The Robins had a great weekend at the 2018 Adapted Softball State Tournament, coming away with another State Championship. They got things going with a solid 15-5 win over Burnsville / Farmington / Lakeville on Friday night, then followed it up with an impressive 10-1 win over the Dakota United Hawks in the seminfinals on Saturday Morning. In the championship game, the Robins took the field against the Anoka-Hennepin Mustangs for the fourth time this season, and it turned out to be the tightest game of the season. The Mustangs took a 1-0 lead in the first inning and completely held the Robins offense in check until the bottom of the third. A huge rally with two outs saw the Robins knock out 5 consecutive hits, scoring 4 times to take a 4-1 lead. With the Robins defense as dialed in as it was, those 4 runs turned out to be all they needed. Awesome pitching by Sam Roles ( just 3 runs allowed in 18+ innings pitched), solid fielding by Brendan Bosker-Elliott and Calvin Gerdt combined with flat-out unbelievable work at shortstop by Vincent Luu tamed the Mustangs for the final three innings. Luu turned an awesome double play in the top of the seventh inning to secure the championship for the Robins and finished the tournament with a handful of amazing plays in the field to go with 7 hits and 5 RBI. Izear Joiner also knocked out 7 hits to go with 4 RBI. Bosker-Elliott quitely had the biggest tournament for the Robins, collecting 9 hits in 10 trips to the plate, 2 doubles and a home run to go with a team-leading 7 RBI. Luu, Gerdt and Hayley Engebretsen were named to the Wells Fargo All-Tournament Team. Way to go Robins….it was an amazing season!!!!

The Robins pounded out 24 hits, including 3 home runs, en route to a 12-2 win over the Osseo Orioles this afternoon and are now 2-0 on the season. Calvin Gerdt had 4 hits and accounted for 2 of the HR’s to go along with 3 RBI. Vincent Luu also had 4 hits and 3 RBI to go along with his HR. Izear Joiner and Brendan Bosker-Elliott finished the game with 3 hits each, while Hayley Engebretsen, Ethan Sullivan, Lydia Mazza and Sam Roles all had 2 hits each. Roles was the winning pitcher, tossing 4 innings while allowing just 3 hits. The Robins now have a little break in their schedule, with 2 non-conference games on Saturday as a part of the Lloyd Olson Invitational Softball Tournament, and then two practices next week before resuming their regular season schedule on April 23 with a game at Mounds View.

On April 13 & 14, 2018, the Robins Adapted Athletic Boosters will be hosting the 5th annual Lloyd Olson Adapted Softball Tournament. This year’s event will be held at the Hopkins High School Lindbergh Center. The Robins are in need of volunteers to help make this year’s tournament possible. Please follow the link below to sign up for this awesome event!

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The Robins finished off another highly successful adapted floor hockey regular season tonight with a 10-4 win over the Anoka-Hennepin Mustangs. It took the Robins a while to shake off a slow start, as the Mustangs kept the game close, trailing just 4-2 heading in to the final period. Six goals by the Robins offense and just six shots on goal allowed by the Robins defense was what it took to finally put the game away. Vincent Luu led the way with 5 goals and 1 assist. Sam Roles and Calvin Gerdt each had 2 goals and 1 assist. Maddie Ausk scored 1 goal while Izear Joiner and Marcus Brady each had 1 assist. Hayley Engebretsen made 31 saves. Ethan Sullivan and Lydia Mazza each blocked 3 shots, while Darius Larson blocked 4 and Edgar Kinanga blocked 8. The Robins now have two weeks to prepare for the state tournament in which they will be the #2 North seed, facing #3 South seed St. Paul Humboldt in the opening round on March 16.

The Robins got themselves back on track this afternoon with a very nicely played 13-3 win over the Mounds View Rams. A seven goal first period got everyone involved and helped the entire team shake off the loss to Brainerd on Monday. Great passing and floor spacing were huge keys to the team success in this game. An unselfish approach by all team members also was evident, as the Robins racked up 10 assists with their 13 goals. Hat-tricks were recorded by Sam Roles, Izear Joiner and Calvin Gerdt, with Gerdt and Roles also collecting 2 assists each. Marcus Brady had 2 goals and 1 assist, Vincent Lyy had 1 goal and 1 assist and Madelyn Ausk had 1 goal and 3 assists. Hayley Engebretsen made 12 saves. Lydia Mazza led the defensive effort with 6 blocks, Edgar Kinanga had 5 blocks, Darius Larson blocked 2 and Ethan Sullivan blocked 1. The Robins are on the road to face the Maple Grove Crimson next Wednesday. The puck drops at 4:15 at Maple Grove Middle School.