Grab Bag: Q&A, Fans, Refs, & Police, Cole Verbal

#9 posting 3.4.2008
your daily dose of girls basketball news & information

GRAB BAG
There are no games scheduled today in Minnesota because the schedule makers were trying to avoid the traditional caucus day. Instead the politicians pulled a fast one and moved the caucus up to "Super Duper" Tuesday. That is the reason for the empty date.

Q&A
Leah Dietel of Jordan and Tyisha Smith of Mpls South have Q&A sessions with the StarTribune.

TIME CHANGE
The 1A final on Thursday has been moved from 6:30 pm to 6:00 pm. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

LAST SECOND SHOTS
The Woodbury Bulletin has more on Woodbury's last second win over Cretin-Derham Hall.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Molly Simmons of Crookston was the KROX athlete of the week.

NEW ADDRESS
The Viking Club in Wisconsin has a new website address. http://www.wivikingclub.org/
Here is a list of the tournaments they host.

Team Wisconsin will be holding open tryouts for 13U-14U-15U-16/17U teams March 16 in Madison, WI and also March 22 in Eau Claire, WI. Info is on the website

Viking Club is hosting the Midwest Elite Showcase April 19-20 during the Spring observation period. This is for elite teams. There are also Senior teams for those seniors still looking for a place to play.

VERBAL
Anna Cole of Mondovi (2009) has made a verbal to Kentucky.

FAN BEHAVIOR AND REFS
It was not a pretty site last week in South Dakota as the SDHSAA is investigating an incident at the Spearfish/Rapid City Stevens playoff game.

ALL STATE
IOWA:
Four players from the Waterloo area-- Kayla Waskow of Dunkerton, Indy Uhlenhopp of North Butler, Chelsea Poppens of Aplington-Parkersburg and Ashley Sickles of Crestwood-- were named to the INA All State teams. From the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier and Jesup Citizen Herald.
All Conference: Ashley Houston of Fort Madison was named to the first team in the Southeast Conference. From the Fort Madison Daily Democrat.
The Mississippi Athletic Conference announced their All Conference team. From the Clinton Herald.

AWARDS
UTEP's Jareica Hughes (Southfield-Lathrup, MI) has been named to the C-USA All Conference first team.

Creighton's Sara Cain (Cedar Rapids Prairie) was named Missouri Valley Conference Female Scholar-Athlete of the Week.

Three UW Milwaukee players were named to the All State team. Traci Edwards (Menasha) made the first team.

POLLS
In the latest D2 poll South Dakota is #3; North Dakota is #5; and Concordia-St. Paul is #6. Hillsdale is at #23 and Michigan Tech comes in at #25.

The MaxPreps Poll for region teams looks like this
1 Centennial, MN #11
2 Mpls South, MN #21
3 Davenport Assumption, IA #29
4 Cedar Rapids Washington, IA #36
5 Grosse Pointe North, MI #37
6 Linn-Mar, IA #48
7 Iowa City, IA #59
8 St. Paul Central, MN #61
9 Detroit Community, MI #69
10 Detroit Country Day, MI #70
Iowa takes the lead with four teams, Minnesota and Michigan each have three teams.

Next up: tomorrow