Fans get a Technical

#1 posting 3.11.2006

It happened again. A bizarre technical caused by fans helped Sioux Falls O'Gorman to beat Brookings in the SD AA Semifinals at Brookings.
In Iowa Des Moines Roosevelt is the first Des Moines school to play for the championship since the five player system was established. They will face Cedar Rapids Washington.
And in MN Section play it was the Friday Night Massacre has the top three teams in the AP poll including two undefeated teams went down. #1 Breck lost by one to Cannon Falls; #2 undefeated MVL lost to NRHEG (this is wrong...the score was transposed in the papers I saw) and #3 undefeated Barnesville fell to Crookston.

Finals for state titles in
IA
3A: Ballard vs Norwalk
4A: Des Moines Roosevelt vs Cedar Rapids Washington
ND
A: Mandan vs Fargo South
SD
A reminder...you can watch these games on webcast. Here is the site to be at http://sports.sdpb.org/girls/basketball/livescoreboards.htm
AA Sioux Falls O'Gorman vs Sioux Falls Roosevelt
A Dell Rapids vs Mobridge
B Mitchell Christian vs Centerville
WI
D1 Waterford vs Ashwaubenon
D2 Monroe vs Whitefish Bay
D3 Ozaukee vs Cuba City
D4 Flambeau vs Wausau Newman

POINT PARADE
MN
AAAA
Megan Shea, Armstrong 31 vs Cooper 67-53
Breanna Salley, St. Francis 28 vs Centennial 56-70
Julia Hirssig, Rochester Mayo 27 vs Lakeville North 57-45
AAA
Macie Michelson, Marshall 30 vs Worthington 67-56
Maria Boever, Worthington 25 vs Marsall 56-67

ND
A
Ali Edwards, West Fargo 25 vs Grand Forks Central 62-57

SD
B
Jill Young, Mitchell Christian 34 vs Sully Buttees 47-41

IOWA TOURNAMENT
4A
Des Moines Roosevelt became the first Des Moines school to battle for the finals. Here is the report on their win against CR Jefferson from the Des Moines Register http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060310/SPORTS080202/60310013/1003/SPORTS this is a big deal as another story from the Register observes http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060311/SPORTS080202/603110344/1019/SPORTS08 and again http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060311/SPORTS080202/603110348/1019/SPORTS08
Here is the DM Register's reporting on the battle of Cedar Rapids: Washington/Prairie style http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060311/SPORTS080202/603110350/1019/SPORTS08
2A
Here is what the Marshalltown paper reported on the North Butler win in 2A http://www.timesrepublican.com/sports/story/0311202006_spt2sports.asp The DM Register gets it's say http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060311/SPORTS080202/603110347/1019/SPORTS08 Waterloo Courier chimes in http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2006/03/11/sports/local/doc44126d5d3e378550744149.txt

MNNESOTA SECTION FINALS
AAA
1: New Prague beat Northfield for the right to go to state. Here is the Northfield News' take on the action. http://www.northfieldnews.com/main.asp?SectionID=27&SubSectionID=67&TM=21513.28
4: St. Michael-Albertville DID beat Monticello 55-53. Again the StarTribune had it transposed on sports huddle
6: Rogers will be making it's first trip to the state touranament. Here is what the Elk River Star News had to say about the game. http://www.erstarnews.com/2006/March/103-10roggbb.html
8: As it has been the case twice this year the game between #1S Willmar and #2S Fergus Falls went down to the wire. Willmar won the rubber game and will go to the dance. Here is Willmar's West Central Tribune's view of the game. http://www.wctrib.com/articles/index.cfm?id=5528&section=homepage The Fargo Moorhead Forum also tells it's side of the story http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm?id=120220&section=Sports
AA
3: In a battle of #2s MACCRAY upended St. James to advance to the tournament for the first time since 1991. Here is what Willmar's West Central Tribune reported. http://www.wctrib.com/articles/index.cfm?id=5529&section=homepage
5: Eden Valley-Watkins move on. Here is the St. Cloud Times story http://www.sctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060311/SPORTS/103110033/1002
6: Albany, now the highest rated team left standing beat Foley. Here is the St. Cloud Times view http://www.sctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060311/SPORTS/103110032/1002
8: Crookston ended undefeated Barnesville's season in a battle between #1s. The Fargo Forum has the story. http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm?id=120223&section=Sports
A
3: Fulda marches on toward state. Here is the Worthington Daily Globe's story http://www.dglobe.com/articles/index.cfm?id=739&section=sports
6: Ada-Borup advanced to state for the first time. Here is the Fargo Moorhead Forum with the details http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm?id=120221&section=Sports
7: Barnum had little problem in their finals. Here is the Duluth News Tribune story http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthtribune/sports/14074472.htm
8: #3S Fosston survived an overtime game against high seed slayer #5N Stephen-Argyle. Here is the Fargo-Moorhead Forum's reporting http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm?id=120224&section=Sports same game different paper (Grand Forks Herald) http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/sports/14072564.htm

NORTH DAKOTA TOURNAMENT
Favored Mandan had no trouble with Bismarck. Here is what the Fargo Forum had to say. http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm?id=120234&section=Sports
Fargo South will face them after a double OT win over Bismarck Century. Here is that story from the Fargo Forum http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm?id=120211&section=Sports
In consolation action West Fargo advanced to face Minot. Details, once again, by the Forum http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm?id=120233&section=Sports

SOUTH DAKOTA TOURNAMENT
AA
It will be an all Sioux Falls final in the AA side of things in SD. Roosevelt edged Yankton. The Sioux Falls Argus Leader details the action. http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060311/SPORTS0103/603110331/1002/SPORTS And here is another defeat snatched from the jaws of victory. This time it was fan behavior causing a technical in O'Gorman's win over hometown Brookings in double overtime. You have got to read this one. http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060311/SPORTS0102/603110325/1002/SPORTS
A
Mobridge moves on into the finals. Here is what happened as reported by the Aberdeen American News in their game against Hamlin. http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/sports/14074130.htm
B
Mighty Jill Young and the Mitchell Christian team beat the #1 team in B Sully Buttes. How? The Aberdeen paper will explain. http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/sports/14074113.htm now the Argus Leader reports http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060311/SPORTS0106/603110323/1002/SPORTS
They take on Centerville in the finals tonight. This is how the Sioux Falls Argus leader reported on Centerville's win over Lake Preston. http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060311/SPORTS0106/603110308/1002/SPORTS

Minnesota is not the only state that has transfer issues. Here is a story from the Aberdeen American News on a transfer to Mobridge. Mobridge will play for the A title today in Mitchell. http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/sports/14074113.htm

WISCONSIN
D1
Ashwaubenon advances to the finals to face Waterford. Here is the Green Bay Press-Gazette's take on the semifinal win for Ashwaubenon http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060311/GPG0205/603110525/1238/GPGsports
Waterford's win is detailed by the Racine Journal Times http://www.journaltimes.com/articles/2006/03/11/local_sports/iq_3948031.txt
D2
Here is the story on Monroe's win. They will face Whitefish Bay in the finals today http://www.madison.com/tct/sports/preps/index.php?ntid=75963&ntpid=2 another view from the Beliot Daily News http://www.beloitdailynews.com/articles/2006/03/11/sports/031106sports01e.txt this one is from the New London side of things in the Appleton Post-Crescent http://www.postcrescent.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060311/APC0205/603110556/1015/APCsports What about the hometown paper? Now you know what the Monroe Times Plus has to say http://www.themonroetimes.com/o0311pmg.htm but what about Janesville Gazette? This is the last story on this issue http://www.gazetteextra.com/monroegb031106.asp
D3
This is a preview of the matchup between Ozaukee and Cuba City. Ozaukee won in 2004, Cuba City in 2005. This is from the Sheboygan Press http://www.sheboygan-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060311/SHE0205/603110550/1882
D4
Flambeau advanced with a win over Rio. Here is the Portage paper's report http://www.wiscnews.com/pdr/news/index.php?ntid=75881&ntpid=0