Jackrabbit Women Sign 3

[Jacks-02]

http://argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll.../NEWS/71114044

[NorCalJack]

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Welcome to the Jacks ladies, we look forward to watching your careers at SDSU.

Go State!!!

[Jacks#1Fan]

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Welcome to the Jacks ladies, we look forward to watching your careers at SDSU.

Go State!!!

This is a VERY good class (along with this year's)! Vanessa verbally committed as a junior, and we may really have lucked out on Westergard. When she had a knee injury, a number of D-I schools (some very good ones) forgot about her. We didn't ! Congratulations to AJ and Laurie Melum...they should keep bringing in the best!!

[NorCalJack]

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Here is the Argus Leader article about the new Jacks WBB recruits

Jackrabbits sign West Central guard
Coyotes land prolific scorer Krogman
By Terry Vandrovec
tvandrovec@argusleader.com
PUBLISHED: November 15, 2007




HARTFORD - Relief. That's what Vanessa Johnson felt Wednesday afternoon upon signing a second National Letter of Intent to play women's basketball at South Dakota State. The first documentation was for the NCAA, the second a staging for the media.

Frankly, she would have signed that piece of paper 100 times.

Somewhat under-the-radar because she didn't play on the big-time summer circuit, the West Central guard made a verbal commitment 15 months ago and never wavered. Not when Jackrabbits coach Aaron Johnston appeared to be headed for another school, and not when other area colleges continued to make contact.
She began going to SDSU camps in seventh grade and has been attending games with her aunt since long before that.

"I wanted to be closer to home, and I liked being around the program," said Johnson, whose only other Division I scholarship offer came from Nebraska.
Described by high school coach Joe Caffrey as intense and skilled, the 5-foot-9 Johnson averaged 21.8 points, 4.3 assists and 3.2 steals as a junior and has more than 1,000 career points.

"Vanessa is one of the better all-around guards that I've seen in the recruiting class, not just in South Dakota but in the Midwest," Johnston said. "She's going to be a fantastic guard."

SDSU also landed some frontcourt support in centers Jennie Sunnarborg and Cala Westergard.
The 6-2 Sunnarborg is an athletic post in the mold of current Jacks Marie Boever and Jenn Warkenthien. She averaged 10 points and five rebounds per game as a junior, helping Osseo reach the Minnesota Class 4A state tournament.

Westergard, also 6-2 and from Charles City, Iowa, provides a low-post presence. A two-time all-state pick, she averaged 15.5 points and 10.9 rebounds as a junior before suffering a second serious knee injury.
"Because of the injury, she has all kinds of room to continue to grow as a player," Johnson said.

To read the entire article and about the Men's recruits, click on this link.

http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs...47/1002/SPORTS

Go State!!!

[Jacks-02]

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Good game for Johnson last night.

http://argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll...43/1002/SPORTS

"The West Central Trojan girls basketball team posted a 64-49 victory over Harrisburg on Tuesday night in the opening game of the high school season for both teams.

Vanessa Johnson led the Trojans, who led 31-27 at half, with 30 points. Also for West Central, Jamey Hofer had 12 points."

[Jacks#1Fan]

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From today's Argus:

"In a battle of two high-octane offenses, it was the West Central Trojans who had more firepower at the end, as they downed the Parkston Trojans 72-65 for the Region 5A girls title Thursday night. With No. 3 Parkston and No. 4 West Central engaging in a knockdown, drag-out clash, it came down to another “battle of the titans” domi*nating the action. West Central’s Vanessa Johnson, bound for Division I basketball next season at South Dakota State, and Parkston’s Maggie Malloy, stared down the end of their brilliant high school careers – and they both went out in a blaze of glory, although Johnson’s career is now extended for another three games at the ‘A’ tourney in Watertown next weekend. Johnson totaled 33 points, eight rebounds, four assists and five steals."

We went to watch her play last week and she will make a great addition to the Jackrabbit guard group next year!!

[RabbitinTea]

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I can't remember which class is on TV this year? I noticed Sioux Valley upset Milbank and Wollschlager (sp?) and will be in the State A tourney as well.

[Rabbitlivinginverm]

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I can't remember which class is on TV this year? I noticed Sioux Valley upset Milbank and Wollschlager (sp?) and will be in the State A tourney as well.

"A" girls were on last year so it won't be them.

[West-River_Jack]

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"A" girls were on last year so it won't be them.

The SDPTV schedule

http://www.sdpb.org/schedules/tv.asp...ate=2008-03-01

shows class A for both boys and girls.

[Rabbitlivinginverm]

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The SDPTV schedule

http://www.sdpb.org/schedules/tv.asp...ate=2008-03-01

shows class A for both boys and girls.

Looks like I was wrong, again. I thought they rotated? Guess not. BTW WRJ, nice game last night

[boxerboy]

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I can't remember which class is on TV this year? I noticed Sioux Valley upset Milbank and Wollschlager (sp?) and will be in the State A tourney as well.

Maybe the Jacks should have recruited another Kleinjan, go Cossacks.

[RabbitinTea]

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Maybe the Jacks should have recruited another Kleinjan, go Cossacks.

Val Kleinjan is flat out good...no doubt about it.

[boxerboy]

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Val Kleinjan is flat out good...no doubt about it.

I don't know how many people might remember that Russ (Andy and Val's dad) went to State for awhile to play hoops but his heart just wasn't in it. Those SV teams of the early seventies were pretty good, could have won back to back state B's. They had some great games against Hamlin and Steve Brown among others. Hank Lengkeek got most of the accolades but Russ was as good and probably better.

[RabbitinTea]

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I remember hearing a story about that team holding the ball for the majority of a half. They were trying to keep the score down and very few points were scored in the game.

[boxerboy]

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I remember hearing a story about that team holding the ball for the majority of a half. They were trying to keep the score down and very few points were scored in the game.

You have an excellent memory It was 1973 region 3 final in Watertown and Hamlin stalled most of the game Lengkeek hit one from the baseline as time expired to win 25-23. I also think Brown scored almost all Hamlin's points too. The next year Hamlin won it all.