New Site

#1 posting 12.1.2008
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I will now be posting on kjasr.com. All the news and other information will be found on that site. This site will remain up and I will post occasionally here, but will always link it back to kjasr.com.

I have already posted some high school stories today, and will get to work on the college reports.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD---You now have the same birthday as kjasr.com

The Week That Was #3: Across the River

#8 posting 11.30.2008
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The Week That Was #3: Across The River
The action moved west this week. Minnesota started their high school season. The big event was at Hamline with four top five teams playing in the various championships. Hopkins put cellophane wrap on the #1 South Tigers in the first half of the West championship. 18-0 to start, 38-11 at half was a big statement. South was without the services of two projected starters, each combined worth about 18.7 points last year. Without Smith and Kearney Tayler Hill didn't have a lot of help lifting the scoring load.
In the other Hamline championship it was Centennial beating two time defending champ St. Paul Central. Bridget Schuneman was a force on the inside which was no surprise. The Cougars did have to play with out the Megans for a while, mostly out for foul troubles. but also their perimeter game was solid. Holly Hoffland came off the bench to knock down three 3s.

TEAS IS BACK & CAR RACES
Coach Teas has made is long awaited return from his golfing junket in Missouri. On our return from Hudson on Friday night we were almost part of the news. We were on 694 headed west when I saw a police car off on the left so I started to pull over. As I did a White Suburban went by on the shoulder at 100+ miles an hour. The race was on with 12 police cars, sirens blaring hot in pursuit. Luckily we weren't smashed into by the any vehicle.

WISCONSIN CUT
There is one huge difference between Minnesota and Wisconsin---Uniform cut. On the eastside Wisconsin uses a uniform cut that exposes the shoulder blades. In Minnesota you will rarely if ever see that kind of cut.

DIAPER DANDIES
Minneapolis North had three 8th graders on the floor quite a bit in their win over Andover. Andover also was young with a sophomore contingent, but North is younger by two years. Tyseanna Johnson, Talayiah Rich and Allina Star all grew up in the win. All three are quick and alert, and don't play shy and quiet.

TIME
Due to the avalanche of games, and time constraints my reports are briefer than usual. Sleep is one item on my to do list.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
So after 11 games is their a pattern? Yes. Is basketball better this year. No if you look at pp100 and floor %.
Here is the the last three years
year, pp100, floor %
2006 70.16, .346
2007 81.72, .401
2008 71.7, .354
So either last year was an anomaly, and we are back to regular levels, or is their something else at play. Last year Wisconsin didn't start until Minnesota started. I have charted 11 Wisconsin teams and 11 Minnesota teams this year. So is there a difference between the two states? yes
State, pp100, floor %
Wisconsin 67.7, .332
Minnesota 75.1, .374
So looking back at 2007, which was mainly Minnesota, the numbers are still down for 2008 by about 6 pp100. This will bear watching the rest of the year.

THE WEEK AHEAD
If you think that Hamline was a big event, head to Becker. That event has 7 games including what will probably be #1 AAAA vs #1 AA--- Centennial vs Jordan. On top of that Tartan and Stillwater will host four team events starting Thursday (Tartan) and Friday (Stillwater).

TEAM OF THE WEEK
Hopkins is on a mission. They went after South likes starving dogs on a bone. The Royals made Tayler Hill work to bring the ball up court and clogged the lane to prevent her from driving and getting free throws. They made Hill wait until the second half to celebrate her 3000th point. Hopkins was extremely ready to play. They are grittier, quicker, and deeper than recent years. And as a sign of their "teamness" not one player made the team of the week (due to possession requirements). Everyone does their share.
Looking at the numbers Hopkins pp100 was 143.8 and floor % .667 to start the night, and defensively they were 25.0 and .125. In the second half the edge was a little off on the defensive end as they modified a few things. The Royals don't like being away from the state tournament and they want back in after a two year absence.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Laura Margarit of Holy Angels scored 10 points in the four quarter to help lead the Stars back from a seven point deficit against Menomonie. The wiry guard scored six straight points to put HA in the lead. HA rotated many kids in and out, but Margarit was on the floor the entire 4th quarter. She has the stability, and glue to keep things together. Margarit likes to drive and does have a pull up. She had one drive that ended in a serpentine lay up. With a pp100 of 164.3 she was the highest of the qualifiers this week.

rules, rules, rules,
I need to see the player during the week.
Player needs 10 (TEN) possessions---unfortunately that knocks off Kara Elofson of Hopkins who had an outstanding game against South with a pp100 of 166.7, and floor % of .889
Player needs to be north of 100 pp100
Player needs to be north of .500 floor %. This knocks off 3 point shooters more than any other.
reputations don't matter, performance does.

FIRST TEAM
Briana Edwards, Minneapolis North, 2009
Kaitlyn Haag, Hudson, 2010
Laura Margarit, Holy Angels, 2011
Bridget Schuneman, Centennial, 2009
Tessa Wells, River Falls, 2010
honorable mention
Stephanie Jergenson, Blaine, 2010
Katherine Kazemba, Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran, 2010
Bettye Jo Nelson, Superior, 2011
Sarah Peterson, Minneahaha, 2009

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Emma Purfeest of River Falls was a force on the defensive end in the win against Osceola. She had 12.5 stops, twice as many as the next player on her team. She had 39% of all stops for River Falls that night. Purfeest is a 5-9 forward that played bigger than her height.

team of the week
Kara Elofson, Hopkins, 2009
Emma Purfeest, River Falls, 2010
Talayiah Rich, Minneapolis North, 2013
Bridget Schuneman, Centennial, 2009
Brea Tinney, Osceola, 2009

PLAYMAKER OF THE WEEK
Kahlia Becken of Centennial has a variety of good targets for her passes. She delivered a game high 9 in the win over Central. She has good vision and gets the ball to the right people at the right time.

team of the week
Kahlia Becken, Centennial, 2011
Kyana Johnson, St. Paul Central, 2009
Micaela Petrich, Rosemount, 2010
Allina Star, Minneapolis North, 2013
Hannah Steele, Centennial, 2009

NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK
Bettye Jo Nelson of Superior didn't start, but probably will soon. She came off the Superior bench to lead them with 14 points, and lead them with 5 defensive stops. Nelson is a 5-8 perimeter player. She attacked the basket, scored at the line and off her defense.

next up: tomorrow

High Five: Minnesota's Century

#7 posting 11.30.2008
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HIGH FIVE--Minnesota's Century
Minnesota topped the century mark for the first time this year and edged Michigan for first place. This is Minnesota's fourth win of the year.
Also Minnesota had the top individual---Angel Robinson of St. Paul Central with 25 points.

MINNESOTA---105
Angel Robinson, St. Paul Central, Marquette 25
Kierah Kimbrough, BGMR, North Dakota 24
Katie Ohm, Elgin-Millville, Minnesota 20
Amy Beggin, Roseville, New Mexico 19
Cory Montgomery, Cannon Falls, Nebraska 17

MICHIGAN---94
Britni Houghton, Lansing Waverly, Central Michigan 21
Brittany Jones, West Bloomfield, UTEP 19
Kellie Watson, Ionia, Notre Dame 18
Randall Hurst, West Bloomfield, Fordham 18
Chelsey Jackson, Flint Central, IPFW 18

WISCONSIN----84
Krystal Ellis, Racine St. Catherine, Marquette 23
Traci Edwards, Menasha, UW Milwaukee 21
Shenita Landry, Milwaukee King, Temple 16
Inger Hodgson, Barneveld, North Dakota State 13
Mariah Dunham, Watertown, Wisconsin 11*
Lindsey Wutt, Waterford, Western Illinois 11*
* only one counts in the High Five

IOWA---67
Bridget Yoerger, Hinton, South Dakota 16
Mallory Youngblut, Davenport Assumption, North Dakota 14
Michelle Lund, Sioux City Heelan, Bradley 13
Kristen Turk, Des Moines Lincoln, Drake 13
Jacqui Kalin, Sioux City North, Northern Iowa 11
Nicole Clausen, Denison-Schleswig, Northern Iowa 11
Claire Goins, Sioux City Heelan, Santa Clara 11

SOUTH DAKOTA----65
Ashley Wiemann, Vermillion, South Dakota 21
Abby Plucker, Parker, North Dakota State 19
Maggie Youngberg, Yankton, South Dakota 9
Anne Roche, Vermillion, South Dakota 9
Kelli Fargen, Brookings, South Dakota 7

NEBRASKA---50
Jasmine Moseley, Bellevue East, South Dakota 14
Yvonne Turner, Bellevue East, Nebraska 11
Amy Gallagher, Neligh-Oakdale, Evansville 10
Charity Iromuanya, Lincoln Northeast, Albany 8
Monica Laune, Ashland-Greenwood, Davidson 7

NORTH DAKOTA----44
Alyssa Seay, Grand Forks Central, North Dakota 14
Andrea LaFrance, Bismarck Century, North Dakota 10
Katie Schafer, Devils Lake, Northern Arizona 9
Whitney Ledger, Bismarck Century, North Dakota 8
Ashley Privratsky, Devils Lake, North Dakota 3

Next up: The week in review

220 Points with Upper Iowa & Bemidji State

#6 posting 11.30.2008
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D2 RESULTS
NORTHERN SUN HOOPFEST
UM Duluth beat Northern State 64-60. Jheri Booker (Summerville, GA) had 21 points for UMD. Mikayla Barondeau (Leola-Frederick, SD) had 16 points for Northern.

Upper Iowa beat Bemidji State 112-108 in overtime. Andrea Downs (Chicago Harlan) had 41 points for UIU. Heidi Matzke (Red Lake Falls) had 26 points for BSU.

Augustana beat SW MN State 75-58. Whitney Hofer (West Central, SD) had 20 points for Augustana. Abby Keneally (Farmington) had 16 points for SW.

MSU Moorhead beat Wayne State, Nebraska 66-63. Alison Nash-Gerlach (Roseville) had 17 points for Moorhead. Mara Hjelle (Mahtomedi) had 13 points for WS

TOURNAMENTS
MSU Mankato beat UN Kearney 91-88. Heather Johnson (JWP) had 26 points for Mankato. Jonni Mildenberger (Sterling, CO) had 23 points for UNK.

St. Cloud State beat UN Omaha 67-54. Talisha Barlow (Roseville) and Anna Cashman (Faribault) had 17 points each for SCSU. LaToya Wright (Galesburg, IL) had 12 points for UNO.

Winona State beat UC Colorado Springs 90-63. Kelsey Homewood had 17 points for WS. Winona State's Natalie Gigler (Champlin Park) was named MVP of the Colorado Springs Tournament.

UM Crookston beat Colorado Mines 72-65. Bri Zabel (Northfield) had 19 points for UMC.

Bellarmine beat Saginaw Valley State 91-67. Brittany Burkhardt (Walled Lake Central, MI) had 17 points for SVS.

Concordia St. Paul beat Rockhurst 82-76. Jamie Jones (Irondale) had 16 points for CSP.

Mary beat Montana State Billings 84-73. Anna Skala (Red Lake Falls) had 21 points for Mary.

D3
Buena Vista beat Presentation 92-60. Margo Muhlbauer (IKM, IA) had 19 points for BV. Becky Smith had 15 points for Presentation.

Concordia WI beat Edgewood 80-54. Krista Mayyou had 36 points for CW. Megan Scheele (New Glarus, WI) had 22 points for Edgewood.

Dubuque beat St. Scholastica 77-51. Jennifer Nichols (Woodstock, IL) had 19 points for Dubuque. Kirsten Haukom (Marshall) had 14 points for CSS.

George Fox beat Carleton 74-48. Hannah Oken-Berg (Portland Lincoln, OR) had 16 points for Carleton.

Gustavus beat Southwestern 69-56. Emily Nelson (Mankato Loyola) and Molly Mathiowetz (Sleepy Eye St. Mary's) had 12 points each for Gustavus.

St. Catherine's beat Nebraska Wesleyan 77-73. Molly Peterson (Valley City, ND) had 19 points for St. Kate's. Shea Rasmussen (Longmont, CO) had 18 points for NW.

UW River Falls beat Grinnell 97-37. Tiffany Gregorich (Altoona, WI) had 24 points for UWRF. Molly Scharf (Johnsburg, IL) had 9 points for Grinnell.

UW Stout beat Cardinal Stritch 79-65. Charlee Edwards (Webster, WI) had 21 points for UWS. Michelle Stelloh (West Allis Hale) had 18 points for CS.

UW Whitewater beat Loras 86-74. Tiffany Morton (Beloit Memorial) had 29 points for UWW. Alex Hudson (Dowling Catholic) had 21 points for Loras.

Viterbo beat Northwestern, MN 59-51. Katina Mandylaris (Melbourne, Australia) had 18 points for Viterbo. Ariel Liesch (Centennial) had 20 points for NW.

LaVerne beat Northland 71-55. Lindsey Hamm (Ontanagon, MI) had 19 points for Northland.

St. Olaf beat Luther 60-56. Kelsey Oja (Melrose) had 20 points for St. O. Amanda Dahlseng (Jacobs, IL) had 13 points for Luther.

UW Eau Claire beat UW Stevens Point 60-56. Hannah Mesick (Chatfield) had 19 points for UWEC. Jessi Sporle (Mineral Point, WI) had 23 points for UWSP.

UW Oshkosh beat Lake Forest 43-41. Shelby Churchill (Sheboygan North) had 14 points for UWO.

Wisconsin Lutheran beat MSOE 80-48. Kristen Dillon (Germantown, WI) had 31 points for WL. Carol Cayo and Kelly Costello had 14 points for MSOE.

NAIA
Dakota State beat Briar Cliff 81-75. Liz Grider (Chaska) had 30 points for BC.

Davenport beat Ashford 86-73. Kallie Benike (Campbellsport, WI) had 19 points for Davenport.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Gogebic beat Northland Baptist 68-41 on Tuesday. Jaclyn Aijala had 26 points for Gogebic. From the Ironwood Daily Globe.

Next up: the week that was

Karel's Shot Helps Badgers Win Championship

#5 posting 11.30.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
BIG 10
Minnesota beat Massachusetts 86-67. Emily Fox had 24 for Minnesota. Katie Ohm (Elgin-Millville) added 20 points for the Gophers.

California beat Iowa 76-43. Wendy Ausdemore (TriCenter, IA) was named to the all tournament team. She also led Iowa with 10 points.

Wisconsin beat #6 Baylor 59-58 for the Paradise Jam Title. Alyssa Karel (Cretin-Derham Hall) had 15 points including the game winner for the Badgers. It was Wisconsin's only lead of the game.

Indiana beat St. Mary's CA 80-63. Jamie Braun (Marshfield, WI) had 9 points for Indiana.

Michigan beat Southern Mississippi 61-51. Carly Benson (Carney-Nadeau, MI) had 6 points for Michigan.

Northwestern beat Western Illinois 71-54. Meshia Reed had 18 points for NW. Lindsey Wutt (Waterford, WI) had 11 points for WIU.

#14 Notre Dame beat #24 Michigan State 78-72. Kellie Watson (Ionia, MI) had 18 points for ND. Lauren Aitch (Lansing Waverly) had 6 points for MSU.

Ohio State beat Boston U 72-47. Shavelle Little (Ann Arbor Huron) had 2 points.

Penn State beat Coppin State 76-61. Janessa Wolff (Park Rapids) had 15 points for PSU.

Purdue beat Hawaii 90-74. Lakisha Freeman (Saginaw Arthur Hill) had 2 points for Purdue.

EAST
Army beat Air Force 54-44. Megan Ennenga (St. Louis Park) did not score for Army. Kathleen Schjodt (Hot Springs, SD) had 5 points for AF.

Buffalo beat North Carolina Central 65-54. Rachelle Matthys (St. Clair, MI) had 9 points for Buffalo.

Canisius beat Binghamton 79-73. Brittane Russell (Southfield-Lathrup, MI) had 9 points for Canisius. Muffy Sadler (Cedar Rapids Kennedy) had 5 points for Binghamton.

Colgate beat Missouri 94-93 in triple overtime. Toy Richbow (Detroit Pershing) had 3 points for Missouri.

Drexel beat Colorado 67-63. Hannah Skildum (Mounds View) had 10 points for Colorado.

Fordham beat Ohio 55-51. Randall Hurst (West Bloomfield, MI) had 18 points for Fordham. Jenny Poff (St. Johns, MI) had 9 points for Ohio.

George Washington beat Hartford 67-65. Kay-Kay Allums (Centennial) had 5 points for GWU.

St. Joseph's beat Davidson 78-68. Monica Laune (Ashland-Greenwood, NE) had 7 points for Davidson.

Temple beat Hampton 79-50. Shenita Landry (Milwaukee King) had 16 points for Temple.

UMBC beat Western Michigan 81-69. Tiera DeLaHoussaye (Detroit Country Day) had 15 points for WMU

West Virginia beat Brown 66-49. Ashley Powell (Detroit Murray-Wright) had 4 points for WV.

Yale beat New Hampshire 76-55. Kaitlyn Lillemoe (Hopkins) did not score for Yale.

MIDWEST
Bowling Green beat UNC Greensboro 71-53. Tara Breske (Temperance Bedford, MI) had 6 points for BG.

Bradley beat UC Riverside 59-56. Michelle Lund (Sioux City Heelan) had 13 points for Bradley.

Butler beat William & Mary 53-50. Chloe Hamilton (Holt, MI) had 1 point for Butler.

Cincinnati beat Savannah State 64-34. Val Schuster (Wausau Newman) had 5 points for Cincy.

Dayton beat Central Michigan 78-76. Britni Houghton (Lansing Waverly) had 21 points for CMU.

Detroit beat Colgate 61-51. Brigid Mulory (Birmingham Marian) had 16 points for Detroit. Krista Moser (Cedar Rapids Jefferson) did not score for Colgate.

Drake beat Columbia 69-59. Kristin Turk (Des Moines Lincoln) had 13 points for Drake. Chelsea Frazier (Breck) had 10 points for Columbia.

Evansville beat Samford 58-54 in 2 overtimes. Amy Gallagher (Neligh-Oakdale, NE) had 10 points for Evansville.

IPFW beat Toledo 72-60. Chelsey Jackson (Flint Central) had 18 points for IPFW.

Loyola of Chicago beat Western New Mexico 103-71. Lindsey Sebetic (Kenosha Tremper, WI) did not score for LC.

South Dakota beat Dixie State 80-62. Ashley Wiemann (Vermillion) had 21 points for USD.

North Dakota beat Northern Arizona 94-71. Kierah Kimbrough (BGMR) and Danye Guinn (St. Francis) made the all tournament team for the Sioux. Kimbrough had 24 points for UND. Katie Schafer (Devils Lake, ND) had 9 points for NAU.

North Dakota State beat Idaho State 68-55. Abby Plucker (Parker, SD) had 19 points for NDSU.

St. Louis beat Missouri State 68-53. Maggie Dwyer (Grand Haven, MI) had 13 points for MS.

UW Milwaukee beat Northern Illinois 71-61. Traci Edwards (Menasha, WI) had 21 points for UWM. UWM coach Sandy Botham won her 200th career win. Bianca Brown (Detroit Renaissance) had 4 points for NIU.

Wichita State beat Jacksonville State 65-45. Daria Frazier (Mpls North) had 4 points for WS.

Wright State beat IUPUI 59-57. Kanisha Ward (Detroit Renaissance) had 4 points for WS.

SOUTH
UAB beat McNeese State 56-53. Brianna Berry (Flint Northwestern) did not score for UAB.

Alabama beat Northern Iowa 76-56. Jacqui Kalin (Sioux City North) and Nicole Clausen (Denison-Schleswig, IA) had 11 points for UNI.

Florida Atlantic beat Tennessee Tech 70-64. Jessica Knurick (Walled Lake Northern, MI) had 10 points for FAU.

Miami FL beat Santa Clara 60-44. Claire Goins (Sioux City Heelan) had 11 points for SC.

Murray State beat Colorado State 75-70. Kandy Beemer (Bedford, IA) had 9 points.

Southeast Louisiana beat Centenary 78-52. Beth Alberson (Flambeau, WI) had 7 points for Centenary.

Wake Forest beat Miami OH 81-59. Rachael Hencke (Grafton, WI) had 2 points for Miami.

Virginia beat Marquette 76-71. Angel Robinson (St. Paul Central) had 25 points for Marquette.

Virginia Commonwealth beat Albany 67-53. Charity Iromuanya (Lincoln Northeast) had 8 points for Albany.

Vanderbilt beat Virginia Tech 72-43. Amy Malo (Fairmont) had 1 point for Vanderbilt.

SOUTHWEST
UTEP beat Texas State 85-74. Brittany Jones (West Bloomfield, MI) had 19 points for UTEP. Megan Homan (Remsen, IA) did not score for TS.

WEST
Gonzaga beat Utah 60-55 Tiffanie Shives (Lansing Christian, MI) had 5 points for the Zags.

Oregon beat Wyoming 51-45. Ashley Sickles (Crestwood, IA) had 6 points for Wyoming.

Nevada beat Louisville 85-82. Keshia Hines (Auburn Hills Avondale, MI) had 12 points for Louisville.

New Mexico beat Nebraska 62-51 in the Holiday Inn Tournament. Amy Beggin (Roseville) had 19 points for NM. Beggin was named MVP for the Tournament. Cory Montgomery (Cannon Falls) had 17 points for Nebraska.

Stanford beat Iowa State 83-45. Ashley Arlen (Cascade, IA) had 9 points for ISU.

Utah Valley beat Boise State 73-70. Sierra Moeller (Pierre, SD) had 6 points for BS.

Next up: More D2/D3 reports

Four Michigan Previews

#4 posting 11.30.2008
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MICHIGAN REPORTS
PREVIEWS
Kayleigh Hammond of the Zeeland West Dux will be a player to watch according to the Grand Rapids Press.

Plainwell is previewed in the Kalamazoo Gazette.

Dearborn Heights Annapolis and Fordson are previewed in the Dearborn Press & Guide.

SCHEDULES
Different conferences in Michigan are tweaking their schedules with the second winter girls basketball season getting underway. From the Lansing State Journal.

Next up: College reports

Simon 1000

#3 posting 11.30.2008
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WISCONSIN REPORTS
Wausau Newman beat Wausau West 61-57 in overtime. From the the Wausau Daily Herald.

Kaukauna beat Appleton West 54-49. Plus one more result from the Appleton Post Crescent.

Sheboygan North beat Brookfield Central 49-44. Plus 1 more result from the Sheboygan Press.

Two Rivers beat Manitowoc Roncalli 40-33. From the Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter.

Delavan-Darien beat Beloit Memorial in a 73-54. Plus 3 more results from the Janesville Gazette.

Eau Claire North beat LaCrosse 53-44. Plus 4 more results in the Eau Claire Leader Telegram.

MILESTONE
Kiah Simon of Algoma scored her 1000 point in a 45-24 win over Hilbert. In the same game Sam Zastrow set the Algoma school record for points with 1081. From the Green Bay Press Gazette.

PREVIEWS
Winneconne and Waupaca are previewed in the Appleton Post Crescent.


LAST WEEK
The Dunn County News looks at the week for Elk Mound, Colfax, and Boyceville.

POINT PARADE
Kelsey Andrist, Menomonie 25 vs Blaine, MN 50-55
Jessica Waldvogel, Wausau West 23 vs Wausau Newman 57-61 OT
Tessa Wells, River Falls 23 vs Waseca 49-77

Next up: Michigan

IKM-Manning Downs Heelan

#2 posting 11.30.2008
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IOWA SATURDAY REPORTS
Des Moines East beat Indianola 57-41. Plus two other results in the Des Moines Register.

Des Moines Roosevelt beat Marshalltown 69-48. DMR had 13 threes in the game. From the Marshalltown Times Republican.

Cedar Rapids Jefferson beat Bettendorf 63-39. From the Cedar Rapids Gazette.

Iowa City West beat North Scott 60-45. Plus one more result from the Iowa City Press Citizen.

Waverly-Shell Rock beat Waterloo East 77-30. From the Cedar Valley Preps.

#7 2A IKM-Manning beat #3 3A Sioux City Heelan in the Heelan finals 67-62. From the Sioux City Journal.

LATE FRIDAY
Western Dubuque beat Dubuque Hempstead 56-37. From the Dubuque Telegraph Herald.

Cedar Rapids Xavier beat Davenport West 53-36. Plus 7 more results from the Quad City Times.

POINT PARADE
2A
Katie Schechinger, IKM-Manning 32 vs Sioux City Heelan 67-62

Next up: Wisconsin Reports

Hill 3000, Hopkins Triumphs

#1 posting 11.30.2008
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MINNESOTA REPORTS
AAAA
#3 Hopkins stifled #1 Minneapolis South 55-37 (Reported in the Out & About late last night) in the Pat Paterson Memorial Hamline Tournament West Bracket final. From the StarTribune.
Tayler Hill of South reached the 3000 point mark---In the article in the Pioneer Press they indicate Megan Taylor is the record holder. Not true. Katie Ohm has the record.

Eagan beat Owatonna 60-44. From the Owatonna People's Press.

Blaine beat Menomonie 55-50 in Hudson. found in the boxes in the Eau Claire Leader Telegram.

AA
Caledonia beat Stewartville 76-53 in the Lewiston Tournament. From the Winona Daily News.

Jackson County Central beat host Sleepy Eye St. Mary's in the SESM championship game. From the New Ulm Journal.

A
In the Sleepy Eye St. Mary's 3rd place game Sleepy Eye beat CHOF 54-53 on an Erica Jenson free throw with 3 seconds left. From the New Ulm Journal.

SCRIMMAGES
There was an 8 team scrimmage in Faribault. From the Faribault Daily News.

PREVIEWS
Now that Crookston has been hit by graduation, East Grand Forks is ready to break through. From the Grand Forks Herald.

The Sorteberg twins (Chelsea and Toni) of Thief River Falls are double trouble. From the Grand Forks Herald.

LATE FRIDAY
Minneapolis Southwest beat St. Paul Como Park 66-21. SW started the game with a 21-0 run. Southwest was lead by freshman guard Mariah Adanene. She finished with 15 points, 6 steals & 4 Rebounds in her Southwest Debut in only 18 minutes. Junior Forward Laura Maltby had 10 points, 4 rebounds and 4 steals and Senior Center Britta Syverson finished with 9 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 steals as well. It was the Como Park coaching debut of John Robinson, former St. Paul Central assistant and father of Angel Robinson, Miss Basketball 2007 and now playing at Marquette.

POINT PARADE
AAAA
Tayler Hill, Minneapolis South 29 vs Hopkins 37-55
Bridget Schuneman, Centennial 25 vs St. Paul Central 68-56
AAA
Briana Edwards, Minneapolis North 32 vs Andover 74-69
Katie Loberg, Princeton 25 vs St. Cloud Apollo 82-58
Mariah Clarin, Princeton 25 vs St. Cloud Apollo 82-58
AA
Shawna Sperber, Stewartville 27 vs Caledonia 53-76
Katelyn Adams, Minnehaha 23 (25.875) vs Superior, WI 62-35

Next up: More reports. Much Later today the week in review

Out & About: Hopkins/Minneapolis South

#11 posting 11.29.2008
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PAT PATERSON MEMORIAL
HAMLINE TOURNAMENT
west bracket championship
HOPKINS royals 55, MINNEAPOLIS SOUTH tigers 37

#3 Hopkins smothered #1 South in the first half holding the Tigers scoreless their first 13 possessions as the Royals built up a 18-0 lead. The Royals cruised to a 38-11 halftime lead as the defense was rock solid and the offense looked to attack at every opportunity. The Tigers were hampered with two starters out for non basketball issues---Tyisha Smith and Ameshia Kearney. With those two out Hopkins could really zero in on Tayler Hill. It was a bittersweet night for Hill in that she reached the 3000 point mark for her career. Hill scored her 3000th point with 15:05 to go in the second half. At one point Hill had 26 of the 28 points on the board for South.

At the conclusion of the game the all tournament team was announced:
Ellie Abeler, Andover
Briana Edwards, Mpls North
Jenny Houle, Mpls South
Tayler Hill, Mpls South
Kara Elofson, Hopkins
Brianna Williams, Hopkins MVP

more to come

you can see the entire Hopkins vs South photo gallery at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com.

key: player, year, points, possession, pp100, floor %
HOPKINS
STARTERS
Kara Elofson, 2009 15, 9, 166.7, .889
Brianna Williams 2011 11, 12, 91.7, .500
Jenna Lillemoe, 2009 2, 6, 33.3, .167
Hana Potter 2010, 7, 7, 100.0, .429
Jasmine Mendes 2009 6, 5, 120.0, .600
BENCH
Tori Joransen, 2010 4, 2, 200.0, .500
Laura Bruce 2009, 8, 8, 100.0, .500
Julia Wiemer 2011 0, 2, 0.0, .000
Jill Greenfield, 2011 2, 6, 33.3, .167
Chelsea Garcia 2009 0, 2, 0.0, .000
Sydney Coffey, 2012 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Gracia Hutson, 2012 0, 0, 0.0, .000

MINNEAPOLIS SOUTH
STARTERS
Gabby Roberts, 2009 0, 5, 0.0, .000
Mallory Cramer, 2009 3, 3, 100.0, .667
Jenny Houle, 2009 0, 5, 0.0, .000
Tayler Hill, 2009 29, 32, 90.6, .406
Sadiqah Jihad, 2011 2, 9, 22.2, .111
BENCH
Laura Thomas, 2011 2, 2, 100.0, .500
Kaneesha Green, 2012 1, 3, 33.3, .333
Europe Guy, 2009 0, 2, 0.0, .000

TRENCH PLAYER
Kara Elofson

BY THE NUMBERS
Hopkins 55, 60, 91.7, .450
Minneapolis South 37, 61, 60.7, .295
made 3s/&1s: Hopkins 1/1; South 1/2
ftm/fta-ft%: Hopkins 22/30-.733; South 9/13-.692;
bench: Hopkins 14, South 3
In the first half Hopkins had a pp100 of 118.8 and a floor % of .563
To go one further in the first 16 possessoins of the game Hopkins was 143.8 & .688
In the second half the Royals had a pp100 60.7, and a floor % of .321

South's first half was 34.4 pp100 and floor % of .156
In South's first 16 possessions 25.0 & .125
In the second half the Tigers were 89.7 pp100 and floor % of .448

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
HOPKINS
Kara Elofson 9
Brianna Williams 6
Hana Potter 6
Julia Wiemer 5
Tori Joranson 2
Sydney Coffey 2
Jenna Lillemoe 1
Laura Bruce 1
Jill Greenfield 1
Chelsea Garcia 1
totals: 34

MINNEAPOLIS SOUTH
Sadiqah Jihad 5
Kaneesha Green 4.5
Mallory Cramer 4.5
Jenny Houle 2.5
Tayler Hill 2.5
Europe Guy 2
Gabby Roberts 2
totals: 23

ASSISTS
HOPKINS
Jenna Lillemoe 3
Jill Greenfield 3
Brianna Williams 2
Hana Potter 2
Tori Joranson 2
Julia Wiemer 2
Sydney Coffey 2
Kara Elofson 1
Chelsea Garcia 1
totals: 18

MINNEAPOLIS SOUTH
Gabby Roberts 2
Jenny Houle 2
Sadiqah Jihad 2
Mallory Cramer 1
Tayler Hill 1
Laura Thomas 1
totals: 9

Next up: tomorrow morning

Out & About: Minneapolis North/Andover

#10 posting 11.29.2008
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PAT PATERSON MEMORIAL
HAMLINE TOURNAMENT
west bracket 3rd place
MINNEAPOLIS NORTH polars 74
ANDOVER huskies 69

Minneapolis North rallied from a 67-60 deficit in the last two minutes to beat Andover 74-69. The Polars finished with a 14-2 run. Brianna Edwards led North with 32 points.

The Youthful Polars grew up tonight. North, at times, had three 8th graders on the floor at the same time. They didn't quit and were relentless, getting to balls quicker than the Huskies.

more to come

you can see the entire Minneapolis North vs Andover photo gallery at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com

key: player, year, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
MINNEAPOLIS NORTH
STARTERS
Cyerra Mills, 2011 4, 11, 36.4, .182
Dericka Griffs 2010 8, 11, 72.7, .364
Allina Starr, 2013 10, 13, 76.9, .308
Tyseanna Johnson, 2013 5, 11, 45.5, .273
Briana Edwards, 2009 32, 26, 123.1, .615
BENCH
Angelic Moore, 2010 6, 12, 50.0, .250
Talayiah Rich, 2013 9, 13, 69.2, .462

ANDOVER
STARTERS
Megan McDonald 2009 4, 6, 66.7, .333
Bailey Morgan, 2010 0, 3, 0.0, .000
Ellie Abeler 2009 16, 11, 145.5, .438
Linnea Swanson, 2010 5, 11, 45.5, .182
Caitlyn Hennessey, 2009 2, 6, 33.3, .167
BENCH
Kara Hofschild, 2011 5, 7, 71.4, .429
Sara Drangstveit, 2011 11, 16, 68.8, .438
Haley Steinwand, 2011 13, 17, 76.5, .294
Marissa Murdy, 2011 3, 6, 50.0, .333
Trisha Paar, 2009 10, 15, 66.7, .333

TRENCH PLAYER
Briana Edwards

BY THE NUMBERS
Minneapolis North 74, 97, 76.3, .402
Andover 69, 98, 70.4, .347
made 3s/&1s: Andover 5/2; North 1/3
ftm/fta-ft%: Andover 22/38-.579; North 21/39-.538
bench: Andover 42, North 15

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
MINNEAPOLIS NORTH
Talayiah Rich 13
Tyseanna Johnson 9
Briana Edwards 7
Alina Starr 6
Dericka Griffis 5
Cyerra Mills 4
Angelic Moore 4
totals: 48

ANDOVER
Sara Drangstveit 12.5
Caitlyn Hennessey 8.5
Kara Hofschild 6
Marissa Murdy 5.5
Trisha Paar 5
Haley Steinwand 3
Megan McDonald 2.5
Bailey Morgan 2
Linnea Swanson 2
Elle Abeler 1
totals: 48

ASSISTS
MINNEAPOLIS NORTH
Allina Star 10
Briana Edwards 6
Talayiah Rich 4
Cyerra Mills 3
Tyseanna Johnson 3
Angelic Moore 2
Dericka Griffis 1
totals: 29

ANDOVER
Kara Hofschild 7
Sara Drangstveit 4
Bailey Morgan 2
Ellie Abeler 2
Linnea Swanson 2
Haley Steinwand 2
Trisha Parr 2
Megan McDonald 1
Marissa Murdy 1
Caitlyn Hennessey 1
Natalie Claus 1
totals: 25

next up: West championship

Out & About: Centennial/St. Paul Central

#9 posting 11.29.2008
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PAT PATERSON MEMORIAL
HAMLINE TOURNAMENT
east bracket championship
CENTENNIAL cougars 68
ST. PAUL CENTRAL minutemen 56

#2 Centennial topped #5 St. Paul Central 68-56. This was the second straight year the Cougars downed Central in the East Bracket championship. Centennial led by as many as 12 early in the second half. Central cut that margin to 49-47 with 9:30 to go. Centennial finished with a 19-9 run to take their second title. Bridget Schuneman of Centennial was named MVP of the Bracket after the game.

more to come

At the conclusion of the game the East Bracket All Tournament team was announced:
Alonia Chess, St. Paul Highland Park
Laurie Tyson, Rosemount
Theairra Taylor, St. Paul Central
Jen Hill, St. Paul Central
Megan Nipe, Centennial
Bridget Schuneman, Centennial, MVP

you can see the entire Centennial vs St. Paul Central photo gallery at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com

key: player, year, possessions, pp100, floor %
CENTENNIAL
STARTERS
Kahlia Becken, 2011 9, 13, 69.2., .308
Megan Nipe 2009, 13, 13, 100.0, .462
Megan Waytashek, 2010 8, 8, 100.0, .500
Bridget Schuneman, 2009 23, 18, 127.8, .722
Hannah Steele, 2009 4, 6, 66.7, .333
BENCH
Holly Hofland, 2010 9, 9, 100.0, .333
Kayla Bilderback, 2011 2, 1, 200.0, 1.000

ST. PAUL CENTRAL
STARTERS
Theairra Taylor, 2009 19, 22, 86.4, .364
Jen Hill, 2012 8, 14, 57.1, .286
Sam Robinson-Ricks, 2009 13, 16, 81.3, .375
Kyana Johnson, 2009 5, 5, 100.0, .400
Catavia Jones, 2009 5, 3, 166.7, 1.000
BENCH
Maja Cyrus, 2011 4, 2, 200.0, 1.000
Megan Tate, 2009 2, 6, 33.3, .167
Laura Hansen 2009 0, 0, 0.0, .000

TRENCH PLAYER
Bridget Schuneman

BY THE NUMBERS
Centennial 68, 68, 100.0, .485
St. Paul Central 56, 68, 82.4, .382
made 3s/&1s: Centennial 6/0; SPC 3/2
ftm/fta-ft%: Centennial 12/20-.600; SPC 11/21-.524
bench: Centennial 11, SPC 6

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
CENTENNIAL
Bridget Schuneman 10
Holly Hofland 7
Kahlia Becken 6
Megan Nipe 5
Hannah Steele 4
Megan Waytaashek 3
Kayla Bilderback 1
totals: 26 points

ST. PAUL CENTRAL
Theairra Taylor 5
Sam Robinson-Ricks 4.5
Catavia Jones 4.5
Kyana Johnson 3
Jen Hill 2
Maja Cyrus 2
Megan Tate 2
Laura Hansen 1
totals: 24

ASSISTS
CENTENNIAL
Kahlia Becken 9
Hannah Steele 8
Bridget Schuneman 4
Holly Hofland 3
Megan Waytashek 2
Megan Nipe 1
Kayla Bilderback 1
totals: 28

ST. PAUL CENTRAL
Kyana Johnson 8
Jen Hill 6
Sam Robinson-Ricks 2
Maja Cyrus 2
Theairra Taylor 1
Megan Tate 1
totals: 20

next up: West Bracket 3rd place game

Out & About: Rosemount/St. Paul Highland Park

#8 posting 11.29.2008
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PAT PATERSON MEMORIAL
HAMLINE TOURNAMENT
East Bracket 3rd Place
ROSEMOUNT irish 60,
ST. PAUL HIGHLAND PARK highlanders 42

Rosemount beat Highland Park in the third place East Bracket game 60-42. The Irish went to the line more than the Highlanders and those fouls forced HP to go to their bench sooner than they wanted.

more to come

you can see the entire Rosemount vs Highland Park photo gallery at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com.

Coach Teas was behind the camera for all four games today.

key: player, year, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
ROSEMOUNT
STARTERS
Laurie Tyson, 2009 19, 22, 86.4, .455
Brianna Connor, 2009 12, 14, 85.7, .500
Micaella Petrich, 2010 2, 5, 40.0, .200
Laura Budinger, 2009 3, 5, 60.0, .400
Paige Carter, 2009 8, 12, 66.7, .417
BENCH
Ashley Roup, 2010 2, 5, 40.0, .200
Elaine Warner, 2011 10, 9, 111.1, .667
Sara Feeser, 2011 0, 3, 0.0, .000
Rachel Hoeppner 2011 2, 4, 50.0, .250

ST. PAUL HIGHLAND PARK
STARTERS
Adele Simerson-Wallfred 2009 9, 7, 128.6, .571
Malica Wiley, 2011 0, 12, 0.0, .000
Leah Smith, 2009 5, 13, 38.5, .154
Alonia Chess, 2009 10, 15, 66.7, .333
Kionda Nicks, 2012 4, 8, 50.0, .250
BENCH
Jenessa White, 2009 8, 10, 80.0, .400
Brooke LaFloe, 2011 4, 11, 36.4, .182
Silven Moran-Stewart ??? 2, 2, 100.0, .500

TRENCH PLAYER
need to run the numbers yet

BY THE NUMBERS
Rosemount 60, 79, 75.9, .418
St. Paul Highland Park 42, 78, 53.8, .256
made 3s/&1s: SPHP 3/0; Rosemount 0/0
ftm/fta-ft%: Rosemount 20/32-.625; SPHP 5/11-.455
bench: Rosemount 14, SPHP 14

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
ROSEMOUNT
Elaine Warner 12
Laurie Tyson 11
Brianna Connor 7
Micaella Petrich 6
Paige Carter 5
Laura Budinger 4
Rachel Hoeppner 4
Ashley Roup 3
Sara Feeser 3
totals: 55

ST. PAUL HIGHLAND PARK
Adele Simerson-Wallfred 9
Alonia Chess 8
Malica Wiley 5
Kionda Nicks 5
Leah Smith 4
Jenessa White 1
Silver Moran-Stewart 1
totals: 33

ASSISTS
ROSEMOUNT
Micaela Petrich 9
Brianna Connor 3
Paige Carter 2
Laurie Tyson 1
Ashley Roup 1
Elaine Warner 1
Laura Budinger 1
Rachel Hoeppner 1
totals: 19

ST. PAUL HIGHLAND PARK
Alonia Chess 4
Adele Simerson-Wallfred 3
Leah Smith 3
Jenessa White 2
Kionda Nicks 2
Malica Wiley 1
totals: 15

Next up: East Bracket championship

D2/D3 Results Friday

#7b posting 11.29.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D2
Hillsdale beat Southern Indiana 70-55

Mary beat Colorado Mines 78-61

MSU Mankato beat Rockhurst 95-74

UN Kearney beat Concordia St. Paul 85-76

Montana State Billings beat UM Crookston 93-81. Jamie Zelinsky (Park Center) had 21 points for UMC.

St. Cloud State beat NW Missouri State 73-55

Winona State beat Adams State 83-50

D3
Buena Vista beat UW Platteville 85-66. Margo Muhlbauer (IKM) reached the 1000 point mark with 20 points. Lisa Grantman had 12 points for UWP.

UW Eau Claire beat St. Olaf 80-45

UW LaCrosse beat Iowa Wesleyan 71-56

UW Stevens Point beat Luther 75-46

Gustavus beat Austin 79-64. Katie Layman (Hudson, WI) had 28 points for Gustavus.

Simpson beat Presentation 103-74

NAIA
Dickinson State beat Montana State Northern 61-53. Jennifer Marquez had 17 points for DS. From the Dickinson Press.

I will link the stories later

next up: college reports

More Friday D1 Results

#7 posting 11.29.2008
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MORE D1 RESULTS
EAST
George Washington beat South Alabama 64-59. Stefani Munro (Mount Clemens, MI) had 2 points for GW.

Morgan State beat American 57-54. Talicia Jackson (DeLaSalle) had 7 points for American.

West Virginia beat NJIT 76-42. Ashley Powell (Detroit Murray-Wright) had 4 points for WV.

Massachusetts beat Colorado 70-62. Kelly Mullaney (Breck) had 1 point for Colorado.

Monmouth beat UTEP 54-49. Brittany Jones (West Bloomfield, MI) and Timika Williams (Southfield-Lathrup, MI) had 7 points for UTEP.

SOUTH
UNC Wilmingtonn beat Fordham 53-48. Kristina Bell (Birmingham Mercy, MI) had 2 points for Fordham.

North Carolina A&T beat Buffalo 85-76. Rachelle Matthys (St. Clair, MI) had 28 points for Buffalo.

#17 Vanderbilt beat Davidson 82-50. Monica Laune (Ashland-Greenwood, NE) had 3 points for Davidson.

Florida Gulf Coast beat UNC Greensboro 66-50

South Carolina beat Ohio 43-34. Jenny Poff (St. Johns, MI) had 6 points for Ohio.

Clemson beat Kent State 68-53. Jamilah Humes (Saginaw Arthur Hill) had 9 points for KS.

Louisville beat Alabama 73-56. Brandie Radde (Niles, MI) had 5 points for Louisville.

Memphis beat Wichita State 61-54. Daria Frazier (Mpls North) had 6 points for WS.

MIDWEST
Bowling Green beat Winston-Salem State 80-43. Tara Breske (Temperance Bedford, MI) had 5 points for BG.

Evansville beat UAB 62-47. Amy Gallagher (Neligh-Oakdale, NE) had 12 points for Evansville. Brianna Berry (Flint Northwestern) had 6 points for UAB.

Cincinnati beat MVSU 66-45. Val Schuster (Wausau Newman) had 2 points for Cincy.

DePaul beat Illinois State 80-68. China Threatt (Auburn Hills Avondale) had 4 points for DePaul. Nicolle Lewis (Muskego, WI) had 4 points for ISU.

Eastern Illinois beat Savannah State 62-40

Indiana State beat Missouri State 75-72. Sarah Paul (Elkhorn, WI) did not score for ISU.

Marquette beat Gonzaga 80-77. Angel Robinson (St. Paul Central) had 13 points for Marquette. Tiffanie Shives (Lansing Christian, MI) had 9 points for the Zags.

Kansas State beat Jacksonville 53-43. Jenny Gilbertson (Winona Cotter) did not score for KS.

Bradley beat Northern Arizona 83-66. Michelle Lund (Sioux City Heelan) and Mackenzie Westcott (Williamsburg, IA) had 11 each for Bradley. Katie Schafer (Devils Lake, ND) had 11 for NAU.

Iowa State beat Prairie View 75-59. Alison Lacey (Ballard, IA) had 18 points for ISU.

Valparaiso beat Colorado State 64-53. Katie Emig (Birmingham Marian, MI) had 7 points for Valpo. Kandy Beemer (Bedford, IA) had 6 points for CSU.

Nebraska beat Butler 67-54. Cory Montgomery (Cannon Falls) had 22 points for Nebraska. Chloe Hamilton (Holt, MI) had 4 points for Butler.

WEST
Utah State beat Texas State 50-47. Megan Homan (Remsen, IA) had 3 points for Texas State.

Northern Colorado beat Washington State 86-79

San Jose State beat Sacramento State 49-48. Natalie White (Dubuque Senior) had 15 points for SJS. White also scored her 1001st and 1002nd point of her collegiate career at the buzzer.

New Mexico beat William & Mary 68-51. Amy Beggin (Roseville) had 20 points for New Mexico.

Washington beat Seattle 82-56. Lydia Young (Detroit Cooley) had 5 points for Washington. Breanna Salley (St. Francis) had 23 points for Seattle.

Nevada beat Northern Iowa 71-63. Nicole Clausen (Denison-Schleswig, IA) had 18 points for UNI.

Santa Clara beat Chicago State 52-48. Claire Goins (Sioux City Heelan) had 4 points for SC. Alyssa Waldon (Sun Prairie, WI) had 16 points for CS.

I will need to fill in the rest of the results later.

Next up: out & abouts from the Hamline tournament.

Big 10 4-4 Thanksgiving Friday

#6 posting 11.29.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
BIG 10
Minnesota beat Drexel 74-50. Kay Sylva led the Gophers with a career high 17 points. Ashley Ellis-Milan (St. Paul Central) had 13 points for Minnesota.

Indiana beat Radford 74-46. Jamie Braun (Marshfield, WI) had 3 points for Indiana.

#10 Maryland beat Illinois 79-52. Jenna Smith (Bloomington Kennedy) had 21 points for Illinois.

Michigan beat Belmont 64-60. Carly Benson (Carney-Nadeau, MI) had 15 points for Michigan.

South Florida beat Iowa 82-79. Wendy Ausdemore (TriCenter, IA) had 21 points for Iowa.

#5 Stanford beat #19 Purdue 78-70 in overtime. Lakisha Freeman (Saginaw Arthur Hill) had 17 points for Purdue.

#8 Texas A&M beat Penn State 61-57. Janessa Wolff (Park Rapids) had 3 points for PSU.

Wisconsin beat Central Florida 65-61. Alyssa Karel (Cretin-Derham Hall) had 17 points for Wisconsin.

AREA TEAMS
Georgetown beat North Dakota State 60-41. Abby Plucker (Parker, SD) had 20 points for NDSU.

South Dakota State beat Montana 64-59. Jennifer Warkenthien (Willow Lake, SD) had 21 points for SDSU.

UC Riverside beat North Dakota 70-63. Kierah Kimbrough (BGMR) had 21 points for UND.

Next up: more D1 reports

Plethora of Michigan Previews Including Zebras and Nimrods

#5 posting 11.29.2008
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MICHIGAN REPORTS
PREVIEWS
The Saginaw News looks at the players and teams in their coverage area. Saginaw Arthur Hill has high hopes.

Farmington, and North Farmington are previewed in the Mirror.

The Shelby Township Source has six previews. Romeo gets their own preview in the STS.

The Southgate News Herald previews the Huron League, Mega League, and Area Private Schools.

Plymouth Canton and Wayne Memorial are previewed in the Journal Newspapers. The Wayne Memorial Zebras are playing in 3D this year---Desire, Dedication and Discipline.

The Gaylor Herald Times has previews on Johannesburg-Lewiston, Wolverine, Gaylord, Vanderbilt, and Gaylord St. Mary's.

The Watersmeet Nimrods are looking to defend their Porcupine Mountain title. Wakefield-Marenisco only have six players. From the Ironwood Daily Globe.

Next up: College Reports

LaCrosse & Eau Claire Split

#4 posting 11.29.2008
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WISCONSIN REPORTS
LaCrosse Logan beat Eau Claire Memorial 75-42. Eau Claire North beat LaCrosse Central 56-53. From the Eau Claire Leader Telegram.

PREVIEWS
The Appleton Post Crescent previews Freedom and Little Chute.

Mercer is previewed in the Ironwood Daily Globe.

OBITUARY
Grace M. Eick (formerly Sorenson) passed away Thursday, Nov. 27 at the age of 99. She was on one of the first girls’ basketball teams in the state of Wisconsin. From the Dunn County News.

Next up: Michigan reports

Printy 1000

#3 posting 11.29.2008
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IOWA REPORTS
#1 4A Linn-Mar beat #6 3A Davenport Assumption 56-50. During the game Linn-Mar's Jamie Printy scored her 1000th point. From the Quad City Times and the Cedar Rapids Gazette.

Dowling Catholic beat Waukee 65-47. Plus five more results from the Des Moines Register.

Waterloo West beat Don Bosco 84-42. From the Cedar Valley Preps.

Ames beat Des Moines Hoover 42-35. From the Ames Tribune.

The Mason City vs Southeast Polk game went on as scheduled despite an anhydrous ammonia spill near the school. From the Des Moines Register.
SEP beat Mason City 55-44. From North Iowa Preps.

3A
It will be Hinton vs LeMars in the Hy-Vee tournament final. From the Sioux City Journal.

Sioux City Heelan beat Lawton-Bronson 68-29. From the Sioux City Journal.

Washington beat Ottumwa 49-27. From the Ottumwa Courier.

LATE RESULTS
Louisa-Muscatine beat Pekin 42-35 on Tuesday. From the Ottumwa Courier.

Oelwein beat Hudson 62-32. Postville beat West Central 64-45. From the Oelwein Daily Register.

Ruthven-Aryshire lost twice early in the week. From the Emmetsburg Reporter Democrat.

POINT PARADE
4A
Shelby Smith, Waterloo West 28 vs Don Bosco 84-42
Laura Johnson, Cedar Falls 22 vs Durant 50-21
Jamie Printy, Linn-Mar 22 vs Davenport Assumption 56-50
2A
Britni Freed, Hinton 26 vs Sioux City East 69-43

Next up: Wisconsin

South Dakota has Shot Clock

#2 posting 11.29.2008
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PLAINS REPORT
NORTH DAKOTA
Wyndmere will hold a benefit for Karen David who was diagnosed with Stage III colon cancer. She coached the girls basketball team from 1978-85. From the Wahpeton Daily News.

SOUTH DAKOTA
AA teams are getting ready for the shot clock. From the Mitchell Daily Republic.

Pine Ridge wants to take the District 14A title away from Bennett County. From the Lakota Country Times.

Northern State will hold three basketball classics in December on the 20th, 29th and 30th. From the Aberdeen American News.

Next up: Iowa HS reports

Hamline Showdowns Today

#1 posting 11.29.2008
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MINNESOTA REPORTS
AAAA
The finals for the Pat Patterson tournament at Hamline have been set and they should be doozies.
#2 Centennial will face #5 St. Paul Central at 3 pm in one final.
#1 Mpls South will face #3 Hopkins at 7 pm in the other final.
South's Tayler Hill erupted for 39 points in the win vs Andover yesterday and should crack the 3000 point mark today. From the StarTribune (after the hockey recaps).

AAA
Red Wing beat Waseca 75-65. From the Red Wing Republican Eagle.

AA
#9 Hayfield beat LeCenter 56-25 in the JWP tournament. From the Austin Daily Herald.

Chatfield beat Zumbrota-Mazeppa 72-42 in the Pine Island tournament. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Pine Island beat Cannon Valley Lutheran 55-20. From the RPB.

Kingsland and Byron won in the Byron Tournament. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Dover-Eyota beat LeRoy-Ostrander 72-31. From the Austin Daily Herald.

Stewartville beat Lewiston-Altura 71-44. From the Winona Daily News.

Pipestone beat Hills-Beaver Creek 75-35. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

A
Goodhue beat Mabel-Canton 64-47 in the Dover-Eyota Tournament. From the Red Wing Republican Eagle.

Sleepy Eye St. Mary's beat CHOF 58-39. From the New Ulm Journal.

PREVIEWS
Blue Earth tips their season off Tuesday. From the Faribault County Register.

Northfield travels to Owatonna next Tuesday. From the Northfield News.

Rochester JM is previewed in the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Burnsville and Shakopee are all previewed in the SW Scoreboard.

POINT PARADE
AAAA
Tayler Hill, Mpls South 39 vs Andover 69-25
Theairra Taylor, St. Paul Central 26 vs Rosemount 78-49
AAA
Laura Margarit, Holy Angels 23 (25.875 in 36 minute game) vs Menomonie, WI 57-53
AA
Bailey Bouman, Pipestone 26 vs HBC 75-35
A
Crissi Schewe, Sleepy Eye St. Mary's 27 vs CHOF 58-39.

My guess is I will get back to filling in more details on yesterday's out & abouts on Sunday.

Next up: More High school reports

Out & About: Hudson/Superior

#9 posting 11.28.2008
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HUDSON raiders 57, SUPERIOR spartans 38

Hudson took control of this game late in the first quarter. At the biggest margin Hudson led 52-22.

more to come

you can see the entire Hudson vs Superior photo gallery at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com

key: player, year, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
HUDSON
STARTERS
Morgan Zabel 2009, 8, 8, 100.0, .500
Kaitlyn Haag 2010, 18, 14, 128.6, .643
Molly Krohn 2009, 10, 6, 166.7, .667
Sofi Iverson 2009, 0, 4, 0.0, .000
Katie Ecker 2009, 3, 2, 150.0. .500
BENCH
Jamie Lindstrom ???? 0, 5, 0.0, .000
Jessie Kirkwood ???? 12, 5, 240.0, .800
Kiki Buege ???? 2, 4, 50.0, .250
Mya Triebold ????? 4, 5, 80.0, .400
Katie Ryan 2009, 0, 3, 0.0, .000
Maggie Whitacre ????? 0, 2, 0.0, .000

SUPERIOR
STARTERS
Christa Diedrich 2010, 12, 15, 80.0, .400
Taylor Kosey 2009, 7, 14, 50.0, .286
Abby Gotelaere 2010, 4, 5, 80.0, .400
Kara Hoff 2009, 0, 10, 0.0, .000
MacKenzie Newman 2010, 1, 2, 50.0, .500
BENCH
Bettye Jo Nelson 2011, 14, 11, 127.3, .636
Ashlee Knight ????? 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Mary Beth Amys ???? 0, 0, 0.0, .000
Cassy O'Neil ???? 0, 0, 0.0, .000

TRENCH PLAYER
Kaitlyn Haag

BY THE NUMBERS
Hudson 57, 58, 98.3, .431
Superior 38, 58, 65.5, .345
made 3s/& 1s: Hudson 7/1; Superior 0
ftm/fta-ft%: Superior 8/12-.667; Hudson 6/11-.545;
bench: Hudson 18, Superior 14

QUARTER SCORES
Hudson 13-15-14-15--57
Superior 4-14-2-18---38

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
HUDSON
Molly Krohn 7
Morgan Zabel 5.5
Kaitlyn Haag 5.5
Katie Ecker 3.5
Jamie Lindstrom 3
Kiki Buege 2
Mya Triebold 2
Jessie Kirkwood 1.5
Sofi Iverson 1
totals: 31

SUPERIOR
Christa Diedrich 5
Taylor Kosey 5
Bettye Jo Nelson 5
Abby Gotelaere 2
Kara Hoff 2
MacKenzie Newman 2
Cassy O'Neil 1
totals: 22

ASSISTS
HUDSON
Molly Krohn 6
Katie Ecker 4
Sofi Iverson 2
Jessie Kirkwood 2
Katie Ryan 2
Morgan Zabel 1
Kaitlyn Haag 1
Jamie Lindstrom 1
Maggi Whitacre 1
totals: 20

SUPERIOR
Kara Hoff 7
MacKenzie Newman 3
Abby Gotelaere 2
Betty Jo Nelson 2
Christa Diedrich 1
totals: 15

next up: tomorrow morning.

Out & About: Holy Angels/Menomonie

#8 posting 11.28.2008
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HUDSON TURKEY CLASSIC
HOLY ANGELS stars 57, MENOMONIE indians 53

Holy Angels rallied from a 7 points third quarter deficit to beat Menomonie 57-53. Kelly Kennedy scored what proved to be the game winner with 13 seconds to go to break a 53 all tie. The Stars' Laura Margarit scored 23 points (her uniform number), including 10 in the fourth quarter.

more to come

you can see the entire Holy Angels vs Menomonie photo gallery at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com

key: player, year, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
HOLY ANGELS
STARTERS
Jaime Birr, 2009 9, 13, 69.2, .385
Laura Margarit, 2011 23, 14, 164.3, .786
Molly O'Halloran, 2009 8, 15, 53.3, .267
Kelly Kennedy, 2009 6, 8, 75.0, .500
Alisha Anderson, 2011 0, 0, 0.0, .000
BENCH
Laura Ingram, 2009 4, 7, 57.1, .286
Liz Lecy, ????, 5, 5, 100.0, .600
Nicole Tupy, 2010, 2, 4, 50.0, .250
Katie Budin, ???? 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Molly Olson, 2009 0, 3, 0.0, .000
Jenny Tobroxen, 2010 0, 1, 0.0, .000

MENOMONIE
STARTERS
Courtney Sawle, 2011 2, 6, 33.3, .167
Katie Thoe, 2010 3, 8, 37.5, .125
Kelsey Andrist, 2010 13, 18, 72.2, .333
Tasha Stark, 2009 9, 14, 64.3, .286
Leah Stanley, 2010 9, 7, 128.6, .571
BENCH
Brie Steinmeyer, 2010 7, 9, 77.8, .333
Lily Buckley, 2010 8, 10, 80.0, .400
Rachel Miller, 2010 2, 2, 100.0, .500

TRENCH PLAYER
Laura Magarit

BY THE NUMBERS
Holy Angels 57, 71, 80.3, .423
Menomonie 53, 74, 71.6, .324
made 3s/&1s: Menomonie 7/0; HA 1/1;
ftm/fta-ft%: HA 16/21-.762; Menomonie 10/14-.714
bench: Menomonie 17, HA 11

QUARTER SCORES
Holy Angels 19-7-8-23---57
Menomonie 10-18-11-14---53

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
HOLY ANGELS
Laura Margarit 9
Molly O'Halloran 5.5
Jaime Birr 4.5
Laura Ingram 3
Nicole Tupy 3
Kelly Kennedy 2
Liz Lecy 1
Alisha Anderson 1
Courtney Weber 1
totals: 31

MENOMONIE
Kelsey Andrist 7
Courtney Sawl 6
Lily buckley 5
Brie Steinmeyer 4
Leah Stanley 3.5
Tasha Stark 2.5
Katie Thoe 2
Rachel Miller 1
totals: 31

ASSISTS
HOLY ANGELS
Jaime Birr 5
Laura Ingram 3
Kelly Kennedy 3
Laura Margarit 2
Molly O'Halloran 2
Liz Lecy 2
Molly Olson 2
Jenny Tobroxen 2
Courtney Weber 2
Katie Budin 2
Nicole Tupy 1
totals: 26

MENOMONIE
Kelsey Andrist 6
Lily Buckley 4
Katie Thoe 3
Leah Stanley 3
Rachel Miller 2
Brie Steinder 2
Tasha Stark 1
totals: 21

next up: Hudson vs Superior

Out & About: Minnehaha vs Blaine

#7 posting 11.28.2008
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HUDSON TURKEY CLASSIC
MINNEHAHA redhawks 62, BLAINE bengals 49

#2 AAA Minnehaha broke free from a 28 all tie at half to beat the Bengals 62-49.

Both teams were hot to start the game. Minnehaha scored on four of their first six possessions with three 3 point plays of one sort or another to take an 11-4 lead. Rachel Hansen, back from her knee injury suffered in the AAA quarterfinals, had two --one from behind the arc, one the old fashioned way. Blaine zipped back into the contest with an 8-0 run with two 3s. There were four more lead changes the first quarter with Kirsten Goodroad scoring off the press to give Blaine a 17-16 lead.

There were four lead changes in the second quarter and three ties including the final points of the half.

Blaine had a 14 possession drought in the third quarter---nine of which were turnovers off the Minnehaha press. At the largest margin MA led 42-32.

Sara O'Dowd drained a three to start the fourth quarter and Blaine managed to shave the MA lead down to 45-42. A four possession mini drought stalled their comeback attempt. MA finished with a 8/9 offensive sequence with the last six possessions all scores. Sarah Peterson had six points at the line to close the game.

more later

You can see the entire Minnehaha vs Blaine photo gallery at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com

key: player, year, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
MINNEHAHA
STARTERS
Rachel Hansen, 2010 20, 24, 83.3, .375
Sarah Peterson, 2009 15, 14, 107.1, .571
Anna Marie Martino, 2009 6, 11, 54.5, .273
Katelyn Adams, 2011 8, 9, 88.9, .444
Liz Mrozek, 2009 0, 5, 0.0, .000
BENCH
Analisa Ballinger, 2010 9, 10, 90.0, .300
Jana Halstensgard, 2011 2, 2, 100.0, .500
Emma Johnson, 2009 2, 3, 66.7, .333
Britta Monson, 2009 0, 0, 0.0, .000
Sarah Scholl, 2010, 0, 0, 0.0, .000

BLAINE
STARTERS
Mackenzie Suda, 2009 9, 18, 50.0, .278
Courtney Kelly 2009 4, 4, 100.0, .500
Kirsten Goodroad, 2009 9, 20, 45.0, .200
Allison Ballstadt, 2010 3, 6, 50.0, .167
Traci Gillund, 2009 0, 3, 0.0, .000
BENCH
Stephanie Jergenson, 2010 15, 12, 125.0, .583
Carly Christopherson, 2010 6, 8, 75.0, .375
Carly Saben, 2010 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Sara O'Dowd, 2010 3, 4, 75.0, .250
Alexandra Schroeder, 2011 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Hannah Chuinard, 2011 0, 2, 0.0, .000

TRENCH PLAYER
Sarah Peterson

BY THE NUMBERS
Minnehaha 62, 78, 79.5, .385
Blaine 49, 79, 62.0, .291
made 3s/&1s: Minnehaha 6/1; Blaine 5/0
ftm/fta-ft%: Minnehaha 23/32-.719; Blaine 12/17-.706
bench: Blaine 24, Minnehaha 13

QUARTER SCORES
Minnehaha 16-12-14-20---62
Blaine 17-11-7-14---49

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
MINNEHAHA
Sarah Peterson 10.5
Katelyn Adams 9
Anna Marie Martino 5.5
Rachel Hansen 5
Liz Mrozek 5
Analisa Ballinger 4
Jana Halstensgard 3
Emma Johnson 1
Britta Monson 1
totals: 44

BLAINE
Mackenzie Suda 10
Stephanie Jergenson 7
Courtney Kelly 6
Carly Christopherson 5
Sarah O'Dowd 5
Kirsten Goodroad 4
Tracie Gillund 2
Hannah Chuinard 2
Allison Ballstadt 1
totals: 42

ASSISTS
MINNEHAHA
Sarah Peterson 8
Rachel Hansen 6
Liz Mrozek 4
Anna Marie Martino 3
Katelyn Adams 2
Jana Halstenstard 1
Sarah Scholl 1
totals: 25

BLAINE
Carly Christopherson 4
Courtney Kelly 3
Kirsten Goodroad 2
Stephanie Jergenson 2
Allison Ballstadt 2
Tracie Gillund 2
Mackenzie Suda 1
Sara O'Dowd 1
Alexandra Schreoder 1
totals: 18


Next up: Holy Angels vs Menomonie

High Five: Thanksgiving

#6 posting 11.28.2008
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HIGH FIVE: Thanksgiving version
There weren't a lot of games out their yesterday on Thanksgiving. Minnesota took the team high five with 59 points, 21 points more than second place South Dakota. Minnesota is the only state that had five or more players that scored on the day.
SD did have the top individual however---Kristin Rotert of McCook Central with 26 points.

MINNESOTA---59
Jenna Smith, Bloomington Kennedy, Illinois 22
Alyssa Karel, Cretin-Derham Hall, Wisconsin 12
Maria Boever, Worthington, South Dakota State 11
Kachine Alexander, Benilde-St. Margaret's, Iowa 8
Stacie Oistad, Sartell, South Dakota State 6

SOUTH DAKOTA---38
Kristin Rotert, McCook Central, South Dakota State 26
Jennifer Warkenthein, Willow Lake, South Dakota State 8
Jill Young, Mitchell Christian, South Dakota State 4

IOWA---24
Wendy Ausdemore, TriCenter, Iowa 17
Kelly Krei, Iowa City, Iowa 7

WISCONSIN---24
Rae Lin D'Alie, Waterford, Wisconsin 8
Ashlea Muckenhirn, Osceola, South Dakota State 7
Lin Zastrow, Jefferson, Wisconsin 6
Mariah Dunham, Watertown, Wisconsin 3

MICHIGAN---14
Tavelyn James, Detroit Mumford, Eastern Michigan 12
Shana McKinney, Detroit Osborn, Eastern Michigan 2

NORTH DAKOTA---4
Amber Land, Kulm, Eastern Michigan 4

Next up: later today with out & abouts from tournament action.

SDSU Edges Illinois in Mexico

#5 posting 11.28.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
BIG 10
Iowa beat Texas Tech 56-48 at the Paradise Jam. Wendy Ausdemore (TriCenter, IA) had 17 points for the Hawkeyes.

Wisconsin beat Villanova 47-45 at the Paradise Jam. Alysa Karel (Cretin-Derham Hall) led the Badgers and both teams with 12 points.

South Dakota State beat Illinois 62-60 in Cancun. SDSU trailed by 13 in the second half. Kristin Rotert (McCook Central, SD) had 26 points for SDSU. Jenna Smith (Bloomington Kennedy) had 22 points for Illinois.
The Sioux Falls Argus Leader called it a "Tropical Escape."
To the SFAL's Terry Vandrovec it didn't feel like Thanksgiving Day.

SOUTH
James Madison beat Eastern Michigan 80-76 in Cancun. Tavelyn James (Detroit Mumford) had 12 points for EMU.

D2
MSU Moorhead is receiving votes in the D2 poll. From the Fargo Forum.

Mary has depth. From the Bismarck Tribune.

D3
St. Scholastica is looking for their first win. From KBJR.

NAIA
Dickinson State is finally at home. From the Dickinson Press.

Next up: Thanksgiving High Five

Michigan: 5 Teams, 1 Conference Previews

#4 posting 11.28.2008
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MICHIGAN REPORTS
Lakewood is aiming for the Capital Area Activities Conference White Championship. From the Ionia Sentinel-Standard.

Things are looking up for Redford Union. Garden City is looking to pick up the pieces. Milford is looking to keep winning. From the Mirror.

The Livingston Daily looks at the teams in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association.

Lake Michigan Catholic is looking to fill some holes. From the St. Joseph Herald Palladium.

Next up: college reports

Wisconsin: 5 Team, 4 Conference Previews

#3 posting 11.28.2008
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WISCONSIN PREVIEWS
Fond du Lac is rebuilding with five new starters. From the Fond du Lac Reporter.

Clintonville and Fox Valley Lutheran are previewed in the Appleton Post Crescent.

The Green Bay Press Gazette looks at the Fox River Classic Conference.

The Sheboygan Press looks at the Central Lakeshore Conference, Eastern Wisconsin Conference, the FRCC, and Chilton. Plus a look at the past SP all area teams stretching back to 1990-91.

Plus the SP's Adam Thompson has things to watch for this season.
Lisa Immel is running the show at Oostburg now that long time coach Tom DePagter has retired. Also from the SP.

Next up: Michigan

2 Iowa Tournaments, Quad City Previews

#2 posting 11.28.2008
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IOWA REPORTS
TOURNAMENTS
The Hy-Vee Tournament starts today at LeMars.
Sioux City East plays Hinton at 6 p.m.
LeMars plays Rock Valley at 7:45
From the Sioux City Journal.

The Heelan Classic starts today at Sioux City Heelan.
IKM-Manning plays Sioux City North at 6:15
Sioux City Heelan plays Lawton-Bronson at 8.
From the Sioux City Journal.

PREVIEWS
Amber Harrington of Davenport North wants more wins. Plus more players, key dates, and an in depth look at the Mississippi Athletic Conference. From the Quad City Times.

LAST WEEK
HLV beat Montezuma 48-41 last Friday. From the East Iowa Herald.

ILLINOIS PREVIEWS
The Northwest Upstate Illinois Conference is previewed in the Dubuque Telegraph Herald.

Next up: More High School Reports

Car Accident, 2 Previews

#1 posting 11.28.2008
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MINNESOTA REPORTS
CAR ACCIDENT
Stina Leiseth of Yellow Medicine East was killed in a one car roll over Wednesday afternoon. Leiseth averaged 5.2 ppg for the Sting last winter. Leiseth made the West Central Tribune and Marshall Independent all area teams in volleyball this fall. From the West Central Tribune.

Our sympathies to the family and YME.

PREVIEWS
Abby Rothenbuehler is the key to Mankato West's season. From the Mankato Free Press.

Willmar is previewed in the West Central Tribune.

The Minnesota High School season tips off today. I had tournament schedules up yesterday.

Next up: More Area Reports

Durbin Nearing 500 Wins

#5 posting 11.27.2008
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DURBIN CLOSING IN ON 500
CSB basketball coach Mike Durbin approaching 500 career wins
According to College of Saint Benedict basketball coach Mike Durbin, the secret to being a better coach rests with his daughter, Morgan.
“Even with nearly 25 years of coaching, I feel like I still learn things about myself,” said Durbin, who is in his 24th season overall as a college coach with a career record of 496-135 (.787 winning percentage) through games of Nov. 24.
“I know I trust my players more to make decisions on the floor than I did as a rookie coach, but I also believe I have become a better coach since the birth of Morgan 12 years ago,” Durbin said. “I consciously think about one of my players being the daughter of someone else, and how I would want my daughter to be coached and communicated with in this situation.”
Morgan has already watched her dad become the winningest women’s basketball coach in Minnesota collegiate history. Now, she will likely see her dad hit two milestones this year – the 500 coaching victories overall, and 500 wins as coach of the Blazers. In 22 seasons with CSB, he has compiled a 492-113 overall record (an eye-popping .813 winning percentage).
When the milestones happen, what will Durbin be thinking of?
“I’m sure at the moment it will be only another game because each win is so important to our team’s overall goals, but there have been and will continue to be moments of reflection about the women I have coached and the many others who have influenced my career along the way,” Durbin said. “I always tell our players that ‘sport’ is about the memories you have with your teammates and the people you meet along the way … that’s what 500 (wins) will be about for me.”
A native of Howard, Ohio, Durbin played football and basketball at East Knox High School in Howard. After receiving his bachelor’s degree in communications from Kent State University, he was an assistant basketball coach at East Knox High School and Mount Vernon Nazarene College from 1981-83.
He became a head coach for the first time in the fall of 1985, being named interim coach at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio. But the rookie coach got off to a rocky start at Wittenberg, posting a 4-22 record.
“I would have been thrilled to win 100 games in my career after winning only four games at Wittenberg,” Durbin said, smiling. “But without that first opportunity, I would not be the coach I am today. Wittenberg was a wonderful place to work and to begin a career.”
His opportunity passed at Wittenberg (the school was looking to hire a coach with a doctoral degree to teach in its physical education department), but the College of Saint Benedict was more than willing to give Durbin a second chance. Basketball started as a varsity sport in 1973 at CSB, but the Blazers had gone through several coaching changes and played in a small gym at Murray Hall.
But in January 1985, Claire Lynch Hall opened, and Durbin came on board in the fall of 1986. The Blazers went 17-9 in his first season in St. Joseph. Since then, Durbin has coached the Blazers to 20-win seasons 20 times (in 22 seasons) – all with assistant coach Denny Johnson at his side on the bench.
Durbin was twice named NCAA Division III National Coach of the Year, following the 1992-93 and 1997-98 seasons. His 1992-93 and 1998-99 teams each reached the Division III Final Four, with the later team finishing second in the nation. And, nearly 300 players have worn the red and white in Durbin’s tenure at CSB.
“It (nearing 500 wins) certainly is a group achievement, because there is no way I could have achieved this individually,” Durbin said. “Denny Johnson has been my assistant for 23 years, and that is extremely uncommon in Division III basketball.
“I’m proud of the consistent success that we have achieved here, and I certainly believe that our past and present success attracts other student-athletes that want to be successful in their collegiate and athletic lives in the future,” Durbin said. “CSB attracts women who want to be successful in all walks of their life.”
And that success story includes a pretty good coach approaching 500 victories.

DURBIN'S BIO
College, high school coaching experience:
1986-current: Head basketball coach, College of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, Minn.
1985-86: Interim head basketball coach, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
1981-83: Assistant basketball coach, Mount Vernon Nazarene College, Mount Vernon, Ohio
1981-83: Assistant varsity girls basketball coach at East Knox High School, Howard, Ohio

Athletic career:
Played football and basketball at East Knox High School, Howard, Ohio

College education:
1986: Master's degree in sports administration from Ashland College, Ohio
1981: Bachelor's degree in communications from Kent State University, Ohio

Coaching honors, awards:
Two-time winner, NCAA Division III National Coach of the Year, 1992-93 and 1997-98
Four-time MIAC Coach of the Year, 1989-90, 1993-94, 1994-95 and 1997-98
West Region Coach of the Year, 1993-94 and 1994-95
2002-03: Inducted into Minnesota High School Girls Basketball Hall of Fame

Family:
Married to Teri Durbin, who is a senior associate director of admissions at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University. They have a daughter, Morgan.

Mike Durbin's year-by-year coaching records:
Year School Overall record
1985-86 Wittenberg (Ohio) 4-22
1986-87 College of Saint Benedict 17-9
1987-88 College of Saint Benedict 20-6
1988-89 College of Saint Benedict 23-5
1989-90 College of Saint Benedict 21-7
1990-91 College of Saint Benedict 20-7
1991-92 College of Saint Benedict 22-6
1992-93 College of Saint Benedict 28-2
1993-94 College of Saint Benedict 22-5
1994-95 College of Saint Benedict 27-2
1995-96 College of Saint Benedict 19-7
1996-97 College of Saint Benedict 21-6
1997-98 College of Saint Benedict 25-2
1998-99 College of Saint Benedict 28-2
1999-00 College of Saint Benedict 20-5
2000-01 College of Saint Benedict 21-5
2001-02 College of Saint Benedict 24-5
2002-03 College of Saint Benedict 24-3
2003-04 College of Saint Benedict 21-5
2004-05 College of Saint Benedict 24-5
2005-06 College of Saint Benedict 21-6
2006-07 College of Saint Benedict 22-6
2007-08 College of Saint Benedict 20-6
2008-09 College of Saint Benedict 2-1 (through games of Nov. 24)
Totals (24 seasons) 496-135

Durbin's milestones
1st Victory - Dec. 14, 1985, vs. Denison University
50th Victory - Jan. 7, 1989, vs. University of St. Thomas
100th Victory - Jan. 26, 1991, vs. St. Mary's University
150th Victory - Feb. 17, 1993, vs. St. Olaf College
200th Victory - Feb. 18, 1995, vs. Gustavus Adolphus College
250th Victory - Dec. 13, 1997, vs. St. Olaf College
300th Victory - Dec. 11, 1999, vs. Concordia-Moorhead
338th Victory - Dec. 1, 2001, vs. Macalester (Became winningest coach in MIAC history)
350th Victory - Jan. 16, 2002, vs. St. Mary's University
400th Victory - Jan. 21, 2004, vs. University of St. Thomas
450th Victory - Feb. 11, 2006, vs. Hamline
475th Victory - Nov. 27, 2007, vs. Fontbonne

Upcoming CSB basketball schedule:
Date Opponent Location
Dec. 3 Bethel University St. Joseph, Minn.
Dec. 6 Carleton College St. Joseph, Minn.
Dec. 8 at College of St. Catherine St. Paul, Minn.
Dec. 10 Macalester College St. Joseph, Minn.
Jan. 3 at St. Mary’s University Winona, Minn.
Jan. 5 at St. Olaf College Northfield, Minn.

CLEARING THE DESK
D2
New Haven beat St. Anselm on Tuesday 59-48. Megan Howard (St. Paul Central) had a double double with 15 points and 15 rebounds.

The Northern Sun Hoop Fest will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday in Sioux Falls. Here is the schedule from the Aberdeen American News.

Williston State's Kristin Bearstail (Shiloh Christian) was named player of the week in the Mon-Dak Conference. From the Bismarck Tribune.

next up: tomorrow

Michigan's 5th High Five Win

#4 posting 11.27.2008
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HIGH FIVE: Wednesday, Nov. 26
Michigan Back on Top
Michigan regains the top spot in the team High Five with 92 points, 32 points more than second place Minnesota. This is Michigan's 5th win this year, the tops of all the coverage area.

On the individual side there was a two way tie for the leader. Jessica Pike of Clawson, Michigan and Traci Edwards of Menasha, Wisconsin shared the title with 20 points.

MICHIGAN----92
Jessica Pike, Clawson, Oakland 20
Brittany Carnago, St. Clair, Oakland 19
Brandie Baker, Flint Hamady, Central Michigan 18
Adrienne McNally, Pinckney, Florida Gulf Coast 18
Britni Houghton, Lansing Waverly, Central Michigan 17*
Chelsey Jackson, Flint Central, IPFW 17*
* only one counts toward the high five

MINNESOTA---60
Jenna Smith, Bloomington Kennedy, Illinois 19
Mia Johnson, Minneapolis North, Michigan State 13
Lindsay Laur, Cretin-Derham Hall, UW Milwaukee 10
Maria Boever, Worthington, South Dakota State 10
Stacie Oistad, Sartell, South Dakota State 8

WISCONSIN---56
Traci Edwards, Menasha, UW Milwaukee 20
Turquoise McCain, Milwaukee Riverside, UW Milwaukee 16
Jineen Williams, Racine Case, UW Milwaukee 14
Stephanie Schell, New Berlin Eisenhower, UW Milwaukee 3*
Alex Klawitter, Janesville Parker, UW Milwaukee 3*
Ashlea Muckenhirn, Osceola, South Dakota State*
* only two count for the High Five.

SOUTH DAKOTA---35
Jennifer Warkenthien, Willow Lake, South Dakota State 17
Kristin Rotert, McCook Central, South Dakota State 8
Jill Young, Mitchell Christian, South Dakota State 6
Ketty Corneman, Yankton, South Dakota State 2
Kathleen Schjodt, Hot Springs, South Dakota State 2

IOWA---12
Ashley Gorsh, Center Point-Urbana, New Orleans 8
Claire Goins, Sioux City Heelan, Santa Clara 4

NEBRASKA---2
Charity Iromuanya, Lincoln Northeast, Albany 2

Next up: One more bit of news

Cold Shooting Dooms Jackrabbits

#3 posting 11.27.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
BIG 10
#24 Michigan State beat #23 Old Dominion 74-48. Lauren Aitch (Lansing Waverly) had 14 points for the Spartans. Mia Johnson (Mpls North) had 13 points for MSU.

Montana beat Illinois 59-57 in overtime in Cancun, Mexico. Jenna Smith (Bloomington Kennedy) had 19 points for Illinois.

Minnesota heads to Colorado and will play Drexel in the Coors Classic Friday.

MIDWEST
Oakland beat Siena 87-67. Jessica Pike (Clawson, MI) had 20 for Oakland.

UW Milwaukee beat SIU Edwardsville 88-65. Traci Edwards (Menasha, WI) had 20 points for UWM.

Cleveland State beat Toledo 68-63. Stephanie Crosley (Milwaukee King) had 7 points for CSU.

Central Michigan beat Valparaiso 86-80. Brandie Baker (Flint Hamady) had 18 points for CMU. Katie Emig (Birmingham Marian) had 4 points for Valpo.

Creighton has been hurt by injuries. Guard Mic Kraft (Mandan, ND) has joined the team. From the Bismarck Tribune.

EAST
Colgate beat Albany 48-46. Charity Iromuanya (Lincoln Northeast) had 2 points for Albany.

Fairfield beat IPFW 57-51. Chelsey Jackson (Flint Central) had 17 points for IPFW.

SOUTH
#10 Maryland beat South Dakota State 68-56 in Cancun, Mexico. Jennifer Warkenthien (Willow Lake, SD) had 17 points for SDSU. Maria Boever (Worthington) had 10 points for the Jackrabbits.
The Sioux Falls Argus Leader pin points cold shooting in SDSU's demise. SFAL columnist Terry Vandrovec has blogs about his Cancun experiences.

#15 Auburn beat UAB 91-62. Brianna Berry (Flint Southwestern) had 4 points for UAB.

Florida Gulf Coast beat Santa Clara 73-62. Adrianne McNally (Pinckney, MI) had 18 points for FGC. Claire Goins (Sioux City Heelan) had 4 points for SC.

SOUTHWEST
Oklahoma State beat New Orleans 84-54. Ashley Gorsh (Center Point-Urbana, IA) had 8 points for UNO.

Texas Pan American beat Air Force 53-41. Kathleen Schjodt (Hot Springs, SD) had 2 points for AF.

Oral Roberts beat Missouri State 56-51. Maggie Dwyer (Grand Haven, MI) had 1 point for MS.

D2
Alaska Anchorage beat Syracuse 58-57. Rebbeca Kielpinski (Mandan, ND) had 16 points for AA. Troya Berry (Flint Hamady) had 2 points for Syracuse.

SIGNINGS
Concordia St. Paul has signed 5-8 guard Anne Skriba of Fond du Lac, WI. From the Fond du Lac Reporter.

Hillsdale has signed 3 players
5-8 guard Emily Anderson of Heritage Christian, IN
guard Kelsey Raczak of Utica Henry Ford II, MI
Michelle Lindsey of Bloomfield Hills Marian

D3
Chapman beat Northland 70-50. Maria Mackey (Holmen, WI) had 9 points for Northland.

Lewis & Clark beat Carleton 62-58. Hannah Oken-Berg (Portland Lincoln, OR) had 16 points for Carleton.

Mount Mary beat Silver Lake 75-71. Kristin Jansky (Mishicot, WI) had 26 points for SL. From the Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter.

SHOOTING CLINIC
St. Thomas will hold a series of Shooting Clinics.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Lake Region State point guard Nicole Wells (New Town, ND) is a former marine. From the Grand Forks Herald.

Next up: High Five for Wednesday

MN AP Polls, Area Previews, Late Tuesday Results

#2 posting 11.27.2008
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MORE HIGH SCHOOL REPORTS
MINNESOTA POLLS: Here are the complete AP top 10s from the Grand Forks Herald.

IOWA: Late Tuesday Glenwood beat Council Bluffs Jefferson 69-42. Plus 3 more results from the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpariel.
Atlantic beat CB St. Albert's 38-30. From the CBDN.

Woodbury Central beat Sioux City West 67-38. From the Sioux City Journal.

Centerville beat Oskaloosa 56-20. From the Oskaloosa Herald.

Iowa Falls-Alden beat Webster City 55-34. Plus 7 more results from the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier.

Dubuque Hempstead broke a 25 game losing streak with a 52-42 win over Clinton. Plus 12 more results from the Dubuque Telegraph Herald.

Last Friday Woden-Crystal Lake-Titonka girls beat Garner-Hayfield 54-43. From the Britt News Tribune.

Mid Prairie is previewed in the Kalona News.

West Hancock is previewed in the Britt News Tribune.

Ogden is previewed in the Ogden Reporter.

MICHIGAN:
South Lyon East is previewed in the South Lyon Herald.

Milford is previewed in the Milford Times.

Belleville is previewed in the Belleville View.

Three teams, Lutheran North, Dakota, and New Haven, are previewed in the New Baltimore Voice.

Five teams, Coloma, Buchanan, Bridgman, Berrien Springs and River Valley, are previewed in the Herald Palladium.

HISTORY LESSON: The Terrible Turks were 12-0 in 1947-48 in Armada, Michigan. From the New Baltimore Voice.

NEBRASKA:
Gretna is previewed in the Gretna Breeze.

Raymond Central is previewed in the News.

NORTH DAKOTA: Velva is previewed on KXMB.

WISCONSIN: Cuba City beat Lancaster 55-43 on Tuesday. From the Dubuque Telegraph Herald.

Dodgeland beat Waterloo 38-22. Plus four other results from the Watertown Daily Times.

Brodhead beat Clinton 64-31. From the Beloit Daily News.

Last week: Arcadia beat Blair-Taylor 51-24. From the Arcadia News-Leader.

Boyceville beat St. Croix Central 71-27. From the New Richmond News.

Colfax is previewed in th Dunn County News.

MORE POINT PARADERS
IOWA
Emily Bakula, Kee 24 vs Turkey Valley 51-64 (11/25/2008)
Cathy Reiter, Union 25 vs Waverly-Shell Rock 39-30 (11/25/2008)
Jessica Flowers, Sioux City Jefferson 22 vs Glenwood 42-69 (11/25/2008)
Tessa Westpfahl, Jesup 22 vs BLCUW 66-23 (11/25/2008)
WISCONSIN
Katie Langmeier, Cuba City 25 vs Lancaster 55-43 (11/25/2008)
Haley Jansen, Southwestern 22 vs Cassville 51-62 (11/25/2008)

Next up: College reports

20 Minnesota Previews; 7 Thanksgiving Tournaments

#1 posting 11.27.2008
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MINNESOTA REPORTS
PREVIEWS
The Austin Post Bulletin has previews on Austin and Lyle-Pacelli.

Rosemount is previewed in the Rosemount Town Pages.

Hastings is previewed in the Hastings Star Gazette.

Brainerd returns only one starter. Plus a capsule look at 11 other teams. From the Brainerd Dispatch.

Glencoe-Silver Lake is previewed in the McLeod County Chronicle.

Murray County Central is previewed in the Murray County News.

Silver Bay and Two Harbors are previewed in the Lake County News-Chronicle.

TOURNAMENTS
Tomorrow and Saturday Thanksgiving tournaments get underway.
Hamline Tournament: Centennial vs St. Paul Highland Park; St. Paul Central vs Rosemount; Hopkins vs Mpls North; Mpls South vs Andover.
Hudson: Minnehaha faces Blaine at 2 pm. Holy Angels takes on Menomonie, WI
Red Wing: Champlin Park vs River Falls, WI; Waseca vs Red Wing
Sleepy Eye St. Mary's: Sleepy Eye vs Jackson County Central; CHOF vs St. Mary's
Byron: Sioux Central, IA vs Kingsland; Byron vs St. Charles
Pine Island: Chatfield vs Zumbrota-Mazeppa; Cannon Valley Lutheran vs Pine Island
Dover-Eyota: Goodhue vs Mabel-Canton; Dover-Eyota vs LeRoy-Ostrander

Next up: More High School Reports

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Iowa Tops High Five Tuesday

#8 posting 11.26.2008
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HIGH FIVE: Tuesday, November 25
Iowa Tops the Charts
Iowa won the High five for Tuesday with 88 points, 13 better than Michigan. It was Iowa's first win of the year.
The top individual went to Nebraska with Kelsey Woodard with 23 points.

IOWA----88
Michelle Lund, Sioux City Heelan, Bradley 22
Bridget Yoerger, Hinton, South Dakota 20
Kristen Turk, Des Moines Lincoln, Drake 20
Nicole Clausen, Denison-Schleswig, Northern Iowa 16
KK Armstrong, Cedar Rapids Washington, Northern Iowa 10*
Kristina Voss, Ankeny, Creighton 10*
* Only one counts in the High Five

MICHIGAN---75
Brigid Mulroy, Birmingham Marian, Detroit 21
Tara Breske, Temperance Bedford, Bowling Green 15
Natasha Morris, Flint Beecher, St. Peter's 14
Chelsea Albert, Brighton, Bowling Green 13
Erica Solomon, Detroit Country Day, Notre Dame 12*
Tynikki Crook, Detroit Pershing, Marshall 12*
*only one counts in the High Five

MINNESOTA --65
Amy Beggin, Roseville, New Mexico 17
Jessie Miller, Holy Angels, UI Chicago 13
Luara Dybing, St. Croix Lutheran, Drake 13
Danye Guinn, St. Francis, North Dakota 12
Cassie Johnson, Eastview, UI Chicago 10

WISCONSIN---64
Celeste Hoewisch, Hortonville, UW Green Bay 14
Kayla Tetschlag, Sheboygan North, UW Green Bay 14
Nicolle Lewis, Muskego, Illinois State 14
Jamie Braun, Marshfield, Indiana 11
Kim Wypiszynski, Ashwaubenon, Northern Iowa 11

NEBRASKA---62
Kelsey Woodard, Bellevue West, Creighton 23
Megan Neuvirth, West Point Catholic Central, Creighton 17
Chevelle Herring, Bellevue East, Creighton 10
Jasmine Moseley, Bellevue East, South Dakota 7
Jasmine Johnson, Omaha Central, Houston 5

SOUTH DAKOTA---48
Ashley Wiemann, Vermillion, South Dakota 18
Anne Roche, Vermillion, South Dakota 12
Maggie Youngberg, Yankton, South Dakota 9
Natalie Carda, Beresford, South Dakota 7
Kelli Fargan, Brookings, South Dakota 2

NORTH DAKOTA---19
Ashley Privatsky, Devils Lake, North Dakota 5
Andrea LaFrance, Bismarck Century, North Dakota 5
Whitney Ledger, Bismarck Century, North Dakota 4
Jossy Bergan, Valley City, North Dakota 3
Alyssa Seay, Grand Forks Central, North Dakota 2

Next up: tomorrow morning

Williams Q&A, Sioux Falls Edges DW

#7 posting 11.26.2008
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CLEARING THE DECK
D1
South Dakota coach Ryun Williams does a Q&A with the Sioux Falls Argus Leader.

D3
UW Eau Claire beat St. Norbert 66-57. Heidi Arciszewski (Thorp, WI) had Heather Witt (Royall, WI) had 15 points for UWEC. Denise Heuser (Pulaski, WI) had 14 points for St. N. Plus video from WEAU---plus high school highlights.

NAIA
Sioux Falls beat Dakota Wesleyan 55-54. Jamey Hofer (West Central, SD) had 19 points for SF. Ashley Mailey (Parkston, SD) had 14 points for DW.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
NDSCS beat Concordia Moorhead JV on Monday 58-57. Porsha Zimmerman (Minneapolis Roosevelt) had 13 points for NDSCS.

Northern State JV beat Ridgewater 66-41. Tara Thielke (Hancock) had 23 points. From the West Central Tribune.

Gogebic beat Northland Baptist Bible College 68-41. From the Ironwood Daily Globe.

St. Clair County CC beat St. Clair College of Windsor 89-61. Rachel Meharg (Port Huron Northern) had 19 points for SC4. From the Port Huron Times Herald.

Lake Region State beat Mayville State 94-47. Kate Sharkova had 21 points for LRS. From the Devils Lake Journal.

Next up: High Five

MSU beats Concordia in the Battle of Moorhead

#6 posting 11.26.2008
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D2
Bemidji State beat Mayville State 66-53. Heidi Matzke (Red Lake Falls) had 21 points for BS. Ashleigh Trosen (Cass Lake-Bena) had 16 for Mayville State.

MSU Mankato beat William Penn 101-40. Alex Andrews (Triton), Heather Johnson (JWP), and Lauren Barber (Owatonna) each had 16 points for Mankato. Emma LaBeau (Monroe St. Mary's Catholic Central, MI) had 14 points for WP.

MSU Moorhead beat Concordia Moorhead 68-51. Meghan Rettke (Hutchinson) had 18 points for Moorhead. Jenna Freudenberg (Parkers Prairie) had 16 points.
CM coach Jessica Rahman will take a leave of absence for the next six weeks to recover from stomach surgery. Assistant Rachel Bergeson will be the interim coach.

Upper Iowa beat Central, IA 87-65. Lene Lox (Yorkwood, IL) had 23 points for UIU. Sarah Paulson (Ottumwa, IA) had 16 points for Central, IA.

Northwood beat UW Parkside 68-57. Jodi Ostergren (Midland Dow, MI) had 22 points for Northwood. Amanda Gibson (Lakeland, WI) had 13 points for UWP.

Alaska Anchorage beat Cal State Northridge 72-44. Rebecca Kielpinski (Mandan, ND) had 8 points for AA.

Wayne State, Michigan beat Madonna 61-35. Chastidy Miller (Waterford Kettering, MI) had 14 points for WSM. Katie Mount (Waterford Mott, MI) had 12 points for Madonna.

Grand Valley State's Emma Veach (Grand Haven, MI) was named GLIAC North player of the week.

D3
Augsburg beat Northwestern, MN 51-48. Jacci Mattern (Lakeville) had 12 points for Augsburg. Ariel Liesch (Centennial) had 15 points for NW.

Bethel beat UM Morris 77-68. Annegret Nautsch (Everett, WA) had 22 points for Bethel. Nikki Washek (Underwood) had 16 points for UMM.

Coe beat UW Platteville 72-59. Kayla Lincoln (West Central, IA) had 14 points for Coe. Stacia Nemitz (River Ridge, WI) had 14 points for UWP.

Presentation beat Trinity Bible 88-27. Becky Smith (Litchfield) had 18 points for Presentation. Mallory Malm had 14 points for TB.

UW River Falls beat St. Mary's 67-49. Tess Lardie (Eagan) had 18 points for UWRF. Michelle Carne (Escanaba, MI) had 15 points for St. Mary's.

UW Stevens Point beat Wisconsin Lutheran 72-32. Britta Petersen (Luck, WI) had 22 points for UWSP. Kristen Dillon (Germantown, WI) had 13 points for WL.

UW LaCrosse beat Viterbo 79-60. Lindsay Wahl (Burnsville) and Mackenzie Hunter (Eau Claire Regis) had 14 points each for UWL.

NAIA
Valley City State beat UM Crookston 82-80. Caitlyn Wojahn (Milbank, SD) had 16 points for VCS. Jamie Zelinsky (Park Center) had 19 points for UMC.

Northwestern, IA beat Dordt 86-73. Kami Kuhlmann (Charter Oak-Ute, IA) had 17 points for NW. Katie DuMez had 22 points for Dordt.

Morningside beat Briar Cliff 78-62. Leslie Foral (Chadron, NE) had 28 points for Morningside. Samantha Pearson (Newcastle, NE) had 12 points for BC.

SIGNINGS
Northwood has signed Sarah Browe (Rochester, MI).

Next up: clearing the deck.

Guinn Great West Player of the Week

#5 posting 11.26.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
BIG 10
Ohio State beat Hartford 63-45. Jantel Lavender had 22 points for the Buckeyes. Shavelle Little (Ann Arbor Huron, MI) had 4 points for OSU.

Indiana beat Missouri 63-54. Jaime Braun (Marshfield, WI) had 11 points for Indiana. Toy Richbow (Detroit Pershing) did not score for Missouri.

Big 10 players of the week: Ohio State's Jantel Lavender and Purdue's FahKara Malone.

Minnesota's Emily Fox won her 2nd straight MVP title for the Subway Classic tourney last weekend and Kiara Buford (St. Paul Central) was also named to the All-Tournament Team, as well as getting Boston Scientific Player of the Game on Saturday.

Minnesota's Jackie Voigt (Park-Cottage Grove) is a starter after graduating from high school five months ago. From the South Washington County Bulletin.

MIDWEST
UI Chicago beat Canisius 63-59. Jessie Miller (Holy Angels) had 13 points for UIC. Cassie Johnson (Eastview) added 10 more. Brittane Russell (Southfield-Lathrup, MI) had 7 points for Canisius.

Northern Iowa beat Western Illinois 67-52. Nicole Clausen (Denison-Schleswig, IA) had 16 points for UNI. Lindsey Wutt (Waterford, WI) had 8 points for WIU.

UW Green Bay beat North Dakota 66-41. Celeste Hoewisch (Hortonville, WI) and Kayla Tetschlag (Sheboygan North) each had 14 points for UWGB. Danye Guinn (St. Francis) had 12 points for UND.

Drake beat Tennessee Tech 69-58. Kristin Turk (Des Moines Lincoln) had a career high 20 points for Drake.

Indiana State beat Detroit 74-60. Sarah Paul (Elkhorn, WI) had 4 points for ISU. Bridgid Mulroy (Birmingham Marian, MI) had 21 points for Detroit.

Bradley beat Northern Illinois 77-62. Michelle Lund (Sioux City Heelan) had 22 points for Bradley. Jessie Wilcox (Oshkosh West) had 6 points for NIU.

Kansas State beat Arkansas State 69-58. Kayla Pospisil (Linn-Mar, IA) did not score for ASU.

Creighton beat St. Louis 68-56. Kelsey Woodard (Bellevue West, NE) had 23 points for Creighton.

Bowling Green beat St. Francis, PA 98-74. Tara Breske (Temperence Bedford, MI) had 15 points for BG.

Illinois State beat Ball State 91-68. Nicolle Lewis (Muskego, WI) had 14 points for ISU.

Miami OH beat LaSalle 63-50. Rachael Hencke (Grafton, WI) had 2 points for Miami.

Notre Dame beat Georgia Southern 85-36. Erica Soloman (Detroit Country Day) had 12 points for ND. Brittney Nelson (Rochester Hills Stony Creek, MI) did not score for GS.

South Dakota beat Buena Vista 75-66. Bridget Yoerger (Hinton, IA) had 20 points for USD. Jenn Schumann (Newell-Fonda, IA) had 16 points for BV.

Wright State beat Eastern Kentucky 53-47. Kanisha Ward (Detroit Renaissance) did not score for WS.

North Dakota's Danye Guinn (St. Francis) has been named Great West Co Player of the Week.

Jenny Van Kirk (Waconia) was named the Bradley Scholar Athlete of the Week.

Iowa State's Kelsey Bolte (Battle Creek-Ida Grove, IA) takes a walk on the Cyber Cyd.

EAST
Buffalo beat Niagara 87-62. Jamie Schiebner (Saginaw Heritage) had 10 points for Buffalo. Rachele Folino (Novi, MI) had 2 points for Niagara.

Syracuse beat Jackson State 85-74. Troya Berry (Flint Hamady) had 4 points for Syracuse.

Marshall beat Morehead State 56-51. Tynikki Crook (Detroit Pershing) had 12 points for Marshall.

Lehigh beat Sacred Heart 77-75. Lindsey Greenlee (Cedarburg, WI) did not score for SH.

Columbia beat Wagner 79-69. Chelsea Frazier (Breck) had 8 for Columbia.

Fordham beat NJIT 57-44. Randall Hurst (West Bloomfield, MI) had 8 points for Fordham.

St. Peter beat Holy Cross 60-52. Natasha Morris (Flint Beecher, MI) had 14 points for SP.

Mount St. Mary's beat Lafayette 58-54. Alexandra Serowocky (Livonia Ladywood, MI) did not score for Lafayette.

St. John’s beat Army 61-54. Megan Ennenga (St. Louis Park) did not score for Army.

SOUTH
College of Charleson beat Coastal Carolina 72-58. Ariel Hatcher (Monroe, MI) did not score for CofC.

Florida Atlantic beat Bethune-Cookman 83-69. Jessica Knurick (Walled Lake Northern, MI) had 10 points for FAU.

Louisville beat Utah 59-48. Keshia Hines (Auburn Hills Avondale, MI) had 2 points for Louisville.

TCU beat Houston 91-72. Jasmine Johnson (Omaha Central) had 5 points for Houston.

WEST
Wyoming beat Boise State 62-55. Ashley Sickles (Crestwood, IA) did not score for Wyoming. Sierra Moeller (Pierre, SD) did not score for BS.

New Mexico beat Utah Valley 84-70. Amy Beggin (Roseville) had 17 points for NM.

Next up: D2 & area scores

Late High School Reports: IA, MI, MN, WI

#4 posting 11.26.2008
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MORE HIGH SCHOOL REPORTS
IOWA
#3 Ames has experience with four returning starters. From the Ames Tribune.

There is more than one Megan Howard. This MH plays with North Polk and scored 30 points last night in a 69-29 win over Colo-Nesco. From the Ames Tribune.

Clinton Prince of Peace beat Sterling Christian, IL 56-51. Camanche beat Northeast 44-39. Dubuque Hempstead beat Clinton 52-42. Plus six more results from the Clinton Herald.

MICHIGAN:
Seven area teams are previewed in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association. From MLive.

Ionia's Brooke Peterson, who is also a diver, is featured in the Ionia Sentinel-Standard.

Elk Rapids had 52 girls out for basketball this year. From the Elk Rapids Town Meeting.

MINNESOTA:
Lyle-Pacelli is trying to regain the competitive edge. From the Austin Post Bulletin.

The Brainerd Dispatch looks at the top players in their area.

Eden Prairie will rely on defense. Prior Lake is looking to improve on their 11 wins. From the Southwest Scoreboard.

WISCONSIN:
Prescott beat Ellsworth 74-68. From the Pierce County Herald.

Here are the boxes in the Eau Claire Leader Telegram.

Waukesha South beat New Berlin West 56-41. Plus six other results from the Waukesha Freeman.

Sussex Hamilton beat Hartford last week 38-29. From the Sussex Sun.

Next up: D1 results

Wisconsin Tuesday Reports: Kuehl 1000

#3 posting 11.26.2008
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WISCONSIN REPORTS
D1
#4 Ashwaubenon beat Manitowoc 41-36. Plus one more result from the Manitowoc Herald Times Review.

#13 Divine Savior-Holy Angels beat Oshkosh West 48-42. From the Oshkosh Northwestern.

#14 DC Everest beat Lakeland 55-30. Plus five other results from the Wausau Daily Herald.

Wausau West beat Merrill 48-28. From the Wausau Daily Herald.

Hudson is getting ready for their tournament this weekend. From the Hudson Star Observer.

Beaver Dam beat Oshkosh North 68-32. From the Beaver Dam Daily Citizen and Oshkosh Northwestern.

Sheboygan North beat Bay Port 49-38. Plus one more result from the Sheboygan Press.

Green Bay Southwest beat Green Bay East 32-29. Plus 14 more results from the Green Bay Press Gazette.

Baraboo beat DeForest 48-42. From the Baraboo News Republic.

Cedarburg beat Brookfield East 46-34. From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

D2
#1 Monroe beat Milton 68-52. Plus four more results from the Janesville Gazette.

#3 Freedom beat #7 Ripon 66-60. Plus 6 other results from the Fond du Lac Reporter.

#10 Amery beat Hayward 60-55 last week. From the Sawyer County Record.

#14 Seymour beat Denmark 49-34. Plus three more results from the Appleton Post Crescent.

Fox Valley Lutheran beat Omro 60-27. Plus three other results from the Appleton Post Crescent.

Winneconne beat Little Chute 62-31. From the Oshkosh Northwestern.

Two Rivers beat Mishicot 53-41. From the Manitowoc Herald Times Review.

D3
#2 Oostburg beat Sheboygan Christian 61-40. From the Sheboygan Press.

#5 Colfax beat #8 Mondovi 51-37. plus 10 other results from Eau Claire Leader Telegram.

#13 Howards Grove beat Cedar Grove 51-46. Plus four more results from the Sheboygan Press.

Edgar beat Pittsville 46-44. Connie Urmanski scored the last five points of the game for Edgar. From the Wausau Herald.

Oshkosh Lourdes beat Montello 71-26. From the Oshkosh Northwestern.

D4
Hustisford beat Lake Country Lutheran 47-41. Hustisford's Shyla Kuehl went over the 1000 point mark with 22 points. Plus five more results from the Beaver Dam Daily Citizen.

LAST WEEK
Elmwood is 2-0. From the Pierce County Herald.

Westby also is 2-0. From the LaCrosse Tribune.

PREVIEWS
River Falls (see last night's out & about) is young but experienced. From the River Falls Journal.

Peshtigo is the pick to win the M & O Conference. From the Peshtigo Times.

POINT PARADE
D1
Jessica Schmitz, Monona Grove 26 vs Fort Atkinson 49-44
Amber Davis, Milton 24 vs Monroe 52-68
Jackie Herman, Burlington 23 vs Wilmot 56-44
Tessa Wells, River Falls 22 vs Osceola 40-34
D2
Tasha Allen, Milwaukee North 35 vs Oneida Nation 49-44
Taylor Wurtz, Ripon 29 vs Freedom 60-66
Kellie Ring, Somerset 24 vs Bloomer 64-32
Ashley Hermanson, Monroe 22 vs Milton 68-52
D3
Erin Higgins, Kenosha St. Joseph 30 vs Kenosha Christian Life 58-57
Connie Urmanski, Edgar 28 vs Pittsville 46-44
Lindy Bergman, Thorp 27 vs Stanley-Boyd 51-43
Haley Bartlett, Oshkosh Lourdes 26 vs Montello 71-26
Jenna Larson, Parkview 23 vs Palmyra-Eagle 87-31
Brittany Jilk, Prescott 23 vs Ellsworth 74-68
Kiah Simon, Algoma 22 vs NEW Lutheran 63-31
D4
Emily Dufek, Lake Country Lutheran 25 vs Hustisford 41-47
Brittany Schaefer, Menasha St. Mary's Central 24 vs Plymouth 66-47
Rachel Brown, Menasha St. Mary's Central 23 vs Plymouth 66-47
Jaimie Kok, Central WI Christian 23 vs Pardeeville 63-32
Shanica Hill, Oneida Nation 23 vs Milwaukee North 44-49
Shyla Kuehl, Hustisford 22 vs Lake Country Lutheran 47-41
NON
Tyler Koepke, Washington County Homeschool vs Milwaukee Lifelong Learning 73-58.

Next up: Michigan and more High school reports

Iowa Tuesday Night Round up: CIML Underway

#2 posting 11.26.2008
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IOWA REPORTS
4A
#12 Waukee beat Des Moines Roosevelt 55-36 in the CIML opener. From the Des Moines Register. Plus 16 photos and the rest of the CIML recaps.

#15 Southeast Polk beat Marshalltown 57-27. From the Marshalltown Times Republican.

#14 Dowling Catholic beat Fort Dodge 46-33. From the Fort Dodge Messenger.

#11 Ankeny beat Ottumwa 58-20. The Bulldogs were optimistic to start the season prior to that game. From the Ottumwa Courier.

Cedar Rapids Jefferson beat Durant 82-10. Plus 7 other recaps from the Cedar Rapids Gazette.

#10 Iowa City West beat Fairfield 69-37. Plus 7 other recaps from the Iowa City Press Citizen.

3A
#4 Algona beat Clear Lake 63-34. From the Mason City Globe Gazette.

Marion beat Western Dubuque 43-30. From the Cedar Rapids Gazette.

#12 Mt. Vernon is hoping to transfer their volleyball success to the basketball court. From the Mt. Vernon-Lisbon Sun.

#9 Centerville beat Oskaloosa 56-20. From the Ottumwa Courier.

2A
West Marshall beat Dike-New Hartford 70-35. plus 3 other reports from the Marshalltown Times Republican.

St. Edmond beat Bishop Garrigan 45-31. From the Fort Dodge Messenger.

Central Springs beat Newman Catholic 60-53. From North Iowa Preps.

1A
The Lisbon Lions are ready to roar. From the Mt. Vernon-Lisbon Sun.

LATE MONDAY
PCM beat Pella Christian 52-31. From the Oskaloosa Herald.

Mid Prairie beat West Liberty 42-36. From the Washington Evening Journal.

Davis County beat Moulton-Udell 54-35. From the Ottumwa Courier.

Crestwood beat Riceville 76-44. Plus four othre results from the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier.

LATE SATURDAY
Perry beat Albia 49-46. From the Ottumwa Courier.

LATE FRIDAY
Nashua-Plainfield beat Jesup 53-30. From the Jesup Citizen Herald.

HONORS
Brooke Quigley of Iowa City was named Mississippi Valley Conference athlete of the week. From the Iowa City Press Citizen.

POINT PARADE
4A
Amber Harrington, Davenport North 28 vs Cedar Rapids Xavier 44-63
Jamie Elbert, Indianola 28 vs Des Moines Lincoln 75-60
3A
Ashley Akers, West Delaware 29 vs Clear Creek-Amana 61-49
Amanda Zimmerman, Ballard 24 vs Cedar Falls 56-33
2A
Megan Howard, North Polk 30 vs Colo-NESCO 69-29
Maddie Oliver, Roland-Story 23 vs Ogden 55-46
Dani Coover, Belle Plaine 22 vs North Tama 51-22 (Monday)
Courtney Chrencik, Central Springs 22 vs Newman Catholic 60-53
1A
Tiffany Bormann, Preston 23 vs Bellevue 67-32
Sarah Yeager, Cardinal 22 vs Danville 57-51

ILLINOIS REPORTS
Alleman beat United Township 54-42. Plus 2 other results from the Quad City Times.

SOUTH DAKOTA REPORTS
Madison will rely on three seniors. From the Madison Daily Leader.

Next up: Wisconsin

AP Polls, Previews, Scrimmages, & Pioneers

#1 posting 11.26.2008
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MINNESOTA REPORTS
John Millea of the StarTribune has an idea on how to slice and dice the metro conferences.

AAAA
Kaiya Sygulla of Lakeville North does a Q&A with the StarTribune.

The Pat Patterson Tournament at Hamline starts Friday.

It is now or never for six Park-Cottage Grove seniors. From the South Washington County Bulletin.

AAA
Worthington's style of play is "organized chaos" according to coach Eric Lindner. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

Red Wing has 8 starters returning. From the Red Wing Republican Eagle.

Austin is now the hunted. From KAAL (plus video).

Albert Lea's new coach Sean Gillam has a few injuries to deal with. From the Albert Lea Tribune.

POLLS
The AP Polls #1s are
AAAA Minneapolis South
AAA New Prague
AA Jordan
A Ada-Borup

SCRIMMAGES
There are a couple of scrimmages this weekend
Friday Nov 28 2008 at Mahtomedi High School
Schedule
1 pm North St Paul vs Spring Lake Park
2 pm Stillwater vs Prior Lake
3 pm Irondale vs Chaska
4 pm Coon Rapids vs Mahtomedi
5 pm Woodbury vs Burnsville
6 pm Forest Lake vs Winona Cotter

Saturday Nov 29 At Woodbury
Action Starts at 10:00 on all courts. and ends at 2:00
Teams Participating Include
Burnsville Blaze, Chaska Hawks, Coon Rapids Cardinals, Forest Lake Rangers, Irondale Knights, Mahtomedi Zephyrs, North St. Paul Polars, Prior Lake Lakers, Stillwater Ponies, Winona Cotter Ramblers, Woodbury Royals

PIONEER
Marty Dahlen (Mabel-Canton & Minnesota) was one of the early pioneers of the girls game and she has a feature in the Rochester post Bulletin.

Next up: More High school reports

Out & About: River Falls/Osceola

#8 posting 11.25.2008
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RIVER FALLS wildcats 40, OSCEOLA chieftains 33

Once again it was across the St. Croix River to watch a game in Wisconsin. Host River Falls downed Osceola 40-33 in a battle between D1 and D2 teams. (Think AAAA vs AAA in Minnesota). It was the first contest for both teams this season. Wells scored 22 points for the Wildcats, more than half their total.

There was no score for the first seven possessions, five of which ended in turnovers. Both teams didn't make it easy for the other side. Both teams were athletic. You could summarize it this way---Osceola was deliberate in the half court; RF looked to run. For the quarter Osceola did have a couple leads, their last coming at 7-6 after a drive by Jess Martell, her 5th point. RF led at the end of the quarter 10-8. Six of the Wildcat points came on transition.

Osceola struggled in the second quarter. The Chieftains were 1/10 to start the 2nd quarter. The Wildcats weren't sizzling either with a 2/10 offensive sequence. RF led at the break 19-12.

Osceola closed the margin to 25-23 with 2:46 left in the third quarter thanks to free throws and crashing the boards when they missed. On two consecutive possessions Osceola went to the line and slipped the block out to score on put backs. RF's Wells responded with two straight baskets on the next two Wildcat possessions. RF led 29-23 headed into the fourth quarter.

Wells continued her hot hand with a three to open the fourth quarter to make it 32-23. RF then had six empty trips. Again Osceola rallied with a three by Lindsay Danielson. Again RF let Osceola get an offensive rebound on a missed free throw. The Chieftains turned the ball over however. Brea Tinney had a steal and lay up, and then stole the ball on the ensuing pass in, but Osceola was unable to convert. That kept the score at 32-29 RF. Once again Wells broke the drought and scored on two free throws as the Wildcats scored on each of the next four possessions. RF turned deliberate at this stage and Osceola started taking earlier shots in the half court game.

Tonight Coach Teas made is 2008-09 debut behind the camera. Last week he was on a golfing junket in Missouri.

Another interesting facet of this game---this was the second day in a row the Chieftains were playing. Yesterday it was Lake Holcombe. Today it was Osceola. There will be no back to back Chieftain games in Minnesota.

you can see all the River Falls vs Osceola photo gallery at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com

key: player, year, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
RIVER FALLS
STARTERS
Tessa Wells, 2010 22, 17, 129.4, .588 guard, moves crisp and sharp. foot work is clean. is athletic, quick and is a competitor. has 3 range. was the only Wildcat that went to the free throw line. good pull up. some passes are floaters that can be snatched by the defense if receiver stands around. would have had more assists, but receivers didn't finish what would have been nice assists.
Sarah Vitale, 2011 6, 14, 42.9, .214 quick guard. scored in transition. rushed/hurried passes in transition.
Ashley Branigan, 2009, 4, 4, 100.0, .500 post.
Aimee Dusek, 2010, 2, 5, 40.0, .200 guard
Emma Purfeerst, 2010, 2, 6, 33.3, .167 forward. aggressive on the defensive boards. had a couple of blocks. also had 6 assists.
BENCH
Kayla Kusilek, 2010 2, 5, 40.0, .200 forward.
Anastacia Janovec, 2010, 0, 3, 0.0, .000 guard
LaKita Bell, 2010, 2, 3, 66.7, .333 forward. high arcing shot.
Lindsie Freeborn, 2009, 0, 1, 0.0, .000

OSCEOLA
STARTERS
Katie Rydeen, 2009 0, 7, 0.0, .000 guard. started off with four straight turnovers--all on passes. some times too high, sometimes forced. some no angle.
Paige Garriga, 2011, 6, 5, 120.0, .600 young post. 6-1 strong shoulders. scored four in second chancers. Flex offense took her away from the block.
Brea Tinney, 2009 9, 12, 75.0, .417 guard. good anticipation on defense. can read what is happening. scored off her defense. 3 point shooter.
Kristen Jasperson, 2009 2, 8, 25.0, .125 thin forward
Lindsay Danielson, 2009 3, 7, 42.9, .143 guard. did make a three
BENCH
Jess Martell, 2010, 12, 13, 92.3, .462 guard. scored off the drive. wasn't afraid to go into the lane. The only Osceola player that scored more than one field goal in the half court.
Megan Tarman, 2010, 1, 5, 20.0, .200
Katie Zais, 2010, 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Lisa Rydeen, 2011, 1, 1, 100.0, .000

TRENCH PLAYER
Tessa Wells

BY THE NUMBERS
River Falls 40, 58, 69.0, .328
Osceola 34, 59, 57.6, .288
made 3s/&1s: RF 2/0; Osceola 1/0
ftm/fta-ft%: RF 4/5-.800; Osceola 7/15-.467
bench: Osceola 14, River Falls 4
* I have 34 points. Somehow they didn't count one free throw in the second quarter for Osceola.

RF 10-9-10-11---40
Osceola 8-4*-11-10---33*
* missing free throw in the second quarter.

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
RIVER FALLS
Emma Purfeest 12.5
Sarah Vitale 6
Kayla Kusilek 4
Tessa Wells 2
LaKita Bell 2
Aimee Dusek 2
Anastacia Janovec 1.5
Ashley Branigan 1
Lindsie Freeborn 1
Totals: 32

OSCEOLA
Brea Tinney 12
Kristen Jasperson 6
Lindsay Danielson 4
Katie Rydeen 4
Jess Martell 3
Paige Garriga 3
Lisa Rydeen 3
Megan Tarman 1
totals: 36

ASSISTS
RIVER FALLS
Emma Purfeerst 6
Sarah Vitale 5
Ashley Branigan 2
Kayla Kiusilek 2
Tessa Wells 1
Anastacia Janovec 1
LaKita Bell 1
totals: 18

OSCEOLA
Katie Rydeen 5
Jess Martell 2
Megan Tarman 2
Paige Garriga 1
Kristen Jasperson 1
Katie Zais 1
Lindsay Danielson 1
totals: 13

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Osceola pressured full court.
Both teams used man
(Osceola off/RF Defense)
Tinney/Wells; K Rydeen/Dusek; Jasperson/Purfeerst; Danielson/Vitale; Garriga/Branigan
(RF Offense/Osceola D)
Wells/Tinney; Kusilek/Tarman; Dusek/Martell; Vitale/L Rydeen; Purfeest/Garriga;

next up: tomorrow

Profile: Bill Larson

#7 posting 11.25.2008
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PROFILE: Bill Larson

Today the profile spotlight looks at Bill Larson head coach at Tartan High School and also head of the North Tartan AAU program. Larson coached at Sebeka and Pequot Lakes prior to the Tartan job. In 1999 and 2000 PL made it to the AA State Tournament. North Tartan is perennially one of the teams to watch in the summer.

your birthday 4/14/71

schooling: Concordia, Moorhead BA, Bemidji State MA, St. Cloud State 6th year Director of Special Ed, Principal and Superintendent licensure

mentor coaches Rich Perine (Sebeka), Rick Szebluski (Pierz), Brian Cosgriff (Hopkins)

basketball coaching jobs 15 years Varsity head, Director of North Tartan AAU club

Favorite basketball movie Hoosiers

Favorite basketball instructional video/tape Dick Bennett Systems: “Pack the Line” Pressure D

Favorite book Joe Torre “12 guidelines”

Favorite high school gymnasium Chisholm High School

favorite team growing up Syracuse (Sherman Douglas, Ronnie Siekley, Derrick Coleman)

Meal before a game Only time I eat before a game is at Henry Sibley: taco in a bag

starting five from your high school career
Flecia Foster, Pequot Lakes
Brianna Biebihauser, Pequot Lakes
Cassie Evenson, Pequot Lakes
Lisa Crabb, Sebeka
Nikki Klingsporn, Tartan

opponents starting five from your high school career
Anna Bjorkland, Sibley East
Angel Robinson, St. Paul Central
Carolyn Moos, Blake
Melissa Miller, Breck
(any) Noreen, Albany

starting five from your AAU career
(this will get me in trouble…)
Alyssa Karel, Cretin-Derham Hall
Janessa Wolff, Park Rapids
Tara Steinbauer, Bloomington Kennedy
Jackie Voigt, Park-Cottage Grove
Hannah Skildum, Mounds View
Amy Beggin, Roseville
(that is six, it has been a blessing to coach all the great kids that have played for North Tartan)

opponents starting five from your AAU career
Courtney Paris,
Marissa Coleman,
Allison Hightower,
Tierra Ruffen-Pratt,
Maya Moore,
Brittany Griener
(that is six too)

favorite opponent Woodbury

coach you would like to avoid playing Andy Berkvam, Lakeville North

trend you like in high school basketball every time I hear about going to a bracket of 64 for play-offs

trend that needs fixing in basketball take pride in teaching fundamentals and skill development

most memorable game you coached. Win over Roseau to go to State

most painful loss Overtime loss to Crosby-Ironton in section championship, Brainerd HS

If you could go to a college to assist which one University of Minnesota or Iowa State

favorite athlete in another sport Mike Mussina (just retired)

favorite coach Mike Krzyzewski

biggest change in basketball since you started coaching chat rooms and blog spots

Favorite value in others Dependability

Thanks coach Larson

Next up: Later tonight with an out & about----again from Wisconsin.

Michigan Wins High Five

#6 posting 11.25.2008
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HIGH FIVE: Michigan Tops Again
Michigan won the high five again with three players cracking the 20 point mark. However Bridget Yoerger of Hinton, Iowa took the individual honors.
This is Michigan's 4 time on top of the team total.
This is Yoerger's first time alone at the top of the Individual title. She shared the honor once before.

MICHIGAN---87
Jasmin Dixon, Detroit King, Chicago State 25
Tavelyn James, Detroit Mumford, Eastern Michigan 25
Jenny Poff, St. Johns, Ohio 20
Lindsey Yesh, Evart, Campbell 13
Shanna McKinney, Detroit Osborn, Eastern Michigan 4

MINNESOTA---50
Cory Montgomery, Cannon Falls, Nebraska 20
Ashly Robinson, Bloomington Kennedy, Denver 10
Kelly Mullaney, Breck, Colorado 10
Janessa Wolff, Park Rapids, Penn State 8
Hannah Skildum, Mounds View, Colorado 2

IOWA--46
Bridget Yoerger, Hinton, South Dakota 26
Kala Kuhlmann, Charter Oak-Ute, Nebraska 11
Claire Goins, Sioux City Heelan, Santa Clara 9

SOUTH DAKOTA---37
Ashley Wiemann, Vermillion, South Dakota 11
Natalie Carda, Beresford, South Dakota 9
Anne Roche, Vermillion, South Dakota 8
Maggie Youngberg, Yankton, South Dakota 6
Michelle Dirks, Sioux Falls Roosevelt, South Dakota 3

NEBRASKA---35
Yvonne Turner, Bellevue East, Nebraska 15
Jasmine Mosley, Bellevue East, South Dakota 8
Dominique Kelley, Lincoln Northeast, Nebraska 5
Kendra Schomer, Madison, South Dakota 5
Amy Robinette, South Sioux City, South Dakota 2*
Monica Laune, Ashland-Greenwood, Davidson 2*
*only one counts in the high five.

WISCONSIN---15
Alyssa Waldon, Sun Prairie, Chicago State 13
Lindsey Sebetic, Kenosha Tremper, Chicago Loyola 2

NORTH DAKOTA--5
Katie Schafer, Devils Lake, Northern Arizona 5

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Howard Freshman of the Week

#5 posting 11.25.2008
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D2
UN Kearney beat Wayne State, Nebraska 66-50. Jade Meads (Elm Creek, NE) had 26 points for UNK. Laquisha Cook (Houston Spring, TX) had 10 points for WSN.

Northern Michigan beat Finlandia 106-51. Kelsey Deacon (Ashwaubenon, WI) had 15 points for NM. Jillian Dolkey (Munising, MI) had 12 for Finlandia.

AWARDS
St. Anselm's Megan Howard (St. Paul Central) was named the NE 10 player of the week.

Upper Iowa's Britney Iredale (Riverside Robideaux, CA) was named Northern Sun player of the week.

D3
Hamline beat Martin Luther 74-66. Mary Wilkowski (Savannah St. Andrew's, GA) had 18 points for Hamline. Erica Babinec (Onalaska Luther, WI) had 16 points for ML.

UW Whitewater beat Edgewood 76-57. Dana Thompson (Belleville, WI) had 13 points for UWW. Megan Scheele (New Glarus, WI) had 24 points for Edgewood.

SMALL, SMALL COLLEGE
Crossroads beat Pillsbury Baptist 50-44. Shoshana Womeldorf had 16 points for Crossroads. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Mesabi Range beat UW Superior JV 67-58

Itasca beat Gogebic 57-49 on Saturday. Erica Cleveland (Menahga) had 20 points for Itasca. Kelsey Anonich had 12 points for Gogebic. From the Ironwood Daily Globe.

Buena Vista JV beat MN West 57-48. Ashley Kirk (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton) had 16 points for MW. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

NDSCS split in Nebraska over the weekend. From the Wahpeton Daily News.

UW Rock County beat UW Fond du Lac 64-57. Brooke Kuehl (Winnebago Lutheran) had 18 points for UWFdL.

Next up: High Five

Penn State Falls, 2 More Schools Signees

#4 posting 11.25.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
BIG 10
Pittsburgh beat Penn State 80-59. Janessa Wolff (Park Rapids) had 8 points for PSU.

Michigan State is #24 in the latest poll.

MIDWEST
Chicago State beat Akron 65-54. Jasmin Dixon (Detroit King) had 17 points for CS.

Nebraska beat Denver 76-55. Cory Montgomery (Cannon Falls) had 20 points for Nebraska. Ashly Robinson (Bloomington Kennedy) had 10 points for Denver.

Chicago Loyola beat Robert Morris 81-63. Lindsey Sebetic (Kenosha Tremper) had 2 points for CL.

Eastern Michigan beat Siena 68-54. Tavelyn James (Detroit Mumford) had 25 points for EM.

South Dakota beat Mount Marty 79-48. Bridget Yoerger (Hinton, IA) had 26 points for USD. Michelle Amundson (Dell Rapids, SD) had 16 for MM.
The Coyotes are learning from grad assistant Mandy Koupal.
The Coyotes are finding their identity. From the Volante the USD paper.
Mount Marty was outgunned says the Yankton Press & Dakotan.

Should South Dakota State be in a power conference? The Jackrabbits are 4-0. From the Sioux Falls Argus Leader.

SOUTH
Virginia beat Colorado 77-43. Kelly Mullaney (Breck) led Colorado with 10 points.

Campbell beat Charleston Southern 90-81. Lauren Yesh (Evart, MI) had 13 points for Campbell.

Memphis beat Ohio 72-69. Jenny Poff (St. Johns, MI) had 20 points for Ohio.

South Carolina beat Davidson 68-47. Monica Laune (Ashland-Greenwood, NE) had 2 points for Davidson.

WEST
Northern Arizona beat Santa Clara 68-51. Katie Schafer (Devils Lake, ND) had 6 points for NA. Claire Goins (Sioux City Heelan) had 9 points for SC.

MORE SIGNINGS
Sacred Heart has signed 2 players
5-9 guard Kiley Evans of Cazenovia, NY
5-10 guard Amie Toner of Windham, CT

St. Joseph's has signed 3 players
guard Ashley Prim of Kolbe Cathedral, CT
6-2 forward Ashley Robinson of Archbishop Wood, PA
5-8 guard Shelby Smith of Waterloo West, IA

Brittany Peterson of Spencer, Iowa has committed to North Dakota. This was reported earlier. Here is the Grand Forks Herald's report.

next up: local results

Wisconsin Smattering, Double Duty in Michigan

#3 posting 11.25.2008
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WISCONSIN REPORTS
D1
Neenah beat Appleton North 30-27 with 17 points coming at the free throw line. From the Appleton Post Crescent.

D2
Appleton Xavier beat Clintonville 40-25. Plus 2 other results in the APC

New London beat West DePere 52-45. From the Green Bay Press Gazette.

D3
Sheboygan Lutheran beat Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah 54-40. From the Sheboygan Press.

D4
I reported on the Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran 63-39 win over Lake Holcombe last night. Now the Eau Claire Leader Telegram has their report, plus one other result.

The Oshkosh Northwestern has a week in review. Ripon is the #1 team in their area poll.

LATE REPORTS
Wisconsin Dells beat Tomah 60-39 on Friday. From the Tomah Journal.

Rhinelander beat Sevastopol 37-31 on Saturday. From the Rhinelander Daily News.

COLLEGE DECISIONS
A pair of Amherst girls have made college decisions. Both are Glodowskis, neither is related.
Claire Glodowski is headed to UW Stevens Point.
Kate Glodowski is headed to Michigan Tech.
From WAOW TV.

MICHIGAN REPORTS
Letitia Hughley of Flint Northern will be inducted into the Flint Area Hall of Fame. From the Flint Journal.

DOUBLE DUTY
Coaching two varsity sports in the same season is a "blast" according to Ryan Klingler, Fennville coach of both girls and boys basketball. From the Grand Rapids Press.

Next up: D1 reports

Iowa Conference Previews

#2 posting 11.25.2008
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IOWA REPORTS
Prairie Valley beat Northeast Hamilton 59-55. From the Webster City Daily Freeman Journal and Fort Dodge Messenger (plus 3 more recaps).

PREVIEWS
Trisha Nesbitt of Ames looks at the parity in the CIML. Plus capsules on all the CIML teams. From the Des Moines Register.

The Cedar Valley Conference is brand new. Plus 12 area capsules. From the Iowa City Press Citizen.

Marshalltown is under the direction of first year coach Tim Johnson. From the Marshalltown Times Republican.

Fort Dodge and FD St. Edmond open their seasons tonight and are previewed in the Fort Dodge Messenger.

ILLINOIS
Fulton finished 7th in the Temple Tip Off Classic. From the Clinton Herald.

POINT PARADE
2A
Karlie Warehime, Prairie Valley 28 vs NE Hamilton 59-55
Brooke Scharn, Sioux Central 24 vs Pocahontas-Pomeroy-Palmer 57-37

Next up: Wisconsin

Rankings, and the Circus

#1 posting 11.25.2008
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HIGH SCHOOL NEWS
MINNESOTA
Pat Kalpin returns to coach the Osakis girls after a year off. From the Osakis Review.

Austin will need to replace their back court this season. From the Austin Daily Herald.

The Austin Daily Herald looks at the area teams ranked in the Minnesota Basketball News.

The Breakdown has their preseason top 15 list on the left side down the page.

Kate Meinhardt, who won an AAU state championship with the Minnesota Metro Stars and was captain of the Holy Angels basketball team her senior year, was profiled on CNN on Saturday. Kate is the little sister of Bloomington Jefferson coach Andy Meinhardt, who has been telling his players the past few years about his sister who ran off to join the circus! Here is the story of Kate Meinhardt chasing her dream. (4.28)

Next up: Iowa reports