the history of ghost sightings as well. It's rumored that a female ghost roams a West Fargo School with a knife in her head. In an old West Fargo M.S. a girl...or is it ghoul(?) laughs until one looks at her at which point she screams and fades away. My favorite has to be the sighting of an old indian chief being carried about by a moped. Unable to find any sighting stories on campus, Andrea will be safe amongst the herd. Just remember, if walking around West Fargo at night, beware of ghosts on mopeds.....

Congratulations, Andrea! We are really proud of you.

Yes, another coach another baby. Only 3 more and we could field a 6 mo. and under co-ed team. This time it was Christie's turn. Simon Robert Schmid was born last Friday, Sept 12th at 8:46am. Simons birth came a little bit early (4 weeks) so as a precaution he is in the NICU but both mom and Simon are well according to Tracy. Congratulations and good heatlh to everyone!

No pun intended, honest....Pat Houk, who coaches with Sting, formerly a lead trainer with a sports enhancement facility (Acceleration) and has been a long time affiliate with Milwaukee Sting, will be taking on some additional part-time duties for the club. Besides coaching a team, Pat will do organized Agility & Strength Training, coordinate with Ted Schulte on the Saturday Positional Practices, aid in recruiting, run summer camps and aid newer coaches.

This year we will be adding two volunteer Player Advocates. These people will be available to players and parents if either feels they are not getting resolution of an issue via the coach. They will attempt to resolve an issue with the players' best interests in mind. Obviously issues are best resolved through the coach, but we want to create another avenue for resolution if an impasse of an issue occurs. Ted Schulte & two parents that will be named at a later date will be the advocates and can be reached with player issues.

We will be moving our Sting Office to our primary practice facility, Center Court Sports Complex on December 1, 2008. The official address will be: 815 Northview Rd. Waukesha, WI 53188.

Open House for volleyball clubs will be held at Center Court on October 26 from 12-4. Prospective players are encouraged to check out the various clubs in the area to determine the best fit for their volleyball experience. Sting coaches are welcome to attend and answer questions.