BSM Scrimmages Saturday December 5th

I believe the Rebels will play: Hopkins, Stillwater, Benilde and Breckenridge.

Last-second shot beats Cardinals in OT

 

Pat Freeman
Career-best
15 points

Monticello Scrimmages Saturday Nov 28th

Champlin Park impressive in Monticello today in their six 20 minute (running time) scrimmages. The toughest game Champlin had was BSM who I was told they took care of. Duberry did not play for Champlin and Glover did not play for BSM.





They played: Maple Grove, Coon Rpaids, Monticello, Braham, South and Benilde.

Catching Up With The Shooter

I had a chance to sit down with Jordan Reibling last week and talk about the upcoming season.

· Are you looking forward to your senior season? Yes, because all of us seniors have been waiting for this year as our chance to win state.

· I see that your team just went 8-0 in the MBA Fall Ball League and won the championship by knocking off some really tough teams, how was the team able to play so well this early in the year? We were able to play so well this early in the year because we are so pumped and ready for the season.

· Champlin Park like most schools have started their captain practices, are you doing anything else extra to help you get ready for the season? Yes I am. I weight lift and run every day to get strong and more conditioned for the season.

· Champlin Park is traditionally known for its football program, however, this year it could be remembered for its basketball team, what are your thoughts on that? We hope to prove that the Champlin Park basketball program also has the potential to win state.

· Your team this year will have a number of players that played with you in the 7^th grade when you won the state tournament, do you feel that gives you an advantage over other teams? Yes. I think it gives us a big advantage because we know each other well and we know how everyone plays.

· I’ve seen and heard that your team will be one of the best teams in the state this year, top ten or maybe even top 5, what do you think about that? We are definitely a top 5 team and will prove it on the court.

· Last year the team had the incredible 3 point shooting Scott Thesein as its “mad bomber” and it looks like you might be that player this year, what else do you think you need to do to help the team this season? I think I need to play great defense and be a team leader.

· This year you have a real good chance to beat your conference rival “Osseo”, what will the team need to do to make that happen? To beat our rival “Osseo” we will have to play good defense and be able to play as a team.

· I hear that you plan on attending Concordia Moorehead next year, why did you pick that school? I chose Concordia Moorehead because I like the size of the school. There basketball program seems very good and I wanted to go to college up north.

· What’s your favorite food? Pizza

The Czar's 2009 Top 50 Metro Players

Another Top Player List.

Zimmermann shows up at #34 and Duberry #49.

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Wrapping Up 2009 Fall Leagues

The tenth and final week of Fall leagues for 2009 wrapped up this weekend. The common theme of the final games was very simple. Don't get injured! With practice starting around the state, teams want their full rosters intact.
Depleted rosters all over the place on Saturday at the final day of the Breakdown fall league. Lakeville South's Spencer Pankonin and the Preiner twins from Tartan amongst a group of players visiting North Dakota this weekend. Champlin Park missing their big 3, including point guard Jasper Duberry who sat out with a knee injury suffered last week. Chaska missing junior stars Jake White and Ross Travis due to another event.

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TryOuts Day 1

TJ Okafor was very impressive with his ability to finish above the rim with ease as well as running the court. Noticed a couple of 6'4 ish bulky football players that I had not seen before, it will be interesting if they'll be around tomorrow. No Jasper Duberry as he's nursing a knee. The efforts from Reibling, Pella and Zimmermann allowed them to finish early.

Noticeable missing seniors: Blair Dittrich, Brandon Diederichs, Ricky Starck and Brandon Marquardt.

Smith Earns 700th Career Win With 81-79 Victory

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Saint John’s University head coach Jim Smith became the second coach in NCAA Division III history and the 27th coach in all of college basketball to record 700 career wins as the Johnnies defeated NCAA Division II MSU-Moorhead 81-79 on Saturday, Nov. 21, in St. Cloud. - Box Score
Photos (John Biasi/Dawid Chabowski)

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Champlin Park's Duncan dominates at sections; Junior cruises back to state swim meet with record times in 7AA

Abby Duncan of Champlin Park swims in the 200-yard individual medley at the section meet.

by Nick Clark

Champlin Park junior Abby Duncan sent a message to the other girls competing in either the 200-yard IM or 100 breaststroke in this weeks Class AA girls state swimming and diving meet - good luck.

Duncan, the two-time defending state champion in the breaststroke and last year's title winner in the individual medley, won both races on the final day of the Section 7AA meet Saturday, Nov. 14 at Northdale Middle School in Coon Rapids, breaking her own records in breathtaking fashion in each event.

She swam to a time of 2 minutes, 4.91 seconds in the IM, setting a new pool and section record while winning by nearly 10 seconds.

In the breaststroke, Duncan beat the field by over six seconds, again with a new pool and section record time, this time at 1:02.18.

She was also on the Rebels' 200-medley relay team that qualified for state by finishing first in 1:53.72. Junior Megan Ling, sophomore Laura Ledray and junior Sarah Langer also competed on that relay.

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2009-10 MIAC Men's Basketball Season Preview

Men's basketball: Saint Mary's 2009-10 preview

Pat Freeman, a 6-6 sophomore from Champlin Park, Minn., showed he can shoot outside (he hit two 3-pointers to start the game against Dubuque) and muscle his way inside.

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Duberry Makes The Breakdowns Top 40 List

Jasper Duberry of Champlin Park High School (Minnesota) was recently named to the 2009-10 Breakdown Super 40 Seniors list … “Although his demeanor doesn’t ever seem to change Duberry’s ability changes games. Few can match his open court game as Jasper is one of those point guards who is just fun to watch work”.

“While Pella is the top all around player a lot will depend on point guard Jasper Duberry running the show. His 11.8 points a game is important but his transition game as well as his handling of the half court offense will truly take this team places they haven’t been before. Also, if Jasper can improve the 43% field goal shooting, 35% from the beyond the arc, he will be even more dangerous.”
The Breakdown

Experience, Defense Keys for Men's Hoops in 2009-10

The Knights bring in three first-year players that will add. Tyler Goetz (Chaska, Minn.) adds depth at the post position, Tom Sawatzke (Monticello, Minn.) will help back up Davis at the point, and Scott Theisen (Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park) creates matchup problems on the outside with his 6-foot-6-inch frame.

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The Breakdown PreSeason Top 20

1. Hopkins
2. Minnetonka
3. Henry Sibley
4. Cretin-Derham Hall
5. Benilde-St. M
6. Champlin Park
7. St. Paul Johnson
8. DeLaSalle
9. Tartan
10. Chaska
11. St. Cloud Apollo
12. Stillwater
13. Osseo
14. St. Cloud Tech
15. Armstrong
16. Eastview
17. Eden Prairie
18. NL-Spicer
19. Cooper
20. Shakopee

09-10 Section 5AAAA Preview

This is the 22nd preview in my season preview series. In this edition I continue my look at the big boys in AAAA with a look at section 5. If you missed any of the previews, you can find links to all of them on the Section & Conference Previews page.

Defending Champion: Osseo

Predicted Seeding:

1. Champlin Park
2. Osseo
3. Centennial
4. Robbinsdale Cooper
5. Spring Lake Park
6. Mounds View
7. Park Center
8. Irondale
   

Section Winner: Champlin Park

The best of the NW Suburban resides here with the top 3 teams from that league. Cooper is inexperienced but talented. Spring Lake Park can play with any of these teams. Mounds View's tradition and coach Ziggy Kauls can't be overlooked either. A very balanced top 6 will make for very close if not high profile semifinals and a 4 vs 5 game that will be good. Champlin Park vs Cooper is an appealing matchup that could be a semifinal. Osseo and Cooper have seen each other 3 straight years in section play including the last 2 finals. They'll be challenged to do that again.

Blind 17-Year-Old With Autism Wows On The Piano

Champlin Park's Loc Tran, a 17-year-old senior who is blind with autism, has given a number of music professionals a "wow" moment.

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What is Athletes Wanted?

Athletic Recruiting Guidebook

THE 2009 MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL SEASON STARTS ON NOVEMBER 23 2009

The 2009 boys Minnesota state high school basketball season gets underway on November 23rd 2009. I will be covering the basketball season in earnest again this year. Teams are now getting their squads together.

I was able to go over to Champlin Park High School and watch their pre-season workouts. Parents who are part of the basketball community and who have coached at different levels conducted the workouts.

The purpose of these types of events is for the players to do drill work that will help them out in the upcoming season. They also play some of competition they will see during the season.

After the drill work, the players split up into teams picked by the coaches and play a series of 5-5 to work up a sweat.

Overall I think this is a good way for the ball players to get a feel of where they now stand and what they still need to work on throughout the season.

Open Gym at Champlin Park

Posted on November 11, 2009

I had the chance to sit in on a Champlin Park open gym tonight. Nothing like running stairs, jumping on boxes, and doing minute long defensive slides to get in shape. Varsity guys did get the chance to scrimmage for the majority of the night. The top guys had a surprising amount of trouble in a couple of games including the last game. Playing to 11 by 1s (3s worth 2). Back and forth when shirts (varsity reserves) take a 10-9 lead and then get a stop. Shirts with a chance to win and they do in big fashion. Varsity starter Josh Pella (the one varsity starter of note not with the main group) with a monster 1 handed tip dunk to win the game. Skins wanted goaltending but a great play wasn't going unrewarded. Count the basket and we're all headed home happy.

Notes from the evening. One can't help but comment on the long overdue new lighting in the Champlin Park gym. Of course that means we can no longer call it the Bat Cave. Great to see all the parents that were involved in running the 4 courts that were going and rotating the kids through the drills and scrimmages. Love seeing all the kids doing 2 ball drills. Not enough kids work on those skills to make sure they are productive with both hands. With football season for Champlin Park ending last Friday, you had a group of kids who were still in football shape but hadn't done basketball conditioning and they were feeling it. The Rebels have a big 3 of Jasper Duberry, Kyle Zimmerman and Josh Pella that will carry them but there's more. Dillon Hager's energy is infectious (not like H1N1 though). TJ Okafor has really improved over the last year. If he gains some strength and continues this pace of development, he can be a D1 prospect

For more boys basketball in the metro, including my season preview series of all 11 metro conferences and sections and a list of all the D1 and D2 signees statewide, check out my Twin Cities Boys Hoops blog

The Czar & Steven Show Up For Open Gym

Week 8 Fall League Wrap

Week 8 of 2009 fall leagues was the lead in to the final stretch leading up to the regular season. Saturday's action at the breakdown league had a feature game end with great execution for the winning bucket. New section rivals also saw action against each other in another premier game. Sunday at Minnetonka featured a 17 point comeback, a 23 point lead almost lost and one of the state's top guards with a major scoring outburst.

No Travis Johnson for Spring Lake Park as they took on Champlin Park in a battle of new section 5AAAA rivals. All Champlin Park in this one as a tough 3 point play from Kyle Zimmerman gave Champlin Park a 15 point lead late in the 1st half. Spring Lake Park gets no closer than 9 as their star Elijah Sabah struggles from the field. The Rebels win 57-44. Zimmerman leads Champlin Park with 15 points.

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Johnnies Drop Exhibition Game, 71-65

Jr Sam Blank

11/8/2009 9:08:02 PM

Box Score

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Saint John’s fell 71-65 to Concordia-St. Paul in exhibition play Sunday, Nov. 8, in St. Paul.

Junior Sam Blank (Rollingstone, Minn./Winona Cotter) led the Johnnies with 16 points, while junior Aaron Burtzel (Cold Spring, Minn./Rocori) added 12 points, 10 rebounds and six assists. Junior Chris Schwartz (Sioux Falls, S.D./Lincoln) and sophomore Aaron Barmore (Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson) added 11 points apiece. Sophomore Andrew Latzke (Shorewood, Minn./Minnetonka) added eight points off the bench.

SJU out-rebounded the Golden Bears 36-33 and used 14 players in the game. The Johnnies shot 39.7 percent (23-58) from the field but just 28.6 percent (6-21) from three-point range.

The Johnnies officially begin the 2009-10 season this Sunday, Nov. 15, against No. 10 Wis.-Stevens Point. Tip-off is scheduled for 4 p.m. at Sexton Arena in Collegeville. All current and retired military personnel and their families will receive free admission to the game with proper identification.

Lindenwood Defeats No. 1 Robert Morris On Last Second Free Throws

Brad Soderberg picked up his first win as a Lion on Friday evening.

11/7/2009 12:05:09 AM

Richard Rose hit two free throws with 0.9 seconds left to give the No. 12 Lindenwood men’s basketball team a 68-66 win over the top ranked team in the NAIA, Robert Morris. The game was played in front of a large home opener crowd and was the first victory for first year head coach Brad Soderberg.

See the game winning play here

Last season, Robert Morris was one of the top scoring teams in the NAIA by averaging 86.6 points a game. The Lions defense however forced 16 turnovers and held the Eagles to just 43.9 percent shooting from the field and 30.4 percent shooting from beyond the arc.

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Breakdown Fall League Week #3 November 7th RESULTS

Champlin Park Basketball

Todays games:
10:45 vs Lakeville North
11:35 vs Spring Lake Park @ Jefferson and NOT Kennedy.

Playing there first games of the league with the entire team, the team picks up two wins.

First Game
CP 68- Lakeville North 42
Duberry, Okafor, Pella and Zimmermann in double digits. Duberry and Okafor with 14 each.

Second Game
CP 57 - Spring Lake Park 44.

(I did not see these games)

Former Lady Rebel Makes Winning Shot

Winona State stuns Gophers in exhibition
By ROMAN AUGUSTOVIZ, Star Tribune Last update: November 5, 2009 - 7:50 AM

Fortunately for the Gophers women's this was an exhibition game and they'll soon forget it..

Winona State might not. The Division II Warriors came to Williams Arena and found the new floor at The Barn to their liking. The baskets, too.

Winona State made 12 of 25 three-point attempts and stunned its Big Ten opponent 64-62 on Wednesday night before an announced crowd of 3,388.

This was not the script coach Pam Borton expected. In the past eight seasons, her teams had been 14-0 in exhibition games. The Gophers' closest margin of victory was 11 points.

Not this time. Natalie Gigler, a 6-foot forward, made a short, open baseline jumper with 1 second left to break a 62-62 tie. She finished with 10 points.

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Taking In My 1st TWolves Game This Year

What a game to pick for my 1st game of the year, the TWolves vs Kevin and the Celtics. The lights dim and whose face appears with and in the Twolves introductions on the JUMBO TRON, Champlin Parks own "Jasper Duberry". Fun stuff!
Duberry @ Video Shoot
On to the game ... the TWolves lead the entire 1st half and go into the locker room at the half up 10 while Garnett is having a quiet game. Oleksiy Pecherov puts the Wolves on his back and carries them thru the 3rd period scoring inside and out, what a shooting touch he has.

The Celtics move Garnett over to guard Pecherov for the 4th quarter and I think this changes the game. It takes a way the Wolves hot scorer and makes him work on defense guarding Garnett even though Garnett is not scoring.

Long story short ... the game comes down to the last 10 seconds with the Wolves down 2 points with the ball. Brewer attacks the basket and is tied up by Garnett. This should have CLEARLY been called a foul but wasn't, the ref calls jump ball and the Wolves are left with a heave at the basket and lose by two ... 92-90.

BUT WHAT A GAME!

LOUD Shout out to Jeff Munneke and staff!
Good to see and FEEL the ENTIRE lower level packed and standing at the end. A lot of great entertainment during half time and timeouts, keep up the great work. I LOVED the scenario when Crunch took an obnoxious fans hat and attached balloons to it so it would fly a way after this fan spoiled a timeout entertainment piece. You can't make this stuff up!


Seems like EVERYONE was at the game tonight. I saw a number of high school players and bumped into columnist Steven Froemming who accepted my invitation to come over to Champlin Park next week to cover a Rebel open gym and interview a couple of players ... THANKS Steven and I'll see you next week.

Overall ... A great night at the Target Center!

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The Rebels Take On Wayzata Friday In The Sections Final

Brandon Marquardt

2009-2010 NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Preseason Poll Announced

2009-2010 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Preseason Poll – (Oct. 26)

RANK	LAST WEEK^	SCHOOL (1st PLACE VOTES)	2008-09 RECORD*	TOTAL POINTS
1	1	Oklahoma Wesleyan University (13)	35-2	404
2	5	Black Hills State University (S.D.) (1)	30-5	387
3	2	Bethel College (Ind.)	33-4	364
4	14	Dakota Wesleyan University (S.D.)	25-9	353
5	19	College of the Ozarks (Mo.)	25-11	352
6	4	Walsh University (Ohio) (1)	27-4	341
7	17	Grand View University (Iowa)	25-9	316
8	NR	College of Idaho	16-15	312
9	6	Indiana Wesleyan University	29-7	298
10	16	Indiana University Southeast	24-8	293
11	7	Oregon Institute of Technology	29-6	262
12	22	Bellevue University (Neb.)	24-9	255
13	18	Briar Cliff University (Iowa)	23-8	247
14	RV	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.)	25-8	246
15	2	Cedarville University (Ohio)	27-4	241
16	RV	Cornerstone University (Mich.)	21-12	224
17	RV	Warner University (Fla.)	21-11	193
18	15	Warner Pacific College (Ore.)	21-9	190
19	RV	Cardinal Stritch University (Wis.)	22-8	136
20	NR	Davenport University (Mich.)	20-11	117
21	9	Northwood University (Fla.)	27-6	108
22	23	Evergreen State College (Wash.)	20-12	105
T23	RV	University of Saint Francis (Ind.)	17-14	98
T23	NR	University of Sioux Falls (S.D.)	19-15	98
25	NR	University of Saint Mary (Kan.)	19-11	91

Others receiving votes:

Indiana University East 81; Daemen College (N.Y.) 79; Minot State University (N.D.) 78; William Penn University (Iowa) 47; Huntington University (Ind.) 27; Holy Names University (Calif.) 23; Aquinas College (Mich.) 17; Dordt College (Iowa) 13; Saint Thomas University (Fla.) 12; Judson University (Ill.) 11; Eastern Oregon University 11; Friends University (Kan.) 9; Brescia University (Ky.) 6; Notre Dame College (Ohio) 3; University of Northwestern Ohio 1; William Jessup University (Calif.) 1; Jamestown College (N.D.) 1; Morningside College (Iowa) 1; Spring Arbor University (Mich.) 1; Sterling College (Kan.) 1; Hastings College (Neb.) 1; Indiana Institute of Technology 1

^ Reflects the final 2008-09 Top 25 poll, March 11, 2009

* Records as submitted by schools and raters, reflect the final 2008-09 overall record.