1000, 600, 500, Resignation & a Death

#1 posting 11.27.2007
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MINNESOTA REPORTS
LAST NIGHT
AA
Kimball, if you didn't read last night's out & about, beat Swanville 83-29. From the St. Cloud Times.

Minneota beat Wabasso 56-40. From the Marshall Independent.

SW Star went to Harris-Lake Park, IA for a 72-29 win. Also, in another cross state game, Central Lyon, IA beat Hills-Beaver Creek 72-34. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

MILESTONE
Georgie Jones of St. Paul Central scored her 1000th point early in the first half against Centennial on Saturday. She now has 1011.

LATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS
Eden Valley-Watkins won the Norwood-Young America tournament with ease over the weekend. They beat Mpls Henry 79-16 in the semis and host NYA in the finals 70-29. From the Litchfield Independent Review.

River Falls, WI beat host Red Wing in the finals of the Red Wing tournament on Saturday 60-46. From the Red Wing Republican Eagle.

In other RW area action Lake City picked up a win over Wabasha-Kellogg, while Goodhue, who was ranked in class A, fell to host Dover-Eyota in their tournament. From the RWRE.

Hayfield won the JWP tournament with a 37-20 win over Hiawatha Valley rival Kasson-Mantorville. From the Roch. Post Bulletin.

ALL TOURNAMENT
Byron Tournament
Emily Greiner, Kingsland
Emily Eberle, Kingsland
Corbin Carlson, Kingsland
Jill Storlie, Byron
Brooke Scharn, Sioux Central, IA
Emily Nelson, St. Charles

Hamline East
Nicole Drangstveit, Andover
Chaundera Riley, Mpls North
Molly Geske, Cretin-Derham Hall
Carolyn Dienhart, Cretin-Derham Hall
Hanna Muegge, Hopkins
Kara Elofson, Hopkins---MVP

Hamline West
Lizzi Naumann, Totino-Grace
Megan Eul, Rosemount
Kiara Buford, St. Paul Central
Theairra Taylor, St. Paul Central
Kiara Allums, Centennial
Megan Nipe, Centennial---MVP

PREVIEWS
The St. Cloud Times has a preview of the upcoming year with a look at area teams including Albany, Becker, Eden Valley-Watkins and St. Cloud Tech.

Winona will rely on defense this year according to the Winona Daily News.

Mankato Loyola is previewed in the Mankato Free Press.

Fairmont is previewed by the Fairmont Sentinel.

COACHING NEWS
Q&A
Rochester Lourdes coach Myron Glass has a Q&A with the Rochester Post Bulletin. Glass will be looking for career win #600 this season.

#500 IN SIGHT
Chisholm coach Mike Ciochetto is one away from #500. From the Duluth News Tribune.

NEW
Brad Walter is the new coach at Lyle-Pacelli. From the RPB

RESIGNATION
Angela Heitmann resigned as girls basketball coach at Zumbrota-Mazeppa on Nov. 20, three days before the ZM tournament. Jared Andring will be the new coach. From the Red Wing Republican Eagle.

DEATH
Former Meadow Creek girls basketball coach and current athletic director Brian Budish died last Tuesday from lung cancer.

SATURDAY'S BIG EVENT
The Fergus Falls Daily Journal is already looking forward to the Breakdown's Tip Off event on Saturday.

JORDANAIRES
Brittany Chambers and Leah Dietel of Jordan are both listed in the top 100 of the MN Basketball News. From the Jordan Independent.

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