State Polls, California Dreaming, Missing Court

#2 posting 12.27.2007
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STATE POLLS
MaxPreps has updated their state polls and national poll. Here are the top teams
Iowa--Ballard. They don't have the loss to Cedar Rapids Washington on their results however.
Michigan---Detroit Community
Minnesota---Minneapolis South. I have seen 8 of their top 10 teams, 15 of the top 25. That will change after this week with two more teams to be seen.
North Dakota---Bismarck
South Dakota---Sioux Falls Washington
Wisconsin---Oostburg

In the national rankings
Mpls South is now #10 in the country.
Centennial is #15
Detroit Community is #23
Grosse Pointe North, MI is #24.
Ballard is #39
Linn-Mar, IA is #49
Sioux City North is #52
St. Paul Central is #63
Eastview is #65
East Lansing, MI is #81
So Minnesota has 4 teams in this top 10, Michigan 3, Iowa 3


OFF TO CALIFORNIA
Janesville Parker, WI is off to San Diego for the Surf N Slam Hoop Classic. From the Janesville Gazette.

POLICE BLOTTER
A former Mukwonago, WI assistant girls basketball missed his court appearance date and now a warrant is out for his arrest. From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

COLLEGE REPORT
Ally Thrall of Creighton (Dowling Catholic, IA) has been named scholar/athlete of the week in the Missouri Valley.

Next up: Later, Way Later tonight. Think midnight or later. I am off to Rochester for the rotary tournament. My reports are going to be briefer, but the number crunching will be there. I will need to digest 4 games a day, and need to keep up.