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| THE ORIGINAL LADY DEUCES, SUMMER 2000
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LADY DEUCES BASKETBALL... WE GOT GAME!
Welcome to the Lady Deuces FAMILY of girls basketball, where PERSEVERANCE is a way of life and THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS THE "OFF SEASON!"
Originally based in the Little Apple, (Manhattan, Kan.) the Lady Deuces are now based in Columbia, MO. We are a DIVERSE, non-profit, organization dedicated to providing girls the chance of participating in competitive basketball. Our teams participate in AAU, MBA, MAYB, USSSA, etc., competitive basketball programs..
OUR MOTTO:
"No matter how difficult the goal, triumph of will power over weakness will gain success."
OUR MISSION STATEMENT:
To provide an atmosphere where girls can develop and improve their physical skills while teaching and promoting lifelong values
-- self-esteem, character, teamwork and sportsmanship -- that are the behavioral foundation of our future leaders.
Being a Lady Deuce is a privilege. It's an identity. It's a legacy.
Lady Deuces pursue excellence in ALL that they do to honor the performances and accomplishments of the young women who have worn the jersey before them. They chase perfection to encourage the aspirations of those who will come after them, knowing that their performances here are connected to everything that has been and everything that will be the Lady Deuces Tradition.
Lady Deuces are bound together by a common commitment. They compete to win, yet they understand the real rewards come from the doing; the pride lies in the process. They have much to live up to expectations are high. Still, none could be higher than the ones that they have of themselves.
Women's basketball is a part of that whole that makes that tradition.
When you choose to become a Lady Deuce, you inherit the expectation and become a part of that commitment. When you wear that jersey you dive after loose balls, you take charges, YOU PLAY DEFENSE, you run the floor.
You compete, you learn, you laugh, you work and you play with a passion that makes you perform like a champion whether you win or lose.
Most importantly, your carry yourself with dignity and respect on and off the court.
Being a Lady Deuce is an all-the-time thing. It's what you do and where you go and who you are. And it's forever. That's the way it is with family.
We hope your association with the Lady Deuces is an enjoyable and rewarding experience.
Please find on the following pages important information about the Lady Deuces team history, rules, codes of conduct pledges, player information, etc. for players, parents, coaches and fans of the Lady Deuces.
The Lady Deuces FAMILY welcomes you to review this website and hope that you will become, not only fans of the Lady Deuces, but also a member of our basketball FAMILY.
The Lady Deuces consists of 7th and 8th grade and a combined high school girls basketball teams. The Lady Deuces also have a brother team in the Young Deuces.
The goal of Lady Deuces Basketball is to not only field a competitive team, but to also provide an opportunity for young girls to develop and improve their skills against high caliber competition, receive maximum court time and prepare them to play at the next level. Personal skill development, unselfish play, and having a fun, positive experience are priorities of this team. Our coaches and players are dedicated to hard work, team play and sportsmanship.
In addition to developing and improving players' basketball skills, it is our vision to use basketball to teach life lessons and develop self-esteem, character, teamwork and sportsmanship.
Any female in the age groups of our teams is welcome to play regardless of ability.
The trademarks of Lady Deuces teams are enthusiasm, leadership, discipline, court savvy, love of the game, intensity and strong, pressure defense.
The most enduring characteristic surrounding the Lady Deuces is a sense of "family," modeled after the North Carolina men's basketball team and the family atmosphere surrounding that program.
However, to be a Lady Deuce, you have to be:
Responsible
Respectable
Loyal
Honest
To Perform as a Lady Deuce you have to:
Work Hard
Play Smart
Put the Team Before Yourself
Have a Winning Attitude
To Be Successful as a Lady Deuce you have to:
Be Coachable
Accept Your Role
Handle Success and Failure
Be a Competitor
Is it in you to be a Lady Deuce?
Once again, welcome to the Lady Deuces family.
(This welcome is adapted with assistance from Coach Pat Summitt of the University of Tennessee Lady Vols and Coach Sherry Coale of the University of Oklahoma Sooners Basketball programs.)
LADY DEUCES BASKETBALL... WE GOT GAME!!!!!
Thursday, October 4
Deuces Capture Heart of America Showcase
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The NEK Lady Deuces basketball team took first place in the High School girls Open Division of the 2007 Heart of America Certified Showcase, Sept. 28-30 in Overland Park. Over 20 teams competed in and 70 women’s college coaches attended the NCAA-sanctioned event.
The Lady Deuces defeated the Lady Greyhounds, Hoop Service-Burgundy and the Lady heat in pool play and Hoop Service-Orange in the semifinals to advance to the championship game. Down 23 points at halftime, the Lady Deuces made a remarkable rally, overcoming a 20-point deficit with seven minutes remaining in the game to win by a point, to capture the title and finish the weekend with a 5-0 record.
The team was comprised of players from local high schools including Christy Nelson and Aresha Lige, Manhattan High; Dana Elliott and Amy Yenzer, Rock Creek; Katie Henry and Bry’Anna Underwood, Riley County; and Lauren Henry, Blue Valley. Additional team members included Nichole Naab, Emporia and Tina Clausen, South Haven.
Wednesday, July 25
Katie Wendland Signs with Bethany
NEK Lady Deuces 3-point specialist and former Riley County Falcon standout Katie Wendland, Leonardville, Kan., has signed a letter of intent to play basketball at Bethany for the 2007-2008 academic year.
Wendland, a two-year tri-captain with the Lady Deuces, served as co-captain on a Riley County team that advanced to the KSHSAA 3A state tournament. She hit a game-ending three-pointer to force overtime in Riley Countys 33-31 victory over Rock Creek in the substate championship game.
Good luck, Wendy!
Wednesday, July 25
Kari Smith Signs with MCC
Long-time Lady Deuce and former Manhattan High standout Kari Smith has inked a letter of intent to continue her basketball career at Manhattan Christian College, beginning in the Fall of 2007. Congrats, Kari!
Monday, June 4
Lady Deuces Place Third at Geary County Tournament
The NEK Lady Deuces opened the 2007 summer season with a third-place finish in the 2007 Geary County MAYB Tournament, June 1-3 in Junction City. The Deuces finished the weekend with a 4-2 record with wins over the Topeka Rim Rattlers, Green Wave, Belleville Lady Buffs and The Peak. The two losses included one to tournament champion Junction City and a heartbreaking, one-point setback to Riley County
The Lady Deuces return to action June 8-10 when they travel to Wichita for the MAYB Summer Kickoff Tournament.
Our schedule is:
Friday: 2:10 vs. Augusta @ WSU
6:30 vs. Iowa Lightning @ WSU
Saturday: 8 AM vs. O&H Thunder @ Wichita East HS
After Saturday's first game we enter bracket play.
Wednesday, April 11
Monique Pitts Named Manhattan Mercury's Player of the Year
In addition to Moe being named Player of the Year, fellow Deuces Emily Dwerlkotte and Lauren Henry were named to the first team; Deuces Christy Nelson, JaNeil Robinson and Dana Elliott were named to the second team. Katie Henry and Amy Yenzer were named honorable mention selections.
Blue Valley coach Henry, Rock Creek's Pitts honored
Keener Tippin Sports Writer
If one could sum up Monique Pitts in a single word, "elusive" might be a good one.
Trying to track down the 5-foot-8 guard from the Rock Creek to inform her that she had been selected as The Manhattan Mercury's All-Flint Hills Player of the Year, was akin to the frustration Mustang opponents have known for some time â Pitts is a hard person to nail down.
"I can't get a signal," a text message from Pitts read.
Pitts was out camping in some remote area with friends for Spring Break, frantically trying to make contact with civilization. After finding a cell phone fully charged and a hill tall enough to receive a signal, she was ready for her 15 minutes of fame.
"I've been waiting the last two years just to see if I would get it," Pitts said excitedly.
A first-team selection a year ago, second team in 2005 as a sophomore and third team as a freshman in 2004, Pitts didn't leave her player of the year selection up to chance. She worked hard over the summer to improve. Mission accomplished.
Pitts, who averaged 13.5 points and 5.8 rebounds on the season as an All-Mid-East League and second team Class 3A All-State selection and helped lead Rock Creek to the sub-state finals, is joined on the first team by Emily Dwerlkotte, Frankfort; Lauren Henry, Blue Valley, Molly Bergkamp, Valley Heights and Beth Husted, Riley County.
Perine feels Pitts is deserving of the honor for no other reason than the lasting impact feels Pitts has made on the Rock Creek program.
"Her freshman year she came into a program that needed some help," Perine said of Pitts. "It didn't have much of a tradition; didn't have a winning season before she came. Four years later people know who we are. A lot of that is to her credit."
While the honor is an individual one, Pitts quickly gives credit to her teammates.
"I play a team game; I don't like doing everything by myself," she said. "I know we can't win games without a team effort. When teams key on me, I do what I can to get other people open."
Pitts is uncertain on her future plans for college. She is currently mulling over offers for both volleyball and basketball.
It's that same love of the game that propelled the Mercury's coach of the year, Bridgett Henry, and her Blue Valley girls to a fourth place finish in Class 1A.
"They love to play the game," Henry said. "That's what we talked about all season, play the game well. If you play the game well things will happen."
And good things did happen for the Rams, especially late in the season, when Blue Valley got on a roll winning eight games in a row and finishing the season with a 20-8 mark.
"We went farther than I expected to," the second-year head coach said. "Our first goal was to finish in the top four in the Twin Valley League. That was a realistic goal that we took fourth."
Henry had the number four correct, but the Rams didn't finish in fourth place in the TVL, but rather in a four-way tie for first with Centralia, Bern and B&B. But two things still remained on Henry's "to-do" list for the season: Avenging losses to both Centralia and B&B.
The Rams accomplished both of those feats on their march to the state tournament.
"They worked really hard for that," Henry said. "I knew they were going to come out good against B&B because they had beaten us by a last-second shot during the season.
But they really surprised me the way they came out against Centralia.
"You can talk all you want - 'we can get this; we can take it,' but we had been beaten by (the Panthers) three times but (Blue Valley) came out and wanted to win that game.
Henry said it that love of and respect for the game that carried her team this season.
"Whether you win or lose it doesn't matter," Henry said. "If you played the game well that's all that matters."
GIRLS
Player of the Year
Monique Pitts, Rock Creek
Coach of the Year
Bridgett Henry, Blue Valley
FIRST TEAM
Monique Pitts
Rock Creek
The 5-8 guard averaged 13.5 points and nearly six rebounds per game this season for rock Creek. Pitts led the team in both categories and was second in assists with 54, second in steals with 45 and second in blocks with seven.
Lauren Henry
Blue Valley
Henry helped guide Blue Valley to a 20-8 overall record and fourth place finish in the Class 1A State Championship tournament in Hays. Henry led her team in scoring with 11 points a game, assists with almost four a game and in steals with three a game. She also led the team in 3-point shooting.
Beth Husted
Riley County
Husted led the Riley County girls in scoring this season with 10 points a game. She was part of a balanced attack that helped guide Riley to the Class 3A tournament in Hutchinson. Husted also led her team in rebounds per game (4) and in blocked shots (23).
Molly Bergkamp
Valley Heights
Bergkamp led Valley Heights in most statistical categories this past season, including points and rebounds, averaging 15 and seven a game, respectively. Bergkamp, a senior, played the guard and forward positions for Valley Heights.
Emily Dwerlkotte
Frankfort
Dwerlkotte led Frankfort in scoring with almost 12 points per game, while hauling down six rebounds a game as well. She was also the team-leader in assists and steals with 48 and 71, respectively. She was 25-of-89 from behind the arc as well.
SECOND TEAM
Kendle Henry (Blue Valley)
Christy Nelson (Manhattan)
JaNeil Robinson (Wamego)
Lainey Uphoff (Riley County)
Dana Elliott (Rock Creek)
HONORABLE MENTION
Amy Yenzer (Rock Creek)
Katie Henry (Riley County)
Amy Chambers (Wamego)
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Wednesday, April 11
Emily Dwerlkotte Signs with Cloud County
Congrats to Lady Deuce captain Emily Dwerlkotte for inking a letter of intent to continue her basketball career and play for Cloud County Community College. Her parents, David and Deb, along with coach, Bruce Gunter, look on. Congrats, Emily!
Wednesday, April 11
Former Deuce Katy Davenport Named All-American
OVERLAND PARK, KS -- Johnson County Community College sophomore center Katy Davenport was one of 30 players to earn selection as a 2006-07 NJCAA Division II Basketball All-American. Davenport was named to the first-team. Her honor marks the 14th time a JCCC players has earned All-America honors, and just the fifth player to earn first-team honors. Davenport earned third-team All-American as a freshman. She is just the second player in team history to be honored as an All-American in both her freshman and sophomore campaigns. Davenport is also a candidate to earn NJCAA Academic All-American accolades at the end of the spring semester.
This season, Davenport led JCCC in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots. She scored 654 points, an average of 19.8 per game. That total ranks fifth on JCCC?s season chart. Her 19.8 per game average ranked eighth in the country. She also had 261 rebounds, an average of 7.9, and blocked 25 shots. Her 261 rebounds tie the 14th-best season in team history. She also hit .763 from the free throw line, which ranked her 45th nationally. This season, JCCC finished the regular season with 21 wins, the most since the 1991-92 season. They added two more in postseason, finishing the year 23-10. The record for most wins in a season is 25.
Davenport, a graduate of Manhattan (Kan.) High School, ends her career at JCCC ranked among the all-time career leaders in several categories. Most notably, Davenport moved into the No. 2 spot all-time in scoring with 1,293 points. She is just the third player in team history to score over 1,000 points in a career, joining former All-Americans Lisa Kirby and Tonya Baucom in JCCC?s 1,000-point club. Her 19.0 career points per game average is fourth-best in team history.
She also ranks second in career point field goals with 494, first in career free throws with 266, third in career free throw percentage at .762, nine in career rebounds with 476, and tied for 10th in career 3-point field goal percentage at .345.
In her two seasons, Davenport helped JCCC to back-to-back 20-win seasons, two Region VI D-II championships, a District title and a seventh-place finish in the National Tournament. In addition to her All-America honors, Davenport was also twice selected as an East Jayhawk Conference and Region VI performer, and was named to the NJCAA All-Tournament team her freshman year. Last summer, Davenport was also selected to play in the inaugural NJCAA Women?s All-Star Games in Lubbock, Texas.
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Wednesday, April 11
"Original" Deuce Jolene Tamboue Honored
Former Lady Deuce Jolene Tamboue is enjoying success on the next level at Independence Community College.
"Jo Baby" was honored this season by being selected as the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Player-of-the-Week. She was also named the conference's "Freshman of the Year.
Tamboue was also named to the KJCCC First Team All-Confernce team.
Congrats to one of the *ORIGINAL* Deuces!!! Way to go, Jolene!!!!
Davenport to play for Johnson County CC
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By Keener Tippin
Manhattan Mercury Sports Writer
Katy Davenport had it all figured out. Or so she thought, anyway.
Following a standout basketball career at Manhattan High, Davenport had not planned to play at the college level. But it wasn't as if she didn't have any offers.
Rather than being a student-athlete, the 5-11 first-team all-Centennial and second-team Class 6A forward had planned on just being a college student, focusing on her academics rather than hoops.
But a funny thing happened as Senior Night came and went. Davenport had a change of heart.
"Come February and basketball season was winding down, I figured I was going to miss it a whole lot," said Davenport, who averaged 14.9 points and 7.7 rebounds in her senior year.
After Davenport decided she did indeed want to play college basketball, she opened up another window of opportunity for herself with a strong track season that culminated in a second-place finish in the shot put at the state track meet in Wichita. Davenport captured the silver medal with a heave of 38-feet, 6 inches after just taking up the shot put for the first time in March.
On Saturday, with her summer basketball team at the school for a tournament, Davenport inked a letter of intent to play basketball at Johnson County Community College, in front of her parents, Tim and Mary, and younger sister, Emily.
"It was a little bit closer to home," Davenport said of her decision to sign with Johnson County. "I was looking at Garden City, too, but (JCCC) is close, my sister can come visit me and my parents can watch me play."
Davenport also plans to be a member of Johnson County track program as well.
"Basketball is going to be my primary sport; that's the sport my scholarship is in, but I'm going to work really hard in track and see if I can do anything with that," she said.
Davenport will join former MHS teammate Shannon Howard on the Cavaliers' roster.
"That's going to be fun," Davenport said of playing with Howard, who will be a sophomore at the school. "We're two of the only post players. I didn't get to play a lot with her in high school, but I think it's going to be fun and I think we can do a lot together."
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Katy Davenport scrambles for a lose ball against Trenton.
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One Silver + Two Bronzes = 5 Medals In 5 Tournaments
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| The NEK Lady Deuces pose with their third place medals from the JCCC Tournament.
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For the fifth time in as many tournaments, The NEK Lady Deuces basketball team again brought home a medal, capturing third place in the Johnson County MAYB Tournament held at Johnson County Community College. The Deuces racked up wins agains KC Blue and the Trenton (Mo.) Bulldogs in pool play, but fell to the KC Metros.
In bracket play the Black & Blue defeated the KC Lazers, but fell in semifinal action to the Independence Trailblazers. The Deuces rebounded to crush the Iowa Junior Lightning in the consolation matchup.
The previous week, the Lady Deuces took second place in the MAYB NEK Regional, defeating RCMS, Topeka Flamingoes, Horton and Seneca. In a rough and tough semifinal matchup, the Deuces got past Hanover to advance to an all-Manhattan final against the Manhattan Cadillacs.
The Lady Deuces settled for the silver as the Lady Cadillacs got past their rivals.
Three weeks ago, the Deuces took third place in the Southwest Missouri Basketball Classic in Columbia, MO. The Deuces slipped out of the gate, dropping a game to the Lady Storm but rebounded to beat Jackson (Mo.) and Excalibur in pool play. In bracket play the Lady Deuces fell to the Lady Rage but came back to trip up the Rockets in the consolation game to take third place.
Two Tournaments, Two Titles: Deuces win again
The NEK Lady Deuces captured their second championship in as many weeks, winning the C-Bracket Consolation Championship of the 74-team, 11th-12th grade division of the MAYB Summer Kickoff Tournament, June 10-12 in Wichita.
The Deuces struggled in pool play, dropping games to the Wichita Pacers and Monarch, Colo., but defeated Central of Burden Raiders. The Deuces also dropped their first game in bracket play to the Lady Nikes, but rebounded to win three straight over Valley Center, St. John and edging the Wichita Lady Rebels, 40-38, for the title and to finish the weekend with a 4-3 record.
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!!!!!
The NEK Lady Deuces opened the 2005 Summer season by capturing the Silver Division championship of the Riley County MAYB Tournament. The Deuces recorded wins over Junction City, Blue Fusion in pool play but dropped a game to Belleville. In bracket play, the Deuces beat Sweet Swishers and Kansas Storm to advance to the finals.
In the championship game the Lady Deuces avenged the weekend's only loss, downing the Lady Buffs, 44-34, to finish the weekend with a 5-1 record.
WAY TO GO DEUCES!!!!!
Ciara Swindell Named to Topeka Capital-Journal's All-City Softball First Team
Congratulations to Ciara Swindell for being named to the Topeka Capital Journal's All-City Softball First Team.
Way to go C!!!!
All-City Capsules:
CIARA SWINDELL, Topeka West, 2B, So.-- Led Topeka West with a .407 batting average (regular season), ranking fourth in the city. Had 11 RBIs. Was a first-team All-Centennial League pick.
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The All-City softball team, front row, from left to right: Brittany King, Ciara Swindell, Breeanna Bruton, Emily Heronemus. Second row, left to right: Grace Toelkes, Erin Humphrey, Katie Carr, Amber Hilderman. Back row, left to right: Ashley Shaffer, Rachel Schuh, Jamie Ditch, Bre Biswell, Amber Hazen, Candi Madill, coach Steve Giddens.
Oh, sooooooo close
Undermanned and undersized, the NEK Lady Deuces fought valiantly but finished second on the B Bracket of the 11th-12th Grade Girls Division of MAYB's Winter Finale, April 2-3 in Wichita. The Deuces fell in the championship game to the Kansas Flashers.
Not pictured is Jenna Koster, who was injured in the semifinal game.
Good job, Deuces!!!
Lady Deuces' Jessica Zentner signs with Allen County
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Rock Creek graduate Jessica Zentner signs her national letter of intent to play basketball at Allen County Community College in Iola, Kansas. Pictured along with Jessica are her parents Martin and Vicki Zentner, Rock Creek athletic director Kent Rogers and Allen County women's basketball coach Tony Turner.
CONGRATULATIONS, JESS!!!!
Lady Deuces basketball...WE GOT GAME!
Is she safe or out? You make the call!
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Lady Deuces Profile
What do hard work, dedication and commitment get you? Any thing you desire.
For Shannon Howard (No. 31), one of the original Lady Deuces, that translated into playing basketball on the college level.
Shannon just completed her freshman season at Johnson County Community College, living her dream of playing college basketball. She returns to the Lady Deuces this summer as a coach.
Shannon's advice: "Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss you'll be among the stars."
Way to go, Howie.
Check back often as we continue to profile members of the Lady Deuces family.
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| Summer 2001 Lady Deuces 7th/8th
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| Winter 2001-02 Lady Deuces 7th/8th
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Winter 2001-02 Lady Deuces 5th/6th
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| Summer 2002 Lady Deuces 7th/8th, 9th/10th
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| Winter 2002-03 Lady Deuces 7th/8th
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