Victoria Gazette - Victoria Moments

HARDWARE TWO WEEKS IN A ROW. The Chanhassen Storm 5th Grade Boys B team took home hardware two weeks in a row. They took 3rd place in the East Ridge Boys Basketball Tournament on December 10/11, winning Farmington 38-22, losing to Osseo Maple Grove 40-14, and winning East Ridge 38-22.

On December 17/18 they won the Consolation Championship in the Chanhassen Basketball Tournament, losing to Wayzata 25-30, and winning Chaska 30-22 and Hopkins 41-38.

Front (l-r): Alex Ketchum (Victoria), Jameson Quinn (Victoria). Back: Jackson Hinz (Victoria), Maxwell Hollis (Chanhassen), Jack Bialke (Chanhassen), Jack Egenes (Chanhassen), JT Rathbun (Chanhassen), Benjamin Reiff (Victoria), Eli Pitner (Victoria). Not pictured: Coaches Paul Hollis (Chanhassen), Clint Egenes (Chanhassen), Andy Reiff (Victoria).

Stacy Reiff, Team Manager

Victoria, Minnesota

2ND PLACE AT EDEN PRAIRIE AND CHANHASSEN. Chanhassen B4 Blue took 2nd place at Eden Prairie and Chanhassen tournaments. In the Eden Prairie tournament December 3/4, the boys beat Edina, Minnetonka, and Eden Prairie. In the Chanhassen tournament December 17/18, they beat Minnetonka and Wayzata.

Front (l-r): John Schmidt (Victoria), Riley Johnson, Hayden Guggemos, Andrew Ballou (Victoria), Tyler Jahraus. Back: Alex Poncin (Victoria), Mikan Pelowski, Noah Slinde, Boom Carstens (Victoria), Nevin Poppy. Not pictured: Coaches Nate Pelowski, Jason Schmidt (Victoria), Max Jahraus.

Susan Schmidt

Victoria, Minnesota

1ST PLACE AT MAHTOMEDI. Christmas came early, but not without hard work for the Chanhassen Girls 7A Travel Basketball Team during the month of December with strong performances in two tournaments. They took 1st Place in Mahtomedi and 2nd Place in Chanhassen.

During both tournaments, our girls team played as a cohesive unit with tenacious defense, fast offensive transitions, and overall positive teamwork. We could not be more proud of what our girls team accomplished over these two December tournaments and look forward to continuing this trend into the 2017 tournament season.

Front (l-r): Mackenzie Sapp (Victoria), Callin Hake (Victoria), Edie Hammond, Nicole Bowling. Back: Sydney Schwartz (Victoria), Lauren Murray (Victoria), Maddie Hicks (Victoria), Jessie Maus.

Patrick Murray, Team Manager

Victoria, Minnesota

BRICK CITY CHAMPIONS. The Chaska Chanhassen Squirt B Gold hockey team won the championship in the Brick City Tournament over Thanksgiving weekend, and most recently won the Cowtown Classic Tournament in South St. Paul December 2-4.

In the Brick City Tournament we played Squirt teams from Edina, Rosemount, Westonka, CCHA, and Waconia to win the championship. In the Cowtown Classic we played Apple Valley, Minnetonka Silver, and Minnetonka Blue.

Front (l-r): Rhett Johnson and Griffin Miller. Kneeling: Beau Delich, Dylan Spalding, Tyler Schmieg, Jack Gleason (Victoria), Kristian Palattao (Victoria), Frederick Stolz. Standing: Breckin Jones, Jake Risch, Carson Moe, Austin Charbonneau, Brander Lovig, Alex Grant (Victoria), Wyatt Brastad. Coaches: Steve Delich, Head Coach Dan Charbonneau, Jason Notermann, Ken Palattao (Victoria).

Jenny Spalding, Team Manager

Chanhassen, Minnesota

WINNER OF THE 2016 MONTICELLO MOOSE CUP. The Chaska Chanhassen Squirt A team won the 2016 Monticello Moose Cup in impressive fashion going 4-0 with pool play victories over St. Louis Park (5-1), Sartell (9-1), and Rogers (15-3), culminating with a championship win over Anoka (12-0).

Front (l-r): Caleb Heil #35 (Victoria), Ryan McPartland #4 (Victoria), Hunter Friedrich #6, Tyler Smith #16 (behind trophy, Victoria), Gavin Uhlenkamp #2, Billy McNeely #8, Alex Jensen #11 (Victoria), Nathan Mach #30. Middle: Sam Scheetz #7 (Victoria), Drew Jensen #10 (Victoria), Jack Christ #9 (Victoria), Henry Muench #17 (Victoria), Caden Lee #12, Erik Charchenko #18 (Victoria), Brodie Ziemer #5, Brayden Willis #14.