Battle of the Programs, Mpls Preview

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BATTLE OF THE PROGRAMS/OKTOBERFEST
If you want to see the best up and coming prospects during the NCAA period this weekend you need to be at the USJN event in Schaumburg, IL. There are 20 teams in the Battle of the Programs, and 32 teams for Oktoberfest.
The Minnesota Suns along with the Wisconsin Viking Club will be there along with WI Playground, and the WI Lady Stars. Here is the schedule of the USJN event.

PREVIEW
The Minnesota Fury has their Minneapolis City preview up today.

2008 AAU ROSTER
The Minnesota Metro Stars Black roster for the 2008 team will consist of the following players: Molly Duehn (Burnsville 2010), Kara Elofson (Hopkins 2009), Tina Fisher (Cottage Grove 2009), Chelsea Garcia (Hopkins 2009), Alyssa Marschner (Armstrong 2010), Sam Mehr (Eastview 2009), Rachael Moen (Burnsville 2010), Lizzi Naumann (Totino Grace 2009), Kirstee Rotty (Farmington 2009), Brianna Tisch (Chaska 2010).

The head coach of the Black squad will be Metro Stars program director Andy Meinhardt (Bloomington Jefferson). Metro Stars Black hopes to defend the back-to-back-to-back state championships (12U-15U) at the 16U-HSE level next spring before heading off to elite exposure events around the country next summer.

More information about the Metro Stars program can be found at www.mnmetrostars.com

EXHIBITION
Concordia St. Paul will travel to Marquette this fall to play in an Exhibition game on November 3.

INJURIES/RECOVERIES
Jessica Kielpinski (Mandan) has been practicing after sitting out three weeks of preseason workouts at New Mexico due to a car accident. From the Bismarck Tribune.

Black Hills State guard Tiffany Thomas, Laurel, Montana, is out for the season due to an ACL injury. From the Black Hills Pioneer.

COACHING NEWS
Shane Piatz has been hired as the girls basketball coach at Kindred, ND. Piatz coached the boys at Sargent Central from 1997-2003. From the Fargo Forum at the bottom of the Eric Peterson column.

Ted Standing Soldier, Jr. is the new Little Wound, SD girls basketball coach replacing Mary Tobacco. Found in the Rapid City Journal article about celebrations & awards.

Flint Central is now open that Thomas Tucker has left the girls and headed to Flint Northern to coach the boys. From the Flint Journal.

Deep in the Dan Manoyan column in the Milwaukee Journal you will see coaching moves at UW Milwaukee and Marquette. Lindsay Bronson has been promoted as the new assistant at UW Milwaukee with Brenna Rollie taking on the video coordinator role.
Carolyn Kieger (Roseville) has been named director of basketball operations at Marquette, as has been mentioned before, and Jasmine McCullough is the assistant director.

Thanks to the readers for the help. If you have news, go to my profile and email me.

Next up: later today with the Hill-Murray vs Edina Fall League contest.