Basketball in Bigfork MN

1	Barnum (23-0)	163.2
2	New Life Academy (20-4)	134.2
3	Ada-Borup (22-1)	130.0
4	Adrian (23-1)	123.7
5	Cedar Mountain/Comfrey (23-2)	123.5
T-6	Sebeka (19-4)	116.3
T-6	Parkers Prairie (19-3)	116.3
8	Brandon-Evansville (21-0)	115.3
9	Red Rock Central (20-3)	112.5
10	Bigfork (20-2)	110.4
11	Granada-Huntley-East Chain (16-5)	109.8
12	Bertha-Hewitt (18-3)	108.7
13	Mountain Iron-Buhl (19-2)	107.9
T-14	New Ulm Cathedral (18-4)	104.8
T-14	Southwest Christian (20-5)	104.8
16	Grand Meadow (21-4)	104.1

Quote of the Day ~ 2/23/09

The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them ...
~Michel de Montaigne

Just wanted to ask that your thoughts and prayers go out to a local family from Bigfork who are very involved in the community and school as they go through a very difficult time. Nick Porter graduated from Bigfork High School a few years ago and married his lifelong love, Tiffany, over a year ago. His parents and siblings are very involved in the Bigfork community and are very well liked....without going into details that I am unsure of, Tiffany suffered some type of brain hemmorage yesterday and is in Duluth with her family and Nick's family surrounding her. The situation is not good and I just want them to know that everyone in the Bigfork and surrounding communities are praying for them and have them in their thoughts.

They are a wonderful, newly married couple that literally beam with joy and happiness....please keep them in your thoughts today....things like this are hard to understand and sure make you think about how precious our lives and our families' lives are....

Parent's Night Tonight

Well tonight is Parent's Night and the girls are set to play the Ely Timberwolves. They have a record of 14-7 with a recent loss on Saturday to Two Harbors. We played them in the third place game of the Hibbing Christmas Tournament and defeated them by a score of 69-35 but by looking at their record, they have improved quite a bit since the holiday tournaments.

They beat Chisholm by one point, defeated Cook Co. (which beat MIB) and also defeated a tough Cook Gopher team...so they aren't a team to look lightly at. The girls are going to have to play tough tonight as Mariah McDonald has been heating up the scoreboard every game.

My wish is for the Lady Huskies to have a great game tonight and that Shelby has a good game the last time she plays in the Jerry Chiabotti Gymnasium....just play the way you always do and good things will come....

Did You Miss Me?

I had a problem yesterday at noon and could not get into my Internet Explorer until this morning, and I had to get someone to help me with the problem! Every time I logged onto Internet Explorer, it would say IE has experienced and problem and has to shut down...and darn it if it would shut down every time!

I had 67 people logged onto the Blog within that time so I'm really sorry there was nothing new to read about! Someone even logged on from Cairo, Egypt! I'm sure that was by accident, but it's always fun to see where people are from when they log on.

Saturday, February 21, 2009

Quote of the Day ~ 2/21/09

Confidence is the result of hours and days and weeks and years of constant work and dedication.
~Roger Staubach

This quote sure sums up our current Lady Huskies' team!!!

I counted up how many different high schools over the state of MN, ND and WI and how many large venues in MN, ND, WI and IL that Shelby has played ball in over the past 6-7 years and there were over 50 high schools (that I could remember) and about 10 or more large venues like UND, UofM, Target Ctr, UW-Stout, BSU, Moorhead State, St. Ben's, St. Thomas, Chicago site, etc. That is one heck of alot of places that she has played basketball! Now, think of all the money just in paying the price of admissions! That would really be scary!

Friday, February 20, 2009

A T-Shirt I Really Like

One of the girls had this t-shirt on last night and I really liked it....and it holds true for the Bigfork girls. The newspaper articles get the girls fired up too....they really like proving people wrong....so keep it coming...

QRF Changes Yet Again

Minnesota-Scores.net site....

QRF Rankings: February 20, 2009
1 Barnum (22-0) 164.5
2 New Life Academy (19-4) 125.7
3 Ada-Borup (21-1) 123.8
4 Adrian (22-1) 122.1
5 Cedar Mountain-Comfrey (23-2) 120.1
6 Sebeka (18-4) 114.6
7 Parkers Prairie (19-3) 113.6
8 Brandon-Evansville (21-0) 113.3
9 Granada-Huntley-East Chain (15-5) 110.8
10 Red Rock Central (20-3) 110.0
11 Bertha-Hewitt (17-3) 108.2
12 BIGFORK (20-2) 107.9
13 Mountain Iron-Buhl (19-2) 105.0
14 Southwest Christian (20-4) 104.1
15 New Ulm Cathedral (17-4) 103.1

We changed spots again with Mountain Iron-Buhl and are now above them. The win and point difference from last night must have figured into the forumla somehow. It is getting interesting folks. Barnum's QRF is through the roof and way above anyone else. That is just crazy....they ended up 2nd last year on the QRF and their score was 154.3. They are already 10 points above that this year and the regular season isn't even over. It doesn't look anyone will touch them...I hope they make it through playoffs in Section 5A and I'm sure they will as it would be a shame to see them get beat by anyone. But then, I would say the same thing for Bigfork this year!

Quote of the Day ~ 2/20/09

If you shoot for the stars and hit the moon, it's ok. But you've got to shoot for something. A lot of people don't even shoot.
~Robert Townsend

Little Bitty Lady Huskies Are Awesome!!

The little girls played during halftime last night and I have to say I was thoroughly enjoyed and very impressed! They were so determined and hustled the whole time they were out there...some very good dribblers and look at that defense in the pictures! That is what really impressed me! I think there's a new crop of young Lady Huskies that have a great future ahead of them....watch out.

I decided not to post pictures of the older girls from last night as I didn't really take very many as it was kind of a boring game and I had more fun taking pictures of the little girls. So they are going to be highlighted today...what a bunch of cuties.

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Bigfork Defeats Littlefork-Big Falls, 87-17

The Lady Huskies handily defeated the Lady Vikings tonight by 70 points, 87-17. The first time around the score was 86-16, a difference of 60 points. Lots of girls got some needed playing time to get ready for tournaments and Kate Dullard had double figures tonight with 14 points! Way to go Katie Bear!

I believe the score at the half was 60-8. Four of the starting five played little into the second half and gave the bench some good minutes tonight. They did a good job of taking care of the ball, passing and shooting...Adrianna led all scorers tonight with 24 and two three's, Shelby had 22 with four three's, Lise had 16, Kate 14, Megan 6, Julia 4, and Carolyn 2. That adds up to 88, but two people had the same points so I don't know where they were off.

At halftime the little Saturday Ball girls played and were very fun to watch! I got some really cute pictures and will go through them tomorrow sometime. I have to run to town so it will probably be later in the day.

Coach Powell was also honored tonight for being voted Coach of the Year for Section 7A. He was given a nice photo that all the girls and coaches signed and of course cake and balloons and a nice board with photos of him coaching the different teams over the years. It was very nice...I got a cute photo (with awful lighting) and will put that up tomorrow also.

Great job again Lady Huskies!

Minnesota Girls AP Polls ~ 2/18/09

The new AP Poll rankings came out yesterday and Bigfork is still in the Top Ten! They did drop down to #9 from #7 after their loss to Deer River but they have been in the Top Ten the whole season so that is a nice accomplishment in itself. I don't understand how New Life Academy can have four losses and still be in the top five....it would be interesting to see how they come up with their standings. Not that it really matters anyway...

Class 1A
1. Barnum (21-0)
2. Ada-Borup (21-1)
3. Adrian (21-1)
4. New Life Academy (18-4)
5. Brandon-Evansville (20-0)
6. Hancock (16-2)
7. Parkers Prairie (17-3)
8. Cedar Mountain-Comfrey (22-2)
9. Bigfork (19-2)
10. Red Lake County Central (19-1)

Quote of the Day ~ 2/19/09

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.
~Anatole France

Minnesota Scores QRF - Class A

Here is the most recent QRF rankings from Minnesota Scores, 2/18/09.

QRF Rankings: February 18, 2009

1 Barnum (21-0) 155.1
2 Ada-Borup (21-1) 119.9
3 New Life Academy (18-4) 119.8
4 Cedar Mountain/Comfrey (22-2) 115.7
5 Adrian (21-1) 114.5
6 Parkers Prairie (18-3) 112.2
7 Sebeka (18-4) 110.1
8 Granada-Huntley-East Chain (14-5) 109.8
9 Brandon-Evansville (20-0) 107.7
10 Red Rock Central (19-3) 106.2
11 Mountain Iron-Buhl (18-2) 105.9
12 Bertha-Hewitt (17-3) 104.7
13 Bigfork (19-2) 104.1
14 New Ulm Cathedral (17-4) 101.2
15 Wabasso (17-6) 99.4
16 Southwest Christian (19-4) 97.5
17 Red Lake Falls (17-4) 94.5
18 Grand Meadow (19-4) 94.3
19 Hancock (16-2) 93.9
20 New York Mills (13-6) 92.6

As you can see Mountain Iron-Buhl has moved above us. They are #11 while we are #13. The points aren't very far apart though. February 26th is going to be a great game!

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Bigfork/Nashwauk Photos Are Up Now

I finally got through the pictures from the 2/16/09 game against Nashwauk...go to the link to view:

http://www.photostockplus.com/home.php?tmpl=37&user_id=51848&event=238490&album=259007

Sorry it's been so long!

Oh My Gosh, Oh My Gosh, OMG!!!!

Shelby decided to go to her sister's tonight so she could sleep in an extra 40 minutes before school and while she was waiting for her to get home, she got a call from the MN Coaches Association informing her that she will be able to play in the Class A All Star Game!!! She was the second alternate so I figured there was no way she would get to play in that one as it is the big one! They choose 10 girls with two alternates from Class A schools in the State of Minnesota.

One of the girls has prom that night so she can't play and so Shelby gets to play! She was very excited about it and called Coach Powell right away to let him know. Two good things two days in a row for the Bigfork team... Coach Powell and now Shelby.

Shelby said it was April 20th but that can't be right as that is a Monday and it is a two day tournament between Class A, AA, AAA and AAAA... I'm thinking it will be April 18th & 19th. He is sending her info in the mail so when I get the "official" documentation I will post it....I can't wait to see who the other girls will be! What a huge honor and a nice way to end her senior year....I'm so proud of her I had to share....

Quote of the Day ~ 2/18/09

When we are motivated by goals that have deep meaning, by dreams that need completion, by pure love that needs expressing -- then we truly live life.
~Greg Anderson

Searching Through Old Pictures Again

I am going through the girls' basketball pictures from a few years ago and I took this picture during the 2007 Section 7A Tournament in Hibbing. I cropped it to cut out some junk and then converted it to a vintage action that I use alot. I LOVE the way it came out! Just thought I would share a cool picture....at least I think it is! How appropriate that the 2009 tournament will be held there this year on March 12, 2009 and coincidently that on March 12, 1988, the Bigfork boys' basketball team won the 7A Section Championship at Hibbing Memorial Arena and made it to the State Tournament for their very first appearance. They qualified again in 96' or 98'...I will have to double check on that one. Both teams were coached by Jerry Chiabotti who was my husband's teacher and basketball coach when he was in high school, and Shelby's 6th grade teacher and one of her favorite teachers at her time at BHS. Bigfork High School now houses the Jerry Chiabotti Gymnasium.....

The girls have the chance to make school history by being the first girls' basketball team to make a State appearance in any girls' team sport at Bigfork. That would be an awesome coincidence and quite the story....

They still have work to do to get there and are by no means taking this season lightly as they do not want to end up Runner-Up in Section 7A for the third time in a row....they have the whole community behind them and we are very proud of them!!

Everyone come out and support the Bigfork Lady Huskies as they play their last three regular season games and get ready for tournaments!!!

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Coach Powell Is Honored ~ Coach of the Year, Section 7A

The girls were informed today that their Coach, Greg Powell, was selected as the Coach of the Year for Section 7A!!! This is a pretty big honor and we are very proud of Coach Powell and the hard work and dedication that he has put into the girls' basketball program at Bigfork. He has had three back to back good years with great records: 2006-2007 (27-3), 2007-2008 (26-3) and so far this year 2008-2009 (19-2). That is only 8 losses in three years!!!

He is very humble about it and said the reason he got the award was because of the girls...we all know that is not the only reason. I'm not exactly sure how many years he has been the head coach, but I think it is 15 or 16 years...I should have asked to make sure!

Here is a picture of Greg with Shelby last year during the Chisholm game when she was having a tough night and a picture from last night's game against Nashwauk. I have pictures of Greg with other girls but it is late and it would take me a while to sort through all of those files...I might go through them another day and add a few when I have more time.

Congratulations Coach Powell!