Friday, January 11, 2008

Grab Bag: polls, Transfers, Video, 1000 x 4, Fans

#10 posting 1.11.2008
your daily dose of girls basketball news & information

TRANSFER
Chris Spencer, formerly of Wisconsin, will now be attending UC Santa Barbara. Spencer is from Traverse City West, MI. From the Capital Times.

INJURY
Lulu Seelye of Deer River is out for the year due to an ACL

POLLS
Twice a week MaxPreps has their state polls updated. Here is the latest
Iowa: Davenport Assumption
Michigan: Rochester
Minnesota: Centennial
North Dakota: Bismarck
South Dakota: Sioux Falls Washington
Wisconsin: Milwaukee King

Here is the MaxPreps Thursday Nationwide poll with area teams
1. Centennial MN #10
2. Minneapolis South, MN #22
3. Rochester, MI #35
4. Grosse Pointe North, MI #38
5. Eastview, MN #47
6. Detroit Community, MI #56
7. Davenport Assumption, IA #58
8. St. Paul Central, MN #63
9. Linn-Mar, IA #65
10. Park-Cottage Grove, MN #77
Minnesota has 5 of the area top 10, Michigan 3, Iowa 2

TEAM OF THE WEEK
The Lynx released their teams of the week on Tuesday:
AAAA Centennial
AAA Sartell-St. Stephen
AA Jordan
A Fulda

VIDEO
Julianne Mitchell of Edison was the feature in a KARE 11 TV report this week. you can watch the report.

1000
Adrea Holler of Eagan, recent member of the 1000 point club, didn't play against Kennedy due to a concussion. From the This week paper.

Sara Hamlin of Lakeview Christian crossed over to the 1000 point club in a 61-49 loss to Silver Bay on Saturday. From the Lake Country News Chronicle.

Megan Van Tatenhove of Oostburg, WI reached 1000 points on Tuesday with 23 points in a 65-49 win over Howard's Grove. From the Sheboygan Press.

Taylor Wurtz of Ripon, WI scored her 1000th point in a win over Fox Valley Lutheran. She had 35 of the night. From the Fond du Lac Reporter.

CHANGING FAN BASE
Larry Peterson of the Creston News Advertiser looks at the changing nature of high school fan base and the communities involved.

LATE GAMES
MICHIGAN: Dowagiac beat #10 Gull Lake 57-54. From the Dowagiac Daily News.

Pittsford beat #7 Jackson Christian 58-55. From the Jackson Citizen Patriot.

WISCONSIN: Beaver Dam beat Watertown 43-37. That snapped Watertown's 10 game streak over BD. From the Beaver Dam Daily Citizen and Watertown Daily Times.

Next up: Later today, not as late as Tuesday (make that Wednesday AM), but later than last night as I go on my quest to knock more teams off my to-d0 list.