Minnesota Lynx Honor Eight More Teams with the 'Lynx Team of the Week' Awards
Published on December 24, 2007 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Minnesota Lynx News Release
Minneapolis/St. Paul - The Minnesota Lynx are proud to announce the eight high schools that have earned the distinction of receiving the "Lynx Team of the Week" awards for Week 3, which includes games through Dec. 20.
This is the third consecutive week that the Minnesota Lynx have recognized one girls team and one boys team in each of the state's four classes. The program will continue every week throughout the high school regular season.
This week's recipients are:
Girls Basketball
Class A
St. Clair is the Class A Lynx Team of the Week after a pair of victories in the week helped the Cyclones improve to 8-1 on the season. On Dec. 14, the Cyclones defeated Alden-Conger 77-55 behind 22 points from Joni Lillo. Jessica Huber and Taylor Polchow each added 10 points. Lillo scored 19 points in a 60-51 win over Springfield on Dec. 20. Erin Goebel added 11 points.
Class AA
Crookston is the Class AA Lynx Team of the Week after three wins pushed the Pirates' season record to 5-1. In a 76-44 win over Hibbing on Dec. 15, the Pirates had 11 players score in the victory, led by Sydney Epema's 15 points. Macy Hanson added 14 points. The Pirates then defeated East Grand Forks, 81-66, on Dec. 18. Kamille Wahlin scored 28 points, while Allison Schumacher added 14 points. Wahlin once again paced the offense with an 18-point effort in a 79-73 victory over Moorhead on Dec. 20. Molly Simmons had 18 points, while Epema added 12 points.
Class AAA
DeLaSalle is the Class AAA Lynx Team of the Week after three victories helped the Islanders improve to 7-0 on the season. Five players scored in double figures in a 106-29 win over St. Agnes on Dec. 14, led by Sattoria Rule and Jameila Hudnell (14 points each) and Aaryn Booker (13 points). Booker paced the Islanders with 27 points in a 70-62 win over Marshall on Dec. 15. She followed that with a 20-point performance that led DeLaSalle to an 83-39 win over Visitation on Dec. 18.
Class AAAA
Roseville is the Class AAAA Lynx Team of the Week after the Raiders won four times to improve to 7-2 overall and 4-0 in the Suburban East League. Kelsey Florian scored 14 points to help the Raiders hold off Mounds View 60-58 on Dec. 14. Megan Stuart had 12 points, while Karen Gogins added 11 points. Florian scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in a 62-43 win over Tartan on Dec. 17. Janae Burich had 10 points and 11 rebounds, while Stormy Nesbit added 11 points and nine rebounds. In a 52-42 win over Hastings on Dec. 18, Florian scored 18 points and Stuart added 11 points. The Raiders closed out the stretch with a 56-42 victory over Blaine on Dec. 20 behind a 14-point effort from Brittany Starr. Florian scored 12 points and Nesbit added 11 points.
Boys Basketball
Class A
Blackduck is the Class A Lynx Team of the Week after three straight victories in the week kept the Drakes undefeated through six games this season. On Dec. 14, the Drakes' winning streak hit four games after they held off Littlefork-Big Falls in a 67-65 win. The Drakes continued the run with a 66-53 victory over Nevis on Dec. 18. The streak remained intact following a 67-61 win on Dec. 20, which puts the Drakes in first place in the Northland League.
Class AA
Foley is the Class AA Lynx Team of the Week after three double-digit victories in the week, thanks in large part to the efforts of Kellan Dahlquist and Jake Voigt. In a 63-53 win over Braham/Grace Christian/Grasston on Dec. 15, Dahlquist scored 15 points, while Voigt recorded a double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds. Against Melrose (68-57) on Dec. 18, the Falcons (4-0) trailed at halftime only to take control in the second half with an opening 12-0 run. Voigt sparked the rally with 31 points. In a 77-67 win over St. Cloud Cathedral, Dahlquist scored 29 points, while Voigt added 13.
Class AAA
Hutchinson-New Century is the Class AAA Lynx Team of the Week after rebounding from an 0-2 start to the season with three straight victories. The Tigers (3-2) turned away BOLD (68-54) behind 16 points from Bill Moritz and 13 more from Ben Aalfs. Moritz followed that effort with 21 points in a 74-65 win over Delano. Taylor Penke had 14 points in the win, while Aalfs added 13. The Tigers closed the week by holding off Mankato West in a 50-49 win in which Aalfs led the offense with 14 points and Penke added 11 points.
Class AAAA
Minneapolis Southwest is the Class AAAA Lynx Team of the Week following three consecutive victories helped the Lakers improve to 4-1 on the season. In an 85-59 win over Oh Day Aki on Dec. 14, Dominique Dawson led the Lakers with 22 points, while Marty Oakley had 18 points and Jonathan Berry added 16 points. On Dec. 18, Dawson once again paced the Lakers with 17 points in a 61-57 victory over Highland Park. Oakley added 16 points, and Berry chipped in with 14 points. Berry took the lead in a 93-30 win over Cannon Valley Lutheran on Dec. 20. He scored 22 points, while Dawson added 15 in the victory.
Each team will receive a Certificate of Merit, courtesy of the Minnesota Lynx, along with a spotlight on Lynxbasketball.com. All 104 teams will also be invited to a Lynx game during their 10th Anniversary season next summer.
The Minnesota Lynx are now running their Holiday Hoopla Ticket Drive, where 10 percent of all season tickets purchased by Dec. 31 will be used to purchase toys that will be donated to Toys for Tots. Join the Lynx for their 10th Anniversary season in 2008 and help Toys for Tots brighten up the holidays for needy children by calling 612-673-8400, e-mailing tickets@lynxbasketball.com or visiting the Lynx website at www.lynxbasketball.com.
About the Lynx "Team of the Week" program
In conjunction with the "Lynx Ballerz Tour Live," the "Lynx Team of the Week" initiative is part of an offseason program that the Minnesota Lynx have introduced this winter in an effort to give back to the basketball community in the state of Minnesota. The "Lynx Team of the Week" initiative celebrates excellence in the classroom, in the community, and on the court. Each week throughout the regular season, the Minnesota Lynx will recognize one girls team and one boys team in each of the state's four classes.
About the Lynx Ballerz Tour Live
The Lynx Ballerz Tour Live will stop at 18 girls high school basketball games over a period of 13 weeks, bringing the experience of the WNBA to high school gyms across the state of Minnesota. At each stop, the Lynx will meet with players, families and fans, bringing the fun and excitement of Lynx Basketball, including autograph sessions, raffle prizes, Lynx T-shirt giveaways, and even basketball clinics at select stops. The Tour will shine the spotlight on girls basketball at local high schools, where the future stars of the WNBA are already competing.
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