The CHL is AA profesional hockey the mast majority of the cities are in the southern United States with 2 franchises being in Colorado. The average franchise cost is 2 million per year and around 90 games a year. The USHL is the top junior hockey division has 12 teams that are all in the midwest (4 in IA, 3 in NE) average cost is 1 million per year and on tallent is believed to be better. The USHL plays around 70-75 games per year.
Heres what I know and have found out about Rapid City. It of course has Mount Rushmore just down the road and is home to around 60,000 residents. The CBA Rapid City Thrillers led the CBA in attendence in the early 90's and produced future NBA coaches Flip Saunders and Eric Mussleman. Pat Hall who was majority owner moved the team to Florida because of a better venue deal however the team folded in 2 years. The Rapid City Posse/Thrillers and Gold all played in the Civic Center over the next couple of years but never drew well. Basketball hasn't been in Rapid for atleast 5 years. The R.C. Machine of the IFL came to town in 2000 were prety good later went onto the NIFL and then to the UIF as the Red Dawgs after poor attendence the Red Dawgs lay dormit as they still hold UIF franchise rights. The R.C. Aces came to town with the NIFL and were succesful on the field but an embeseling owner just about cost them the season as Pat Hall, Less Cook, Don McElray, and Scott Martin had to take over the franchise. Lack of funds cost them the 2007 team. Hopefully the Aces will come out of disfunt and play in the UIF next season. The Civic Center Don Barnett Arena holds 8,000ish needs north end courtside seats and could use some general cosmetic work. 4 new Jumbo screens are in each corner of the Arena. The new Civic Center Arena being constructed as we speak will have an ice ring and will hold 5,000 for hockey and 5,700 for basketball and is equipt with skyboxes. Rapid City Civic Center needs tenants and minor league sports are best.
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Rapid City makes rapid WRONG decision
Rapid City today anounced that they will begin contract negotitations with the CHL citing local ownership as the reason. My opinion is that if they would of waited for the USHL ownership group to be formed that the wait would be worth it. R.C. needs to learn that even good ownership can be bad when a bad league comes to town. When the CBA Thrillers left town the IBL came to town and had mulipal franchises in town those franchises and how bad they performed is what is keeping the DLeague from coming to town in my opinion. The Civic Center in my opinion needs to justify the addition of a new arena by more then AA hockey team though. They should talk to the Dleague and the UIF... I challenge anybody that wants to own a franchise in either sport. I wll buy season tickets to either one. Pat Hall who was the majority owner of the CBA Thrillers and the Majority owner of the disfunct Flying Aces should be talked to also George Jenter who owns franchise rights to the UIF should also be talked to. Rapid City has an arena that is 10 times better the SF and can't support crap for minor league sports. There is nothing to do in Rapid like there is in Sioux Falls. I will continue to research what it will take but I challenge any body with a little money and the will and determination to own either a dleague or uif team to bring one to Rapid City. Also if the CHL deal falls through the USHL should come to town imidiatly. SF, SC, Omaha, Kearny, Lincoln, 3 other IA teams all prety close compared to Coloardo and Texas.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
SDSU vs. USD whats to make of it?
Coming home from work I was listening to In the Zone on 1570 and they had Terry V. on there and Jeff asked him whats SDSU's take on renewing the rivalry and Terry made a commit and it prety much said SDSU doesn't want to play USD any time soon. Jeff said that if they played the game in Sioux Falls slapped on a corperted sponser that it would make money and Terry responded and I believe he is right when he said SDSU averaged 9,000 at home and over 15,000 on hobo days if SDSU goes to USD they would in sence be loosing money and its a loose loose situation.
My take on the situation is if USD wants to make the trip up to SDSU for football or basketball I am game but if they expect SDSU to play USD on a nuetral floor they are nuts. SDSU has done all the right steps in transition and if they play USD its a loose loose situation.
My take on the situation is if USD wants to make the trip up to SDSU for football or basketball I am game but if they expect SDSU to play USD on a nuetral floor they are nuts. SDSU has done all the right steps in transition and if they play USD its a loose loose situation.
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
MIsc. Sports
I would like to first congratulate the Stampede on winning the USHL, I would also like to say that I am supporting the USHL in Rapid City. Second of all I would like to say that I am upset with hearing that Keloland will not be able to broadcast the SDSU games next year like previously thought, I am hoping that Mid-Con communications will add the American Channel and that the Summit League will allow for free web-cast of all the conference games. Third I would like to challenge Sioux Falls to build a new arena, I was at the Convention center the other day and you can hardly tell that its an arena from outside, when you go to rapid you can tell where the arena is. I am publically supporting an arena, theater, offices and a large meeting room. Sanford and Poet Energy would be two Sioux Falls based companies that would be interested in putting up big bucks for naming rights. The offices could house the Storm and Stampede. I would then ask the Skyforce if they would like to have the Arena to themselves, keep the lease agreement the same and allow the Skyforce to make it more of there own. If the Skyforce accepts it you keep the arena if they would like to be moved the the new arena at a higher rate you can renovate the arena to better suite the convention center.
The arena I would like would sit 10-12,000 would have plenty of floor space for hockey and arena football, would also have skybox suites. The reason for that is with the success that Sioux Falls is having with the Storm I would not be surprised if the AFL showed interest in Sioux Falls if an Arena was built that suited an AFL team.
The arena I would like would sit 10-12,000 would have plenty of floor space for hockey and arena football, would also have skybox suites. The reason for that is with the success that Sioux Falls is having with the Storm I would not be surprised if the AFL showed interest in Sioux Falls if an Arena was built that suited an AFL team.
2 local summer club teams participate in Howard Pulley Basketball Tournament
First of all I would like to say that I passed my drug test and will start work tommaro and will be coaching the local legion baseball team so post may be a little bit slower. If you have any questions emal me at josephjvoigt@st.bhsu.edu
The Dakota Schoolers Gold and South Dakota Heat performed in Bloomington Minnesota this past weekend at the Sabes Howard Pulley tournament. The tournament is non sanctioned meaning that college affilitated coaches can not recruit durring the tournament.
Both teams made the final 8 I don't have any stats or numbers on the schoolers yet but will update when the are posted on their website.
The heat were led by Louie Krogman who was named to the all tournament team averaging 17.4 ppg. He joined a Wisconsin recruit and another kid who has recieved offers from Kansas and Missouri.
From what I have heard they beat a Chicago based team that was a favored and Schilling, Iverson and Vlastuin all did well in the tournament also.
Congrats to Louie the Heat and the Schoolers on a well played tournament.
I will update the personal stats from both teams when they are updated to there respected websites.
The Dakota Schoolers Gold and South Dakota Heat performed in Bloomington Minnesota this past weekend at the Sabes Howard Pulley tournament. The tournament is non sanctioned meaning that college affilitated coaches can not recruit durring the tournament.
Both teams made the final 8 I don't have any stats or numbers on the schoolers yet but will update when the are posted on their website.
The heat were led by Louie Krogman who was named to the all tournament team averaging 17.4 ppg. He joined a Wisconsin recruit and another kid who has recieved offers from Kansas and Missouri.
From what I have heard they beat a Chicago based team that was a favored and Schilling, Iverson and Vlastuin all did well in the tournament also.
Congrats to Louie the Heat and the Schoolers on a well played tournament.
I will update the personal stats from both teams when they are updated to there respected websites.
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Major League Baseball
Again I know this is not SD sports but right now SD sports are a little quiet and MLB is starting to heat up. You may or maynot know that I am a Minnesota Twins fan, and that Left Fielder Jason Kubel was born in Belle Fourche SD and has family in the Bon Homme area. Minnesota of course has the AL MVP who got out of a slump last night blasting 2 bombs, also Torii Hunter has a 22 game hitting streak. Joe Mauer is on the DL but not to worry because Michael Redmond is a great backup. The Cubs a team I also like looks like they have gotton out of there slow start and start to hit the ball hard. The Cubs have a lefty in Hill that has a curveball that resembles Zito's also have one hell of an offensive lineup. If there defense and pitching can stay with them they will become a contener. Josh Hamilton has shown up as the feel good story of 07, drafted #1 by the Devil Rays out of high school Hamilton was kicked out of baseball for continuous drug use. I watched the Outside the Lines and HBO sports episode about Hamliton it said that he is now married and his family makes shure he doesn't screw up, he was re-enstated last year but had season ending knee surgury and both thought he may become a 5th outfielder late in his career, best case sonario. Hamilton was a rule 5 draft pick by the cubs and traded to the Reds, he is starting and has hit 8 HR this season while playing good defense. This is a guy that took 5 years off of baseball and played A ball for alil more then a month last year and now is hitting major league pitching like a seasonal veteran.
Monday, May 7, 2007
Gorilla Project??
I know this is a sports blog but when something this secret and big is brought into south dakota I have to write about it. What is known about the Gorilla project? From the Argus Leader, RC Journal and SC Pioneer I have found out not much is known, it could create 2,000 jobs and could use 5,000 acres which is roughly 8 sq miles. It would also use 12 million gallons a day for cooling purposes. The main 3 I have heard is a
Toyota or Hyundi automotive plant, this would make some sence the fact that both companies are expanding in the United States and have expressed interest in plants in the midwest. Sioux City and Sioux Falls are not too far away for higher positions to live and there are many small towns in the area where blue collar employees could live. The parts that don't get me is 12 million gallons of water I have heard different reasons that it would use that much but the CR building in Springfield had a device where is reused there own water and I would expect that a company like Toyota or Hyundi would also utilize that kind of technology.
Nuclear Plant, I have heard the possibility of a Nuke plant being put up in Union County for years when I went to a Wind Energy seminar in December the speaker from one of the companies said that they support Nuclear Energy and are proposing it in numerous places in the midwest. Also the Argus had an article about a feasibility study being done in south dakota though it was believed to be seperate. Again the water issue, the water used to cool a Nuke plant becomes really hott and generally 2 hot to put right back into the river.
Oil Refinory, This makes alot of sence with the pipeline already going through there and another one being proposed you begin to wonder also with the fact that in the 4 state area billions of gallons of ethanol are produced and a refinery could blend it very cheap.
I have also heard Hog Farm... 8 sq miles of Hogs in South Dakota will never fly if you smell it or not.
My opinion on this is mixed. I have been to Elk Point and know many people from Elk Point and know that it is alot like Tyndall a small town that you have grown to like and though you would like to see it grow you don't want it to loose its small town image. A 2,000 job employer could be great for South Dakotas economy and would affect Sioux Falls and Sioux City more then they can imangine. So again I have to say I'm not exacually for it nor am I against it I hope it happens but am optomistic and am not going to be upset if it doesn't happen.
Toyota or Hyundi automotive plant, this would make some sence the fact that both companies are expanding in the United States and have expressed interest in plants in the midwest. Sioux City and Sioux Falls are not too far away for higher positions to live and there are many small towns in the area where blue collar employees could live. The parts that don't get me is 12 million gallons of water I have heard different reasons that it would use that much but the CR building in Springfield had a device where is reused there own water and I would expect that a company like Toyota or Hyundi would also utilize that kind of technology.
Nuclear Plant, I have heard the possibility of a Nuke plant being put up in Union County for years when I went to a Wind Energy seminar in December the speaker from one of the companies said that they support Nuclear Energy and are proposing it in numerous places in the midwest. Also the Argus had an article about a feasibility study being done in south dakota though it was believed to be seperate. Again the water issue, the water used to cool a Nuke plant becomes really hott and generally 2 hot to put right back into the river.
Oil Refinory, This makes alot of sence with the pipeline already going through there and another one being proposed you begin to wonder also with the fact that in the 4 state area billions of gallons of ethanol are produced and a refinery could blend it very cheap.
I have also heard Hog Farm... 8 sq miles of Hogs in South Dakota will never fly if you smell it or not.
My opinion on this is mixed. I have been to Elk Point and know many people from Elk Point and know that it is alot like Tyndall a small town that you have grown to like and though you would like to see it grow you don't want it to loose its small town image. A 2,000 job employer could be great for South Dakotas economy and would affect Sioux Falls and Sioux City more then they can imangine. So again I have to say I'm not exacually for it nor am I against it I hope it happens but am optomistic and am not going to be upset if it doesn't happen.
Sunday, May 6, 2007
SDSU Track and Field
As you may or may not know Freshman Michelle Schuch has qualified for USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field in the Discuss. Michelle graduated high school with me, I also had another friend whos sister ran track at SDSU a few years ago. When I talked to Schuch she says SDSU needs to build an outdoor track I am on the record for being against this but have thought this over and now believe that a Track and Field complex should be built on campus. I am not familier with campus because I don't attend SDSU but Schuch and another one of my friends said that there is room behind the football field for a nice Track and Field complex to be built. The main reason I have changed my mind is because Track and Field is a sport that South Dakota produces there fair share of athletes and is a sport where other then a few TOP schools everybody is on an equal plain when it comes to recruiting and a complex would only help State. Also Track and Field is for both Men and Woman.
Northern State University, How Big is it??
I decided to post about this after my roomate and another guy got in a fight about exacually how big of a sports college is NSU. I have done research and have found some interesting facts. NSU is the only school in the NSIC to offer all 16 sports. Northern is the 4th biggest state univeristy behind SDSU, USD and BHSU. There football team gained the most attention when Gerry Glanville was announced to be one of the final 3 of coaches but later decided Hawaii might be a better place to coach. They only offer 24 scholarships for football but do play on a 6,000 seat 2 year old stadium that has artificial turf. There basketball team has been good but not great in the past years. Their roster is prety local with the majority of the kids coming from SD, ND or MN....
So exacully how big is NSU??? That is a really tough question to answer, there college isn't that big besides basketball there sports teams arnt that big however they do play on a 6,000 seat football stadium which is prolly the nicest outdoor stadium in South Dakota, and an 8,000 seat basketball arena which besides the dome is prolly the biggest basketball arena in the state.
So exacully how big is NSU??? That is a really tough question to answer, there college isn't that big besides basketball there sports teams arnt that big however they do play on a 6,000 seat football stadium which is prolly the nicest outdoor stadium in South Dakota, and an 8,000 seat basketball arena which besides the dome is prolly the biggest basketball arena in the state.
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Recruiting South Dakota Students
After writing the STM/SES post I realized that I should write an entry about the problems with open enrollment and recruiting in south dakota, as many of you may know I come from Tyndall, SD which lost around 10 kids in high school to Avon including good friends.... Heres what I have came up with..
Avon is looked at as just recruiting athletes because they went to the dome 4 years in a row.. that statement is unjust because the majority of there athletes do live and are from avon a few have came over but most havn't. 2nd Avon is a small town and small school and with how money is given out Avon recruits all students if you fail in Wagner or Lake Andes they send you a packet... In that packet they send you 2 calculaters, a schedule, phone numbers to various teachers and administration and a personal letter.. I know I recieved one (my mom asked for them too). As far as giving incentives most kids the chance of winning state is enough, others like smaller classrooms and some just want to get out of bad situations. Other schools have recieved recruiting names such as Chester, from what I understand Chester started when the Kruetzfelts moved between Madison and Chester there oldest was in high school and there youngest was maybe a kindegardner they decided that yes Chester would be a better fit, the Kruetzfelts who were well liked and factored with problems at Madison prompted others to follow as far as my knowledge on the situation no actual recruitng when on though people still are upset over it.
Argus article about open enrollment in sports a year ago.... this article was written by Stew Whitney and was horrible it sold kids out to sound like idiots he interviewed Terry Balvin who I have known for many years for over an hour and all he got out of it was "we have taken are grocery shopping out of Tyndall" and other stuff that anybody in the county could of said... They went and interviewed Bon Homme's principal but no students if students would of been interviewed most would of said this "I didn't support it nor did I like it but I understood it" Stu also commited on select players from Ogorman recieved tuition reduction for small jobs...
They say this happens all the time with non boarding private schools though I will disagree I have never heard any problems with Dakota Christian a school located between Corsica, Armour, Geddes and Platte... and all of those schools have produced good athletes and have had kids transfer from place to place and time to time and nobody cares.... maybe we should all take a page out of that areas book. when ringling transfered from Platte to Geddes the Platte kids still supported him and so did the community they knew it was best for him.
Open enrollment will always leave a sour taste in my mouth but I will always say that it is a good thing to have... why punish a kid? but then again why punish a school?
Avon is looked at as just recruiting athletes because they went to the dome 4 years in a row.. that statement is unjust because the majority of there athletes do live and are from avon a few have came over but most havn't. 2nd Avon is a small town and small school and with how money is given out Avon recruits all students if you fail in Wagner or Lake Andes they send you a packet... In that packet they send you 2 calculaters, a schedule, phone numbers to various teachers and administration and a personal letter.. I know I recieved one (my mom asked for them too). As far as giving incentives most kids the chance of winning state is enough, others like smaller classrooms and some just want to get out of bad situations. Other schools have recieved recruiting names such as Chester, from what I understand Chester started when the Kruetzfelts moved between Madison and Chester there oldest was in high school and there youngest was maybe a kindegardner they decided that yes Chester would be a better fit, the Kruetzfelts who were well liked and factored with problems at Madison prompted others to follow as far as my knowledge on the situation no actual recruitng when on though people still are upset over it.
Argus article about open enrollment in sports a year ago.... this article was written by Stew Whitney and was horrible it sold kids out to sound like idiots he interviewed Terry Balvin who I have known for many years for over an hour and all he got out of it was "we have taken are grocery shopping out of Tyndall" and other stuff that anybody in the county could of said... They went and interviewed Bon Homme's principal but no students if students would of been interviewed most would of said this "I didn't support it nor did I like it but I understood it" Stu also commited on select players from Ogorman recieved tuition reduction for small jobs...
They say this happens all the time with non boarding private schools though I will disagree I have never heard any problems with Dakota Christian a school located between Corsica, Armour, Geddes and Platte... and all of those schools have produced good athletes and have had kids transfer from place to place and time to time and nobody cares.... maybe we should all take a page out of that areas book. when ringling transfered from Platte to Geddes the Platte kids still supported him and so did the community they knew it was best for him.
Open enrollment will always leave a sour taste in my mouth but I will always say that it is a good thing to have... why punish a kid? but then again why punish a school?
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Saint Thomas More
It has happend an actual investigation is being done into the recruiting that STM does... An article in the Rapid City Journal states alot... According to the article written by Kevin Woster all this started when Saint Elizabeth Setan (STM's grade and middle school) was not allowed to compete in a track meet, parents threw a fit and then all of this started.
My opinion on STM is that there is a reason they are good, they recruit plain and simple, but until Stevens or Central has a decent sports team I'm not going to blame them for doing it.... The problem with STM is how they act. I know members of that school as in I burned 8 of there 8th graders a copy of 300.... Most of the kids are sons of doctors, lawyers, or successful buisnessmen and Most of them say that yes recruiting does go on, is it big and bad as people make it out to be no, but they do say this if your not an athlete they don't do the whole college walk through like they do with there athletes, and though the school might not give you a scholarship directly there is ways around that (other parents, past graduates, boosters)... sounds like college to me.... STM will have 2 former members of Centrals basketball team playing for the Cavaliers next season..
Also I had heard that STM has sold there school to the Hospital and will be relocating to the old nun sanctuary. I don't know exacually where this is located and don't know how this will effect recruiting...
As far as not allowing a junior high team to compete isn't right if they were already invited but is understandable you don't want STM getting a good look at your young athletes...
Now by saying all of this I don't want to be attacking students of STM though i am attacking coaches and administration, first of all coach Hollenbek does nothing but coach a basketball team... How many of those are left in the state of south dakota? second of all how many schools drive 5 hours to recruit 1 basketball team and take 5 players and 3 assistant coaches with? However I have family that attends STM I guided my cousin and his friend out here at Black Hills State University durring History Day and helped them with some questions.... one group made it to nationals!!! (Rapid City Flood)
My opinion on STM is that there is a reason they are good, they recruit plain and simple, but until Stevens or Central has a decent sports team I'm not going to blame them for doing it.... The problem with STM is how they act. I know members of that school as in I burned 8 of there 8th graders a copy of 300.... Most of the kids are sons of doctors, lawyers, or successful buisnessmen and Most of them say that yes recruiting does go on, is it big and bad as people make it out to be no, but they do say this if your not an athlete they don't do the whole college walk through like they do with there athletes, and though the school might not give you a scholarship directly there is ways around that (other parents, past graduates, boosters)... sounds like college to me.... STM will have 2 former members of Centrals basketball team playing for the Cavaliers next season..
Also I had heard that STM has sold there school to the Hospital and will be relocating to the old nun sanctuary. I don't know exacually where this is located and don't know how this will effect recruiting...
As far as not allowing a junior high team to compete isn't right if they were already invited but is understandable you don't want STM getting a good look at your young athletes...
Now by saying all of this I don't want to be attacking students of STM though i am attacking coaches and administration, first of all coach Hollenbek does nothing but coach a basketball team... How many of those are left in the state of south dakota? second of all how many schools drive 5 hours to recruit 1 basketball team and take 5 players and 3 assistant coaches with? However I have family that attends STM I guided my cousin and his friend out here at Black Hills State University durring History Day and helped them with some questions.... one group made it to nationals!!! (Rapid City Flood)
SDSU Hoops
Basketball at Brookings is coming off its worst season. A young team got younger as players quit, got kicked off, and graduated. It has been rumored the Matt Cadwell plans on leaving though no official announcement has came. Coach Nagy decided to do whats best and start recruiting kids and he did. Nagy will have new assistant coaches next year as his full-time assistant was relieved of his duties and both of his grad assistants graduated though Cuttingham has been hired to fill one of his full-time assistant jobs SDSU will be adding another full time assistant to meat Mid-Con standards.
PG from California
SF from Colorado
PG/2G from South Dakota
2G/SF from Iowa
Nagy returns what looks to be the best on and off the court player in Kai Williams a kid from Canada that has came in and worked hard. Kai will be in a place to become a leader and I believe he will become a great one. Nagy also returns Garret Callahan a kid from Nagy's home state of Illinois that came in and ran the point well for the Jacks... Others returning will be Blake Yackley a good perimeter shooter showed signs of coming out but never could do it consistently, Thomas Basset a strong kid though undersized that played well at times but struggled from the line. Mark Engen a kid that really played well towards the end of the season, also returning would be Anthony Cordova the kid had to sit out last year due to academic reasons but look for him to come in and play strong minutes for the Jacks next year.
The Jacks will be entering a conference and play actual games at Frost I expect all SDSU students to attend as many games as possible I am not one but will try to catch 1 or 2... SDSU will be better next year and if they land Colton Iverson in 08 could really become something look for SDSU to be right up there in 08 fighting for the NCAA tournament bid.
PG from California
SF from Colorado
PG/2G from South Dakota
2G/SF from Iowa
Nagy returns what looks to be the best on and off the court player in Kai Williams a kid from Canada that has came in and worked hard. Kai will be in a place to become a leader and I believe he will become a great one. Nagy also returns Garret Callahan a kid from Nagy's home state of Illinois that came in and ran the point well for the Jacks... Others returning will be Blake Yackley a good perimeter shooter showed signs of coming out but never could do it consistently, Thomas Basset a strong kid though undersized that played well at times but struggled from the line. Mark Engen a kid that really played well towards the end of the season, also returning would be Anthony Cordova the kid had to sit out last year due to academic reasons but look for him to come in and play strong minutes for the Jacks next year.
The Jacks will be entering a conference and play actual games at Frost I expect all SDSU students to attend as many games as possible I am not one but will try to catch 1 or 2... SDSU will be better next year and if they land Colton Iverson in 08 could really become something look for SDSU to be right up there in 08 fighting for the NCAA tournament bid.
South Dakota High School Basketball
During the off season is where high school players become college talent, this upcoming summer season is no different. Right now we have 2 upcoming juniors from madison that have already verbally committed to SDSU, playing for the Dakota Schoolers. South Dakota has Colton Iverson who has an offer on the table from SDSU playing for the heat.
Dakota Schoolers Gold: This year the Schoolers went with less known names all players except for the two from madison played prep ball in the AA ranks... This years schoolers team is probably the least name known in the history of the program though I believe that is a good thing. The schoolers can work together and become something and make college players out of these kids. Coach Mueller is a great coach and will have these kids working hard and I could see a mass improvement among the entire team.
Dakota Schoolers Blue: The Dakota Schooler Blue team returns a few players from a year ago. Matt Dykstra a kid I saw alot of last year will be one of those kids returning. Dykstra who played great as a center will probably play some 3 but mostly 4 he is a strong kid that could become a high college tallent if he grew 2 inches. Another notable joining the team would be David Maxwell, Maxwell played every position for the Trojans the past year from 1 to 5 very versatile will probably see most of his time at the 3 though.. The schoolers blue team features a lot of B or low A school kids this team could produce some great kids but also could produce some duds.
South Dakota Heat: The heat are ran by one of my favorite coaches in lance friesan, they have 4 big name kids. Colton Iverson 6-10 center from Yankton leads the way, has an offer on the table from SDSU and NDSU and if he plays successfully over the summer could prompt offers from big 10 and big 12 schools. Colton needs to continue to get stronger and if he can do that he will be a dominite force in the college ranks. As far as schools I heard SDSU has took the lead after they were snowed out from going to Fargo for the SDSU/NDSU and the fact that Tim Miles volted to CSU.. However CSU as well as others could over take them.. Next would be Cody Schilling Cody had an injury plagued summer last year and hopes to play injury free this summer. Cody has obtained offers from SDSU, NDSU and reportedly Nevada as well as others. If Cody has a good summer look for him to be playing at a big name/conference school. Next on the list would be Louie Krogman, everybody knows Louie the kid that put 50 up at state averaged 30.5 over the season, 2nd career points and soon to be 1st. Louie had an offer from SDSU but waited 2 long and SDSU pulled it in favor of the 07 and 09 class.. I have heard numerous rumors from Louie, I've heard he wants to go to SDSU and if it means walking on red-shirting and obtaining a scholarship later that could be a possibility. I've also heard JuCo, or possibly BHSU for a year then taking a look at his options. BHSU probably a stretch but Coach Marshall did play his collegiant ball as a YellowJacket... Last would be Jared Vlastuin, Jared impressed me more then any other player this year, he is 6-6ish 160pounds soking wet but played like he was 220... jumps higher and quicker then anybody I saw, out played Kyle Doerr at state when he gave up close to 50 pounds... Jared's as an offer from Augie right now but if he gains some weight and with the other 3 mentioned playing beside him this summer I wouldn't be surprised if Jared gets D-I attention, not every day do you get a kid that can jump above the box on the back board, and can go out and hit that 10 footer.
Others that are not playing ball this summer or that I don't know about... 2 main ones come to mind. Keith Cutler fromp Platte, from what I understood he had an offer from the schoolers as well as the heat but Keith is an athlete and a great baseball player, his dad played at sdsu and his dad coaches his teener team. Another is Jordan Boots Jordan last year played with the schoolers but is not this upcoming summer, I heard he wasn't well liked by quite a few players but I don't know why he isn't playing just speculating if I hear anything about it I will post it.
Dakota Schoolers Gold: This year the Schoolers went with less known names all players except for the two from madison played prep ball in the AA ranks... This years schoolers team is probably the least name known in the history of the program though I believe that is a good thing. The schoolers can work together and become something and make college players out of these kids. Coach Mueller is a great coach and will have these kids working hard and I could see a mass improvement among the entire team.
Dakota Schoolers Blue: The Dakota Schooler Blue team returns a few players from a year ago. Matt Dykstra a kid I saw alot of last year will be one of those kids returning. Dykstra who played great as a center will probably play some 3 but mostly 4 he is a strong kid that could become a high college tallent if he grew 2 inches. Another notable joining the team would be David Maxwell, Maxwell played every position for the Trojans the past year from 1 to 5 very versatile will probably see most of his time at the 3 though.. The schoolers blue team features a lot of B or low A school kids this team could produce some great kids but also could produce some duds.
South Dakota Heat: The heat are ran by one of my favorite coaches in lance friesan, they have 4 big name kids. Colton Iverson 6-10 center from Yankton leads the way, has an offer on the table from SDSU and NDSU and if he plays successfully over the summer could prompt offers from big 10 and big 12 schools. Colton needs to continue to get stronger and if he can do that he will be a dominite force in the college ranks. As far as schools I heard SDSU has took the lead after they were snowed out from going to Fargo for the SDSU/NDSU and the fact that Tim Miles volted to CSU.. However CSU as well as others could over take them.. Next would be Cody Schilling Cody had an injury plagued summer last year and hopes to play injury free this summer. Cody has obtained offers from SDSU, NDSU and reportedly Nevada as well as others. If Cody has a good summer look for him to be playing at a big name/conference school. Next on the list would be Louie Krogman, everybody knows Louie the kid that put 50 up at state averaged 30.5 over the season, 2nd career points and soon to be 1st. Louie had an offer from SDSU but waited 2 long and SDSU pulled it in favor of the 07 and 09 class.. I have heard numerous rumors from Louie, I've heard he wants to go to SDSU and if it means walking on red-shirting and obtaining a scholarship later that could be a possibility. I've also heard JuCo, or possibly BHSU for a year then taking a look at his options. BHSU probably a stretch but Coach Marshall did play his collegiant ball as a YellowJacket... Last would be Jared Vlastuin, Jared impressed me more then any other player this year, he is 6-6ish 160pounds soking wet but played like he was 220... jumps higher and quicker then anybody I saw, out played Kyle Doerr at state when he gave up close to 50 pounds... Jared's as an offer from Augie right now but if he gains some weight and with the other 3 mentioned playing beside him this summer I wouldn't be surprised if Jared gets D-I attention, not every day do you get a kid that can jump above the box on the back board, and can go out and hit that 10 footer.
Others that are not playing ball this summer or that I don't know about... 2 main ones come to mind. Keith Cutler fromp Platte, from what I understood he had an offer from the schoolers as well as the heat but Keith is an athlete and a great baseball player, his dad played at sdsu and his dad coaches his teener team. Another is Jordan Boots Jordan last year played with the schoolers but is not this upcoming summer, I heard he wasn't well liked by quite a few players but I don't know why he isn't playing just speculating if I hear anything about it I will post it.
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