Passion, Photos, Rookie Rankings

#3 posting 7.15.2008
your daily dose of girls basketball news & information

MORE TOURNEY RESULTS
Here is the story in the Omaha World Herald about the championship game in the Miss Basketball Showcase between the Missouri Valley Eclipse and the Nebraska Twisters. The Eclipse won 56-48 thanks in part to a 21-0 run during a 16 minute drought.

PLAYING WITH PASSION
The opening paragraph of the story on Alonzo Mourning in the Miami Herald talks about passion. For some reason joy doesn't get the same love as anger.
Speaking of which I am looking for players that have that joie de vivre. I don't see it that much. What I see is the trudging off to work a la Metropolis in many games.

ROOKIE RANKINGS
Rethinking Basketball ranks the current crop of WNBA rookies. Lynxster Candice Wiggins comes off well.

WHO TO CHEER FOR?
Two former Gophers match up tonight at 6 pm on ESPN2--Lindsay Whalen of Connecticut vs Janel McCarville of New York.

18U NATIONAL TEAM
Marquette coach Terri Mitchell posts her second blog on her experience with the 18u National team.

SUMMER VACATION
Iowa Hawkeye Lindsey Nyenhuis is interning in Hollywood.

COACHING NEWS
Buena Vista has added Julie Hergenroder as an assistant women's basketball coach. Hergenroder is from Alden, NY.

MORE ACADEMICS
North Dakota was #14 in D2 Academics according to the WBCA.

North Dakota State was #18 in D1 Academics.

New Mexico was #22 in D1 Academics.

OLD PHOTOS
Here is a photo of a girls basketball team circa 1906 or 08 from Dundee, Minnesota (From Nobles County for those unfamiliar with Dundee's location).

SCHEDULE
The College of St. Scholastica has released their 2008-09 schedule.

Next up: later today with a summer league Out & About

Showcase, Academics, Olympics, and Rookies

#2 posting 7.2.2008
your daily dose of girls basketball news & information

GREAT AMERICAN SHOWCASE
The Minnesota Suns Fassett 16U AAU team competed in the US Junior Nationals Chicagoland Great America Showcase this past weekend. The Chicagoland Great America Showcase attracted some of the top AAU teams from Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. The Suns finished the weekend 3-2, reaching the Elite 8 bracket on Monday. The Suns opened the competition losing to the top-ranked Illinois Wolverines Elite 17U, then defeating Illinois Valley Star 16U, Illinois Intensity 17U, and Indiana MBC Miracles before being eliminated from the Elite 8 by the Wisconsin Lakers. Top scorers for the weekend included Pamela January (Richfield), Katie Pettit (Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted), Hannah Hylla (Albany) and Jasmine Mendes (Hopkins).

STAR OF THE NORTH
Aitkin won the Star of the North games for the 10th-12th grade girls.

St. Paul Central won the 6th-9th grade girls tournament.

SUMMER LEAGUE
Minnetonka is 8-0 in the Champlin Park Summer League. Here is the rest of the CPSL standings.

ACADEMICS
Here are the seven St. Benedict academic all conference players for the 2007-08 year.

The MIAA (Michigan) has also released their conference academic all conference scholar athletes for 2007-08.

INCOMING
The Mount Pleasant Morning Sun looks at the Central Michigan incoming players.

OLYMPICS
USA Today looks at the rest of the world and how they have caught up with the Americans in women's basketball.

RANKING ROOKIES
Rethinking Basketball examines the rookie class in the WNBA. They look at the players ability to create, offensive efficiency, versatility, impact, and who deserves more time. Candice Wiggins rates high by the way.

Next up: one more quarterfinal in the Dakota Showcase followed by a semifinal, and championship game.