Grab Bag: Colorado State, Wichita State Change, Central MN All Conference

#4 posting 3.26.2008
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GRAB BAG:
SIGNINGS
Antoinette Brown of Detroit Northwestern and Schoolcraft CC, Livonia, MI has signed with Tulsa. She is the 2nd CC player from Michigan to go off to a D1 school in the 2008 year.

Jessica Racine of Ishpeming Westwood is headed to Michigan Tech. Racine was named ABC girls basketball player of the year in the UP in Michigan

Jenna Bolstad of Miles Community College has signed with Black Hills State. From the Rapid City Journal.

TRANSFER
Liz Grider of Chaska is transferring from SW MN State to Briar Cliff. From the Marshall Independent.

COACHING NEWS
Jen Warden will be replaced as women's basketball coach at Colorado State by Kristen Holt. The Denver Post, and Fort Collins Coloradoan and have more.

Jody Adams has been named head women's basketball coach at Wichita State. Adams was an assistant at Minnesota once upon a time.

Jon Lorenzoni has retired at North Central high school in Michigan. He was 31-34 in three years. From the Escanaba Daily Press.

The hole in the heart has been filled at Michigan. From the Ann Arbor News.

ALL AREA
KDUZ/KARP radio in Hutchinson has released their all area team.

The New Ulm Journal has named their All Area team and Abby Busch of GFW is their player of the year, plus the rest of their team.

ALL CONFERENCE
The Central Minnesota have released their All Conference squad
1st Team
Name Grade School
Hannah Linz Junior Eden Valley – Watkins
Amber Junker Senior Eden Valley – Watkins
Ellen Becker Junior Eden Valley - Watkins
Katie Pettit Junior HLWW
Brittany Drew Senior HLWW
Ellie Wessling Sophomore HLWW
Emily Roelike Junior BBE
Heidi Lensing Junior BBE
Katie Nelson Senior Holdingford
Katie Kimman Senior Pierz
Gabrielle Boser Junior Pierz
Rikki Skafte Senior Rockford
Andrea Rachel Senior Maple Lake
2nd Team
Name Grade School
Justine Hilsgen Junior Eden Valley - Watkins
Kelley Theis Senior Eden Valley - Watkins
Christina Gruenhagen Junior HLWW
Kaari Jensen Senior Pierz
Missy Montbriand Senior BBE
Linsdsey Goodwin Senior BBE
Molly Schaufler Senior Maple Lake
Brittnay Simmons Senior Kimball
Kelsey Lofstedt Sophomore Rockford
Nicole Berscheid Sophomore Holdingford
Marie Kierzak Junior Holdingford
Player of the Year: Hannah Linz, Junior, Eden Valley-Watkins
Coach of the Year: Jason Kuehn, HLWW
Final Standings
Team Wins Losses
Eden Valley – Watkins 14-0
HLWW 11-3
BBE 9-5
Pierz 8-6
Holdingford 7- 7
Maple Lake 5-9
Rockford 2-12
Kimball 0-14

D2 ALL AMERICAN
North Dakota's Kierah Kimbrough (BGMR) was named to the D2 All American team. Ashley Langen (Kittson Central) was named honorable mention.
Amanda Behnke and Katie LaViolette of Concordia St. Paul were also honorable mentions.

D3 ALL AMERICAN
UW Whitewater's Tiffany Morton (Beloit Memorial) was named to the D3 Hoops 4th team All American list. From the Beloit Daily News.

AAU
SuperHoops is an AAU program up in Superior. they will meet at Superior on April 1st. From the Superior Daily Telegram.

ALL STAR GAME
On Sunday March 30 at Tipton the Big East will face the Eastern Iowa Hawkeye conference. From the West Branch Times.

SEASON REVIEW
In Michigan, Carson City-Crystal's season is reviewed in the Greenville Daily News.

next up: Tomorrow morning.