The Fall Week That Was: The End

#6 posting 11.10.2007
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THE WEEK THAT WAS: The end of Fall
Here is the brief summary for the end of fall ball. I now there are games tomorrow, but this is my last Fall Week That Was.
I know fall ball is experimental, a time to test or fine tune things for the winter season. But somehow it all feels artificial. The clock runs even during dead balls. Players sit when during the winter they wouldn't. Players play when in the winter they won't. Players are there, but I get the feeling they aren't fully there. They have other sports and other activities that demand their time. This is a part time league. I can't stand the uniforms. However it did allow me to see some new talent, talent that should make a splash at the start of the fall season. It also gives me the opportunity to see the usual suspects and check their progress.

If you look at the three seasons Winter is my favorite with one game a day, natural rivalries in conferences, real refs, bands--periodically, and fans filling arenas; Spring/Summer--AAU has its obvious appeal in seeing the best against the best throughout the region. And Fall is toward at the end.

TEAM OF THE WEEK
Rochester Lourdes was unranked most of last year and they were in unfamiliar territory in the Hiawatha Valley Gold conference. This year they are going to be looking to return to the top perch. The race will be a battle, but they have a good nucleus with post player Laura Melquist and perimeter players that are aggressive and quick. They put out the Holy Family Fire last Sunday.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Brittnye McSparron is the motor that drives Eastview. Quick, a slasher, deadly at the line, this point guard is a blur of action. She was able to get to the hole with a quick first step on Sunday. When Eden Prairie held the lead, she had a steady hand in the comeback. Her game is maturing.

FIRST TEAM
Brittnye McSparron, Eastview
Laura Melquist, Rochester Lourdes
Claire Rieder, Rochester Lourdes
Addy Stepaniak, Holy Family
Lauren Wittman, Eden Prairie

DEFENSIVE TEAM
Becca Friestleben, Holy Family
Mishawana Lindsey, Rochester Century
Laura Melquist, Rochester Lourdes
Claire Rieder, Rochester Lourdes
Michelle Tobin, Eden Prairie (captain)

PAST WINNERS
Team....player of the week.....defensive wrap player of the week.
6 Princeton....Alex Crapser, Becker.....Taylor Voss, Albany
5 Mpls South…..Gabby Roberts, Mpls South…..Cassie Rochel, Lakeville North
4 Barnum Gold……Kayla Hulsebus, Suns (St. Croix Lutheran)…..Tori Rule, Midtown Lady Monarchs (DeLaSalle)
3 Centennial White....Jenna Lillemoe, Hopkins....Micah Sater, Centennial White
2 Spartans (MN Stars Showcase)..... Cassie Rochel, Spartans (Lakeville South).....Cassie Rochel
1 St. Paul Central......Megan Howard, St. Paul Central..... Megan Howard

POLL
Since the Breakdown doesn’t have standings or results from previous games, it makes it difficult to track results, especially if I am not there. So I am only going to list the teams that
#1. are above 80 pp100 in the games I have seen in the Breakdown divisions, and
#2 are above .400 floor %.
That will limit the number to only three teams
1 Mpls South
2 Chaska
3 Princeton

TOMORROW
The Northern Lynx plays Princeton with two big future Gophers battling with Amber Dvorak vs Katie Loberg. Game time at 2 pm.
Rogers plays Becker tomorrow at 3 pm

Tomorrow is the last fall game. I will go out one more time, but this is the last fall week report.
Monday the real action starts. I will have special reports from a variety of sources after my general news of the day on Monday.

Next up: tomorrow morning.