Fall Tournament Coaches Letter

2024 MCAC STATE Soccer & Volleyball Tournament

October 24-26, 2024
Hosted by: Lake Region Christian School
7398 Fairview Rd, Baxter, MN 56425 

Tournament Directors:

Jeff Bonkoski, MCAC AD    jbonkoski@cambridgechristianschool.org                        

Pete Erickson, LRCS AD   perickson@lrcsmail.com                                                              

Entry Fee:  $300 per team; $600 for both.

Make checks payable to Lake Region Christian School. Mail or bring your check with you.

Fees will once again go to pay officials and to support the cost of having a Certified Athletic Trainer present throughout the tournament. 

The only doors that will be unlocked are the North and Triple doors (soccer field)             

Locker Rooms: We will have Home and Away locker rooms for soccer and volleyball. Please make sure you take your belongings at the end of the day (do not leave overnight). Food is not permitted in these locker rooms.

*Higher seed will be the Home team on the scoreboard, will wear dark color uniform, and be the home book.

Soccer: Please bring your own warm-up soccer balls.   

In case of a tie we will go immediately to a shootout of those players on the field.

LRCS Field #1 (same as volleyball) Southdale Field #2 (2.7 miles away)

7398 Fairview Rd 12599 Mountain Ash Road

Baxter, MN 56425 Baxter, Mn 56425

Awards:  Tier 1: 1st Place, 2nd Place, 3rd Place, 5th Place; 

                Tier 2: 1st Place, 2nd Place, 3rd Place; 

11 All-Tournament 1st team plus MVP, 11 All Tournament 2nd team
16 First Team All-Conference, 10 Second Team All-Conference 

Volleyball: Do NOT bring volleyballs.

Tournament matches will be 3 out of 5 games.

Please provide a line judge for each of your games and your own scorekeeper. The higher seed’s scorebook will be the official book.

Awards:  Tier 1: 1st Place, 2nd Place, 3rd Place, 5th Place; 

                Tier 2: 1st Place, 2nd Place, 3rd Place

9 All-Tournament 1st team plus MVP, 7 all Tournament 2nd team
22 First Team All-Conference, 14 Second Team All-Conference

*All Conference awards will be given out Friday at 5:30pm after last soccer game and before next volleyball game at 6:00pm

*All Tourney awards will be given out after the Championship game.

Certified Athletic Trainer:  

Janet Sahlstrom will be available through the tournament to help with athlete taping needs/injuries. 

*Hospitality Room: WIFI password – beourguest2022

A hospitality room will be provided in the New Youth Room. We have access at the top of the stairs by the gym and outside access from the soccer field. Hospitality room is for all coaching staff, referees, and athletic directors. A main meal item, snacks, and drinks will be available both days. Lunch will be available from 11:00-1:30 and supper from 4:30-6:30pm.

Concessions:

Concessions will be available for purchase Thursday and Friday from 10:00-6:30 and Saturday from 10:00-3:00. Cash and checks are accepted!

Concession Stand – Located in Cafeteria 

Thursday/Friday 10:00-6:30 – Saturday 10:00-3:00

Taco Salad  =   $5.00

Chicken Caesar Salad = $5.00

Chicken Strips =  $4.00

Chicken Wild Rice Soup = $4.00

Assorted Baked Goods 

Popcorn/Nachos 

Drinks = $1.00/Fruit = $1.00

*Photography: My name is Mark Sherman and I own Shot in the dark sports and we will be taking action photos and team photos at the MCAC Tournament in Baxter this weekend. I have been photographing the tournaments for MACS for 30 years. If you can please pass along the information to the parents so they can take a look for photos of their child. They can be found at http://www.shotinthedarksports.net . For the schools I am running a special that for $125 your school will get all action, teams, and awards of their school for the year of both soccer-volleyball and basketball tournaments on a thumb drive to use for yearbook, websites and awards banquets, ect.  If you have any questions please talk to me at the tournament or email me or call me at 507-446-8335. 

*Live-Stream: Volleyball can be viewed on the Hudl fan page for Lake Region Christian School. We will try to have a live stream available for soccer on Lake Region campus also if possible. (Not available at Southdale fields)

Admission:             

Per Day  / 3 day Tournament Pass

Adults $10 / $25

Family (Immediate only) $25 / $65                                                        

Senior citizens (55+)  $5 / $12                                                                                                

Students (12yrs-17yrs) $5 / $12