#1 posting 9.6.2008
your daily dose of girls basketball news & information
HOW TO FIND COLLEGE COACHES
Patosha Jeffery has put out a special report: How to Find Events Women's College Basketball Coaches Will Be Attending. In the report, you will learn:
2 Guaranteed Ways to Play in Front of College Coaches
The exact times of the year these events are held...there are only a few
How to get invited to these events....and how simple it is
Which college programs will be represented at the events
COACHING NEWS
Jackie VanLaecken has been hired as the new girls basketball coach at Mitchell Christian. From the Mitchell Daily Republic.
COACHING PROFILE
Paul Mork, the new New Life girls basketball coach is also the football coach for the Eagles and is profiled in the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
RECOVERY
Kelcie Wilson of Jackson Lumen Christi has recovered from Meningitis and is in school again. From the Jackson Citizen Patriot.
SCHEDULES & CABLE
Bradley and IUPUI have released their 2008-09 schedule.
Nebraska will be on FSN four times this season.
WANTED:
Iowa State is looking for male practice players.
Macalester is still looking for an assistant coach for the upcoming season. It is a stipend position, but a way for a person to get involved at the college level. Contact:
Ellen Thompson
Women's Basketball Coach
Macalester College
1600 Grand Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55105
(651)696-6477
WORK OUT
Wichita State completed a set of speed and agility workouts with WNBA trainer Jackie Ansley of Performance Training, Inc.
WELCOME BACK
The Gophers will hold an Italy night with the Fastbreak Club on Wednesday where they will reminisce about their recent journey.
BLOG
Kansas Assistant coach Tamika Raymond blogs about her Connecticut Sun team making the playoffs.
Next up: Tomorrow unless......
Saturday, September 06, 2008
Finding Coaches, Help Wanted
Saturday, August 09, 2008
Townsend Verbals, Thames Transfers
#1 posting 8.9.2008
your daily dose of girls basketball news & information
VERBAL
Courtney Townsend of Detroit King has verballed Xavier. The 5-8 point guard is the 4th player from the Michigan 2009 class to verbal and the 4th headed to a D1 program. From Hoopgurlz.
TRANSFER
Natasha Thames of Port Huron North will be moving to Academy of the Holy Cross in Kensington, MD. Thames averaged 19.7 ppg this past season. She will stay with an aunt in Maryland. From the Port Huron Times Herald.
COACHING NEWS
Doug Fleith has been hired as the new girls basketball coach at Sibley East. From the Gaylord Hub.
GRAND OASIS TOURNAMENT
The Jackson Jets (MI) overcame a 20 point halftime deficit to beat Arizona Dynasty 52-50 in the Grand Oasis Tournament. From the Jackson Citizen Patriot.
ILLNESS
Kelcie Wilson, the Jackson Lumen Christi player who contacted Meningitis, is back home. She should be able to start classes on September 3. From the Jackson Citizen Patriot.
Next up: more news
Sunday, August 03, 2008
Camping, Schonrock, Two American Tales
#1 posting 8.3.2008
your daily dose of girls basketball news & information
SUMMER HOOPS SERIES
The Eau Claire Leader Telegram continues their Summer Hoops series with a look at the College Camp experience. Included is an article on how the coaches prepare for the camp season, and the myriad of options players have during the summer. One college assistant bemoans the fact that "No one works on fundamentals anymore."
COACHING NEWS
Former Gopher Shannon Schonrock has been hired as full time assistant at Winona State. Schonrock played her high school ball at Blue Earth and has been an assistant at Wayzata. She was part time at WSU last year. From the Mankato Free Press.
CONFERENCE NEWS
The Wausau Daily Herald looks at the changes in the area high school conferences including the new Great Northern Conference.
ILLNESS UPDATE
Jackson Lumen Christi player Kelcie Wilson has been removed from a ventilator and is breathing on her own. Wilson has meningitis. From the Jackson Citizen Patriot.
AN AMERICAN IN RUSSIA
Becky Hammon only scored three points in her Russian debut in a 75-69 loss to Latvia. The Siuox Falls Argus Leader looks at Hammon's path from South Dakota to Russia. Also from the Star Tribune.
AN AMERICAN AT HOME
The Grand Forks Herald looks at Lindsay Whalen's response to being inexplicably left off the American Olympic roster.
SUMMER BREAK
The North Tartan coaches are enjoying vacation time with their families after a full summer of basketball. They are also busy with the phone calls from colleges enquiring about players.
You can contact North Tartan by email during the break.
SWEET 16
I will get to the numbers and more stories from the Sweet 16 later today, and probably Monday. I had to get some shut eye after the midnight hour.
Next up: Sweet 16 semis and finals later today
Saturday, August 02, 2008
Sweet 16, Rookie Rankings
#2 posting 8.2.2008
your daily dose of girls basketball news & information
SWEET 16
Today the Sweet 16 tournament takes place at the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph, Minnesota. Action tips off at 10:30 am this morning. Centennial will look to defend their title. Here is today's schedule.
PRESS CONFERENCE
New St. Cloud State coach Lori Fish will hold a press conference Tuesday at 4:30 pm. From the St. Cloud Times.
BEIJING BOUND
Marquette's Lauren Thomas-Johnson is in Beijing as an ambassador of the British Basketball Federation.
ROOKIE RANKINGS
Rethinking Basketball continues the ranking of WNBA rookies series.
FREE THROW LANE CHANGE
There will be changes in the high school free throw alignments this year. HS will follow the college rules. From the Holmen Courier.
MENINGITIS
Kelcie Wilson, a player from Jackson Lumen Christi in Michigan, is still in intensive care with Meningitis. She came down with the infection July 24. From the Jackson Citizen Patriot.
Next up: later today with the results from the Sweet 16
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Hopkins Wins Team Camp,
#1 posting 7.27.2008
your daily dose of girls basketball news & information
HIGH SCHOOL ACTION
GOPHER TEAM CAMP
Hopkins won the AB title at the Minnesota Gopher team camp.
Hopkins beat Jordan in the semifinals 41-13. In the other semifinal Eden Prairie beat White Bear Lake 43-33. The Royals topped EP 28-17 in the championship.
In the CD division it was Eden Prairie's JV taking the title over Buffalo.
LYNX PRE GAME
The Clearbrook-Gonvick Bears and Win-E-Mac Patriots will play before the Lynx game today.
USJN MIDWEST SUMMER CHALLENGE--CHICAGO
Here are the Summer Challenge results from the CSS teams.
Full Package Lady Lightning (IL) 63. NE Bison CSS 59
Marissa Kastanek scored 24 points to lead the Bison in a narrow loss.
NE Bison CSS 79, Illinois Basketball Academy Select(Naperville) 53
Brooke Wehle (Dennison, IA) 14 Kelsie Lliteras had 12 to lead the Bison.
Illinois Wolverines Elite 17's 56, NE Judds CSS 46
Kyley Simmons (Council Bluffs Lewis Central) had 12, and Alex Grant (Lincoln Pius X) had 10
NE Judds CSS 85 MO Rockets 51
Carly Grenfell (York) had 18, and Rachel Thrash (Omaha Marian) had 16 for the Judds.
NORTH TARTAN 15S
Here is a photo of the North Tartan 15s at Disney World after they finished second in the Super Soph tournament. In the tournament semifinal Rachel Banham suffered an achilles injury.
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED ATHLETES
Denise Long has been chosen as Iowa's All Time Female Athlete by Sports Illustrated. Long played with Union-Whitten High School from 1965-69 in the six-on-six format. She was the first woman to become an NBA draft selection. From the Des Moines Register.
ILLNESS
Junior Kelcie Wilson of Jackson Lumen Christi is in critical condition after contracting meningitis. She became ill at a basketball tournament in Fort Wayne, Indiana. From the Jackson Citizen Patriot.
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