Quote of the Day ~ 2/17/09

Success in life is a matter not so much of talent or opportunity as of concentration and perseverance.
~C.W. Wendte

Bigfork Takes Round 3 Over Nashwauk

The Lady Huskies defeated the Lady Spartans in their third round this season by a score of 52-45. The Lady Spartans were ahead at the half, 25-23. There were lots of people from both communities but I think Nashwauk might have had a few more than Bigfork. Some people didn't realize the game started at 6:00 so that might have been a factor. All in all, it was a good game that kept everyone on their toes.

I thought Bigfork actually missed alot of shots in both halves but kept their composure and pulled out the win. I knew Nashwauk was going to come in and fight hard and they did just that. It was a good, physical game that the girls needed to get ready for tournaments. They have had too many easy games this season, so this was what the doctor ordered!

Shelby had 19, Megan 18, Andi 10 and Lise 5...I don't know what the Lady Spartans had but would be interested to know what Kingsbury and Sletten had as they both had good games tonight.

The girls will need to defeat Littlefork-Big Falls on Thursday night to actually win the conference but it shouldn't be a problem as they are not having the best year and have won maybe two games so far. So we can't say they won the Conference yet, but are really close.

Congrats Lady Huskies on an important win tonight!

Hibbing Daily News Article About Tonight's Game

Here is a link to the article:

http://www.hibbingmn.com/articles/2009/02/16/sports/doc4998d01ab73d0209900061.txt

Now if this doesn't get the girls ready for tonight's game, I don't know what will! The last time the girls "heard" some smack from an opposing team, they answered very well....we'll see what happens tonight.

I told you guys it is going to be a good game!

Quote of the Day ~ 2/16/09

I want to convey how beautiful it is to close your eyes and dream. And then to open them and make that dream a reality.
-Sean Combs (Puff Daddy)

I read this quote and when I got to the end and saw who wrote it, I was a little surprised! Maybe this quote explains why he is so successful...

Bigfork v. Nashwauk ~ Round Three, Ding Ding Ding

Tomorrow night the Lady Huskies will face off with the Lady Spartans in their third contest of the 2008-2009 season. Last year we played them three times also, and won three times, 67-49 (Hibbing tourn), 46-35 (home) and 53-47 (away). This year the scores have been 60-25 (Hibbing tourn) and 69-50 (away).

This year this third game will decide the Northern Lakes Conference title as we are tied in the conference. They play Deer River only once but because they beat them (by two) they get two points for that win. Their loss to us at Nashwauk counted for -1 and they need to beat us to win the conference since we lost one of our two games to Deer River.

So you can bet they will come with guns a blazin' and it's a very good thing we have home court advantage as our girls do not play well at their gym. I believe this would be their first Conference title so it is very important to them...we have won the title two years in a row and really don't want to give up the title just yet. AND it is a big Section game and will determine seeding in the Section come tournament time.

SO....EVERYONE PLEASE COME TO THE GAME TOMORROW NIGHT IN BIGFORK AND SUPPORT YOUR LADY HUSKIES!!!! There is no school tomorrow so the JV will play at 4:30 and the Varsity will play at 6:00pm.

Please come out and cheer LOUD for the girls! They need to have your support! Bring a few friends too! It will be broadcast on KMFY, but forget about that and come out to watch the game live!

See you tomorrow for a great game!

Special Quote for today's Nashwauk game:

Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe. -Gail Devers

Virginia/MIB Game

Yesterday a few of the girls and all of the coaches and me and my mother-in-law went to watch MIB play at Virginia. MIB won on a shot at the buzzer by Charlotte Overbye and the final score was 72-70. MIB was down at the half by 10, 37-27.

I thought there would be more people, there wasn't much energy in the crowd and it was just an odd game to me. Their top scorer, Charlotte Overbye, who had 43 points last Thursday against Babbitt, had an off game (or so their fans behind us said). She only had 4 points in the first half which surprised everyone and you could tell she was frustrated and just not in the game. She did however come alive a little bit in the second half and of course hit the game winning shot with 2-3 girls surrounding her when she shot. But as close as the game got in the second half with the lead changing several times, the crowd just did not seem to get into the game.

Virginia was out one of their starters and top scorers in Alexis Podpeskar, as she was on the sidelines with crutches and I think that might have made a big difference in the outcome. Their big girl Jessa Youso also fouled out with about 5 minutes left and that really hurt them. They did shoot their free throws very well and were 25 of 29.

While they were covering Charlotte well, senior Rhonda Towner stepped up in a big way hitting three treys and ended up with 22 on the night. I checked the site where they post their stats and she averages 7.8 ppg, so she really stepped up. Charlotte still ended up with 17, sister McKenzie with 16, Vanessa Aultman with 10 and a few others.

Listening to a group of guys sitting directly behind us was what kept us entertained during the game....their comments about the refs and about the MIB players and that MinnesOta accent that you gotta love was priceless. A couple of comments that we laughed out loud about were about Charlotte not having a good game and you know they could tell what kind of game she was going to have from the get go just by the way she looked and her expressions....and that her boyfriend must be in the crowd somewhere and that she was at that dance last night ya know. Then when they didn't like a call by the Lamppa brothers (Davis and Josh) it was funny too. Boy, I've seen Davis ref better games than this before and I don't think I seen Josh blow that whistle yet and I betcha if it was one of his games and they called that call, he'd be throwin' that clipboard and screamin'! Anyway, like I said, it was priceless.....and definately kept us entertained.

U can betcha they won't be that calm when the Lady Huskies come to town....eh?

Quote of the Day ~ 2/15/09

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
~Thomas Edison

Quote(s) of the Day ~ 2/14/09 ~ Valentine's Day

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!

A few quotes for all you romantics out there....

Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs. ~William Shakespeare

Love is being stupid together. ~Paul Valery

For twas not into my ear you whispered
But into my heart
Twas not my lips you kissed
But my soul
~Judy Garland

The eskimos had fifty-two names for snow because it was important to them: there ought to be as many for love. ~Margaret Atwood

Love unlocks doors and opens windows that weren't even there before. ~Mignon McLaughlin

Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place. ~Zora Neale Hurston

Love is a game that two can play and both win. ~Eva Gabor

Trip over love, you can get up. Fall in love and you fall forever. ~Author Unknown

Anyone can catch your eye, but it takes someone special to catch your heart. ~Author Unknown

I better stop now...I could go on with these forever. Have a very Happy Valentine's Day!

Win #18

After a rough start and more foul trouble, those cute refs turned out to be "not so cute" haha. Annalise and Megan sat about 10 minutes of the first half due to early fouls, with 2 each. One of those games after a long night and a tough loss the night before, it was a little hard to get their rhythm going. They did though, and pulled out the win with a final score of 68-26. There were four girls in double digits with Megan leading the way tonight with 17 (all in the second half no less), Andi with 15, Theresa with 14, Shelby with 11, Carolyn with 5, Lise 4 and Robin 2.

Sorry I didn't get the Deer River pictures posted today but will get some up tomorrow and hopefully get through some of the Hill City game also. I am behind on some other pictures that HAVE to be done tomorrow so it will be slow going.

There are pictures posted from Kevin J. Anderson's gallery and there are some good ones too... do a search for Kevin J. Anderson (the girls basketball recruit site guy) and you will find he has a gallery of the Bigfork/Deer River game. You should be able to click on the link and go directly there.

Try this link to Kevin's Gallery. http://www.photostockplus.com/home.php?tmpl=28&user_id=43230&event=254624&album=256970
Now to get ready for those pesky Spartans!!!!

P.S. Congratulations to their post, Lindsey Kingsbury, who hit the 1,000 point mark last week as a junior. A very fine player for the Nashwauk-Keewatin Spartans....she is the very first girl from their basketball program to reach that goal! That's a big honor and she should be congratulated!

Huskies Lose by One in OT to the Warriors

The Lady Huskies lost a tough one tonight in overtime to conference rival Deer River. Annalise Klamm hit a very long 3 to tie the game at 64 to send the game into overtime. Adrianna had fouled out at the end of the regulation game so was not able to help out in overtime play. She ended up top scorer tonight with 23, Shelby with 20, Megan 13, Lise 10 and Theresa 6. Unfortunately no one scored off of the bench tonight. Carolyn fouled a Warrior on a shot that tied the game at 72 and she made the winning free throw. We had about 5 seconds and were not able to score. Lise put up another long shot but unfortunately it didn't go in the second time around.

It was a physical game with Aspen Marleau hitting seven three's tonight. Jodie Seelye came off the bench for the Warriors tonight and hit a few key three's also. I believe they also did better at the free throw line as we missed 7 of 18 tonight. Just one of those would have made a difference in this game!

Quote of the Day ~ 2/11/09

High expectations are the key to everything.
~ Sam Walton

Quote of the Day ~ 2/10/09

Nothing on earth can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.
~Thomas Jefferson

Bigfork/Deer River Game Rescheduled

The game that was cancelled for tonight has been rescheduled to Wednesday night. Which also happens to be the night that they are having the financial aid/scholarship meeting for seniors at the school! Did I say UGH before! Well UGH!!!!!!!!!! In my mind I'm screaming out loud....

It had better be a good game or else Old Man Winter is in lots of trouble with me! By the way, the reason the game was cancelled was because of VERY icy road conditions. It is raining and proceeding to freeze as I type....SO I guess it is more important the girls are all safe at home and not in a bus traveling on very icy roads....

Something to Make U Chuckle

This poor little boy....I found this by accident when I was searching for a little girl singing to show my mother-in-law last night and we laughed so hard! Anyway, if you can't click on this and it goes right to it, then go to youtube and search "David after dentist".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-bNunsWkIw

Old Man Winter is REALLY Making Me Mad!

The 2nd rivalry matchup between Bigfork and Deer River has been cancelled for the second time this year! UGH! What the heck is up with the weather this basketball season? The boys haven't had one game rescheduled and this is the THIRD one for the girls! What is up with that?

Somebody is toying with us and get us all excited for the game, and then BAM, sorry but it is cancelled....there must be some fantastic reason down the road for us to be this patient....hmmm, wonder what that could be?

And now I have to figure out what's for supper! UGH!

Once I hear what day the game is rescheduled for, I will post it...

More Found Treasures

These are pictures that I found of younger days that I had to scan so they aren't the best. The one picture of Greg with the girls was at a little tournament in Kelliher in which the girls took first place. This was the very first year that Shelby had played Saturday Ball so she is in 4th grade and most of the other girls are in 3rd grade here. The only starter that wasn't playing at that time was Adrianna.

The picture of the girls braiding their hair was the following year and their very first 5th grade Pacesetter tournament in Bemidji. I can't forget this one because they played Clearbrook-Gonvick in the first game and it went into double overtime. This would be one of the videos that I would love to show as it was the funnest game with Megan (4th grader at the time) stealing the ball, then getting to the three point line and hitting a 3! There was a team of older boys from Red Lake waiting for the court and starting bowing to her when she hit the 3....lots of screaming by the coaches and fans because it was such an exciting game (at least to us). They then played a Bagley team and lost that game by a point or two and I remember Lise putting up a half court shot that bounced in and came out so they were heartbroken and of course all were crying. I remember the little girls from Bagley looking at them and couldn't believe how hard they were crying so they came over and talked to them and said how great they played and gave them hugs, etc. One of those Bagley girls ended up playing AAU ball with our girls and the coach of that team ALWAYS talked with us at every tournament we saw her at for years. She said she would always watch to see how the Bigfork girls' team was doing every year. They ended up playing Bemidji for third and lost by a few points. That game produced long term relationships also and is one of the reasons they were highlighted on Lakeland News last year and this year.

One of players' father is Dennis Weimann and he is the big shot at Lakeland News. He was so impressed with the girls that day and had very nice things to say about them. We ended up meeting them at another pacesetter tournament later that year and for many years after. He was the guy that gave our girls' names to get them started in AAU ball. He has also been following the girls since that little tournament and is still watching to see if they end their journey at the State tournament this year. He always said that he was watching a state tournament team.

Another picture that I love is the silhouette of the girls on the floating dock. This was our very first weekend trip to Willmar so the girls could play in the Pacesetter Open Tournament in New London-Spicer. Some very fun games and lots of video from that also. They ended up taking second place and took home a big trophy that is now sitting at the Huskie Cafe in Bigfork.

The last picture is at the North Country Classic tournament in Grand Rapids, MN and was a huge tournament. I remember at this tournament they had to play Grand Rapids their first game (the better of the two Rapids teams) and lost by one point. Of course we were whining about the refs then also...haha...as they had high school boys reffing and we thought they weren't calling anything on Rapids when our girls were driving in so our girls never got to shoot any free throws. After the game, Shelby's grandfather went up to one of the high school refs and proceeded to tell him off and that he should be disgraced at how he called the game! He said that they stole that game from these little girls! Anyway, it is a memory that we won't forget and since he passed away this past Fall right before Shelby's senior season began, it brings back memories of these little incidents from all of these years. This is another team that the girls would end up playing in different tournaments for many years. Many of these Grand Rapids' girls are seniors this year and went to State last year and have another good shot to get there this year. I just love the picture because of the way Shelby is looking up at her Dad and listening to what she should be doing on the court. And of course he still has plenty of advice for her this year too.

Quote of the Day ~ 2/9/09

This quote seems appropriate to this team when I think back to all of the camps and tournaments that these girls have played in from the 4th grade until this season. If I could figure out how to download some old video of the girls when they were little I would....

Champions do not become champions when they win the event, but in the hours, weeks, months and years they spend preparing for it. The victorious performance itself is merely the demonstration of their championship character.
~T. Alan Armstrong

Quote of the Day ~ 2/8/09

Every morning you are handed 24 golden hours. They are one of the few things in this world that you get free of charge. If you had all the money in the world, you couldn't buy an extra hour. What will you do with this priceless treasure?
~Author Unknown

Second All Star Game Invite for Shelby

I guess it is time for All Star invites to go to seniors as Shelby received one at the school on Friday from DAYBA, which is the Duluth Area Youth Basketball Association. They have started a new All Star game and it will be the First Annual Northern Minnesota vs. Northern Wisconsin "Border Battle" and will be held at the new gym on the University of Wisconsin- Superior campus, April 4th at 1:00 pm. There will be a boys game to follow at 3:00.

There is no fee which is excellent and they get a memento jersey and shorts for the players to keep. I heard that a few of the girls that have been invited are Amber Dvorak (6'7" gopher recruit) from Hinckley, Roz Chromy of Esko, Andrea Gould from Wrenshall, Sam Stanfield of Crosby-Ironton, Brynn Joki of Grand Rapids, Marissa Yernatich of Duluth East, Hilary Peterson from Moose Lake-Willow River, a girl from Cloquet and another from Hinckley and our little Shelby Goble all the way from the small town of Bigfork, MN!

There may be a few others and if some can't play that date I'm sure they will invite a few others. That will be a fun and exciting day! Shelby played with the AAU team Northern Lights out of the Duluth area as did four of the other invitees, so I'm sure that helped in getting her invited. It is amazing what AAU ball has done for Shelby, just by people seeing her play all over the state for many years. She has met and made so many friends from so many different schools that we can't hardly go somewhere that she doesn't see someone she knows or has played with or against and even coaches from different schools. I don't know how many times she is asked "how do you know people EVERY where you go?"....they just shake their heads!

It may have been lots of running all over the state, gas, food, hotels, so many different schools and wasn't cheap that is for sure, but it WAS SO MUCH FUN and an experience she and I will remember for a long time. One day I should try and figure out just how many different schools she has actually played ball in...that would be interesting and probably scary! She's played in four states that I can think of, Minnesota, North Dakota, Illinois and Wisconsin.

I will have to sit down and figure that out today and get back to the blog on that one!

Quote of the Day ~ 2/7/09

Develop the winning edge; small differences in your performance can lead to large differences in your results.
~Brian Tracy