Minnesota AP Girls Basketball Polls-1/7/09

Minnesota girls' high school basketball rankings
By The Associated Press
The Associated Press - Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Class 1A

1. Barnum (8-0)
2. Ada-Borup (10-1)
3. Adrian (7-0)
4. New Life Academy (6-3)
5. New Ulm Cathedral (9-0)
6. Brandon-Evansville (7-0)
7. Red Lake County Central (8-0)
8. Bigfork (8-1)
9. Parkers Prairie (9-1)
10. Mountain Iron-Buhl (7-0)

The Remer Roadtrip

THESE POEMS ARE ALL IN FUN AND NOT MEANT TO BE MEAN OR HURT ANYONE'S FEELINGS!!!


The Remer Roadrip

It's "On The Road Again" for our Lady Huskie girls,
As they trek down South to give those Eagles a good whirl.
They won't know what hit them and their heads will spin,
Like a "Howling Huskie" tornado with powerful winds!
What transpired there last year won't EVER happen again,
So they better be prepared for what's about to happen to them!
They think they will soar like great mighty Eagles,
But we'll have them on the porch like a bunch of tired Beagles!
As each and every Huskie scores, their heads will spin and twirl,
Andi and her STUFF will for sure make Wheeler hurl!
As the Huskies give those Eagles the sneaky ole' slip,
They'll be standing at half court with their little wings clipped!
Lisee's low dribble will make them all dizzy,
And it will send their pretty coach into quite a tizzy!
Megan and her slick jump shot will give them a fit,
And it will all start to pressure them little bit by little bit.
Goble will drive the lane and get fouled,
Then sink the free shot and smile all the while.
Their fans won't like it and will yell, yell, yell,
As we all patiently wait for our Huskies to prevail.
Cook kept with them and gave us a little fright,
You'd never know it as they stepped up with all their might.
They always stay calm no matter what is going on,
And seem to find a way to always get the task done.
Likens is hurt but Manders will be a presence,
But not enough to falter our own Stewart's dominance!
Heisler is good and their long distance shooter,
But Bigfork will pressure her and give her the jitters.
The paint will be all Huskie domain,
No matter what they try they will grimace in pain.
Their band will play some exhilerating beats,
But nothing they can do will bring them the heat.
Bigfork has the dynamite to make things explode,
And are ready to take things to a brand new mode!
They aren't "playing games" with anyone you see,
Cuz' this year is it and CHAMPIONS they WILL be!

Huskies Outlast the Gophers for Win #8

The Lady Huskies came out a little rusty from the holiday break and did not get in their rhythm until late in the game. They did pull out the win due to some good hustle at the end of the game. The Lady Gophers came out fired up and played a good game against the girls. Their JV team has some very good talent coming up that hustle and many are good shooters.

The game was actually closer than I expected and the girls finally pulled away the last 5 minutes with the final score being 55-41. The score at the half was 33-28, Bigfork. I'm sure the girls will have a few hard practices this week to get ready for Northland Remer on Thursday.

I see that Barnum only beat Floodwood tonight by 6 points! 55-49. They must have been a little rusty too! That score really surprised me....

A few photos from last night's game. Didn't get as many as I usually do for some reason got too many that were a tad blurry! I also wonder what they talk about in the captain/ref meeting before the game. Looks like they are having a good ole' time. Love the picture of the girls under the flag also. I think I cut someone off to the right, but couldn't get everyone with my zoom lens!

Link to game album:
http://www.photostockplus.com/event.php?action=viewalbum&album_id=248464

Gopher Time

IT'S GOPHER TIME!!

Well it’s time to travel up North to Gopher land,
So our fierce Lady Huskies can take a big stand.
They dread that long bus ride on a frigid cold night,
But can’t wait to get back on the court for a good fight!
Fresh off a GREAT holiday tourney performance,
They showed their stuff to all that were in attendance.
Blowing away rival Nashwauk was fun to see,
And it kept their fans quiet, which is quite the rarity!
Then onto the toughest draw of the bracket,
Cambridge-Isanti and the mighty Bluejackets.
They had a DEEP bench and fresh legs galore,
But the Lady Huskies still found the back door.
Back and forth it went, with tie after tie,
But our Blue & Gold would not lay down and die.
They fought so hard till the very end,
But a mere four points was what did them in.
They left the hardwood floor and did not shed a tear,
Because they all knew they had nothing to fear!
Next were the Ely Wolves to claim their third place,
Everyone knew who would win that race.
So now it’s time to “cook” those little Gophers,
And show that crowd what they are all in fer.
Youngstrom and Pohto are about all they’ve got,
And they won’t be able to stop Lady Huskies that are hot!
Jason and Bim will be broadcasting their first time this year,
So family and fans tune in to KMFY and cheer!
A new coach they have, and she’ll be wiping her brow,
And wondering what in the heck she’s in for now!
She’ll be wowed and amazed, as will the crowd,
Because our Huskie fans will be mighty and loud!
We’ll cheer our hearts out for all to hear,
Because we all know that this is THEIR YEAR!

Nashwauk, Cambridge & Ely game photos are up

The photos from all three of the Hibbing Holiday tournament games are up and available for viewing and/or purchasing at: jgoblephotography.photostockplus.com

Enjoy~

Minnesota AP Girls Polls 1/1/09

Minneapolis Tribune: Minnesota AP Girls Basketball Polls 1/1/09

Bigfork dropped to #8 from #5 after losing to AAAA Cambridge-Isanti by 4 points...don't get that one! Thought it would keep us the same or even move the girls up one....interesting! Nashwauk is off and Mountain Iron-Buhl is #10 now. It's getting interesting!

Class 1A

1. Barnum (7-0)
2. Ada-Borup (9-1)
3. Adrian (6-0)
4. New Life Academy (5-3)
5. New Ulm Cathedral (7-0)
6. Brandon-Evansville (6-0)
7. Red Lake County Central (7-0)
8. Bigfork (6-1)
9. Parkers Prairie (6-0)
10. Mountain Iron-Buhl (6-0)

Huskies Beat Ely for Third Place in Hibbing Holiday Tournament

The Huskies got back on the win track today by beating the Ely Timberwolves to take third place in the tournament. The score at the halfway mark was 44-16 and the final score was 69-35. Shelby made up in the shooting department from the game against Cambridge by scoring 28 points with 6 three's in the first half and ended up with 34 points and 8 three's. One point short of her career high and a new record for her in most three's in a game. I think the most three's she has had in a game is five. She had pulled her hamstring in the last seconds of the Cambridge game so we didn't know if she was even going to play!

We found out that Cambridge-Isanti was ahead by 17 with two minutes to go in the Championship game against Hibbing so many of us feel and felt yesterday, that the game between Bigfork and Cambridge should have been the Championship game. (The final score was 59-41 Cambridge)

I do have a few complaints about the tournament and wish they would give some type of awards to the top three teams and Consolation Champion and have an All Tournament team like most tournaments. It also seems Hibbing is in the weaker bracket and sails through to the Championship game every year. But oh well....it's their tournament I guess.

Congratulations to the Lady Huskies on a great job! You gals should be very proud of your performance in the tournament!

The girls will now play at Cook on Monday, January 5th.

Undefeated No More But Oh What a Game!

The Lady Huskies suffered their first loss of the 2008-2009 season to none other than Cambridge-Isanti and again in the Hibbing Holiday tournament. I was hoping they could pull it off this year and they came SO close, but it was a very exciting game with the lead going back and forth the whole game and numerous ties. The score was 57-55 with 15.5 seconds left. Bigfork did have their chances but turned the ball over a couple of times in a row bringing the ball down and missed free throws that would have won the game or tied the game. It was a much needed challenge for the Lady Huskies and they can now get to work on a few things that might have won the game for them. Also, Adrianna fouled out and Megan and Theresa both had 4 fouls and Shelby ended up with 4 at the very end of the game. Cambridge was 5-6 deep off the bench and we are maybe 2 right now so they were able to stay fresh. STILL a great job by the Lady Huskies and Cambridge almost got beat by a little single A school!

Nothing to be upset about though as Cambridge is a AAAA school and they were very good. I would rather them lose to a AAAA school and only by four points than have seen them play in another game that was a blowout! They gave the fans a good game too!

The girls play Ely today at 2:00 for third place. Good Luck girls and CONGRATULATIONS to the boys as they play in the CHAMPIONSHIP game against MIB in the Cook Holiday Tournament! Wish our games weren't always at the same time so we could support each other! Good luck today boys!!!! We are very proud of you all!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Holiday Tourney Win #1 Against Rival Nashwauk

What was pegged to be a close game between two undefeated rivals turned out to be another lopsided affair in Bigfork's favor. The Lady Huskies used stifling defense to keep the Spartans from scoring with the halftime score being 31-14.

Adrianna and Megan both ended up with four fouls each so they took turns coming in and out of the game. Nashwauk's Kingsbury was also in foul trouble from the beginning and that kept her out most of the game and she did eventually foul out. I believe she ended up with 5 points and Sletten with 8. No Spartan ended up with double digits.

Bigfork stepped up their defense even more in the second half and held the Spartans from scoring any points until 8:34 on the clock! The final score was 60-25.

The Hibbing Daily Tribune has a nice article about the game.

The Huskies are set to play Cambridge-Isanti (AAAA) tomorrow at 5:30pm. We have lost to Cambridge two years in a row in the first game of the tournament...hopefully the third time will be the charm!

Good luck against Cambridge tomorrow! Go Lady Huskies!

The Night Before Tourneys

'Twas the night before tourneys, and all through Bigfork land,
Not a Huskie was stirring, not even the band.
The jerseys were hung and laundered with care,
In hopes that tomorrow would soon be here.
The Lady Huskies were resting and snug in their beds,
While visions of VICTORY danced in their heads!
And Siri in her warmups and Rob in his cap,
They had just sat down for a long bus ride and chat.
When out on the court there arose such a chatter,
We sprang from the bleachers to see what was the matter.
Out came the Spartans as they ran around the gym,
We looked at the roster and saw there were ten.
When, what to our wondering eyes should appear,
But confidant Lady Huskies with a loud roaring cheer!
With a fearless Coach Powell ready and raring to go,
We knew in an instant Andi would be toe to toe.
With her teammates surrounding her and waiting for the tip,
The ref tossed the ball and to Bigfork's #3 it went.
Greg whistled and shouted and called them by name;
"Now, Shelby! Now, Megan! Now, Lisee and Andi;
On Theresa, on Carolyn, on Robin and Britney!
From one end of the court and back the other way,
PLAY DEFENSE, PLAY DEFENSE and BLOW THEM AWAY!
Kruger, Anderson and Bevaqua will run, run, run,
but they won't get past Huskie's that run and gun.
Kingsbury and Sletten are tough to defend,
But the Lady Huskies are strong and will fight till the end.
They talked in the huddle and came out with a plan,
That totally demolished Clusiau's little basketball clan.
This game was a big one, and that they all knew,
But they all came together and fought their way through!
And then, in a twinkling, they saw their Coach smile,
He was beaming and oh so proud of all of his gals.
They battled with the Spartans and came out on top,
Everyone knew the Huskies couldn't be stopped!
They WILL BE Section Champions once and for all,
and will claim their VICTORY with that dimpled leather ball!

Lady Huskies Ready to Spar with the Spartans

The Lady Huskies are ready and raring to go against rival Nashwauk-Keewatin in the opening game of the Hibbing Holiday Tournament. They play at 2:00 pm at the Hibbing High School. This is a much anticipated game from both teams and coaches and fans alike...

Bigfork has been ranked in the Minnesota AP polls Top Ten in Class A since the beginning of the season, moving up from #7 to #5 and Nashwauk-Keewatin just broke the barrier last week and came in at #10.

Both teams are undefeated with Nashwauk's record being 7-0 and Bigfork's 5-0. Bigfork had their game against Orr cancelled on 12/15 because of inclement weather. Nashwauk does not have their win against Northland Remer (12/23) posted yet which pushed them to 7-0 but it seems they only beat Remer by a couple of points.

Minnesota Scores has the class leaders posted and here is how Bigfork and Nashwauk fare: (without Nashwauk's game against Remer included in the formula)

These class rankings change after every game has been posted...sometimes the games are not posted right away....BUT here is where they stand right now.

Points Differential

1. Bigfork (55.2)
8. Nashwauk (28.8)

Points Allowed

1. Bigfork (26.2)
3. Nashwauk (29.6)

Points Scored

1. Bigfork (81.4)
Nashwauk not in Top Twenty

LET'S GO HUSKIES!!! SHOW NO MERCY AND PLAY YOUR HEARTS OUT!!!

Bigfork/Mesabi Range Scrimmage

The Lady Norse of Mesabi Range College trekked to Bigfork this morning to scrimmage the Lady Huskies in preparation of the upcoming Hibbing Holiday tournament. It was really good for the girls to play against a college level team as they were very fast, played good defense and had some good shooters...a great rebounder and shooter in #23 to defend also. It was a nice challenge for the girls and helped get them in game mode for Monday's game against Nashwauk.

One key starter was missing and #6 off the bench also, but the girls kept right with Mesabi and did not back off at all....good work girls and a BIG thank you to Coach Z for bringing his team to Bigfork under bad road conditions!

Also a BIG thank you to Andi's mom for feeding the teams and coaches afterwards!

Here are a few pictures from this morning.

Minnesota AP Girls Basketball Polls - 12/25/08

CLASS 1A

1. Barnum
2. New Life Academy
3. Ada-Borup
4. Cedar Mnt-Comfrey
5. Bigfork
6. Brandon-Evansville
7. Maranatha
8. Parkers Prairie
9. New Ulm Cathedral
10. Nashwauk-Keewatin

Bigfork moved up one notch to #5 and Nashwauk-Keewatin has been added as#10....This poll was posted on The Breakdown website.

This is the AP poll from Keloland.com (Sioux Falls, SD)...posted on Kevin J. Anderson's basketball recruit website. Don't know why they are different...I think I like the other one better because they ranked Bigfork #5!!! These are actually very different as some teams are on one and not the other...hmmm.

Class 1A
1. Barnum (6-0)
2. Ada-Borup (7-1)
3. New Life Academy (4-2)
4. Adrian (5-0)
5. New Ulm Cathedral (5-0)
6. Bigfork (5-0)
7. Brandon-Evansville (6-0)
8. Red Lake County Central (7-0)
9. Parkers Prairie (6-0)
10. Mountain Iron-Buhl (5-0)

Pictures of Boys' game against Blackduck are Up

The pictures from the Bigfork boys' vs. the Blackduck Drakes game from 12/23 are up available for viewing and purchase on jgoblephotography.photostockplus.com

Click on the Boys Basketball folder and then the subfolder for the Blackduck game.

Heartfelt Thoughts & Prayers to our Little Lise and Her Family

Our thoughts and prayers go out to teammate Lise and her family in the sudden loss of an immediate family member. We are all thinking of her and the family and the difficult time they are going through this holiday season.

WE LOVE YOU.....

Lady Huskies Take Down The Cherry Tigers

The Lady Huskies defeated the Cherry Tigers last night by a whopping 64 points. The score at the half was 55-11 and the girls only allowed them 6 points in the second half so the final score was 85-19. Four of the starters reached double figures for the first time this year.

Jesse Powell was in the house and it was like old times as he did his famous job of announcing the teams. He's been sorely missed! He's home from college for the holidays as were lots of other familiar faces that used to roam the halls and run up and down the basketball court....

I got alot of good action shots last night because I was at floor level....it sure makes a difference! I also have a new favorite action shot of Shelby.....I'm sure you can tell which one it is....some cute ones of the girls on the bench, a cool one of Robin going after a loose ball, Megan playing defense with a little smirk of a smile and Lise definately being fouled....here are a few, the rest you will have to look up on jgoblephotography.photostockplus.com