New Players, New Gyms, New Network, New Drills

#1 posting 9.5.2008
your daily dose of girls basketball news & information

SIGNING
Sarah Rogers of Chicago Marshall has signed with Northern Illinois. The 5-8 guard averaged 12.1 ppg for the 26-7 3A Illinois State champs last season.

TRANSFER
Zivile Gaizutyte has transferred from Lassen Community College to Montana State Northern. Gaizutyte is a 6-2 post originally from Lithuania. From KXMC.

COACHING NEWS
Northwestern has added Daniel Prince and Tennille Adams as assistant coaches.

Indiana has hired Adam Bowen as video coordinator.

Megan Thorburn has been hired as an assistant at Grand Valley State. Thorburn is from Mason, MI and is a Bowling State grad.

NEW GYMS
West Catholic ($4.2 million) and Grand Rapids Christian ($9 million) have opened new gyms. From the Grand Rapids Press.

CABLE NETWORK
The MHSAA (the Michigan high school organization) and Comcast are starting their own cable network. From the Grand Haven Tribune.

SCHEDULES
BIG 10: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, and Wisconsin have released their 2008-09 schedules.
MORE: Butler, Drake, UW Green Bay have released their schedule.

TRY OUTS
Wayne State University in Michigan will have open tryouts on Saturday, Sept. 27.

POINTS AND POINT GUARDS
Rethinking Basketball looks at the point guard position and uses the Lynx vs Mercury game as an example. Kelly Miller (Rochester Mayo) for the Merc deserves more credit for the win according to the number crunching.

SHOOTING & PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
Brian McCormick has updated his 180 Shooter and the Crossover Movement sites. With the 180 shooter you can get shooting progressions with 200 drills and a practice plan. You can now get six chapters of the Crossover Movement on line.

Next up: Tomorrow

MN Parade Led by Montgomery's 41

#2 posting 11.28.2007
your daily dose of girls basketball news & information

MINNESOTA POINT PARADE
AAAA
Brittnye McSparron, Eastview 28 vs Burnsville 76-48
Angela Christianson, Alexandria 28 vs Brainerd 54-56

AAA
Arends, Albert Lea 32 vs New Ulm 66-57
Kelsey Evans, Willmar 26 vs Sauk Rapids 85-71

AA
Alex Montgomery, Cannon Falls 41 vs Red Wing 66-68
Julianne Mitchell, Mpls Edison 35 vs Breck 73-41
Hannah Hylla, Albany 30 vs Pierz 77-47
Brittni Mayer, Dover-Eyota 30 vs Southland 64-53
Courtney Kallis, Frazee 29 vs Wadena-DC 49-48
Ava Perry, Wabasha-Kellogg 29 vs Rushford-Peterson 73-68
Chelsea Fogarty, Belle Plaine 28 vs NRHEG 76-56
Becca Friestleben, Holy Family 28 vs Roch Lourdes 77-56
Emily Klaehr, Belle Plaine 26 vs NRHEG 76-56
Kamille Wahlin, Crookston 26 vs Bemidji 79-55
Lulu Seelye, Deer River 26 vs Mt Iron-Buhl 60-41
Christine Burkhardt, Wabasha-Kellogg 25 vs Rushford-Peterson 73-68
Black, MN Valley Lutheran 25 vs Nicollet 74-57
Taylor Sheley, Pine River-Backus 25 vs Park Rapids 47-39

A
Sari Noga, Parkers Prairie 35 vs Osakis 65-52
Dawnelle Askelson, Lake Park-Audubon 33 vs Northern Cass, ND 62-67
Lane Gehl, Fulda 31 vs Worthington 69-76
Rayanne Klein, St. Agnes 29 vs Bethany 56-69
Kristen Roles, Minneota 28 vs YME 66-57
Brittney Forsberg, Grygla-Goodridge 27 vs Kittson County Central 63-77
Katie Odegaard, Madelia 27 vs Immanuel Lutheran 59-20
Danielle Anderson, Wrenshall 26 vs Cook 78-48
Autumn Beasley, Heritage 26 vs Mpls Washburn 47-63
Mary Butler, St. Agnes 25 vs Bethany 56-69
Rachel Eisenhugh, Babbitt-Embarrass 25 vs Silver Bay 79-54
Brooke DeWall, SW Star 25 vs Luverne 62-49
Kendra Bornhoft, RTR 25 vs WWG 70-46

Next up: ND action