Paralyzed & Coaching

#2 posting 10.13.2006
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VERBAL
Brittany Carnago, St. Clair 6-3 C will play at Oakland next season. She averaged 16.2 ppg last year and is the 9th player from Michigan to make a verbal.

THURSDAY MI HS ACTION
#6A Grosse Pointe North topped Fraser 52-41 in a MAC Red game. This & more in the Detroit Free Press.
The Detroit News leads with #2B St. Clair's 44-37 victory over Utica Ford.

Free throw shooting helped Potterville to a 37-33 win over Webberville.
Williamston had a big 3rd quarter (14-4) enroute to a 45-37 win over Lakewood.
Both stories from the Lansing State Journal.

36 turnovers weren't going to stop Cedar Springs from a 60-42 win over Belding.
Hudsonville rebounded to a 45-36 win over Grand Haven.
Lowell's defense did the trick in a 50-30 win over East Grand Rapids.
All stories from the Grand Rapids Press.

Chloe Hamilton, Holt is now the all time leading scorer in school history with 1190 points breaking Anna Malatinsky's record set in 2002.

PARALYZED COACH KEEPS ON COACHING
St. Ignace coach Dorene Ingalls has been coaching this season in a wheelchair. Ingalls has been paralyzed since giving birth to her second child on Dec. 30, 2005.
Ingalls has been the head coach there since 1999 and has two C state championships to her credit. Story is from the Detroit Free Press.

POINT PARADE
A
Antania Shephard, Detroit Mackenzie 26 vs Detroit Redford 57-51
Danielle Davis, Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills 26 vs West Catholic 68-47
Lindsey Karpowicz, Grandville 26 vs West Ottawa 48-32
Maddie Burnett, Grand Rapids Northview 25 vs FH Central 48-40
Erika Wasson, Romulus 25 vs Southgate 49-55
Andrea Leduc, Dearborn Heights Crestwood, 24 vs Willow Run 51-39
Christine Norton, Lake Orion, 24 vs North Farmington 66-69 ot
Stephanie Rosado, Pontiac Central, 24 vs Troy 56-41
Angela Burrell, Detroit Northwestern 23 vs Detroit Murray-Wright 68-44
Natasha Thames, Port Huron Northern 23 vs Sterling Heights Stevenson 40-35
Chanequa Hills, Roseville 23 vs East Detroit 54-32
Candace Cobb, Warren Mott 23 vs Sterling Heights 43-46 ot
Arielle Grimm, Detroit Cody 22 vs Detroit Mumford 63-57
Angela Collins, Birmingham Groves 22 vs Berkley 59-42
Jazmine Ellis, Troy Athens 22 vs Farmington Hills Harrison 50-41
Ebony Mitchell, Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills 22 vs West Catholic 68-47
B
Kellena Miller, Mt. Clemens, 26 vs St. Clair Shores Lake Shore 51-48
Amy Walker, Carlton Airport, 25 vs Grosse Ile 65-62 ot
Senee Shearer, Detroit Murray-Wright 24 vs Detroit Northwestern 44-68
Angelina Jacobs, Detroit Crockett 23 vs Detroit Chadsey 69-27
Katie McDonald, River Rouge 23 vs Melvindale 58-42
Gabrielle Giles, Grosse Ile 22 vs Carleton Airport 62-65 ot
Kayla Galecka, Ovid-Elsie 22 vs Millington 59-33
C
Brittany Scales, Inkster, 25 vs Montroe 47-74
Shaniel Atkinson, Wyoming Kelloggsville 23 vs Lee 56-42
D
Brittany Williams, Detroit Charlotte-Forten, 33 vs Old Redford Academy 70-62
Valerie Watkins, Detroit Urban Lutheran, 24 vs Warren Immaculate Conception 51-24
Lissie McAlvey, Lansing Christian 24 vs Laingsburg 54-44
???
Najee Brazzle, West Village Academy 25 vs Roseville Conner Creek East 53-39

Next up: later this afternoon with more MI action from Thursday

MN to Crack Down on Transfers?

#1 posting 10.13.2006
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MN TRANSFER DECISIONS
The Minnesota State High School League has a 45-person transfer committee looking at how to close the holes in the current system. Things should be in place for the 2007-2008 season. The current favorite is the "Wisconsin" plan. John Millea of the StarTribune walks you through the options.
My favorite is the Hawaiian plan where a student would be able to transfer all they want, but they would be ineligle for one year in the sport they played at school A. In other words, if they played basketball at school A, they would be prevented from playing at school B for a year. The student could play softball (if they didn't play at school A). This would stop some transfers cold.
Let's see if the State High School League has the guts to get this done or if they just water the rules down.
It would be interesting to hear from past players to see if any carrots were tossed their way by coaches to entice them to switch schools.

CHA-CHA-CHANGES
MINNESOTA
Here are the changes in the Minnesota Gophers program at the coaching level and player roster. From the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Coach Pam Borton is eager to start the new season. From the StarTribune and St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Also both Twin City papers preview the Gophers upcoming season.
MICHIGAN
Michigan is hoping for an improvement this year. It is coach Cheryl Burnett's four year and they have 14 players on the roster this year, up from 10. Story is from the Ann Arbor News.

PRESEASON BIG 12
Lindsey Medders, Iowa State has been named to the preseason Big 12 team. Medders averaged 7.7 assists per game last year. from the Des Moines Register.
PRESEASON HORIZON
Nicole Soulis, UW Green Bay was named player of the year in the Horizon preseason honors. From the Green Bay Press Gazette.
PRESEASON WAC
Hawaii is 3rd in the preseason WAC poll. Louisiana Tech comes in at #1.

COACHING NEWS
WI
Arrowhead has rehired Ron Reichle, but he still may have disciplinary action. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel sorts out the ordeal.

DII POLL
North Dakota is #1, St. Cloud State #4 in the pre-season DII poll put out by the Women's DII Bulletin. Grand Valley State, the defending champ is #2.

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Week 4 Recap MN Fall League + Alll Star Teams

#2 posting 10.12.2006
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MN FALL LEAGUE WEEK 4 RECAP
The Fall League is now over and there were five undefeated champions in the nine HS levels. St. Paul Central 1, a split squad won at Armstrong. Bloomington Kennedy took honors in their own gym in the Red; St. Paul Johnson took care of opposition in Blaine; Chaska's youngsters cleaned up at Concordia St. Paul. Minnetonka's second team and Barnum also claimed first place prizes.

In the white there was a two way tie for first with Hopkins and Centennial Red, but in head to head Hopkins won.

FINAL POLL
1. St. Paul Central 1 (Armstrong) 7-0
2. Bloomington Kennedy 7-0
3. Hopkins 6-1
4. Burnsville Black 6-1
5. St. Paul Central 2 4-3 (one loss was a forfeit, one loss OT to Kennedy, one loss 1 pt to Burnwsville)
6. Centennial Red 6-1
7. Minneapolis South 6-1
8. Osseo White 5-2
9. St. Paul Johnson 7-0
10. Chaska Black 7-0 ...Chaska's freshmen had the biggest margins of any team with 24.1 ppg.

It would have been interesting to hold a playoff with the top team in each division playing this weekend in a championship one & done format. That way a true champion would be crowned. These polls are a little like the BCS college football polls.

It was clear to me that the Red was the toughest division of the top three levels. For example Owatonna was 0-7 but their margin was -8.9 while Brooklyn Park (Park Center) in the Blue was -21.7 and Grand Rapids in the White was -22.7

MN FALL LEAGUE GBB RECRUIT ALL STAR TEAMS
I did not see every player on every team. But here is the top players I SAW
First Team
Caitlin Rowland, Hopkins
Angel Robinson, St. Paul Central 1
Tara Steinbauer, Kennedy
Joelle Waytashek, Centennial Red
Sara Wiens, Burnsville
Second Team
Kiara Buford, St. Paul Central 2
Tayler Hill, Minneapolis South
Jennifer Sunnarborg, Osseo White
Cassie Rochel, Lakeville North
Theairra Taylor, St. Paul Central 1
Honorable Mention
Shaquilla Boler, Kennedy
Ana Garcia, Hopkins
Megan Howard, St. Paul Central 2
Georgie Jones, St. Paul Central 1
Rachael Moen, Burnsville
Abby Rittenhouse, Burnsville
Brittany Zins, Kennedy

Now MYAS will be holding "Winter Training Camp" which is probably just more games and not much training. Here is the tournament schedules with who will be where.

Becker starts their fall league this weekend. I have not received the schedule for that league, but one of the games this week is Becker vs. Champlin Park in a rematch of the Sweet 16 semifinals won by CP 72-57 or 70-59 (read the story).
The Mastey twins have already verballed Minnesota and Jenny Theissen (MSU Moorhead) and Natalie Gigler (Winona State) are CP players that have verballed.

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Kielpinski, Plucker Verbals

#1 posting 10.12.2006
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VERBALS GALORE
Jessica Kielpinski, Mandan, ND has made a verbal to New Mexico. You need to go to the last paragraph in the story in the Albuquerque Tribune. The 6-1 Kielpinski has known nothing but championships at Mandan as they have won four straight A championships. She averaged 18 ppg last season. She also played with the Prairie Shooters which is Mandan's summer team. Her sister Rebecca was freshman of the year at Alaska Anchorage this past year. She is the 3rd ND player to make a verbal.
Katelyn Steffan, Dickinson has made a verbal for volleyball to Colorado State. Steffan is 6-4 and averaged 13.9 last year.

Also Abby Plucker, Parker, SD has made a verbal to North Dakota State. She averaged 21.5 ppg last year. She played with South Dakota Elite this past year. She is the 7th SD player from 2007 to make a verbal.

WOJTA OUT?
Julie Wojta, Mishicot was held out of a recent volleyball. Her status for the rest of the year including basketball is to be determined. Wojta made a verbal to UW Green Bay earlier this year. From the Manitowoc Herald Times. Stay tuned.

COACHING NEWS
MN
Tom Pryor has been named the new coach at Murray County Central. He replaces Cory Strasser. MCC was 22-5 last year and lost to State A Champ Fulda in the 3A South finals 50-49.
WI
Ron Reichle has been rehired at Arrowhead on a 5-3 vote. He had made some alledgely inappropriate statements. It is all there again in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

D1 OUTLOOKS
The Iowa Hawkeyes are young and are looking to go further into the NCAAs in March. The Minnesota connection there is starter Krista Vande Venter from Osseo and freshman Zoraa Quoie from Woodbury. Quoie will miss the start of the season due to a knee injury suffered in March. Also coach Lisa Bluder talks to the press in the annual media day. From the Des Moines Register and scout.com.
Michigan is even younger with four freshmen. Three are from Michigan and one 6-6 import from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Story from the Detroit Free Press.
UW Green Bay is favored in the Horizon this year. They have won or shared the last 8 titles. UWGB returns all five starters. From the Green Bay Press Gazette.

MICHIGAN GAMES
#1D Portland St. Patrick beat #6D Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart 55-46. PStP is now 12-0. From the Ionia Sentinel-Standard.
Flint Hamady handled most of Goodrich's roster in a 70-54 win over the Martians.

POINT PARADE
B
Kortni Elsworth, Goodrich 36 vs Hamady 54-70
D
Kelsey DeNoyelles, Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart 27 vs Portland St. Patrick 46-55

Next up: later today with a recap of week #4

Robinson, Mastey Twins Verbal

#4 posting 10.11.2006
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ROBINSON VERBALS
Angel Robinson, St. Paul Central has made a verbal to Marquette. Robinson led St. Paul Central to a third place finish in the AAAA tournament last year. She averaged 17 ppg last year in HS. This summer she played with the MN Stars along with an Illinois team. She is the 18th player from MN's 2007 class to verbal.

MASTEY TWINS VERBAL
Twins Brianna and Nicole Mastey of Becker have made verbals to Minnesota. They led Becker to a 20-7 record and 2nd place finish in 4AAA. Brianna averaged 17.1 ppg, and Nicole 3.1 ppg. Both are 6-1 and played in the MN Stars 15u program last summer. They are the second and third players to verbal from the 2008 class.
The Mastey twins join the Miller Twins (Kelly & Coco) Rochester Mayo '97 & Georgia '01, and the Beckel Twins (Staci and Tressa) Waseca '06 UW Green Bay '10 to move on together to college.

LATE MICHIGAN PARADERS
A
Nikki Hughes, Tecumseh 34 vs Adrian 61-53
C
Corinne Ross, Rudyard 22 vs Newberry 63-44

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Slawson Verbals, Bullock Creek Survives

#3 posting 10.11.2006
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SLAWSON VERBALS
Maggie Slawson, Holy Angels has made a verbal to MSU Moorhead. Slawson averaged 11.8 ppg for the Missota Conference champion, and 3AAA runner up last year. She played with MN Metro Stars White this past summer in AAU. She becomes the 17th MN player to make a verbal for basketball this year.

ABC 12
You get the script, but no video in ABC12's coverage of games in the Flint & Saginaw area of Michigan. They lead with Hamady and Goodrich.

MICHIGAN HS ACTION
#4B Midland Bullock Creek had to go an extra session in a 48-45 overtime win over Michigan Lutheran Seminary. From the Saginaw News.

Midland Dow picked up a revenge win over Saginaw Heritage 62-60. From the Midland Daily News.

Jackson beat Lansing Eastern as you may have read earlier, but this time the story is from the Jackson side of view along with an area roundup from the Jackson Citizen Patriot.

Howell tripped up South Lyon 66-41 in Kensington Valley action. From the Livingston Press & Argus.

Harbor Light beat Inland Lakes 51-37.
Onaway slalomed their way to a Ski Valley conference win over Forest Area 55-32.
Both From the Cheboygan Tribune.

Portland beat Haslett with a strong defensive effort 52-35. From the Ionia Standard-Sentinel.

Rapid River only had six bodies available for their game against Bark River-Harris, but those six were on top of their game with a 72-20 win.
Superior Central won their first game at MidPeninsula in eight trys in a 43-27 victory.
From the Escanaba Daily Press.

Marquette halted Calumet 45-33. from the Marquette Mining Journal.

Alpena stopped Cadillac 52-42 in Big North action. From the Cadillac News.

Angela Vargas made a layup with 22 seconds to go to put Comstock up in a 60-57 win over Otsego. Comstock trailed by 12 at half. From the Kalamazoo Gazette.

De Tour had the road map to victory over Vanderbilt 51-41. From the Gaylord Herald Times.

The Algonac Muskrats beat Marine City Cardinal Mooney 58-51. from the New Baltimore Voice News.

Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port beat Unionville-Sebewaing Area 62-34 win Thursday in Greater Thumb West action. EPBP shut out USA 24-0 in the 4th quarter. From the Huron Daily Tribune.

Belding turned it on against Central Montcalm 58-41. From the Greenville Daily News.

HONORS
Pam Wilson of Grand Blanc was named Athlete of the month by the Kiwanis Club of Flint. From the Flint Journal.

POINT PARADE
A
Taylor Mantyla, Midland Dow 28 vs Saginaw Heritage 62-60
C
Barb Clayborn, Michigan Center 22 vs Manchester 53-22
D
Lauren Marshall, Rapid River 25 vs Bark River-Harris 72-20

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Country Day Upset

#2 posting 10.11.2006
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DETROIT COUNTRY DAY UPSET
#5C Detroit Community stunned #1B Detroit Country Day 48-34. This & more in the Detroit News.

#3D Oakland Christian topped Southfield Christian 53-46 to lead the Detroit Free Press roundup of HS activity.

Holt slipped by Okemos 48-47 to force a 3 way tie for first in the Capital Area Athletic Conference.
St. Johns edged Jackson Northwest 43-41, and #8D Lansing Christian shut down Dansville 50-31. All these games plus more in each story in the Lansing State Journal.

Ottawa Hills has been up & down this year, and last night was an up as they held on to beat Grandville 57-50.
East Grand Rapids defense did the trick in a 46-42 win over #10B GR West Catholic.
Last year's B runner up #3B Unity Christian ripped Hudsonville 70-40 despite having four players out for disciplinary reasons.
Holland Cavalry edged Crossroads 50-47. All stories in the Grand Rapids Press.

MICHIGAN POLLS
Here is the Tuesday poll rankings in Michigan from the AP and MLive.

POINT PARADE
A
Taylor Manley, Belleville, 33 vs Romulus 70-47
Maranglie Marques, Detroit Western 29 vs Detroit Communication & Arts 44-48
Natasha Thames, Port Huron Northern, 28 vs Utica 55-57
Angela Burrell, Detroit Northwestern, 28 vs Detroit Northern 91-52
Melissa Veltkamp, Hudsonville 26 vs Unity Christian 40-70
Tynikki Crook, Detroit Pershing, 25 vs Detroit Finney 76-38
Michelle Gaedke, Dearborn Edsel Ford 24 vs Allen Park 62-49
Chanel Payne, Westland Glenn 24 vs Livonia Stevenson 50-34
Megan Wilkerson, Walled Lake Central 24 vs Wayne Memorial 51-29
Ashley Moore, Redford Thurston 23 vs Dearborn Heights Robichaud 57-45
Becci Houdek, Canton 23 vs Northville 60-38
Jalisa Jones, Detroit Pershing 22 vs Detroit Finney 76-38
Renieshia George, Lansing Eastern 22 vs Jackson 55-57
Sylvia Welch, Lakewood 22 vs Caledonia 52-45
B
Carrie Snikkers, Hudsonville Unity Christian 27 vs Hudsonville 70-40
Rachael Kutney, St. Clair Shores Lake Shore, 25 vs Madison Heights Madison 33-38
Lindsay Holmquist, Reed City 25 vs Lakeview 60-44
Sherryia Armstrong, Muskegon Heights 25 vs Muskegon 51-67
Sarah Hooten, Carleton Airport 24 vs Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central 58-69
Bianca Jordan, River Rouge 23 vs Ecorse 67-32
JerQuila Harvey, Godwin Heights 23 vs Covenant Christian 40-29
April Douglas, Dearborn Heights Robichaud 22 vs Redford Thurston 48-57
Katie Youngs, Belding 22 vs Central Montcalm 58-41
C
Lonnie Terrell, Inkster, 29 vs Garden City 61-19
Ashlee Williams, New Haven, 26 vs Center Line 59-54 ot
Shelly Johnson, Leslie 26 vs Bellevue 48-38
Hana Hughley, Detroit Old Redford Academy, 25 vs Detroit Henry Ford Academy 48-39
Brita Kuiper, Olivet 24 vs Kalamazoo Hackett 55-45
Emma LaBeau, Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central 23 vs Carleton Airport 69-58
D
Amy Wright, Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian 27 vs Hopkins 74-42
Brianna Chrenko, Canton Agape Christian 22 vs Allen Park Inter-City Baptist 40-28
Non MHSAA
Bobbi Frank, Lake Orion Baptist 24 vs Springfield Christian 46-27

Next up: more Michigan HS results from last night.

Trio of Verbals, Transfer Solution

#1 posting 10.11.2006
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VERBALS
Brittany Johnson from Olney Illinois is headed to Ohio State. She is the 33rd best player nationally according to HoopGurlz.com. They also have another from Illinois: Alison Jackson from Chicago (Fenwick).
Courtney Waldon, Sun Prairie, WI has verballed Chicago State. This is a prep profile from the Capital Times in Madison WI.

TRANSFER RULES
In Hawaii the Maui Interscholastic League has a rule, where students who transfer to another school in the league cannot play a sport at the new school that they played at the former school the previous year. They can play a sport they didn't play at the first school. So if a kid transfered and played basketball they couldn't play basketball at school B, but could play softball or volleyball if they didn't play at school A.
If they did this in MN there would be no transfers period.
You will have to scroll down a bit to find it out in the article from the Maui News.

DIETZ NCC WOMAN OF THE YEAR
Lindsey Dietz, UM Duluth has been named the North Central Conference's Woman of the year. Dietz finished her play at UMD last year.

INJURY REPORTS
Katie DeWitt, Centennial HS now at Drake, has an injured shoulder and is listed as day to day. From the Des Moines Register.

Also at Drake, the DM Register has a feature on Jill Martin and the prospects for this year.

MOVING ON
Former St. Thomas player (2005) Jessie Hays has been hired as Assistant General Manager in the Kinston Indians Carolina Class A Baseball team.

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Talent, Yankees, & Winning

#2 posting 10.10.2006
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TALENT, YANKEES & WINNING
The New York Yankees have the highest paid unit in baseball. Does that gaurantee World Championships? The Wages of Wins folks seem to think that it is not all about putting megastars on the field. It is about execution and performance. The Detroit Tigers came limping into the postseason being swept three straight at home by the lowly Kansas City Royals.
Detroit's defense bested the NY offense. No one should be surprised.

In the Algorithm from New York paying big bucks for name players might not be the route to glory. I think some of these guys the Yankees put on their roster are past their prime. So Steinbrenner is paying a premium for past performance, not future results. Everyone gets hypnotized by big names, bright lights and entourages, but it is the nuts and bolts players that are important in a championship run. If a team is a vehicle not everyone can be a wheel. There might need be some nuts that hold the wheel on to the axel.

Osseo '97 had 3 D1 players and another that was close, but they never gelled as a group and had to deal with petty issues that got in the way of winning. Osseo 2000 had great chemistry with good players, but also some unsung grunt players like Rachel Halvorson, Jill Rien, and Sarah Hegedus that put the Orioles over the top.

The ingredients for a successful team to make a championship run include a good ball handler/decision maker, a good outside shooter, and a strong inside presence. All of that has to be levened with a strong dose of defense.

TOURNAMENTS
St. Paul Central has been invited to the Phoenix Nike Tournament of Champions. It is uncertain if they will be able to attend however.
The WBCA has a listing of tournaments that they have received so far.

OPEN GYMS
There are plenty of open gyms around in the fall. One that has been seeing good action is at Hopkins held at Hopkins Eisenhower's gym Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 6pm-8pm. About 25-30 kids show up so two games are going at the same time. Some neighboring schools have their players there too. Colleges seen in the gym this fall include Ohio U, Dartmouth, Wisconsin, and NDSU.

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WI Tournament Changes

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WISCONSIN TOURNAMENT CHANGES?
Adam Thompson of the Sheboygan Press does not like the proposed changes to the WIAA basketball tournament. The State wants to add another class, limit the large schools to only four teams moving on to the state tournament, and bump the private schools up a division.
These changes are directed more to boys with private schools winning too many tournaments lately. Also they have open enrollment issues. Player movement is always a concern.

INJURED IOWA STATE PLAYERS RETURN
Iowa State has two players back from injuries. Lyndsey Medders is back after a stress fracture in the foot and Rachel Pierson is back from a herniated disc problem in the back.
Also Lisa Bildeaux, Grand Rapids, MN has decided not to play this year.

DETROIT NEWS SALUTES
Brittany Smiley, Dearborn Heights Robichaud, is saluted in the Detroit News.

POINT PARADE
D
Charmaine Blessitt, Detroit Charlotte Forten Academy 25 vs Detroit Crockett 81-41

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Verbal Race

#1 posting 10.9.2006
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VERBAL RACE
Looking at the list of HS verbals currently known for the class of 2007:
Minnesota 15, Michigan 8, Iowa 7, Wisconsin 7, South Dakota 6, Indiana 2, Nebraska 2, North Dakota 2, Hawaii 1
Looking at only D1 verbals
Minnesota 9, Iowa 7, Michigan 7, Wisconsin 7, North Dakota 4, Indiana 2, Nebraska 2, Hawaii 1
Major D1 Conferences
Minnesota 4, Iowa 2, Michigan 2, Indiana 1, Wisconsin 1
break down for each class division with the largest to the smallest
Hawaii 1-0
Iowa 3-2-2-0
Michigan 5-1-2-0
Minnesota 7-5-1-2
North Dakota 1-1
South Dakota 3-1-2
Wisconsin 2-4-1-0

As far as AAU programs go (07s only)
Iowa Select 1-5
Metro Stars Black--5
North Tartan---4
South Dakota Elite-4
MN Stars---2
Triple Threat---2
Mpls Lakers---1

COACHING NEWS
AAU
The MN Metro Stars almost have their coaching roster set for the spring/summer season 2007
19U Andy Meinhardt--Burnsville High School
Black (16U-HSE) Brian Frye and April Calhoun--DeLasalle High School
White (16U-HSE) TBA
15U Andy Meinhardt/Kelly Etzel--Burnsville High School
14U Steve Reiter---Blaine High School
13U Ray Finley----Breck High School
12U Lynn Dahled---Apple Valley High School

We are looking for players at all age levels. Cost to participate is $375-$400 for the entire season. Varsity head coaches at all levels! Info for the program is at www.mnmetrostars.com

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Out & About: Burnsville/St. Paul Central 2

#4 posting 10.8.2006
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MN FALL LEAGUE
RED DIVISION
Burnsville 45, St. Paul Central 2 44

After trailing by five at half, Burnsville came back in the second half on two free throws by Abby Rittenhouse with 8.7 seconds left to beat Central 45-44.

Even though they call this team Central 2, they are not the second best five they have. They are split down the middle with future Gopher Kiara Buford on this squad along with Ebony Black and Megan Howard.

This game was tight right from the start with Central scoring first and Burnsville answering right back. Central was down 10-8. They scored the next 9 points and in that sequence they scored on four straight possessions. Megan Howard had a steal and a lay up and two free throws during the run for five points. Their biggest lead came at 19-12 after a transition lay up from Samantha Robinson-Ricks. Burnsville closed to 25-23 on a drive by Lauren Safranski closing a 12-6 Burnsville run. Buford finished the scoring with a drive and one free throw in another possession to make it 28-23 Central 2 at the half.

Burnsville opened with three straight scoring possessions and they led 30-28. Keyann Johnson hit a 3 for Central 2 right back for a 31-30 Central 2 lead. Sarah Wiens scored three possessions later to make it 32-31 for Burnsville. Then Central 2 reasserted itself. They went up 39-34 a Buford basket to close an 8-2 run. Burnsville then scored on three straight possessions to reclaim the lead 40-39 on a Wiens basket. With 6:17 to go Shayna Johnson was injured in a midcourt collision. Central tied it on Ebony Black's second free throw a possession later. Central jumped back in the lead on a Buford basket. Burnsville three possessions later went up 43-42 on a Wiens trey from the right corner with under a minute to go. Buford dropped two free tosses with 21.1 seconds to give Central 2 the last lead. On Burnsville's next and last possession Abby Rittenhouse was fouled on a drive. She converted both for the final 45-44 margin with 8.7 seconds left. Central had one last crack, but Buford's driving shot missed and Burnsville took the game.

BURNSVILLE
STARTERS
Molly Duehn 8, 8, 100.0, .500 solid performance. Tough enough to score when getting hit. good focus. leaping ability. rebounds
Sarah Wiens 14, 10, 140.0, .600 made money shots in money situations. 3 range. boards, anticipates well. Had three shots that put Burnsville in the lead, including the 3 shot that erased a 42-40 deficit.
Abby Rittenhouse 13, 11, 118.2, .545 stronger performance this game. good anticipation. attacked with more authority. RF: needs to work on ball handling if she is to do any perimeter post hs.
Lauren Safranski 4, 5, 80.0, .400 handled point guard responsibilities fine with Central pressure
Danielle Dove 2, 6, 33.3, .167 not a lot of points, but a lot of poise. very crucial to their team success with ball decisions,
BENCH
Kelsey Marcks 2, 6, 33.3, .167 transition lay up for only points. has 3 range, but not in this game.
Savorn Sang 0, 7, 0.0, .000 smaller point guard. RF: needs to make better decisions, stay out of the traps.
Jackie Sorenson 2, 1, 200.0, 1.000 steady inside role player

ST. PAUL CENTRAL 2
STARTERS
Shayna Johnson 2, 4, 50.0, .250 guard. went down in collision at midcourt
Cionna West 0, 3, 0.0, .000 speed to burn. RF: moves faster than she should and picks up violations
Megan Howard 9, 6, 150.0, .667 strong rebounder and outlets. tough. solid lunchbucket performer. RF: should get more touches other than rebounding.
Samantha Robinson-Ricks 6, 10, 60.0, .300 scored in transition. strong frame. RF: Needs to focus on defense.
Kiara Buford 20, 20, 100.0, .550 smooth perimeter. scored out and in transition. Quick off the floor. RF: needs to finish at the line. Left five on the table.
BENCH
Keyann Johnson 3, 4, 75.0, .250 point guard, smallish, knocked down a 3.
Ebony Black 4, 6, 66.7, .500 an enigma. at times looks unstoppable. moves with purpose and flair. had a behind the back pass to S Johnson on the break. however RF didn't dominate like I expected. When things go poorly has a tendancy to pout and withdraw from action.

TRENCH PLAYER
Sarah Wiens

NUMBER CRUNCHING
Burnsville 45, 54, 83.3, .389
St. Paul Central 2 44, 53, 83.0, .434

If you notice Burnsville had a lower floor % than SPC. The problem for SPC 2 was they only scored one point on five possessions, where Burnsville always scored two or three.
This game was tough and physical as any section game you could want. This game in October meant something and players were going after it. That is the way it should be.

Next up: tomorrow morning

Out & About: Cannon Falls/Owatonna

#3 posting 10.8.2006
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MN FALL LEAGUE
RED DIVISION
Cannon Falls 46, Owatonna 43

Cannon Falls, the 2006 State AA champions built a big lead, and then hung on to dear life in a 46-43 win over larger Owatonna.

CF jumped up 8-0 on the strength of two 3s to start the game. Korie Jackson, which is expected as that is her spot in the corner, and Alex Montgomery, which may have been a surprise from a big player. Then it was Owatonna's turn to rack up 8 points. They too did it with two 3s. Lauren Barber knocked down the second one to tie it. The game was tied at 10. CF was 1/11 in their possessions during this stretch. But they put it together to close out the half as they were 8/12 to finish up 28-16. Unheralded #12 delivered six of the points including the final four.

Owatonna cut the lead to 33-29 as they went on a 13-5 run to start the half. #3, a post player had nine points in the outburst. CF was very deliberate on offense at this point and scored the next 10 points with 5/6 scoring possessions including the first four in a row. Montgomery scored the last 8 points, two in transition. CF led 46-33 late in the half and Owatonna refused to quit. CF picked the wrong time to go into a drought ending with 9 straight non scoring possessions. Owatonna's comeback attempt started with a 3 from #34. In their last three possessions Owatonna scored each time, again the last time by #34. That basket made it 46-43. On CF's last time with the ball Owatonna was a fouling machine trying to get them to the line. Montgomery was fouled three straight times and went to the line for a one & one. She missed, but got her own rebound as time ran out. CF escaped with a 46-43 win.

If you have the names of the players with #s let me know & I will change the information.

NUMBERS EXPLAINED
player, points, possessions, pp100, floor %

CANNON FALLS
Alex Montgomery 15, 15, 100.0, .467 big lefty, has range, runs the floor. inside post ups. RF: needs to take better care of the ball at the end with two turnovers late in the game. Needs to be aware of the floor and where she is, had no angles on the glass at times.
Nicole Anderson 4, 5, 80.0, .400 point guard. tough, scrappy. RF: has a decent shot and should create and penetrate more.
Korie Jackson 6, 7, 85.7, .286 3 point bomber, usually from the corners. RF: had opportunities for a transition basket after a steal, came in too hard.
#25 2, 13, 15.4, .077 RF: needs to take care of the ball.
#32 3, 5, 60.0, .200
#44 0, 1, 0.0, .000
#24 0, 2, 0.0, .000
#12 10, 7, 142.9, .714 took good shots and didn't waste possessions.
#10 6, 3, 200.0, .667 canned two 3s.

OWATONNA
Lauren Barber 9, 10, 90.0, .444 strong point guard. good vision, good decisions. looked to get everyone involved.
#32 2, 7, 28.6, .143
#35 2, 8, 25.0, .125 RF: took the ball down and launched from outside. no one else touched the ball. Needs to get others involved.
#34 13, 12, 108.3, .417 made three 3s.
#23 2, 8, 25.0, .125
#43 2, 4, 50.0, .250
#3 13, 9, 144.4, .778 inside and effective in the second half.

TRENCH PLAYER
A role player #12 for Cannon Falls

BY THE NUMBERS
Cannon Falls 46, 58, 79.3, .345
Owatonna 43, 58, 74.1, .345
A streaky game for both teams. Inconsistency ruled. CF needs to finish stronger. Owatonna needs to get the right people in the right spots.

Next up: St. Paul Central 2 vs Burnsville

Out & About: Kennedy/Burnsville

#2 posting 10.7.2006
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MN FALL LEAGUE
RED DIVISION
Bloomington Kennedy 51, Burnsville 41

Kennedy grabbed an early lead, withstood a Burnsville rally, and then put distance between themselves in a 51-41 win over Burnsville. With the win Kennedy was alone in first place in the Red Division.

Kennedy scored on their first four possessions and were up 8-2. Steinbauer opened the Kennedy scoring with a 3 and added two free throws in the initial outburst. Kennedy pushed that lead to 18-5 as Brittany Zins and Steinbauer were a two person wrecking crew. Zins had 8, and Steinbauer 7 at this point. During the run Burnsville post Abby Rittenhouse had to leave the floor with an injury. She later returned. Burnsville was mired in a seven possession drought during the JFK run up. Kennedy's largest first half lead was 26-12 after Shaquila Boler's baseline drive basket. Kennedy maintained a healthy lead throughout the first half culminating in a Steinbauer 3 as the first half buzzer sounded. JFK was up 33-21 at half.

Burnsville started the second half with a 15-4 run to close the gap to 37-36. Rittenhouse got on track after being held scoreless in the first half with six points in the run. JFK had a five possession drought during the run. Burnsville had a chance to take the lead after holding Kennedy scoreless on the next possession, but a violation gave the ball back to Kennedy. Steinbauer made sure that there would be some distance between the two teams as she canned two free throws. Steinbauer was 13/13 on the day at the line. She would have been 14/14 but in the first half someone had a lane violation negating the shot. Steinbauer scored again and JFK led 41-36. Burnsville was stuck in a six possession drought at the wrong time, and four of the possessions ended in turnovers. Sheridan Reiner drilled a trey to make the score 44-36 and Steinbauer added another basket to stretch the lead back to a comfortable 10. It remained close to that the rest of the way as Kennedy knocked off the last undefeated Red team 51-41.

NUMBERS EXPLAINED
player, points, possessions, pp100, floor %

BLOOMINGTON KENNEDY
STARTERS
Tara Steinbauer 25, 21, 119.0, .571 big post with 3 range, can also drive. played and dominated like a D1 player should. deadly at the line. intimidating presence inside.
Brittany Zins 10, 8, 125.0, .625 hard hat, lunch bucket player that mixes it up inside, gets boards, gets loose balls, and makes good decisions. a scrappy player. RF: size post hs for position
Shaquilla Boler 7, 6, 116.7, .500 young point guard with good decisions making skills, and calm presence. has 3 range. good driver. quickness and speed.
Alexis Holt 2, 3, 66.7, .333
Mesha Kerney 2, 9, 22.2, .111 runs the floor RF: turnovers passing, carrying the ball (the refs favorite call today)
BENCH
Kelly Boelter 0, 3, 0.0, .000
Danielle Bradley 2, 1, 200.0, 1.000
Sheridan Reiner 3, 3, 100.0, .333 canned the back breaking 3.

BURNSVILLE
STARTERS
Abby Rittenhouse 8, 11, 72.7, .364 lefty post. RF: rough start, faded from Steinbauer
Lauren Safranski 1, 8, 12.5, .125 forced into point guard duty due to ankle injury to Moen. RF: not a true point. short on distance shots. too high defensively guarding the ball.
Molly Duehn 11, 11, 100.0, .455 scored in the paint. scored and one. good focus. RF: could be stronger.
Sarah Wiens 13, 8, 162.5, .625 lefty 3 point shooter (3 in first half). works to get shot. good size on perimeter.
Danielle Dove 3, 4, 75.0, .250 strong perimeter. alert, aware, a leader. zip on pass.
BENCH
Kelsey Marcks 3, 7, 42.9, .143
Shavorn Sang 0, 2, 0.0, .000
Jackie Sorenson 2, 2, 100.0, .500

TRENCH PLAYER
Tara Steinbauer

BY THE NUMBERS
Bloomington Kennedy 51, 54, 94.4, .444
Burnsville 41, 53, 77.4, .340
Burnsville's slow start didn't hold them back as they kept scrambling back. Lack of a true point guard hampered their offense. JFK was rudderless when Boler sat down. A physical game.

Next up: Cannon Falls vs Owatonna

MN Books Available

#1 posting 10.8.2006
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MN BOOK NOW ON SALE
The Minnesota Girls Basketball Yearbook is ready to ship. This is the 11th edition.Who is this for?It was originaly set up for college and high school coaches, but media, AAU programs, parents & players and fans have also found the information useful.

It has unbiased player & team rankings with my innovative one of a kind ranking system. Players have a number rating based on a variety of factors. It is much like the recipe for Kentucky Fried Chicken or the formula for Coke.

complete team preview for each and every school in the state
2006 awards and honor listings
Complete team results from 2005-06
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COACHING NEWS
MN
Mark Kruger is the new coach at Royalton. He previously was an assistant at Sartell.

MICHIGAN NEWS
Holland Calvary and Algoma Christian will play before the Detroit Pistons/Memphis game at the Palace at Auburn Hills on Nov. 4. From the Grand Rapids Press.

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Next up: later today with action from the MN Fall League Red division.

Thomas Not at JFK

#1 posting 10.7.2006
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THOMAS WON'T PLAY AT JFK
Patrice Thomas will not play at Bloomington Kennedy this season, and may not play at all this year. She is no longer enrolled there. It is said she is attending MN Transitions. Last season she was at Minneapolis Washburn where she averaged 21.3 ppg. This summer she played with Triple Threat.

No one doubts or questions that Thomas has great ability and talent. It is unfortunate other outside issues prevented her from reaching her potential. She also missed her freshman year at Washburn. She was named to the gbb rercruit All Summer Honorable Mention team this summer.

VERBAL
Annie Adams, center for Crosby-Ironton, MN has made a verbal to South Dakota State for volleball. Adams averaged 11.1 for CI last season.

TRANSFERS
Brittany TerWisscha has left Bethel for Ridgewater CC. The 6-1 TerWisscha played at MACCRAY in HS and averaged 17.1 in 2005.
Abby Smith, DeLaSalle has returned to Minnehaha. She averaged 2.6 last year at D.
MacKenzie Esson has moved from Austin to New Ulm. She averaged 5.2 for Austin last year.

MN COACHES CONVENTION
The coaches are trying to come up with a plan to protect coaches--a coaching tenure plan. Right now coaches are on a one year contract.
The 800 pound gorilla in the room is the open enrollment transfer issue. You can probably count on one hand the amount of kids that transfer because one school has better test tubes than the school down the road. The Coaches Association's plan is to force players to sit out one year when making the open enrollment move.

POINT PARADE
D
Jamie Avery, Deerfield 25 (5 3s) vs Whitmore Lake 51-42 10/5
Kelsey Kirsch, Pellston 23 vs Central Lake 51-43 10/5
Lisa Sorensen, Western Michigan Christian 23 vs Covenant Christian 66-48
Non MHSAA
Monika Davis, Lake Orion Baptist 22 vs Sterling Christian 66-24

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Gigler Verbals, Clayborn 1000

#3 posting 10.6.2006

GIGLER VERBALS
Natalie Gigler, Champlin Park has made a verbal to Winona State. The 6-1, C averaged 14.4 last year for the 23-5 Rebels. She missed 10 games due to mono last year. Gigler played this summer on the 16u MN Metro Stars Black. She is the second CP player to commit this fall, the 15th overall from MN.

1000 MILESTONE
Michigan Center's Barbara Clayborn reached the 1000 point mark with 24 points in a 52-31 win over Napoleon. She is the 8th MC player to reach the plateau. from the Jackson Citizen Patriot.

MORE MICHIGAN ACTION
Saginaw Arthur Hill topped Saginaw Heritage 61-50. From the Saginaw News.

Jackson NW hung on to edge Lumen Christi 51-50 in overtime. Lumen Christi couldn't convert their free throws missing five in the last 30 seconds of overtime. From the Jackson Citizen Patriot.

Bay City Western trailed Midland by 11 heading into the fourth quarter and rallied to win 42-38. From the Bay City Times.
Standish-Sterling ripped Bangor John Glenn 55-24 in North East Michigan Conference play. From the Bay City Times.

Midland Dow knocked off Bullock Creek 44-32 in a low scoring affair. From the Midland Daily News.

Holton had to comeback to beat Pentwater 54-39. From the Muskegon Chronicle

Westwood dropped Negaunee 63-38.
Jeffers suffocated Baraga 44-19. From the Marquette Mining Journal.

POINT PARADE
A
Chelsey Jackson, Flint Central 23 vs Davison 55-44
Samantha Wormer, Lapeer East 22 vs Holly 52-32
B
Lily Scholl, Columbia Central 25 vs Stockbridge 47-46
Holly Reed, Mt. Morris 24 vs Atherton 42-36
Kortni Elsworth, Goodrich 23 vs Grand Blanc 57-39
Angela Russell, Parma Western 23 vs Albion 71-40
Tonya Anderson, Gladwin 22 vs Pinconning 75-29
C
Lindsey Ransbottom, Marcellus 25 vs Lawton 51-40
Barbara Clayborn, Michigan Center 24 vs Napoleon 52-31
Chelsie Wealton, Westwood 23 vs Negaunee 63-38
D
Lauren Lee, Jackson Christian 31 vs Waldron 49-43
Courtney Chenard-Powell, Carney-Nadeau 22 vs Republic-Michigamme 54-40

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Next up: tomorrow morning

Michigan's Coaches Clinic Starts Today

#2 posting 10.6.2006
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MICHIGAN COACHES CLINIC
Just like MN the Basketball Coaches Associaton of Michigan (BCAM) will hold their clinic this weekend in Lansing. Take a look at the roster of speakers: Hubie Brown, Rene Portland, and Tom Izzo. Michigan has a combined convention with both boys and girls coaches. Story from the Grand Rapids Press.

ABC VIDEO
Davison vs Flint Central leads the report from ABC12 last night, but the Lapeer West/Flint Kearsley game was closer.

THURSDAY ACTION AROUND MICHIGAN
Mattawan was two points better than Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 47-45. Mattawan's Tricia Principe scored the game winner with 19 seconds left. From the Kalamazoo Gazette.
Portage Northern downed Battle Creek Harper Creek 49-42. This game & more in the Kalamazoo Gazette.

Ann Arbor Richard had a measure of revenge on Allen Park Cabrini with a 63-61 win. APC beat AAR in the championship game of the Catholic League last year. This game plus others in the Ann Arbor News.

Michigan Lutheran Seminary knocked off Essexville Garber 52-42 in a TriValley Conference battle between #1s in the East and West. From the Saginaw News.

Marshall beat Battle Creek Central 50-41 to lead off the Battle Creek Enquirer's Thursday coverage.

Grand Haven made their money at the line in a 49-39 win over Jenison. From the Grand Haven Tribune.

Cadillac drove over Petoskey 42-28 in the Big North Conference.
McBain ripped Northern MI Christian 72-35. Both stories from the Cadillac News.

Traverse City Central won the inner city battle with West 37-33. From the Traverse City Record Eagle.

The Manistique Emeralds were victorious over the Ishpeming Hematites 62-39.

POINT PARADE
A
Felicia Thomas, Kalamazoo Central 31 vs Benton Harbor 50-60
Catherine Fitzsimmons, Ann Arbor Pioneer 27 vs Saline 73-52
Kiah Chambers, Ypsilanti 26 vs Dearborn 54-55
Nikki Hughes, Tecumseh 22 vs Chelsea 39-36
B
Katy Stuppy, Dowagiac 32 vs Gull Lake 54-50
C
Hanna Koetje, Pine River 27 vs Manton 66-32
Annie McGuire, Bronson 25 vs Schoolcraft 40-42
Kayla Hamilton, Decatur 22 vs Lawrence 56-48 ot
D
Kelsey DeNoyelles, Mt Pleasant Sacred Heart 26 vs Muskegon Catholic Central 47-36

next up: Another later this afternoon

MN GBB Convention Opens Today

#1 posting 10.6.2006
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MN GBB COACHES CONVENTION OPENS
The MN Girls Basketball Coaches Association opens their Fall Convention at North St. Paul today. Doors open at 4:30 pm and the first speaker, Pam Borton, Gopher coach, will start her talk at 5:40 pm. The coaches association welcomes coaches from all levels.
This will be the first day my MN girls Basketball Yearbook will be on sale. If you can't make it there to order you can order right here.

COACHING NEWS
WI
Former Concordia St. Paul player Jen Pozzani is the new coach at Beloit Turner. She will also be the new softball coach at Beloit Memorial. She attended both schools during her HS career. At Turner she will coach her sister. Here is her story from the Beloit Daily News

MICHIGAN RESULTS
The son beat the father as Brighton, coached by Jason Piepho beat Howell coached by Lee Piepho 44-39. In the game Lindsey Davis, Howell guard had a concussion. The Detroit News also leads with this game. Both papers have more game recaps.

Northview beat Belding 44-39. It was the the cure for Northview's loss to Jenison on Tuesday.
Wyoming Park is undefeated in the OK Blue with a 60-47 win over Cedar Springs.
Wayland hung on late for a 53-52 win over Hamilton in an OK Gold game.
All the above from the Grand Rapids Press.

East Lansing edged Lansing Sexton in overtime 67-57. EL's Klarissa Bell knocked down a 3 with 30 seconds left to force ot.
Morrice pinned the first conference loss on Dansville 39-28.
#1C Saginaw Nouvel Catholic beat Pewamo-Westphalia 55-41. PW cut the lead to 46-41, but never scored again.
All these stories from the Lansing State Journal.

ACLs
Houghton, the defending class C champ from the UP, is featured in the Detroit Free Press. Houghton is playing this year without point guard Alyssa Polso who had ACL damage in June.
Miranda DeKuiper, Ludington, is also out with an ACL. She too is a point guard. Ludington is now down to their 3rd point guard as backup Emily Whitman went down. Again from the DFP, but you need to scroll down just a tad.

PREP STARS
Gabrielle Machado, Pontiac Northern, and Ashley Allison, Marine City Cardinal Mooney were named to the Prep Stars in the Detroit Free Press.

POINT PARADE
A
Deanna Crumpton, East Kentwood 28 vs Holland 75-35
Elemda Chew, Detroit Northern, 28 Detroit Murray-Wright 71-66
Samantha Vincenti, Woodhaven 25 vs Taylor Kennedy 54-41
Keshia Hines, Auburn Hills Avondale 23 vs Pontiac Northern 59-46
Brittane Royal, Detroit Mumford, 23 vs Detroit Redford 40-47
Monique Kizer, Detroit Kettering 22 vs Detroit Denby 48-40
Tania Schatow, Fraser, 22 vs Utica Eisenhower 51-33
Whitney Davis, Muskegon 22 vs Holland Christian 59-46
Cassie Beller, North Farmington, 22 vs Oak Park 65-42
Taylor Lockbridge, Berkley 22 vs Birmingham Seaholm 47-33
B
Katie Roberts, Trenton, 26 vs Dearborn Edsel Ford 57-65 ot
Rachael Kutney, SCS Lake Shore, 25 vs New Baltimore Anchor Bay 44-40
Kellie Watson, Ionia 25 vs St. Johns 54-37
Savannah Polhemus, Perry 22 vs Fowler 68-64
C
Lonnie Terrell, Inkster, 40 vs Wyandotte 51-40
Ashley Huntley, Morley-Stanwood 31 vs Lakeview 60-43
Kelsie Norton, Ann Arbor Richard, 24 vs Allen Park Cabrini 63-61
Michele Vanover, Romulus Summit Academy 24 vs Redford West Village East 64-38
Arian Evans, Detroit Winans Academy, 22 vs Warren Conner Creek West 48-19
D
Kelly Koenigsknecht, Fowler 33 vs Perry 64-68
Ashley Webster, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes 22 vs Royal Oak Shrine 60-45

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next up: later today with more Michigan action

MN Fall League Week in Review #3

#2 posting 10.5.2006
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MN FALL LEAGUE REVIEW WEEK 3

With one week to go the undefeated teams are dropping like the leaves. Seven are left, with two in the Red division.
Here is how it shakes out

Blue: St. Paul Central I looks as if they will take the title. They are 5-0 and own a victory over Mpls South (4-1). SPCI has games left against Lakeville South and Armstrong.

White: Hopkins knocked off Centennial Red from the undefeated ranks 39-36 last week. Osseo White also knocked off an undefeated White team: Eden Prairie. That leaves three teams with one loss. Hopkins closes out with Andover and Maple Grove. Centennial Red faces Eden Prairie in their only game. EP also sees Grand Rapids this weekend.

Red: this appears to be the toughest top to bottom. And two teams are unblemished at the top--Burnsville Black and Bloomington Kennedy. They meet at 10:05 this Sunday, but BB has to play dangerous St. Paul Central II later in the day, while Kennedy has a civil war game against Bloomington Jefferson later. Any league with Lakeville North 2-3 is pretty tough.

Green: Minnetonka lost to Orono to take them off the unbeaten list. WBL is tied with Tonka, but WBL's only loss was to Tonka in the first week. They will meet at the end in an exhibition game.

Orange: St. Paul Johnson has been running roughshod over the opposition up in Blaine. Johnson has the most points scored in any division with 293. They finish with the 0-5 Knights.

Yellow: Chaska B--a freshman group--has been making noise at this level with a 5-0 record. Their big win was a 51-47 victory over the Orioles in week #2. CB finishes with the 3-3 Ladywildcats and 4-1 Redhawks. CB has the biggest margins of any division. Chaska's second team is in the Green division.

Purple: Mounds View leads a very balanced league at 5-1.

Pink: Minnetonka 2 doesn't have a loss at 5-0.

Black: Barnum has made the trip down without problems and is 5-0. By the way the Lady Saders are not misspelled Sabers but they are the Crusaders from St. Croix Lutheran.

gbbrecruit RANKINGS
1. St. Paul Central-Armstrong 5-0
2. Burnsville Black 5-0
3. Bloomington Kennedy 5-0
4. Hopkins 4-1
5. Centennial Red 4-1
6. Minneapolis South 4-1
7. St. Paul Central-Kennedy 3-2
8. Osseo White 4-2
9. St. Paul Johnson 6-0
10. Chaska B 5-0

A reliable source has provide me with action shots of last weeks action at Kennedy.
Photo #1 has Sarah Schoeneck of Jefferson going up over Cassie Rochel of Lakeville North. #2 has Kaiya Sygulla of Lakeville North driving in and about to be fouled.



#3 is Cassie Rochel, LN scoring in transition late in the game and getting fouled. #4 is Abby Rittenhouse scoring inside for Burnsville Black on a post up.

#5 is Sarah Wiens, Burnsville Black scoring on a put back. #6 is Rachel Moen, Burnsville Black with one of her 11 free throws made on the day.


#7 is Kelsey Marcks, Burnsville Black launching a trey. #8 is Kaitlin Robinson?, Holy Angels doing the same from the left corner.


#9 the blur is Maggie Slawson, Holy Angels doing a little 3 action of her own. #10 is Tara Steinbauer, Bloomington Kennedy scoring and being fouled in the Lakeville North contest. I did not see this game, but a reliable source was there. Steinbauer has made a verbal to Wisconsin.



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