A Full Plate

#2 posting 3.7.2006 from Des Moines

POINT PARADE
IA
1A
Margo Muhlbauer, IKM 31 vs SE Webster-Grand 63-45
Jennifer Jorgensen, SE Webster-Grand 28 vs IKM 45-63

MN
AAAA
Breanna Salley, St. Francis 47 vs Champlin Park 99-71
Brianne Lesnau, St. Francis 26 vs Champlin Park 99-71

SD
B
Jill Young, Mitchell Christian 30 vs Scotland 52-41

MN SECTION NEWS
AAAA
7: Breanna Salley of #4 St. Francis threw down 47 points and she also had help from Brianne Lesnau who knocked down 26 in the offensive show 99-71 over #1 Champlin Park. They will face #2 Centennial who dispatched Andover 56-38. These two will meet on Friday at Osseo.
AAA
8: Fergus Falls took out Detroit Lakes on Saturday in Moorhead. I received two different messages from my readers and I appreciate that. I want this site to be the source for daily news on girls basketball. Here are two versions of the game. This is from the FF Journal http://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/articles/2006/03/06/sports/sports02.txt This one is from Craig Olson sports. http://www.craigolsonsports.com//newsarticle.php?nid=18936 Thanks all who help make this a destination site.

AA
1: Kingsland smothered Rochester Lourdes with a harrassing in your face defense the whole court 38-25. They will take on Winona Cotter in the finals Thursday. I would like to give you the link to the Rochester paper for the story, but it won't take as it is subscription based. Also in news that may be of interest to the rest of the state--that may have been Lourdes' coach Myron Glass' last game. He has retired from teaching and he stated he was undecided on his future.
2: Undefeated MN Valley Lutheran smothered Fairmont 83-49 in the West finals. This is the story as it appears in the Mankato Free Press. http://www.mankatofreepress.com/sports/local_story_066010619.html?keyword=secondarystory It will be the battle of the abbreviations as MVL plays NRHEG at Bresnan Arena on the campus of MN State Mankato
8: One streak had to end on Monday and it was #3S Hawley's 22 game postseason section streak in a game against undefeated #1S Barnesville 50-38. Hawley had not lost in section play since 2000. The Fargo Forum takes you there. http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm?id=119828&section=Sports They will face #1N Crookston who dropped the 3 bomb on East Grand Forks 71-50. The GF Herald reports the details. http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/sports/14035269.htm

A
2: #2S GHEC tasted the sweet flavor of revenge as they turned the tables on #1 Nicollet 69-55. This was a statement as in all other games only a few points separated the two. Nicollet had won two of the three meetings until last night. Again the Mankato Free Press tells the tale.
http://www.mankatofreepress.com/sports/local_story_066010619.html?keyword=secondarystory They will face #1N Cedar Mountain in the finals Friday.
5: #1NE Browerville stopped Parkers Prairie 62-44, and #1SE Osakis dodged #1SW Ortonville 60-58
6: #1W Ada-Borup survived an overtime game against Lake Park-Audubon 50-47 here is what the Fargo Forum reported. http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm?id=119829&section=Sports They will face #1E Nevis on Friday at Concordia Moorhead. Nevis just squeaked by Verndale 42-41.
8: Things are topsy-turvey in this section as both #1s were beat earlier, and now #2W Kittson Central has been eliminated by the upset minded #5W Stephen-Argyle 61-52. They will now face #3E Fosston as the clock struck midnight for the previous Cinderella #8E Grygla-Goodridge 44-38. That game takes place Engelstad Arena in Thief River Falls on Friday.

NEBRASKA STATE RESULTS
C1: Crofton defended their state title in a game against Ashland-Greenwood. Here is what the Yankton paper said about the game. http://www.yankton.net/stories/030606/sports_20060306003.shtml
D2: Newcastle beat Shickley for the state title and the Yankton Press tells all. http://www.yankton.net/stories/030606/sports_20060306004.shtml

SD
PUNCHING THEIR TICKET TO STATE
B
4: Centerville 50, Baltic 47. This is Centerville's first trip, and they did it the hard way by overcoming a 12 point margin with four minutes to go in the game. Here is what the Sioux Falls Argus leader reported on this thriller. http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060307/SPORTS01/603070343/1002/SPORTS
5: Mitchell Christian 52, Scotland 41. Here is what the Yankton paper had to say about the game on Saturday. http://www.yankton.net/stories/030606/sports_20060306005.shtml
6: Avon 47, Kimball 35 again the Yankton Press gives details http://www.yankton.net/stories/030606/sports_20060306002.shtml

MILESTONES
MN
Nikki Klingsporn, Tartan reached the 1000 point mark in the 3AAAA playoffs last week. She is the third Tartan player to reach the mark.
Hannah Draxten, Fergus Falls is now the school's all time leading scorer.
WI
Kaitlin Lee, Pembine reached the 1000 point mark. She is the first player to reach the mark from Pembine.

IOWA TOURNAMENT NOTES: FIRSTS
Not only was it the first time in a new arena for the state tournament, but it was also the first time a female ref blew a whistle in the tournament. Nicole Wiltgen of Mount Vernon became the first female ref as she worked the Charter Oak-Ute/Postville game.

ATTENDANCE AT SECTIONS
In Wisconsin games are taken more seriously by fans than in Minnesota. I reported on having flag wavers in the parking lot on a Section Semi Friday in River Falls. Here is the numbers from the D1 games at St. Norbert's College in the Green Bay area over the weekend. This story comes from the Green Bay Press-Gazette http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060307/GPG0205/603070459/1238/GPGsports

COLLEGE NEWS
MN
Turmoil at SW MN State
There will be some changes made at SW MN State and it is rocking the boat as reported in the Marshall Independent. http://www.marshallindependent.com/sports/articles.asp?articleID=1487

MATCHUPS TODAY IN THE IOWA TOURNAMENT
2A
10 am Battle Creek-Ida Grove with Kelsey Bolte faces Wapsie Valley with their assist queen Jamie Sickles.
11:30 am Audubon with Kati Jo Christensen faces Davenport Assumption with Mallory Youngblut. DA was in 3A last season and are the #1 team in the final Iowa 2A poll.
3A
1 pm Spirit Lake with balanced evident by 12.6 to 7 ppg for their starting five will play Cedar Rapids Xavier with Jennifer Potts the leading scorer for the Saints
2:30 pm Decorah with Rachel Madrigal leading the way plays Norwalk with Kelsey Cermak
6:30 pm Harlan with three players in double figures takes on Williamsburg led by Emily Huedepohl. This is Williamsburg first trip.
8 pm Kuemper Catholic led by Chelsea Bruening plays Ballard with two players that have commited to Iowa State senior Alison Lacey, and freshman Amanda Zimmerman who verballed before the season even started.

Next up: later tonight as I will feed the stories from the tournament