Late signings

#1 posting 5.4.2006

POINT PARADE
HAWAII
D1
Shawna Kuehu, Punahou 20 vs Iolani 50-43

HAWAIIAN ACTION
Punahou, three time defending champion beat Iolani 50-43 forcing a deciding playoff game to determine the Interscholastic League of Honolulu champion on Friday. Here is more on the clash of these rivals from the Honolulu Advertiser http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060504/SPORTS0303/605040373/1032/SPORTS

COACHING NEWS
COLLEGE
Jennie Lillis, a former Iowa player, will now be an assistant at Marquette. This is the Marquette Tribune's story http://www.marquettetribune.org/286013885094641.bsp
Katie Huschle, a former Eden Valley-Watkins and St. Cloud State player will be an assistant at SW MN State. Here is the SMSU press release http://smsumustangs.olinesports.com/basketball_w_news_details.php?sport=571&news_id=1045
Bill Worrell has resigned at Tennessee Tech. He had a 408-190 record since becoming head coach in 1986. Here is the Tennessee Tech press release. http://www.ttusports.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1643&Itemid=55
MICH
Pete Van Kempen has been named girls basketball coach at Coopersville. The Grand Rapids Press fills in the rest of the story. http://www.mlive.com/preps/grpress/index.ssf?/base/sports-11/1146755482210450.xml&coll=6
MN
Scott Kremer has resigned at Nevis. Nevis finished 26-3 this year and lost to Ada-Broup in the 6A finals.
ND
Jerry Strahm, Adams-Edmore, has resigned. Adams-Edmore advanced to the State Tournament this year and finished 7th in that tournament with an overall record of 25-3

HONORS
IL
Coach Jim Cole of West Central has been named the District 16 coach of the year by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association. He will be coaching in the Illinois All Star game at Bloomington on the Illinois Wesleyan campus. West Central was 25-6 this season, their fourth straight 20+ winning year.

SIGNINGS/PLAYER MOVEMENT
IA
Northern Iowa will be losing two players: Kelly Lund (Irondale HS, MN) will play closer to home at Concordia St. Paul; and Samantha Rieser (Waukon HS, IA) will also move closer back home as she may go to Luther in Decorah. Here is more from the Waterloo Courrier http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2006/05/02/sports/local/doc4457711a0eda1216300017.txt
MN
Andrea Fennern becomes new SW MN State coach Mike Jewett's first recruit. Fennern, a 2300+ point scorer from Wabasso, won a state title when she was a sophomore. She averaged 24.9 this past season. Here is the Marshall Independent with more http://www.marshallindependent.com/sports/articles.asp?articleID=2658
Kelly Lund will be headed to Concordia St. Paul. She was at Northern Iowa last year (See above story in the IA section) here is the CSPU press release http://www.csp.edu/athletics/Articles/04-25-06_-_Lund_To_T.html
Krista Beek, Murray County Central and MN West is headed to Valley City State. (see more below)
ND
Valley City State has signed two JUCO players. Krista Beek (HS Murray County Central, MN and MN West CC) a 5-9 guard and Jodi Burrer (HS WTPR, ND and Bismarck State CC) a 5-6 guard
Here is more on the Beek signing from the Valley City Times http://www.times-online.com/articles/2006/05/03/sports/08vcsu.txt and the Burrer signing from the VCSU press release http://vikings.vcsu.edu/php/details.php?id=2874
WI
Kelsey Hoffman, Appleton North 5-11 F, to Northern Michigan. Hoffman averaged 11 points this year.

TOURNAMENT
IL
All Star game at Illinois Wesleyan in Bloomington on June 17th.
IA
4th Sacajawea Tournament field set
The December Tournament will feature these eight teams
Sioux City North; South Sioux City, NEB; Battle Creek-Ida Grove; Phoenix St. Mary's AZ; Crofton, NEB; Cedar Rapids Washington; Louisville Christian Academy KY; Butte County ID.

Next up: tomorrow afternoon