Summer Check In

Tyshea Davis, Senior, Idaho Falls, ID.

Summer kicked off with a late start for good weather, but not for soccer training. This past week, I was able to work with the MSUB Men’s Soccer coach Dan McNally and some of his incoming players put on a youth day camp at our very own turf field. I had the 5-6 yr-olds, and they were such a blast! The oldest group, a U12 local travel team amazed me with some of their skills, and they could really kick the ball! One kid scored with a header every corner kick I served them in a span of 15 minutes; I was thoroughly impressed with our youth here in Billings.

Additionally, I helped with MSUB Golf in putting on a huge golf tournament fundraiser that was really great, as well. Billings own celebrity, Jeff Ballard who played for Stanford and later the Baltimore Oreoles was there, and I got to watch his sweet lefty put. Even Coach Krakowiak came out for a fun rookie game of golf :) haha.

The weather has alas been cooperating with the coinciding summer season, which is flying by. We have a sweet overnight camp coming up in August I am looking forward to helping coach, and I’m just missing all the girls!

Beginning of the End

Kelley Minard, Senior from Helena, MT

Hello all! Hope everyone’s summer is holding up its end of the bargain promising hot temperatures and long summer nights filled with friends, family, and fun. I can tell you that Billings, MT is finally seeing some summer weather….as of June 16. It’s been pretty crazy here with flood warnings and tornado sirens, but it finally seems to be looking up.

My summer has been quite a busy one so far. As I start my senior year of college, I find myself stressing out a little bit about venturing out into the real world. What am I going to do? Where do I want to live? Should I continue with a Masters? Should I move to Mexico and become a beach bum? It’s all coming so fast and I am not sure if I am quite ready for what the world has to offer me…..considering I haven’t quite found it yet and I am still pondering what to do with my life. Recently I have discovered an interest in realty. It seems like the perfect starting point to a career. Why not?

As of two months from now, we will be in our second day of preseason. WHOA. I need to get this out of the way…………WHOOOOOOO LAST PRESEASON EVER!!!!!! But seriously, its bittersweet. Obviously preseason isn’t the most fun thing of anyone’s summer, but the bonds that are made and the relationships that develop are worth the physical and mental rollercoaster of preseason. It’s strange to think that this time next year I won’t be doing the day to day workouts or grabbing a soccer ball every chance I can. I will officially be booted into the reality of a college graduate. YIKES.

I look forward to seeing all my teammates, new and old, and reuniting to practice and train to the best of our potential. I have missed these girls way too much to be away from them this long. With all the changes that have happened this year already, we have become stronger and will remain strong no matter what else is thrown at us. This year will be great, I can feel it. Have a good summer and enjoy the sun!

Finish Strong.

Enjoying the Sun

Jenn Brookshire, Sophomore from Venture, CA



I hope everyone is having a great summer! My summer has been pretty laid back. I spend most of the time relaxing by the pool or beach or just hanging out with my family!! Whether it’s taking my brother to the farm or beating my sister at board games!! The workouts have been good and I run with my sister who plays on a college team too!! Danica is visiting for a week so we will be hanging out at the beach, going to universal studios, and riding the water rides at hurricane harbor! My relatives from France are coming to my house on July 7 to spend some quality family time together!!! I’m looking forward to that since I haven’t seen them in a year. It should be a pretty interesting month!! I go to Costa Rica in a month with my family, which will be so fun!! I have never been there before and I have heard it is an amazing place to visit! We have a bunch of things planned, like zip lining through the rain forest and swimming at the beach!! They only speak Spanish there so I definitely need to learn a few words in Spanish!!!! I hope everyone is having a great time at home or wherever you may be. I look forward to seeing all of my teammates in August once again for preseason.

Enjoy the sun!!!

Big News

Janae T Remsberg, redshirt Sophomore from Oceanside, California

It has been a momentous last couple of days for me and my family. It is not because Scotty won on American Idol, even though I consider that a momentous occasion, but we just found out the news on where my older sister will be serving her mission for the next year and a half. I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and men and women have the opportunity to serve a mission if they please. My older sister Amy played for the MSUB soccer team for two years then transferred to BYU were she decided to put in her papers to go on a mission. Yesterday we all sat around while she opened her papers that determined the next eighteen months of her life. She proceeded to tell us that she was going to be serving in the Bucharest Romanian mission. So as of right now my summer seems pretty boring to what my older sister will be experiencing soon and am glad to share the news with everyone. Besides getting that information, I have been working many hours at IN-N-OUT and claiming my spot in front of my television with my sisters. I definitely miss everything and summer is already one third of the way done! I will see everyone soon and ENJOY what we all have left.