Hansen 1000; PEM Upsets Chatfield

#1 posting 2.27.2007
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MINNESOTA REPORTS
If you didn't know I was in Rochester watching three games last night.
AAAA
1: Defending section champ Rochester Mayo, however, did come up to the metro to play Hastings, but it was Hastings victorious 53-34. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

AA
1West: One game I didn't get to was the Rochester Lourdes 48-37 win over Kasson-Mantorville. From the Rochester Post-Bulletin.
The Kingsland/Pine Island game (see my out & about) leads this portion of the Rochester Post Bulletin.
1East: There was one upset with #6 seed Plainview-Elgin-Millville bumping off #3 Chatfield in a make up game from Saturday. This game and the rest of the 1AA action in the Rochester Post Bulletin.
#1 Winona Cotter played much more sharply in a 60-30 win over LaCrescent. From the Winona Daily News.

A
1 West & East: #1 west Goodhue's 72-49 win over Medford leads this coverage. Again from the Rochester Post Bulletin.
Rushford-Peterson's 61-28 win over Fillmore Central (also done in the out & abouts last night)gets the once over in the Winona Daily News.
Lanesboro 69-46 win over Spring Grove leads the recaps in the WDN.

3 North: Dawson-Boyd survived a scare from Renville County West 44-43. Also #1 RTR advanced with a 71-59 win over Lincoln HI/Lake Benton. Minneota and Lakeview also advanced with wins over Central Christian 71-41 and Red Rock 59-38 respectively. All from the Marshall Independent.
3 South: Fulda will meet Edgerton after a 68-33 win over Hills-Beaver Creek. Edgerton downed Ellsworth 64-51. From the Worthington Daily Globe. #1 seed SW Star survived SW MN Christian 59-50 and Murray County Central upset #4 Adrian 78-62. From the WDG.

REGULAR SEASON
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa downed Upsala 68-59. In the contest BBE's April Hansen reached the 1000 point mark with 19. plus other recaps in the West Central Tribune.

SECTION PREVIEWS
The StarTribune looks at the Metro sections and what could happen.

Duluth East is the focus of the Duluth News Tribune's post season outlook.

Moorhead's Kelsey Jacobson has an article on her shooting (500 shots a day) and post season hopes. From the Fargo Forum.

FEATURE
If you want to know what ever happened to former Fergus Falls Coach Denny Hanson, don't wonder anymore. He went to Arizona coached a team in Fountain Hills and has since retired again. More in the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.

Carl Crawford and Judy Klun coach at Duluth Marshall and Ely and both lost their spouses before the start of the season. Their story in the Duluth News Tribune.

POINT PARADE for games of Feb 26, 2007
AA
Chantel Laplante, Chatfield 25 vs PEM 50-57
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Brittney Lodermeier, Goodhue 25 vs Medford 72-49

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