The Robins are off to a very quick 2-0 start in this young floor hockey season after a solidly played 10-5 victory over the Rochester Raiders. The game was very tight early on with the Robins clinging to a 3-2 lead late in the first period. Two goals in a 9 second span by Jose Leon Estrada opened thing up a bit heading into the first break. The Raiders pushed the tempo of the game from start to finish with a very quick and capable offensive attack, but every time the Raiders looked like they were going to really get back into the game, the Robins came up with timely goals. Estrada finished the game with 7 goals and 1 assist. Nick Johnson and Micah Bomgardner each had 1 goal and 1 assist, Grady Lease had 1 goal, Abbi Lashuay and Hector Vega Flores each had 1 assist, and in addition to her usual staunch defense, Jayda Johnson finished the game with 2 assists. Sean Majeski made 12 saves to earn the win. The Robins now have a little bit of a gap before their next games, which will happen on January 5-6 when they travel to Rochester to play in the Raiders Invitational Tournament.

The Robins got the 2023-2024 floor hockey season going Monday afternoon with a trip to Bloomington Kennedy HS to face the South Suburban Flyers and came away with an 8-0 victory. “Shut out Sean” Majeski was the winning goalkeeper with 2 saves. Jose Leon Estrada led the offense with 4 goals and 1 assist. Micah Bomgardner had 1 goal and 1 assist, Abbi Lashuay and Hector Vega Flores had 1 goal each. Jayda Johnson recorded 3 assists and anchored the Robins defense for most of the game. Robins are at home on Thursday to take on the Rochester Raiders at 4:30 pm.

The Robins PI adapted soccer team entered the state tournament as the #1 overall seed and emerged as the 2023 PI Division Adapted Soccer State Champions!

In the semifinal game on Saturday morning against the Rochester Raiders, the Robins were led by Jose Leon Estrada’s 6 goals and 2 assists en route to an 11-1 victory. Hector Vega Flores had a breakout game as well, tallying 4 goals and 1 assist. Micah Bomgardner scored the final goal for the Robins. Grady Lease, Noah Mittendorff, Dylan Sibila, JoVonna Shepherd, Kai Cutis and Junior Dockter all recorded 1 assist each, while Jayda Johnson finished with 2 assists. Josh Reis finished the game with 16 saves.

In the state championship game, the Robins faced Minneapolis and battled their way through a scoreless first half before breaking through just 1:00 into the second half on a goal by Jose Leon Estrada. Hector Vega Flores scored about 5 minutes later to give the Robins a 2-0 advantage. Estrada handled the rest of the scoring from there, finishing the game with 3 goals and leading the Robins to a 4-1 victory. The 4 goals held up largely because of an amazing defensive effort by the Robins, led by Jayda Johnson. She had an incredible game, staying calm amid all the pressure from Minneapolis while almost effortlessly clearing the ball out of the defensive zone while coordinating the defensive effort of the rest of the team. Josh Reis was stellar in the net, making 19 saves. Nick Johnson and Sean Majeski were solid all game long in the defensive wheelchair positions, making it tough for Minneapolis to get any shots on goal.

Josh Reis, Jose Leon Estrada and Jayda Johnson earned All-Tournament honors.

What an amazing season, Robins….we all are so proud of your accomplishments!

The Robins finished off the regular season this afternoon with a non-conference game against Anoka-Hennepin. Today also was the first of three alumni nights that the team plans to host this school year, and the current edition of the Robins seemed determined to show their predecessors how the game is played today. Jose Leon Estrada got the show started, scoring all three of his goals in the first 2:40 of the game. From there, it was a steady rotation of different Robins finding the net. Dylan Sibila, Grady Lease and Hector Vega Flores all scored twice, with Flores and Lease also adding an assist each. Nick Johnson, Abbi Lashuay, Junior Dockter, Jayda Johnson, Josh Reis and Micah Bomgardner all scored once, with Lashuay adding 3 assists and Dockter adding 2 assists. While Noah Mittendorff and JoVonna Shepherd didn’t find the net themselves, they did their part in helping others with the task, as Shepherd finished the game with 3 assists and Mittendorff with 2 assists. Josh Reis and Sean Majeski shared goalkeeping duties, with Reis making 5 saves and Majeski making three saves in the shutout effort. The Robins are now in practice mode for the next two weeks as they prepare for the state tournament on November 17 & 18 at Stillwater High School.

The Robins were on the road this afternoon to face the defending state champion Dakota United Hawks. The Robins were up for the challenge and were ready to play right from the first whistle. Jose Leon Estrada did his part to give the team the lead, scoring three times in the first 8 minutes. From there, everyone else made solid contributions and played a vital role in the 10-1 victory. Estrada finished the game with 7 goals and 2 assists. Jayda Johnson continued to be the heart of the Robins defensive effort and played a huge part in limiting the Hawks to just 10 shots on goal while also adding 3 assists. Grady Lease scored twice and Michah Bomgardner added a goal of his own. Abbi Lashuay and Nick Johnson were credited with 1 assist each. Goalkeepers Josh Reis and Sean Majeski were solid all game long, with Reis making 8 saves and Majeski finishing with 2. Overall, the Robins outshot the Hawks 44 – 10. The win gives the Robins the regular season conference championship and the #1 overall seed at the Adapted Soccer State Tournament on November 17-18. The Robins are at home this Thursday, November 2 to close out the season with a game against Anoka-Hennepin.