Fall League Out & About: Champlin Park/Rogers

#2 posting 10.26.2008
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BREAKDOWN FALL LEAGUE
Becker Division
CHAMPLIN PARK rebels 29, ROGERS royals 28

Ashley Metcalfe made her second free throw with 3.5 seconds left to give Champlin Park a 29-28 win over Rogers in the first of two Northwest Suburban vs Mississippi 8 match ups. Rogers rallied from a four point deficit with two minutes left to tie it at 28.

Rogers played their deliberate, patient style but were missing Jennifer Dowd. CP was missing Jasmine Darden and Rachel Leitz as the hit and miss nature of fall leagues reared its head again.

Rogers scored first on the opening possession. CP soon connected with a trey by Abby McDaniel. The lead changed hands six times in the first half as neither team broke free. There also were four ties. Rogers had a six possession drought but didn't really lose ground to CP with only adding three points to break an 11 all tie. Rogers' Maria Laughlin tied it up with her first & one. The first half ended with a 16 all tie.

After both teams added two to their totals to start the second half. Both teams combined for 10 straight empty possessions. CP was the first to break their drought with an Ashley Witte basket. Rogers kept their drought string alive with a total of 8. Again Rogers didn't suffer because CP only added three points to their totals. With two minutes left CP led 26-22. Rogers on the next possession scored on another Laughlin &1. CP answered with two Schmidt free throws with 30 seconds left to make it 28-25. Rogers responded with a free throw by Megan Coleman. She missed the second and Laughlin grabbed the board and tied it up with a put back with 17 seconds left. The Rebels got the ball into the paint and that is when Metcalfe was fouled. She made the second free throw for the win.

Rogers had 18 turnovers for the game, 10 in the first half. CP only had 11 turnovers on the game.

You can see the entire Champlin Park vs Rogers photo gallery at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com

key: player, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
CHAMPLIN PARK
STARTERS
Ali Schmidt 5, 4, 125.0, .750 point guard. all points came at the line.
Abby McDaniel 3, 2, 150.0, .500 3 point shooter. made one in the first half.
Ashley Metcalfe 3, 4, 75.0, .500 forward. came up with the game winning free throw.
Ann Huemann 6, 5, 120.0, .600 went to the line three times. rushed shot and was off balance on a shot.
Ashley Witte 5, 5, 100.0, .600 forward with range. big rebounds late.
BENCH
Tara Flahavan 5, 7, 71.4, .286 also point guard. needs to get better angle when feeding the post. needs to lead properly. Also needs to develop deception/fakes on passing.
Kristie LaPlante 2, 4, 50.0, .250
Missy Mehaffey 0, 6, 0.0, .000 worked the d boards

ROGERS
STARTERS
Emily Dosman 4, 6, 66.7, .333 bigger player today. corner shooter.
Megan Coleman 1, 9, 11.1, .000 guard. had six turnovers.
Maria Laughlin 13, 12, 108.3, .417 guard. lefty, made a three, also scored twice on old fashioned threes. opportunistic. came up with a key offensive rebound and scored the put back. went to the line three times. had four steals. needs to create space when crossing over with defensive in front of her.
Caitlin Coleman 7, 6, 116.7, .500 moved with out the ball. also had an old fashioned 3.
Erin Rosenow 2, 2, 100.0, .500 forward. scored on a put back.
BENCH
Emily Nelson 1, 2, 50.0, .500

TRENCH PLAYER
Even though Rogers lost Maria Laughlin led both teams with points and D stops.

BY THE NUMBERS
Champlin Park 29, 37, 78.4, .405
Rogers 28, 37, 75.7, .324
made 3s/&1s: CP 2/1; Rogers 1/3
ftm/fta-ft%: CP 15/20-.750; Rogers 7/10-.700
bench: CP 7, Rogers 1

ROTATIONS
CHAMPLIN PARK
Ashley Witte 5
Missy Mahaffey 4
Ann Huemann 2
Tara Flahavan 2
Ali Schmidt 1
Abby McDaniel 1
Kristie LaPlante 1
totals: 16

ROGERS
Maria Laughlin 7
Emily Dosmann 3
Cailtin Coleman 3
Megan Coleman 2
Emily Nelson 2
Erin Rosenow 1
totals: 18

ASSISTS
CHAMPLIN PARK
Ali Schmidt 4
Missy Mahaffey 3
Tara Flahavan 2
Ann Huemann 1
Ashley Witte 1
totals 11

ROGERS
Megan Coleman 3
Maria Laughlin 2
Emily Dosman 1
Caitlin Coleman 1
totals 7

FIRST TO
5 10 15 20 25
C C R C C

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Out & About: Minnetonka/Champlin Park

#4 posting 6.17.2008
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CHAMPLIN PARK SUMMER LEAGUE
MINNETONKA skippers 51, CHAMPLIN PARK rebels 43

Minnetonka took an early lead and never let up in beating the host Rebels in the Champlin Park Summer League. Champlin Park never could climb the mountain. The closest they could get was two points. Minnetonka always had an answer and pulled away at the end. Both were undefeated in this league the week before.

The rules in this league include 20 minute running time halves with shooting fouls worth two points, if the player can make the free throw. One other fact about this game. There are six courts and this game was on court six on the tartan surface with a trap door floor close to the left sideline. Dribblers tried to avoid the area if possible.

Katy Winge opened the scoring for the Skippers and Jill Tichy scored before CP got on the board. That margin was maintained throughout the first half. Winge had 10 points in the first half. Both teams had 10 players so the wave substitution ruled. At one stretch in the first half both teams combined scored seven straight times. For CP Ali Schmidt had seven assists in the first half. Now I had Minnetonka up 26-20 at half time, the scoreboard had 24-20. I don't know where the discrepancy took place.

Schmidt cut the margin to 24-22 after making the one free throw (worth two points) after a drive. Minnetonka stretched their lead out to 33-26. Just as quickly CP cut the margin to 35-33 after a three by Schmidt. The last time CP trailed by two was at 37-35. After that the Rebels had a 1/5 sequence but Minnetonka kept their offense flowing with four unanswered points. That made the margin six points 43-37 with 5:20 left. CP finished with a 3/10 sequence. The Rebels trailed 45-41 with 1;48 left with another time out. Minnetonka looked to milk the clock and went to the line. CP had two straight passing turnovers to stop any comeback chance.

photos: #1. Tarah Flahavan passes around Hannah Wilson, with Kate Constable in the background. #2. Constable drives the left side with Ali Schmidt defending. photos by kja

key: player, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
MINNETONKA
STARTERS
Kate Constable 8, 10, 80.0, .400 guard, did some duty at point. scored six points on second chancers.
Katy Winge 14, 8, 175.0, .875 perimeter scorer. scored off the dribble, pull ups, and back cuts.
Jill Tichy 7, 5, 140.0, .600 forward, went to the line three times
Sarah LaCroix 4, 6, 66.7, .333 post. took a charge. led team with defensive boards.
Steffi Comer 8, 7, 114.3, .571 guard, handled the point more often. had 8 assists. her points came on transition.
BENCH
Cassidy Smith 6, 5, 120.0, .600
Nicole Garnowicz 2, 3, 66.7, .333 can score when hit.
Hannah Wilson 2, 4, 50.0, .250 needs to work on her hands,
Jenny Blaine 2, 2, 100.0, 1.000 guard. scored her points in transition
Johanna Hedstrom 0, 0, 0.0, .000 youngster. deferred to older players.

CHAMPLIN PARK
STARTERS
Ali Schmidt 13, 10, 130.0, .600 delivered 8 assists. had 11 of her points in the second half. shared point responsibilities.
Jazmine Darden 2, 3, 66.7, .333 guard. wasn't able to get a three off. scored on a drive.
Tarah Flahavan 8, 10, 80.0, .400 point guard. scored without the ball on sharp cuts.
Abby McDaniel 0, 3, 0.0, .000 on out of bounds plays under the basket passed it in and found three players wide open on cuts.
Karen Berglund 0, 2, 0.0, .000 post
BENCH
Ashley Witte 8, 11, 72.7, .364 forward. had three turnovers on passing too far, too high
Rachel Leitz 8, 6, 133.3, .667 perimeter. strong upper body. scored on drive and sharp cuts.
Ashley Metcalfe 2, 4, 50.0, .250 post, scored on her free throw
Missy Mehaffey 2, 2, 100.0, .500 post
Kat Chelstrom 0, 1, 0.0, .000 guard

TRENCH PLAYER
Katy Winge

BY THE NUMBERS
Minnetonka 53, 50, 106.0, .520
Champlin Park 43, 52, 82.7, .404
made 3s/&1s: Minnetonka 0/1; CP 1/0
ftm/fta-ft%: CP 4/6-.667; Minnetonka 4/10-.400
bench: CP 20; Minnetonka 11

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
MINNETONKA
Sarah LaCroix 5
Steffi Comer 5
Jenny Blaine 3
Kate Constable 2
Jilly Tichy 2
Nicole Garnowicz 2
Katy Winge 1
Cassidy Smith 1
Hannah Wilson 1
Johanna Hedstrom 1
totals: 23

CHAMPLIN PARK
Ashley Witte 4
Tarah Flahavan 3
Ali Schmidt 2
Rachel Leitz 2
Jazmine Darden 1
Karen Berglund 1
totals: 13

ASSISTS
MINNETONKA
Steffi Comer 8
Jenny Blaine 3
Nicole Garnowicz 2
Katy Winge 2
Johanna Hedstrom 2
Kate Constable 1
totals: 18

CHAMPLIN PARK
Ali Schmidt 8
Abby McDaniel 3
Rachel Leitz 2
Ashley Metcalfte 2
Jazmine Darden 1
Missy Mahaffey 1
totals: 17

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Out & About: Champlin Park/Mpls Southwest

#7 posting 12.28.2007
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APPLE VALLEY TOURNAMENT
CONSOLATION
CHAMPLIN PARK rebels 60
MINNEAPOLIS SOUTHWEST lakers 50

CP broke a 27 all tie with 1:39 left in the first half with an 8-0 run. That held up in the second half for the Rebels in a 60-50 win.

story, stats to follow

key: player, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
CHAMPLIN PARK
STARTERS
Ali Schmidt 11, 8, 137.5, .625
Laura Bruce 5, 5, 100.0, .400
Ashley Witte 12, 14, 85.7, .429
Alana Eason 6, 3, 200.0, .667
Jessica Hoffman 10, 9, 111.1, .556
BENCH
Abby McDaniel 0, 2, 0.0, .000
Tarah Flahavan 9, 8, 112.5, .500
Kat Chelstrom 3, 4, 75.0, .500
Rachel Leitz 3, 4, 75.0, .250
Ashley Metcalfe 0, 2, 0.0, .000
Jazmine Dardan 0, 1, 0.0, .000

MINNEAPOLIS SOUTHWEST
STARTERS
Nakita Walker 6, 15, 40.0, .200
Laura Maltby 13, 14, 92.9, .571
Britta Syverson 10, 10, 100.0, .500
Aleyse Hunteman 0, 3, 0.0, .000
Melissa Fitz 16, 13, 123.1, .462
BENCH
Micah Thornquist 1, 1, 100.0, 1.000
Grace Theisen 1, 1, 100.0, 1.000
Vinishia Jackson 2, 1, 200.0, .000
Rayna Lindsey 1, 1, 100.0, 1.000
Greta Tjeltjeit 0, 1, 0.0, .000

TRENCH PLAYER
Ali Schmidt, steady, executed, added up assists too

BY THE NUMBERS
Champlin Park 60, 60, 100.0, .450
Mpls SW 50, 60, 83.3, .417
made 3s: SW 4, CP 3
ftm/fta-ft%: CP 12/16-.750; SW 6/15-.400
bench: CP 15, SW 5

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
CHAMPLIN PARK
Ashley Witte 4
Alana Eason 4
Ali Schmidt 3
Kat Chelstrom 3
Laura Bruce 2
Jessica Hoffman 2
Tarah Flahavan 2
Abby McDaniel 1
Rachel Leitz 1
totals: 22

MPLS SOUTHWEST
Melissa Fitz 8
Micah Thornquist 5
Laura Meltby 4
Britta Syverson 3
Aleyse Hunteman 1
Grace Theisen 1
Rayna Lindsey 1
totals: 23

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Out & About: Osseo/Champlin Park

#9 posting 12.11.2007
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OSSEO orioles 72, CHAMPLIN PARK rebels 52

Two teams that made the state tournament last year battled it out in a Northwest Suburban contest with the visiting Orioles flying away with a 20 point win. Osseo used strong defense, quick ball movement, and an inside-outside combination that proved lethal. Danielle Mangen connected on five 3s on the night for the outside component. She ended up with 21 points. Jennie Sunnarborg patrolled the paint and had 14 of her 24 points at the line.

Mangen set the tone on the first Osseo possession with a trey from the right corner. CP did have one lead in the game and it came early at 5-3. The game remained fairly tight with the Orioles holding leads up to seven. CP came back to cut the margin to 17-13. One minute later it was 22-13 with a post up by Sunnarborg and a trey from Amy Hildebrand. Osseo closed the half with an 8-2 run as they scored on 4 of their last five possessions. That put Osseo up 34-22. Both Mangen and Sunnarborg had 11 at half.

CP changed from their 2/3 zone to man in the second half. That seemed to rejuvenated the Rebels as they opened with a 14-6 run to close the margin to 40-36. CP got the ball into the paint, something that was not happening frequently in the first half, and they also took advantage of a couple of 3s. Osseo weathered that storm and soon pushed the lead back out to 47-36 after a three staight scoring possessions. Osseo dominated inside and had one possession where they scored three free throws, one by Sunnarborg and then, after collecting the missed shot, two by Kylie Gottsman. Over 5:30 in the second half Osseo was 9/12 on their offensive possessions--a 16-7 run. Again Mangan kicked it off with a three. Sunnarborg closed it off with a post up. Osseo closed out the game with four straight scores on a 7-0 run.

photos: #1 Ashley Witte goes up for a shot for CP with Kendra Ware up to block for Osseo. #2: Jennie Sunnarborg manuevers in the post with Witte defending. Photos by Teas.

key: player, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
OSSEO
STARTERS
Danielle Mangen 21, 13, 161.5, .615 Good things come in small packages. She packs a wallop from behind the arc. Hit five on the night. Is speedy, quick, feeds the post well. can penetrate and dish. can finish the break. fouls forced her to sit.
Marny Ferrara 2, 7, 28.6, .143 perimeter, active hands on defense.
Chiamaka Okonkwo 2, 5, 40.0, .200 the "4". good jumper.
Jennie Sunnarborg 24, 22, 109.1, .591 posting up and looking for contact more. initiating contact. is more physical. went to the line 10 times. rebounded both ends. at times too low on the block. also had traveling calls because too high.
Brianna Olson 8, 10, 80.0, .400 tough nosed guard. quick passing. did hit a three. Can score if it.
BENCH
Kylie Gottsman 6, 4, 150.0, .750 post. good hands. needs to improve quickness. To play with this team, and the next level, needs to make quick, automatic choices.
Kendra Ware 4, 8, 50.0, .250 shoots on the outside, but snaps hand back on the follow through.
Amy Hildebrand 5, 2, 250.0, 1.000 perimeter shooter

CHAMPLIN PARK
STARTERS
Ashley Witte 13. 15. 86.7, .400 faces basket. nice shooter. prefers the perimeter. can hit a three. rebounds
Ali Schmidt 6, 9, 66.7, .333 hit a 3. shut out in the second half.
Laura Bruce 9, 16, 56.3, .313 had great success inside posting up smaller players. likes to face the basket. prefers to put the ball on the floor. at times not balanced. needs to develop a stop and pop. tendancy to charge is there. needs to be aware more of other players. Wasn't ready for ball.
Alana Eason 2, 4, 50.0, .250 guard. quick. elbow too far away on dribble.
Jessica Gamber 0, 0, 0.0, .000 post player. This was her only game of the year. She started, and then was subbed out after one second for an injury time out. She will have knee surgery and her season is over. This was the first time she was cleared to play, but her knee went out at home. She is a senior.
BENCH
Jessica Hoffman 4, 8, 50.0, .375 usually starts and went in when Gamber came out. rebounds. Lefty
Abby McDaniel 7, 5, 140.0, .600 can hit a three. perimeter
Tarah Flahavan 2, 7, 28.6, .286 point guard. has a nice cross over when moving forward. has good vision and can spot open player when penetrating. When she is stalled the cross over can be snatched.
Jazmine Darden 7, 5, 140.0, .600 canned two 3s on the day.
Kat Chelstrom 2, 4, 50.0, .250 perimeter

TRENCH PLAYER
Danielle Mangen

BY THE NUMBERS
Osseo 72, 71, 101.4,. .479
Champlin Park 52, 73, 71.2, .370
made 3s: Osseo 7, CP 5
made fts: Osseo 21, CP 11
bench: CP 22, Osseo 15

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
OSSEO
Brianna Olson 8
Chiamaka Okonkwo 8
Jennie Sunnarborg 7.5
Danielle Mangen 7
Kendra Ware 3.5
Amy Hildebrand 2
Marny Ferrara 1
totals: 37

CHAMPLIN PARK
Ashley Witte 9
Laura Bruce 6
Jessica Hoffman 6
Tarah Flahavan 4
Ali Schmidt 2
Alana Eason 2
Abby McDaniel 1
Jazmine Darden 1
Kat Chelstrom 1
Anna Hueman 1
totals: 33

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Osseo played man, with full court pressure.
Champlin started off in a 2-3 zone. They played man in the second half. They also pressured full court more in the second half.

ALSO TODAY
Minneapolis Roosevelt beat St. Paul Humboldt 68-58. Kiara Strickland of Roosevelt had 29.

Eastview 64 Chaska 53
The first half it was all Eastview, with McSparron scoring 18 points and her team leading 33 to 13 at the half. The game started out slow with the score tied 8 to 8 about a third of the way through the half, but then Eastview went on 25 to 5 run.
Chaska came out with a 8 point run in the second half and brought the game within 7 points at 42 to 35 half way through the second half. Courtney Boylan had 18 points in the second half and finished with 22 in the game. Mc Sparron ended up with 31 for Eastview. Only 3 players scored for Eastview in the 2nd half. Brianna Tisch had 13 rebounds for Chaska.

ST. PAUL CENTRAL 62 MINNETONKA 43
Central led 32-27 at half. The Central defense kicked it up a notch in the second half. Scoring for Central was Theairra Taylor 15, Kiara Buford 14, Georgie Jones 13, and Megan Howard 12.
For Minnetonka Jordan Skiem had 13, Katie Winge had 10.

Out & About: St. Michael-Albertville/Champlin Park

#7 posting 10.29.2007
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BREAKDOWN FALL LEAGUE
Becker Division
ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE knights 36
CHAMPLIN PARK rebels 34

St. Michael-Albertville took an early lead, saw it evaporate, built it back up, saw CP tie it, before Kasandra Barthel took the ball coast to coast for the winning lay up in a 36-34 heart stopper. It was a one two punch for CP as Laura Bruce and Jasmine Darden combined for 33 of the Rebels 34 points. STMA had a one punch in Barthel, but had four players that managed to find the bottom of the basket.

Right from the opening tip Barthel put her stamp on the game with a layup. She had 16 points in the first half alone with aggressive attacks to the basket and five points at the line. CP had five made free throws the entire game. However only Tiffany Wisker was the only other Knight to score in the first half. There were some droughts involved in the first half. CP had a five possession dry spell. STMA avoid major empty possessions. The Knights led by as much as 18-12 with 4:30 to go. CP finished the half with an 11-4 run capped by a trey by Jasmine Darden to make it 23-22

The difference in the second half was Bruce did most of the heavy lifting on offense with Darden hitting two free throws for CP. Bruce scored four points to put the Rebels up 27-23. Droughts were inevitable when no help was forthcoming for Bruce. They had a six and a seven sandwiched around a Bruce bucket for a 1/14 string. STMA also had a five possession drought. They broke free from that drought with four straight scores on a 6-0 run to put the Knights up 34-29. Then, as quickly as the scoring run started, STMA fell into a six possession hole. That opened the door for CP. Bruce scored a put back and then with under 10 seconds to go hit a three to tie the game at 34. It smelled like overtime. Barthel didn't want to go extra time and took the ball from one end to the other and hit the lay up to give the Knights a dramatic win. CP did have one more chance, but the half court shot didn't drop.

Both teams had different fortunes in their next game. CP played Becker I and again hit a dramatic 3 to tie it. This time it was Jessica Hoffman that hit an underhand scoop 3 to tie it. In the overtime Shelly Stemper put Becker up 25-24 with her free throw. Tarah Flahavan was fouled with 1.2 seconds left and made both of her tosses to put CP on top 26-25.

STMA faced neighboring Mississippi 8 rival Rogers. Rogers had a double digit win in that contest.

It also should be noted that neither team was at full strength. Champlin Park's two players were out due to non basketball injuries. Ashley Witte was injured in a powder puff football game, and Ali Schmidt broke her toe going up stairs.

photos: #1 CP's Laura Bruce is surrounded by STMA defenders. #2 CP's Jasmine Darden is floating through the lane on the way to two of her 14 points. #3 STMA's Kasandra Barthel scores the game winner. photos by kja

ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE
STARTERS
Kasandra Barthel 23, 14, 164.3, .786 the spark plug. took over, grabbed the game by the throat. aggressively attacked basket. also has 3 point range with two on the day. is strong enough to score when hit. On top of that she had 7 stops, the tops for both teams.
Carly Rothstein 3, 7, 42.9, .286 has a knee brace. went to the basket hard. got on the floor for loose balls. stops need to be cleaner, on balance.
Angy Gavere 0, 6, 0.0, .000 over dribbles, needs to make moves with less bouncing
Stacy Hegland 2, 4, 50.0, .250
Lexi Thompson 3, 8, 37.5, .250 handled ball, needs to keep vision up. went to the line for her points.
BENCH
Tiffany Wisker 5, 8, 62.5, .375 strong frame, scored on the drive
Holly Kotila 0, 4, 0.0, .000

CHAMPLIN PARK
STARTERS
Laura Bruce 19, 16, 118.8, .563 the leader on the floor. Strong, aggressive. has good elevation on the jump shot. made clutch shot
Tarah Flahavan 0, 10, 0.0, .000 guard, reacted negatively to physical play
Jessica Hoffman 1, 5, 20.0, .200 left handed, athletic, crashed boards
Jazmine Darden 14, 10, 140.0, .600 quick, can score in and out. has explosive drive. can hit the 3 (two on the day). didn't deliver much in the second half however
Abby McDaniel 0, 3, 0.0, .000 another guard, good shot form. needs to improve vision on the dribble
BENCH
Anna Huemann 0, 2, 0.0, .000
Alana Eason 0, 3, 0.0, .000
Ashley Metcalfe 0, 3, 0.0, .000 needs to be ready for the ball.

TRENCH PLAYER
Kasandra Barthel up for a shot with Jessica Hoffman defending. photo by kja

BY THE NUMBERS
STMA 36, 51, 70.6, .373
Champlin Park 34, 52, 65.4, .308
made 3s: CP 3, STMA 2
made fts: STMA 12, CP 5
bench: STMA 5, CP 0

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
STMA
Kasandra Barthel 7
Carly Rothstein 4
Stacy Hegland 3
Lexi Thompson 3
Angy Gavere 2
Tiffany Wisker 2
totals: 21

CHAMPLIN PARK
Jasmine Darden 6
Laura Bruce 5
Tarah Flahavan 4
Jessica Hoffman 4
Ashley Metcalfe 4
Abby McDaniel 3
Alana Eason 1
totals 27

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