#8 posting 2.12.2008
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THINK PINK
The Minnesota Lynx will be paying a visit to Columbia Heights High School on Tuesday for the girls basketball game against Chisago Lakes. The visit is intended to support the Hylanders' Breast Cancer Awareness Night.
The Women's Basketball Coaches Association is currently running its "Think Pink Week" through the end of this week at more than 600 NCAA women's basketball games. The WBCA's "Think Pink" initiative is a global, unified effort for the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's (WBCA) nation of coaches to assist in raising breast cancer awareness on the court, across campuses, in communities and beyond.
Also, for twelve years, the WNBA's Breast Health Awareness program has focused on generating awareness and educating women about breast cancer in addition to raising funds for the initiative. The WNBA and its teams have raised more than $2 million to aid in the fight against breast cancer.
The Hylanders of Columbia Heights High School will be hosting this event in their efforts to help in the fight against breast cancer.
--On a personal note--my mom had breast cancer and is a 27 year survivor, so this issue is pretty close to home.
In one think pink college game yesterday many were seeing red.
AAU TOURNAMENT
The MN Comets will be hosting a tournament April 12th and 13th. Last year featured girls teams from 43 Hoops, Gym Rats, Comets, ECI, Northern Lites, Northern Stars. This year we are hoping to attract more of the metro teams as well.
All games are played at the air conditioned Whitney Center in St. Cloud
Here is who to contact for more information on the event.
FEATURES
Kate Thompson of Wayzata is featured on KSTP--there is video.
Eastview & Brittnye McSperron are featured in the StarTribune.
Centennial and their Guards Kayla Blom and Emily Becken are also featured in the StarTribune.
NCAA TOURNAMENT
The Iowa Hawkeyes will host the first and second round NCAA tournament in 2009.
AWARDS
North Dakota State's Lisa Bue (Austin) picked up her 3rd Summit Player of the week award.
High school Awards are already being handed out in Iowa.
Here is the Big East All Conference List
LATE RESULTS
The Red Wing Republican Eagle has late Saturday Results.
In North Dakota both #1 & #2 seeds fell in District 7. From the Jamestown Sun.
Next up: Later tonight with another Out & About