Championship Details, Roosevelt Wins Two Titles

#1 posting 3.12.2006

Two Roosevelts were crowned state champion yesterday. In Iowa Des Moines Roosevelt won their first title, while Sioux Falls Roosevelt won their 7th and their second in a row.
Mandan won the A title in North Dakota for the fourth year in a row. Ashwaubenon won the D1 title in Wisconsin for the first time.
Dell Rapids finished undefeated in SD A, but Ballard's undefeated season ended in 3A Iowa with Norwalk winning the title.
Two players scored 25 to lead their teams to wins. Elle Radke for Monroe in WI D2, and Jill Young of Mitchell Christian in the Bs in SD.
Cuba City joined SF Roosevelt in repeating.

POINT PARADE
SD
A
Kristin Rotert, McCook Central 28 vs Bennett County 49-64
B
Jill Young, Mitchell Christian 25 vs Centerville 50-32

WI
D2
Ellie Radke, Monroe 25 vs Whitefish Bay 59-33

IOWA STATE TOURNAMENT
3A
Norwalk upset previously unbeaten Ballard. They did it despite trailing at half by 13 at half. Here is the Des Moines Register with all the details. http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060312/SPORTS080202/603120347/1019/SPORTS08
4A
Des Moines Roosevelt is the first DM city team to win the state title since the five player era started. Here is the DM register with a couple of stories http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060311/SPORTS080202/60311004/1023/SPORTS13
and again http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060312/SPORTS080202/603120352/1019/SPORTS08

The Des Moines Register lists their all state teams. Each class has five players chosen. http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060312/SPORTS080202/603120351/1019/SPORTS08

MINNESOTA SECTIONALS
AA
The Ooops, if you remember was the transposed score of the MN Valley Lutheran vs NRHEG game. Yesterday I posted the New Ulm Journal story on the game. Here is the report from the Albert Lea Tribune from the NRHEG perspective http://www.albertleatribune.com/articles/2006/03/12/sports/sports2.txt

NORTH DAKOTA TOURNAMENT
A
The name senior players of the year for both classes. Here is who was named in the A Division with the Grand Forks Herald telling the tale. http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/sports/14078588.htm
In ND the boys tournament is going on at the same time the girls tournament with a curtain pulled down in the Alerus Center in Fargo. It is kind of like the volleyball tournament in MN with action on two courts. Here is the all tournament team again with the GF Herald describing the squad http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/news/14078446.htm

SOUTH DAKOTA TOURNAMENT
AA
Sioux Falls Roosevelt won their 7th state title in the battle against city rival O'Gorman. Here is the Argus Leaders' story http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060312/SPORTS0103/603120334/1002/SPORTS
A
Dell Rapids finished undefeated this year. Here is the details of their championship game against Mobridge as told by the Aberdeen American News http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/sports/14080164.htm That was from the Mobridge perspective. From the Dell Rapids point of view we turn to the Sioux Falls Argus Leader http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060312/SPORTS0106/603120313/1002/SPORTS
B
Mitchell Christian won their first title. Here is the Argus Leader's story http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060312/SPORTS01/603120330/1002/SPORTS
Each class gets their own all tournament team. Here is the list from the Aberdeen American News http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/news/14078295.htm

WISCONSIN TOUNAMENT
D1
Ashwaubenon won its first title. Here is the Green Bay Press Gazette with the story http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060312/GPG0205/603120722/1238/GPGsports If that wasn't enough try this on again from the GBPG http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060312/GPG0205/603120739/1238/GPGsports These stories were from the winning perspective. Now for a story from the Waterford point of view from the Racine Journal Times http://www.journaltimes.com/articles/2006/03/12/local_sports/prep_sports/iq_3949676.txt
D2
Monroe led by Ellie Radke won the D2 Tournament over Whitefish Bay. Here is what the Janesville Gazette had to say. http://www.gazetteextra.com/monroegb031206.asp
D3
Cuba City repeated as state champ. Here is the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=407714
D4
Wausau Newman, the last #1 AP team standing, fell to Flambeau. Here is the Wausau Daily Herald's story. http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060312/WDH02/603120746/1602/WDHsports
Wisconsin picks a 10 player all tournament team from all the classes. Here is how the media decided with the Duluth News Tribune picking up the story http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/14078250.htm

COACHING NEWS
MN
Dale Wollin will not be returning to coach at Spring Lake Park.

QUESTIONS ON RECRUITING
Maryland is undergoing an NCAA questioning process on it's recruiting practices. Here is the Washington Post's story. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/10/AR2006031002473.html Maryland is coached by former Minnesota coach Brenda Freese.

LAWSUITS
MICH
The lawsuit involving changing the season from fall to winter will be hold their oral arguments Tuesday in Cincinnati. This has been an ongoing case for eight years.

MILESTONES
SD
Jill Young, Mitchell Christian has broken the season scoring point total of 761 held by SuAnn Big Crow. Young had 766 for the year.

Next up: previews of the MN State tournament first up AAAA close to 8 pm