2 Iowa Tournaments, Quad City Previews

#2 posting 11.28.2008
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IOWA REPORTS
TOURNAMENTS
The Hy-Vee Tournament starts today at LeMars.
Sioux City East plays Hinton at 6 p.m.
LeMars plays Rock Valley at 7:45
From the Sioux City Journal.

The Heelan Classic starts today at Sioux City Heelan.
IKM-Manning plays Sioux City North at 6:15
Sioux City Heelan plays Lawton-Bronson at 8.
From the Sioux City Journal.

PREVIEWS
Amber Harrington of Davenport North wants more wins. Plus more players, key dates, and an in depth look at the Mississippi Athletic Conference. From the Quad City Times.

LAST WEEK
HLV beat Montezuma 48-41 last Friday. From the East Iowa Herald.

ILLINOIS PREVIEWS
The Northwest Upstate Illinois Conference is previewed in the Dubuque Telegraph Herald.

Next up: More High School Reports

Where is the Book? Convention & verbals

#1 posting 10.24.2008
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WHERE'S THE BOOK?
Many of you have emailed asking where the recruiting guide is this year. This is the plan....First off I have a website in development. This blog format will transfer over to the website with everything you see here plus more features. Most of what you read here will be available for free on that website. There will be a separate premium space on the website for things like the book. The website should be up soon. Once that site is up the book with all the rankings and ratings will be available on line. Stay tuned.

COACHES CONVENTION
The Minnesota State Girls Basketball Coaches hold their annual fall clinic at the University of Minnesota. The event moves to Hill-Murray on Saturday.
This event is open to all coaches. Today's event starts at 9 am with the women's coaching staff at the University speaking. Also scheduled to speak will be men's coach Tubby Smith.
If you are interested in going print this form and get to Williams Arena this morning.

4 OHIO VERBALS
Here are four recent Ohio Verbals
Taylor Ware – Walnut Hills – University of Evansville. Ware is 5-9.
Sarah Hammond - West Holmes – IPFW. Hammond is a 6-2 post.
Kelsey McCoy - Sylvania Northview - Gannon University. McCoy is 6-0.
Dominique Singletary (2011) – Hamilton High – Xavier University. Singletary is a guard and averaged 11.9 ppg last year. At the end of the Cincinnati Post article.

This pushes the Ohio verbal total to 54 overall for the 2009 class, 42 for D1, and 11 for D2.
Singletary is the first from the 2011 class to verbal in Ohio.

COACHING NEWS
Le Center High School has hired veteran coach Mark Pudlitzke to take over the Girls Basketball program for the 2008-09 season. Pudlitzke was the former assistant at Belle Plaine during their glory years and the head coach at Waconia during a very successful run from 1987-90.

According to sources PACT Charter School has hired a new coach---Mark Radtke from Southwest Christian School

AAU
The Minnesota Fury are very proud to announce their 2009 16U and 15U Rosters.
16U - Head Coach Justin Morris
Name Ht. Pos. High School Class
Kika Greenlee 5-8 PG St. Louis Park 2010
Rachel Hansen 5-11 PG Minnehaha Academy 2010
Tessa Cichy 5-10 PG/W Hill-Murray 2012
Darcey Rice 5-7 G Eastview 2010
Morgan Zabel 5-11 W Northfield 2010
Emmy Eschrich 5-11 W Prior Lake 2010
Shannon O'Toole 6-0 F Wayzata 2011
Lisa Loeffler 6-2 P North St. Paul 2011
Carly Chell 6-1 P Apple Valley 2010

15U - Head Coach Nick Storm
Name Ht. Pos. High School Class
Alyssa Kerkhoff 5-7 PG NRHEG 2011
Bri McKenzie 5-4 PG Tartan 2011
Ashley Martell 5-8 G Somerset, WI 2011
Karli Solum 5-7 G Somerset, WI 2011
Erica Trabing 5-10 G/W Prior Lake 2011
Kayla Bilderback 5-10 W/F Centennial 2011
Anna Gerdes 5-11 F Maple Grove 2011
Bethany Doolittle 6-3 P Hill-Murray 2011
Megan Pold 6-1 P Prior Lake 2011

One spot remains open on each team, and the Fury Directors are currently evaluating options for those spots. If you are interested, and are a strong varsity player with goals of playing Division 1 or 2 college basketball please send email or call the coach of that team.

The Fury have come to be known as “The Fastest Rising AAU Club in Minnesota,” and are very proud of this proclamation! They feel these are the top team teams in their club’s history.

They are also filling roster spots for teams at 10U, 11U, 12U, 13U, and 14U. Interest from very talented players has been very high, so spots are going fast! Please email or call Nick or Justin if interested.
Nick Storm – nstorm@minnesotafury.com
Justin Morris – jmorris@minnesotafury.com
It is truly an exciting time to be a part of the Minnesota Fury!
www.minnesotafury.com

TOURNAMENT
16th ANNUAL MISSISSIPPI RIVER
BASKETBALL SHOOTOUT
DECEMBER 6-7, 2008
BOYS & GIRLS TRAVEL TOURNAMENT
ST. CLOUD AREA
*4 GAME GUARANTEE*
GIRLS DIVISIONS- 5th, 6th, & 9th GRADES OPEN,
7th & 8th GRADES A & B
ENTRY FEE: $200
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
CHRIS LEWIS
320-654-8265; MISSISSIPPIRIVERBASKETBALL@HOTMAIL.COM
Send entry fee & registration by NOVEMBER 1, 2008 to:
MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASKETBALL
1283 Stone Ridge Rd
Sauk Rapids, MN 56379

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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

How to Score, Fergus Hires, Simley Tournament

#3 posting 10.17.2008
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HOW TO SCORE 22 A NIGHT
In the last issue of the Sporting News (Oct. 13) there is an article on how to score 30 ppg in the NBA. The article was by Rick Barry. Translating that to a high school time frame it comes out to 20 in 32 minute games and 22 in 36 minute games.
Not finding the link here are the main points---
1. Be a great shooter and create your own shot. Creating off the dribble is important.
2. Have the ability to drive right and left.
3. Shoot a high % at the free throw line. You also need to get to the line.
4. Run the floor and get offensive rebounds. These are easy baskets.
5. Don't get discouraged if your shot isn't falling. The odds improve you will make the next shot.

COACHING NEWS
Josh Mohagen was named the new Fergus Falls girls Basketball coach. From Craig Olson Sports.

TOURNAMENT OPENINGS
There is an upcoming traveling tournament in Inver Grove Hts. (Nov 1st-2nd),
On the girls side IGH needs the following;
4th grade (need 4 teams)
5c girls (need 3 teams),
5b girls (need 4 teams),
6c girls (need 4 teams),
6b Girls (need 1 team),
7c Girls (need 5 teams)
7b Girls (need 4 teams)
8b Girls (need 3 teams).
the cost of the tournament is 150.00 per team.
NO FRIDAY GAMES
All games played on hardwood floors
Trophies for 1ST., 2ND., 3RD., and consolation
GUARANTEED 3 GAMES,
Simley has one of the best concessions in the traveling circuit.
PLEASE HAVE THE TEAMS INTERESTED IN THE TOURNAMENT CONTACT LAURA LANGE AT 651-457-6119 OR E-MAIL AT jllange4@msn.com
Also they can visit the Inver Grove Hts. Traveling site at www.ighbasketball.org

Next up: when news breaks or tomorrow morning

Fall Leagues Past & Future

#1 posting 10.14.2008
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PRICE VERBAL
Yesterday we posted the Sam Price of Eau Claire North verbal to Kent State. Here is the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram report.

FALL LEAGUES
The Breakdown Fall League schedules for Becker are set and on the website. The Kennedy schedules should be ready at some point today.
The Breakdown FL is in need of one 9th grade girls team in Becker. Contact mnbasketball@gmail.com

MYAS FALL LEAGUE CHAMPS
Armstrong Black: Centennial 5-0
Minnetonka: Hopkins & Bloomington Kennedy 7-1
Blaine: Blaine Blue & Stillwater Red 7-1
Concordia St. Paul: Western WI and St. Paul Humboldt 6-1
Eagan/Eastview: Lady Lightning (Farmington) and Cannon Falls 6-1
Armstrong White: Gatos 5-0

INJURY UPDATE
Minnehaha's Rachel Hansen has been cleared for athletics and played in the last few Soccer games without any problems coming off her knee surgery.

TOURNAMENT PREVIEW
The Apple Valley Tournament pairings have been set. The event starts on Saturday, December 27.
Quarterfinals
Apple Valley vs Blaine 1:15
Cretin-Derham Hall vs Farmington 3
Richfield vs Mpls Southwest 4:45
Roseville vs Edina 6
The tournament continues on the 29th and 30th.

CUP STACKING
KARE 11 has a feature with reporters Eric Perkins and Rena Sarigianopoulos stacking cups at Minnesota. The ref is Emily Fox.

CLINIC
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

Next up: later this morning with more news---collegiate style

Tournaments, Found, & Stats

#1 posting 10.1.2008
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TOURNAMENT MOVES
The Michigan State girls basketball tournament will move from Eastern Michigan to the Breslin Center at Michigan State. From the Holland Sentinel.

POSTSEASON TOURNAMENT
Nike, Paragon Marketing and ESPN are working on a postseason national boys basketball tournament in April in Washington, D.C. If the boys are examining the event, the girls will soon follow. From USA Today.

FOUND
Sierra "CeCe" Sims, an Auburn freshman guard from Brentwood, Tennessee, was found after missing classes. Police were looking in ditches. From the Opelika-Auburn News.

BLOGGING
Denae Stuckey of Iowa State is the featured player in the CYber CYd blog.

CLINIC
Grand Valley State will hold a clinic on October 25.

STATS
The Wages of Wins has tools to evaluate collegiate performance. The examples used are NBA players drafted.

BMac looks at stats NBA Style.

EUROPEAN RESULTS
Former Badger Jolene Anderson scored 23 points in a 76-58 loss. Anderson is now playing with Villeneuve d’Ascq in France.

ONTARIO RESULTS
The Toronto Star has Tuesday night's results. Symone Murray of St. Marguerite d'Youville was Athlete of the Week. Notre Dame is the #1 team. All in the Toronto Star.

Oakridge won the first game on their new floor by beating Sathroy Saints 53-42. From the London Free Press.

POINT PARADE
Leeanna Osei, Eastern Commerce 32 vs. Marc Garneau 91-28
Portia Deterville, Weston 23 vs. York Memorial 44-33

Next up: Tomorrow

Moore Verbals, Real National Champs, O-Canada

#1 posting 9.1.2008
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MOORE VERBALS
Amber Moore, a 5-11 guard from Detroit Country Day High School (MI) and is considered the Best player in the class of 09 in the state of Michigan, has verbally committed to the University of Illinois.
Moore is the 11th player from the Michigan 2009 class to verbal and the 8th headed to a D1 program.
From the Michigan Lady Ballers.

NATIONAL CHAMPS
This is how to run a real National tournament. Team Ontario U17 won the Canadian U17 National basketball Championships. One of Team Ontario players is Kristine Lalonde who now has four gold medals. From the Sudbury Star.
Here is Ontario's game by game results.
Here are the provincial teams.
Here are the national awards.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL IN AUGUST
LSU beat Simon Fraser 71-47. From the Province.
And Baylor beat British Columbia 101-44.

Next up: tomorrow unless news breaks

College Basketball in Canada, Wiese Moves to MetroStars

#1 posting 8.31.2008
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CLINIC
The 10th Annual Knights Basketball Coaching Academy will be held at Bloomfield Hills Lahser in Michigan on Saturday, September 13. Speakers will include Grosse Pointe North's girls basketball coach Gary Bennett, Oakland University's men's coach Greg Kampe, and U Detroit's men's coach Ray McCallum. From Hometown Life.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT IN CANADA
Even though it is August, Baylor and LSU are involved in an international tournament in Vancouver. Baylor beat Simon Fraser 86-67. LSU beat British Columbia 74-46. Earlier LSU beat Trinity Western 81-27. From the Province.

COACHING NEWS
Ellen B. Wiese (Ebwiese@aol.com) has been added to the coaching staff of the Minnesota Metro Stars where she will serve as head coach of the 15U team in 2009. This will be Coach Wiese's first season with the Metro Stars. She started coaching AAU teams in 2001, the last two years of which she took her teams to AAU Nationals in Salem, VA, in 2007, and Kings Island, Ohio this past summer. Last season's team finished second in the 15U division at the Minnesota AAU State Championship. Coach Wiese is also the Junior Varsity head coach at Maple Grove High School, coming off a very successful winning season. Coach Wiese is a former college basketball player who brings a great love for the game and a passion to inspire confidence in the girls. She is an attorney with her own law practice.

Next up: tomorrow

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.

Fish Interviews, Battle of the Plains Begins

#2 posting 7.22.2008
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COACHING
MSU Mankato wants to keep coach Lori Fish who is interviewing with St. Cloud State. From the Mankato Free Press.

TOURNAMENT
The Battle of the Plains tips off today in Lincoln and the Omaha World-Herald previews the action.

ACCELERATE
Sioux Falls O'Gorman athletes are working on their conditioning with the Accelerate program.

CAMPING
Emily Fox and Brittany McCoy helped out at the Owatonna’s Basketball Odyssey Camps. Apparently cup stacking was also involved.

TRANSFER
Maggie Hennegan will transfer from St. Louis. Hennegan played two seasons at St. Louis.

ACADEMICS
Northern Iowa was #6 in the recent WBCA academic listing for D1 schools.

Next up: later today with more information.

Knight Moves, Apple Valley Hires, Rankings, Tourney and Camps

#1 posting 7.19.2008
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KNIGHT MOVES
Former Gopher Leslie Knight has signed with a pro team in Switzerland. Three are no additional details on that yet. The Minnesota Miss Basketball of 2004 played her high school at Hopkins.

COACHING NEWS
Jeremy Gordon has been named the new head coach at Apple Valley. He was an assistant at Rosemount last season. Gordon will be the 4th head coach at AV in five years.

HOOPGULRZ RANKINGS
Here is a link to the Minnesota players in the ESPN HoopGurlz class of 2009 rankings. The ranking shown is the players rank at their position in the nation. There are 7 Minnesota players listed, 3 in the top 100.

Here is a link to the Minnesota players in the ESPN HoopGurlz class of 2010 rankings. They do not have a top 100 for this class or position rankings. There are 6 Minnesota players listed, 4 are listed as potential top 100.

You can check the whole country or sort by state, position, and class.

TOURNAMENT COMING
BATTLE OF THE PLAINS
There are 36 teams in the NCAA exposure event ranging from Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, South Dakota, Minnesota and New Jersey. The elite divisions features twelve teams including IBCA Red (winners of Dakota Showcase), NE Bison CSS (winners of Houston Cy Fair Classic) New Jersey Flames Elite (New Jersey AAU State 17U champions), and many more prominent basketball programs. Over 50 college coaches have committed to attend this event which will take place at the Bison Youth Sports Complex 710 Hill St Lincoln, NE 68502.
Here are the schedules for the Elite Division, High School Select, and High School Open.

GOPHER TEAM CAMP
Here are a list of teams scheduled for the Gopher team camp from July 24-26.
BRACKET A
HOPKINS
WAUKEE, IA
EDEN PRAIRIE VARSITY
FARGO SOUTH, ND
OSSEO
TOTINO-GRACE
RAPID CITY STEVENS, SD VARSITY
BRACKET B
BENILDE ST. MARGARET
BISMARCK CENTURY, ND
WHITE BEAR LAKE
JORDAN
WILLMAR
ROGERS
RIVERVIEW GARDENS, MO VARSITY
BRACKET C
BUFFALO VARSITY
BRECK/IRONDALE
HASTINGS
MOUND WESTONKA
NEW RICHMOND, WI
OSAKIS
BRACKET D
NEW ULM CATHEDRAL
BETHLEHEM ACADEMY
VAN METER, IA
STANDING ROCK COMMUNITY, ND
EDEN PRAIRIE JV
BUFFALO JV
RIVERVIEW GARDENS, MO JV

SW MN STATE TEAM CAMP
The Worthington Trojans won the Gold bracket of the SMSU team camp last weekend.

MORE TOURNEY RESULTS
North Tartan Crosby finished 4-1, Consolation Champions in the Chicago Summer Showcase. After a bad loss to the Central Illinois Pizazz, NTC rattled off 4 convincing wins in a row against Wisconsin Higher Level Camps, Texas Dynasty, Michigan MGBR Elite and Illinois Lady Lightning.

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Hanna Muegge is averaging 3.8 ppg in the European 20u championships with Germany. Muegge is a Hopkins 2008 grad. Germany is in the consolation round with a 2-3 record.
On of her German teammates is Julia Trogele of Penn State.

Next up: more news

Chicago Review, Strength Training, Outdoors

#1 posting 7.18.2008
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CHICAGO SUMMER SHOWCASE HOOPGURLZ REVIEW
Hoopgurlz, off ESPN, reviews the recent Chicago Summer Showcase. Mentioned in the article are Jaime Printy of IBCA Select Red and Shakila Boler and Suriya McGuire of North Tartan Larson. Photos of area players include Printy, Boler, and Amber Kirschbaum (her back) in the first photo.

COACHING NEWS
Derek Ouren has been hired as the new girls basketball coach at Fargo North. He was the boys assistant at North for four years. From the Fargo Forum.

Krista Van Hauen has been hired as an assistant coach at Northern Colorado. Van Hauen has been an assistant at Cornell College and Waldorf College in Iowa.

TOURNAMENTS
The Wisconsin Swing is hosting the Jimmy V Classic Tournament this weekend in Baraboo and Wisconsin Dells.

UPTOWN (or midtown) SUMMER LEAGUE
Because of the renovations currently being done over at the Uptown facility they've moved the league over to the Midtown facility (Lake St. and Hiawatha Ave.).
5:55 Games
GAC #1 - 48 St. Olaf - 31
Concordia St. Paul - 70 UW Superior - 33
St. Cloud St. - 63 UW River Falls - 31
6:50 Games
Northern St. - 72 The HUB - 46
Augsburg - 53 Northwestern - 49
Carleton - 65 Anoka-Ramsey - 52
7:45 Games
Mankato St. Gold - 69 Sweet Sensation - 58
St. Ben's - 61 Whirled Peas – 51

STRENGTH TRANING
Patosha Jeffery has a series of girls basketball strength and skill training videos on YouTube. In this video the Dip is demonstrated. Jeffery also has skill demonstrations like ball handling and agility drills. There are 25 in all.

OUTDOOR BALL
The New York Liberty have announced a free fan festival on the day of the Outdoor Classic game on Saturday, July 19th for all ticket holders by Epic Record's hot group, MENUDO! Learn more about the free concert.

Reminder: It’s time to get tickets for New York Liberty’s history-breaking “Liberty Outdoor Classic" (which will be the FIRST regular season outdoor game in professional basketball history). A trailer for the event can now be viewed here.

Next up: another dose of news

Gas, Tournaments, and Camps

#2 posting 7.10.2008
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GAS PRICES
The 13u AAU national tournament has 41 fewer teams than last year. One reason may be gas prices. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.
I have also heard and seen camps that have had to cancel due this summer. The money crunch is affecting more than tournaments.

The Rochester Shock finished 0-5. from the RPB.

GREAT LAKES SHOOTOUT
Mike Bleadorn has coached for Team Wisconsin, now he is coaching for Kettle Moraine. His team will be in Menomonie this weekend. From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

CSS BISON/JUDDS
Here is how the CSS Bison and Judds team wrapped up in Atlanta. From the Lincoln Journal Star.

MORE MISS BASKETBALL
The Omaha World Herald has a preview of the Miss Basketball Showcase in Kearney.

GAME TIME
The Game Time summer league games are reported on in the Daily Iowan. Current and former Hawkeyes play and also some Minnesota natives--Kachine Alexander and Hannah Draxten--too. From the Daily Iowan.

COLLEGE DECISIONS
Amanda Mutchler of Manchester, Michigan was named their female athlete of the year and will head to Hope for college.

The South Washington County Bulletin has more on the recent Katya Leick (Park-Cottage Grove) verbal to Nebraska.

NORTHERN SUN
The St. Cloud Times looks at UM Duluth and the revolving door of women's basketball coaches.

MOVING ON
Iowa State director of women's basketball operations Michele Roberts is the new associate athletic director/senior woman administrator at the University of Nebraska Omaha. From the Ames Tribune.

SCHEDULE
Missouri State has released their 2008-09 schedule.

AWARDS
Lynxster Candice Wiggins was named rookie of the month in the WNBA.

Next up: Later today with reports from the Top 100 expo in St. Cloud.

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

Lead Guards, Dunks, St. Cloud State, Freshman Adjust

#2 posting 6.26.2008
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POINT GUARDS, LEAD GUARDS, AND CREATING
Rethinking basketball further examines point guards, or the new term lead guards, in another posting. This time Q (the author) looks at the Liberty and the Lynx. Prototypes include the Distributor, the Facilitator, the Creator, and the Combo.

DUNK #2
In case you missed it Los Angeles Sparks' Candace Parker has dunked. From Current.

ST. CLOUD STATE
St. Cloud State coach Lori Ulferts resigned yesterday. Assistant Carol Thelen has stated she will be applying for the head position. From the St. Cloud Times.

FRESHMEN ADJUSTMENT
Iowa State's three freshmen (Ashley Arlen, Whitney Williams, and Alexis Yackley) are adjusting to life on campus early.

WALKER TOURNAMENT
Here is the opening schedule in the Walker tournament this weekend
Nevis v Crosby-Ironton at 8am
Bemidji v Pine River-Backus at 8 am
Fosston v Park Rapids at 9 am
Northland Remer v Lake of the Woods at 9 am
Walker v International Falls at 10
Pequot Lakes v Cook at 10
Frazee v Blackduck at 11
Bigfork v Moose Lake-Willow River at 11

STAR OF THE NORTH STATE GAMES
Only five teams high school teams will take part in the Star of the North state games this weekend at the Jimmy Lee Rec Center in St. Paul.

Next up: later today with a verbal announcement, and the week that was a day early. I will be in Sioux Falls starting tomorrow for the Dakota Showcase

Miss Basketball Showcase, UP All Stars, CSU Academics

#2 posting 6.24.2008
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MISS BASKETBALL SHOWCASE
The Yankton Press & Dakotan examines the upcoming Miss Basketball Showcase at Augustana starting Thursday. Here is the Miss Basketball Game Day center including schedules.

COACHING NEWS
George Washington will announce their new coach today at 1 pm. Rumorama is it will be GWU assistant Mike Bozeman.

RECRUITING NEWS
Heather Brunn of Rogers is headed to Minnesota on a track scholarship. She is an 800 runner.

CONFERENCE NEWS
The University of South Dakota is looking to form a new D1 conference. From the Sioux Falls Argus Leader.

ALL STARS
The South beat the North in the UP All Star game at Escanaba, Michigan on Saturday. The South trailed by 9 heading into the 4th quarter. Kelsey Anonich of Menominee led the South with 15 points and was named MVP. From the Escanaba Daily Press.

SCHEDULES
The SMAA in Michigan will hold boy/girl double headers on Fridays and split sites on Tuesday as Michigan tries to find the right balance in the schedule since the girls basketball season has moved to the winter. From the Hillsdale Daily News.

VOTE
Fans can vote for the Big 12 play of the year. Iowa State's Alison Lacey's full court drive against Kansas State in the Big 12 quarterfinals is up for the vote. You can watch the 10 second video too. Perhaps if the ref got out of the way it would be a more compelling video.

ACADEMICS
Colorado State players Kelly Finley (Breck) and Lauren Young (Edina) picked up Mountain West Scholar Athlete honors. Also honored was Kandy Beemer (Bedford, IA). Young has since left Colorado State.

MC CARVILLE VS LYNX
Does Janel McCarville harbor any ill will since the Lynx didn't select her in the dispersal draft? The StarTribune looks at that story as McCarville and the New York Liberty take on the Lynx tonight.

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Baker's 34, Shock, HLWW, Spring Grove Recaps

#1 posting 6.20.2008
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TOURNAMENTS THIS WEEKEND
The All Iowa Attack club will host the Midwest Girls Classic starting today and running through Sunday in Ames, Iowa.

Here are the match-ups for the Crosby team camp on Saturday, June 21st.
10am-Bemidji/Brainerd
11am-Crosby-Ironton/Little Falls
12am-Little Falls/Brainerd
1pm-CI/Bemidji
2pm-CI/Brainerd
3pm-Little Falls/Bemidji

ALL STAR GAMES
Black beat the Gold 83-64 in the Bruin Club All-Star Classic at Ballenger Fieldhouse in Flint Michigan last night. Brandie Baker of Flint Hamady and future Central Michigan player scored 34 points for Black. From the Flint Journal.

The Southeast Nebraska All Star game takes place this on Saturday at 6 pm at Beatrice, Nebraska. The Plattsmouth Journal lists some of the local players in the event.

PAST TOURNAMENTS
DELL CLASSIC
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted took part in the Dells Classic event this past week (Monday-Wednesday) in Wisconsin Dells. HLWW took 2nd place overall. In Pool Play the Lakers defeated Sterling (Illinois), Culver Academy (Indiana), Wabasha-Kellogg, and Witternberg-Birnamwood (WI). In bracket play HLWW defeated Durand (WI) 43-36 in the quarterfinals and then beat Amery (WI) 58-32 in the semifinals. In the championship HLWW lost 50-39 to Fishers (Indiana). There were a few other Minnesota teams participating including: Princeton, Big Lake, Clearbrook-Gonvick, and Crosby-Ironton.

WINONA COTTER TOURNAMENT
Spring Grove won the Winona Cotter on June 7 beating Kingsland, CHOF and LeRoy-Ostrander. check the last portion of the article. From the Spring Grove Herald.

SHOCK
The Rochester Shock 16u AAU team was 22-2 this spring. From the Spring Grove Herald.

COACHING NEWS
Nick Langston has been hired as the new girls basketball coach at Hillsdale, Michigan.

ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Kelsey Kaminsky of South Lyon, Michigan has been chosen athlete of the year in the Livingston Community News.

Next up: More news from around the area.

McSparron, Voigt Players of the Year

#2 posting 6.18.2008
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PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
The Pioneer Press has named Brittnye McSparron of Eastview as their Dakota County player of the year, and Jackie Voigt of Park-Cottage Grove as their Washington County player of the year. This award is for all athletes, boys and girls across all sports.

Heidi Baerenwald of Appleton East was named track athlete of the year in the Appleton Post Crescent. She wants to do both basketball and track in college, but hasn't made a decision yet.

RETURN
North Dakota State grad Lisa Bue returned to her high school in Austin, Minnesota to work camps. From the Austin Daily Herald.

STATE TOURNAMENT
The Pacesetter state tournaments concluded last weekend with Crookston taking second to DGF in the 7th grade division. Crookston finished 1st in the 5th grade a week before. From the Crookston Times.

ALL STAR
Whitney Licktieg of Dell Rapids, South Dakota was named MVP of the South Dakota/Nebraska All Star Game. From the Dell Rapids Tribune.

The Edwardsburg Argus lists their area All Stars in the Sports Fest.

COACHING
Eric Woughter has been named girls basketball coach at Traverse City Central. From the Travers City Record Eagle.

Rob VanLaecken of Parkston, South Dakota has been awarded the Distinguished Service Award from the SDSHAA. From the Mitchell Daily Republic.

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Michigan State Verbal, Missouri Western Signings, Flood, and Summer Leagues

#1 posting 6.18.2008
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VERBALS
Kelsey Smith, a 6-4 post from St. Charles North, Illinois, has verballed Michigan State. From Hoopgurlz.

SIGNINGS
Missouri Western State has signed five more girls basketball players for the upcoming campaign.
Kimberly Rickels, 5-9 guard from Iowa City, Iowa
Abby Stone, 5-11 post from Jefferson City Helias, Missouri
Brenna Saline, a 5-8 guard that is a transfer from Southern Illinois
Taylor Lyons, a 5-11 swing player. She is transfer from Ohlone College, originally from Vallejo Logan, California.
Jade Simmons, a 5-3 point guard. She is a transfer from Palomar Junior College. Murrieta, Calif)
Kristin Bush, a 5-11 forward from Slinger, Wisconsin, signed in the fall.

FLOOD BATTLE
Hannah Draxten of Fergus Falls is now down at the University of Iowa taking some summer classes, but lately she and the rest of the women's basketball team has been busy sandbagging against the floods. From the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.

SUMMER LEAGUES
Prescott, Wisconsin hosts a summer league with six teams: Prescott, Somerset, Ellsworth, and Baldwin-Woodville from Wisconsin and Park-Cottage Grove and Cannon Falls from Minnesota.
There games are on Mondays at 7, 8 and 9 pm.

Here are all the results from the Champlin Park Summer League last night. Minnetonka and Totino-Grace are both 4-0 and sit atop the 12 team league.

ROGERS BREAKDOWN TOURNAMENT
Here are the schedules for the Rogers Breakdown tournament on Saturday for the Blue, Gold, and Silver Brackets

TAMARA MOORE INTERVIEW
Tamara Moore, former Minneapolis North and Wisconsin player, is interviewed on the SportsBrain. Moore played in the Inner City All star game with the boys since there was no girls Inner City All Star Game.

ALL STAR CHAMPIONSHIP
The Minnesota Coaches Championship All Star game is up on SportsBrain on You Tube. The AA won the event back in April.

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Bison Win Tournament

#1 posting 6.17.2008
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TOURNAMENT RESULTS
NE Bison and NE Judds Cornhusker Shooting Stars teams had successful weekends.

The NE Bison CSS 17U team played for the first time since finishing 4-1 and the Deep South Classic in Raleigh, NC. They finished 6-0 including a 60-35 win over the Omaha Crusaders 17U team (that finished 4-1 at USJN Chicago Windy City in April) to end the tournament. KK Houser and Marissa Kastanek of Lincoln Southeast each had 17 in the finals for the Bison. (from the Omaha World Herald.

The NE Judds CSS 15U team played for the first time since finishing 3-2 and in 4th place of the 15U division of the Deep South Classic. They finished 5-1 playing in the 17U division, They defeated the Omaha Crusaders 16’s 38-33 to end the weekend.

The teams will play in 7 tournaments over the next 5 ½ weeks including Ames, IA Midwest Classic next weekend.

Results are below from Lincoln, NE MAYB June 13th-15th 2008 HS Elite Division.

Also the CSS 13U team won the 14U championship over the Omaha Sparks.

N NE Judds CSS 15’s 76- SF Wildcats 27
NE Bison CSS 17’s 62- Omaha Select 17
NE Judds CSS 15’s 52- Crusaders 15’s 20
NE Bison CSS 54- Sioux Falls Wildcats 17
NE Judds CSS 15’s 74- Omaha Select 10
NE Judds CSS 15’s 47- CSS Regional 15’s 23
NE Bison CSS 62- Crusaders 15’s 18
NE Bison CSS 56- NE High 5 20
Omaha Crusaders 17’s 57- NE Judds CSS 15’s 45
NE Bison CSS 17’s 51- Omaha Crusaders 16’s 18
NE Judds CSS 15’s 38- Omaha Crusaders 16’s 33
NE Bison CSS 60- Omaha Crusaders 17’s 35

SIGNING
Kim Mestdagh of Belgium has signed with Colorado State. She is a 5-10 guard.

COACHING
Mahogney Green has been hired as an assistant women's basketball coach at Central Michigan. Green has been an assistant at Eastern Michigan.

Karl Dollhopf will be the new Gladstone, MI girls basketball coach pending board approval. From the Escanaba Daily Press.

ATTENDANCE
Iowa State finished 4th in attendance this past year.

HIGH SCHOOL TOURNAMENTS
The East Region tournament in North Dakota is moving from Fargo to Grand Forks. From the Fargo Forum.

AAU--BOYS?
Mountain Iron-Buhl girls basketball coach Jeff Buffetta coaches a boys team High Impact and that squad is headed to AAU Nationals. From the International Falls Daily Journal.

FLOODS
The Iowa floods have damaged Des Moines North. From the Des Moines Register.

Next up: later today with two out & abouts: North Tartan 15 vs All Iowa Attack and Metro Stars Black vs Team WI Select Samuels.