Saturday, June 14, 2008

End of North Central, Basketball & Practice Lessons

#2 posting 6.14.2008
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RIP: NORTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE
After 86 years the North Central Conference is closing shop. The memories and mementos will be shipped in boxes to the University of South Dakota. From the Sioux Falls Argus Leader.

BASKETBALL LESSONS
Mark Campbell, head women's basketball coach at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee is a former player of Northern State men's basketball coach Don Meyer. Campbell has won two NAIA titles.
Campbell visited Meyer and Aberdeen this past week. Here is one of the lessons Campbell learned from Meyer "Basketball is ultimately not very important unless you use it for life."

PRACTICE & WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN
Derek Martin of the Crookston Times writes about the regret he feels because he didn't practice enough in his youth. No one wants a "I told you so" moment.

Next up: later today with the Summer Jam results