#2 posting 5.17.2008
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NORTH TARTAN ALUMNAE
Today the theme of the day was North Tartan Alumnae. This morning at Kennedy, Six North Tartan Alumnae got together to scrimmage the current teams. Amy Beggin, Hannah Skildum, Jenny Van Kirk, Molly Geske, Tara Steinbauer and Alyssa Karel took on North Tartan Larson and the NT15u team. The alums moved the ball down the floor fast--college speed. The current crop of NT players get a chance, not only to play with D1 players, but the get a chance to ask questions about life post high school. All Nor
th Tartan teams were practicing.
your daily dose of girls basketball news & information
NORTH TARTAN ALUMNAEToday the theme of the day was North Tartan Alumnae. This morning at Kennedy, Six North Tartan Alumnae got together to scrimmage the current teams. Amy Beggin, Hannah Skildum, Jenny Van Kirk, Molly Geske, Tara Steinbauer and Alyssa Karel took on North Tartan Larson and the NT15u team. The alums moved the ball down the floor fast--college speed. The current crop of NT players get a chance, not only to play with D1 players, but the get a chance to ask questions about life post high school. All Nor
th Tartan teams were practicing. Photos: #1 Alyssa Karel, now with Wisconsin, goes in for a lay up vs NTL with Taylor Young looking on. #2. Taylor Young with the ball. Megan Lauck is setting a screen on Hannah Skildum on the left. Then it is Tara Steinbauer, Amy Beggin, Jenny Van Kirk, Carly Rothfusz (back to the camera) and Alyssa Karel. photos by kja
Later in the day it was a few more NT Alumnae playing in the MYAS 19u state tournament at Hopkins. In the first game I saw it was Northern Lights beating Netmasters 51-42. Unfortunately I got to that game late. For some reason I had the start times confused. I was off by 10 minutes. Northern Lights, even though in a 19u tournament, featured players that are in the 2009 class.
In the second game the Gym Rats beat Minnesota Thunder 48-44. The Thunder rolled early building up a 21-12 lead. The Rats, behind two NT alums Kiara Buford of St. Paul Central (and future Gopher) and Amanda Viehauser of Armstrong (and future UW Milwaukee player) rallied to cut the margin to 23-20 at half time. The game went down to the wire with the Thunder looking for a three to tie it up. Buford led the Rats with 19. Caitlyn Book had 14 for the Thunder. She knocked down four 3s in the game.
INJURY UPDATE
Today at the North Tartan practice I saw all these players practicing with no noticeable after effects:
1. Marissa Janning with the 14u team. In fact the Watertown-Mayer 8th grader won the mile and 2 mile this week. She left the 14u championship last week with a knee injury.
2. Taylor Young with the NT Larson team was practicing. She had been out with mono.
3. Jenna Lillemoe with the NT Crosby team. She was out last week with a boot on her foot.
Also in the MYAS 19 tournament Nicole Dooher of Armstrong (playing with the Gym Rats) played. She was injured during the high school season and missed the last half of the year.
Next up: tomorrow morning.
Later in the day it was a few more NT Alumnae playing in the MYAS 19u state tournament at Hopkins. In the first game I saw it was Northern Lights beating Netmasters 51-42. Unfortunately I got to that game late. For some reason I had the start times confused. I was off by 10 minutes. Northern Lights, even though in a 19u tournament, featured players that are in the 2009 class.
In the second game the Gym Rats beat Minnesota Thunder 48-44. The Thunder rolled early building up a 21-12 lead. The Rats, behind two NT alums Kiara Buford of St. Paul Central (and future Gopher) and Amanda Viehauser of Armstrong (and future UW Milwaukee player) rallied to cut the margin to 23-20 at half time. The game went down to the wire with the Thunder looking for a three to tie it up. Buford led the Rats with 19. Caitlyn Book had 14 for the Thunder. She knocked down four 3s in the game.
INJURY UPDATE
Today at the North Tartan practice I saw all these players practicing with no noticeable after effects:
1. Marissa Janning with the 14u team. In fact the Watertown-Mayer 8th grader won the mile and 2 mile this week. She left the 14u championship last week with a knee injury.
2. Taylor Young with the NT Larson team was practicing. She had been out with mono.
3. Jenna Lillemoe with the NT Crosby team. She was out last week with a boot on her foot.
Also in the MYAS 19 tournament Nicole Dooher of Armstrong (playing with the Gym Rats) played. She was injured during the high school season and missed the last half of the year.
Next up: tomorrow morning.
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