Thursday, June 26, 2008

Dakota Showcase Tips Off, 9 on Coaching Carousel

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DAKOTA SHOWCASE
Today the Dakota Showcase opens play. The Sioux Falls Argus Leader looks at some of the top players involved. According to the SFAL CSS Bison guard KK Houser is considering Minnesota, one of six schools still in the running.
You can keep up with the action by checking in with the Dakota Showcase site. Action starts at 9 am.

AWARDS
Mike Forsberg of Bottineau and Greg Amundson of Mandan shared the coach of the year honors from the NDAPSSA.

COACHING NEWS
Here are a few recent high school girls basketball hires in Minnesota
Henry Sibley, Nathan McGuire
Park Rapids, Jason Mielke
Pelican Rapids, John Peter
Sartell, Katie Huschle former assistant at SW MN State
St. Louis Park, Ha-Keem Abdel-Khaliq

Bryan Friedrichs has been named the girls basketball coach at Fort Dodge, Iowa.

Adam Miller has been hired as women's basketball coach at UW Marathon County. He had been the girls coach at Manawa, WI.

Tom Cierni of Prescott, WI coached his last game last weekend in the Wisconsin All Star game. From the Pierce County Herald.

Nicole Cartwright has been named the girls coach at Edwardsburg, Michigan. From the Edwardsburg Argus.

SUMMER TOURNAMENTS
Kalkaska, Michigan has played in a recent tournament at Grayling. From The Leader and Kalkaskian.

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