Four Coaching Moves, Athena Winners

#1 posting 5.9.2008
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SIGNING
Tavelyn James of Detroit Mumford has signed with Eastern Michigan. The 5-7 guard averaged 23.2 ppg this past winter.

COACHING NEWS
Ohio will announce their new women's basketball coach today.

Chris Kielsmeier has been named women's basketball coach at Wayne State College in Nebraska. He was the coach at D3 National champ Howard Payne in Texas. He is from Iowa, graduating from Hubbard-Radcliffe high school. From the Sioux City Journal.

Former Sioux Falls Lincoln boys coach Lyle Pearson is the new girls basketball coach. SFL has not been to the state tournament for 15 years. From KELO.

Hillsdale High School in Michigan is looking for a new girls basketball coach. From the Hillsdale Daily News.

ATHENA WINNERS
Minneapolis area high schools will honor their Athena Award winners today. 27 of the honorees played basketball.

HALL OF FAME
Former Lynx coach Suzie McConnell-Serio will be inducted into the Penn State Hall of Fame on June 14.

AAU TOURNAMENT
Today the Minnesota State AAU Tournament opens up. Here is the State AAU page with schedule links.

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