Entries are now being accepted to our 10th Annual Speedcat Holiday Classic. Traditionally this fall tournament has one of the toughest middle school fields in the Northwest.  Last year we had 5 out of the 6 best 8th grade girls teams in the Northwest, and this year should be no exception.  Some of the Northwest's powerhouse clubs have already committed.  Go to the handout page for flyer and registration form.  Additionally, you can go to the handout page for hotel information for this year's tournament.  If you have questions, email us at speedcats1@aol.com or call director Jeff Wingate at 541-521-6729.

 SPEEDCATS FINISH 4TH AT STARS & STRIPES

 Our 8th graders finished 4th at the Stars & Stripes tournament in Central Point.  They lost to Oregon City in the semi-final games, then lost in overtime to North Medford in the 3rd place game.  Details and recaps will be posted soon:

WVBA  42
N. Medford 21

Alexis Perry 2pts
Ashlee Cole 3pts
Belle Diouf 6pts, 6 reb
Brittany Dodds 2pts
Emorie Cote 1pt
Haleigh Krause 12pts
Kaitlyn Erner 2pts, 4 reb
Shelby Bartram 8pts
Spencer Duke 6pts, 4 steals


WVBA 29
Crater 23

Alexis Perry 2pts, 8 reb
Ashlee Cole 6pts
Belle Diouf 5pts, 6 reb
Brittany Dodds
Emorie Cote
Haleigh Krause 5 pts
Kaitlyn Erner 2pts
Shelby Bartram 8pts, 4 reb
Spencer Duke 1pt, 6 reb
 

SPEEDCATS FINISH 2ND IN SEATTLE

The 8th grade Speedcats defeated Juanita 8th 31-18 yesterday to finish 1st in their pool, but were defeated in the Championship game by Seattle Xpress to finish 2nd at the WTA Halloween Hoot.  Great job girls! Stats from the final two games posted below:

WVBA 31
Juanita HS 18

Alexis Perry 3pts
Ashlee Cole 2 pts, 4 reb
Brittany Dodds
Emorie Cote 2 pts, 3 reb
Haleigh Krause 5 steals
Kaitlyn Erner 6pts, 5 reb
Shelby Bartram 6pts, 4 reb, 4 steals
Spencer Duke 12 pts, 8 reb, 6 steals


WVBA 23
Seattle Xpress 57

Alexis Perry 5pts, 6 reb
Ashlee Cole 6 pts
Brittany Dodds 4 pts
Emorie Cote 4 reb
Haleigh Krause
Kaitlyn Erner
Shelby Bartram 1pt
Spencer Duke 7 pts, 5 reb

 

Skyline Selects 32

Alexis Perry
Ashlee Cole 2pt, 3 reb
Brittany Dodds 5pts
Emorie Cote 3 reb
Haleigh Krause 2 reb
Kaitlyn Erner 2pts, 5 reb
Shelby Bartram 8 pts, 4 steals
Spencer Duke 10 pts, 8 reb

WVBA 29
Tacoma Pressure 24

Alexis Perry 1pt, 5 reb
Ashlee Cole 4pts, 3 steals
Brittany Dodds 2 pts
Emorie Cote 3 pts
Haleigh Krause 5 pts, 3 steals
Kaitlyn Erner
Shelby Bartram 7 pts, 6 reb
Spencer Duke 7pts, 6 reb, 4 steals
 

8TH GRADE SPEEDCATS TAKE TWO IN SALEM

 Coach Brancato's 8th grade Speedcats travelled to the Hoop in Salem today and came away with two wins.  In the first game, the Cats came from behind to beat the host Team Adidas 29-21.  In the second contest, the Cats easily defeated Jefferson 26-8.  These games evened the squad's fall record at 3-3, including 3 of 4 from 8th grade teams. 

WVBA  29
Team Adidas 21

Alexis Perry  3 rbd, 2 steals
Ashlee Cole 4 pts
Belle Diouf 1 pt, 5 rbd
Brittany Dodds 4 pts, 3 rbd
Haleigh Krause 5 steals
Kaitlyn Erner 5 pts
Shelby Bartram 10 pts
Spancer Duke 5 pts, 5 reb



WVBA  26
Jefferson Bigfoot (Salem) 8

Perry 1pt, 3 reb
Cole 7 pts
Diouf  2pts, 9 reb
Dodds 3 pts
Krause 2 pts, 3 steals
Erner 2pts
Bartram 4 pts, 3 steals
Duke 5 pts, 7 rbds, 5 steals
 

SELECTS BEAT SANDPIPERS TO FINISH 2-2 AT SEATTLE

Maddie Kiplinger (South Eugene HS) hit one of two free throws with 3 seconds remaining to give the WVBA Selects a win over the Spokane Sandpipers 42-40 to even their MSNM Fall Classic record at 2-2.  The Selects two losses were to the eventual tournament champion Washington Storm and consolation champion Way to Win in overtime.  Game summaries below:

WVBA SELECTS 42  SPOKANE SANDPIPERS 40

Carly Wellington (Jesuit HS) had a double-double with 14 pts and 13 reb., Sam Potter (Sunset HS) had 13 pts.  Ali Hinton (Sheldon HS) had 6pts. and 5 assists, Maddie Kiplinger (South Eugene HS) had 4 pts as did Kristin Clark (Sheldon HS) plus Cymone Martin (Sheldon HS) had 5 reb.

WVBA SELECTS 67  PUGET SOUND ELITE 44

Carly Wellington (Jesuit HS) had another double-double 21 pts. and 13 reb., Sam Potter (Sunset HS) 16 pts. and 7 reb., Cymone Martin (Sheldon HS) 13 pts. and 7 reb..  Jensyn Short (Cottage Grove HS) added 6 pts., Chelsie Shoenborn (Summit HS) had 5 pts., Tori Wilkinson (Sheldon HS) pulled down 8 reb. and had 3 steals.

WAY TO WIN  63  WVBA SELECTS 60  (OT)

Carly Wellington (Jesuit HS) led the way with 22 pts and 8 reb., Maddie Kiplinger (South Eugene HS) put in 12 pts and had 3 steals, Ali Hinton (Sheldon HS) and Chelsie Shoenborn (Summit HS) added 5 pts each.

WASHINGTON STORM  36  WVBA SELECTS  13

Carly Wellington (Jesuit HS) had 7 pts and 6 reb, Cymone Martin (Sheldon HS) pulled down 7 reb. while Tori Wilkinson (Sheldon HS) and Kristin Clark (Sheldon HS) had 3 reb. each.

 SPEEDCATS OPEN SEASON WITH WIN AND LOSS

Coach Brancato's WVBA Speedcat 8th grade team opened their fall campaign with a 35-13 win over the Churchill Lancers, then lost their second game to the Thurston Colts 21-16.  Stats listed below:

WVBA       35

CHURCHILL 13

WVBA- Ashlee Cole 3pts, 3 steals; Shelby Bartnam 4pts.; Brittany Dodds 2pts; Haleigh Krause 4pts, 5 steals; Kaitlyn Erner 11pts; Emorie Cote 3 reb.; Spencer Duke 10pts, 13 reb., 5 steals;Alexis Perry 5 reb.

THURSTON  21

WVBA        16

WVBA- Shelby Bartnam 8pts, Ashlee Cole; Brittany Dodds;Haleigh Krause 1pt; Alexis Perry 2pts;Belle Diouf 7reb.; Kaitlyn Erner 1pt, 3 reb.; Emorie Cote 2 rebs;Spencer Duke 4pt., 6 reb.

FORMER SELECTS BEGIN AT NEW COLLEGES 

Most of our 2008 Summer Selects players have accepted scholarships at colleges in the Northwest.  Our Silver team from the 2008 had all their players sign to play basketball or volleyball.  Our Black team also had a couple players sign for this season.  Additionally, I've listed three members of the NWAACC Champion Lane CC Titans who are also former Selects Players that have signed with Div. 1 or 2 colleges. Here's a list of players from 2008 or previous years entering college this fall:

Kourtney Parks (Summit HS/Lane CC)            Seattle University

Sheena Cole (Illinois Valley/Lane CC)               New Mexico Highlands University

Jennifer Kimbrow (West Linn HS/Lane CC)    Mesa St. University

Tami Brown (Sheldon HS)                                       Oregon St. (volleyball)

Ashley Smith (Willamette HS)                                Idaho St.

Katie Collins (Willamette HS)                             Northwest Christian University

Alix Brun   (Williamette HS)                               Northwest Christian University

Tess Bennett (Sutherlin HS)                                 Corban College

Kaitlin Kronberger (Cottage Grove HS)            Lane Community College

Andrea Anderson (Sheldon HS)                          Lane Community College

Former Select/Speedcat Players

Teea Rogers (Sheldon HS)                                       University of Massachusetts (softball)

Molly Doran (Crescent Valley HS)                     Southern Oregon University

Alexis Nissen (Lebanon HS)                                George Fox University

Susan Smith (Churchill HS)                                Lane Community College

Mackenzie Ficek (North Eugene HS)                 Lane Community College

Kristin Huff (North Eugene HS)                        Lane Community College

SELECTS FINISH SUMMER SEASON

Our 2009 Summer Selects teams finished their summer season at the Fila Showtime Nationals at Mater Dei HS in Santa Ana, California last weekend.  Both teams finished 2-3 and both teams finished 9-10 for the summer NCAA viewing period.  Coach Wilkins and Coach Brancato were extremely complimentary about the teams performance for the summer and the season provided a ton of exposure to college coaches.  Below you'll find a recap of the Fila Showtime National tournament.

All the members of our coaching staff would like to thank the parents and the players who invested so much time and money in this season.  Here's the list of our team members:

WVBA SELECTS SILVER                                             WVBA SELECTS BLACK

COACH: KENYA WILKINS                                            COACH: BRIAN BRANCATO

Jessie Brabender (South Eugene HS)                            Lexie Kappel     (Crater HS)

Maddie Kiplinger   (South Eugene HS)                           Jensyn Short   (Cottage Grove HS)

Alisen Hinton        (Sheldon HS)                                    Dorian Perkey   (Cottage Grove HS)

Brooke Davison     (North Bend HS)                               Cori Wallace      (Henley HS)

Cymone Martin      (Sheldon HS)                                    Jessica Harper  (Willamette HS)

Sam Potter            (Sunset HS)                                      Kayla Dillon        (Sheldon HS)

Allie Rogers           (Marist HS)                                      Kelsey George     (Phoenix HS)

Reed Levings          (Cottage Grove HS)                          Tori Wilkinson    (Sheldon HS)

                                                                                      Chloe Stiles       (Sheldon HS)

                                                                                      Kayla Ping           (Thurston HS)

                                                                                      Rylee Carleton    (Henley HS)

                                                                                      Hanna Mack        (Marist HS)

FILA SHOWTIME NATIONALS

East Bay Explosion (S.F.,CA.)   52

WVBA SELECTS SILVER         20  (Sam Potter 10 pts., Allie Rogers 7 rebs.)

WVBA SELECTS BLACK        43  (Chloe Stiles 17 pts., Dorian Perkey 6 pts., Tori Wilkinson 5 rebs.

                                                           5 assists, Hanna Mack 4 rebs.)

BLAZE (CA.)                   42

WAY TO WIN GOLD (Seattle)  52

WVBA SELECTS SILVER        51 (Jessie Brabender 12 pts. 4 assists, Sam Potter 10 pts. 9 rebs.

                                                           Allie Roger 8 pts.5 rebs.3 blocks, Reed Levings 8 pts.)

MILE HIGH MAGIC BLACK (CO.)  35

WVBA SELECTS BLACK            29 (Cori Wallace 8 pts., Chloe Stiles 8 pts., Hanna Mack 7 rebs.)

L.A. NETS                       42

WVBA SELECTS SILVER        33  (Allie Rogers 8 rebs. 5 blocks, Cymone Martin 6 pts.8 rebs.

                                                            Brooke Davison 7 pts.)

WVBA SELECTS BLACK         40  (Kelsey George 10pts., Jensyn Short 9 pts., Lexie Kappel 8 rebs.

                                                            4 steals, Hanna Mack 6 rebs.)

TEAM ELITE BLACK (CA.)      27

WVBA SELECTS SILVER        57  (Sam Potter 16 pts.11 rebs.,Brooke Davison 13 pts., Cymone

                                                            Martin 7 pts.7 rebs.4 assists, Alisen Hinton 6pts.)

FRESNO VINES                 33

TEAM CONCEPT SC (CA.)       34

WVBA SELECTS BLACK          32  (OT.)  (Lexis Kappel 21 pts., Kelsey George 4 rebs., Tori

                                                                        Wilkinson 4 steals)

CAL SPARKS 17's               47

WVBA SELECTS BLACK         36   (Rylee Carleton 13 pts., Chloe Stiles 6 pts., Lexie Kappel 

                                                              6 rebs.3 steals, Tori Wilkinson 6 rebs.)                                                             

WVBA SELECTS SILVER          40  (Sam Potter 19 pts, Brooke Davison 6 pts.)

CY FAIR COMETS (Houston)      33

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SELECTS BOTH 2-1 AT END OF TRAIL ALL-STAR

Our two elite teams currently both 2-1 at the Oregon City End of the Trail All-Star tournament.  This tournament which features 208 teams will run through Thursday.  The Silver squad won their first game Monday defeating High Intensity (San Jose) 65-49 putting them in the Championship bracket but they were bounced from the Championship bracket by the Arizona Sting this morning 56-45.  They rebounded tonight defeating Colorado Hoopsters Blue 51-46 behind Sunset High's Sam Potter's 16 points and 7 rebounds.  Cymone Martin (Sheldon HS) also pulled down 13 rebounds in the win.  The Silver's place in the 5th Place Platinum bracket semi-final tomorrow morning.

 The Black squad lost their first game by six points to West Coast Premier White on Monday.  They came back to defeat the Colorado Elite Monday night to advance in the Red consolation bracket.  They advanced to the consolation semi-final tonight with a 54-52 come from behind win over the Utah Flight White team.  The Black's were down by as many as 18 points in the second half, but a tight pressing defense helped the girls get back into it.  Cori Wallace (Henley HS) led the charge with 17 points and 5 important steals.  Lexie Kappel (Crater HS) also had 15 points and 8 rebounds in the win.  The Blacks play in the consolation semi-finals tomorrow night against Southridge.

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