Paw Paw Mystery

#1 posting 9.14.2006
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MYSTERIOUS RESIGNATION
Paw Paw's coach John Thomasma abruptly resigned on Monday and everyone involved has been closed lip about it. Gary Mitchell JV coach will finish the year. WWMT has a report on the mystery as does the Kalamazoo Gazette.

MICHIGAN WEDNESDAY RESULTS
DeWitt topped Grand Ledge 42-35 on the strength of their bench. From the Lansing State Journal.

LATE MICHIGAN TUESDAY RESULTS
Bullock Creek topped Ovid-Elsie 48-30 in TriValley Conference action. This and more from the Midland Daily News.
The UP has some great nicknames and two battled yesterday: The Speedgirls from Bessemer beat the Nimrods from Watersmeet 53-39 in Porcupine Mountain action. From the Ironwood Daily Globe.

MICHIGAN SEASON DEBATE
This issue sparks big emotions Jane Bos of the Grand Rapids Press says switch the seasons, John Cooper at the Lansing State Journal says things are fine as they are. Which is right? Only the lawyers and judges know for sure.

FIBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
The USA beat Nigeria 79-46 in their second pool game in Brazil. Those with MN connections: Seimone Augustus had 10, and Katie Smith had 3.

CLASSIFICATIONS
HI
La Pietra will remain a D2 school after all. The Interscholastic League of Honolulu backtracked on placing them in D1. The league will still be able to send two teams to the D1 state tournament according to the Hawai'i High School Athletic Association. From the Honolulu Advertiser.

SCHEDULES
South Dakota State has their schedule set and they have Southern Cal coming to town on Nov. 17, also Marquette comes to Brookings. They will be at Minnesota on Jan 14. This is their last year as an independent before the move to the Mid Continent.

COACHING NEWS
MN
Julie Benson is the new coach at Two Harbors.
COLLEGE
Sara Piepho, a former player at Howell, MI and U of Cincinnati is now an assistant at Eastern Kentucky. From the Daily Press & Argus.

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