1 Signing, 2 Miss Basketballs, 1 All Area, 2 Sunday Results, 1 & Done

#1 posting 4.23.2008
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SIGNING
Anne Borgertpoepping, formerly of Owatonna (2007), has signed with Western Illinois. The 5-7 guard played last year with Kansas City Kansas Community College.

MISS BASKETBALL
The Minnesota Miss Basketball will be decided on Sunday. The five up for the honor include
Courtney Boylan, Chaska
Kiara Buford, St. Paul Central
Brianna Mastey, Becker
Brittnye McSparron, Eastview
Kamille Wahlin, Crookston

South Dakota has 15 basketball players up for the honor. They will make their decision on May 3. You can see the list on KSFY.

ALL AREA
The Mitchell Daily Republic has named Teri Ver Steeg of Platte-Geddes as their player of the year.

NUMBERS DROP
The number of girls basketball players dropped with the switch in seasons in Michigan this past year from fall to winter. From the Detroit News.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association may have to declare bankruptcy due to the $7.4 million lawyer bill they have to pay for the fight. They only have $6 million in assets. From the Kalamazoo Gazette.

COACHING NEWS
Rick Weegman of the Duluth News Tribune talks about the one and done years with their last three women's basketball coaches.

In happier days Karen Stromme was the coach at UMD. Last weekend she was inducted into the Minnesota Girls Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame.

New North Dakota State coach Carolyn DeHoff was back in Fargo and she talked to WDAY about the recruiting trail.

AWARDS
Texas State passed out awards at their end of the year banquet. Marie Moser of Cedar Rapids Jefferson was a senior there.

LAST WEEKEND RESULTS
MENOMONIE
Team Wisconsin Select - Samuels beat Metro Stars White in the finals.

43 Hoops Zuck lost to Team WI Select Doucette in the quarterfinals 57-50. Anna Cole, the 6-6 center headed to Kentucky, had 6 for TWSD. 43HZ then beat Southern Minny Elite and then the Metro Stars 15s 50-41 to take 5th place.

In the battle of the Furies the 15s beat the 16s on Sunday.

WINDY CITY
North Tartan 14U finished 3-1 at the Windy City Classic this past weekend.
On Saturday NT beat the Illinois Wolverines 80-21, the Illinois Lady Dribblers 73-29, and then the Michigan Shock 68-42. On Sunday NT qualified for the final four. The Missouri Thundercats beat NT 57-34 in the semifinals.

SWISH CLINIC
The Swish Clinic run by Tom Nordland will take place April 30-May 5 at the Urban Ventures Colin Powell Youth Leadership Center, 2924 4th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55408.

Next up: Later today with the All Star Semis