SW Coaching Choices, Future Gopher?

#1 posting 4.14.2006

POINT PARADE
HAWAII
D1
Camilla Ah-Hoy, Kahuku 25 vs McKinley 63-52
Kaitlin Ikehara, McKinley 23 (7 3s) vs Kahuku 52-63
Chelsie Sato, McKinley 21 vs Kahuku 52-63
D2
Capri Hollana 'Aiea 23 vs Wai'anae 54-52
Tatriana Lorenzo, Kamehameha 22 vs Sacred Hearts 64-46
Natasha Welsham, 'Aiea 21 vs Wai'anae 54-52
Courtney Gaddis, LaPietra 20 vs St. Andrews 57-40

HAWAIIAN MILESTONES
Konawaena won its 60th consecutive Big Island game 50-22 over Hawaii Prep

COLLEGE COACHING NEWS
MN
Here are the articles from the Marshall Independent sizing up the candidates for the SW MN State job.
Dave Stromme former Gopher assistant: http://www.marshallindependent.com/sports/articles.asp?articleID=2192
Paula Krueger, coach at Colorado Mines http://www.marshallindependent.com/sports/articles.asp?articleID=2216
Carol Thelen-Richter who led DeLaSalle to its first State Tournament appearance
http://www.marshallindependent.com/sports/articles.asp?articleID=2215
Mike Jewett, currently an assistant at St. Cloud State http://www.marshallindependent.com/sports/articles.asp?articleID=2236
Geoff Lanier, last year an assistant at Akron http://www.marshallindependent.com/sports/articles.asp?articleID=2235

COLLEGE NEWS
HAWAII
Hawaii Pacific will be adding women's basketball to it's program next season, and Elizabeth O'Brien has been tapped to coach the team. Here is the article in the Honolulu Star Bulletin http://starbulletin.com/2006/04/14/sports/story05.html

SIGNINGS
IA
Brittany Norris of Cedar Rapids Jefferson joins Andrea Downs of Chicago Harlan, and Ashley Sanders, a transfer from Kansas City KS CC, in signing at Upper Iowa. Here is the UIU press release http://www.uiu.edu/athletics/teams/womens/basketball/three_more_sign%20(041206).htm
ND
North Dakota State went north of the border to get Georgia Popovici from Edmonton Jasper Place HS. She will join transfer Ashley Samuelson, and Emily Moran both of whom announced earlier this signing period. They will join Megan Shea of Armstrong, Jill Zaruba of Monticello and Inger Hodgson of Barneveld Wisconsin. Here is the NDSU press release http://www.gobison.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=11921&SPID=698&DB_OEM_ID=2400&ATCLID=267836

FUTURE GOPHER
MN
Jordan Barnes, Hopkins '03, may be wearing a Gopher uniform next season. She played for part of a year at Winthrop in the Big South before leaving that school for Minnesota in the 2003-04 season.

HS COACHING NEWS
MN
Mark Olson has resigned after seven years at BOLD. Here is the in depth details from the West Central Tribune. http://www.wctrib.com/articles/index.cfm?id=6510
Jerry Cool, Jr. has resigned from St. Cloud Cathedral again after seven years. Here are the details from the St. Cloud Times http://www.sctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060411/SPORTS/104110003/1002

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