WBB: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[The Champ]

foul

Are you going to make it down to Indianola?

We've booked a room at the Heartland for Saturday night.  We'd like to be at the game Friday night, but Mrs. Champ's flight from Winnipeg doesn't get into Rochester until 4:45 PM.  Kinda hard to make a 3 hour drive in 45 minutes...

Hopefully things go well on Friday night against the Cobbers so we can make the trip and enjoy some good Stout hoops action on Saturday night.

If that works out, we'll be sitting with Coach T's parents, most likely behind the Stout bench.

[foul_language]

Dropping the dog off at 7:30 AM and heading south (go to Duluth and turn left, continue for 416 miles). Have heard from a co-worker who used to teach at Simpson that Indianola is a beautiful little town (for someone from a town of 5 or 6, 'little' doesn't describe size as much as sentiment) with a square. I love those kinds of towns, and I'm looking forward to TWO days of great basketball.

Maybe we can talk all four of the teams of getting together in the town square for a group picture. I'll bring my camera.

[The Champ]

Forgot to mention...

If you are booking a room, call the hotel direct.  I checked pricing online, and expedia showed a rate of $84.00 for a standard room.

When I called the hotel directly and mentioned I was with the Stout group, she offered a "Good Guy" discount.  I chose the deluxe room for $79.00.

See that you must live up on the North Shore.  Mrs. Champ and I are HS sweethearts from Hibbing.

[foul_language]

We're more from the southeast shore--Wisconsin side. Hibbing is on our list of places to see, along with Fargo. Seriously. Some people want to see Las Vegas or Miami. Not us. Well, not me. some of 'us' might want to see Las Vegas and Miami. That part of 'us' doesn't post, so it doesn't get any voice/choice.

[The Champ]

Ooooppppssss.....

Guessed wrong on your location.  North Shore, South Shore, it's still a beautiful lake!!!

When you go up to Hibbing, try and get a tour of the HS.  Built in 1920 at a cost of $4 mil, it was handicapped accessible when built (4 stories tall, with an elevator), had 2 indoor gymnasiums, an indoor track, a swimming pool and an auditiorium which seats around 2000 people with theater style seating and Italian crystal chandelliers.

Growing up, I thought everyone had a HS like that...

Hibbing - the land of mines and pines...

[Rico 21]

Champ -

Putting your mugshot on the page kind of takes away the mistique...   BDB, BW and Stoutguy aren't the only ones who know you...


You and Mrs. Champ have a safe trip and enjoy some Bluedevil BB!!!!!

[The Champ]

Rico

By any chance, have we played golf together???

[Just Bill]

WIAC All-Conference Team is out:  http://www.uwsa.edu/wiac/wbasket/0506all.htm

Notable:
-Kelsey Duoss, Stout is Player of the Year
-Lois Heeren, La Crosse and Mark Thomas, Stout are Co-Coaches of the Year
-Oshkosh places 3 on first team
-Stout places 2 on first team
-EC shut out of First Team honors for first time in who knows how long?
-Mackenzie Hunter, La Crosse makes first team as a freshman. I scanned the archives on the WIAC web site and I only find 2 freshmen selected First Team All-Conference in the history of the league (Wendy Wangerin, OSH, 1993 & Sue Christiansen, EC, 1987).  I could have missed some, but I think that's pretty impressive.

[badgerwarhawk]

I agree Bill, that is impressive.  Plus the EC guard, Arciszewski, came within one spot. 

It was neat to see Morris get the recognition but disappointing Beuchner didn't make it.

Oh ya, thanks again for the link.  After I read the men's list I was going to go back to the site to check the women but I thought why bother Bill will have the link posted here already.

[Rico 21]

Bill -

Thanks for the links on both the men's and women's teams.  Can only say from Bluedevil country that all player's named are very deserving!

And special congratulations to Coach T!!

Hopefully all WIAC representatives will do well in the tourney... especially those Runnin' Devils!

[Just Bill]

I should have read the release better:

UW-River Falls' Holly Spoo in 1995 made first team as a freshmen.  I think I missed it because she played the rest of her career at Oshkosh, so her honors were split up between two schools.

[bulk19]

Congratulations to all players represented here, except those from Stout, for the fine seasons they had this year...

Stout is excluded from that statement because their season is still going. Good luck to the Blue Devils in the tournament and represent the WIAC well!

As a side note - Hunter, an Eau Claire Regis grad, was recruited by UWEC, but wanted to get away from home. I wonder what impact she would have had had she ended up there?

How much playing time she would have gotten on what was a young team, and what would the player rotation have been? Wonder what kinds of numbers would she have put up, too... Interesting to ponder that thought...

But she sure did help out the Eagles, who had a great season, and might be the favorite next season...

[Rico 21]

Hey Champ!

I know we've been at many of the same golf events, but I don't recall ever golfing with you.

The mystery continues...

[The Champ]

Hey Champ!

I know we've been at many of the same golf events, but I don't recall ever golfing with you.

The mystery continues...

Yes it does...  I made a guess based on some of the letters in your handle.

Would you be a banker?

(process of elimination begins...)

Anyway, here's to the UW Stout Runnin' Lady Blue Devils and a victory in tonight's game!!!

Good luck to all the WIAC teams tonight.

[Just Bill]

Would you guys mind playing 20 Questions with your PMs?  It doesn't make for the best reading.