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#6 posting 1.31.2007
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
Rutgers bested Marquette 66-56. Chicago Regina Dominican's Christina Quaye had 14 to lead Marquette.

Bowling Green knocked over Chicago State 72-55. Mpls North's Faith Buchanan had 2 for Chicago State.

Northern Illinois scrambled IPFW 77-55. Holy Angel's Kristin Wiener had a monster night of 28 points and 12 rebounds for NIU.

UWGB's Nicole Soulis is featured in the Green Bay Press Gazette.

D2
South Dakota stopped Sioux Falls 87-60. Vermillion's Ashley Bjorkman had 12 for USD. Sauk Rapids-Rice's Jenna Kraayenbrink also had 12 for USF.

USA Today/ESPN poll
North Dakota is still #1. but there have been changes. Augustana has dropped to 13. South Dakota is 16, and Northern State 18. Also Grand Valley State is 12.

D3
Martin Luther stepped over Crown 48-31. Rivers Christian's Stephanie Zroka had 12 to lead Crown.

JUCO
Gustavus JV passed by Ridgewater 62-54. From the West Central Tribune.

Bismarck State's coach Len Stanley is burning the candle at both ends. From the Bismarck Tribune.

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Dieringer 1000

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WISCONSIN REPORTS
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
WEAU 13 has more highlights. You will have to move past the hockey, and boys bsketball early on. Forward to 3:35.

D1
Racine Case beat Kenosha Tremper 70-55 and they used Jineen Williams letter for motivation. From the Racine Journal Times.

Sheboygan North was victorious in their game over Green Bay Southwest 62-29, but South lost to Green Bay West in a squeaker 44-43. From the Sheboygan News and the Green Bay Press Gazette.

Manitowoc docked Green Bay Preble 63-57. From the Manitowoc Herald Times.

Janesville Parker parked Madison West 45-42. From the Capital Times.

Baraboo defeated Tomah 39-36. From the Baraboo News Republic.

River Falls beat Menomonie in a less than artistic game 64-53

D2
Greendale's 50-48 squeaker over New Berlin West leads the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's recaps.

Bloomer dropped Spooner 59-48 in the Heart O'Lakes action. From the Chippewa Falls Herald.

Appleton Xavier beat Oconto Falls 41-34 plus other Valley 8 action in the Appleton Post Crescent.

Ripon ripped and wupped Waupun 72-41. From the Fond du Lac Reporter.

Kiel upset Plymouth 52-51 on a last second lay up by Shelly Ketelhon. plus other recaps in the Sheboygan Press.

Valders halted Manitowoc Lutheran 49-38. From the Manitowoc Herald Times.

D3
Ozaukee beat Random Lake 48-36 in Central Lakeshore action. Staci Dieringer, Random Lake reached the 1000 point mark with 13 points. From the Sheboygan Press.

Manitowoc Roncalli stopped Two Rivers 50-34. plus other recaps in the Manitowoc Herald Times.

Menasha St. Mary popped Reedsville 53-46. From the Appleton Post Crescent and Manitowoc Herald Times.

North Fond du Lac beat Lomira at the buzzer on Emily Bestor shot from 8 feet out 40-39. From the Fond du Lac Reporter.

POINT PARADE for games of Jan 30, 2007
D1
Lindsey Bowman, Shawano 25 vs West De Pere 54-43
Ellen Coleman, Wauwatosa West 23 vs St. Francis 47-32
Paige Narloch, Franklin 23 vs Racine Park 63-48
Kristy Benson, Janesville Craig 23 vs Madison East 52-45
Mya Flentje, Baraboo 22 vs Tomah 39-36
Cadee Williams, Milwaukee Custer 22 vs Mlw Marshall 54-42
Morgan Herrick, Cedarburg 22 vs Milwaukee Lutheran 49-45
D2
Ashley Imperiale, Greendale 23 vs New Berlin West 50-48
Tayor Wurtz, Ripon 22 vs Wautoma 72-41
Kelsie Seibel, Bloomer 22 vs Spooner 59-48
Amber Homme, Bloomer 22 vs Spooner 59-48
Alicia West, Plymouth 22 vs Kiel 51-52
D3
Kayla Gauthier, Crivitz 33 vs Marinette St. Thomas 64-26
Kiah Simon, Algoma 30 vs Winnebago Lutheran 64-58
Jadee Rooney, Markesan 26 vs Oakfield 62-30
Malorie Kiecker, Watertown Luther Prep 22 vs Poynette 61-43
D4
Ellyn Davies, Drummond 32 vs Lac Courte Orielles 57-23
Desaray Granquist, Bowler 31 vs Bonduel 48-57
Twyla Danforth, Oneida Nation 28 vs Tri-County 52-50 ot
Hillary Arthur, Wausaukee 24 vs Gillett 42-45
Lucy Dernovsek, Lake Holcombe 23 vs Birchwood 61-40
Non WIAA
Viki Wohlers, Conserve 29 vs Three Lakes 49-29

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Wright at 1000

#4 posting 1.31.2007
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IOWA REPORTS
4A
Johnston shut down Marshalltown 58-50. From the Marshalltown Times Republican.

Des Moines Lincoln blasted Mason City 76-39 plus other recaps in the Des Moines Register.

2A
Grundy Center ground out a 32-27 win over Gladbrook-Reinbeck. From the Marshalltown Times-Republican.

MILESTONE
Alicia Wright, Urbandale, reached the 1000 point mark with 19 in a 57-41 win over Des Moines North

POINT PARADE
4A
Jennifer Swotek, Council Bluffs Jefferson 27 vs Omaha Mercy 45-64
Ashley Vratny, Fort Dodge 24 vs Indianola 57-69
3A
Christa Stewart, Glenwood 29 vs Shenandoah 71-43
Claire Markham, Atlantic 24 vs Creston 51-52
Katie Wessels, West Delaware 24 vs Vinton-Shellsburg 63-47
Emily Timmermans, Vinton-Shellsburg 23 vs West Delaware 47-63
2A
Kelsey Bolte, Battle Creek-Ida Grove 30 vs West Monona 87-45
Ashley Miller, Tipton 30 vs West Branch 46-38
Emily Hershberger, Mid-Prairie 25 vs Iowa City Regina 63-56
Katelyn McCunniff, Waterloo Columbus 24 vs Dyersville Beckman 46-56
1A
Melanie McCreight, Winfield-Mt. Union 26 vs Harmony 50-55
Nelia Olson, IKM 24 vs Manning 81-39
Laura Lippert, Danville 23 vs Highland 52-48
Christa Subbert, Stanton 22 vs Malvern 79-27
Emily Fullenkamp, Holy Trinity 22 vs Lone Tree 75-30
Rosie Jones, Lisbon 22 vs Northeast 59-35

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Bartscher, Erickson, Mueller 1000

#3 posting 1.31.2007
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SOUTH DAKOTA REPORTS
AA
#1 Sioux Falls O'Gorman edged #5 Brookings 46-40 in a battle between AA powers. plus other recaps like SF Roosevelt's 63-49 win over South Sioux City, Nebraska, in the Sioux Falls Argus Leader.
The Sioux City Journal has a more detailed coverage of Roosevelt's win.

Huron halted Yankton 53-38 in ESD action. From the Yankton Press & Dakotan.

A
Hill City defeated Lead-Deadwood 61-55 in overtime. From the Rapid City Journal.

Miller squeezed out a 47-46 win over Aberdeen Roncalli. plus other recaps from the Aberdeen American News.

MILESTONES
Emma Erickson, Gayville-Volin reached the 1000 point mark with 19 points in a 51-42 win over Viborg
Stacy Mueller of Scotland reached the 1000 point mark with 25 points in a 67-39 win over Freeman.
Jessica Bartscher, Bridgewater-Emery reached the 1000 point mark with 20 in a 43-36 win over Stickney-Mount Vernon
With these 3 SD now has 7 that have passed the 1000 point mark this season. (that I have found, fi you know more send me an email.

POINT PARADE
A
Maggie Malloy, Parkston 33 vs McCook Central 61-58
Kristin Rotert, McCook Central 30 vs Parkston 58-61
Lacey Weston, Pine Ridge 29 vs St. Francis 75-53
Vanessa Johnson, West Central 25 vs Tri-Valley 69-46
Abby Plucker, Parker 24 vs Chester 61-42
Cori Moss, Hill City 22 vs Lead-Deadwood 61-55 ot
Laine Hale, Tripp-Delmont-Armour 22 vs Ethan 55-45
B
Kristi Ryan, Highmore-Harrold 39 vs Sunshine Bible 62-42
Becky Christofferson, Summit 30 vs Waubay 74-50
Stacy Mueller, Scotland 25 vs Freeman 67-39
Amanda Jensen, Harding County 22 vs Sundance, WY 55j-33

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Mandan's Sweet Revenge

#2 posting 1.31.2007
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NORTH DAKOTA REPORTS
A
Mandan had the sweet taste of revenge with a 68-56 victory over Bismarck Century. BC won in overtime earlier in the year.

Bismarck dropped Minot 52-46. From the Minot Daily News.

Fargo Shanley squeaked Fargo South 45-42.

Grand Forks Red River rolled Fargo North 67-54. From the Fargo Forum.

POINT PARADE for Jan 30, 2007
A
Courtney Fettig, Bismarck Century 27 vs Mandan 56-68.
B
Kirstie Gillett, Dakota Prairie 29 vs Griggs County Central 65-42
Lacey Jacobs, Mott-Regent 24 vs New England 72-54
Courtney Egge, Stanley 23 vs White Shield 72-29
Kristen Warren, Oakes 23 vs Fairmont-Campbell-Tintah 38-53
Brooke Rysavy, Milnor 22 vs Wyndmere 66-63
Chelsey Johnsrud, Watford City 22 vs Parshall 88-53
Katie Zent. Richardton-Taylor 22 vs Killdeer 61-59

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Hust 1000 Points, Kallemyen 1000 Boards

#1 posting 1.31.2007
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MINNESOTA REPORTS
AAAA
Champlin Park vaulted past Elk River 79-60. From the Elk River Star News.

Moorhead bounced back from Saturday's loss with a 91-65 beating of West Fargo. From the Fargo Forum.

Rochester JM defeated Winona 58-50. From the Winona Daily News.

Hopkins bounced Buffalo 73-52. Again Hopkins made more free throws (24) than their opponent took (22). The inside duo fo Jackie Hiebert and Steph Sension had 35 points combined. Hiebert had a double double with 22 points and 12 rebounds.

AAA
Detroit Lakes outlasted Fergus Falls 50-49. From the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.

Marshall leveled Redwood Valley 62-47. from the Marshall Independent.

Rogers slammed the door on Mahtomedi 43-25. From the Elk River Star News.

Worthington sped by Jackson County Central 67-55. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

AA
New London-Spicer bumped Montevideo 59-42. plus other recaps in the West Central Tribune.

MN Valley Lutheran rocked McLeod West 62-42. plus other recaps from the New Ulm Journal.

Luverne clipped Edgerton 55-44 plus other recaps in the Worthington Daily Globe.

Eden Valley-Watkins walloped Rocori 62-39. plus other recaps in the St. Cloud Times.

A
Dawson-Boyd floored KMS 54-49, plus other Camden action in the West Central Tribune.

Park Christian slipped by Richland, ND 38-33. From the Fargo Forum.

LATE REPORTS
You read the Out & About for Monday with Brainerd & Grand Rapids. Now you can read about the game in the Brainerd Dispatch.

Nevis leaped over Pine River-Backus 54-45. plus other recaps in the Brainerd Dispatch.

Hayfield plucked Blooming Prairie on Monday 59-26. From the Austin Daily Herald.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
KTTC in Rochester has named Devin Bowlin of Winona Cotter athlete of the week. Click on the little camera above her photo to watch the video.

FEATURES
Sauk Centre and coach Scott Bergman have turned things around. How they did it is described in the Sauk Centre Herald.

Southwest Christian of Chaska's Cassie Haag is featured in the StarTribune's West editions. Recently she had 12 blocks in a game.

Brainerd area coaches answer a few questions from Jeremy Millsop of the Brainerd Dispatch. Girls coaches include Brainerd's Carl Hendrickson and Pierz's Rick Sczublewski

MILESTONES
Jackie Hust, Wabasha-Kellogg went over the 1000 point mark with 24 points in a 68-67 loss to Goodhue.
Amy Kallemeyn, Edgerton, went over the 1000 rebound mark with 17 boards in a 55-44 loss to Luverne.

POINT PARADE for games of Jan 30, 2007
AAAA
Camille Stenhaug, Rochester JM 30 vs Winona 58-50
Jackie Kelly, Blaine 30 vs Park Center 81-70
Jamie Zelinsky, Park Center 30 vs Blaine 70-81
Borstner, St. Francis 29 vs Irondale 74-52
Kiara Allums, Centennial 27 vs Coon Rapids 65-49
Sarah Wiens, Burnsville 25 vs Lakeville North 46-37
Lange, Forest Lake 25 vs Cretin-Derham Hall 52-60
AAA
Macie Michelson, Marshall 28 vs Redwood Valley 62-47
Maggie Slawson, Holy Angels 27 vs Prior Lake 82-61
Kiara Strickland, Mpls Roosevelt 25 vs Minnetonka 53-63
AA
Amanda Degnan, St. Charles 31 vs Plainview-Elgin-Millville 75-59
Steph Kocourek, Pipestone 29 vs Murray County Central 88-39
Emily Oberlander, St. Anthony 29 vs Blake 71-47
Renae Henjum, New London-Spicer 28 vs Montevideo 59-42
A
Stephanie Klamar, Grygla-Goodridge 30 vs Fertile-Beltrami 78-46
Erin Gadient, Goodhue 27 vs Wabasha-Kellogg 68-67
Megan Madigan, St. Bernard's 25 vs Brooklyn Center 44-49
Sari Noga, Parkers Prairie 25 vs Verndale 56-46

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Out & About: Holy Family/Zimmerman

#7 posting 1.30.2007
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HOLY FAMILY fire 65, ZIMMERMAN thunder 45

This game had no drama to speak of as HF had better athletes and better skills as they rolled to a 65-45 win at home. Both teams are in 4AA West so it was an important game for seeding, but both are in the middle of the pack. HF is now 11-8, while Zimmerman is 7-12.

HF built an 8-0 lead before Zimmerman scored. Zimmerman did not convert on their first 7 possessions, five on missed shots. Becca Friestleben hit a three to push the HF lead to 23-7. It was her second three and 10th point, but she soon picked up her third foul with 5:04 to go and sat the rest of the half. Zimmerman took advantage of her absence by finishing the half with a 16-9 run. They rattled off five straight scoring possessions after she left for the bench. Kaitlyn Houser and Lisa Swanson each had five during the run. Amanda Kari was fouled right at the buzzer and she converted one free throw to make it 32-23 HF.

Zimmerman stayed within 9 until the 15:01 mark. Then the Thunder turned to a whisper as they went on a nine possession drought. HF was on fire with a 5/6 possession run. The highlight was the transition lay up where Liz Traxler took a pass from Friesleben on the right side, caught it in mid air and scored without landing a la Miller twins. Zimmerman had one more drought in them with six, and a 1/10 sequence. By that time HF led 62-33 with 2:34 to go. Zimmerman finished with a 12-3 with two threes in the mix.

NUMBERS EXPLAINED
player, points, possessions, pp100, floor %

HOLY FAMILY
STARTERS
Becca Friestleben 18, 15, 120.0, .533 scoring is on her to do list. She has a quick release, and locks in on the rim. has good working relationship with Traxler. Hit her on a couple transition layups. strong, quick, physical, active and aggressive on defense. crashes offensive boards. can score when getting hit and make the 3 pt play. RF; needs to keep head up when dribbling, needs to develop left hand. picked up some fouls that could have been avoided. too high defensively on the weakside. needs to get her feet set or stopped so her balance is better on her shot.
Hanna Savaryn 8, 7, 114.3, .714 has nice stroke 12/15 feet out. fed Adie on a lob for a score.
Liz Traxler 9, 12, 75.0, .333 athletic, speed, point guard. runs the floor and converted with Friestleben the ally oop on transition. extremely active on defense with rebounds and steals. directed traffic, passed the high/low. RF: needs to get her footwork down. should get her feet set before shooting.
Kelly O'Brien 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Sarah Adie 16, 10, 160.0, .800 post player, seals well. gets good weakside position when teammates shoot.
BENCH
Shelby Spinner 3, 3, 100.0, 1.000 RF: needs to be aware of position on the blocks.
Ally Gerads 5, 8, 62.5, .250 scored in transition and got hit for a three pt play.
Eryn Evander 0, 5, 0.0, .000 RF: needs to get feet set on shot.
Lindsay Bruns 3, 6, 50.0, .333
Meghan Hemken 3, 5, 60.0, .600 RF: needs to get free throws in without the glass action.

ZIMMERMAN
STARTERS
Kaitlyn Houser 11, 19, 57.9, .316 point guard. has good vision when handling the ball. hit a pair of 3. RF: spins
Hannah Downing 5, 9, 55.6, .333 RF: passes too high
Jennifer Belanger 9, 12, 75.0, .333
Margie Halverson 2, 6, 33,3, .167 long arms.
Amanda Kari 7, 6, 116.7, .667 strong post player. wasn't moved with contact.
BENCH
Tessa Butau 4, 9, 44.4, .222
Lisa Swanson 7, 9, 77.8, .333 had 3 pointer. RF: needs to get faster, more stamina.
Morgan Anderson 0, 2, 0.0, .000
In general all Zimmerman players need to get stronger, faster, quicker. They need to work on their shot and ball handling.

TRENCH PLAYER
Becca Friestleben

BY THE NUMBERS
Holy Family 65, 72, 90.3, .458
Zimmerman 45, 72, 62.5, .319
made 3s: Zimmerman 4, HF 3
made fts: HF 14, Zimmerman 13
bench: HF 14, Zimmerman 11
Looking at the numbers the floor % wasn't even close. Too many droughts, but it really wasn't turnovers that hurt Zimmerman: it was the shot selection. Balance with the shooter and the rest of the floor is important. Some shots were taken with no weakside boards around. Also player range needs to come under consideration. Some took shots with their feet on the 3 point line.

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
d rebounds, steals, forced turnovers, and blocks leading to offensive possessions
HOLY FAMILY
Liz Traxler 13
Becca Friestleben 8
Hanna Savaryn 4
Sarah Aide 3
Lindsay Bruns 3
Kate Unke 3
Eryn Evander 2
Kelly O'Brien 2
Shelby Spinner 1
Ally Gerads 1
Meghan Hemken 1
Josie Campbell 1
totals: 42

ZIMMERMAN
Hannah Downing 6
Lisa Swanson 6
Kaitlyn Houser 5
Tessa Butau 5
Jennifer Belanger 4
Margie Halverson 4
Amanda Kari 2
totals: 32

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Awards Season, Vadnais' Second Straight

#6 posting 1.30.2007
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
BIG 10
Ohio State defeated Purdue in a battle of Big 10 leaders 64-55.

MIDCONTINENT
Valparaiso had to rally to drop UMKC 52-51. Prior Lake's Tamra Braun had 10 points for Valpo. Wayzata's Jowan Ortega had 6, and St. Paul Central's Marta Waalen did not score for UMKC.

Oakland rallied for a 68-64 overtime win over Oral Roberts.

OHIO VALLEY
SE Missouri dropped Austin Peay 67-56. Tartan's Jackie Goetzke did not score for APSU.

Drake's Lindsay Whorton was named Missouri Valley Player of the Week.

UW Milwaukee's Traci Edwards (Menasha) rise is featured in an article in the Appleton Post Crescent.

D2
Katie Winkelman of UM Duluth was named player of the week along with Ashley Freerksen of UN Omaha in the North Central conference.

Amanda Behnke of Concordia St. Paul was named player of the week in Northern Sun.

Augustana is looking to get their mojo back after two losses last week. From the Sioux Falls Argus Leader.

D3
Gustavus locked up both MIAC players of the week: Bri Monahan, and Jess Vadnais. It was Vadnais' second award in a row.

Jen Adamson of Northwestern MN was player of the week in the UMAC.

Northwestern MN beat North Central 62-54. Cooper's Julie Ross had 14 for NW.

Kelsey Duoss of Stout was player of the week in the WIAC.

NAIA
Michelle Halvorson of Mayville State was named player of the week in the DAC.

JUCO
Mesabi Range rolled Central Lakes 71-45 on Saturday. From the Brainerd Dispatch.

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Bunkelman Alone No More

#5 posting 1.30.2007
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WISCONSIN REPORTS
D1
West Bend West shut down Beaver Dam 40-24. From the Beaver Dam Daily Citizen.

D3
Stanley-Boyd cashed in Chetek 53-46. From the Chippewa Falls Herald.

Chippewa Falls McDonell beat Elk Mound 59-40. From the Chippewa Falls Herald.

POINT PARADE for games of Jan. 29, 2007
D3
Cassy Schembergber, Park Falls 34 vs Washburn 54-35
D4
Kimberly Bunkelman, Abbotsford 22 vs Colby 52-40

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Never a Bad Day

#4 posting 1.30.2007
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IOWA REPORTS

LATE REPORTS
Sioux City North won the Bellevue East Nebraska Tournament of Champions over the weekend. Now the Sioux City Journal recounts the triumphs.

Sioux City Heelan beat Carroll Kuemper 63-47 in a battle of Catholic schools. From the Sioux City Journal.

Clinton Prince of Peace smashed East Central 76-44 on Saturday. From the Clinton Herald.

FEATURE
Rachael Tiby is a basketball player from Urbandale that has some "luck and survival" and "never has a bad day." Tiby had a brain tumor removed as a five year old. Read about her recovery and her volunteer efforts to help others in the Des Moines Register.

POINT PARADE for games of Jan 29, 2007
4A
Kayla Riley, Burlington 23 vs Washington 56-51

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Pierre's Weekend

#2 posting 1.30.2007
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SOUTH DAKOTA REPORTS

LATE REPORTS
Pierre had a strong weekend trip to the Black Hills with wins over Spearfish and Sturgis. From the Pierre Capital Journal.

POINT PARADE for games of Jan 29, 2007
A
Rachel Krogman, Elkton 22 vs Flandreau Indian School 62-40
Raychel Genant, Bon Homme 22 vs Gregory 79-43
Amber Wollschlager, Milbank 22 vs Sisseton 70-36
Sammi Gourneau, Lyman 22 vs Colome 58-68
B
Katelynn Lamb, Sully Buttes 23 vs White River 59-36

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Devils Lake Revnge and Pests

#2 posting 1.30.2007
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NORTH DAKOTA REPORTS

LATE REPORTS
Devils Lake got a measure of revenge on Fargo Shanley 63-46. From the Devils Lake Journal.

FEATURES
Devils Lake is on fire and in the hunt for the EDC title. The Grand Forks Herald looks at their progress.

Mandan's Mic Kraft is a "nuisance" and she likes it that way. From the Bismarck Tribune.

CLASS #3
It looks as if there will three classes in ND. From the Grand Forks Herald.

POINT PARADE
B
Jodi Gallagher, Drayton-St. Thomas 24 vs North Border 71-31
Brittany Wirth, Starkweather-Munich 22 vs Rolla-Rock Lake 47-37

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Anderson 1000, Atchison 500

#1 posting 1.30.2007
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MINNESOTA REPORTS
AAA
Willmar coach Brad Atchison won #500 with a 61-35 over Little Falls. Atchison is the fourth coach to reach the 500 mark in MN. From the West Central Tribune and the St. Cloud Times.

AA
Lewiston-Altura downed Spring Grove 65-47. plus recaps from the Winona Daily News.

Yellow Medicine East edged Central MN Christian 59-54 overtime. plus other recaps from the West Central Tribune.

West Central thumped Ashby 65-55. plus other recaps from the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.

Maple River pounded St. James 51-38. From the Mankato Free Press.

A
Samantha Anderson of Wrenshall went over the 1000 point mark with 12 points in a 61-46 win over Onamia. plus other recaps in the Duluth News Tribune. Anderson is the 10th from the 2008 class this year, and 44th overall MN player to reach the 1000 point level.

Sleepy Eye St. Mary scrambled the Tomahawk standings with a 65-44 blast over Springfield. From the New Ulm Journal.

LATE LATE RESULTS
Crookston zipped by Breckenridge 65-38 on Saturday. From the Crookston Times.

Hill-Murray rode Stillwater to a 49-45 win on Saturday. From the Stillwater Gazette.

Little Falls dropped Bemidji 59-54. plus other recaps in the Brainerd Dispatch.

INJURY REPORT
Injuries sideline Lake stars:
Abby Rittenhouse from Burnsville is out for season with a broken hand.
Megan Eul from Rosemount has re-injured her ankle and it is unknown when she will be back.
Lindsey Sather for Eden Prairie has a knee injury and is out.
Kjersten Bradley from EP has tweaked her knee again also and is out indefinately

POINT PARADE
AA
Katie Pettit, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 30 vs ACGC 58-50
Brittany Smith, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 25 vs HLWW 50-58
A
Colleen McKay, Barnum 30 vs Isle 64-45
Molly Mathiowetz, Sleepy Eye St. Mary's 28 vs Springfield 65-44
Jenna Villebrun, Orr 28 vs Virginia 76-53
Natalie Giese, Canby 27 vs Lac Qui Parle Valley 70-64

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Out & About: Grand Rapids/Brainerd

#6 posting 1.29.2007
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GRAND RAPIDS thunderhawks 70,
BRAINERD warriors 53

Grand Rapids beat Brainerd in a cross class clash game at Brainerd on Monday night. GR's defense kept Brainerd off balance in the first half, and their possessions were squeezed in the half court game to better effect. Grand Rapids is 13-6 and in 3rd place in 7AAA. Brainerd is now 10-6 and in third place in 8AAAA. At this point I have seen all the +.500 AAAA squads. There is one team right at .500 that is on my to watch list.

Brainerd started out the game flat. They only scored twice in their first 19 possessions, 11 of which were turnovers. By the time they scored their third basket it was 17-4 GR. GR avoided droughts, and had one sequence of four consecutive scoring offensive possessions in a row and 5/6. In that sequence Ashley Runge had four points. In fact Brainerd trailed GR 21-6 with 3:42 to go in the half, or 3/27 scoring possessions. This translates into 11.1 pp100. But in the last 3:42 minutes Brainerd went on an 18-6 run and cut the deficit to 27-24. Kayla Huether delivered 7 of the points. The press was starting to kick in for Brainerd as they had six points on turnovers. GR had a pass deflected out of bounds with under 2 seconds left in the half. From mid court the ball went into Jessica Butler hands in the right corner behind the arc. She nailed the 3 at the buzzer to push the GR margin back to 30-24.

The start of the second half started just like the first one ended, with another three from Butler, then a turnover and a rebound basket by Erin Joki. Two possessions later Erin Joki scored on a pass from Katie McBride and was fouled. With the competion of the three point play it was GR up 38-24 a 11-0 run over two halves. For all intents & purposes the game was over at 16:11 to go. GR did push the lead up to 17 a couple of times, the last coming at 47-30. Brainerd had one last gasp and they closed to 54-45 on a 15-7 run. Huether again had six points to lead the run. From the five minute mark to the end of the game GR finished up with 8/10 scoring possessions and a 16-7 run. Butler started the late run with five points. The final was 70-53.

NUMBERS EXPLAINED
player, points, possessions, pp100, floor %

GRAND RAPIDS
STARTERS
Alicia Heinrich 7, 14, 50.0, .214 point guard. did hit 3. RF: needs to see floor. had some issues with the Brainerd press. needs to be aware of lines.
Ashley Runge 4, 5, 80.0, .400 Judy Garland, who is from GR, had ruby red slippers. Runge has her orange tennis shoes. made good decisions. hit pull up jumper, lefty. RF: needs to keep follow through up. needs to get jump stop down.
Erin Joki 9, 9, 100.0, .444 good leaper. active inside. works boards at both ends. RF: needs to be consistent at the line.
Jessica Butler 14, 11, 127.3, .455 nailed three 3s and one old fashioned 3 pt play. took the ball to the glass with authority. RF: needs to be more deceptive on passes.
Katie McBride 10, 6, 166.7, .833 post player. seals at the block. converted when given the ball. RF: needs to work on speed and leaping. size for position post hs.
BENCH
Brynn Joki 5, 6, 83.3, .333 ran the floor, can jump, blocked a shot in a transition situation. RF: needs to keep feet set on screens. could have picked up a charge, but didn't hold her ground.
Mackenzie Johnson 4, 5, 80.0, .400 has range, scored on a skip pass.
Meredith Rothstein 6, 6, 100.0, .500 gurad, has 3 range.
Steph Cramer 0, 3, 0.0, .000
Erin Erickson 9, 7, 128.6, .571 crashes offensive boards, hit runner. delivers ball to open people.
Sarah Sorenson 2, 1, 200.0, 1.000 scored late on a penetrate and dish at the low block.

BRAINERD
STARTERS
Stephanie Neugebauer 12, 12, 100.0, .500 likes to drive the lane, spin right to left and score. RF: needs to have better vision. needs to develop counter move.
Kayla Huether 21, 19, 110.5, .526 shooting guard. deep 3 range, maybe even two steps beyond the arc. also looks to penetrate. RF; left feet on defense. ball handling needs improvement. picked up charge late.
Megan Bates 2, 10, 20.0, .100 point guard. decent size. long arms on the press made it difficult to complete passes. RF: May have been ill. energy level low. on the technical side needs to keep better vision bringing the ball up. favored one hand passes. passes sailed too far. needs to be aware of the clock.
Stacey Butler 1, 9, 11.1, .111 RF: needs to work on passing, passes too high.
Karlye Barron 2, 4, 50.0, .250 inside player. physical. RF: picked up too many fouls. closed out too high, and players would drive by. needs to set feet on screens.
BENCH
Emily Thesing 2, 5, 40.0, .200
Jessie Marolt 8, 7, 114.3, .571 hit runner. RF: needs to gain strength.
Abigail Ahlberg 3, 1, 300.0, 1.000
Bethany Luckemeyer 2, 3, 66.7, .333 RF: needs to work on follow through
Kelsey McDowell 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Natalie Reponen 0, 1, 0.0, .000

TRENCH PLAYER
Jessica Butler hit the 3 to send GR to the locker room at half up after Brainerd closed the gap to 3. Butler then opened the half with a 3 and GR was back in a comfort zone.

BY THE NUMBERS
Grand Rapids 70, 73, 95.9, .425
Brainerd 53, 72, 73.6, .361
made 3s: Grand Rapids 5, Brainerd 3
made fts: Grand Rapids 13, Brainerd 8
bench: Grand Rapids 26, Brainerd 15

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
d rebounds, steals, forced turnovers & blocks leading to offensive possessions.
GRAND RAPIDS
Erin Joki 7.5
Alicia Heinrich 5.5
Katie McBride 5
Jessica Butler 4
Brynn Joki 2
Mackenzie Johnson 2
Erin Erickson 2
Steph Cramer 1
Ashley Runge 1
totals: 30

BRAINERD
Kayla Huether 7.5
Stephanie Neugebauer 5
Karlye Barron 4
Jessie Marolt 4
Stacey Butler 3.5
Abigail Ahlberg 3
Bethany Luckemeyer 3
Emily Thesing 2
Megan Bates 1
Bridget Badger 1
totals: 34

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Badgers Raise the Roof

#4 posting 1.29.2007
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
BIG 10
Wisconsin turned the tables on Minnesota in Madison 70-57 with a "Raise the Roof" crowd of 15, 269 watching. Janese Banks led Wisconsin with 20. Emily Fox also had 20 for Minnesota.

The Gophers were playing their first game without the services of Kelly Roysland. The StarTribune talks of a fade in the first half without their leader. The MN Daily writes about the shorthanded Gophers and their loss of momentum.

It was a "perfect day" according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The defense energized the Badgers and fans according to the Wisconsin State Journal. The Capital Times' Jim Polzin stated that Wisconsin raised their level of play when they raised the roof. With the win Wisconsin is assured of a winning record this season, again from the Capital Times.

Illinois downed Northwestern 77-49. Bloomington Kennedy's Jenna Smith continues to do well with a double double of 17 points, 11 rebounds. Breck's Melissa Miller did not score for NW.

Michigan edged Indiana 65-63. The Wolverines trailed by as many as 17. The Michigan Daily writes of the comeback. The Michigan Daily also writes about the shooting range of the Wolverine Posts. Detroit King's LaQuisha Whitfield led Michigan with 15 points, all in the second half.

Penn State dropped Iowa 78-71. The Hawkeyes led by as many as 15 late in the first half. The Daily Iowan writes of the "Stumble," at PSU. Osseo's Krista VandeVenter had a double double with 20 points and 13 rebounds.

Rutgers topped Michigan State 63-57 in nonconference action. It was the stretch run that did MSU in according to the State News. Mpls North's Mia Johnson had 11 off the bench, and Grandville MI's 6-9 Alyssa DeHaan had 12 also off the bench for MSU. Victoria Lucas-Perry led the scoring with 13 for MSU.

BIG 12
Missouri beat Colorado 61-48. Mounds View's Hannah Skildum had 3 for Colorado.

MID AMERICAN
Bowling Green beat Eastern Michigan 72-55. East Chicago Central IN's Kelly Watts had 17 to lead EMU.

MISSOURI VALLEY
Illinois State beat Bradley 55-47. Waconia's Jenny Van Kirk had 2, and Forest Lake's Renee Frericks did not score for Bradley.

D2
NORTHERN SUN
Mary upset Winona State in Bismarck 72-66. The Bismarck Tribune highlights Lisa Guss and her 16 points off the bench. North Bend, WA's Nicci Lanndeck and Bottineau, ND's Lisa Guss each had 16 for Mary. Chicago Lane Tech's Jamie Majerowicz and Reedsburg, WI's Amanda Riemer each had 16 for WSU.

Northern State devoured Upper Iowa 62-43. Early Upper Iowa led by 9 before Northern State kicked up a notch. Also from the Aberdeen American News. With the win Northern State is alone in first place in the Northern Sun. Beulah, ND's Carolin Becker had 17 to lead NSU.

NAIA
In a battle of top 25 teams on Saturday, #10 Mayville State defeated #17 Minot State by the score of 88-82 in overtime. Red Lake Central's Michelle Halvorson and Pine Ridge, SD's Laura Big Crow each had 20 for Mayville.

Mount Marty punished Nebraska Wesleyan 86-45 on Saturday. From the Yankton Press & Dakotan.

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Heckling the Lord's Prayer

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HECKLING THE LORD'S PRAYER
This heckling incident took place Jan 5 at Flint Powers, a Catholic school, when they were playing Grand Blanc in a boys game. Michigan, if you didn't know by now, plays the girls season in the fall. The connection to the girls side of things is that there was a car crash involving some Powers students. Powers Girls Basketball player Crystal Reddy later died of the injuries. From the Flint Journal.

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New London Calling

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WISCONSIN REPORTS

FEATURES
D2 #6 New London lost to #1 D1 DePere on Friday in Bay conference action, but New London may be the team to beat in Madison later this year in D2. From the Appleton Post Crescent.

Previews of the Friday Battle of Sheboygan is highlighted in the Sheboygan Press.

Will Wisconsin go to 5 classes? Scott Venci of the Green Bay Press Gazette explores the issue.

The Fond du Lac Reporter has their weekly rankings and previews.

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Hanson Cornbelt Champs

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SOUTH DAKOTA REPORTS
LATE REPORTS

Brookings downed Rapid City Central 50-32. From the Rapid City Journal.

Brandon Valley topped Yankton 57-46. From the Yankton Press & Dakotan.

Hanson won the Cornbelt conference tournament title with a 42-28 win over Bridgewater-Emery. plus other recaps from the Yankton Press & Dakotan.

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St. Paul Central Video

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MINNESOTA REPORTS

VIDEO
St. Paul Central is featured in a WCCO TV report. Again they ask "are they the best team ever in MN?

LATE REPORTS
Marshall steamrolled TMB 73-38 from the Marshall Independent.

Worthington got revenge on Luverne Saturday with a 70-57 victory.

Minnewaska pounded Staples-Motley 79-48. plus other recaps from the West Central Tribune.

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The Week That Was #10

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THE WEEK THAT WAS #10

Six games in six days, 2 down to the last possession.

One theme this week could be the comeback, especially late in the week. Worthington, and Champlin Park had to rally from double digit deficits. Tech had to rally from down in the second half. Cambridge mounted a furious rally late against STMA. Wayzata had the most comfortable game of the bunch this week.

I have now seen all but two of the +.500 teams in AAAA. I will probably see the other two teams this week.

BEST TEAM EVER
Let the debates begin. I have looked at 1997 Rochester Mayo with Kelly & Coco Miller; 1998 Minneapolis North with Tamara Moore, and Mauri Horton; Lakeville 2002 with Liz Podominick, and 2003 Woodbury with Katie Tacheny and Amanda Nisleit. We will compare them with St. Paul Central.
team, w-l, ppg, dpg, margin
Roch Mayo 27-0, 79.1, 50.3, 28.8
Mpls North 29-0 82.4, 35.1, 47.3
Lakeville 29-0 56.4, 37.6, 18.8
Woodbury 29-0 58.9, 37.9, 21.2
St. Paul Central 18-0, 83.3, 44.5
It must be remembered that the top four were playing 32 minute games. So North's ppg would bump up to 92.7. Right now their points scored record, and margin looks safe. Central won't cross the 100 mark and North did so a couple of times in 1998.

CLASS OF 2006
I was sent some interesting #s for the 2006 class & how they are faring in college right now. There are 26 that are rostered.
Five have a majority of starts so far
Player, HS team, College team
Abby Greene, Hopkins, Maine
Jessie Miller, Holy Angels, Illinois Chicago
Kelly Mullaney, Breck, Colorado State
Jenna Smith, Bloomington Kennedy, Illinois
Chelsea Frazier, Breck, Columbia.
Frazier didn't play her last year and a half in HS.
Seven players are over 20 minutes a game: with Emily Neal of Breck for Colorado State and Amy Beggin of Roseville for New Mexico joining the party.
Only two are over 10ppg---Mullaney and Smith.
Four have teams with winning records: Beggin, Greene, Miller and Smith.
If you look at the big 6 conferences only 3 players from 2006 are listed: Smith, Breanna Salley (St. Francis) Minnesota and Cory Montgomery (Cannon Falls) with Nebraska.
If you look at where these players are from Breck wins hands down for school with Mullaney, Neal, Frazier, and Givens (at Denver) all with D1 programs.
Top Class? 12 players are from AAAA, 8 from AAA, 7 from AA and none from A.
The top conference? Well with Breck supplying 4 it is the TriMetro with 5, with the Classic Lake, Lake and Suburban East all with 3.

We will look at the other classes in future weeks.

I don't know if the reader wants credit, so I'll just say thanks for your research.

TEAM OF THE WEEK.
Champlin Park has been showing their resilliance by rallying to win lately. Centennial had CP down by 17. But CP didn't panic and went about their business, chipping, and clawing back into the contest. Especially at the line. Their PP100 was right on 100. In the three games I have seen CP their ppg has climbed from 91.46 to 100. Earlier in the week they came back to beat Osseo 68-65.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
This should not come as a surprise. Champlin Park's Jenny Theisen ruled the free throw line with 18/18 against Centennial. That tied a state record. Theisen also had 29 points, nailed threes, and had a big hand in the 17 point comeback. Theisen leads CP with 16.2 ppg. This was her 4th 20 point game.

Again to make the team: 1. I need to see the player during the past week. 2. 10 possessions. 3. needs to be 100+ pp100 and +.500 in floor %. Again for the second week not all 10 players made the hurdles. I had to lower on a couple and they get the *.
First Team
Gabrielle Boever, Worthington
Allison Downs, Mankato West
Abby Rothenbuehler, Mankato West
Jordyn Sears, St. Cloud Tech
Jenny Theisen, Champlin Park
Second Team
Ashlynn Fuller, Champlin Park*
Kassie Hooten, Moorhead
Tess Milczark, Cambridge-Isanti*
Megan Nipe, Centennial
Monica Sykora, Cooper
Now you might say "what about the Wayzata players." Well their role players really tipped the scales that night, Braegelman and O'Toole topped both 100pp100 and floor%, but they didn't have the required possessions.
This is Nipe's third time on the All Week list. She was player of the week in week 1, and made the first team again in week 6.

DEFENSIVE SQUAD
These players get possession for the offense.
Gabrielle Boever, Worthington captain
Kiara Allums, Centennial
Ashlynn Fuller, Champlin Park
Joey Pipal, Mankato West
Brittany Wiese, St. Michael-Albertville

MY SEEDING RANKINGS
If these teams won their sections I would seed like this--
AAAA
1 St. Paul Central--3
2 Minneapolis South--6
3 Champlin Park--7
4 Minnetonka---2
5 Lakeville North---1
6 Osseo---5
7 White Bear Lake--4
8 St. Cloud Tech--8
AAA
1 Benilde-St. Margaret's--5
2 Becker---4
3 DeLaSalle--3
4 Detroit Lakes--8
5 Marshall--2
6 Rogers--6
7 New Prague---1
8 Hibbing--7

AA and A teams will not seed the tournament.

GAMES TO COME
Monday, Jan. 29
Springfield at Sleepy Eye St. Mary's. A key game in the Tomahawk. The first time Springfield won by three.
Tuesday, Jan 30
New Ulm Cathedral at Cedar Mt-Comfrey. Another Tomahawk game, but also a big game for 2A North Subsection. NUC won the first game by two.
Coon Rapids at Centennial. Will Centennial jump back after the loss to Champlin Park? A key NW Suburban and 7AAAA game. CR lost to Centennial the first time, but they were without the services of Jazmin Townsend.
Detroit Lakes at Fergus Falls. an 8AAA match up. Detroit Lakes won the first time by 7. Hannah Draxten and the Otters will try to turn the tables.
Prior Lake at Holy Angels. Both teams are in the lead in the Missota. One won't be after this game.
Woodbury at White Bear Lake. The winner stays in the hunt for the jumbled Suburban East lead.
Rushford-Peterson at Kingsland. A Three River South battle between two teams in the top 10 in A (RP) and AA (Kingsland)
Wednesday, Jan 31
Minneapolis North at Minneapolis South. For the lead in the Minneapolis City lead. South hasn't lost this year, but will face a stiff test with Maurika Carlisle and the Polars. remember to bring your photo ID to get in.
Thursday, Feb 1
Jordan at Norwood-Young America. part II in the MN River conference clash. Last game went to the wire with a shot bouncing off for NYA at the buzzer. Will Chambers get in foul trouble again for Jordan?
St. Louis Park at Totino-Grace. A North Suburban contest. Winner stays within shouting distance of Benilde.
Friday, Feb 2 GROUNDHOG DAY
Chaska at Eden Prairie. Lake and 2AAAA battle. Winner stays in the hunt for the title and will have an advantage in 2AAAA seedings. Chaska won 69-65 first time.
Minnetonka at Hopkins. Caitlin Rowland is due to return for Hopkins. A key game in 2AAAA seedings and Classic Lake title chase.
Cedar Mt-Comfrey at MN Valley Lutheran. Another in the long line of Tomahawk battles for the league lead.
Holy Angels at New Prague. Another for the first place in the Missota.
Pine Island at Rochester Lourdes. A Hiawatha Valley crossover, and 1AA West battle.
Park-Cottage Grove at Woodbury. Suburban East, 3AAAA, and interdistrict game. Will be a war.
Saturday, Feb 3
Holy Angels at DeLaSalle. This is a rough week for Holy Angels capped by a 3AAA battle. Kingsland at Winona Cotter. West vs East in 1AA battles. #5 AA vs #1 AA. This will be the Marquee game of the week.

AROUND THE AREA
Jan 30
ND Bismarck Century at Mandan. Last time BC won in overtime at home. This time it is at Mandan. Don't expect overtime.
SD Sioux Falls O'Gorman at Brookings. Two AA powers from the Greater Dakota and Eastern South Dakota.
SD Sioux Falls Roosevelt at South Sioux City, Nebraska. A cross state battle between two traditional powers
WI Milwaukee Pius at Arrowhead. A key Classic 8 game. Pius is in first and beat 2nd place Arrowhead 45-40 in December.
Feb 1
WI New London at Ashwaubenon. Another important match in the Bay Conference. New London is tied for first, Ashwaubenon is second. New London won 52-39 earlier.
Feb 2
SD Brookings at Pierre. An Eastern South Dakota conference clash. Pierre beat Brookings by 10 earlier this year.
IA Cedar Rapids Washington at Iowa City West. A cross divisional Mississippi Valley Game. CRW lost to ICW 50-47 earlier in the season.
IA Iowa City at Cedar Rapids Prairie. First and second place in the Mississippi Valley Mississippi Division. IC beat CRP 53-51 a couple of weeks ago.
Feb 3
WI Sheboygan North at Sheboygan South. North won by 16 earlier, but this is an intercity rivalry and a win will solidify North's hold on first. South is one game off the pace.
WI Ozaukee at Oostburg. These two Central Lakeshore teams Oostburg is #1 D3. They played a few weeks ago and Oostburg won the battle of the Os 48-28.

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Gustavus Beats St. Benedict

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D3 REPORT
MIAC
Gustavus is now tied for first with 66-58 win over St. Benedict. Hutchinson's Bri Monahan had 22 for Gustavus. Albany's Darby Noreen had 14 for St. Ben's.

Carleton halted Bethel 71-62. Portland Lincoln's Hannah Oken-Berg had 22 for Carleton.

Hamline edged St. Mary's on Shelby Hyllengren's last second shot 57-55. Eden Valley-Watkin's Krystal Tschumperlin had 14 for Hamlin. LaCrosse Logan's Kelly Tanke had 17 for St. Mary's.

Concorida Moorhead won a slugfest with St. Catherine 90-88 in overtime. Grafton's Annie Keeley had 22 for CM. Dawson-Boyd's Rachel Berglund had 28 for St. Kate's.

St. Olaf eeked by Augsburg 55-53. Zumbrota-Mazeppa's Holly Grimsrud had the game winner for St. Olaf. Wayzata's Kristina Stoermer led St. Olaf with 19. Chaska's Michelle Richter had 14 for Augsburg.

St. Thomas ruined the last game in the Macalester gym by beating the Scots 67-48. Apple Valley's Melissa Keiser had 13 for St. Thomas. Appleton North's Elise Pagel and Mpls Southwest's Trina PaStarr each had 12 for Mac.

UMAC
Northland beat Martin Luther 60-55

Northwestern MN went to overtime to beat UM Morris 57-56. Fargo Oak Grove's Jen Adamson had 16 for NW. Superior's Annika Bergman had 15 for UMM.

Presentation knocked off Crown 73-35

St. Scholastica dropped Bethany Lutheran 78-61

WIAC
Eau Claire beat Platteville 59-51. Boyceville's Brittanni Hakanson led a balanced UWEC with 11. Colby's Liz Tesch had 23 for Platteville.

LaCrosse beat Superior 69-51. Mukwonago's Katy Searing had 22 for LaCrosse.

River Falls beat Oshkosh 61-54

Stout beat Whitewater 65-50. Kingsland's Savannah Oeltjen had 16 for Stout. Beloit Memorial's Tiffany Morton had 15 for Whitewater.

IOWA
Buena Vista beat Wartburg 62-58. Rockwell City-Lytton's Tracy Hartwig had 20 for BV. Rockford IA's Elizabeth Campbell had 17 for Wartburg.

Luther beat Simpson 61-55. Cedar Rapids Washington's Blair Ernst had 16 for Luther. Valley's Carlie Beals had 14 for Simpson.

JUCO
Mesabi Range powered past Central Lakes 71-45

Northland rained on Rainy River 64-48

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Olstad's Shot Drops MSU Moorhead

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D2 REPORTS
NORTH CENTRAL
North Dakota won the confrontation with Augustana 81-62. BGMR's Kierah Kimbrough had a double double with 17 points and 10 boards for UND. Willmar's Alison Adamson and Yankton's Andrea Walsh had 15 for Augustana.

UN Omaha slipped by St. Cloud State 71-70. North St. Paul's Cayla Hargrove had 10 for UNO. Duluth East's Erika Quigley had 29 for SCSU.

South Dakota edged by MSU Mankato 66-63. South Sioux City's Ashley Robinette had 18 for USD. JWP's Heather Johnson and Brookings' Tiffany Moe each had 10 for MSU Mankato.

NORTHERN SUN
Bemidji State rallied from 17 down to beat Wayne State 80-73. Spencer IA's Amy Lawson had 17 for BSU. Grant, NE's Erin McCormick had 16 for WSU.

Concordia St. Paul is now tied for first by beating MSU Moorhead 80-78. Elgin-Millville's Kali Olstad hit the game winner as time expired. St. Croix Lutheran's Amanda Behnke had 29 to lead CSP. BOLD'S Jessica Fesenmaier had 17 for MSU Moorhead.

Mary dropped Upper Iowa in a battle of NSIC newcomers 82-76

Northern State edged Winona State 60-57. Lewiston-Altura's Noelle Hall had 15 for NSU. Chicago Lane Tech's Jamie Majerowicz and Reedsburg's Amanda Reimer each had 11 for WSU.

SW MN State got back in the winning column with a 65-53 win over UM Crookston. Ankeny's Megan Wittkop had 16 for SW MN State. St. Cloud Apollo's Kelsey Van Ackeren had 19 for UMC.

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Braun Ties Rebound Mark

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D1
AMERICA EAST
Hartford beat Maine 66-50. Hopkins' Abby Greene had 5, and Lindsey Hugstad-Vaa had 6 for Maine.

BIG 12
Nebraska stomped Kansas 78-58. Cannon Falls' Cory Montgomery did not score for Nebraska. Sheridan County ND's Rebecca Feickert also did not score.

Iowa State beat Kansas State 73-68. Ballard IA's Allison Lacey had a career best 25 for ISU. West Central's Megan Ronhovde had 5, and Woodbury's Amanda Nisleith did not score for ISU.

BIG EAST
Marquette beat Cincinnati 76-59. Racine St. Catherine's Krystal Ellis had 17 for Marquette.

BIG SKY
Northern Arizona beat Montana State 60-52. Breck's Alyssa Nelson had 4 for MSU.

HORIZON
Butler beat UW Milwaukee 81-74. Menasha's Traci Edwards had 22 for UWM.

Chicago Loyola beat Detroit 78-68. Benilde's Chanica Hall did not score for Detroit.

UW Green Bay beat Wright State 67-53. Luxemburg-Casco's Rachel Porath had 14 for UWGB.

INDEPENDENTS
North Dakota State beat Utah Valley State 71-63. Austin's Lisa Bue had 16 to lead NDSU.

South Dakota State beat Texas Pan American 64-52. St. Peter's Megan Vogel led SDSU with 20.

IVY
Cornell beat Columbia 83-70. Breck's Chelsea Frazier had 13 off the bench for Columbia.

Yale beat Dartmouth 63-56. Hopkins' Kaitlynn Lillemoe did not score for Yale.

Chicago State had a run & gun game with Olivet Nazarene State 118-103

MID AMERICAN
Western Michigan beat Akron 82-58. Detroit Country Day's Carrie Moore lit it up for 36 for WMU. Jordan's Mandy Holzer did not score, and Bloomington Kennedy's Allison Schoff had five for Akron.

Miami Ohio beat Central Michigan 79-70

Northern Illinois beat Buffalo 58-53. Holy Angels' Kristin Wiener had 7 for NIU.

MID-CONTINENT
Western Illinois beat UMKC 50-38. Wayzata's Jowan Ortega had 4, and St. Paul Central's Marta Waalen did not score for UMKC.

Oakland beat Centenary 73-61

Southern Utah beat Valparaiso 56-49. Prior Lake's Tamra Braun had 4, while Mpls North's Krystal Taylor had 5 for Valpo. Braun tied the all time Valpo career rebound mark with 772 in her career.

MISSOURI VALLEY
Drake beat Missouri State 82-76 in overtime. St. Croix Lutheran's Lauren Dybing had 17 for Drake.

Northern Iowa beat Indiana State 69-66. Ottumwa's Jessie Biggs had a career high of 34 for UNI.

Creighton beat Wichita State 72-66. Eastview's Michelle Kaus had 6, and Mpls North's Tyrai Bronson had 3 for Creighton. Mpls North's Daria Frazier had 6 for WSU.

MOUNTAIN WEST
New Mexico beat UNLV 77-56. Roseville's Amy Beggin had 7 for New Mexico.

OHIO VALLEY
Samford beat Austin Peay 68-54. Tartan's Jackie Goetzke did not score for APSU.

WAC
Hawaii beat Utah State 62-57

WEST COAST
Portland beat San Francisco 64-61. Plainview's Anne Graner had 7 for Portland.

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Transfer & Knee Problems

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WISCONSIN REPORT
D1
Sun Prairie roasted Janesville Craig 65-56 in Big 8 action. From the Janesville Gazette.

D2
Luxemburg-Casco used the 3 ball to down Fond du Lac St. Mary's Springs 57-43. plus other recaps in the Fond du Lac Reporter.

D4
In the battle of Lutherans it was Northeast Wisconsin over Sheboygan 51-45. plus more from the Green Bay Press Gazette.

LATE REPORTS
Andrea Smith's 3s helped lift Fond du Lac to a 41-37 win over Kimberly in the FVA. From the Fond du Lac Reporter.

TRANSFER MESS
Here is what is happening in Wisconsin with transfers. On the boys side Milwaukee Pius has had players come in. the current boys coach Joel Claassen was the girls coach when they won 14 state titles and had a 92 game winning streak. There are some AAU/Summer team ties to these transfers. Were kids shopped around to school? Read on in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

KNEE PROBLEMS
Appleton Xavier have had their share of knee injuries. How they have dealt with the injury situation is told in the Appleton Post Crescent. In fact the APC has a whole story on why injuries are occuring more with the female athlete. They also look into the family background and patterns.

POINT PARADE for games of Jan 27, 2007 so far
D1
Justine Hays, Madison Memorial 26 vs Beloit Memorial 44-48
D3
Jessica Kuehlmann, Sheboygan Lutheran 22 vs NEW Lutheran 45-51

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Sioux City North Champions, Kalin 1000

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IOWA REPORT
4A
Sioux City North won the tournament of champions with a 52-40 triumph over Lincoln Southeast. #1 SCN is now 17-1. The Lincoln Journal Star uses the word "overwhelms." Jacqui Kalin became the second SCN player to reach 1000 in the game with 9 points.

POINT PARADE for games of Jan 27, 2007
none yet

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Taylor Made

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SOUTH DAKOTA REPORT
AA
Aberdeen Central speared Spearfish 41-25. From the Aberdeen American News.

A
Redfield rallied to top Doland-Conde by the narrow margin of 50-49. plus other recaps in the Aberdeen American News.

B
Warner stopped Aberdeen Roncalli for their 12th straight win. From the Aberdeen American News.

POINT PARADE for games of Jan 27, 2007
AA
Ellyce Youngren, Brookings 22 vs Rapid City Central 50-32
A
Sami Yellow Fat, McLaughlin 22 vs Todd County 46-48
B
Nicole Taylor, Doland-Conde 28 vs Redfield 49-50
Kristi Ryan, Higmore-Harold 25 vs Iroquois 71-39
Stephanie Hofer, James Valley Christian 22 vs Lake Preston 72-57

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McKay is OK

#1 posting 1.28.2007
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MINNESOTA REPORT
AAAA
The out & about from yesterday was St. Cloud State vs Moorhead in 8AAAA. Now read what the Fargo Forum has to say.

AAA
Little Falls rallied to beat Bemidji 59-55. From the Bemidji Pioneer.

AA
#1 Winona Cotter defeated Holy Family 63-51. It is Cotter's 10th straight win. From the Winona Daily News.

LATE REPORTS
Red Wing beat Hutchinson 60-57 in Missota conference action on Friday. From the Red Wing Republican Eagle and Hutchinson Leader.

Albert Lea dropped Rochester Mayo 60-51. From the Albert Lea Tribune.

On Friday it was St. Cloud Apollo slipping by Little Falls 61-60, plus other contests in the Brainerd Dispatch.

Brainerd's Kayla Huether hit the game winner to beat Sartell 53-51. From the Brainerd Dispatch.

FEATURES
Brittany Miller of Staples-Motley was named athlete of the week in the Brainerd Dispatch.

POINT PARADE for games of Jan 27, 2007
AAAA
Alexandra Moore, St. Paul Johnson 26 vs Duluth East 74-69
A
Colleen McKay, Barnum 31 vs Onamia 66-35
Sarah Hamlin, Lakeview Christian 29 vs Indus 60-41

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Special Report: St. Paul Central/Armstrong

#9 posting 1.27.2007
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SPECIAL REPORT
ST. PAUL CENTRAL 76, ARMSTRONG 36

This was going to be the game I went to at 7:30 tonight, but it was played at 1 pm this afternoon. Luckily I had a good source for this information.

Central led at half 43-19.

SPC was without the services of Ebony Black and Cyonna West.

Armstrong had 35 tunovervs against the SPC pressure defense.

SPC dominated the paint with 28 points compared to 12 for Armstrong.

SPC dominated the 3 line with 10 on the day.

If there was a flaw in the SPC stat category it was the fact they only cashed in at the charity stripe at 54.5% (12/22). They did however go to the line more often than Armstrong (9/15).

SPC's Angel Robinson led the way with 19 points, and added to her steal total with 4. Kiara Buford had 12, and DeAubrey Johnson had 11 for SPC. Nicole Dooher had 14 to lead Armstrong.

I will now go back and back fill the college information.

Next up: tomorrow morning

Out & About: St. Cloud Tech/Moorhead

#7 posting 1.27.2007
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ST. CLOUD TECH tigers 56, MOORHEAD spuds 54

In a key 8AAAA battle for the top seed in the section, St. Cloud Tech edged Moorhead on Terin Euerle's basket on an out of bounds play with 5.8 seconds left in the contest.

Moorhead led early as they established their inside presence with Kassie Hooten. She had four of the first 7 Moorhead points as they led 7-2. SCT went on a 8-0 run to take the lead 10-7. Jordyn Sears had the first five points in the run. SCT was more effective with their possessions, as Moorhead was only able to squeeze one point off as they left 7 points at the line. SCT also took advantage of second chance points as they controlled the offensive boards. SCT had 8 points in the first half on second chancers. The lead hung around six points for most of the rest of the half. Moorhead was able to whittle it down to 21-17 after two free throws by Kelsey Jacobson. SCT pushed it back up to 26-17 for their largest lead in the first half. Hooten ended the scoring with a feed from Jenna Dolence to make it 26-19 at half. Hooten had 7 at half, Sears had 8.

Moorhead came out smoking in the second half scoring 8 of the first 9 times they had possession of the ball. Jacobson nailed a 3 and the run was on. When it was over Moorhead outscored SCT 17-5. Part of the change was a 1/3/1 zone employed by Moorhead. Moorhead grabbed the lead at 15:56 on two free throws by Tricia Vanyo. When the run was over they were up 36-31. Moorhead then went into a five possession drought. SCT figured out the weak spot in the 1/3/1 and started to roll again. They scored 7 of 8 possessions. They took a 46-43 lead on Sears' 3 from the right corner with 7:15 to go. Their full run was 19-7, and they led 50-43 with about four minutes to go. Then it was Moorhead's turn for a run and they converted on five of six possessions. Hooten was doing serious damage in the paint as she had 8 of the 11 points in the 11-4 run. Moorhead never had the lead at this point, but tied it at 52 and 54. Sears missed on a drive with less than 1:30 to go. Moorhead's Vanyo got the rebound. The Spuds worked it around and Vanyo was fouled. She missed both free throws, but Hooten was there for the rebound. She missed and the ball went out of bounds to SCT with 32 seconds left. SCT worked it down and took two time outs at 21 seconds. Sears drove again, but the ball was deflected out of bounds with 8.3 seconds left. On the ensuing out of bounds play Terin Euerle broke hard for the basket from the free throw line and beat her defender. She scored the final points. Moorhead took a time out with 5.8 seconds left. Jacobson was fouled right away, but they were not in the bonus at that point. Moorhead took another time out with 3.1 ticks left. The ball went to Dolence who had a decent look at the 3, but it missed.

NUMBERS EXPLAINED
player, points, possessions, pp100, floor %

ST. CLOUD TECH
STARTERS
Jordyn Sears 20, 17, 117.6, .588 quick, good stroke, 3 range, able to use left hand in traffic. moves well without the ball. has a nice cross over and other deceptive moves with the ball. RF: size
Erin Foley 2, 5, 40.0, .200 point guard. did her job defensively on Jacobson. nice positioning. Her name won't be high on the D Wraps, but her defense was more of the denial/frustrating sort.
Micki Seibring 5, 5, 100.0, .400 made a shot from the left wing. also drove and was fouled.
Alyssa Heine 4, 5, 80.0, .400 strong. rebounds. steady.
Terin Euerle 12, 14, 85.7, .429 Had a strong second half with 10 points including the game winner. decent pull up jumper. went coast to coast with d rebound to score. scored off the drive. RF: picked up an offensive foul by lowering shoulder.
BENCH
Kristin Johnson 4, 3, 133.3, .667 big post. decent hands and touch. RF: foot speed up and down the floor, quickness, and positioning on defense, fouled out.
Ali Korf 6, 9, 66.7, .333 has speed, knocked ball from behind in a transition situation saving a lay up. RF: on ballhandling elbow too far away from body. also vision needs iimproving.
Hannah Zwiener 3, 2, 150.0, .500
Bench 0, 1, 0.0, .000 got the technical foul when SCT had possession.

MOORHEAD
STARTERS
Kelsey Jacobson 12, 17, 70.6, .294 was at the point guard slot most of the day. 3 point specialist. their best shooter. RF: more of a "2", needs to develop a left hand on ball handling.
Tricia Vanyo 5, 7, 71.4, .429 scored on a drive. RF: foot speed. close out off balance.
Jenna Dolence 4, 5, 80.0, .400 RF: no block out on the weak side, too tight and was beat by Euerle on the game winner.
Gina Jaroszewski 9, 10, 90.0, .500 the "4" scored in the paint. RF: needs to be more physical. doesn't seal well on offense. too tight to the weak side on defense.
Kassie Hooten 21, 20, 105.0, .550 offensive minded. hooks defenders to free herself for shot. RF: took a shot in the first half just inside the 3 line. only 3 defensive wraps? and they were all in the first half. She needs to put the same energy into getting defensive rebounds.
BENCH
Sarah Peterson 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Sabrina Sam 3, 2, 150.0, .667
Amanda Maddox 0, 0, 0.0, .000

TRENCH PLAYER
Jordyn Sears

BY THE NUMBERS
St. Cloud Tech 56, 61, 91.8, .443
Moorhead 54, 62, 87.1, .435
made 3s: SCT 4, Moorhead 3
made fts: Moorhead 13, SCT 7
bench: St. Cloud Tech 13, Moorhead 3
Both teams were better in the second half. SCT's pp100s went from 78.9 to 107.1; while Moorhead's jumped from 59.4 to 120.7. Moorhead allowed 11 more second chance points including the last four in the second half. A total of 19 points because of failures to block out or not being aggressive on loose ball situations. SCT's man defense limited Moorhead and forced them to do things they may not have wanted. Moorhead did however get it inside to Hooten quite often. But the rest of the time they were working by themselves it seemed. Their offense more of a penetrate and dish.

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
d rebounds, steals, forced turnovers, and blocks leading to offensive possessions
ST. CLOUD TECH
Alyssa Heine 6
Erin Foley 6
Terin Euerle 5
Ali Korf 3
Jordyn Sears 2
Kristin Johnson 1
Hannah Zwiener 1
Micki Seibring 1
totals: 25

MOORHEAD
Gina Jaroszewski 6.5
Jenna Dolence 6
Kelsey Jacobson 4.5
Tricia Vanyo 4
Kassie Hooten 3
Sabrina Sam 2
Amanda Maddux 1
totals: 27

Next up: tomorrow morning. I was going to go the St. Paul Central/Armstrong game, but that game was played in the afternoon. On the schedule I received it was to be played at 7:30 tonight

Roysland's Shoulder, UMAC Action

#7 posting 1.27.2007
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
Kelly Roysland of the Gophers suffered a shoulder injury and will be out from 2-4 weeks. From the StarTribune.
Here is hoping for a speedy recovery.

D2
Bemidji State dropped SW MN State 80-68. Red Lake Falls' Heidi Matzke had 26 for BSU. Oostburg, WI's Kady Telschow had 21 for SW MN State.

Wayne State kept UM Crookston in the hole 84-44. Omaha Westside's Lauren Gustafson had 19 for WSU. St. Cloud Apollo's Kelsey Van Ackeren had 13 for UMC.

D3
UMAC
UM Morris ruled Crown 68-28. Superior, WI's Annika Bergman had 14 for UMM.

Northland upset Bethany Lutheran 81-78. Crosby-Ironton's Chelsea Lundgren led Northland with 21.

Presentation stopped Northwestern MN 63-60 Edmunds Central SD's Holly Novstrup had 22 for Presentation. Rib Lake WI's Aimee Lind had 20 for NW.

St. Scholastica bumped off Martin Luther 64-48. Marshall's Kirsten Haukom had 14 for St. Scholastica.

NAIA
#10 Mayville State defeated Dickinson State 81-68. Michelle Halvorson (Red Lake County Central HS) scored a game high 16 points for the Comets. The Comets improve to 15-7 on the season and 6-2 in the DAC. They will play #17 Minot State Saturday afternoon

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