2 Verbals, 3 Signings, $$$, Europe Trip, & Radio

#2 posting 5.20.2008
your daily dose of girls basketball news & information

VERBALS
Emilee Harmon of Pickerington Central, Ohio has made a verbal to Ohio State. The 6-2 junior center averaged 18.8 last year.

Kim Parker of Wasatch, Utah has made a verbal to Brigham Young. The 5-11 junior averaged 15.1 ppg last year. From the Salt Lake Tribune.

SIGNINGS
Kirkwood CC players Rachele Monroe and Ashley Gorsh both signed with the Univ. of New Orleans, and Allie Lindemann has signed with Siena College.

COACHING NEWS
Kristy Stark has been asked to resign as girls basketball coach at Mason County Eastern, Michigan due to work conflicts. From the Ludington Daily News.

Reeths-Puffer in Michigan is looking for a girls basketball coach. From the White Lake Beacon.

Former Fairmont player and current Briar Cliff sophomore Rhiannon Plumhoff will hold a camp at Fairmont June 9-13. She is also coaching the Northwest Iowa Select 7th grade AAU team.

$$$$
Marquette coach Terri Mitchell's salary is part of a story on former Marquette men's coach Tom Crean and his huge salary. From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

AWARDS
Jenna Weber of Reedsville, Wisconsin has been named the female athlete of the year in the Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter.

FORFEITS
Riverland CC is recovering from the forfeit season. From Scott Kolb's column in the Austin Post Bulletin.

TRIPS
UW Milwaukee women's basketball team leaves for Amsterdam today for a three nation, eight day trip.

RADIO INTERVIEW
In case you missed it I was interviewed on the Al Woods Show last night.

Next up: later today with the MYAS 19u Semifinal with the Gym Rats and the Minnesota Thunder.

Riverland Forfeits, Layman's Plans, Fox & Lynx

#1 posting 5.16.2008
your daily dose of girls basketball news & information

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

Out & About: Riverland/Anoka-Ramsey

#9 posting 1.16.2008
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RIVERLAND blue devils 53, ANOKA-RAMSEY rams 49

If it is Wednesday, it must mean a Community College game. It was off to Coon Rapids tonight for a Southern Division game. Riverland rallied from a 47-38 deficit with a 15-2 run to beat a depleted host Anoka-Ramsey 53-49. Sonja Ellingson and Love Washington were not in uniform for AR tonight.

There were more droughts than scoring sequences in this game. At the start it seemed that the scoring would be coming in buckets. It was 7-6 Riverland after 10 possessions. That was a pp100 combined of 130.0. That offensive fire power was not to last however. Riverland went into a six possession drought. AR soon followed suit with their own sixer. AR had other droughts of 8 and 5, Riverland added another sixer. Neither team could establish any rhthym. Riverland led 15-11, but AR went on an 8-2 run to take a 19-17 lead. Riverland finished the half with a 10-4 run to lead at half time 27-23. At about the 3 minute mark AR's point guard Amanda Reh went out of the game with an ankle injury. That made AR's bench even thinner.

Reh soldiered on with her left ankle bandaged up to start the second half. Just like the first half the beginning of the second half gave the illusion of offensive fireworks. It turned out to fizzle with a whimper. It was 12 points combined in the first 10 possessions. AR regained the lead at 31-29. A key moment came at the 18:06 mark of the half when Riverland post Brooke Monson picked up foul #3. She tacked on a technical foul for complaining and went to the pine. Riverland led 29-23 at that point. Reh cashed in four free throws and on the next AR possession Kelley Olson scored on a put back to tie it at 29. Riverland had a 32-30 lead when their offense took a wrong turn. Riverland found 11 dead ends before getting back on the point highway. In the intermission, AR went on a 9-0 run. They too struggled to find the bottom of the basket with a five possession drought. AR led 39-32. Monson retuned at the 12:46 mark to try to stop the bleeding. She did provide two baskets to cut the lead to 39-36. Shortly thereafter in the space of 40 seconds AR scored three quick baskets, two off their press by Reh to push the lead out to 45-36. Becca Swalla stopped that run for Riverland to make the score 45-38. Two free throws by Carri Roline put the score at 47-38. Then AR went into offensive slumber mode. They finished the game with a 1/14 sequence including 11 straight. This was with 7:30 left in the contest. At 4:04 left Reh fouled out on an over the back call. Riverland tied the game with under 1:10 left with a bucket by Swalla. That started a 6 point run by Swalla. The final basket was an &1 at 20.5 left 51-49. AR had a chance to tie with 12.2 left but Megan Hambleton missed both free throws. Brooke Monson was fouled and provided the final two points for Riverland.

photo: #1 Amanda Reh looking for a receiver. #2. Brooke Monson receives the ball in the post with Jessica Cichy defending. photos by kja

key: player, high school (year), points, possessions, pp100, floor %
RIVERLAND
STARTERS
Becca Swalla, South Hamilton, IA (10) 16, 12, 133.3, .583 competitve, guard, made clutch shots late. made two 3s early. handled point guard responsibilities. likes spin dribble. elbow gets to far away on dribble. defensively was active. took a charge. She was given a warning early in the game about her complaints to the officials.
Brooke Monson, Austin (11) 18, 19, 94.7, .474 post player. her technical forced her to the bench. probably a better tactic is to keep the mouth shut. Important for their success
Anna Hebrink, Austin (11) 11, 17, 64.7, .353 handled point guard responsibilities. also can mix it up inside
Ali Mackey, Ballard, IA (10) 0, 10, 0.0, .000 3 point shooter that was firing blanks.
Tracee Crowley, Fulda (10) 0, 5, 0.0, .000
BENCH
Jenyce Mueller, Stewartville (11) 8, 8, 100.0, .625 went to the line four times. had wide open opportunities in the paint and didn't finish.
Lizzie Gunter, Austin (11) 0, 5, 0.0, .000
Holly Waltz , Austin (11) 0, 2, 0.0, .000 small guard

ANOKA-RAMSEY
STARTERS
Jessica Cichy, St. Francis (11) 8, 13, 61.5, .308 scored in the paint. not a post necissarily. best defensive rebounder for AR
Amanda Reh, Monticello (10) 18, 23, 78.3, .347 point guard, general, barked directives to troops. tough defender. gritty player. that ankle bothered her but she came back to fight for a win. At times drives in with no angle or drives in too deep for any options.
Kate Bement, Princeton (11) 8, 15, 53.3, .267 perimeter. hit a three. will try to drive.
Megan Hambleton, Anoka (11) 4, 13, 30.8, .154 back up point guard. scored in transition. needs to cash in at the line. also needs to put breaks on when nothing is available.
Kelley Olson, Centennial (11) 3, 10, 30.0, .200
BENCH
Carri Roline, St. Francis (11) 8, 5, 160.0, .800 scored crashing offensive boards. perimeter player.
Ashley Henry, St. Anthony (11) 0, 0, 0.0, .000 guard

TRENCH PLAYER
Becca Swalla

BY THE NUMBERS
Riverland: 53, 78, 67.9, .346
Anoka-Ramsey: 49, 79, 62.0, .304
made 3s: Riverland 2, AR 1
ftm/fta-ft%: Anoka-Ramsey 14/21-.667; Riverland 13/20-.650
bench: Riverland 8, AR 8

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
RIVERLAND
Becca Swalla 9
Brooke Monson 6
Tracee Crowley 6
Anna Hebrink 4
Ali Mackey 4
Jenyce Mueller 4
totals: 33

ANOKA-RAMSEY
Jessica Cichy 11
Amanda Reh 9
Megan Hambleton 7
Kelley Olson 7
Carri Roline 4
Kate Bement 2
Ashley Henry 2
totals: 42

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Both teams used man. At times they would 2/3, but not for too long. Riverland used 2/3 later in the game. AR used full court press later in the game.

Next up: tomorrow morning