Two Coaching Hires; More Lynx Scrimmages

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COACHING NEWS
Charlita Williamson, former South assistant, has accepted the head coaching position at Edison. She is currently the head track coach at Edison and also runs the Lady Bobcats AAU Basketball team.

Tim Williams former Edison women's asst. (Washburn/Moorhead St. Grad.) is among those in the running for the vacant Roosevelt job according to sources.

Maury Kuehl, interim coach at Westbrook-Walnut Grove the last half of last year, will be recommended to be the head coach. The hiring will be finalized on May 21. Kuehl will be the fourth coach in five years.

ANOTHER LYNX SCRIMMAGE
The Lynx are holding a scrimmage at St. Paul Central on Thursday, May 10 doors open at 5:30. Scrimmage from 6-8 pm. Free admission, but a $2 donation (or more) would go to the Central program. I already had the Lynx scrimmage information about the Champlin Park event on the 15th.
Here is their press release.
Minnesota Lynx to Host Open Practices in
St. Paul & Champlin Park
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Lynx will host two open practices
later this month to give fans in the Twin Cities an opportunity to see the
players and coaches. It will also be the fans' first introduction to five new
players, led by first-round draft picks Lindsey Harding and Noelle Quinn, that
are expected to jumpstart an electrifying new era in the team's history.

The Lynx will practice at St. Paul Central High School on Thursday, May 10
from 6-8 p.m. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. St. Paul Central High School is
located at 275 North Lexington Parkway, Saint Paul, Minn. On Tuesday, May
15, the Lynx will hold practice at Champlin Park High School from 6-8 p.m.
Doors at Entrance 5 will open at 5:30 p.m. Champlin Park High School is
located at 6025 109th Avenue NE, Champlin, Minn.

The first 100 fans in attendance at each practice will be able to meet the
players during a 30-minute post-practice autograph session. A $2 donation
will be collected to benefit the girls basketball teams at both schools.

"We are excited to be able to reach out to both communities," Lynx coach
Don Zierden said. "Both practice sessions will give the fans a chance to
meet the players and the coaching staff before the season begins on May 19
against the Indiana Fever. Hopefully, we will be able to give them a taste of
what we hope will be an exciting season in Minnesota."

The Lynx will open their preseason against the San Antonio Silver Stars at
Charles Koch Arena at Wichita State University on May 5th at 7 p.m.
Minnesota will also host the Los Angeles Sparks in Seimone Augustus'
return to LSU at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on May 13 at 4 p.m.

The Lynx will open the 2007 season at the Indiana Fever on May 19 and will
play their home opener on Sunday, May 20, at 6 p.m. against the
Sacramento Monarchs at the Target Center.

Season ticket plans and mini-plans are on sale now and can be reserved
calling a Lynx Season Ticket Sales Representative at 612-673-8400 or by
visiting www.lynxbasketball.com.

Today AAU Action takes place on two fronts: Skyview MS in Oakdale for the older teams, and the younger teams will be at Bloomington Kennedy with their State Qualifier.
The MYAS has a host of sites and events.

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