Saturday, July 29, 2006

Transfers to NDSU, USD D1?

#1 posting 7.29.2006

SIGNEES/TRANSFERS
ND
North Dakota State has a couple of transfers coming into the program: Jackie Sanden of NDSCS and Wyndmere HS, ND; and Annika Walseth of Colorado State and Bloomington Jefferson HS. Here is more on both from the Grand Forks Herald.

VERBALS

HS TRANSFERS

COACHING NEWS
MI
Diane Robertson is the new coach at Edwardsburg. She was the JV coach at the school last year and has plans to turn the program around from a 18-44 record the last three years. Find out more in the Cassopolis Vigilant.
MN
Crookston player Brea Aamoth writes about the exit of coach Erik Schmidt, what he meant to the team, what he taught her in an article in the Crookston Times.

COACHING OPENINGS

TOURNAMENT NEWS
AAU 14S
The MN Metro Stars were beat in the first bracket game by the Fairfax VA Stars 48-45. North Tartan won their play in game against South Georgia 76ers 56-37, but then lost at the same level the Metro Stars did in a 66-46 loss to Bay State Magic.
The Michigan teams moved one to the next round. The Shock beat the Orlando Blazers 57-46. The Mid State Wizards however lost to the Bmore Cougars 57-49.
More from the 14U site.

AAU ROSTERS

HAWAII
Hawaii Select is 2-0 in the Vision Sports National Youth Basketball Championships at Las Vegas. You can check out the action at the Vision Sports site.
MN
The North Tartan Meltdown continues today and tomorrow. Schedules can be found on their home page.
ND/HAWAII
North Dakota sent a couple of teams out to the King Kamehameha Summer Classic Basketball Tournament held June 20-27 in Oahu, Hawaii. The B team finished 2-2. The tournament winner was a group out of West Fargo. Here is more on the tournament from the Valley City Times.

SUMMER LEAGUE
HI
The D.One summer league has their playoffs tonight at the Manoa Rec Center. There are many former and current Hawaii players involved. More in the Honolulu Advertiser.
IA
The Central Iowa Summer League's finals are on Sunday at Grandview College in Des Moines. Some familiar faces from Iowa schools will be playing. Here is more from the Des Moines Register.
MN
The Chisago Lakes SL semifinals have been set for Monday. North Branch will play Osceola, WI in one semifinal while Cambridge sees Somerset, WI in the other. Games start at 7 pm.

MOVING TO D1?
South Dakota has formed a task force to look into the chances of moving to D1. With North Dakota's announcement of their intention of moving it will only leave the North Central with six schools. Here is more on what South Dakota is up to from the Yankton Press & Dakotan.

Next up: A look at the Lynx vs Chicago and the Minnesota Team camp championships.