The MSHSL adapted soccer state tournament will be held on November 17 & 18 at Stillwater High School. By virtue of being the MAAA PI Soccer North Conference Champions, the Robins will be the #1 North seed in the state tournament bracket and will face the #4 South seed, South Suburban at 5:00 PM on Friday, November 17. The Robins’ team bus will depart Armstrong High School at 3:10 on Friday, November 17 and will return to Armstrong at approximately 7:00 PM for those that need a ride back to Armstrong after the game. The game times and opponents for Saturday’s game will be determined by the outcomes of the Friday games. Parents will be responsible for transportation all day on Saturday. Please contact a teammate ASAP if you may need to arrange a carpool.

A full tournament bracket can be found here: https://www.mshsl.org/mshsl/showxmlbrackets.asp?tournid=2900&bracket=7767

Stillwater High School
5701 Stillwater Blvd.
Oak Park Heights, MN
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10/30: In the regular season finale, the Robins put together their most complete effort of the season, thoroughly dominating the Anoka-Hennepin Mustangs, 13-1. This game saw the Robins truly play up to their full potential on both ends of the floor. They were constantly attacking the Mustangs defense with a quick, aggressive offensive attack, and limiting the Mustang’s scoring opportunities with a swarming defense. Calvin Gerdt led the Robins with 5 goals and 1 assist tonight. Marcus Brady had an outstanding game, scoring 3 goals. Sam Roles made very solid effort as well, finishing with 2 goals. Also scoring for the Robins were Izear Joiner, Maddie Ausk and Hayley Engebretsen with 1 goal each. Brendan Bosker-Elliott had 2 assists, and Kajon Terrell, Vincent Luu and Elizabeth Neuville all had 1 assist. Ethan Sullivan anchored the defense for the Robins, blocking 4 shots, while Jordan O’Donnell, Lydia Mazza and Darius Larson all blocked 2 shots each.

The win completes a perfect regular season for the Robins, who will be the #1 seed from the North Conference at the Adapted Soccer State Tournament at Stillwater High School on November 17 & 18.

10/25: In the final road game of the season, the Robins jumped out to an early 4-0 lead against the Park Center Pirates, then scrambled to hang on for a nail-biting 6-5 victory. At halftime, the Robins definitely appeared to be in full control of this game, however the Pirates speedy, high powered attack came to life and chipped away at the Robins’ lead. Ultimately, an Izear Joiner goal with 3:52 to play turned out to be the difference maker for the Robins. Joiner led the charge, tallying 3 goals and 1 assist. Sam Roles, Calvin Gerdt and Brendan Bosker-Elliott each finished the game with 1 goal and 1 assist. Goalkeeper Vincent Luu was also credited with an assist to go along with his 32 saves.

10/16/2017: The Robins traveled to Mounds View today, and came home with a 6-4 win and the North Conference Championship. Even though there are two games left to play, the Robins locked things up early, considering they won the season series and hold the tie breaker against the second place Park Center Pirates. Today’s game started quickly with Izear Joiner netting the first goal just 19 seconds into the game. Hayley Engebretsen followed with a goal at the mid-point of the first half, then Calvin Gerdt took over from there. Gerdt scored the next 4 goals for the Robins to help secure the win. Maddie Ausk finished with 2 assists. Goalkeeper Vincent Luu stopped 23 shots fired his way by the Rams’ offense. The Robins are now off until next Wednesday when the travel to the Park Center Pirates.

10/11/2017: The Robins are now 6-0 on the season after a hard fought 6-3 win over the Anoka-Hennepin Mustangs. The Robins maintained a pretty high level of control over this game right from the start, but the Mustangs did a good job of keeping things just tight enough that the Robins really had to work to earn the win. The Robins held a 3-0 lead at halftime, led by a pair of first half goals from Izear Joiner. Another 3 goal spurt in the middle of the second half had the Robins leading 6-1 with 8:13 remaining, however the Mustangs added 2 goals in the final 7 minutes to keep things interesting. Joiner finished the game with 3 goals and 1 assist. Other goals were scored by Sam Roles, Brendan Bosker-Elliott and Calvin Gerdt. Assists were credited to Bosker-Elliott, Roles, Marcus Brady and goalkeeper Vincent Luu. Luu also finished the game with 18 saves. Ethan Sullivan led the defensive effort with 6 blocked shots. The Robins are on the road next Monday, at Highview Middle School, to face the Mounds View-Irondale-Roseville Rams.