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Monday, September 22
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Wednesday, September 3
Wesleyan accepts invitation to Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix
The Lady Wolves have been invited to participate in the Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix, Arizona over the Christmas holidays.  The tournament is scheduled December 17-23, 2008.  The Tournament of Champions has long been considered the most competitive and prestigious high school basketball event in North America and the world.  It has produced eight USA Today National Champions and 64 Divisional State Champions since 1997; hundreds of collegiate basketball stars, 29 WNBA athletes, and five U.S. Olympians played in the tournament as preps.  In addition to being covered extensively by the national news media including ESPN and the USA Today, the Tournament of Champions remains the only in-season high school basketball event that attracts coaches from every major NCAA Division I women’s college basketball program for the purpose of evaluating potential scholarship athletes.  More than 210 coaches attended in both 2006 and 2007.  Wesleyan was selected to receive this invitation based on numerous criteria, but special consideration was given to teams likely to be among the strongest in the country or the Western States, and to teams who have shown loyalty to the event through past and continued participation.  Wesleyan is one of 16 teams invited selected to compete in the Tournament of Champions prestigious Black Division.  The Black Division has produced the eventual USA Today National Champions nine times in the last 11 years, and only once in the past decade has the Black Division winner not been the consensus No. 1 ranked team in the nation the week following the event.*  The only other team from  Georgia ever invited to this event was Collins Hill in 2006.  That year University of Connecticut All American Maya Moore led Collins Hill to the Tournament of Champions title and the eventual USA Today National Championship.  The teams invited to participate in the Black Division are listed below.  

 

BLACK DIVISION INVITEES 

Bishop McGuiness, Winston-Salem, NC

Brea-Olinda, Brea, CA

Cardinal O'Hara,  Springfield, PA

Chaminade-Julienne, Dayton, OH

Christ the King, Queens, NY

Lewis and Clark, Spokane, WA

Long Beach Poly, Long Beach, CA

Mandan, Mandan, ND

Midway, Waco, TX

Regis Jesuit, Aurora, CO

Sacred Heart Cathedral, San Francisco, CA

St. Mary's, Stockton, CA

T.C. Williams, Alexandria, VA

Wesleyan, Norcross, GA

Wichita Heights, Wichita Heights, KS

Wilson Central, Lebanon, TN

 

Congratulations to Coach Azar and each of the Wesleyan girls players for this unprecidented honor.  This invitation was extended because the Wesleyan Lady Wolves are being recognized as possibly one of the top teams in the entire United States.  This trip to Phoenix will be a truly a humbling experience and all of the coaches and players feel sincerely blessed and honored for this recognition.

*From Nike Tournament of Champions website



Friday, July 11
Luckhurst selected to play for British national team
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Nikki Luckhurst with 2004 AA championship trophy

Former Wesleyan star Nikki Luckhurst, class of 2004, has accepted and invitation to play for the British national team during an upcoming eight-game tour of Europe.  The 16-member squad is beginning preparations for the 2012 Olympics, to be held in London.  Luckhurst had just completed her senior season at Tulane when she received the invitiation.  She ended her career as the university's second all-time leader in 3-pointers as well as seventh all-time in Conference USA history with 193.  Luckhurst is elligible to represent Great Britain by virtue of her dual citizenship in the United States and Great Britian.  Her father Mick is a British citizen.   Regardless of whether she sticks with the national team, Luckhurst hopes to play overseas after the home-and-home schedule against Ukraine, Lithuania, Germany and Israel, which ends Sept. 13.  I'm probably going to be playing in Spain or Australia or somewhere overseas," she said. "I'm going to talk to the girls on the team and the coaches and try to figure out the best place for me. They told me they can get me an agent over there.  That's the plan right now," said Luckhurst, who led Wesleyan to state titles in 2002 and 2004. "As long as my body can hold up, I'd love to play basketball for a living."  Luckhurst, Wesleyan's all-time leading scorer with 2,393 career points, said the team will train and play its home games at the Welsh Institute of Sport in Cardiff, Wales.  She's been e-mailing the coach but says she doesn't know what to expect."It should be interesting," she said. "I'm excited, but I don't really know too much about it yet."

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Friday, July 11
Lady Wolves enjoy Georgia team camp
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Grace Leah Baughn, Coach Andy Landers, Anne Marie Armstrong and Erin Hall
Wesleyan sent four teams from grades 7-12 to participate in Coach Andy Landers' annual team camp in June at the University of Georgia.  This is an annual summertime trek for Wesleyan girls basketball players as they have attended team camp at Georgia numerous times.  Pictured are sophomore Grace Leah Baughn, Georgia coach and soon to be Anne Marie's coach, Andy Landers, senior Anne Marie Armstrong and junior Erin Hall.

Tuesday, June 17
And the choice is....Georgia! Armstrong to become a Lady Bulldog
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Armstrong in action in 2007 Deep South Classic finals

Wesleyan rising senior Anne Marie Armstrong has made a verbal commitment to continue her basketball career at the University of Georgia.  Armstrong made the verbal commitment over the weekend while in Athens attending Georgia's basketball camp with her Wesleyan teammates.  Armstrong, the reigning Miss Georgia Basketball, was quoted in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution stating "It's always been a dream of mine to play basketball at Georgia for Coach [Andy] Landers.  I'd watch games on TV when I was little and decided it would be cool to play there."  Armstrong selected Georgia after a long recruiting process that began her freshman year at Wesleyan.  Among the schools recruiting her were Florida State, Wake Forest, Maryland, LSU, Duke and Georgia Tech.  On selecting Georgia, Armstrong told the Gwinnett Daily Post, "I just wanted to be sure Georgia was the right choice for me," Armstrong said. "It came down to how well I got along with the players and coaches, and I liked the facilities and the school for all the social and academic stuff, too."  She said Landers envisions her as a small forward, and that she hopes to make an immediate impact.  When she laces up her shoes for her first college game, Armstrong will become the 10th Wesleyan player to play at the collegiate level.  Congratulations to Anne Marie on her decision and the relief that comes from having made it.  I'm sure she will make us all proud as she competes in the toughest conference in women's college basketball, the SEC.

 

 

 

 

THE NEXT LEVEL

PLAYER

CLASS

SCHOOL

LOCATION

Dana Birnie

2001

Presbyterian College

Clinton, SC

Anna Sheppard

2002

Presbyterian College

Clinton, SC

Nikki Luckhurst

2004

Tulane University

New Orleans, LA

Sarah Moye

2005

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

Carolyn Whitney

2006

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Elise Whitney

2006

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

LeLe LeSeur

2006

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA

Amaris Wilson

2006

Oglethorpe University

Atlanta, GA

Sarah Delk

2007

Brown University

Providence, RI

Anne Marie Armstrong

2009

University of Georgia

Athens, GA



Tuesday, June 3
NCSAA names Armstrong National Player of the Year, First Team All-American
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Anne Marie Armstrong in action in state tourney semi-finals

Wesleyan junior Anne Marie Armstrong has been named National Player of the Year by the National Christian School Athletic Association.  She is also a First Team All American selection.  NCSAA All-Americans were chosen from among finalists, based on this season's statistics and achievements; competitive strength of team schedule; level of skill (assessed by submitted video); and other significant factors that were shared during the nomination process.  Anne Marie will receive an award certificate for her accomplishment.  In addition, notice of each player's selection will be sent to his/her local newspaper(s) for suggested publication.  The All-American teams will be featured in an upcoming issue of Passion in Play (the NCSAA magazine), and on the NCSAA web site the list will also be published to the attention of college coaches.  Each Player of the Year will be individually featured in Passion in Play and will receive an additional award plaque, to recognize his/her selection.  Anne Marie becomes the first Wesleyan player to earn National Player of the Year honors.  She was named Second Team All American last season making her the first Wesleyan player to earn NCSAA All America honors twice.  Two other Wesleyan players have earned NCSAA All America honors.  In 2004, Nikki Luckhurst was named second team All American by the NCSAA while Carolyn Whitney was named third team All American in 2006.   Congratulations to Anne Marie for this amazing honor!

 

2008 NCSAA ALL AMERICAN TEAM

NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Anne Marie Armstrong, Wesleyan School, Norcross, GA

Player

School

Location

FIRST TEAM

Anne Marie Armstrong Wesleyan School Norcross, GA
Chelsea Carlisle Oaks Christian Westlake Village, CA
Elysia Dunn Milestone Christian Kansas City, MO
Kelly Faris Heritage Christian Indianapolis, IN
Diamond Hunnicutt Landmark Christian Fairburn, GA

SECOND TEAM

Brooke Garmon King’s Academy West Palm Beach, FL
Kennyanna Jefferson Upland Christian Upland, CA
Amanda Niermann Carrollton Christian Carrollton, TX
Brianna Smith Carrollton Christian Carrollton, TX
Lauren Villareal Covenant Day School Matthews, NC

THIRD TEAM

Bethany Beck Colorado Springs Christian Colorado Springs, CO
Danielle Dirksen Ontario Christian Ontario, CA
Katie Nieuwsma Pella Christian Pella, IA
Maggie Sullivan Charlotte Christian Charlotte, NC
Caitlyn Unsworth Stonebridge School Chesapeake, VA

 



Monday, May 12
GACA names Armstrong Class 2A North Georgia Player of Year, Hall earns All State honors
The Georgia Athletic Coaches Association released its All State teams on May 6th and Wesleyan junior Anne Marie Armstrong was named AA North Georgia Player of the Year.  She and  sophomore Erin Hall were both named to the 19-person All State Team.  Congrats to both Anne Marie and Erin!

       2008 GACA CLASS AA  ALL STATE TEAM

NORTH GEORGIA  ALL STATE TEAM

SOUTH GEORGIA  ALL STATE TEAM

North Georgia Player of the Year

South Georgia Player of the Year

Anne Marie Armstrong

Wesleyan

Destiny Mitchell

Randolph-Clay

Player

School

Player

School

Blanche Alverson

Buford

Shekinah Henry

Vidalia

Anne Marie Armstrong

Wesleyan

Tina Johnson

Laney

Robyn Foster

Coosa

Porsche Lampkin

Fitzgerald

Porschia Hadley

Macon County

Marnetta Lee

Josey

Erin Hall

Wesleyan

Shakira Lewis

East Laurens

Brittani Jones

Putnam County

Destiny Mitchell

Randolph-Clay

Briana Jordan

GAC

Kalia Parham

Savannah Christian

Chaney Means

GAC

Jelisa Reed

McIntosh Co. Academy

Keri O’Neal

LaFayette

Mariah Wright