South Dakota #2 in D2

#1 posting 3.30.2008
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D2 CHAMPIONSHIP
Northern Kentucky beat South Dakota for the NCAA D2 championship 63-58. It was a run to remember says the Sioux Falls Argus Leader. USD had a lead 9 point lead with under 6 minutes to go. Jeana Hoffman (Mitchell, SD) had 19 for USD.

ALL AMERICAN
North Dakota's Ashley Langen (Kittson Central) was named to the Daktronics All American First Team.

D1
NCAA TOURNAMENT
North Carolina beat Louisville 78-74. Brandie Radde (Niles, MI) had 7 for Louisville.

HIGH FIVE
MICHIGAN
Brandie Radde, Louisville (Niles) 7 vs North Carolina 78-74

Next up: Later tonight when I get back from the Iowa State AAU tournament in Des Moines.

Purdue Done in NCAAs

#3 posting 3.26.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
NCAA TOURNAMENT
Tennessee beat Purdue 78-52. Keisha Mosley (Detroit Community) had 14 for Purdue.

Maryland beat Nebraska 76-64. Cory Montgomery (Cannon Falls) had 8 for Nebraska.

Louisville beat Kansas State 80-63. Keshia Hines (Auburn Hills Avondale) had 5 for Louisville.

The Hawkeye seniors are passing the torch. From the Cedar Rapids Gazette.

HIGH FIVE
MICHIGAN--28
Keisha Mosley, Purdue (Detroit Community) 14 vs Tennessee 52-78
Lakisha Freeman, Purdue (Saginaw Arthur Hill) 9 vs Tennessee 52-78
Keshia Hines, Louisville (Auburn Hills Avondale) 5 vs Kansas STate 80-63

MINNESOTA--8
Cory Montgomery, Nebraska (Cannon Falls) 8 vs Maryland 64-76

COACHING NEWS
Santa Clara is not renewing the contract of women's basketball coach Michelle Bento-Jackson. Santa Clara was 20-11 this year.

Lee Piepho will not be returning to Detroit next year. The Livingston Press & Argus examines the tumultous year where he went from assistant to interim coach to out.
Autumn Rademacher, a Detroit alumn, will be the new women's basketball coach. From the Detroit News.

D2
COACHING NEWS
Chad Lavin of South Dakota has been named coach of the year for NCAA D2. From the Sioux Falls Argus Leader.

AWARDS
Hillsdale's Katie Cezat (Plymouth Canton, MI) was named first team All American by the WBCA.

D3
AWARDS
Haley Houghton of UW Stevens Point was named to the D3 honorable mention All-American squad. From the Wausau Daily Herald.

Thanks to all the readers for their help. If you have news, go to my profile and email me.

Next up: later today with a grab bag.

Illinois, Michigan Move On in WNIT

#4 posting 3.25.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
NCAA TOURANMENT
Rutgers beat Iowa State 69-58. Amanda Nisleit (Woodbury) had 15 for ISU. Heather Ezell kept the Cyclones close according to the Des Moines Register.

Stanford beat UTEP 88-54. Jareica Hughes (Southfield-Lathrup, MI) had 12 for UTEP.

The Gophers need more athletic players according to the StarTribune.

The Wisconsin campus paper the Daily Cardinal looks at the disappointing season end for the Badgers.

WNIT TOURNAMENT
Illinois beat Drake 48-44. Jenna Smith (Bloomington Kennedy) had 10 for Illinois. Jill Martin (Norwalk, IA) also had 10 for Drake. Lauren Dybing (St. Croix Lutheran) added 4 for Drake. The Des Moines Register writes of the comeback that fell short.

Michigan beat Virginia Commonwealth 75-57. Janelle Cooper (Detroit Renaissance) had 22 for Michigan.

Marquette beat Creighton 75-69 in overtime. Angel Robinson (St. Paul Central) had 19 for Marquette. Ally Thrall (Dowling Catholic) had 17 for Creighton. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel writes about the overtime game. The Marquette Tribune called the game a thriller.

Kansas beat Evansville 82-60. Kelly Kohn (Adrian, MI) had 10 for Kansas.

Southern Miss beat Mississippi State 62-61. Liz Biland (Racine Prairie) had 10 for Southern Miss.

Boston College beat Vermont 76-64. Sofia Iwobi (Fairfield Maharishi, IA) had 2.

Florida beat Florida Gulf Coast 60-55. Adrianne McNally (Pinckney, MI) had 8 for FGC.

Colorado beat Gonzaga 82-68. Hannah Skildum (Mounds View) had 2 for Colorado.

HIGH FIVE
MICHIGAN--67
Janelle Cooper, Michigan (Detroit Renaissance) 22 vs VCU 75-57
Jareica Hughes, UTEP (Southfield-Lathrup) 12 vs Stanford 54-88
Janelle Harris, Marquette (Detroit Renaissance) 12 vs Creighton 75-69
Carly Benson, Michigan (Carney-Nadeau) 11 vs VCU 75-57
Timika Williams, UTEP (Southfield-Lathrup) 10 vs Stanford 54-88
Kelly Kohn, Kansas (Adrian) 10 vs Evansville 82-60

IOWA--62
Ally Thrall, Creighton (Dowling Catholic) 17 vs Marquette 69-75
Sara Cain, Creighton (Cedar Rapids Prairie) 16 vs Marquette 69-75
Jill Martin, Drake (Norwalk) 10 vs Illinois 44-48
Alison Lacey, Iowa State (Ballard) 10 vs Rutgers 58-69
Kelsey Crites, Creighton (Clinton) 9 vs Marquette 69-75

MINNESOTA--50
Angel Robinson, Marquette (St. Paul Central) 19 vs Creighton 75-69
Amanda Nisleit, Iowa State (Woodbury) 15 vs Rutgers 58-69
Jenna Smith, Illinois (Bloomington Kennedy) 10 vs Drake 48-44
Lauren Dybing, Drake (St. Croix Lutheran) 4 vs Illinois 44-48
Hannah Skildum, Colorado (Mounds View) 2 vs Gonzaga 82-68

WISCONSIN--23
Liz Biland, Southern Miss (Racine Prairie) 10 vs Mississippi State 62-61
Krystal Ellis, Marquette (Racine St. Catherine's) 9 vs Creighton 75-69
Kelly Lam, Marquette (Brookfield Central) 4 vs Creighton 75-69

D3
Whitney Thriver of UW Oshkosh played all positions. From the Oshkosh Northwestern.

NAIA
New Sioux Falls coach Travis Traphagen has a Q&A with the Sioux Falls Argus leader.

Valley City State had three academic All Americans including Brittany Olson of Norman County West.

Next up: Later today with a grab bag

Purdue Advances in NCAA

#2 posting 3.24.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
The Big 10 finished 1-2 yesterday as the Gophers and Hawkeyes exited the NCAA tournament. Purdue lives to play another day.
NCAA
Texas beat Minnesota 72-55. Leslie Knight (Hopkins) had 12 for the Gophers. The Gophers shooting woes caught up with them. From the St. Paul Pioneer Press.

Georgia beat Iowa 67-61. Wendy Ausdemore (TriCenter) had 16 for Iowa. Krista VandeVenter (Osseo) added 4 points for the Hawkeyes. It was a see saw game. From the Des Moines Register.

Purdue beat Utah 66-59. Keisha Mosley (Detroit Community) had 4 for Purdue.

Nebraska beat Xavier 61-58. Cory Montgomery (Cannon Falls) had 12 for Nebraska.

Oklahoma beat Illinois State 69-61. Nicole Lewis (Muskego, WI) had 2 for Illinois State.

Louisville beat Miami OH 81-67. Brandie Radde (Niles, MI) had 13 for Louisville.

Arizona State beat Temple 61-54. Shenita Landry (Milwaukee King) had 2 for Temple.

Today: Iowa State faces Rutgers. From the Des Moines Register.

WNIT
TCU beat Boise State 85-56. Sierra Moeller (Pierre, SD) had 3 for Boise State.

Drake will play Illinois. From the Des Moines Register.

HIGH FIVE
A low total wins the high five. Minnesota had 30 to take the title.

MINNESOTA--30
Leslie Knight, Minnesota (Hopkins) 12 vs Texas 55-72
Cory Montgomery, Nebraska (Cannon Falls) 12 vs Xavier 61-58
Krista VandeVenter, Iowa (Osseo) 4 vs Georgia 61-69
Ashley Ellis-Milan, Minnesota (St. Paul Central) 2 vs Texas 55-72

MICHIGAN--23
Brandie Radde, Louisville (Niles) 13 vs Miami, OH 81-67
Keisha Hines, Louisville (Auburn Hills Avondale) 4 vs Miami, OH 81-67
Keisha Mosley, Purdue (Detroit Community) 4 vs Utah 66-59
Lakisha Freeman, Purdue (Saginaw Arthur Hill) 2 vs Utah 66-59

IOWA--19
Wendy Ausdemore, Iowa (TriCenter) 16 vs Georgia 61-69
Stacy Schlapkohl, Iowa (Durant) 3 vs Georgia 61-69

WISCONSIN--4
Nicole Lewis, Illinois State (Muskego) 2 vs Oklahoma 61-69
Shenita Landry, Temple (Milwaukee King) 2 vs Arizona State 54-61

SOUTH DAKOTA--3
Sierra Moeller, Boise State (Pierre) 3 vs TCU 56-85

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Nicole Holmes of Mott CC was named the Cat Power Player of the NJCAA d2 tournament. From the Flint Journal.

Next up: later today with a grab bag

Big 10 1-3 in Post Season Tournaments

#3 posting 3.23.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
It wasn't a good day for the Big 10 yesterday as the conference went 1-3. Michigan State was the only survivor in the WNIT.
NCAA TOURNAMENT
Florida State beat Ohio State 60-49. Tamarah Riley (Detroit DePorres) had 3 for OSU.

Iowa State beat Georgia Tech 58-55. Kelsey Bolte (Battle Creek-Ida Grove) had 19 for ISU. Amanda Nisleit (Woodbury) had 11 for Iowa State. It was loud for the Cyclones and Bolte. ISU used the 3 ball to good effect. From the Des Moines Register.

The complaints in Des Moines? not enough food. From the Des Moines Register.

West Virginia beat New Mexico 61-60. Amy Beggin (Roseville) had 11 for New Mexico.

UTEP beat Western Kentucky 92-60. Jareica Hughes (Southfield-Lathrup, MI) had 17 for UTEP.

Vanderbilt beat Montana 75-47. Amy Malo (Fairmont) did not score for Vandy.

Stanford beat Cleveland State 85-47. Dominique Butler (Milwaukee Madison) had 6 for CSU.

Gopher coach Pam Borton does a Q&A with the StarTribune.

WNIT
James Madison beat Indiana 86-81 in overtime. Jamie Braun (Marshfield, WI) had 14 for Indiana.

Villanova beat Wisconsin 60-54. Jolene Anderson (South Shore, WI) had 21 for the Badgers. Tara Steinbauer (Bloomington Kennedy) had 8 for Wisconsin. The Dance is over says the Capital Times.

Texas Tech beat Texas State 82-49. Marie Moser (Cedar Rapids Jefferson) had 2 for Texas State.

Drake beat UW Green Bay 65-56. Jill Martin (Norwalk, IA) had 15 for Drake. UWGB was cold. From the Green Bay Press Gazette.

Michigan State beat Bowling Green 74-66. Allyssa DeHaan (Grandville, MI), Lauren Aitch (Lansing Waverly, MI), and Mandy Piechowski (Utica, MI) each had 12 for MSU. Mia Johnson (Mpls North) did not score for the Spartans.

HIGH FIVE
Iowa took the high five with Jolene Anderson taking the Individual title in her last game.
IOWA--67
Kelsey Bolte, Iowa State (Battle Creek-Ida Grove) 19 vs Georgia Tech 58-55
Jill Martin, Drake (Norwalk) 15 vs UW Green Bay 65-56
Jocelyn Anderson, Iowa State (Prairie Valley) 12 vs Georgia Tech 58-55
Kelsey Keizer, Drake (Okoboji) 12 vs UW Green Bay 65-56
Alison Lacey, Iowa State (Ballard) 9 vs Georgia Tech 58-55
MICHIGAN--62
Jareica Hughes, UTEP (Southfield-Lathrup) 17 vs Western Kentucky 92-60
Allyssa DeHaan, Michigan State (Grandville) 12 vs Bowling Green 74-66
Lauren Aitch, Michigan State (Lansing Waverly) 12 vs Bowling Green 74-66
Mandy Piechowski, Michigan State (Utica) 12 vs Bowling Green 74-66
Brittany Jones, UTEP (West Bloomfield) 9 vs Western Kentucky 92-60
WISCONSIN--56
Jolene Anderson, Wisconsin (South Shore) 21 vs Villanova 54-60
Jamie Braun, Indiana (Marshfield) 14 vs James Madison 81-86 OT
Mariah Dunham, Wisconsin (Watertown) 8 vs Villanova 54-60
Rachel Porath, UW Green Bay (Luxemburg-Casco) 7 vs Drake 56-65
Dominique Butler, Cleveland State (Milwaukee Madison) 6 vs 85-47
Kati Harty, UW Green Bay (Ashwaubenon) 6 vs Drake 56-65
Erin Templin, UW Green Bay (Richland Center) 6 vs Drake 56-65
Celeste Hoewisch, UW Green Bay (Hortonville) 6 vs Drake 56-65
MINNESOTA--36
Amy Beggin, New Mexico (Roseville) 11 vs West Virginia 60-61
Amanda Nisleit, Iowa State (Woodbury) 11 vs Georgia Tech 58-55
Tara Steinbauer, Wisconsin (Bloomington Kennedy) 8 vs Villanova 54-60
Alyssa Karel, Wisconsin (Cretin-Derham Hall) 4 vs Villanova 54-60
Lauren Dybing, Drake (St. Croix Lutheran) 2 vs UW Green Bay 65-56
NORTH DAKOTA--2
Jessica Kielpinski, New Mexico (Mandan) 2 vs West Virginia 60-61

D2
South Dakota is "soaking up the spotlight" as the last SD team left standing. From the Sioux Falls Argus Leader.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Kirkwood beat Kankakee 78-53 in the NJCAA Division II national championship. From the Cedar Rapids Gazette.

Illinois Central beat Mott CC 95-61. From the Flint Journal.

Next up: Later today with the End of the year wrap with awards galore.

Cornerstone Twins, Creighton Bumps off SDSU, VandeVenter Ready

#5 posting 3.21.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
VERBALS
Robyn and Melissa Veltkamp of Hudsonville, MI are headed to Cornerstone. Robyn averaged 19 ppg and Melissa averaged 15 ppg. Robyn was on the A (highest class) All State team. That makes 25 overall Michigan signings from the 2008 class and the 2nd and 3rd off to an NAIA school.

NCAA TOURNAMENT
Iowa's Krista VandeVenter (Osseo) is ready to defend Georgia's Tasha Humphrey. From the Cedar Rapids Gazette.

Minnesota's Emily Fox survived a boating accident last summer. From the St. Paul Pioneer Press.

Des Moines is hosting first round games. Ex Iowa coach and current Rutgers coach Vivian Stringer is back in the state. From the Des Moines Register.

AWARDS
Trophies and Awards don't mean that much to UW Milwaukee's Traci Edwards. From the Appleton Post Crescent.

WNIT
Creighton beat South Dakota State in Brookings 76-69. Ally Thrall (Dowling Catholic) had 19 for Creighton. Creighton snapped a 22 game home win streak for SDSU. "Sometimes emotion isn't enough," said the Sioux Falls Argus Leader. The Bluejays will take on Marquette on Monday.

Vermont beat Dartmouth 69-50. Sofia Iwobi (Fairfield Maharishi, IA) had 4 for Vermont. Kristen Craft (Marshalltown, IA) had 8 for Dartmouth.

Texas State beat Prairie View A&M 84-83 on a last second shot by Joyce Ekworomadu. Marie Moser (Cedar Rapids Jefferson) had 10 for Texas State.

Boise State beat Idaho State 77-54. Sierra Moeller (Pierre, SD) had 4 for Boise State. Ally Sisal (Luxemburg-Casco) did not score for ISU.

Bowling Green beat Dayton 64-52. Brittany Holterman (Racine Prairie) had 8 for Dayton.

HIGH FIVE
IOWA--48
Ally Thrall, Creighton (Dowling Catholic) 19 vs South Dakota State 76-69
Marie Moser, Texas State (Cedar Rapids Jefferson) 10 vs Prairie View A&M 84-83
Kristen Craft, Dartmouth (Marshalltown) 8 vs Vermont 50-69
Kristina Voss, Creighton (Ankeny) 7 vs South Dakota State 76-69
Sofia Iwobi, Vermont (Fairfield Maharishi) 4 vs Dartmouth 69-50
Sara Cain, Creighton (Cedar Rapids Prairie) 4 vs South Dakota State 76-69

SOUTH DAKOTA--47
Jenn Warkenthein, South Dakota State (Willow Lake) 26 vs Creighton 69-76
Ketty Cornemann, South Dakota State (Yankton) 13 vs Creighton 69-76
Kristin Rotert, South Dakota State (McCook Central) 4 vs Creighton 69-76
Courtney Grimsrud, South Dakota State (Sisseton) 4 vs Creighton 69-76

MINNESOTA--29
Maria Boever, South Dakota State (Worthington) 10 vs Creighton 69-76
Macie Michelson, South Dakota State (Marshall) 7 vs Creighton 69-76
Tyrai Bronson, Creighton (Mpls North) 7 vs South Dakota State 76-69
Stacie Oistad, South Dakota State (Sartell) 5 vs Creighton 69-76

WISCONSIN--8
Brittany Holterman, Dayton (Racine Prairie) 8 vs Bowling Green 52-64

D3
The key to UW Whitewater's rise? Landing Lindsey Buechner of Middleton according to Coach Keri Carollo. From the Capital Times.

The final four will be at Hope College. Howard Payne is one of the teams. From the Grand Rapids Press.

Hope's Jordyn Boles was named to the NCAA D3 first team All American squad. From the GRP.

NAIA
Deb Remmerde of Northwestern, IA missed the career scoring record by one thin miniscule point. From the Sioux City Journal.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Kirkwood won their opener in the NJCAA D2 Tournament with a 69-58 win over CCRI. From the Cedar Rapids Gazette.

Mott beat Johnson County, KS 81-75. From the Flint Journal.

Next up: Later today

NCAA and WNIT Field Set

#4 posting 3.18.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
Here are the teams with area connections headed to the NCAA tournament
GREENSBORO REGION
#6 George Washington (Stefani Munro, Mt. Clemens, MI)

#7 Iowa State (7 Iowans, 1 Minnesotan)

#9 Minnesota (6 Minnesotans)

NEW ORLEANS REGION
#2 LSU (1 Michigander)

#4 Louisville (2 Michiganders)

#6 Ohio State (2 Michiganders)

#9 Iowa (5 Iowans, 2 Minnesotans, 1 Michigander)

OKLAHOMA CITY REGION
#9 Purdue (Lakisha Freeman, Saginaw Arthur Hill, Keisha Mosley, Detroit Community)

#11 Temple (Shenita Landry, Milwaukee King)

#13 Illinois State (1 Iowan, 1 Wisonsiner)

SPOKANE REGION
#4 Vanderbilt (Amy Malo, Fairmont)

#7 UTEP (4 Michiganders)

#8 Nebraska (1 Iowan, 1 Minnesotan)

#12 New Mexico (Amy Beggin, Roseville; Jessica Kielpinski, Mandan, ND)

#15 Cleveland State (3 Wisconsiners)

Final count
Iowa 14, Michigan 13, Minnesota 12, Wisconsin 5, North Dakota 1

WNIT
Prairie View A&M (1 Minnesotan) is at Texas State (Marie Moser, Cedar Rapids Jefferson)

Dartmouth (Kristen Craft, Marshalltown, IA) at Vermont

American (Talicia Jackson, DeLaSalle) at Villanova.

Idaho State (Ally Sisal, Luxemburg-Casco, WI) at Boise State (Sierra Moeller, Pierre SD)

UW Green Bay (9 Wisconsiners, 2 Minnesotans, 1 Michigander) is at Drake (3 Iowans, 2 Minnesotans, 1 Wisconsiner)

Dayton (Brittany Holterman, Racine Prairie) is at Bowling Green.

Creighton (4 Iowans, 2 Minnesotans) is at South Dakota State (6 South Dakotans, 5 Minnesotans, 3 Wisconsiners).

Colorado (Hannah Skildum, Mounds View) gets a bye

Illinois (Jenna Smith, Bloomington Kennedy, Lori Bjork, Johnston, IA, Steph Chelleen, Des Moines Lincoln) gets a bye.

Indiana (Jamie Braun, Marshfield, WI; Haylie Linn, Madison Edgewood) gets a bye.

Wisconsin (7 Wisconsinites 3, Minnesotans, 1 Iowan on the roster) gets a bye.

Kansas (1 Iowan, 1 North Dakotan, 1 Michigander) gets a bye.

Marquette (3 Wisconsiners, 3 Michiganders, 1 Minnesotan) gets a bye.

Michigan (8 Michiganders) gets a bye.

Michigan State (5 Michiganders, 1 Minnesotan) gets a bye.

Kentucky (2 Michiganders) gets a bye.

Here is the entire WNIT bracket.

FINAL COUNT
Wisconsin 27, Michigan 20, Minnesota 20, Iowa 13, South Dakota 7, North Dakota 1

Grand Total involved in D1 post season.
Michigan 33, Minnesota 32, Wisconsin 32, Iowa 27, South Dakota 7, North Dakota 2

COACHING NEWS
Ron Stewart will not be back at Western Michigan. His contract wasn't renewed.

D2
NORTH CENTRAL REGION FINAL
South Dakota beat MSU Mankato 61-49 to move on to the Elite 8. Shannon Daly (Groton, SD) had 21 for USD. Alex Andrews (Triton), Tiffany Moe (Brookings, SD) and Heather Johnson (JWP) each had 11 for Mankato. The Mankato Free Press has an article on the contest too.
Here is the North Central All Tournament Team.

Next up: A message from coach Teas.

Gophers In, 2 Verbals, FT Record

#3 posting 3.17.2008
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VERBALS/SIGNINGS
Casey Mann of Rogers will be headed to St. Thomas next season. This was found in the Elk River Star News story on the Royals 3rd place win in the State tournament.
Mann is the 64th Minnesota 2008 player looking to continue her career next year and the 6th to head to D3.

Dominique Schuler of NDSCS (& Fargo Shanley and before that Breckenridge) is headed to Sioux Falls. From the Wahpeton Daily News.

GOPHERS IN
Minnesota picked up the 9th seed in the Greensboro region and will face Texas in the opening round. If they pass that test .....UConn. From the StarTribune.

Also dancing: Iowa State who will play Georgia Tech in Des Moines. ISU is the #7 seed.
Iowa makes the tourney with a #9 seed too. The Hawkeyes play Georgia in Norfolk, Virginia. From the Des Moines Register.
Here is the ticket information for the Wells Fargo Arena games at Des Moines on March 22 and 24.

Here is the 64 team bracket.

Wisconsin looks like they will be headed to the WNIT. From the Capital Times.

FREE THROW RECORD
Erica Brown of Lawton set a new Michigan High School Athletic Association record for the highest career free throw percentage to close out her senior year. Her mark was 86.62 percent. From the Paw Paw Courier Leader.

COLLEGE WRAP
Bethany Lutheran has a season end wrap of their season.

COACHING
Molly Murray has been promoted to Associate Head Coach at Northern Illinois.

Next up: Tomorrow morning

Tweaking the NCAA Tournament

#2 posting 9.21.2007
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NCAA TOURNAMENT
The NCAA today approved a 16 site, four team format for the first and second rounds starting in 2009 season. It is hoped the move will increase crowds at the venues. The bid process will start in October.

Next up: tomorrow, unless news breaks