Mercy Rule Passes, North Suburban & Red Rock All Conference

#1 posting 4.2.2008
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MINNESOTA REPORTS
MERCY RULE PASSES
The MSHSL passed the Mercy Rule yesterday and it will take effect next year. The clock will run if a team has a 35 point lead with 9 minutes to go. Stop time kicks in if the score drops to 30. From the Fargo Forum.
First off this rule punishes teams that have players that are dedicated and work on their game all year. The score generally reflects the amount of time players have devoted to improving their skills.
Second some coaches will try to manipulate the score and not go all out in the pursuit of the "real" score to keep the clock stopped. In other words there will be point shaving. Some teams and players in college get into a heap of trouble when they do this.
Third teams will avoid scheduling teams that have problems scoring. I saw plenty of blowouts this year and couldn't stand the games, but they were the only games in town that day so I watched. I always blame the losing team in these situations. It is obvious the players don't have the skills or game understanding. The cure is to practice, practice, practice. I am talking March to November. Now the games are veering off to Park Board style play. Maybe they don't have the time to work on their game. Maybe they view the sport as a nice activity to keep busy during the winter. Don't cheapen the game to spare the sniff, sniff "fee-wings" of the teams being stampeded.

ALL STATE
Angela Christianson of Alexandria was the only sophomore named to the AP All State first or second team. From the Alexandria Echo Press.

ALL CONFERENCE
Here is the North Suburban All Conference List
Colleen Ruane, Benilde-St. Margaret's 12
Danielle Bennett-Curry, Benilde-St. Margaret's 11
Megan Corradi, Chisago Lakes 12
Kari Sells, Chisago Lakes 12
Erin Green, Fridley 11
Mimi Reif, Irondale 10
Kristen Robatcek, North Branch 12
Blair Benecke, Robbinsdale Cooper 12
Capreice Orgis, Robbinsdale Cooper 11
Ali Schwartzwald, St. Francis 12
Melissa Borstner, St. Francis 10
Jessica Englund, St. Francis 12
Aly Johnson, St. Louis Park 12
Kika Greenlee, St. Louis Park 10
Lizzi Naumann, Totino-Grace 11
Veronica Scott, Totino-Grace 12
Caroline Haik, Totino-Grace 12
Jessica Meyer, Totino-Grace 12
Honorable Mention
Itisha Alexander, Benilde-St. Margaret's 10
Madeline Morin, Benilde-St. Margaret's 12
Whitney Timjun, Chisago Lakes 8
Chellina Angok, Columbia Heights 11
Sam Schultz, Columbia Heights 12
Jaime Schotzen, Fridley 12
Aliena Debelak, Irondale 11
Ashley Johnson, North Branch 12
Erin Jensen, Spring Lake Park 12
Morgan Merritt, Spring Lake Park 11
Kelsy Luedtke, Spring Lake Park 12
Brittini Gordon, St. Francis 12
Amanda Morem, St. Francis 12
Laishema Hampton, St. Louis Park 12
Sarah Thompson, St. Louis Park 12
Shaina Weatherhead, Robbbinsdale Cooper 10
Sasha McHale, Totino-Grace 12

The Red Rock Conference has released their All Conference list. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

SEASON REVIEWS
Zimmerman passed out their end of the year awards. Kaitlin Houser was team MVP. From the Elk River Star News.

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