Allums' Defense, Big 9 Scramble, Once Upon a Time

#1 posting 2.12.2008
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MINNESOTA REPORTS
final edition
DEFENSIVE AWARD
The St. Paul Pioneer Press has named Kiara Allums of Centennial defensive player of the year. Even I get quoted about Allums in the list of players that received votes.

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Owatonna beat Rochester JM to scramble the Big 9 race 54-45. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

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Austin beat Winona 65-38. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

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#1 Crookston survived DGF 78-75 in overtime. From the Fargo Forum.

#2 Albany beat #3 Eden Valley-Watkins 90-78 as I reported in the Out & About last night. Now you get the version in the St. Cloud Times plus other results.

New London-Spicer beat Morris 75-48 plus other results in the West Central Tribune.

Waterville-Elysian-Morristown beat Mankato Loyola 46-40. From the Mankato Free Press.

Winona Cotter beat Kasson-Mantorville 57-40. From the Winona Daily News.

They were able to play the game yesterday in Spring Valley and Kingsland beat Southland 69-52. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Fairmont beat United South Central 75-46. From the Fairmont Sentinel.

MN Valley Lutheran beat Waseca 72-46. From the New Ulm Journal.

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Murray County Central beat Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin 80-32. From the Marshall Independent and Worthington Daily Globe.

Spring Grove beat Lanesboro 77-65, plus other results in the Winona Daily News.

Lincoln HI/Lake Benton beat Hills-Beaver Creek 43-35. from the Marshall Independent.

Ellsworth beat SW MN Christian 57-50, plus other results from the Worthington Daily Globe.

ONCE UPON A TIME....
I was the boys coach at Ellsworth, MN (1983-87). Last year they were state champs. This year Cody Schilling is on pace to break the all time boys scoring mark. John Millea of the Star Tribune gives a look at life in Ellsworth and the Schilling impact. I know plenty of the names in that article.

POINT PARADE
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Kiara Strickland, Mpls Roosevelt 32 vs Breck 103-51
Hannah Linz, Eden Valley-Watkins 30 vs Albany 90-78
Jessie Larson, Mesabi East 27 vs Deer River 70-89
Jennie Noreen, Albany 26 vs Eden Valley-Watkins 78-90
Sydney Epema, Crookston 25 vs DGF 78-75 OT
Jennifer Lopez, DGF 25 vs Crookston 75-78 OT
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Sari Noga, Parkers Prairie 35 vs Bertha-Hewitt 68-50
Tomi McDonald, Ely 29 vs Cook 57-49
Amber Bloom, Carlton 28 vs Isle 63-54
Jenny Noordmans, Hancock 26 vs Brandon-Evansville 58-44
Katherine Michalski, Silver Bay 26 vs Lakeview Christian 66-59
Sarah Hamlin, Lakeview Christian 25 vs Silver Bay 59-66

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