D4 Bantam A

golfreak · Post by **golfreak** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 10:26 am

Who would you guys consider the favorite in this district? AL loses a lot, but still returns a couple good forwards and a goalie which looks to be much improved this year. Coaching will also be a strength on this squad.

soup21 · Post by **soup21** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 7:17 pm

mankato will be decent. a lot of good forwards with two kids who could easily play varsity at mankato west, but decided to stay. the goalies will be decent. defense is where they might struggle a little. two sophmores are moving up to high school since of there age (not many 10th graders playing bantams) and another who will be a freshman who could play bantams again but is choosing to move up. besides those kids moving up it looks to be an almost an identacil team from 2 years ago when they went to state.

Miracle1980 · Post by **Miracle1980** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 10:16 pm

Based on what these teams did as Peewee's, I would say Faribault, Mankato, and New Prague would be the favorites in Bantam A.
Regular Season (East Divison)
1. New Prague
2. Faribault
3. Mankato
*New Ulm won the weaker West Division
Districts
1. Faribault
2. Mankato
3. New Ulm
4. Owatonna (knocked off New Prague to advance to Regions)
Regions
1. Mankato (went to State)
2. Faribault

bugsy · Post by **bugsy** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 9:29 am

Mankato will struggle. Contrary to a post by Soup21, 10-12 Bantam eligible kids will be moving up to HS. Personally, I believe this is a huge mistake for a majority of these kids. 1- 2 of these kids may see some varsity time.

sniper20 · Post by **sniper20** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 4:20 pm

From what you guys are saying Mankato will struggle. I think NP will be the team to beat in this district. They messed up big time in districts losing to Owatonna to go to regions. I also think Faribault will be good. Tight race between NP Kato and Far. Should be fun to watch as the season plays out. NP has first scrimmage Vs. EP saturday. we'll see if they are for real.

sniper20 · Post by **sniper20** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:32 pm

Yea NP had a great year that year but they couldn't seem to get anything going in districts. they had everyones number in the season but couldn't get it done in districts.

LovetheGlove1 · Post by **LovetheGlove1** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 10:42 am

NP all the way they got it

sniper20 · Post by **sniper20** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 9:36 pm

Soup are you playing high school this year?

Icemen11 · Post by **Icemen11** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 12:51 pm

Does anyone have a roster of the Mankato Bantam A team?

Thanks

soup21 · Post by **soup21** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 2:25 pm

yes i am moving up and playing high school.

LightItUp4 · Post by **LightItUp4** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 2:00 pm

Icemen11 wrote:Does anyone have a roster of the Mankato Bantam A team?

Thanks

Roster looks as if Identical to the Peewee A team from last year...They also have a few from last year's Bantam A team...

I'm backkk!

LightItUp4 · Post by **LightItUp4** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 5:47 pm

Preseason Top 4:

Rank-Team-Votes
1. New Prague 20
2. Mankato 16
3. Faribault 15
4. Albert Lea 08

Miracle1980 · Post by **Miracle1980** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 1:49 pm

My sleeper this year is Owatonna. They won't win the East Division, but they'll be a dangerous team come Districts.

LightItUp4 · Post by **LightItUp4** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:25 pm

I was looking on the Mankato Association website, and it looks like they are going to be playing in the West divison...This confuses me..does anyone else have any more information on this?

LightItUp4 · Post by **LightItUp4** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 11:04 pm

Does anyone know anything about whether Lapic and the studs from NP are playing Bantams, or High School, or what..Thanks!

sniper20 · Post by **sniper20** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 1:57 pm

Lapic is playing bantams, Ambroz and sam olson are trying out for high school so we won't know what there playing until november.

LightItUp4 · Post by **LightItUp4** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 2:23 pm

That was what my speculations were, but I didn't know for sure. Thanks.

sniper20 · Post by **sniper20** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 3:33 pm

Not a problem

Gully · Post by **Gully** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 12:35 pm

soup21 wrote:mankato will be decent. a lot of good forwards with two kids who could easily play varsity at mankato west, but decided to stay. the goalies will be decent. defense is where they might struggle a little. two sophmores are moving up to high school since of there age (not many 10th graders playing bantams) and another who will be a freshman who could play bantams again but is choosing to move up. besides those kids moving up it looks to be an almost an identacil team from 2 years ago when they went to state.

mankato sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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2005 D-4 Peewee A Results

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yup

Owatonna has been the D4 Rep at State the past two years.

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