ChickenHoops,

Regarding volleyball players also playing basketball there were a number of the women from the UWSP National Championship team in 1987 that also played VB.  The Miller sisters Karla & Mary, Donna Pivonka, Sonja Sorenson, Renee Bourget all played.  I might have missed one or two as well.  That was a really good team.   

Chicken,

I believe she has already received an offer from Wisconsin.  Seubert has offers from multiple schools and Awe is getting them as well.  That was a great game that someone had to lose.  East might give Memorial a run this afternoon in Marshfield.

I watched the end of the Point/Oshkosh game several times and hit the pause button on the inbound play being talked about.  I believe Abdul-Wahid knocked the ball out of bounds before his foot comes close to the sideline.  Play was good.  I also don't think there was a foul on the final play. Two guys going after the ball.  In the end, Oshy let one get away.  With Metcalf back next year they will be a load. 

BadgerWarhawk,

Any insight as to those applying for the Whitewater coaching job?  Will coach Wichser be back or are they looking for someone new?

 Scott Anderson would be a great hire at UWSP in my opinion.  Former player there, assistant coach there, coached in the Fox Valley with good success including a state tournament berth.  Three time state championship coach at SPASH and grew up with the game.  While I don't know all the other names in the hat for this job I'd say he's got to be in the top few because he knows the situation and can hit the ground running with recruiting.  My biggest hope for whoever does get the job is that the decision is made soon so the new coach can salvage some sort of recruiting for next year.  The cupboard is not bare but it certainly needs some restocking. 

Pretty sure 2019 recruit Logan Mulhern has also decided to join the Pointers after sitting out a year.  Plenty of shooters headed to the Quandt.  If they can get some inside play they might be building something again.

I agree WW, let the speculation run.  It's fun to see what people think.  How about GB get really adventurous and lure Jack Bennett out of retirement.  He could bring Nick along and in a few years Nick could be the new head coach.  Does that sound familiar to any of you?  Jack would turn that program around in a hurry with quality play and players that the community could really latch on to.  As far as coaches making "the jump", I believe, to paraphrase Dick Bennett, good coaching knows no division.  He used to say that all the time about basketball be it division one, two or three.  Good basketball knows no division.   

Not sure how good SP will be but we'll get a chance to find out.  They're scheduled to play the number 1, 2, 10, 11, 21 and four teams also getting votes.  That means 12 of their 25 games are against teams in the preseason top 25 and those getting votes.  I'm expecting a pretty good run by the Pointers with plenty of fire power.  Have to see how the big guys react as they'll be young on the front line. 

Any chance Point drops baseball?  With all the financial trouble schools are facing including UWSP this may be the time they lop off a program to save money and baseball would certainly qualify. 

Not to correct you Mr Gleich but Brant Bailey is from Wis Dells and not Rapids.  Bryan Beamish was from Rapids.  Still waiting to hear where Jacob Gollon ends up as he's been looking.  Not much of a chance he'll stay in Point as funding is extremely tight at most UW schools for coaches and their staffs.   

Thanks BoBo,

I assume one of the swimmers from SP represented the school?  Hope he or she didn't actually make the call but the SID from WW did.  Wouldn't want that on me.  Either way, what's done is done.  We'll see how it all shakes out after this week.  A new precedent is set! 

BW,

Who was the smart man that called the coin flip for WW?  Did it come up heads or tails?  Haven't heard much about it not that it matters much.  Just would be nice to know where this event took place and who was there.
 

WSUC/WIAC used to have a freshman of the year award but discontinued it.  Not sure why. 

Wednesday was a well played and exciting battle between two of the best in Division Three with Point at Whitewater.  Point has not done well at the line all year and yes it finally cost them.  Never got Haas on track and as always, were out quicked by the Hawks.  Regarding the flops, I hate them and can't figure out why officials get fooled by it.  It is pretty obvious when a guy flops and Hearn had the biggest flop of the night when Richard barely touched him.  Reggie got away with one and he knows it.  Some might say good move as it cost the opposition a possession.  I don't like it.  I thought Blum was a better official than to get suckered in on those but alas, I was wrong.  Oh well, I'll have to hope Point doesn't fall into some funk and end up giving the title away.  I don't expect that to happen but stranger things have.   

I might agree that the overall talent level is down and it appears that we have a little more separation again between the upper to lower tier teams.  A few years back it was really a battle every night out but it doesn't seem that's quite the case right now.  Like most things, I believe this goes in cycles and that the league overall talent will come back.  I also think that part of the reason is more D-II schools are invading the state to pick prime talent and they at least are starting out their college careers elsewhere.  Wisconsin perhaps doesn't produce tons of D-I talent each year but for many years because of great high school coaching and a strong work ethic generally, the state has really had many quality players that are now going to places like SW Minn, Duluth, Mich Tech, N Mich, Augustant S.D., etc. or getting private school $$ to play there.  It's getting harder and harder to keep the really good players here when someone offers them $$, even if it's a partial.  Whitewater has done a great job through the years of getting some of those players that "come home" after going elsewhere to start.  Point has certainly had several fine transfers.  I still think the WIAC is pretty talented and should hold up well on the national stage.  That however remains to be seen.