Spring Team Is Set For Their 1st Tournament

ITL (Inside The Lines) Announces Varsity Team Camp Roster For Summer 2008

• Brad Thompson - Junior


• D'Andre Williamson - Sophomore


• Jasper Duberry - Sophomore


• Kyle Zimmermann - Sophomore


• Rakim Finney-Anim - Junior


• Scott Theisen - Junior


• Teddy Gibson - Freshmen


• Tyler Munneke - Junior


• Zach Kadlec - Junior

The team will be playing in 4 tournaments while training thru out the summer at ITL.

April 5/6 MYAS @ Champlin Park
April 19/20 MYAS @ Champlin Park
May 11 US Bank @ St Cloud
May 31/June 1 MBA @ Hamline College

2008 Boy's State Basketball Tournament

Champlin Park 55 - Osseo 73 _____> 15 - 12

Champlin Park falls to Osseo in section semi; Carrington Tankson inspires Orioles in 73-55 victory. By Nick Clark


Champlin-Park senior forward Calvin Nolte went 5 for 9 from the field and finished the game with 13 points in his last game for the Rebels. Photos by Bob Forder

Champlin-Park guard Zerrick drives the lane for two of his 12 points in the season ending loss to Osseo.

Champlin Park - Osseo

The Rebels face the #1 and undefeated (27-0) Orioles in the sections semi-finals on Friday at 6pm at Rogers High School.

Tankson's Trials Have Helped Osseo Bond

Champlin Park 62 - Irondale 51 ___> 15 -11

The Rebels win their high seed game ... story to follow.



The Rebels (#4 seed) start section play at home (high seed) against Irondale (#5 seed) on Tuesday @ 7pm. The winner will play the winner of the Osseo (#1 seed) Roseville (#8 seed) game on Friday @ 6pm at Rogers High School. The Rebels defeated the Knights (Utke 17 and Banks 11 points) in the Anoka Christmas tournament 68-56 behind Duberry's 16 and Okafor's 11 points.

The Czar Reports On The Upcoming Sections

My previews of the metro area sections, this is part 3.

Section 5AAAA:Schedule

Quarters: Tuesday 3/11 at High Seeds, 7 PM
Semis: Friday 3/14 at Rogers, 6 and 8 PM
Final: Tuesday 3/18 at Rogers, 7 PM

Top 3 SeedsOsseo, Mounds View, Robbinsdale Cooper. No surprises here in the seedings.

Cooper vs Park Center is a good rivalry in round 1, but Cooper should roll. Irondale at Champlin Park in a matchup to prove which league is more mediocre, the N Suburban or the NW Suburban.

Predictions (for entertainment purposes only):
Quarters: Osseo, Champlin Park, Cooper, Mounds View
Semis: Osseo, Mounds View
Section Champion: Mounds View

Okafor To Play In The MN Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Series

Forty of the state's outstanding senior boys basketball players will compete in the 26th annual Minnesota High School All-Star Basketball Series. Doubleheaders will be played Friday, April 4th at Halenbeck Hall on the campus of St. Cloud State University and Saturday, April 5th at Gangelhoff Center on the campus of Concordia-St.Paul University in St. Paul.

Friday's event will be tipped off by a contest between the Blue and Gold teams at 7:00 p.m. The Maroon and Green teams will culminate the evening's activities with an 8:45 p.m. contest.

Saturday's schedule will include games at 2:15 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Three point shooting and Dunk contests will precede each of the games both dates. Tickets at the door are $8 for adults and $5 for students (5 & under are free).

Selections were made from nominations provided by each athlete’s coach (must be a member of the MBCA) and includes athletes who are available and have committed to participate in the event.

GOLD
Coach: Reggie Perkins, Mpls. Washburn Ass't. Coach: Broderick Powell, Mpls. North Joel Armstrong, Stillwater Jordan Driscoll, Moorhead Jeff Janssen, Fairmont Alfred Jaryan, Bloomington Kennedy Anthony Tucker, Minnetonka Theo Rothstein, St. Michael-Albertville Mike Schramm, Mounds View Casey Sussenguth, WillmarLucas Kuipers, Rochester Mayo Jordan Cunningham, Mankato East

MAROON
Coach: Randy Klasen, Elk RiverAss't. Coach: Aaron Osterman, Elk River Seth Anderson, Maple River Tramel Barnes, Montevido Armond Battle, Benilde-St. Margaret’s Jared Bergren, Princeton Tarell Clark, Burnsville Colin Utke, Irondale Andy Grzesiak-Grimm, St. Francis Jake Lindstrom, Park-Cottage Grove Reed Sallstrom, Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop Blaise Davis, Elk River

BLUE
Coach: Keith Klawitter Cedar Mountain-ComfreyAss't. Coach: Darrell Kreun, Sibley East (retired) David Hanson, Maranatha Christian Academy Jordan Taylor, Benilde-St. Margaret’s Jordan Hicks, Rochester Mayo Micah Koehn, Totino Grace Peter Leslie, Henry Sibley Leif Nomeland, Osakis Emeka Okafor, Champlin Park Tyler Schilling, Minnetonka Carrington Tankson, Osseo Nick Haugen, Rockford

GREEN
Coach: John Carlson, LitchfieldAss't. Coach: Matt Draeger, Litchfield Andrew Brommer, Rosemount Bobby Fong, Bloomington Kennedy Mandela Jackson, Mpls. Patrick Henry Greg Morse, St. Paul Como Park Wade Powers, New London-SpicerChamar Wilson, Mpls. North Bryce Tesdahl, Crosby-Ironton Ethan Thomforde, Eastview Calvin Walker, St. Anthony Cody Schilling, Ellsworth

Irondale Defeats St Francis

March 8, 2008

Irondale Finishes Strong Over St. Francis And Look Forward To Osseo

By Michael J. Much

I drove up to St. Francis Friday evening to watch Coach Ron Larson coach his last game at St. Francis. I'll run a separate story on the Coach tomorrow. Irondale started very strong, lagged a bit, then stepped it up for the win last night before a packed house.I visited with Coach Jon DeMars after the game.

Click here to listen to audio with Coach Jon DeMars from Irondale.

Champlin Park 64 - Andover 46 _____> 14-11

CONGRATS!

The Rebels crusie out to a 36-24 halftime lead and go on and defeat the Huskies. Three players (Okafor 19, Theisen 14, Fuller 11) score in double figures as Okafor post another double double (11 rebounds). Duberry missed his 2nd straight game for medical reasons. The win gives the Rebels 2nd place (12-6) in the conference and brings their season to an end. Elk River, Maple Grove and Blaine finish in a 3 way tie for 3rd place with 10-8 records.

The Box: Whitehead 1, Fuller 11, Nolte 6, Jesinoski 1, Witt 8, Theisen 14, Okafor 19, Zimmermann 4.


The Rebels go into their last game of the regular season with a 1 game lead (11-6) over the RED HOT Blaine Bengals (10-7) who have won their last 4 games. It's simple ... if the Rebels win they would take 2nd place in the NWS league. The Rebels defeated the Huskies in their previous match up back in February 67-60, however, the Huskies are on a 2 game winning streak (Anoka and Centennial). A Rebel lost coupled with a Blaine win at Elk River would have the two teams end in a tie for 2nd place.

The sections look pretty set reguardless of Friday's results. It looks like Irondale will be at Champlin Park next Tuesday night. The Rebels defeated the Knights (Utke 17 and Banks 11 points) in the Anoka Christmas tournament 68-56 behind Duberry's 16 and Okafor's 11 points.

Class AAAA Scoring Leaders - Champlin Park #17

Top 20 Points Scored
1. Hopkins (85.2)
2. Minnetonka (84.5)
3. St. Paul Central (78.9)
4. Henry Sibley (78.7)
5. St. Cloud Tech (77.1)
6. Osseo (76.8)
7. Richfield (76.7)
8. Edina (72.7)
9. Moorhead (72.5)
10. Burnsville (71.8)
11. Robbinsdale Cooper (71.7)
12. Cretin-Derham Hall (70.9)
13. Eastview (70.6)
14. Shakopee (70.6)
15. Minneapolis South (70.5)
16. Maple Grove (69.8)
17. Champlin Park (69.5)
18. Centennial (69.0)
19. Apple Valley (69.0)
20. Coon Rapids (68.9)

Rebel Web Pix

Champlin Park 68 - Anoka 51 _____> 13 -11

The Rebels snap their 3 game losing streak. I didn't see this one, but was told the Rebels got off to a slow start and then kicked it into gear. The Rebels go into the half 32-17 and then play Anoka almost even (36-34) the 2nd half. Theisen knocks down four of seven 3's for 17 points. Okafor (11 rebounds) and Nolte (10 rebounds) both have double doubles. Duberry is a DNP this week for medical reasons.

Around The League: Osseo (without Tankson) destroys Elk River 80-38, Andover 59-Centennial 52. Blaine defeats Maple Grove 65-47 for their 4th straight win to take sole possession of 3rd place. Coon Rapids knocks off Park Center 58-57.

The Box: Whitehead 2, Fuller 3, Nolte 16, Jesinoski 6, Witt 3, Theisen 17, Okafor 17, Zimmermann 4.