Bison Win Tournament

#1 posting 6.17.2008
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TOURNAMENT RESULTS
NE Bison and NE Judds Cornhusker Shooting Stars teams had successful weekends.

The NE Bison CSS 17U team played for the first time since finishing 4-1 and the Deep South Classic in Raleigh, NC. They finished 6-0 including a 60-35 win over the Omaha Crusaders 17U team (that finished 4-1 at USJN Chicago Windy City in April) to end the tournament. KK Houser and Marissa Kastanek of Lincoln Southeast each had 17 in the finals for the Bison. (from the Omaha World Herald.

The NE Judds CSS 15U team played for the first time since finishing 3-2 and in 4th place of the 15U division of the Deep South Classic. They finished 5-1 playing in the 17U division, They defeated the Omaha Crusaders 16’s 38-33 to end the weekend.

The teams will play in 7 tournaments over the next 5 ½ weeks including Ames, IA Midwest Classic next weekend.

Results are below from Lincoln, NE MAYB June 13th-15th 2008 HS Elite Division.

Also the CSS 13U team won the 14U championship over the Omaha Sparks.

N NE Judds CSS 15’s 76- SF Wildcats 27
NE Bison CSS 17’s 62- Omaha Select 17
NE Judds CSS 15’s 52- Crusaders 15’s 20
NE Bison CSS 54- Sioux Falls Wildcats 17
NE Judds CSS 15’s 74- Omaha Select 10
NE Judds CSS 15’s 47- CSS Regional 15’s 23
NE Bison CSS 62- Crusaders 15’s 18
NE Bison CSS 56- NE High 5 20
Omaha Crusaders 17’s 57- NE Judds CSS 15’s 45
NE Bison CSS 17’s 51- Omaha Crusaders 16’s 18
NE Judds CSS 15’s 38- Omaha Crusaders 16’s 33
NE Bison CSS 60- Omaha Crusaders 17’s 35

SIGNING
Kim Mestdagh of Belgium has signed with Colorado State. She is a 5-10 guard.

COACHING
Mahogney Green has been hired as an assistant women's basketball coach at Central Michigan. Green has been an assistant at Eastern Michigan.

Karl Dollhopf will be the new Gladstone, MI girls basketball coach pending board approval. From the Escanaba Daily Press.

ATTENDANCE
Iowa State finished 4th in attendance this past year.

HIGH SCHOOL TOURNAMENTS
The East Region tournament in North Dakota is moving from Fargo to Grand Forks. From the Fargo Forum.

AAU--BOYS?
Mountain Iron-Buhl girls basketball coach Jeff Buffetta coaches a boys team High Impact and that squad is headed to AAU Nationals. From the International Falls Daily Journal.

FLOODS
The Iowa floods have damaged Des Moines North. From the Des Moines Register.

Next up: later today with two out & abouts: North Tartan 15 vs All Iowa Attack and Metro Stars Black vs Team WI Select Samuels.