Michigan Quarters; out and about

MICHIGAN QUARTERFINAL RESULTS (Nov 29)
A
Grandville 59, Benton Harbor 51
Southfield-Lathrup 49, Auburn Hills Avondale 42
Detroit King 47, Monroe 40
Saginaw Arthur Hill 44, Clarkston 42
B
Detroit Renaissance 66, Detroit Country Day 56
St. Clair 74, St. Johns 69 4 OT
Hudsonville Unity Christian 62, Gull Lake 57
Cheboygan 67, Muskegon Orchard View 64 OT
C
Michigan Center 58, Gobles 23
Inkster 52, Saginaw Nouvel 39
Olivet 59, Morley-Stanwood 55
Houghton 60, Kingsley 47
D
Lansing Christian 32, Battle Creek St. Philip 27
Portland St. Patrick 33, Auburn Hills Oakland Christian 25
Frankfort 37, Leland 27
Engadine 54, Ewen-Trout Creek 47

Semis at Breslin Center, Michigan State, East Lansing
December 1
C 1 pm Michigan Center vs Inkster
C 2:50 pm Olivet vs Houghton
D 6 pm Lansing Christian vs Portland St. Patrick
D 7:50 pm Frankfort vs Engadine
December 2
A 1 pm Grandville vs Southfield-Lathrup
A 2:50 pm Detroit King vs Saginaw Arthur Hill
B 6 pm Detroit Renaissance vs St. Clair
B 7:50 pm Hudsonville Unity Christian vs Cheboygan

I am sure the Detroit News link will have more information on the games on Wednesday.

WISCONSIN SHOWCASE
This event will take place at the UW Fieldhouse in Madison on Saturday, Dec. 17.
2 pm Oregon vs Monroe
3:45 pm Greendale vs Watertown
5:30 pm Verona vs Madison Edgewood
7:15 pm Westosha Central vs Jefferson

OUT AND ABOUT
Tonight I attended the St. Paul Central/Holy Angels game. This featured Angel Robinson (SP Central) and Jessie Miller (Holy Angels). Robinson came out and popped a three on her first shot. Central had a 10 point lead at half. Miller won the scoring contest 22 to 21. Miller has some flash on her passes, but her teammates are not quite ready to play at that level. Holy Angels came back in the second half (when Robinson was sitting due to fouls), in fact they took the lead 58-57, but could not maintain that. Central had a better inside presence even if they were younger. These two players, along with Buford of Central knew where to be and what shots to take.

Tournaments, Miss Basketball, Etc.

TOURNAMENTS
Michigan quarterfinals take place today all over the state. Tonight's best bet is the A quarter at Calihan Hall on Detroit Mercy campus between Auburn Hills Avondale and Southfield-Lathrup at 5:30 pm. The teams split on the year, but AH Avondale will not have the services of China Threatt who was injured in the second contest.
The semis will take place at the Breslin Center on Michigan State campus in East Lansing.
On Dec 1st the Cs play at 1 and 2:50 pm; Ds 6 and 7:50 pm
On Dec 2nd the As play 1 and 2:50 pm; Bs 6 and 7:50 pm
Finals on Dec 3rd: D 10 am; A noon; C 4 pm; B 6 pm.
MN
The Becker Breakdown Classic takes place Saturday, Dec 3 starting noon with St. Cloud Tech vs Monticello; followed by Becker vs Waseca; Tartan vs St. Michael-Albertville; Eden Valley-Watkins vs Osakis; Blooming Kennedy vs Marshall (both teams are #1 in their class)
Tonight the Tartan tournament features Cretin-Derham Hall vs Mpls SW at 6; Tartan vs White Bear Lake at 8 pm.
ND
The Lake Region tournament starts on Dec 1st at the Sports Center in Devils Lake
WI
Cranberry Classic winner over the last weekend---Pittsville

MICHIGAN MISS BASKETBALL
Alyssa DeHaan, Grandville is Miss Basketball. The 6-8 senior will be playing in the quarters tonight against unbeaten Benton Harbor. DeHaan averaged 25 ppg this season.

COACHING
Stephanie Henschl, an assistant, takes over at Manitowoc.

GAMES OF NOTE TODAY
MN
St. Paul Central at Holy Angels
Hopkins at Elk River
WI
Monroe at Madison Edgewood

SIGNINGS
MN
Miriam Devere, Concordia Bloomington (formerly Bloomington Lutheran) to Mayville State
WI
Alyssa Waldon, Sun Prairie to Chicago State

HOORAY FOR NEWSPAPERS
These newspapers look like they will be furnishing box scores this year instead of the top two scorers. Worthington, Winona, and LaCrosse. It means the information will be full and complete and I will not have to hunt down any stray games. Now if Rochester, Mankato, and Sioux Falls can join the party.....

Some signings, milestones, coaches

SIGNINGS
MI
Yvonne Hamood, Detroit Country Day to Hillsdale
Jill Walton, Kingsley to Lake Superior State
Angie Larson, Big Bay de Noc, to Northern Michigan
Stephanie Piotrowski, Ida to Northern Michigan

MILESTONE
MN
Kelly Mullaney, Breck reached 1000 points in win over Hudson, WI

COACHING CHANGES
WI
Colby: Randy Rau
Loyal: Mike Schiszek

COLLEGIATE MOVES
Kelly Finley (formerly Breck HS, MN) will be granted release from her Northwestern (IL) commitment

Coaching moves, player moves

COACHES
MN
Babbitt-Embarrass: Greg Eisenhuth
Carlton: Dave Battaglia
Cherry: Lee Bloomquist
Nashwauk-Keewatin: Dave Bevacqua
WI
Superior: Rob Pioro
Resignation: Marcus Heidorf resigned at Manitowoc after starting the season 1-1. He had a career 6-38 record for the Ships.

PLAYER TRANSFER
MN
Julia Hirssig is now at Rochester Mayo. She had been attending Rochester Faith Christian. Her rating should go up as well to a 50.11. That would place her #23 in MN 2006. She opened the season with 24 points in a loss to Lakeville South (the new school in the Lakeville district).

PLAYER SIGNING
SD
Heather Wollman, Bridgewater to South Dakota (Track)

#
MN #13 2007 had 33 points to start the season
IA #1 2008 averaged 31 in two games last week.

MN action, injury, transfer

MN ACTION
The HS season opened this weekend and some of the results are expected, and some unexpected.
Hopkins won the Hamline tournament beating Centennial 58-55 in a battle of top 10 teams.
Some top scorers in games this week include
Kali Olstad, Elgin-Millville 42 points in a 92-63 win over Kenyon-Wanamingo. Olstad will join her sister at Concordia St. Paul next season.
Jenna Smith, Bloomington Kennedy dropped in 37 points in a 103-27 win over overmatched Mpls Henry. Smith will attend Illinois next season.
Two teams that were in the top 10s in their respective classes were upset. Waseca lost to DeLaSalle in the Red Wing tournament, and Eden Valley-Watkins lost to Holy Family in the Norwood-Young America Tournament.
Mpls Roosevelt is on the rise. They won the Red Wing tournament with wins over Red Wing (57-31) and De La Salle (59-53). Roosevelt was 2-16 last year.

INJURY
MN #4 2007 is injured and it is unclear how long she will be out.

TRANSFER
SD/IA
Heidi Rosenbaum is now at Sioux City North. Last year she played at Dakota Valley, SD.

2 coaches, Table Set for Michigan State

2 New Coaches
MN
Tracy-Milroy-Balaton (TMB): Rick Haberman
SD
Aberdeen Roncalli: Dena Siever

MICHIGAN STATE TOURNAMENT
The Quarterfinals are on Tuesday, Nov. 29 at various sites
A
Grandville vs Benton Harbor at Lansing Eastern
Monroe vs Detroit King at Detroit Central
Southfield-Lathrup vs Auburn Hills Avondale at Detroit Mercy
Clarkston vs Saginaw Arthur Hill at Saginaw Heritage
B
Gull Lake vs Unity Christian at Hamilton
Detroit Renaissance vs Detroit Country Day at Detroit Mercy
St. Clair vs St. Johns at Frankenmuth
Muskegon Orchard View vs Cheboygan at Houghton Lake
C
Gobles vs Michigan Center at Bangor
Inkster vs Saginaw Nouvel at Chippewa Valley
Olivet at Morley-Stanwood
Kingsley vs Houghton at Petoskey
D
Battle Creek St. Philip vs Lansing Christian at Michigan Center
Auburn Hills Oakland Christian vs Portland St. Patrick at Imlay City
Frankfort vs Leland at Traverse City Central
Engadine vs Ewen-Trout Creek at Escanaba

Class A will feature 6-8 Alyssa DeHaan of Grandville. She is averaging 28 ppg the last three games. Southfield-Lathrup and AH Avondale will match two teams who were #1 during the year, but both have injuries. AH Avondale lost China Threatt in the second meeting with SL, while Jerica Hughes has been dinged up with an ankle for SL. It will be hard to go against King with their two D1 signees against Monroe.
In B, Detroit Country Day looks to be unstoppable. Defensively they are giving up 21 ppg in their last four games. They know how to get it done.
In Class C it looks as if Inkster will take the title.
The Class D quarterfinal between Oakland Christian and Portland St. Patrick may provide the champion.

Region Finals, Michigan BB Factories

TODAY (NOV 23) FINALS
Today most of the finals will take place. A few happened yesterday with Auburn Hills Avondale (minus China Threatt) beating West Bloomfield (minus Randall Hurst) 61-38.
Today
A/5 7 pm Fraser at Southfield-Lathrup
B/11 7 pm Detroit Country Day vs Mt. Clemens at Pontiac Notre Dame
B/12 7 pm St. Clair vs. Flint Powers at Goodrich
C/19 6 pm Inkster at Madison Heights Bishop Foley
D/27 7 pm Auburn Hills Oakland Christian vs Allen Park Cabrini at Waterford Our Lady of Lakes

WHICH SCHOOL IN MICHIGAN IS THE BB FACTORY?
If we look at raw numbers, Detroit King leads with 10 players (as of 2005) with those players averaging 4.57 ppg. Detroit Renaissance has six with 4.77 ppg. The Biggest production comes out of Detroit Country Day with six players averaging 9.62 ppg (that was 2005)
Looking at Starters (2005) again King leads with 4 players (Jeanette Woodbury-Wright State, Rhea Mays-Wright State, Keshonda Williamson-Northern Illinois, Tishona Gregory-Florida) their combined ppg was 7.18; Detroit Country Day had 3 players start (Elise Morrison-Dartmouth, Carrie Moore-Western Michigan, Brittney Dixon-Central Connecticut State). These three combined for a 14.3 ppg.
Both schools are living up to their factory potential again with King sending two to D1 programs next season (Laquisha Whitfield to Michigan, Jasmine Stone to Temple). Country Day has some young talent that will arrive at that destination in the future.

HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING

3 Sign, 2 Coach, 1 move

SIGNINGS
IA
Jodi Best, Audubon to Upper Iowa
MI
Bionca McCall, Detroit Southeastern to Xavier
MN
Paige DeVine, St. Charles to Upper Iowa

NEW COACHES
IA
Solon: Mark Sovers
WI
Shawano: Jeff Kammerer

Transfer
WI
Kristine Raeder is not at Sheboygan Falls this year, but at Oostburg

MN Tourney line up, Signings, Switcheroo

Tournaments this week
MN
The best tournament this Thanksgiving week is held at Hamline University on Nov 25
6 pm Centennial vs St. Paul Central
after Minneapolis North vs Hopkins
Championship on Nov 26th time TBA
other tournaments of note (Nov 25/26)
Norwood-Young America
Sleepy Eye St. Mary's
Red Wing
WI
Hudson (this has many Minnesota teams involved) is not really a tournament, but a show case event.

SIGNINGS
MN
Samantha Painschab, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted to Mary ND
Rachel Zillmer, Foley to Mary ND
ND
Kayla Rogers, Mandan to Mary ND
Maria Weigelt, Wells County to Mary ND

Coaching Change
MN
Rushford-Peterson: Matt Helgmoe

SWITCHEROO
MN
Littlefork-Big Falls will be in section 7A, not 8A after petitioning the SHSL, meaning my selections for winning 7A and 8A need to change--
7A Littlefork-Big Falls
8A Fosston

STARTING TODAY
North Dakota started practice today, not last week. South Dakota has yet to take the floor.

Who is left? Region Week in Michigan

WHO IS LEFT?
After the fall signing period who is left? To the best of my understanding these players are still in play. If there is a change, it will be posted. All players are 2006 class. Top five players are listed. Check the books for detailed information.
IOWA
#3, 4, 8, 10, 11
MICHIGAN (Detroit Metro area only)
#1, 2, 3, 5, 10
MINNESOTA
#8, 10, 13, 16, 21
NORTH DAKOTA
#3, 5, 6, 7, 8
SOUTH DAKOTA
#1, 2, 3, 4, 7
WISCONSIN
#5, 8, 9, 11, 12

REGION WEEK IN MICHIGAN
The regions begin this week--tomorrow to be exact. This is where you need to be to watch the best in Michigan
CLASS A, Region 6
At Northville
Birmingham Marian vs. Auburn Hills Avondale at 5:30 pm
West Bloomfield vs Canton at 7 pm
Finals Wednesday 7 pm
CLASS B Region 11
At Pontiac Notre Dame
Detroit Country Day vs Livonia Ladywood 6 pm
Mt Clemens vs Warren Woods Tower 7:30 pm
Finals Wednesday 7 pm

SIGNINGS
MI
Kari Seddon, St. Clair to Central Michigan (Softball)

3 signings, 2 coaches

Signings
MI
Latisha Hatcher, Mount Clemens to Central Connecticut State
MN
Megan Givens, Breck (from Hudson, WI) to Denver
WI
Laura Goeser, Fond du Lac (a 2006 grad, not 2005) to Marquette (Track)

Coaches
Milwaukee Languages: Alvin James
Milwaukee Marshall: Sandra Tomlinson

Injury, Games in Michigan

INJURY
WI
#5, 2007 will be out for the year.

GAMES TO WATCH: MICHIGAN
District 54, 6 pm St. Johns vs. Ionia at DeWitt

Nov 18 Results
Lansing Waverly lost to Eaton Rapids 61-46 in 45 B. Waverly won the A title last year.
Detroit Pershing beat Detroit Northwestern 71-57
Southfield-Lathrup beat Oak Park 63-44
West Bloomfield beat Farmington Hills Harrison 31-19
Canton beat Novi 41-38
Sterling Heights Stevenson beat Utica Ford 43-41
Auburn Hills Avondale beat Pontiac Central 37-33 ot
Brighton beat White Lake Lakeland 24-22
Detroit Country Day beat Madison Heights Lamphere 54-9
Inkster beat Ann Arbor Richard 70-49
Allen Park Cabrini beat Wyandotte Mt. Carmel 51-16

4 signings, 1 coach, basketball to hockey

SIGNINGS
IA
Liz Trauger, Twin River Valley to MN State Mankato
Molly Falk, Ankeny to SW MN State
MN
Amanda Nygaard, Centennial to MN State Mankato
Elizabeth Grider, Chaska to SW MN State

Coaching at Central Lakes CC
Brad Amundson will take over for Dennis Eastman this season at Central Lakes CC

Basketball to Hockey
MN
Heidi Sande, Cook County will be playing hockey this season at Silver Bay.

Michigan District Finals

Games to watch today
A
district 17, 4 pm Detroit Pershing vs. Detroit Northwestern at Detroit Mumford
district 23 7 pm Farmington Hills Harrison at West Bloomfield
district 25 7 pm Canton at Novi
district 27 7 pm Sterling Heights Stevenson vs Utica Ford at Utica
district 29 7 pm Pontiac Central at Auburn Hills Avondale
district 30 7 pm Brighton vs Lakeland at Milford
B
district 46 7 pm Lansing Waverly at Eaton Rapids

4 Coaches, 1 Signing, Michigan Update

NEW COACHES
MN
Ashby: John Kent

WI
Luxemburg-Casco: Brett Killion
Grantsburg: Steve Johnson
St. Joan Antida: LaFreddie Hunt

SIGNING
Michigan
Brooke Knight, St. Johns to Hillsdale

MICHIGAN UPDATE
Lansing Waverly defeated Lansing Catholic 57-44 on Wednesday.
Most district finals are being held tomorrow (Friday, Nov 18). Two finals in A will be held Saturday (5, 12); two finals in B also (45, 54)

Signings from Iowa, Not signed yet

IOWA
Sarah Black, Cedar Rapids Xavier to Chicago State
Brittany Heins, Postville to Wisconsin
Muffy Sadler, Cedar Rapids Kennedy to Binghamton
Megan Machovec, Central DeWitt to Northern Iowa (Softball)
Shellie Mosman, Carroll to Iowa State
Tocarra Ross, Davenport Central (Kirkwood CC) to Iowa State
Valerie Robinson, Council Bluffs Jefferson to Wayne State Nebraska (softball)
Cassie Huizenga, MOC-Floyd Valley to Dordt (volleyball)

MN
According to the StarTribune on Nov 16, Kelly Mullaney (Breck to Minnesota) will not submit her letter of intent in the fall period. She still is verbally committed.

Signings 3, coaches 2, Where to be in Michigan

SIGNINGS
IA
Heather Minssen, Underwood to Nebraska Omaha
MI
Danyell Harris, Oak Park to Akron
Lindsey West, Royal Oak Kimball to Akron

COACHING CHANGES
WI
Port Washington: Vinnie Murray
Brookfield East: Jamie Larson (not really a change, just a name change--Turtenwald formerly)

MICHIGAN TONIGHT
The best bet: District 46 B
At Eaton Rapids
6 pm Lansing Catholic vs Lansing Waverly
Another worth noting
District 26 A
6 pm Birmingham Marian vs Troy

MICHIGAN LAST NIGHT
Ionia defeated DeWitt 60-46

3 more signings

Signings
MI
Rachele Folino, Novi to Niagara
WI
Amanda Gibson, Lakeland to UW Parkside
Ally Schmit, Milwaukee Pius to Weber State

Signings and Where to be in Michigan

SIGNINGS
IA
Laechia Conley, Des Moines Hoover to Jacksonville State
Libbie Reichling, Johnston to MN State Mankato (Softball)
MN
Jill Zaruba, Monticello to North Dakota State
WI
Inger Hodgson, Barneveld to North Dakota State
Brittany Powell, Milwaukee Divine Savior-Holy Angels (DSHA) to San Jose State
Ana Wurtz, Fond du Lac to Winona State

NEW COACH
WI
Waukesha West: Brian McGowan

WHERE TO BE IN MICHIGAN
Today, Nov. 15
Class B District 54 at DeWitt
6 pm Ionia vs DeWitt
8 pm St. Johns vs Haslett

Highlights from Nov 14
MI #7 2006 was fouled on a three point attempt with no time left. She made the first, and third and that was the difference in a 34-33 win.

1 Signing, beginnings and endings

Signing
MI
Andrea Clancy, North Huron to Ferris State

Beginnings
Both Minnesota and North Dakota opened practice today. First games begin as early as November 23rd, but most will take place on the 25th. Sections begin Feb. 23 and the state tournament will be held March 15th to 18th at Target Center in Minneapolis and Williams Arena at the Campus of the University of Minnesota
Minnesota will be playing 36 minute games this year (two 18 minutes halves). Scoring will go up, but don't be fooled by bigger numbers. A 22.5 ppg now will be like 20 last year. 20 ppg now will be like 17.8 last year. 40 ppg on defense was considered tight, but that would increase to 45 now.

North Dakota's first games will take place during the week of Nov. 28th.

Endings
Michigan began Districts tonight (check out the MHSAA site for schedule). Most of the rated teams should prevail in the early round. District semis take place on Wednesday, Nov 16, most finals on Friday Nov. 18, some on Sat. Nov. 19. Updates on games to watch will be posted later.

Which states produce winners

Winning States
I have wondered which states produce winners. On page 2 in the college book I publish we know which states produce the most, but that does not measure the quality. I then looked at the wins and losses that the players in that state produced at the colleges they attended in D1. The results were interesting. On the roster the top three were
State Pct. (#rostered)
1. North Dakota .710 (1)
2. Iowa .609 (47)
3. District of Columbia .597 (15)
4. Utah .581 (45)
5. Delaware .574 (11)
But if we look at the starters only
1. Vermont .629 (2)
2. Iowa .621 (15)
3. Nebraska .610 (10)
4. District of Columbia .587 (4)
5. South Dakota .581 (6)

If you notice most of these states are smaller in size. What of the bigger producing states--who has the best quality?
Again looking only at the starters from these states (above 50 starters)
1. Florida .538 (51)
2. Texas .531 (107)
3. Tennessee .526 (62)
4. Ohio .520 (74)
5. Georgia .510 (58)

Florida also produced a .537 for rostered players, the top for the bigger states.

If you are interested in where a certain state falls, e-mail me (found on page 1 in the books), or you can write me at
PO box 43458
Brooklyn Park MN 55443

Signings IA and WI

Signings
IOWA
Alicia Johnson, Tripoli to Iowa (volleyball)
Becky Walters, Aplington-Parkersburg to Iowa (volleyball)
Paige Spangenberg, Red Oak to Wichita State (volleyball)
Emily Madden, ADM to Drake (volleyball)
WISCONSIN
Ellie Radke, Monroe to Canisius

Michigan Districts Monday

Links to Michigan District Schedules
Go to the MHSAA web page (see link on the right side). Go to sports pull down menu. Select Girls, Select Basketball. Under Tournament Administration select 2005 District Assignments. This should give you access to game time, site and who will play who. Every district is listed.
I tried to link the direct page, but the page did not show up when I check it out.

Signing updates, Anoka-Ramsey CC Down

SIGNINGS
HI
Tatriana Lorenzo, Kamehameha to Gonzaga
IL
Katie Garman, North Boone to Colgate
NE
Kristen Nissen, Lincoln SW to Truman State
ND
Alys Seay, Grand Forks Central to North Dakota

ANOKA-RAMSEY CC SHUTS DOWN
Anoka-Ramsey CC (MN) has dropped its Women's Basketball program for the 2005-2006 season. Only four players came out for the team. A-R beat Monroe NY for the NJCAA D3 Championship last year 64-60. A-R was also picked 4th in the preseason poll this year.

Still more signings & Districts

CA
Ana Fakatou, Cypress CC to Nebraska
IL
Jill Wolf, Okawville to Neb Omaha
IN
Katie Kane, Highland to Neb Omaha
HI
Leilani Galdones, Kamehameha Hawaii to Hawaii
MN
Alison Nash-Gerloch, Roseville to MN State Moorhead
Kristen Hengstler, Andover to Bemidji State
Katherine Jamnick, Tower-Soudan to Bemidji State
Jamie Jones, Irondale to Concordia St. Paul
Kali Olstad, Elgin-Millville to Concordia St. Paul
NE
Ashley Nielson, Lincoln SW to Neb Omaha
Tara Abbott, Ashland-Greenwood to Neb Omaha
Yvonne Turner, Bellevue East to Nebraska
Nikki Bober, Elmwood-Murdock to Nebraska
NM
Megan Tinnin, Albuquerque St. Pius to Hawaii
TX
Dita Liepkalne, Ft. Worth Christian to Hawaii
WI
Katie Zimmerman, Green Bay East to Michigan Tech
Danae Danen, Ashwaubenon to Michigan Tech
Katie Cheline, Mondovi to MN Crookston

DISTRICTS
Tournament play begins in Michigan on Nov 14. More information will follow.

Michigan signings

MI
Melissa Jeltema, GR Christian to Oakland
Jodi Ostergren, Midland Dow to Northwood
Ronlea Peterson, Bullock Creek to Lake Superior State
Britni Houghton, Lansing Waverly to Central Michigan
Kaihla Szunko, Saginaw Heritage to Central Michigan
Brooke Heike, Romeo to Central Michigan
Kendra Holmen, East Grand Rapids to Central Michigan
Tanesha Scotten, (Juco from IL) to Central Michigan
Chelsea Ciba, Olivet to Western Michigan
Heather Hatter, Howell to Detroit
Andrea Doneth, Lansing Catholic to St. Bonaventure
Katie Emig, Birmingham Marian to Valparaiso
Jasmine Stone, Detroit King to Temple
Brittany Dorsey, Detroit Cass to Providence
Katherine Young, Detroit Cass to Mississippi State

Signings, Signings and more Signings

IA
Alexa Mennen, Hampton-Dumont to Northern Iowa
Lindsey Boldt, Mount Pleasant to Missouri (Track)
Lauren Breazeale, Mount Pleasant to Drake (Golf)
Sara Graf, Mount Pleasant to SW MN State
Rachel Gerking, Spirit Lake to Northern Iowa (Softball)
Kelsey Johnikin, Sioux City West to Jacksonville State
Kayla Henke, Cherokee to Augustana
IL
Brittany McCoy, Loyola to Minnesota
MN
Jordanne Even, Detroit Lakes to MN Duluth
Rachel Christiansen, Murray Co Central to Augustana
Alison Anderson, NRHEG to South Dakota State
Megan Foley, St. Cloud Tech to St. Cloud State
NE
Danielle Arens, Crofton to Augustana
Rachel Isherwood, Lincoln SW to SW MN State
Samantha Schuett, Millard West to Creighton
NJ
Korinne Campbell, Lawrenceville Notre Dame to Minnesota
SD
Teresa Case, Sioux Falls Roosevelt to Wayne State Nebraska
Ketty Cornemann, Yankton to South Dakota State
Kara Iverson, Yankton to South Dakota
Tate Pesickam, Yankton to South Dakota
Andrea Walsh, Yankton to Augustana
Kristi Board, Doland-Conde to Augustana
Abby Kratovil, Bennett County to South Dakota State
WI
Gretta Layman, Chippewa Falls to MN State Mankato
Monica Mayry, Chippewa Falls to MN State Duluth
Kelsey Hewitt, Chippewa Falls to MN State Duluth
Morgan Faase, GB Notre Dame to UW Green Bay
Heather Golden, DePere to UW Green Bay
Celeste Hoewisch, Hortonville to UW Green Bay

Commitments, tournaments, car crash, no coach

COMMITMENTS
AZ
Dymond Simon, Phoenix St. Mary's to Arizona State
Nicole Neals, Phoenix St. Mary's to Nebraska
MI
Tara Breske, Temperance-Bedford to Bowling Green
HI
Hennasea Tokumura, Iolani to Utah
MN
Kylee Smith, Cromwell to MN Duluth
Jacki Goetzke, Tartan to Austin Peay
Erica Jost, Tartan to MN State Mankato (Volleyball)
Nikki Klingsporn, Tartan to Wisconsin (Volleyball)
WI
Stephanie Crosley, Milwaukee King to Cleveland State

TOURNAMENT ALERT
Iowa
The Sacajawea Tournament will be held at the Tyson Event Center in Sioux City, Iowa on Dec 15, 16, 17.
Quarterfinals (Thursday Dec 15)
1 pm Phoenix St. Mary's vs Charter Oak-Ute, Iowa
2:45 pm Denison-Schleswig, Iowa vs Jackson (Mississippi) Murrah
6:15 pm Barneveld, Wisconsin vs South Sioux City, Nebraska
8 pm Sioux City North, Iowa vs Hinton, Iowa

CAR ACCIDENT
Iowa
Three players from Pocahontas were injured in a car accident Monday night: Stef Smith, Erin Williams, Erica Youngberg. Some players may miss the season due to injuries. Aubrey Hauswirth was not hurt in the accident.

NO COACH YET
Wisconsin
Grantsburg has started the season Monday without a head coach

More Commitments and MIA

COMMITMENTS
MICHIGAN
Shavelle Little, Ann Arbor Huron to Ohio State
NEBRASKA
Katie Frank, South Sioux City to Creighton
WISCONSIN
Lindsey Stellflue, Seymour to Quincy
Brittany Staffeil, DeForest to Duke (Volleyball)

MISSING IN ACTION
Michigan #6, 2007 has not come up in the boxes this season. I do not know her status. But she is not playing.

Games, Committment, Beginnings and Thorpe

BIG GAME THIS WEEK
MI
West Bloomfield is at Southfield-Lathrup on Tuesday, Nov. 8th at 7 pm.
Catholic Recap
Livonia Ladywood defeated Harper Woods Regina in the Catholic League Central/AA finals on Sunday 53-49.
Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard defeated Allen Park Cabrini 52-44 in the Catholic League East-West final on Sunday.

COMMITTMENT
MI
Andrea Doneth, Lansing Catholic to St. Bonaventure

BEGINNINGS
Both Iowa and Wisconsin start their practice today, Nov. 7th.
Wisconsin's first games can begin Nov. 15th.
Regionals begin on Feb 21st, and the State Tournament is scheduled for March 9th, 10th, and 11th at the Alliant Engery Center in Madison.
Iowa's first games can begin on Nov. 21st.
Regionals begin Feb 13th, and their State Tournament is scheduled for March 6th through the 11th at the Wells Fargo Center in Des Moines.

THORPE
For those of you that know Dave Thorpe, former Osseo MN girls basketball coach, he is now retired and living in Florida. He has taken his success now to the softball diamond. He is batting over .700 and has his photo in the papers often. No word if his bat is corked.

3 more committments, 0 basketball

COMMITTMENTS
MI
Nicole Nemitz, Harper Woods Regina to Michigan (Softball) obviously she has not graduated
WI
Jessa Benson, River Valley to Northern Iowa (Volleyball)
Holly Visser, Waupun to UW Green Bay (Volleyball)

More Committments, 1 injury

COMMITTMENTS
IA
Nicole Clausen, Denison-Schleswig to Northern Iowa
Lindsey Swanson, Denison-Schleswig to Northern Iowa

INJURY
IA
#2 2008 injured her knee during softball this summer . She may recover and play basketball later in the year.

2 committments, 2 coaches

COMMITTMENTS
MI
Stefani Munro, Mount Clemens to George Washington
ND
Rebecca Feickert, Sheridan County to Kansas

COACHES
MN
Fridley: Jim Miller
Lakeville South: Ben Bauer

Pat Barrett is not coaching Fridley this season. The MN hall of fame coach did not deserve this fate. He ran a competitive program and is a class act. Best wishes to him on the future. Some school will be gaining a coaching treasure.
My memories of 5AA basketball games with Fridley (I was at Osseo) were some of the most intense games with bodies flying all over the court, the crowd hanging from the rafters--Great atmosphere.

Committments and upcoming games

COMMITTMENTS
MI
Lauren Buresh, Morley-Stanwood to Grand Valley State
WI
Chelsea Lauersdorf, Watertown to Drake (Volleyball)

GAMES
MI
Canton will play Walled Lake Central on Wednesday, Nov. 9th at Wayne Memorial at 7 pm in the finals of the Western Lakes Conference
Canton beat Plymouth 41-32 and Walled Lake Central beat Livonia Franklin 44-35 in the semis.

Wisconsin/Michigan updates

COMMITTMENTS
MI
Alyssa DeHaan, Grandville to Michigan State
Kelly Kohn, Adrian to Kansas
WI
Mariah Dunham, Watertown to Wisconsin

NEW COACHES
MI
Inkster: Peggy Carr
WI
LaCrosse Central: Mark Ambrose
Waukesha West: open

TRANSFERS
WI
Brooke Temperly, 5-11, 2006, 8.8 ppg, 7/1, from Southwestern to Cuba City

BIG GAME
MI
The Catholic Finals in Detroit will take place Sunday at 3 pm at Detroit Mercy's Calihan Hall between Livonia Ladywood 40-36 winners over Birmingham Marian, and Harper Woods Regina 44-42 winners over Riverview Richard

PSL Champs, committments, and injuries

PSL Championship
Pershing defeated King 52-31. It was Pershing's second victory over King this season and broke King's 11 year reign as PSL champs. Pershing's Sirecee Bass led with 16 points.

COMMITTMENTS
MICH
Sirecee Bass, Detroit Pershing, G, 5-7, 2006 to Michigan
Antionette Richbow, Detroit Pershing, G, 5-7, 2006 to Missouri

Injury update
China Threatt of Auburn Hills Avondale tore two ligaments in her ankle and broke a bone in her right leg. She will not be returning to the court this year. It is the second year an injury ended her season.

2 Slips and 2 Coaches

SLIP UPS
MN
Liz Miller, St. Charles, f, 5-10, did not graduate in 2005, but will in 2006. She had 16.1 ppg, and 18/4 df/20. Miller has a rating of 36.29 and is #26 in AA, & #20 in the Small Forward Category.

IA
El Sara Greer, Waterloo East, 6-2, 2007 has a rating of 37.29 this would placer her #37.

COACHING MOVES
MN
St. Charles: Lindsay Gust
Edgerton: Andrew Fleischman