No Foolin'

#1 4.1.2006

This is the last full day in Arizona. No foolin'.

POINT PARADE
HI
Shanadee Canon, Kalaheo 26 vs Farrington 55-52
Kela Fitzgerald, Hawaii Prep 22 vs Ka'u 43-40
Tati Beasly, Roosevelt 21 vs McKinley 50-40
Chelsie Sato, McKinley 21 vs Roosevelt 40-50
I am adding players scoring 20-24 because there just aren't that many high scoring games or players in Hawaii.

ADJUSTMENTS
Everyone attending college needs to check this story out. It talks about adjustments, learning curves, and what happens in collegeball. Carly Benson is from Carney-Nadeau in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Here is her story in the Escanaba Daily Press about her first year at Michigan http://www.dailypress.net/stories/articles.asp?articleID=1511

ALL STAR GAMES
ND
The Hi-Liner Classic will be held Saturday, April 8th in Valley City
SD
Pheasant Country All Star Game
The Bs beat the As 39-31. Kristi Board, Doland-Conde had 12 points and was named MVP of the game. Elissa Heck of Sisseton had 11 points. Casey Grimsrud of Sisseton won the three point contest.

COLLEGES WITH HIGH ACADEMICS
Here is the list of Big 10 players with great GPAs. It covers more that women's basketball, but looking just at just the Academic Big Ten team for women's basketball and the State, not the University they are from the results are as follows:
Minnesota 12, Illinois 8, Michigan 8, Indiana 4, Foreign Countries 4, Pennsylvania 2, Wisconsin 2, Iowa 1, Ohio 1. Here is the details: http://bigten.cstv.com/genrel/032906aab.html story brought to your attention via Dave Thorpe.

COLLEGES IN TRANSITION
IN
With Kristy Curry leaving Purdue for Texas Tech it throws recruiting off. Here is an Indianapolis Star story on two players that were going to Purdue and what they are thinking since their coach is leaving http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060330/SPORTS02/603300461/1057/SPORTS02 This article brought to your attention from Dave Thorpe.

POLICE BLOTTER
NM
Here is more details on that stabbing I posted on Tuesday. This is from the Santa Fe New Mexican paper. http://www.freenewmexican.com/news/41520.html It sounds like the older sister will be ok. Marie, the one who was stabbed, is headed to Arizona next year.

RECLASSIFICATION
MI
Niles will move from B to A
Berrian Springs moves from C to B
and Eau Claire moves from D to C

ADULT WOMEN'S TEAM NOTICE
Here is a notice about an adult basketball team forming. http://www.communityhoops.com/mnadultbasketball.html

Next up tomorrow later in the day. On the road again.