MN GBB Convention Opens Today

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MN GBB COACHES CONVENTION OPENS
The MN Girls Basketball Coaches Association opens their Fall Convention at North St. Paul today. Doors open at 4:30 pm and the first speaker, Pam Borton, Gopher coach, will start her talk at 5:40 pm. The coaches association welcomes coaches from all levels.
This will be the first day my MN girls Basketball Yearbook will be on sale. If you can't make it there to order you can order right here.

COACHING NEWS
WI
Former Concordia St. Paul player Jen Pozzani is the new coach at Beloit Turner. She will also be the new softball coach at Beloit Memorial. She attended both schools during her HS career. At Turner she will coach her sister. Here is her story from the Beloit Daily News

MICHIGAN RESULTS
The son beat the father as Brighton, coached by Jason Piepho beat Howell coached by Lee Piepho 44-39. In the game Lindsey Davis, Howell guard had a concussion. The Detroit News also leads with this game. Both papers have more game recaps.

Northview beat Belding 44-39. It was the the cure for Northview's loss to Jenison on Tuesday.
Wyoming Park is undefeated in the OK Blue with a 60-47 win over Cedar Springs.
Wayland hung on late for a 53-52 win over Hamilton in an OK Gold game.
All the above from the Grand Rapids Press.

East Lansing edged Lansing Sexton in overtime 67-57. EL's Klarissa Bell knocked down a 3 with 30 seconds left to force ot.
Morrice pinned the first conference loss on Dansville 39-28.
#1C Saginaw Nouvel Catholic beat Pewamo-Westphalia 55-41. PW cut the lead to 46-41, but never scored again.
All these stories from the Lansing State Journal.

ACLs
Houghton, the defending class C champ from the UP, is featured in the Detroit Free Press. Houghton is playing this year without point guard Alyssa Polso who had ACL damage in June.
Miranda DeKuiper, Ludington, is also out with an ACL. She too is a point guard. Ludington is now down to their 3rd point guard as backup Emily Whitman went down. Again from the DFP, but you need to scroll down just a tad.

PREP STARS
Gabrielle Machado, Pontiac Northern, and Ashley Allison, Marine City Cardinal Mooney were named to the Prep Stars in the Detroit Free Press.

POINT PARADE
A
Deanna Crumpton, East Kentwood 28 vs Holland 75-35
Elemda Chew, Detroit Northern, 28 Detroit Murray-Wright 71-66
Samantha Vincenti, Woodhaven 25 vs Taylor Kennedy 54-41
Keshia Hines, Auburn Hills Avondale 23 vs Pontiac Northern 59-46
Brittane Royal, Detroit Mumford, 23 vs Detroit Redford 40-47
Monique Kizer, Detroit Kettering 22 vs Detroit Denby 48-40
Tania Schatow, Fraser, 22 vs Utica Eisenhower 51-33
Whitney Davis, Muskegon 22 vs Holland Christian 59-46
Cassie Beller, North Farmington, 22 vs Oak Park 65-42
Taylor Lockbridge, Berkley 22 vs Birmingham Seaholm 47-33
B
Katie Roberts, Trenton, 26 vs Dearborn Edsel Ford 57-65 ot
Rachael Kutney, SCS Lake Shore, 25 vs New Baltimore Anchor Bay 44-40
Kellie Watson, Ionia 25 vs St. Johns 54-37
Savannah Polhemus, Perry 22 vs Fowler 68-64
C
Lonnie Terrell, Inkster, 40 vs Wyandotte 51-40
Ashley Huntley, Morley-Stanwood 31 vs Lakeview 60-43
Kelsie Norton, Ann Arbor Richard, 24 vs Allen Park Cabrini 63-61
Michele Vanover, Romulus Summit Academy 24 vs Redford West Village East 64-38
Arian Evans, Detroit Winans Academy, 22 vs Warren Conner Creek West 48-19
D
Kelly Koenigsknecht, Fowler 33 vs Perry 64-68
Ashley Webster, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes 22 vs Royal Oak Shrine 60-45

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next up: later today with more Michigan action