Bjorlin for Softball

#1 posting 4.22.2006

Tonight at 6 pm the MN All star series begins at St. Thomas in St. Paul.

POINT PARADE
HAWAII
D1
Nichole Fu, Maryknoll 29 vs Kamehameha 61-56
D2
Courtney Gaddis, LaPietra 25 vs Punahou 66-61

AAU
MN
I will continue to put up team rosters if I run across them, or if someone alerts me to them. This is from the MN Summit http://www.minnesotasummit.org/2006_Teams.htm One of the players I coached in the past Jill Kalvik is coach of the 11u team for the Summit. Kalvik played at Minneapolis North and also Concordia St. Paul. She was just named head volleyball coach at Minneapolis Roosevelt yesterday. (she played both sports at CSPU) Another player I have coached, Erica Haugen, is a coach for the MN Lady Suns 12u team. Erica played at Osseo and Iowa State. As a matter of fact I attended her practice on Thursday night and saw the troops in action. They should be making an impact in two years.

COACHING NEWS
IL
Laura Sellers was named coach at University High in Bloomington. Here is the details from the Pantagraph http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2006/04/21/sports/doc44499b0d9ac04415011658.txt
MICH
Rob Sauter will be back on the bench, this time coaching at Wyandotte Roosevelt. He was released from coaching at Riverview a few years ago with some controversy. Here is the Wyandotte News Herald with further details http://www.times-online.com/articles/2006/04/21/sports/02bcn.txt

SIGNINGS
MN
Anna Bjorlin, Hermantown, a Miss Basketball finalist is headed to Concordia St. Paul to play softball.
Abby Nielsen, Tartan and Valparaiso is headed back home and will play basketball at Concordia St. Paul. Here is the CSPU press release http://www.csp.edu/athletics/Articles/04-18-06_-_Nielsen_C.html

TRANSFERS/RETIREMENTS
PURDUE
Here are a few more details on top recruits Harris and Jernigan and their decision not to attend Purdue since Coach Kristy Curry left. This is from the Boiler Station from the Lafayette Journal Courrier http://www.jconline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060421/SPORTS02010202/604210319
IOWA
Lindsay Richards has hung up her sneakers. The Iowa player has suffered three knee surgeries and has decided enough is enough. Here is the story from the Iowa City Press Citizen http://www.hawkcentral.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060421/HAWKS0201/604210318/1053/HAWKS

TOURNAMENT NEWS
ND
Barnes County North won the Wimbledon-Courtney Tournament held on April 15. BCN beat PBK 44-34 in the first game, beat Midkota 57-25 in the second, and took out Maple Valley in the championship 71-62. BCN was 1-20 this past season. and were hammered by Maple Valley twice during the season 71-32 and 94-51. I don't know how much weight to put in off season games like this, but BCN did win it all. Here are more details from teh Valley City Times http://www.times-online.com/articles/2006/04/21/sports/02bcn.txt

NEXT UP: Later tonight after the MN All Star games