Games in Michigan

Here are some big games this week in the Detroit Area.
Tuesday, Nov 1
The Detroit Public School League Championship:
King will battle Pershing at 8 pm at Cass Tech.
others
West Bloomfield will travel to Auburn Hills Avondale at 7 pm
Mt. Clemens is at Utica Ford at 7 pm
Thursday, Nov 3
Southfield-Lathrup is at Clarkston (7 pm)
Bloomfield Hills Sacred Heart is at Novi Franklin Road Christian (7 pm)

COMMITTMENTS
MI
LeQuisha Whitfield, Detroit King 6-1, F, 2006 13.7 ppg 14/1 to Michigan

Coach and Transfer

COACHING CHANGE
MN
Rocori: Lonnie Seifert

TRANSFER
MN
Breck: Megan Givens (formerly of Hudson WI), g, 5-9, 2006, 11.7, 13/2. Her score is a 45 and that would place her #11 in Shooting Guards; #34 in 2006; #11 in Class AA.

Slipped, Add ons, and a death

SLIP UP
MN
This player should be added to the rankings found on page 2, small forward category
Steph Roggenbuck, Osakis, 5-10, 2007, score 43.6. That should place her #13. On page 3 Roggenbuck should be placed #20 in the 2007 category; and on page 4 in the HS Class A category she should be #10. Sorry for the slip up.

ADD ONS
MN
Hancock
Kelsey Maloney, 5-9, 07, 2.0 ppg, 0/0
Jenny Noordmans, 5-9, 08, 2.7 ppg, 0/0
Bree Holleman, 5-3, 10, 2.0 ppg 0/0

DEATH
SD
Tatum Lockwood, Viborg, 5-8, 07 was killed in a car accident Friday morning (Oct 28) along with her sister

Add ons and changes

COACHING CHANGES
MN
Comfrey: Chad Sutter
Ellsworth: Jeremy Fisk
Floodwood: Chris Tomlin
Greenway: Lori Thompson
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted (HLWW): Jason Kuehn
Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton (JWP): Keith Wiste
Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial (LCWM): Patrick Boughton
Lakeview: Lisa Gregorie
LeCenter: Scott Bernard
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle (LPGE): Tom McPhail
Madelia: Jeff Van Hee
MN Deaf: Sabrina Overlie
Park Christian: Kisa Breiland
Silver Bay: Todd Lindstrom
Wadena-Deer Creek (WDC): Brent Grengs
Westbrook-Walnut Grove (WWG): Brittany Schneider

Games to watch today and a new coach

Games Today worth watching
MICHIGAN
Detroit Public School League Semis at Cass Tech
Denby vs King at 5 pm
Pershing vs. Renaissance at 6:30 pm

COACHING CHANGES
ND
Dakota Prairie: Steve Forde

signings

COMMITTMENTS
MICHIGAN
Brittane Russell, Southfield-Lathrup, 5-3, g, 06 to Canisius

MINNESOTA
Amy Storer, Hill-Murray, 5-6, pg, 06 to Michigan Tech

BIG GAME
Southfield-Lathrup (#2) defeated Auburn Hills Avondale (#1) 66-46. Jareica Hughes scored 26 points for the winners. Timika Williams had 9, Dhanmite Slappey 9, Brittane Russell 7 for S-L.
Keisha Hines of Auburn Hills Avondale led them with 20. Sade Johnson added 13.
China Threatt left the court on a stretcher with an ankle injury.

updates

MICHIGAN
Committments
Mandy Piechowski, Utica, 5-9, pg, 06 to Michigan State
Molly Dwyer, Sterling Heights Stevenson, 5-7, g, 06 to Western Michigan
Janelle Harris, Detroit Renaissance, 5-10, 06 to Marquette
Kanisha Ward, Detroit Renaissance, g, 06 to Wright State

Changes
Janelle Harris, as you can see above, is at Detroit Renaissance not Taylor Truman
on page 3 of the US book, Lindsey West, Royal Oak Kimball is listed as 5-6 (wrong). She is listed as 6-4 on page 59 which is correct.

BIG GAME
#1 Auburn Hills Avondale vs #2 Southfield-Lathrup played tonight

MINNESOTA
Krista Opheim, Eden Valley-Watkins is headed to MN State Moorhead NOT Mankato.

Thanks to all the coaches that are keeping me on top of the situation

roster update and clarifications

Roster update
MN
Minneapolis North: add Vanissa Ford, f, 5-11, 06, 3.3 ppg, 0/0

COLLEGE BOOK CLARIFICATION
Looking at page 9 in the the College Data book I break down the states by high school classification. The importance of this page is in the last column--the "What a HS point is worth in College. However there is no explanation what the columns mean. It should be read like this:
IOWA
High school classification/Rostered #/Starters/All Conference/What a point is worth
A/3/0/0/.187
AA/13/1/1/.227
and so on

If you are interested in purchasing the book, send $99 to
Basketball guides
PO Box 43458
Brooklyn Park MN 55443

More Committments

Verbal Committments
MN
D1
Jessica Miller, Holy Angels, 5-8, g, 06 to Illinois-Chicago
Cassie Johnson, Eastview, 6-2, f, 06 to Illinois-Chicago
Maria Boever, Worthington, 5-11, c, 06 to South Dakota State
Laura Nielson, Willmar, 6-1, c, 06 to South Dakota State
Kelly Mullaney, Breck, 5-8, g, 06 to Minnesota
Breanna Sallley, St. Francis, 5-10, f, 06 to Minnesota
Cory Montgomery, Cannon Falls, 6-2, F, 06 to Nebraska
Sarah Ingison, Concordia-Roseville, 5-7, pg, 06 to Wisconsin
Megan Shea, Robbinsdale Armstrong, 6-0, g, 06 to North Dakota State
Jenna Smith, Bloomington Kennedy, 6-3, c, 06 to Illinois
Ashley Robinson, Bloomington Kennedy, 6-1, f, 06 to Denver
Lindsay Laur, Cretin-Derham Hall, 6-0, f, 06 to Colorado State
Amy Beggin, Roseville, 5-7, pg, 06 to New Mexico
Katie DeWitt, Centennial, 5-11, g, 06 to Drake
Tressa Beckel, Waseca, 6-0, f, 06 to Wisconsin-Green Bay
Staci Beckel, Waseca, 6-0, f, 06 to Wisconsin-Green Bay
Renee Frericks, Forest Lake, 5-10, g, 06 to Bradley
Jenny Van Kirk, Waconia, 6-1, f, 06 to Bradley
for other sports
Nicole Klingsporn, Tartan, 5-11, pg, 06 to Wisconsin for Volleyball
Lauren Gibbemeyer, Cretin-Derham Hall, 6-2, c, 07 to Minnesota for Volleyball

D2
Callie Mansour, Burnsville, 6-0, g, 06 to Winona State
Laura Woods, Chaska, 6-2, c, 06 to St. Cloud State
Krista Opheim, Eden Valley-Watkins, 5-5, pg, 06 to MN State Mankato
Miranda Nelson, St. Michael-Albertville, 5-8, g, 06 to Bemidji State


New Coaches
MN
Little Falls: Justin Roberson

Committments/Changes update

Committments
MN
Abby Greene, Hopkins 5-7, pg, to Maine
Jillian Schurle, Hopkins, 6-0, g, to Princeton
Emily Neal, Breck, 5-8, pg, to Colorado State

New Coaches
MN
Henry Sibley: Harry Jenness, Jr.
St. Paul Johnson: Willie Tyler
St. Michael-Albertville: Kent Hamre

Roster Updates
MN
Bloomington Kennedy
Katie Lukanich, g, 5-6, 06, 8.3, 7/0 from Bloomington Jefferson
Kesha Brown, g, 5-6, 07, 5.9, 5/0 from Eden Prairie
Melanie Wigen, g, 5-4, 07, 7.1, 5/0 from Simley

Minneapolis Roosevelt
AunDreah Aune, g, 5-0, 08, 4.3, 1/0 from Mpls South
Markaja Cooper, g 5-6, 06, 4.1, 0/0 from Mpls North
Porsha Zimmerman, g, 5-5, 07, 12.6, 18/3 from Mpls Henry

China Threatt

MICHIGAN
If you look at my rankings in Michigan you may notice that China Threatt is not listed. This is because she had a knee injury last season and did not have the numbers to give a true rating. This season her team Auburn Hills Avondale is the number one team in the state at Class A (the highest level in Michigan). They are 15-0. China Threatt is a 5-9, pg, class of 06. She is scoring 15 ppg. She has committed verbally to DePaul.

Coaching changes and committments

Coaching changes
ND
Mandey Schelling is now coach at Shiloh Christian
Dallas Dockter is now coach at Valley City
Powers Lake will have a new coach

WI
Dennis Bilski is the new coach at Peshtigo

Committments
IA
Amanda Zimmerman, Huxley Ballard, 6-2, 2009 to Iowa State. Has not played varsity ball yet.
Danielle Wubbens, Charles City to Northern Iowa

ADD THESE PLAYERS
MN
Shayla Owodunni, Lakeville North, 6-1, F, 2008, 1.0 ppg, 0/0
Chandera Riley, Minneapolis North, 6-2, C, 2008, dnp varsity
Apiphany Asberry, Minneapolis North, 5-7, F, 2007, 2.11 ppg, 0/0

committments and coaching changes

Coaching Changes
MN
Rush City: New coach--Jeremy Albright
Robbinsdale Armstrong: New coach--Antiwan Easley
Wabasso: new coach--John Fleming

SD
Mitchell: new coach--ScottVanDerMillen
Lead-Deadwood: new coach--Rob Hofer

Committments
IA
Kala Kuhlmann, Charter Oak-Ute to Nebraska
Rachel Yeggy, Highland to Northern Iowa

MI
Kalyn McPherson, Traverse City West to Michigan
Sarah Dreher, Niles to Louisville
Brandie Radde, Niles to Westerm Michigan

MN
Zora Quoie, Woodbury to Iowa

ND
Josey Bergan, Valley City to North Dakota

WI
Morgan Faase, Green Bay Notre Dame to UW Green Bay
Sarah Paul, Elkhorn to Indiana State

Signings and Coaching changes

IOWA
Katie Brown of Spirit Lake (5-8, 06) has committed to Iowa for Softball.

Mallory Youngblut of Davenport Assumption (5-11, 06) has made a verbal committment to the University of North Dakota

NORTH DAKOTA
John Vonesh will not be coaching Midway this season. He will be boys coach at EGF Sacred Heart

WISCONSIN
Paul Holmen has resigned as coach of La Crosse Central.

MN Coaching changes and more

Here is an update on coaching changes at the MN High School level
Dale Bannerman is now at New Ulm, not at Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial
Mark Radtke is coach at Southwest Christian (Chaska or Twin Cities)
Shawn Gilbert is coach at International Falls
Jen (Hoffner) Wagner is coach at Forest Lake
Jed Moseman is coach at Anoka
Mark Cook is coach at Maple Grove
Geri Dirth is coach at Apple Valley
Jason Blosmo is coach at Hills-Beaver Creek

Also in my listing of point guards for MN
MN 06 #43 should be listed as #19 in the point guard list
MN 06 #47 should be listed as #20 in the point guard list
MN 06 #49 should be listed as #24 in the point guard list

More updates will follow in the following days.

hello

My new publications are ready to ship now. But this year I will be posting updates on this blog about what is happening--the changes, the new and improved, the injuries, and the rise and fall of players and teams. Most will not make sense if you do not have the guides since they contain the rankings of the players and contact information of the schools.
The states I cover right now include MN, ND, SD, IA, WI, and parts of MI.
If you are interested in purchasing the guides the cost is $99. Send mailing information to
Basketball guides
PO Box 43458
Brooklyn Park, MN 55443