Friday, May 05, 2006

Champ Ashwaubenon Loses Coach

#1 posting 5.5.2006

POINT PARADE
HAWAII
D1
Britni Ronolo, Moanalua 25 vs Kapolei 54-27

COACHING NEWS
WI
Kerry Janquart, Ashwaubenon, has resigned. She led Ashwaubenon to the D1 title in Wisconsin this past winter over Waterford. She wants to spend more time with the family. Here is the report from the Green Bay Press-Gazette http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060505/GPG0205/605050480/1225/GPGsports
Scott Randall has been hired at Milton. Randall has been the JV coach at Milton. Here is the Janesville Gazette with more http://www.gazetteextra.com/miltongb050406.asp
COLLEGE
Becky Geyer has been named head coach at Jacksonville State of the Ohio Valley Conference. Geyer is originally from DeSmet, SD and attended Northern State before beginning her college coaching career. She has coached for 13 years at Trinity in San Antonio TX and last year was an assistant at Central Florida. Here is the Ohio Valley press release. http://www.ovcsports.com/article.asp?articleid=78284

CONFERENCE NEWS
MI
The Northwest conference is looking to expand. They will only have five schools next season. Here is the Traverse City Record Eagle with all the possibilities http://www.record-eagle.com/2006/may/04nwc.htm
The O-K Conference (Ottawa-Kent) might be expanding sooner than believed. This conference has six divisions and might be expanding in 2007-08 with the Grand Rapids city schools. Here is a report that sorts out where which schools will be where http://www.mlive.com/preps/grpress/index.ssf?/base/sports-11/114683498063750.xml&coll=6
WI
The Rock Valley Conference may be adding a couple of schools from the Southern Lakes Conference: Jefferson and Whitewater. It is not a done deal yet. Here are all the combinations in the reshuffling from the Beloit Daily News. http://www.beloitdailynews.com/articles/2006/05/05/sports/sports02.txt

SIGNINGS
MICH
Jenny Loney, Frankfort, MI has signed with Western Michigan. Loney averaged 15 ppg last year. Here is more from the Western Michigan press release http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4600&ATCLID=274323
MN
The Gophers will be adding two players to the roster. Jordan Barnes, Hopkins (which we already had announced) and a player from north of the border: Tanisha Smith a 6-1 F out of Leo Austin Secondary in Ontario Canada. Here is the Minnesota press release http://www.gophersports.com/sportsNews/press_release.asp?news_id=12487&sport_id=wbasket
SD
Mary Kay Vandermay, Bennett County, SD and Mandy Brumfield, Dickinson, ND have signed on with Black Hills State. Here is the Rapids City Journal describing each player http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2006/05/05/sports/local/news04.txt

Next Up: tomorrow afternoon, and Sunday a report on the MN AAU Qualifier