Coach•Stratton23 @CoachStratton23

3rd grade teacher and JV basketball coach Joined July 2021

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Coach•Stratton23 @CoachStratton23

8 hours ago

What a game!!!! Wow!!

StAlbertSportsFan @Stalbertsprtfan

8 hours ago

Down 2-0 with 11 minutes left. The Saintes score 4 goals from 2 Frosh (Ellie Larmie & Stella Simms) and win 4-2 for their first ever State tournament victory. That’s one to be talked about On The Hill for decades to come!

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Austin Heinen @HEINOHeinen

4 days ago

St. Albert 5 MOC-Floyd Valley 0, 25rd minute MOC-Floyd Valley allowed just give goals all season... they now allowed 5 in 25 minutes! Larmie scores her second 8n the 23rd minute. And Simms completes the hat trick in the 25th minute!! What a start for St. Albert! #iahssoc

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@Stalbertgirlssoccer @SAsaintessoccer

4 weeks ago

Congratulations Saintes!!! Second highest ranking in school history.

IGHSAU @IGHSAU

4 weeks ago

Denver takes over the top spot in Class 1A in this week's Iowa girls high school soccer rankings: t.e2ma.net/webview/rlwsgj…

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Coach•Stratton23 @CoachStratton23

4 weeks ago

Way to go girls!!!

Austin Heinen @HEINOHeinen

4 weeks ago

Girls Soccer Final: 1A No. 6 St. Albert 2 1A No. 5 Treynor 1 Heck of a game! St. Albert hands Treynor its first defeat of the season. Ellie Larmie's late goal being the decider and the Saintes defense hangs on! #iahssoc

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Minnesota Women's Basketball @GopherWBB

2 months ago

Amaya Battle earns an invite to Minnesota Lynx Training Camp 〽️ #SkiUMah

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Cece @mythoughts0530

2 months ago

Players pay attention: Angela Dugalic came off the bench at UCLA.. and is a top 10 draft pick in the W. Your impact as a player for your team is your most valuable asset. Doesn’t matter if you start or come off the bench….just be your best in the role you’re asked to play. YOU WILL GET NOTICED..

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Coach Brewington @DougBrewington

2 months ago

Play multiple sports!

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IowaBCA @IowaBCA

2 months ago

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StAlbertSportsFan @Stalbertsprtfan

2 months ago

Great games by Avah Underwood and Coach Wettengel today! Wonderful support from the Saintes as well!

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The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1

3 months ago

"You have to practice and play and behave like a winner if you want to win games. It is not just something that you can decide to be. You have to be that every single day in your approach and in your execution."

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Coach Ric Johnson @20Ricj

3 months ago

No one talks about those 1-3 days after your final basketball game of the season. 😳

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Coach•Stratton23 @CoachStratton23

3 months ago

Thank you @Shoot360DSM for letting our team use your facility during State Basketball! 🏀 @Stalbertsprtfan @Sainteshoops

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Coach Wettengel @Sainteshoops

3 months ago

Christmas scrimmage. Iron sharpens iron. Congrats 2A Rock Valley, 3A Cherokee, 4A Bishop Heelan, and 1A St. Albert. On to state! @HeelanGirlsBB @Stalbertsprtfan @IGHSAU

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Greg Berge @GregBerge

4 months ago

Youth sports isn’t broken because kids are soft. It’s broken because adults keep confusing development with exposure. That’s why this upcoming live session matters. 🧵👇

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Iowa High School Girls Basketball 2025-26 @JimGillespie9

5 months ago

I love how both coaches give so many players opportunities to play in key situations.

Peter Burtnett @peterburtnett

5 months ago

Basketball?… or hockey? After 1, Newell-Fonda leads St. Albert 16-9 as both teams freely use substitutes, as expected Saintes with 5 turnovers in the first quarter as Rylee Hogrefe pours in 9 for the Mustangs

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Ball is Psych @BallisPsych

6 months ago

Unshakable confidence only comes from within. #DailyWisdom

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Adam Barnes @CoachBarnes1

6 months ago

Youth sports were supposed to build confidence, character, and community — but somewhere along the way, the system shifted. What used to be about growth and joy has become a marketplace, and our kids are stuck in the middle of it. Today’s youth basketball landscape is overloaded with teams, tournaments, travel, and upsells. And while adults profit from the chaos, kids are carrying the weight. 📊 Research from the Aspen Institute shows that 1 in 3 young athletes now reports symptoms of burnout before high school. 📉 The American Psychological Association notes that youth athletes facing constant pressure are twice as likely to develop anxiety-related issues. 📈 And the American Academy of Pediatrics reports that over 70% of kids walk away from organized sports by age 13 — not because they lose interest, but because the environment becomes overwhelming. Think about that: Kids aren’t quitting basketball. They’re quitting stress. They’re quitting pressure. They’re quitting a system that treats them like investments instead of children. Parents see it too — the mood swings, the tears after games, the dread before practices, the exhaustion from weekend tournaments that require more time and travel than many adults’ jobs. And it’s not just emotional. Early specialization — which is pushed harder than ever — is linked to higher rates of overuse injuries, reduced creativity, and shorter athletic careers. Kids are being asked to train like pros before their bodies or minds are ready. But here’s the good news: we can fix this. When kids experience: • Reasonable schedules • Coaches who teach instead of exploit • Multiple sports or varied movement • Time for rest and recovery • Supportive parents who value effort over outcomes …they thrive. Not just as athletes, but as people. We don’t need more “elite” labels. We don’t need more pressure disguised as opportunity. We need healthier environments, better leadership, and adults who protect childhood instead of monetizing it. If we want the next generation to love the game — and stay in the game — we have to create a culture that honors their well-being over everything else. Our kids deserve a system built around them, not the pockets of the people running it.