Thursday, April 19, 2007

McCallie Bolts; UWGB Options, UMD Hires

#6 posting 4.19.2007
your daily dose of girls basketball news & information

COLLEGE REPORTS

SIGNINGS
Meghan Nelson, Sioux Falls Roosevelt will be headed to Mount Marty. Nelson averaged 7 ppg. From the Yankton Press & Dakotan.
Carly Hanson, West Des Moines Valley will be headed to Briar Cliff. From the Des Moines Register.

COACHING NEWS
D1
Joanne P. McCallie calls Duke her "dream job," as the Michigan State coach leaves. From the Grand Rapids Press. Drew Sharp of the Detroit Free Press writes on lack of loyalty. Also the Free Press looks back at the McCallie era. The Detroit News states her image is tarnished. Will Cetera Washington of Kalamazoo Central stay or go? from the Kalamazoo Gazette. Also the campus paper the State News looks back at "Coach P."

Marquette's Terri Mitchell was passed over for the Duke Job which went to Michigan State's Joanne McCallie. Mitchell's name also has come up for Penn State and Michigan State. From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

UW Green Bay has thrown around names including John Barnes of Michigan Tech, Aaron Johnston of South Dakota State; and Marsha Freese of Illinois; not to mention Kathi Bennett, former Indiana coach. From the Green Bay Press Gazette.

Central Michigan has a dose of excitement now that Sue Guevara is coaching. From the Mount Pleasant Morning Sun.

D2
UM Duluth has chosen Tanya Bauer Nash as their new coach. She was an assistant the last four years at Santa Clara. She replaces interim coach David Stromme. There is also a video of Nash in her playing days at UW Eau Claire from WEAU.

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Next up: the final two games of the Menomonie tournament.