WBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletics Association

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Here's four that were on the Champions of Character All-Star rosters, I don't know anything about them.

HOPE
Brittany Berry 5-8 GR Catholic Central  (program says Bethany but I think its Brittany)
Rachel Kuiper 6-0 Byron Center   (will focus on volleyball at Hope)

CALVIN
Caitlyn Patterson 5-10 Rockford
Kelli Koets 5-10 Calvin Christian


...and Philana Greene hit the game winner in the college all-star game.

http://www.hollandsentinel.com/sports/sports_hope/x383301926/Hope-s-Philana-Greene-hits-winner-in-all-star-basketball-game

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Also the last half of this article mentions Berry and Kuiper

http://www.hollandsentinel.com/sports/sports_hope/x370832768/Hope-recruit-James-Slagter-shines-in-All-Star-basketball-game

[gohope]

* * *  NEWS * * *

HOPE COLLEGE SELECTED TO  HOST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL AND VOLLEYBALL


Hope College has been selected to host national championship tournaments in two sports by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The NCAA announced today that Hope will host the 2012 and 2013 Division III volleyball and women's basketball finals at DeVos Fieldhouse.

[Erm Schmigget]

* * *  NEWS * * *

HOPE COLLEGE SELECTED TO  HOST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL AND VOLLEYBALL


Hope College has been selected to host national championship tournaments in two sports by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The NCAA announced today that Hope will host the 2012 and 2013 Division III volleyball and women's basketball finals at DeVos Fieldhouse.

...(link to the press release:)

http://www.hope.edu/pr/pressreleases/content/view/full/27477

This makes me happy.  

I see that the ACHA DIII hockey finals will also be in Holland next March, at The Edge ice arena, home ice of the Hope club team.   I may have to take some time off in March just to keep up with it all.

[sac]

* * *  NEWS * * *

HOPE COLLEGE SELECTED TO  HOST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL AND VOLLEYBALL


Hope College has been selected to host national championship tournaments in two sports by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The NCAA announced today that Hope will host the 2012 and 2013 Division III volleyball and women's basketball finals at DeVos Fieldhouse.

Excellent!!!

[Pat Coleman]

Oooh, that's very interesting. Glad the NCAA is moving back to a place that's had it before.

There's talk about a combined men's and women's basketball final. 2012 and 2013 have not been awarded yet. I wonder if they might put MBB at Calvin.

[gohope]

And... more proud peacock feathers for the MIAA:


http://www.mlive.com/sports/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2010/06/ncaa_awards_2013_division_iii.html

[realist]

Congrats to Hope on geting the NCAA back. 
Young Ms. Berry is a very talented athlete, and just doesn't quit.

[sflzman]

Oooh, that's very interesting. Glad the NCAA is moving back to a place that's had it before.

There's talk about a combined men's and women's basketball final. 2012 and 2013 have not been awarded yet. I wonder if they might put MBB at Calvin.

Three MIAA schools have legit chances at hosting NCAA Finals now. Check out Alma's new arena. http://www.alma.edu/athletics/hogan_renovation/live_view

[oldknight]

Huge pre-season honors were just announced. This reflects well on the women involved, their schools, and the MIAA. These two ladies competed against one another in high school, in the same conference, and even grew up very close to one another for a time--only about 5 miles away--and they now are on the All-American team together. Amazing.

http://www.mlive.com/smallcolleges/grandrapids/index.ssf/2010/10/hopes_carrie_snikkers_calvins.html

[realist]

Yes, indeed a nice honor for these quality young ladies.  
However, thorns go to the writer (Kaminski) for stating CV "starred" at GRCH when in fact she played at Holland Christian.

I know, I know those "Christians" are all alike.

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Nice article in the Sentinel with Q&A with Coach Morehouse:

http://www.hollandsentinel.com/sports/x1389367096/Hope-womens-basketball-eyes-return-to-national-title-game

[oldknight]

Mlive also has an article done by Steve Kaminski.

http://www.mlive.com/smallcolleges/grandrapids/index.ssf/2010/10/hope_college_womens_basketball.html

Based on the photos it would appear that Hope has added new lighting to DeVos Fieldhouse.

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Practice in 3D

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In today's version of "Why I love the internet"

Those are apparently dribbling glasses, or some other version...

http://www.jumpusa.com/dspecs.htm

[wwjjdd]

In today's version of "Why I love the internet"

Those are apparently dribbling glasses, or some other version...

http://www.jumpusa.com/dspecs.htm

Vis a vis the "Dribble Specs,"  wearing such a type of device in practice is not new. I remember a newspaper article(1) from the late 195o's about "Chet the Jet" Forte, Jr.,  whose coach made him wear classes with the bottom half of the lenses taped so that he would learn to dribble without looking at the ball.  It apparently was successful, for Forte, at 5 feet 7 inches and 145 pounds, was an All-American at Columbia University. In the 1956-57 season, he led the nation in scoring with a 28.9 average, was named first-team All-American as a point guard, and beat out the legendary Wilt Chamberlain for player of the year.  Forte was better known as the first director of Monday Night Football...and for a gambling addiction which led to his departure from ABC in the mid-1980s and an indictment for mail fraud and tax evasion.

Sorry for the history lesson, but those glasses set me off!

(1) Precise facts on the article have fallen victim to senior-moment-prone CRS, and cannot be retrieved from my memory bank.