Power to Briar Cliff., As over Bs in ND

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COACHING NEWS
Mike Power has returned to Briar Cliff as coach. He coached at the school from 1992-1998. From Briar Cliff he had stints in Bemidji and last season at Southwest MN State. Here is more on the return to BC from the Sioux City Journal.
Tim Grove has been hired as interim coach at MN Morris. His brother is the men's coach there. He replaces UMAC coach of the year Randi Peterson who left for Coe College. Here is more on the hire by the Morris Sun Tribune.

COACHING OPENINGS

ALL STAR GAMES
ND
The class A team pulled out a 60-58 win with two free throws by Alys Seay with 2.6 seconds to go. Leading all scorers was Rebecca Feickert of Sheridan County. Here is more on the game from the Bismarck Tribune.

AAU RESULTS
16U
The national champions are FL FBVA-C Red from Florida.
The only All American from the coverage area was Keisha Hines from the Michigan Pistons.
All the information is at the 16u aau site.
13U
North Tartan is in the quarterfinals thanks to a 67-54 win over PA Miss Rec Center in the round of 16. More information 13u aau site.

ADIDAS MID AMERICAN TOURNAMENT
The action takes place at Bloomington Jefferson in Minnesota. The 17u starts Saturday, but there are games Friday in the 16, and younger divisions. Here is the Mid American tournament web site.

AAU ROSTERS

VERBALS

HS TRANSFERS

CALENDAR

MOVING UP?
South Dakota has now formed a task force to check into moving up to D1. Augustana and Nebraska Omaha is also studying the move. Here is South Dakota's task force and the background behind it by the Yankton Press & Dakotan.

ELITE CAMP OPENINGS
MN
The MN Elite camp has a few openings left for the 2006 camp season. The camp has been in operation since 1989 and is well respected in the camp circles. There are 60 college coaches at all levels that regularly attend this exposure camp. The camp is scheduled for July 25-28 at Concordia St. Paul. It is a great opportunity to play against the best and to be seen by the best.

Any interested players with the desire to play college basketball can apply to be accepted to the camp at http://www.mnelite.com/. They can click on "Interested Players" and fill out the information. The camp will then evaluate the information and possibly accept them into the camp.

SCOUT UPDATE
The 3 1/2 pound Scout had a good night at the overnight facility, now he is in the general clinic for observation. Apparently there was no skin punctures. It was just a correction bite from the 70 pound Sparky. Scout should be home later this afternoon.
Right now we have rain and lightning and Sparky is cowering under my table afraid of rain on the window.

Next up: The Lynx vs Chicago Defensive rating matinee. then Albert Lea vs Alexandria in the White finals of the Rogers Showcase.