Queen for 1000, Benilde Dodges Bullet

#1 posting 12.23.2006
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MINNESOTA REPORTS
AAAA
Elk River picked up win number one this year as they destroyed their neighbors from the north Zimmerman 79-46. From the Elk River Star News.

Megan Eul returned to the Rosemount line up for the first time this year and had 21 points in Rosemount's 80-47 win over Henry Sibley.

AAA
#1 Benilde-St. Margaret's dodged a Totino-Grace bullet in a 43-42 win in the North Suburban. BSM's Kachine Alexander had 20 including the game winning free throw, but was only 6/14 from the line for the night.

New Ulm zapped LCWM 60-38. It was the 5th win this year for NU, one more than last year. From the New Ulm Journal.

AA
It is alphabet soup time.

ACGC picked up a West Central South win over Montevideo 44-40.
BBE hammered Kimball 81-37.
Both from the West Central Tribune.

TMB beat Lake Benton-Lincoln HI 56-45. From the Marshall Independent.

Barnesville put the clamps on Hawley 51-41. From the Fargo Forum.

Holdingford knocked off Eden Valley-Watkins in EVW's home opener 56-54. From the St. Cloud Times.

Caledonia knocked off Goodhue 69-52. plus other area recaps in the Winona Daily News.

LATE REPORTS
Verndale dusted Eagle Valley 44-35. From the Brainerd Dispatch.

Here is the Breckendridge version of the 45-41 loss to Park Christian on Thursday. From the Wahpeton Daily News.

International Falls won game #1 with a 71-66 victory over Virginia. From the International Falls Daily Journal.

MILESTONES
April Hansen of Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa is now the leading scorer in BBE history with 1304. She passed Amanda Illies (1998) with 1290. Michelle Marthaler still holds the all school record with 1501. She was a Brooten 1986 grad.
Elle Queen, Minnetonka reached the 1000 point mark yesterday in the win over Forest Lake which you can look at in the out & abouts. She is the fourth Minnetonka player to reach the mark. and the 15th MN player, 11th from the 2007 class, to make the milestone this season.

POINT PARADE for games of Dec. 22, 2006
AAAA
Sarah Hintz, Woodbury 27 vs Armstrong 52-70
Tempestt Wilson, Elk River 27 vs Zimmerman 79-36
AA
Rebecca Friestleben, Holy Family 33 vs Mayer Lutheran 76-57
Cecily Checkel, Delano 26 vs Waconia 57-42
Leah Dietel, Jordan 25 vs Sibley East 69-25

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Next up: ND, SD, IA, WI, MI, College. No games today, No out & abouts. Tomorrow a look back at the Week that Was #5 plus a preview of the holiday tournament--where to go and who to see.