Mercy, 1000, 2 All Area, and WNIT Previews

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MINNESOTA REPORTS
More Mercy: The Northfield News looks at the mercy rule. By the way there were 7 teams that on average LOST by 35+ last year:
AAA: St. Paul Harding
A: ECHO; Community of Peace; Oh Day Aki; Four Directions; Swanville; Fond du Lac Ojibwe
There were no teams that made the list in AAAA or AA.
There were many teams that on average lost by 25 or more.
I saw two of those teams last season (Harding, Swansville) and they both would have had the clock run in the games I watched.

The Grand Forks Herald looks at 1000 point scorers in Northwest Minnesota. They look at the reason for the increase in the 1000 point club. They should have added #4 games are four minutes longer now.

IOWA REPORTS
The Clinton Herald has named their all area team. Here is player background on the first three teams.

WISCONSIN REPORTS
The Appleton Post-Crescent has named their All Area Team. Stacie Van Handel of Freedom was their player of the year. On the side they list the rest of their team.

MICHIGAN (or is it North Carolina) REPORTS
Tequila Jones won a state championship in North Carolina for Fayetteville Westover. She moved their after her house burned down. She was a starter at Saginaw as a freshman and sophomore. From the Saginaw News.

Paul Ballard resigned at Belding, Michigan. From the Grandville Daily News.

COLLEGE REPORTS
Marquette travels to East Lansing to take on the Michigan State Spartans in the WNIT final today.
Michigan State is making the most of the WNIT experience. From the Detroit News. The Grand Rapids Press looks at the MSU Clutch performances.

The Sioux Falls Argus Leader looks at the final run to a D2 title by South Dakota.

Upper Iowa had six women's basketball players make the Academic All Conference list. Paige DeVine of St. Charles, MN is one of the six.

Kierah Kimbrough (BGMR) was named scholar of the month at North Dakota.

next up: later today with a report from a local MYAS tournament.