Tip-Off
Wisconsin Women's Basketball Yearbook in Stores
by
Travis Wilson,
11/12/2009
The 4th annual Women's Wisconsin Basketball Yearbook will arrive in stores early next week (the week of November 16). You can pick up a copy RIGHT NOW at Hopper's Sportwear in Fond du Lac.
Below is a listing of stores that are selling the book. A special thanks to our distributors BPDI and Southern Wisconsin News.
You can of course still order the book online and get it shipped to your front door.
Contact Syskos to order the book. Those that have pre-ordered books can expect to see them beginning next week as well, pending local post office procedures.
Adell - Adell Mini Mart
Albert Lea (MN) - Book World
Alexandria (MN) - Book World
Antigo - Book World
Appleton - Airport Gift Shop
Appleton - Book World
Ashland - Book World
Baraboo - Book World
Barneveld - Stop-N-Go
Baxter (MN) - Book World
Beaver Dam - Book World
Beaver Dam - Rechek’s Food Pride
Belleville - Sentry
Bemidji (MN) - Book World
Black Creek - Sal’s Foods
Boscobel - Dick's Piggly Wiggly
Brodhead - Piggly Wiggly
Brookfield - Aurora Pharmacy
Burlington - Gooseberries
Burlington - Sentry
Cedar Grove - Piggly Wiggly
Charlevoix (MN) - Book World
Clinton (IA) - Book World
Coleman - Piggly Wiggly
Coloma - Coloma Supermarket
Cross Plains - Piggly Wiggly
De Pere - Piggly Wiggly
DeForest - Stop-N-Go
Delevan - Stop-N-Go
Detroit Lakes (MN) - Book World
Eagle River - Book World
Edgerton - Edgerton Family Health
Edgerton - Stop-N-Go
Egg Harbor - Book World
Escanaba (MI) - Book World
Evansville - Piggly Wiggly
Fond du Lac - Hopper's Sportswear
Fond du Lac - Book World
Fort Atkinson - Stop-N-Go
Fort Atkinson - Tuttle’s Pharmacy
Fox Lake - Fox Lake Foods
Franklin - Sentry
Galena (IL) - Book World
Green Bay - Bosse’s News & Tobacco
Green Bay - University Ave. Market
Greenfield - Greenfield News & Hobby
Hales Corners - Sentry
Hartford - Stop-N-Go
Hayward - Book World
Houghton (MI) - Book World
Huburtus - Piggly Wiggly
Iron Mountain (MI) - Book World
Ironwood (MI) - Book World
Jackson - Piggly Wiggly
Janesville - Book World
Janesville - Kealey Pharmacy
Janesville - Stop-N-Go
Jefferson - Piggly Wiggly
Kaukauna - Piggly Wiggly
Kenosha - RK News
Kenosha - Spiegelhoff’s Super Valu
Kewaskum - Piggly Wiggly
Lake Geneva - Pick ‘N Save
Lodi - Piggly Wiggly
Madison - Pizza Oven Monona
Madison - Francois Citgo
Madison - Sentry
Madison - Stop-N-Go
Madison - Stop-N-Go
Madison - University Bookstore
Maidson - Digital Outpost
Manitowoc - Book World
Marinette - Book World
Marquette (MI) - Book World
Marshfield - Book World
McFarland - Mangat Enterprises
Menomonee Falls - Karl’s Country Market
Menomonee Falls - Sentry
Merrill - Book World
Middleton - Bergmann’s Pharmacy
Milwaukee - Sentry
Milwaukee - Aurora Gift Shop
Milwaukee - Aurora Pharmacy
Milwaukee - UWM Bookstore
Minocqua - Book World
Monroe - Dick's Piggly Wiggly
Mosinee - Airport Gifts
Mt. Horeb - Mt. Horeb Pharmacy
Neenah - Book World
New London - Book World
New London - Larsen Cooperative
Oak Creek - Piggly Wiggly
Oconomowoc - Libris, Inc.
Oconomowoc - Piggly Wiggly
Oconto - Piggly Wiggly
Oshkosh - Book World
Oshkosh - Schultz Pharmacy
Pardeeville - Piggly Wiggly
Park Rapids (MN) - Book World
Plainfield - Royal Supermarket
Portage - Book World
Portage - Pierce’s Market
Portage - Portage Mobil
Poynette - Piggly Wiggly
Prairie du Chien - Dick's Piggly Wiggly
Racine - Sentry
Randolph - Piggly Wiggly
Reedsburg - Viking Village Foods
Rhinelander - Book World
Rice Lake - Book World
Rio - Rio Pharmacy
Ripon - Book World
Saukville - Piggly Wiggly
Sault Ste. Marie (MI) - Book World
Seymour - Don’s Quality Market
Shawano - Book World
Sheboygan - Book World
Sheboygan - Piggly Wiggly
Sheboygan - Suscha News
Shorewood - Nehring’s Sendik’s
Sister Bay - Book World
Spring Green - Spring Green Pharmacy
St. Ignace (MI) - Book World
Stevens Point - Book World
Stevens Point - Bookfinders
Sturgeon Bay - Book World
Sun Prairie - Stop-N-Go
Sun Prairie - Stop-N-Go
Two Rivers - Piggly Wiggly
Valders - Piggly Wiggly
Walker (MN) - Book World
Waterloo - Piggly Wiggly
Watertown - Book World
Waukesha - Sentry
Waupaca - Book World
Wausau - Janke Bookstore
Wauwatosa - Sentry
West Allis - Booked Solid
West Allis - Sentry
Westfield - Bentley Pharmacy
White Lake - White Lake Market
Whitewater - University Bookstore
Willmar (MN) - Book World
Winona (MN) - Book World
Wisconsin Dells - Just a Game Fieldhouse
Wisconsin Dells - Book World
Wisconsin Dells - Broadway Mobil
Wisconsin Dells - Wilderness Hotel
Wisconsin Rapids - Book World
Girls Coaches Sign Up for your WBCA Memberships Today
by
Nicholas Kartos,
11/11/2009
Coaches, before the season swallows up your time, don’t forget to sign up for your Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) membership. It is only $35 for an individual membership or $90 to sign up a staff of 8 coaches.
Your membership helps support an organization that provides guidance for our great game in Wisconsin, puts on great events that help great causes and honors the fine coaches and players in the state on a yearly basis.
There are also memberships available for referees, youth coaches and retired coaches.
Please visit the WisBCA.org website to sign up online with a credit card or print-off and mail in with check.
Below is a list of girls high school and college teams that HAVE signed up for their membership this year.
Colleges:
Alverno College
UW-Platteville Women's Basketball
UW-Washington County Women's Basketball
Lawrence University Women's Basketball
UW-Whitewater Women's Basketball
MSOE Women's Basketball
UW-Stevens Point Women's Basketball
High Schools:
Abbotsford
Adams-Friendship
Albany
Alma
Amherst
Antigo
Arcadia
Arrowhead
Assumption
Bangor
Baraboo
Barneveld
Barron
Bay Port
Beaver Dam
Black Hawk
Blair-Taylor
Boscobel
Bowler
Brillion
Brodhead
Brookfield Central
Brookfield East
Brookwood
Brown Deer
Cambria-Friesland
Cambridge
Cameron
Cashton
Catholic Central
Chequamegon
Chilton
Chippewa Falls
Clear Lake
Clinton
Cochrane-Fountain City
Colby
Coleman
Colfax
Crandon
Cuba City
D.C. Everest
DeForest
Durand
Eau Claire North
Edgar
Edgerton
Elcho
Eleva-Strum
Elkhorn
Fall Creek
Fall River
Fennimore
Flambeau
Fort Atkinson
Franklin
Frederic
Freedom
Germantown
Gillett
Gilmanton
Grafton
Granton
Green Bay East
Greenwood
Hillsboro
Holmen
Horicon
Hortonville
Hustisford
Independence
Iola-Scandinavia
Iowa-Grant
Ithaca
Janesville Craig
Jefferson
Kaukauna
Kickapoo
Kiel
Kimberly
La Farge
Lake Holcombe
Lake Mills
Lakeside Lutheran
Lancaster
Lena
Lomira
Loyal
Luck
Luxemburg-Casco
Manitowoc Lincoln
Manitowoc Lutheran
Marion
Markesan
Marshall
Mayville
McFarland
Menasha
Menominee Indian
Menomonee Falls
Merrill
Milton
Milwaukee Bay View
Milwaukee King
Mondovi
Monroe
Montello
Mosinee
Muskego
Neenah
New Berlin Eisenhower
New Berlin West
New London
New Richmond
Niagara
Nicolet
Northwood
NULL
Oak Creek
Oconomowoc
Oconto
Oregon
Oshkosh North
Oshkosh West
Owen-Withee
Pacelli
Parkview
Pecatonica
Peshtigo
Pioneer Westfield
Pittsville
Pius XI
Platteville
Plymouth
Prescott
Racine Horlick
Racine Park
Racine St. Catherine's
Randolph
Reedsburg
Rice Lake
Richland Center
Rio
River Falls
River Ridge
River Valley
Roncalli
Rosholt
Saint Croix Central
Saint Croix Falls
Saint Francis
Saint Mary Central
Sauk Prairie
Sevastopol
Sheboygan North
Shiocton
Shullsburg
Sparta
St. Mary's Springs
St. Thomas Aquinas
Stanley-Boyd
Stevens Point
Stoughton
Stratford
Sun Prairie
Tigerton
Unity
Valders
Viroqua
Wabeno
Waterford
Watertown Luther Prep
Waukesha North
Waukesha West
Waunakee
Wauzeka-Steuben
Wayland Academy
West De Pere
Whitewater
Whitnall
Wilmot
Winneconne
Wonewoc-Center
Wrightstown
Xavier
WIAC Women's Basketball Preview
by
Travis Wilson,
11/10/2009
Following is the Women's Basketball Preview from the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Make sure to check out the
Wisconsin Basketball Yearbook for rosters, schedules, and more info as well.
RELEASED: Monday, November 9, 2009
UW-Stevens Point Earns Women’s Basketball Preseason Nod MADISON, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, the defending league champion, is the preseason favorite to win the 2010 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) women’s basketball crown, according to the league’s sports information directors.
UW-Stevens Point claimed five first-place votes in the WIAC survey and enters the season ranked No. 23 nationally by D3hoops.com. The Pointers are coming off back-to-back NCAA championship appearances for the first time in program history and have earned four conference titles. UW-Stevens Point has compiled 20-plus victories eight times in the past nine years and reached double-digits in WIAC wins all nine seasons. A year ago, the Pointers ranked fifth in the NCAA Division III in turnovers per game (14.0) and sixth in field goal percentage (.453).
UW-Whitewater, ranked No. 8 by D3hoops.com, claimed two first-place tallies in the league predictions and is slotted for second in the nine-team derby. The Warhawks own four WIAC crowns and have made consecutive NCAA championship showings, including a third-place finish in 2008. UW-Whitewater’s 52 wins compiled in the last two seasons is the highest two-year total in program chronicles and this year’s squad will feature 21 players - its largest roster ever.
UW-Eau Claire and UW-Stout picked up the remaining first-place votes in the conference poll and are projected to place third and fourth, respectively. The Blugolds have captured nine conference titles and own a league-high 15 NCAA championship appearances. UW-Eau Claire will play six of its first seven games at Zorn Arena where they have posted a 36-3 overall and 23-1 WIAC record over the last three seasons. Head coach Tonja Englund is 10 wins shy of 200 in her career and would become the seventh coach in WIAC history, and second in Blugold archives, to reach the mark.
UW-Stout has claimed five WIAC trophies and is ranked No. 25 by D3hoops.com. The Blue Devils have finished no lower than fourth place in the league standings 10 of the last 11 years. UW-Stout returns 66 percent of its scoring from a year ago and has been either the first or second-leading scoring team in the conference nine of the last 10 seasons. The Blue Devils open the year with nine of 13 games away from Johnson Fieldhouse where they have amassed a 97-17 record since the 2000-01 season. Head coach Mark Thomas in the longest tenured and winningest coach in the conference as he enters his 23rd season and is 12 wins away from 400 in his career.
UW-La Crosse is coming off its third winning season in the last four years with its 17 victories being the most since the 2005-06 campaign and third-most in the last 25 seasons. The Eagles have 14 home contests this year and compiled an 8-3 record at Mitchell Hall a season ago. UW-La Crosse set single-season school records in free throw shooting the last two years, shooting 74.9 percent in 2007-08 and 74.8 percent in 2008-09.
UW-River Falls returns all five starters from last year’s squad that increased its overall win total by six and WIAC sum by five from the previous season. The Falcons will play seven of their first 11 contests away from home to start the 2009-10 campaign.
UW-Oshkosh doesn’t have a senior on its 13-player roster for the second consecutive season. Junior Dannielle Bauer, a transfer from Black Hills State University (S.D.), is one of the tallest players in the WIAC at six-foot-three. The Titans have finished third or higher in the WIAC standings 17 times in the past 20 years. UW-Oshkosh has compiled a 330-110 record the past 16 seasons, with a minimum of 19 victories in 13 of those campaigns.
UW-Platteville will be playing its home games on a newly remodeled Bo Ryan Court, where they finish the WIAC slate with five of their last seven contests. Nine different people started games for the Pioneers last year with four of them returning. The Pioneers have made at least one three-point basket in 175 straight games dating back to December 13, 2002.
UW-Superior looks to improve on back-to-back five-win seasons with the return of all five starters. The Yellowjackets, who dropped five games by six points or less a year ago, will open their season at home for just the third time in the last 11 years.
2009-10 Preseason Predictions (Voted on by WIAC Sports Information Directors) 2008-09 Record
1. UW-Stevens Point (5) 14-2, 26-4
2. UW-Whitewater (2) 13-3, 23-5
3. UW-Eau Claire (1) 12-4, 24-6
4. UW-Stout (1) 10-6, 16-11
5. UW-La Crosse 9-7, 17-9
6. UW-River Falls 7-9, 14-12
7. UW-Oshkosh 2-14, 7-18
8. UW-Platteville 5-11, 8-16
9. UW-Superior 0-16, 5-20
( )--First-Place Votes
Team Tidbits
UW-Eau Claire Head Coach: Tonja Englund; 10th season at UWEC; 190-67
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/8
Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3
Returning All-WIAC: None
UW-La Crosse Head Coach: Lois Heeren; 17th season (11th at UWL); 169-241 (overall) / 117-139 (UWL)
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 12/6
Starters Returning/Lost: 1/4
Returning All-WIAC: None
UW-Oshkosh Head Coach: Terri Schumacher; 5th season at UWO; 44-58
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 5/8
Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2
Returning All-WIAC: Shelby Churchill, Jr., F (2009-Honorable)
UW-Platteville Head Coach: Tina Kuhle; 12th season (6th at UWP); 137-134 (overall) / 53-75 (UWP)
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/10
Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3
Returning All-WIAC: None
UW-River Falls Head Coach: Cindy Holbrook; 10th season at UWRF; 119-114
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 9/1
Starters Returning/Lost: 5/0
Returning All-WIAC: Tiffany Gregorich, So., G (2009-Honorable)
UW-Stevens Point Head Coach: Shirley Egner; 21st season at UWSP; 358-168
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/5
Starters Returning/Lost: 1/4
Returning All-WIAC: Britta Petersen, Jr., P (2009-First)
UW-Stout Head Coach: Mark Thomas; 23rd season at UWS; 388-201
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 9/6
Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2
Returning All-WIAC: Julia Hirssig, Sr., F (2008-First, 2008-Def., 2009-First, 2009-Def.)
UW-Superior Head Coach: Donald Mulhern; 18th season (4th at UWS); 193-266 (overall) / 18-57 (UWS)
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 9/3
Starters Returning/Lost: 5/0
Returning All-WIAC: Hailey Hart, So., F (2009-Honorable)
UW-Whitewater Head Coach: Keri Carollo; 8th season at UWW; 117-73
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 12/6
Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3
Returning All-WIAC: Kelsey Hendrickson, Sr., G (2008-First, 2009-First)
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Schedules Needed For Girls Basketball Teams
by
Travis Wilson,
10/6/2009
It's kind of odd to think about, but basketball season is just around the corner. We've already begun begun work on the 2009-10 edition of the Wisconsin women's Basketball Yearbook. To complete our information for the book and to have accurate info on our site, we need your girls basketball schedules.
Please send your schedules as soon as possible to
info@wissports.net, fax them to 1 (888) 711-7720, or as a last resort you can snail mail them to:
Wisconsin Sports Network
4915 Monona Drive Suite 307
Monona, WI 53716
Also, don't forget as soon as tryouts are completed to send us official rosters as well.
Thank you for your support as we continue to provide positive exposure and recognition to teams and student-athletes across the state.
WSN Team
Wells named MVP of 5th Annual Girls Showcase
by
Nicholas Kartos,
9/13/2009
One hundred and fourteen girls participated in the 5th annual WisSports.net Prep Showcase this past Saturday (9/12) in Wisconsin Dells at the Just a Game Fieldhouse. The players were split into 14 teams that made up two pools,
click here for rosters.
Tessa Wells of River Falls was named the Showcase MVP by the coaches that participated in the event. She played for the Vegas Gold squad that went 5-1 in pool play and advanced to the championship game.
Speaking of the championship, Wisconsin (White) defeated Wells’ UW-Milwaukee (Vegas Gold) in sudden death. The white team was coached by Jay Messar and the following girls were on the team:
Nikki Brooks(2011), 5-7, St. Croix Central
Jordyn Courier(2010), 6-0, Big Foot
Shelly Mleziva(2011), 5-10, Luxemburg-Casco
Lisa Donaldson(2010), 5-7, Whitnall
Jessica Kiecker(2010), 5-7, Freedom
Kathryn Koeck(2010), 5-9, Winneconne
Kelsey Pohlmann(2010), 6-2, Greendale
Sarah Hawkins(2010), 5-6, St. Croix Central
In game between the teams that finished in second in their pools Rutgers (Orange) was victorious over Michigan (Orchid) . The Orange squad was coached by John Bestor and was made up of:
Becca Conn(2010), 5-9, Edgewood
Annie Drabot(2011), 5-8, Cedarburg
Stephanie Griep(2011), 5-10, Notre Dame Academy
Nafeshia Holifield(2012), 6-0, Milwaukee Vincent
Sydney Howard(2012), 5-6, Milwaukee Vincent
Alexis Lehman(2011), 6-0, Lakeside Lutheran
Amanda Kelm(2012), 5-9, Edgewood
Bethany Zuleger(2010), 5-7, D.C. Everest
The coaches and WSN staffers voted on an All-Showcase team and a All-Hustle team. Below are the two lists in alphabetical order.
All-Showcase Team
Taylor Atkinson, Franklin
Alana Cesarz, Delevan-Darien
Alyssa Colla, Muskego
Jordyn Courier, Big Foot
Morgan Dahlke, Portage
Alexis Eckles, Milwaukee King
Stephanie Griep, Notre Dame
Alexa Herasimchuk, Whitefish Bay
Ashley Hermanson, Monroe
Sydney Howard, Milwaukee Vincent
Kathryn Koeck, Winneconne
Morgan Lamberg, Mukwonago
Sam Logic, Racine Case
Mary Merg, Greendale
Michelle Mueller, La Crosse Logan
Letaya Mulhern, Osseo-Fairchild
Kelsey Pohlmann, Greendale
Emily Romdenne, Mukwonago
Taylor Thomas, Newman
Jessica Waldvogel, Wausau West
Tessa Wells, River Falls (MVP)
Avyanna Young, Milwaukee King
All-Hustle Team Asia Berry, Racine Case
Nikki Brooks, Saint Croix Central
Becca Conn, Edgewood
Makailah Dyer, Madison East
Hannah Ethun, Reedsburg
Melissa Klemm, Germantown
Jenna Larsen, Parkview
Allison Novitske, Ripon
Cady Roedl, Beaver Dam
Kendra Scheill, Amery
Kristen Speerschneider, Lux-Casco
Gwen Sutter, Monroe
Martha Wilms, Sparta
Odds & Ends In addition to this article, Jennie Adrian will be writing a recap and her take on the event. Also, please check back to the site over the next few weeks as we will be putting up highlights from all the filming we did on Saturday.
We had an issue with our camera and most of the headshots we took down in the gym did not turn out. We have most of the pictures of seniors that were taken during the media event in the morning but for all of those other girls that participated in the showcase if you could please email (jay@wissports.net) or mail (4915 Monona Drive #307 Monona, WI 53716) us a headshot for our site and the basketball yearbook.
Several people asked me on Saturday why some girls had their names capitalized on the roster sheet. Quite simply this is just because they filled out their online registration form with all caps on. I had actually fixed this the night before when I got the rosters ready but when several girls dropped out the morning of the showcase I needed to redo the rosters on site and forgot all about it.
Thank You! To all the players, parents, coaches and spectators at the event thank you for helping make our 5th Annual Prep Showcase our best yet. We had record numbers in the number of participants, college coaches and I thought the level of play was the best it’s ever been.