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Minnesota Lynx Honor Eight More Teams with the "Lynx Team of the Week" Awards

January 29, 2008 - 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, which includes results through Jan. 24.

This is the eighth consecutive week that the Minnesota Lynx have recognized one girls team and one boys team in each of the state's four classes of competition. The program will continue every week throughout the high school regular season.

This week's recipients are:

Girls Basketball

Class A

Sebeka is the Class A Lynx Team of the Week after extending its winning streak to nine games following three wins in the week. The week included wins over Menahga (80-51) on Jan. 18, Wadena-Deer Creek (69-52) on Jan. 21; and Pillager (71-44) on Jan. 24. The Trojans (15-3) last lost a game on Dec. 26, a 78-70 defeat to Pequot Lakes in the opening game of the Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Holiday Tournament. Since then, the Trojans have allowed only 47.4 points a game in the nine-game winning streak. The Trojans remain undefeated in the Park Region Conference at a perfect 7-0.

Class AA

Aitkin is the Class AA Lynx Team of the Week after posting a 3-0 record in the week. After a 5-1 start to the season, Aitkin lost three out of four games to fall to 6-4 overall. The Gobblers (12-4) have since won six straight games by an average margin of 23.5 points. In the last week, Aitkin pulled off wins over Onamia (52-43) on Jan. 18, Isle (81-49) on Jan. 22, and McGregor (91-40) on Jan. 24. The Gobblers (8-2) are in second place in the Great River Conference, 2.5 games behind first-place Braham.

Class AAA

Princeton is the Class AAA Lynx Team of the Week after posting three victories in the week. Wins over Dassel-Cokato (56-43) on Jan. 19, Zimmerman (78-61) on Jan. 22, and Cambridge-Isanti (58-46) on Jan. 24 helped the Tigers (12-6 overall) snap a three-game slide. Two of those wins were against Mississippi 8 Conference opponents, allowing the Tigers (5-5) to move into fourth place in the conference standings.

Class AAAA

Eagan is the Class AAAA Lynx Team of the Week after posting three straight wins in the week, which is the first winning streak of the season for the Wildcats. Eagan scored wins over Rosemount (55-54) on Jan. 18, Rochester Mayo (52-46) on Jan. 19, and Burnsville (86-83) on Jan 22 to improve to 6-10 overall. After losing seven of eight games to fall to 2-9 overall, the Wildcats have won four of their last five games.

Boys Basketball

Class A

Warren-Alvarado-Oslo is the Class A Lynx Team of the Week after posting a trio of victories in the week. The Ponies (10-3) earned wins over Grygla-Gatzke (74-66) on Jan. 18, Hankinson (56-51) on Jan. 19, and Tri-County (53-47) on Jan. 21. The Ponies have won seven of their last eight games, with the only loss coming on Jan. 15 to Stephen-Argyle (73-60). The Ponies (3-2) are in third place in the 7-Star Conference, but they lead the conference in offensive production, scoring 71.3 points per game.

Class AA

West Central Area is the Class AA Lynx Team of the Week after winning three games in the week. Victories over Ulen-Hitterdal (74-51) on Jan. 18, Ashby (92-66) on Jan. 21, and Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton (68-60) on Jan. 24 helped the Knights (8-4) snap a three-game losing streak. After starting the season with five wins in their first six games, the Knights stumbled with three straight losses to fall to 5-4 on the season prior to the current streak.

Class AAA

Orono is the Class AAA Lynx Team of the Week after three victories pushed the Spartans to 10-4 overall. The Spartans have won six of their last seven games, including a double-overtime victory over Delano on Jan. 15 that kicked off their current four-game winning streak. This week, Orono posted wins over Mound-Westonka (75-55) on Jan. 18, Dassel-Cokato (78-71) on Jan. 22, and Waconia (69-61) on Jan. 24. The three wins, all against Wright County Conference opponents, kept the Spartans (6-0) in first place.

Class AAAA

Coon Rapids is the Class AAAA Lynx Team of the Week following a pair of overtime wins that gave the Cardinals four wins in their last five games. The Cardinals (5-7) opened the season with five straight losses and seven setbacks in their first nine games. After a 68-65 overtime win over Andover on Jan. 18 and another overtime victory (77-73) over Anoka on Jan. 22, the Cardinals appear to be turning their season around. The current push has lifted the Cardinals into third place in the Northwest Suburban Conference.

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 will celebrate their 10th season in 2008. The festivities kick off on Feb. 5 with the inaugural "Slam Bash," an annual event that will honor men and women who have made exceptional contributions to women's sports. Season and group tickets are on sale now for this historic season, with 10 percent of the proceeds from all tickets sold through "Slam Bash" being donated to the Minnesota Lynx Foundation's support of youth sports. Be a part of the celebration by calling 612-673-8400, e-mailing tickets@lynxbasketball.com or visiting www.lynxbasketball.com.

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