Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Upcoming Girls Basketball Tournaments This Weekend

#1 posting 7.11.2007
your daily dose of girls basketball news & information

SHOWTIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Six Minnesota teams will play in Atlanta event.
In the sponsored division: NC Heat (d); MN Stars Hested (c)
In the Select division: MN Stars Antl (a); MN Stars Mark (b); MN Stars Bruce (c); MN Suns (d)

TOP TEN ALL AMERICAN CAMP
This really has 160 players in the camp, not ten. This also will be in Atlanta on July 15. Five NC Heat players will be headed to that camp: Ephesia Holmes, Tayler Hill, Megan Nipe, Annie Berner and Katya Leick.

MISS BASKETBALL SHOWCASE
This tournament kicks off tomorrow in Kearney. Here is all the information you will need. Iowa will have 7 teams, Minnesota 6, SD 3, ND 3, and Wisconsin 2.

SUMMER SHOWCASE
Here is the Nike Summer Showcase in Chicago. I mentioned this earlier in the week.

12U AAU LEFTOVERS
What does it take to run the tournament? Ben Boldt, Event Operations Manager for the Rochester Amateur Sports Commission, has a Q&A with the Rochester Post Bulletin.

MID AMERICAN LEFTOVERS
The Lady Monarchs 13U team played two levels up in the 15U level. In their last game against the Wisconsin Force, the Monarchs trailed by 21 points in the second half and made a comeback winning by 4. The Lady Monarchs went 4-1 in the tournament. Their only loss was to the eventual champions the Omaha Crusaders. The Monarchs beat Prairie Bison Hoopsters, South Dakota Thunder Heat, Pride Youth and the Wisconsin Force.

END OF THE TRAIL LEFTOVERS
Jackie Voigt, North Tartan Larson, and Katelin Oney, IBCA Select I were named MVPs of their teams in the End of the Trail Tournament in Oregon.
Making the all tournament team for NTL: Jenny Gilbertson and Kamille Wahlin.

Thanks to the readers for the great help. Go to my profile to email me your news.

Next up: more state news. college reports and later today the semifinals between MN Stars Hested and ECI West Gold.