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Award Nights for Fall Sports:Softball =Monday, October 18, 7 p.m., O'Hara HallTennis = Tuesday, October 19, 7 p.m., O'Hara HallVolleyball = Tuesday, November 9, 7 p.m., O'Hara HallGolf = Wednesday, November 10, 7 p.m., O'Hara HallCross Country, Wednesday, November 10, 7 p.m., UA CafeField Hockey = Tuesday, November 16, 7 p.m., O'Hara HallThe award nights typically last anywhere from one hour to one-and-a-half hours; coffee,cake and punch are provided. Dress attire is usually nice casual.Ursuline VSNerinxCome cheer on the Bears at the rivalry game onOctober 20.Field Hockey @ Nerinx HallVarsity 4:00Junior Varsity 5:00Volleyball @ Webster UniversityFreshmen 4:00Junior Varsity 5:15Varsity 6:30(Continued, form pg. 1) A few years ago, my dad was cleaning out his garage, and he found my old pitching rubber. He gave it tome so I could put it in my yard for my kids. I have the luxury of having a ball diamond literally in my backyard. So, instead of puttingthe pitching rubber in my yard, I have it in my keepsake box. It is my constant reminder, my “state championship” sign, mymotivator to help my kids unlock their inner power, to empower them with a can-do attitude and to assist my kids in their attempts to“dream big.” I never won a state championship or went pro in any sport. But as I evolved, so did my dreams. I understand that asmy kids grow, so too may their dreams as well as what motivates them. I believe it is my responsibility as their parent to be the“wizard behind the screen,” to provide as much as I can, spiritually, mentally, physically and financially. I will do what I can; ofcourse, there will be limits, and, of course, I will at times fail. Thankfully, I have that pitching rubber to motivate me when I start tolose focus.Do you know what motivates your daughter? What it is that your daughter is “dreaming big” about? Good luck as youembark on that journey of dreaming big. I, too, am on the journey with you.Go, Bears!Jen Brooks, CMAAP A G E 2P A W P R I D E

Coach’s SpotlightLucian BiesiadeckiWhat do you currently coach at UA?I am the head tennis coach.What have you coached at UA in the past?TennisWhat sports did you play in high school?Tennis and basketballWhere did you go to college?Undergrad at Penn StateFavorite Movie?“Blues Brothers”/”Emperor’s Club”/”Father of the Bride” and “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”Favorite Food?HalupkisFavorite Professional Team?PhilliesFavorite All-time Coach?Joe PaternoFamily?Married, two children, a boy and a girl, and two black LabsWhat is one thing we would be surprised to know about you?I like the ballet.Athletes of theMonthAugustAnnieHofstetterAndreaFrankiewiczSeptemberPerson you most want to have dinner with?Bill Zief, my first tennis coach, from age five to 17Inaugural Dan Dailey 5K and Fun Run results1st placeMary Loida, 21.02 (UA cross country coach)LaurynMorris2nd placeEric Jorgensan, 21.203rd placeTim Moser, 21.39 (father of Alicen Moser ’12)MollyAdler1st faculty memberMark Bratkowski, 24.21 (Social Studies)1st studentRachel Higgins (’12)Congratulations, runners!Thanks to all those who participated and for all those whovolunteered for the event.

T H E P O W E R W I T H I N UField HockeyVarsity “Hold the ROPE!!” is what you will hear theUrsuline field hockey team chanting these days as they walkoff the field. The 2010 Bears are holding the rope with an 8-8-1 record as of mid-October.The BEARS have had some heartbreaking losses:losing to CJA 2-0 at home early in the season and to Villa in ahard fought overtime 2-1 loss. This team has realized that ittakes everyone holding the rope to make a team successful.The girls headed to Chicago for the Huskie Invitationaland played some great field hockey. The Bears recordeda win Friday against Oak Park, 2-0, with goals scored by AlexCampisi and Rachel Fuchs. The team played Assumption fromLouisville and tied 1-1 in the Friday night game. ShirleyBoland scored, and the defense played an exceptional game,led by Gina Brahm, Anna Maggiorotto, Ally Hill and goalkeeperSam Schott. The girls were up early on Saturday to faceArrowhead and defeated them, 2-0, with goals by Rachel Fuchsand Ally Hill. We played one more game, losing to a new rival,Ballard 2-1. Maddie Friedmann erased the Ballard shutout with a goal in the last minute of the game. The team leftChicago with a 2-1-1 record for the weekend.Kirkwood was our first opponent after the long weekendon turf. We won that game, 1-0, with a goal by HaleyHolt, and faced Rosati on Friday, September 24. The Bearslost to Rosati Kane, 1-0, in regulation. Rosati came to play.We had our opportunities but were unable to find the net on thefive penalty corners at the end of the game.The following week looked to be a tough one for theBears with Lafayette, Whitfield and John Burroughs on theschedule. A new team came to play in the game against Lafayette.The team decided to play to win every game and to havefun on and off the field as a family (a team). You could see animmediate difference as we warmed up for the Lafayette game.The positive energy and compliments were very apparent. TheBears were there to avenge the 2-1 loss at the beginning of theseason. Lafayette came out strong, but the Bears werestronger. Lafayette took an early lead, 1-0, at the end of thefirst half. The half-time talk was all about “holding the rope.”The Bears grabbed hold and never looked back. Ursulinescored at 16:53 to tie the game with a beautiful goal by HaleyHolt, and Lafayette countered just two minute later. RachelFuchs and the offense answered Lafayette with two goals andtook the lead with 5:50 to go. The Bears were superb in thisgame. They played an excellent game and walked off the fieldwith a new sense of confidence.The Bears played Whitfield at UA and won, 2-1.Whitfield scored first, but this team knew they had to “hold therope,” and they picked each other up. Emily Stephens scoredthe tying goal, and Maggie Cromien netted the game winnerwith 17 minutes left to play.Ursuline was pumped up to play John Burroughs.Ursuline came out and quickly scored the first goal of thegame. John Burroughs countered with two goals before halfand another in the second half. The team was determined toplay 60 minutes of good solid hockey, and that is what theydid. Taylor Tusinski scored with two minutes left. The finalscore was 3-2, Burroughs. The score may say we lost the game,but in fact it was a win for the team; they never gave up!!! Thegirls played an incredible game: passing, cutting, finishing andworking together. It was a picture-perfect game. The Bearsjust came up a goal short.The week ended with an intense game against Edwardsville.The Bears had many opportunities to score butwere unable to net a goal in regulation, taking the game toovertime. Up and down the field, the 7 v 7 overtime game continueduntil Ursuline was awarded a penalty corner. EmilyStephens scored the game winner off a ball inserted from RachelFuchs. It was a beautiful goal and a perfect way to end abeautiful day.The last four games of hockey are the kind of hockeythis team is capable of playing. They look like a team and actlike a winning team. They are coming together at just the righttime of the season. With five games to go and the tournamentjust around the corner, this team has their goal in sight. Theyare “Holding the Rope,” and anything is possible when youplay together.GO, BEARS!!!Coach Roxann NaegerJunior Varsity It's hard to believe the JV field hockey team is almost finished with the 2010 season, but we are soproud of this season's accomplishments! The girls have been working so hard to refine their skills and come together as a team, onand off the field. We've had success recently in tournament play, winning our pool in an October 2nd, JV tournament and beatingthe first seed, Nerinx Hall, in the October 9th playoff tournament. In regular season play, the girls recently shut out one of theleagues' top teams, John Burroughs, with a 5-0 win.Off the field, the girls have been planning activities to bond with their JV teammates, and have taken C-team "little sisters"to provide support and encouragement on game days.A big thanks to the JV team parents; our cheering section is one of the best, and the snacks, uniform laundering, carpoolinghave been invaluable!The final game of the season is October 20 at Nerinx Hall; please come out, and support your fellow sisters! Best of luckto varsity in the playoffs!Coach Jocelyn DiehlP A G E 4

GolfURSULINE BEARS, DISTRICT CHAMPS FOR THE 4 TH STRAIGHT YEAR!The Ursuline golf team has completed their regular season play sinceDistrict Champsour last newsletter. The varsity squad finished with a 9–1 match record withour only loss coming at the hands of St. Joe’s on their home course, our lastmatch of the season, and the night we honored our four seniors, team managerColleen Kinsella, Hannah Schmitz, Lauren Essmyer and Andrea Frankiewicz.We should be co-conference champs with St. Joe and Villa who alsofinished 9–1. In our tournament play, after starting out winning at RockwoodSummit, the girls continued their strong play in placing 2 nd in the Angel Classic,3 rd overall (2 nd for MO) in the MO/ILL challenge, and 2 nd in the Jeff CityTournament. In our district tournament held at Aberdeen on September 29, wefinished first ahead of Nerinx by 22 shots, with Andrea Frankiewicz the tournamentmedalist, carding a 79. Abbey Manley took 2 nd overall with an 80, andHannah Schmitz was close behind in 4 th place overall with an 85, and the 4 thscore we counted was Lauren Essmyer with an 88. An additional tournamentwas added to girls’ golf this year with a sectional tournament where the twotop teams from districts, along with the top 15 scores outside of the two qualifying teams, played for the right to move on to the statetournament. At sectionals we were paired with the two top teams from District 1, and in that tournament we also took 1 st place, scoringten shots better than runner up, Nerinx Hall. Only 12 additional players advanced to state from that event, with the high score of91 moving on. Andrea was our low scorer and 3 rd overall with a 78 at Crown Pointe in Farmington last Wednesday. These five playerswill continue to work very hard to be as prepared as possible to represent Ursuline Academy at the State Tournament, October 18-19. I am hopeful that their golf and great sportsmanship will be even a bigger hit than their fancy red golf shoes!!Even though these five girls will be representing the school, we have had a strong varsity squad with all eight girls contributingin the matches and some of the tournaments as well. As a matter of fact, we really had a team effort this year with our seniorsAndrea, Hannah, Lauren all having a turn as medalist, and Jessica Ferguson also took low honors with Hannah in our match withNotre Dame and was low scorer in the match with Lutheran South. Please be sure tosend these girls off with your well wishes for a strong showing at State.FreshmanField Hockey The team hascome so far since the beginning of the season.The girls have worked very hard, and itdefinitely shows. Our record so far this seasonis three losses, five ties and one win!Our win was against Eureka High School;the score was 2-0, and it was a great game!In our freshman field hockey tournament atSt. Joe on September 18 we received secondin our pool. We won our first game againstNerinx 1-0, and tied our second gameagainst Lafayette 0-0.So far we have scored a total of five goalsthis season! Those goals were made byAbby Powers, Emma Earley, Claire Hoffman,Colleen Willett and Gabbi Lucy. Ourfreshman goalie, Megan Anthony, has had atotal of seven shutouts out of 11 games!Congratulations to all the girls, and I am soproud of how far you have come as a team.It has really been an enjoyable season.Come out, and support our girls in our lasttwo games against MICDS at Ursuline onOct. 14 at 4 p.m. and Oct. 15 at 4:30 p.m.The freshman team would also like to wishvarsity and JV good luck in the rest of theirgames this season! Go, Bears!!!Coach Andrea TravagliniSectional ChampsCoach Hitch and our JV squad finished the season very strong, going 5-3 intheir matches and taking 2 nd place in the JV tournament held at Riverside Golf Coursein September. We know these girls will be working hard this spring and summer toimprove their game so that we can continue the tradition of Winning (you will have toask a golfer what the word W.I.N. means to them). We want to thank all of the UrsulineAdministration for supporting these young ladies as they strive to excel, not onlyon the golf course, but in the classroom as well.Go “Low,” Bears!!Happy Golfing from your Ursuline Golf Coaches,Bridget Gilbert & Audrey HitchP A G E 5P A W P R I D E

VolleyballVarsity Varsity volleyball has had some incredible matches this past month. We faced off against Cor Jesu andSt. Joe and gave them a run for their money! Unfortunately we lost to those teams, but we walked away from the match atougher team. Lutheran South was an outstanding three-game winner for us! All team members played outstandingmatches and gave great effort! We also played in the Oakville tournament and Belleville East tournament and playedsome great matches against tough teams in those as well!Senior Kelsy Byland is leading our offense and doing well; senior Claire Kraemer is playing some solid defensefor our team, and senior Hanna Elster is playing good defense and putting up some good serving. Unfortunately, seniorKara Abkemeier has had to be our cheerleader from the bench for the season since having surgery on her knee. She is stillan outstanding teammate and comes to practices and games to support our team.Junior Natalie Catani is leading our team in kills; junior Melissa Naegeli is a strong, aggressive hitter for ourteam; junior Olivia Cunio is an outstanding blocker and hitter for us, and junior Kelsey Rejko is getting some strongswings that often result in a KILL! Sophomore Maddie Stadler is playing great defense for us at Libero; sophomoreMaggie Eggleston is doing great for us in practice as our back up setter and playing JV, and freshman Maggie Sorensen isstrong in the middle with some great hits and blocks.Our team is getting better and better each match we play, andour consistency is getting better as well! WE are gearing up for thelast few matches of our season before districts (including a Nerinxgame!), and we are looking forward to being the champion....taking itone game at a time! As the St. Louis Blues say, "EVERY GAMECOUNTS!"Coach Lori BrandhorstDan Dailey cheers on the volleyball teams vs. Rosati Kain.Junior Varsity The Ursuline JV volleyballteam has had a fantastic year so far. They have had some bigwins and even bigger upsets. They took on a tough Cor Jesuand Incarnate Word team but pulled out a victory in bothmatches. It all couldn’t have been done without the strongswings of the outside hitters freshman Julie Harvey andsophomores Gabby Bernier and Jena Brophy; the big blocksby the middles freshman Hope Bentrup and sophomore MaryKeathley; the on-target sets by freshman Lilly Owens andsophomore Maggie Eggleston; and the quick defense byLindsey Trenz. Their hard work has taken the team to a 13-1record! Next up for the girls is the Ursuline JV Tournament,October 15-16. The team hopes to take away a first place victory!Coach Kara IkemeierFreshmen Freshman volleyball has had anincredible season thus far. We have played against sometough competition, including Lutheran South, Cor Jesu, St.Joe and Incarnate Word. We are currently undefeated andbecome a stronger team after each match! We played in thefreshman Cor Jesu Charger Challenge where we took firstplace! We were down 17-24 and fought hard at the end ofthe match to win 26-24. What an excellent way to takehome the championship with a well played, close matchagainst Incarnate Word Academy.All of our freshmen are working extremely hard tokeep our undefeated record. Setters Allison Terry and JessicaOberle are definitely running our offense with toughplays and smart decisions. Middle blockers Marissa Kriegand Sammy Warren are a force at the net on defense andoffense. Outside hitters Rachel Lindemann and GabbyStones are playing all around great defense and bringstrong hitting from our front line. Right side Emily Nienashas really perfected her swing and is racking up the kills!Our defense is led by Kate Battig and Bridget Adler whooften succeed at touching every ball and passing right ontarget.The saying, “Defense wins games,” couldn’t bemore true after watching our freshman team. All playerswork extremely hard to bring tough serves and passingwhich has ultimately been the defining factor of our success.We look forward to finishing the season strong withonly a few games to go! Come out, and watch us play NerinxHall next week!Coach Kristen Phillips

Cross CountryURSULINE CROSS COUNTRY - ON THE RUN!!!The UAXC Bears are enjoying a successful and busy 2010cross-country season, competing in six meets this past month. TheBears had a blast navigating a very muddy course at the Forest ParkCross Country Festival, one of the largest meets in the state. The JVteam finished 5th out of 20 teams with Olivia Griffin (19th) and MegBrady (20th), earning individual medals. The varsity team finished2nd out of 19 teams, earning a team trophy. Individual medalists wereAli Moser (11th), Victoria Hunt (20th) and Jamie Nilica (21st).The team had its most successful meet of the season at theFox Warrior Meet in Arnold City Park where the varsity team finishedsecond, beating teams such as Cor Jesu, Oakville and Lafayette.Victoria Hunt (3rd), Jamie Nilica (4th), Meg Vatterott (8th), TreseRoediger (22nd) and Olivia Waterbury (25th) earned individual medalsfor their efforts. The junior varsity squad just missed earning atrophy with a third place finish in the team standings. Individualmedalists in the JV race were Mary Ruth Wagner (4th), Olivia Griffin(6th) and Meg Brady (7th). Special congratulations to Morgan Hartensteinwho was the fifth fastest runner on the Ursuline JV squad despiterunning half the race with only ONE shoe!The team continued their successful season on October 1 atthe Ron Jorgenson Invitational in Queeny Park. The varsity squadfinished seventh in a field of 16 teams in one of the most competitivemeets of the season. Victoria Hunt (23rd) and Ali Moser (27th) bothfinished in the top 30 with Victoria posting her fastest time of the season(21:37). Trese Roediger (27th) and Meg Brady (29th) both ranseason best times, leading the Bears to an 8 th place finish in the juniorvarsity race.Team members had a chance to be in the cheering section fora change when they volunteered at the inaugural Dan Dailey 5K funrun on October 3. Members lined the course, helping to direct trafficand cheer on the runners and walkers during the race.Next up for the Bears is the district meet at Parkway Central,October 23. LET’S GO, UAXC BEARS!Coach Mary LoidaFormer Bear named the MIAAPlayer of the WeekCongratulations, Jayne Grisham!Read the full storyhttp://www.trumanbulldogs.com/news/2010/9/21/WSOC_0921102730.aspxSwim & DiveBoth Coach Anne Dale and Coach Carin Thumm will be returning this season – both are thrilled to be back and can’t waitfor the season to officially start. Speaking of which – the first official night of practice is November 15, 2010, at 6 p.m. over at ThePrincipia (13201 Clayton Rd).Some quick reminders for all those who are interesting in joining the swim and dive team (managers, too): Make sure you have your physical turned in by November 10, 2010. There have been some policy changes – so please attend the pre-season meeting (time to be announced – so keep your eyesand ears open at school for an announcement).And if you haven’t already – it’s time to get back into the pool and start preparing for the upcoming season.Both Coach Dale and Coach Carin look forward to seeing many old and new faces this season, and we can’t wait to see everyone!

TIPS FOR PARENTS & FANSA CHILD-CENTERED APPROACHKnow Your RoleThere are only four roles in every game. You can play. You can coach. You can officiate. Or you can be a fan. But you can onlyplay one role at a time.Be positive, and encourage all the players. You’re not the coach, so don’t shout out instructions. You’re not the official; so don’toffer opinions on a particular call. Help your child keep it all in perspective by keeping it in perspective for you, too.Drop Yours and Adopt TheirsAsk yourself why you want your children to play and what you hope to gain. Then ask your player: “Why are you playing?” and“What are your goals?” Really listen to the answer. If you discover you have different goals for your children—drop yours andadopt theirs. Otherwise, your child is in danger of dropping out, never realizing her potential and dramatically affecting herhealth and quality of life.Fill the Emotional TankPeople who are praised are motivated to continue that behavior. Use positive, specific comments (“I like the way you’re hustlingup and down the court!”) Praise a behavior you’d like them to continue. Find something genuine to praise—people can seethrough false praise, so be truthful.MORE TIPS FOR PARENTS & FANSSet a Great ExampleModel the behavior you’d like to see. If you don’t like a call against your team, be quiet (sure, it’s hard, but of course you can).Avoid negative comments about the coach, especially in front of your child.Give Space After GamesGuess what most kids like least (by far) about their participation in youth sports? The ride home. Immediately after the game isabsolutely the worst time to rehash. Sports are intense, and kids need time to relax. Take the cue from your child. When they’reready, they’ll let you know. Then, ask open-ended questions (“What did you enjoy?” and “What did you learn?”) Don’t give youranalysis unless your child asks for it.Tell A Player What A Player Really Wants To Hear“I love watching you play.”Tips and strategies provided by NAIA Champions of Character special presenter Bruce Brown.The mission of Champions of Character is to restore character values and raise a generation of students who understand anddemonstrate in everyday decisions respect, responsibility, integrity, servant leadership and sportsmanship. To learn more visitchampionsofcharacter.org."Joy is a more powerful motivator than fear."Dr. Dean OrnishWinter Sports Tryouts:November 8If you are planning on trying out for a winter orspring sport, please turn in your physicals to JenBrooks prior to the first day of tryouts.P A G E 9