The Shows Begin, Police Blotter Returns

#1 posting 10.18.2008
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COLLEGE PRACTICES START
BIG 10
The Mastey Twins of Becker are part of the Gopher's All Minnesota freshman class. From WCCO.

Michigan State started their practice with Friday Night Flashback. Coach Suzy Merchant channelled Carol Burnett.

Indiana had Hoosier Hysteria. Coach Felisha Leggett-Jack came out as a prize fighter.

Purdue had Mackey Madness. The team apparently did a choreographed dance. Danielle (Bird) Cardinal, a member of the 1999 national championship team, and husband Brian gave a $250,000 gift to renovate and expand Mackey arena.

Northwestern opened the Joe McKeown era with an intense practice.

Here is the Ohio State season outlook.

D1
Yale opened their practice in a party atmosphere.

Army has 7 letter winners back.

Kansas had their Late Nite with women's team performing an "America's Best Dance Team" themed skit.

Illinois State had HoopFest back at Horton Field House.

Southern Illinois had Maroon Madness with smoke machines.

Bradley returns 8 letter winners.

Arkansas State has five starters back.

Vanderbilt coach Melanie Balcom answers a few questions.

Amy Beggin (Roseville) won the 3 point contest at the New Mexico Lobo Howl.

POLICE BLOTTER
Alex D. Quandt, a former Mishicot, Wisconsin JV girls basketball coach, allegedly had sex with a 16-year-old girl in May 2007 and the girl became pregnant. He is taking full responsibility for his actions, the complaint indicates. From the Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter.

ONTARIO RESULTS
Here are the Friday results from the Toronto Star.

POINT PARADE
Claire Arrowsmith, York Mills 22 vs. Jefferys 53-42
Reena Ahmed, Jefferys 22 vs. York Mills 42-53

TOURNAMENT
5th Annual
Cornhusker Shooting Stars
Fall Battle

November 15th and 16th 2008- Lincoln, NE
5 game guarantee, 16 minute stopped clock halves
Registration done online
6th grade girls
7th grade girls
8th grade girls
This is a 5 game guarantee tournament. If you are interested please let us know, as we have already received a lot of interest, and the tournament will fill up fast. The tournament last year featured 26 girls teams from 6 states. Any questions let me know. If you plan to attend please let us know as well. All games will be ran like a high school game, 16 minutes of stopped clock basketball per half. We will only take 12 teams per age division, and I have already received a lot of interest.
Championship games will be broadcasted live via the internet for everyone to listen to!!
All Registration is done online at www.cornhuskershootingstars.com.
Tournaments schedules and results posted online during the tournament!
It's tough to find more then one or two quality events in the winter, that have more then 1 or 2 good teams. This will be one!!!
Dan Lesoing
dlesoing@windstream.net
Cost is $300- 5 game guarantee. Registration is done online
www.cornhuskershootingstars.com - tournaments- CSS Winter Battle
Results from 2007 Fall Battle
8th grade girls: 1) Air Oklahoma Stars, 2) All Iowa Attack, 3) Cornhusker Shooting Stars
7th grade girls: 1) Cornhusker Shooting Stars 2) All Iowa Attack 3) Cedar Rapids Panthers
6th grade girls: 1) All Iowa Attack 2) Iowa Lightning 3) Cornhusker Shooting Stars
Last years Winter Battle also included some of Kansas City's top programs including Missouri Valley Eclipse, KC Thundercats, and KC Hoopstars.

Next up: tomorrow

3 Ohio Verbals, Young Q&A, Lawsuit, & Six Years

#1 posting 9.30.2008
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THREE OHIO VERBALS
Ashley Andrews of Marion Pleasant and Kayla Brown of Riverdale have verballed Findlay a D2 program.
Mikeala Ruef of Beavercreek has verballed Stanford.

This pushes the Ohio verbals from the 2009 class to 44 overall.
Ruef is the 33rd player to verbal a D1 program.
Andrews & Brown are the 9th & 10th to verbal a D2 program.

MSU BILLINGS SIGNINGS
Laura Jo Kipp of Browning, Montana and Melissa Porter of North Sevier, Utah have signed with MSU Billings.
Kipp is a 6-0 center who averaged 17 ppg last season.
Porter is a 6-3 center who is also on the volleyball team at MSU Billings.
From KXMC.

MEET THE NEWCOMERS
Michigan has a feature on their site meeting newcomers. Today it is Lauren Young from Edina by way of Colorado State.

FALL LEAGUE
The 43 Hoops team, who was shellacked by Hopkins on Saturday at the Roosevelt Fall League semifinals, turned around and beat the very same Hopkins team 38-35 Sunday in Minnetonka in the MYAS Fall League.
Teams that are undefeated after two weeks:
Armstrong Black: Centennial, Armstrong, Champlin Park
Minnetonka: None. Four teams are 3-1--Hopkins Black, Bloomington Kennedy, 43 Hoops Zuck, and NT Gals.
Blaine: Blaine
Concordia St. Paul: Barnum (When they lost to Western WI two weeks ago it was an exhibition contest).
Eagan/Eastview: Lady Lightning, Cannon Falls
Armstrong White: Elks, Gatos, Armstrong White.

PRESEASON POLLS
Purdue is upset they aren't in the top 25 polls. From the Lafayette Courier-Journal.

CLINICS
GET READY FOR THE UPCOMING SEASON!
With the new season only weeks away we want to get you ready to play at your best. North Tartan is offering the opportunity to help you get your ball handling crisper, get your shot back on track, conditioning and get a few competitive games in before the season begins.
Two separate clinics will be offered:
Alexandria, MN – October 16 – (Thursday) - Alexandria HS
12:00pm – 4:00pm cost$ 35
This is for grades 5th through 12th
Minnetonka, MN – October 17 and 18 – (Friday and Saturday) - Minnetonka HS
9:00am – 12:00pm Friday and 9:00am – 12:00pm Saturday cost $60
This is for grades 6th through 12th
*Make checks payable to North Tartan Area Basketball
Please feel free to contact us with any questions or check the website:
Gerard Coury: 651-303-5262
northtartan.com
Please mail checks to:
North Tartan Area Girls Basketball
c/o Gerard Coury
7611 12th Street N.
Oakdale, MN 55128

LAWSUIT
Former Texas Southern women's basketball coach Surina Dixon has sued the school alleging gender discrimination and retaliation in her firing in June. From the International Herald Tribune.

POLICE BLOTTER
Former Lexington, Nebraska assistant girls basketball coach Kelsey Peterson was sentenced to six years in prison. She pled guilty to crossing state lines to have sex with someone younger than 18. From the Omaha World Herald.

RACE FOR THE CURE
Marquette and Cornerstone participated in the Race for the Cure this past weekend.

ALUMNI WEEKEND
Nebraska held their alumni weekend last Saturday and Sunday.

ONTARIO RESULTS
Here are the Monday Results in the Toronto Star.

POINT PARADE
Adriana Allen, Pickering 25 vs. Pine Ridge 44-42
Christine Hyde, Ascension 24 vs. Holy Name 71-11
Bouthaina Bennani, Étienne-Brûlé 22 vs. Mary Ward 54-23

Next up: tomorrow unless...

Jenkins Verbals, 2 Coaching Hires, 2 Transfers,

#1 posting 9.20.2008
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JENKINS VERBALS
Alexis Jenkins of Chicago University High School has verballed Illinois State. The 5-6 guard averaged 27 points per game at CUHS.

In the summer Jenkins plays with Chicago Hoops Express.

Jenkins is the 19th player in the Illinois 2009 class to verbal and the 17th headed to a D1 program.
From the Bloomington Pantagraph.

For those keeping score Ohio has 40 verbals, Indiana 28, Minnesota 26. Here is the verbal list so far.

COACHING NEWS
Eric Nelson has been hired as the new girls basketball coach at Monona Grove, WI. Nelson had been a boys coach at Madison LaFollette with his last season 2003-04. From the Capital Times.

Kevin Perschinske has been hired at Leelanau, Michigan. From the Leelanau Enterprise.

TRANSFER
Bri Zabel has transferred from Florida Gulf Coast to UM Crookston as we have reported earlier. The Northfield Times has a feature on that now.

Jennifer Juergens has transferred from Chicago Loyola to Olivet Nazarene to DePaul.

2008-09 OUTLOOK
Michigan State has a "chance to be pretty good," according to coach Suzy Merchant. From the Traverse City Record-Eagle.

POLICE BLOTTER
Steven Sopko, the janitor that videotaped members of the Concordia Moorhead women's basketball team in the showers, has been sentenced to 350 days in prison. From the StarTribune.

Next up: tomorrow...unless news breaks

Kuehl Verbals, No to DeBeer, Brown Busted

#1 posting 8.13.2008
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KUEHL VERBALS
Shyla Kuehl of Hustisford, WI has verballed North Dakota. The 6-2 forward averaged 14.4 ppg last season.

Kuehl played with HLC during the summer.

Kuehl is the 11th player from the 2009 Wisconsin class to verbal, and the 8th to verbal a D1 program.

Emily Schartner of Ringgold, PA has verballed New Jersey Tech. The 5-10 guard averaged 15 ppg. From the Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
Schartner is the first known 2009 player from Pennsylvania to verbal.

SIGNINGS
Davenport has signed Kristina and Katelyn Cousins from Forest Hills Central, MI for the 2009-10 season. Katelyn, a forward, averaged 16 ppg; Kristina is a point guard. FHC was 23-2 last year.

Kristina and Katelyn are the 5th and 6th players from the 2009 Michigan class to verbal/sign, and the first two headed to an NAIA school.

COACHING NEWS
Sioux Valley will not renew the coaching contract of Brad DeBeer in a divided vote. DeBeer was the coach the past six seasons. Sioux Valley went to the state tournament last year. The school board is not talking much. From the Brookings Register.

AAU WRAP
Pinnacle Bank Nebraska finished the summer 23-2 after winning the Vision Sports Shootout in Las Vegas at the end of the July. From the Omaha World Herald.

GERMAN TRIP
Hope College picked up a 53-45 win during their German trip. From the Holland Sentinel.

POLICE BLOTTER
Arnika Brown of Western Kentucky has been charged with counterfeiting. From the Bowling Green Daily News.

SUMMER REVIEW
The Summer that Was will be posted on Sunday with a look back at the AAU/Summer Leagues/tournaments over the summer. gbbrecruit will name the team, player, coach, program, tournament of the summer plus other different honors.

Thanks to the readers for all the great help. Your assists make this site what it is.

Next up: tomorrow or when news breaks.

AAU Basketball, Recruiting Trail, Renaissance Three

#2 posting 7.27.2008
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AAU BASKETBALL
The Eau Claire Leader Telegram continues there look at summer basketball. Today AAU basketball is examined---it is not just for D1 players anymore. Those that want to make their high school team are increasingly turning to the summer AAU teams. Most of the quotes are from boys players and teams, but it applies to girls as well.
Also the ECLT looks at the recruiting trail college coaches travel.

BIG THREE
Detroit Renaissance has three players (Lorreal Jones, Arrice Bryant and Asia Boyd ) that have stepped up their game this summer. From the Detroit Free Press.

18U NATIONAL TEAM
The USA beat Brazil Saturday 96-51. They Americans now move to the Gold medal game.
Future Buckeye Samantha Prahalis had 12 points in the USA 18u National team 116-36 win over Puerto Rico in the FIBA Tournament in Argentina.
Marquette coach Terri Mitchell posts her 6th blog on the experience.

POLICE BLOTTER
University of Louisiana-Monroe women's basketball player Regena Jackson was arrested early Saturday morning and dismissed from school after a fight on campus that involved gunfire. From the Monroe Star News.

Next up: later today from the Meltdown. It is safe for shorts

Tournaments, Transfers and Guilty

#2 posting 7.26.2008
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FIBA AMERICAS TOURNAMENT
2008 USA Basketball Women's U18 National Team beat Canada 72-56 in the FIBA Americas championships in Argentina on Thursday. Friday the Americans beat Puerto Rico 116-36.

NABI TOURNAMENT
The BBall Divas of South Dakota lost to the e-LEMON-ators of Shiprock, NM 69-65 on Thursday in the Native American Basketball Tournament in Phoenix. From the Rapid City Journal.

TRANSFER
As reported here earlier Emily Neal has left Colorado State and has transfered to Wisconsin. She will be eligible for two more years starting in the 2009-10 season.

LEGACY
Western Michigan looks at which player (or team) has left the biggest legacy. For some reason hockey starts off the article.

POLICE BLOTTER
Former Concordia Moorhead janitor Steven James Sopko was found guilty of seven counts of interfering with privacy for placing a camera in a locker room that captured nude images of the women's basketball team. He will be sentenced September 2.

Next up: later today with results from the Meltdown tournament at Bloomington Kennedy. You will need to bring a jacket I am told. They are piping AC into the facility.

Free Packets, As Over Bs, Parent Complaints

#2 posting 7.16.2008
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FREE PACKETS
AAU is giving free packets to college coaches. Some tournament packets can run up to $950. Women's Basketball Online looks at the the issue with coaches discontent at missing, incomplete and wrong information. Where does the money go? Also at the end of that article Helen Wheelock, the author of the article, raises six great questions.

TOURNAMENT NEWS
The Omaha Sparks have a couple of teams in the Tournament of Champions in Atlanta.

ALL STAR GAME
The As used their height to beat the Bs 66-55 in North Dakota's first game in the all star series in Bismarck. Kylie Messer of Bismarck St. Mary's led all players with 12 points. From the Bismarck Tribune.

Tana Trotter of Killdeer gets a feature in the Bismarck Tribune.

Sarah Smith of Grand Forks Red River is playing in the game and is headed to St. Thomas. From the Grand Forks Herald.

COACHING NEWS
Amanda Gorski has been hired at Concordia Michigan. She has been coach at Livonia Ladywood.

Brad DeBeer was not rehired by Sioux Valley, South Dakota due to parent complaints. Sioux Valley finished 3rd in the A state tournament last year. From the Brookings Register.

Breckenridge, Michigan is looking for a head girls basketball coach. From the Midland Daily News.

Mark Dickinson has been hired as girls basketball coach at Port Huron Northern, Michigan. From the Port Huron Times Herald.

ITALY TRIP
The Gophers haven't left yet, but they are blogging about their Italian trip. Kristen Dockery wonders about Vatican City.

Q&A
St. Thomas players Jessica Katch, Sheena Porter, and Jenni Gillard do a Q&A.

POLICE BLOTTER
Oklahoma starting guard Jenna Plumley has been arrested on a petty larceny charge after allegedly trying to steal makeup. From the Norman Transcript.

Next up: Tomorrow unless news breaks

Four Coaching Moves, Tournament Schedules

#1 posting 7.2.2008
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COACHING
Lynn Geier has been hired as girls basketball coach at Kewaunee, Wisconsin. She previously had coached at Kewaunee from the 1989-90 season to 1993-94. From the Green Bay Press Gazette.

Wes Morgan has been hired as girls basketball coach at Mitchell, South Dakota. Morgan is a Mitchell grad and went to college at Dakota Wesleyan.

As expected Tonya Cardoza has been hired as Temple's new women's basketball coach.

Heather Oesterle has been hired as an assistant coach at Northern Illinois. Osterele is from Mason, Michigan and went to the University of Michigan.

AAU
The Michigan Monarchs 11u team has advanced to the quarterfinals in the national AAU tournament in Missouri. From the Detroit News.

SUMMER SHOWCASE
Here are the schedules for the Summer Showcase in Chicago, July 12-14. (tenative, final schedules firmed up on July 4).

Here are the End of the Trial Schedules in Oregon, July 6-9.

POLICE BLOTTER
Former Lexington, Nebraska girls basketball assistant coach Kelsey Peterson will plead guilty to crossing state lines to have sex with someone younger than 18. She could get 30 years, but her lawyer thinks it will be closer to 7. From the North Platte Telegraph.

Next up: more news

Draxten & Krei in Game Time

#1 posting 6.28.2008
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COACHING NEWS
Katie Falco has been hired as an assistant women's basketball coach at South Dakota State. She played her college ball at Northern Iowa and was an assistant at Montana State. She replaces Travis Brewster.

Nebraska women's basketball assistant coach Sunny Smallwood has been promoted to Associate Head Coach.

SIGNING
Lena Gipson of Fresno City College has signed with Santa Clara. The 6-1 Gipson only played one year with FCC and averaged 18 ppg on the 35-3 team.

FRESHMEN HAWKEYES
Hannah Draxten and Kelly Krei are playing in the Game Time league. Krei's team beat Draxten's. From the Daily Iowan.

AWARDS
Iowa State's win over Kansas State in the Big 12 Quarterfinals was chosen the Big 12 women's game of the year in a vote by fans.

ACADEMICS
The MIAC has released their winter and spring academic all conference list. Here are the Gustavus players that made the list.

POLICE BLOTTER
DePere girls basketball coach Dave Johnson entered a deferred no-contest plea in a misdemeanor disorderly conduct case. From the Green Bay Press Gazette.

Next up: more news

Guilty, Gas, Showcase, and Team Camps

#1 posting 6.25.2008
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POLICE BLOTTER
Former Hastings girls basketball assistant Charles Brookins pled guilty to two misdemeanor counts of providing alcohol to minors. From the Hastings Star Gazette.

GAS MONEY
The Minot Daily News looks at the rise of gas prices and the travel costs for local schools.

DAKOTA SHOWCASE
The Sioux Falls Argus Leader has a Q&A with Doug Koster, tournament director of the Dakota Showcase.
Channel 5 in Hastings looks at the Bison-Runza teams preparing for the Dakota Showcase.

TEAM CAMP
North Dakota hosts a girls basketball team camp starting tomorrow. Teams involved include
Pillager, Royalton, East Grand Forks Sacred Heart, Eagle Valley, New London-Spicer #1 and #2, East Grand Forks, Red Lake County Central, Ada-Borup, Alexandria, Rockford, plus Ray Finley #1 & #2 (I assume these are Metro Stars teams)
North Dakota teams: Central Valley, North Shore, Berthold, PBK, Hatton-Northwood, Thompson, Mandaree, Dakota Prairie, Grand Forks Central #1 and #2, Mohall-L-S, Grand Forks Red River #1 and #2, Turtle Lake-Mercer, Larimore, Fargo North, Grafton, West Fargo, Fordville-Lankin-Park River, New Rockford-Sheyenne, Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock, Devils Lake
South Dakota: Sioux Falls Lincoln

Next up: more news.

How to Build a Winner, Q&A, Flops, Olympian

#1 posting 5.31.2008
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COACHING NEWS
St. Thomas coach Ruth Sinn does a Q&A. Each question has its own video response.

HOW TO BUILD A WINNING PROGRAM
The Mitchell Daily Republic looks at how to build a winning program. Lately the Mitchell Kernels (think Corn Palace) have fallen on hard times (5-60). The MDR points out these factors: Coaching Stability; Talent cycles; and Youth Program/Community support.

MORE RECRUITING
Henry Abbott of TrueHoop looks again at the recruiting, runners and agents on the boys side of game. He has a Q&A with agent Aaron Goodwin.

FLOPPING
Again found on TrueHoop with Henry Abbott an article about flopping with Red Auerbach and players from the Bullets demonstrating flops and how to stop it. Included in the video is a younger Clem Haskins, former men's Gopher coach when he played with the Bullets.

POLICE BLOTTER/COURT TIME
DePere suspended girls basketball coach Dave Johnson back in March after the striking incident in school. From the Green Bay Press Gazette.

Concordia Moorhead janitor Steven Sopko will stand trial on seven counts relating to the camera in the shower incident.

SCHEDULE
Northern Michigan has released their 2008-09 schedule.

LYNX FEATURES
Guard Seimone Augustus will be on the Olympic team going to Beijing. From the St. Paul Pioneer Press.

Rookie starter Nicky Anosike is spotlighted in the StarTribune.

Next up: later today after the Battle of the Hardwood.

Riverland Forfeits, Layman's Plans, Fox & Lynx

#1 posting 5.16.2008
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COLLEGE DECISIONS
Nicky Huth of Beresford, SD is headed to Mount Marty. She will try to play basketball and volleyball. Huth averaged 13.3 ppg for the 20-6 Watchdogs. From the Yankton Press & Dakotan.

Point Guard Heidi Warczinsky of Schoolcraft CC has signed with Central Michigan. Warciznsky played her high school ball at Saginaw Arthur Hill.

Here is more on the verbal by Jordan's Leah Dietel to South Dakota State. From the Jordan Independent.

RIVERLAND FORFEITS
Riverland needs to forfeit all wins prior to March 31 due to a rules violation. It was one of the best seasons in Riverland history but now it goes from 22-7 to 0-29. From the Austin Post Bulletin and KAAL with video.

COACHING NEWS
Lee Bloomquist has resigned as girls basketball coach at Cherry, a school in Northeast Minnesota. From the Duluth News Tribune. Scroll to the bottom.

Former North Dakota State assistant women's basketball coach Kelli Layman has been offered the head coaching job at Fargo North. From the Fargo Forum.

COURT TIME
Former Hastings girls basketball coach Charles Ames Brookins will go to trial on the charges of providing alcohol to minors. His romantic relationship with players will not be included. From the Hastings Star Gazette.

AAU NEWS
The Michigan Mystics 12u team finished 2nd in the Michigan State AAU tournament. From the Davison Index.

RECAPS
Alaska Anchorage has their season recap posted. Rebecca Kielpinski of Mandan averaged 12.7 ppg for the Seawolves for the final 8 team.

SPORT STACKER
Here is Gopher Emily Fox showing her skills in sports stacking.

WNBA
The Lynx are getting ready for the upcoming year and the StarTribune has Candice Wiggins covered.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Woodbury will be traveling to Milwaukee, Wisconsin December 5th to play two time defending large school Champion – Milwaukee Vincent. Vincent features 6-6 Nicole Griffin. The Royals will also look to play another team in the Badger State.

Next up: Later today with the final two out & abouts including a photo of a dunk that was about two inches too short

Wiles in Duluth, DePere Charges, ACLs

#2 posting 5.14.2008
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KNEE INJURIES
The New York Times looks at ACL knee injuries and the female athlete. It is comprehensive and thorough. The article starts off with soccer, but touches on all sports. It also hits on youth sport culture (page 8) and asks At what age should a young athlete begin traveling to out-of-town tournaments? How many days a week should she be playing? When should she give up her other sports? Specialization, country clubs, and coaching are all touched upon.

POLICE BLOTTER
Dave Johnson, the DePere girls basketball coach, has been charged with disorderly conduct after a March incident with a student. From the Green Bay Press Gazette.

COACHING NEWS
Annette Wiles has been named the new women's basketball coach at UM Duluth. She was the coach at Fort Hays State, a D2 school in Kansas.

Mike Johnson has been hired as girls basketball coach at South Winnieshiek in Iowa.

AWARDS
Jackie Voigt of Park-Cottage Grove was named the St. Paul Downtown Lions Club amateur athlete of the year. From the St. Paul Pioneer Press.

GRADS
Two Badgers are graduating on time. Jolene Anderson is already playing with the Connecticut Sun and Janese Banks is exploring her playing options overseas.

Next up: three more out & abouts from this weekend: MN Suns Ellen vs 43 Hoops Williams in the 15u division; North Tartan Crosby vs Metro Stars White and North Tartan Larson vs Metro Stars Black in the Junior Eligible quarterfinals.

McDonald's All Star Game, More Police Blotter

#4 posting 2.21.2008
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WISCONSIN REPORTS
The McDonald's All American Game will be held in Milwaukee on March 26 at the Bradley Center. WisBusiness has a press release. Here is a list of the players. Jasmine Dixon of Long Beach Poly is the only name that I have seen. There are no players from the coverage area.

Sheboygan South has a chance to share the FRCC title. From the Sheboygan Press.

POLICE BLOTTER
Another coach, Matthew A. Pagel, was charged with sexually assaulting a student in the Sussex-Hamilton district. From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Next up: Michigan Reports

Peterson Saga

#1 posting 11.11.2007
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POLICE BLOTTER: PETERSON SAGA
Here is more on the Kelsey Peterson saga. She was the 25 year old Lexington, Nebraska teacher and assistant girls basketball coach that ran off to Mexico with a 13 year old male student. From the Columbus Telegram.

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

next up: college reports. Oddly enough, not one college score was reported in the StarTribune whereas 65 men's games were. That is why you need to stay tuned to this blog.

Preseason Picks, Concussion, Peterson Saga

#1 posting 11.6.2007
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
The Breakdown now has their Minnesota Girls Basketball preseason conference teams and players of the year posted.

BREAKDOWN FALL LEAGUE
The Braham 8th/9th graders that are mostly members of the Minnesota Stars 13U team from 2006/2007 were moved up to the JV Division this past weekend. They beat the Stillwater JV then lost a close one to one of the Eden Prairie JV teams

CONCUSSION INJURIES
Females suffer more concussion injuries than males. This is a story about an ex-player in Michigan, Lisa Collison of Saginaw Heritage, her concussions and why she keeps on playing. From the Saginaw News.

POLICE BLOTTER
Here is more on the strange case of Kelsey Peterson and the runaway to Mexico. Peterson taught and was an assistant girls basketball coach at Lexington, Nebraska. From KHAS TV with video and USA Today.

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

next up: Michigan Opens HS Practice

Arrest in Mexico

#1 posting 11.3.2007
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ARRESTED IN MEXICO
Kelsey Peterson, the Lexington, Nebraska assistant girls basketball coach and middle school teacher was arrested in Mexico with a 13 year old male student. From the AP.

COACHING MILESTONE
Adrian girls basketball coach Randy Strand has been recognized for his 25 years of coaching by the Minnesota Coaches Association. From the Nobles County Review.

LATE VERBAL
This isn't necessarily recent, but Brynn Larsen of Oconto Falls, WI has verballed Northern Michigan. The D2 Panthers were 14-8 last year. The 5-8 guard played with the Legends this summer.
Larsen is the 12th player in the Wisconsin 2008 class to have verballed and the 5th to verbal a D2 school.

GRANNY BALL
The Grannies beat Kenyon-Wanamingo teachers and staff on a last second basket by Elise Halvorson 46-45. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

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

next up: college reports

Ostarello the Athlete, Police Blotter X 2

#1 posting 11.2.2007
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PREPRACTICE TOURNAMENT
Wishoops has a girls basketball tournament this weekend in Madison. Originally it was intended to host what was anticipated to be the top teams in each division for the coming year.

OSTARELLO THE ATHLETE
Sam Ostarello, Stanley County, SD has picked up volleyball for the first time this fall. Stanley County has won the district 12A championship with a pair of upset wins. SC's coach calls her "a momentum changer." Ostarello also was the state high jump champ in the spring. Ostarello verballed Purdue in the summer. From the Rapid City Journal.

POLICE BLOTTER X 2
MISSING TEACHER/COACH & STUDENT
Lexington, Nebraska teacher and assistant girls basketball coach Kelsey Peterson, 25 has been missing for a week and so is student Fernando Rodriguez 13. Letters/emails stating that "she loved him and that he was "the only person'' that she would ever love again." have been found. From the Lexington Clipper-Herald. There is also AP video on the newspaper site.

MYSPACE AND MISJUDGEMENTS
Jackson, Michigan junior high girls basketball coach Kito Smith was fired in October for inappropriate message sent to a female student. Here is is statement on a blog in the Jackson Citizen Patriot.

POINT PARADE
ONTARIO
Morgan Luters, St. Robert 23 vs Middlefield 51-34
Akalah Mark, Dante Alighieri 22 vs Archbishop Romero 31-24

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

Next up: a letter/editorial on AAU.

Arrest in Minneapolis

#3 posting 10.20.2007
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POLICE BLOTTER
Al Reff, the Andover girls basketball coach, was arrested Thursday at 3 am in the morning. From KSTP1500 am.

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

next up: tomorrow morning

Police Blotter X 2

#1 posting 8.30.2007
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POLICE BLOTTER X 2
Charlie Brookins, Hastings, MN assistant girls basketball coach has resigned. Hastings police are looking at a possible inappropriate relationship with a female student. Brookins was also the head basketball coach. From the St. Paul Pioneer Press.

HIRED
Former Park-Cottage Grove athlete Tiffani Calmes has been hired at Ellsworth, WI as an assistant girls basketball coach. From the Pierce County Herald.

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

Next up: more news.