Wiles in Duluth, DePere Charges, ACLs

#2 posting 5.14.2008
your daily dose of girls basketball news & information

KNEE INJURIES
The New York Times looks at ACL knee injuries and the female athlete. It is comprehensive and thorough. The article starts off with soccer, but touches on all sports. It also hits on youth sport culture (page 8) and asks At what age should a young athlete begin traveling to out-of-town tournaments? How many days a week should she be playing? When should she give up her other sports? Specialization, country clubs, and coaching are all touched upon.

POLICE BLOTTER
Dave Johnson, the DePere girls basketball coach, has been charged with disorderly conduct after a March incident with a student. From the Green Bay Press Gazette.

COACHING NEWS
Annette Wiles has been named the new women's basketball coach at UM Duluth. She was the coach at Fort Hays State, a D2 school in Kansas.

Mike Johnson has been hired as girls basketball coach at South Winnieshiek in Iowa.

AWARDS
Jackie Voigt of Park-Cottage Grove was named the St. Paul Downtown Lions Club amateur athlete of the year. From the St. Paul Pioneer Press.

GRADS
Two Badgers are graduating on time. Jolene Anderson is already playing with the Connecticut Sun and Janese Banks is exploring her playing options overseas.

Next up: three more out & abouts from this weekend: MN Suns Ellen vs 43 Hoops Williams in the 15u division; North Tartan Crosby vs Metro Stars White and North Tartan Larson vs Metro Stars Black in the Junior Eligible quarterfinals.