WEEKLY ROUNDUP

*Lakeville North (finally) beats Apple Valley, and St. Charles (finally) beats Caledonia *Big week for Gach, Austin *Z-M girls quicken the pace

Volume 24 Issue No. 7 January 12 2017-2018 700 wins for lifelong Ranger Crosby-Ironton’s Dave Galovich is just 5th member

By Bruce Strand

Just five coaches in Minnesota boys history have won 700 or more games. The fifth is Dave Galovich of Crosby-Ironton, who Dave Galovich, shown here huddling with his team, got his 700th win Dec. 28. He’s had nine state tournament teams. joined that short list on Dec. 28, Brainerd Dispatch photo when the Rangers beat Fond du lac Ojibwe 72-36 in Crosby. at Chisholm; Bob Brink with 936, Hall of Fame for both schools, along mostly at Rocori; Ken Novak Jr., with the Minnesota Boys Basketball Galovich’s current record is 703- 819 and counting at Hopkins; and Coaches Hall of Fame. 323 in 40 years as a coach, 33 of Ziggy Kauls, 739 at Mounds View. them with Crosby-Ironton, where Galovich settled in Crosby after he’s had nine state tournament Ironically, Galovich started coach- stints at Erskine and St. Michael- teams and nine conference titles. ing by assisting in McDonald’s Albertville -- back up north, a rang- program at Chisholm in his student- er for life. Those are great numbers, but he in- teaching assignment while finish- dicates that the real highlight is just ing up his degree at Bemidji State. “Crosby-Ironton is very similar to getting to be a basketball lifer. “I learned a lot from Bob,” said the place I grew up,” Galovich said, Galovich, who wound up coach- “with the Iron Range attitude of “Teaching the game, that’s what’s ing two of McDonald’s grandsons communities being very supportive fun,” Galovich told Minnesota Bas- at Crosby-Ironton. McDonald has of their school and its sports, and ketball News. “And the challenge praised Galovich as “an excellent lots of hard-working kids.” in putting a team together every coordinator of kids. He gets them to year. Being around the players and play together very well.” Crosby-Ironton has played six state coaches, and the relationships that finals without winning one, four of you make, those are really special.” Born to Serbian immigrants on the those coming in Galovich’s tenure. Iron Range, Galovich played for They’ve come close. The only coaches with more wins Buhl High School and Mesabi Com- are Bob McDonald, who had 1,012 munity College. He’s in the sports Galovich: continued on page 2 Pacesetter Newsletter Minnesota Basketball News January 12 Page 2 Just one Gach now but Austin’s hot By Bruce Strand Moses Issa averaging in double figures as they’ve won their first 11 games. There’s only one Gach still playing for the Austin Packers this year, but just one Gach They now lead the Big Nine alone, ahead of makes a lot happen. Class AA’s No, 10 ranked Rochester John Marshall and Class 3A’s No. 5 Mankato In Austin’s 76-57 conquest of a ranked Big East and No. 10 Northfield. Nine rival, Northfield (8-2), last Friday, Duoth Gach poured in 22 points, nine of those in a “I can’t be any happier,” Austin coach Kris late 13-0 run including a one-handed dunk Fadness told Sports Engine, referring to after a , a 3-point shot and another dunk. “big wins over good teams,” but adding, “It’s a grind, and we’re not even halfway Gach sank another 20 points while making through the season.” six steals and two huge assists as the Packers handed Mankato East its first loss 81-74 on Down the stretch against Mankato East, Tuesday in another Big Nine showdown, Duoth Gach led Obang hit a three-pointer from the corner, giving them sole leadership in a conference Austin (11-0) in off a feed from Gach, for a 72-71 lead, after with four highly-ranked teams. two Big 9 duels which Gach swiped the inbounds pass and last week. hit Obang for a layup. Nyagoa Obany sank The 6-foot-5 senior is averaging 15 points Austin Herald photo two free shots with 28 seconds left for a 77- for the unbeaten, No. 2 ranked Packers (11- 71 edge. 0). His twin brother Both Gach left Austin a year early to play for a prep school this year. Both were all-state Dongrin Deng had 15 points, Tate Hebrink and Moses tournament picks last year when Austin was state Issa 10 each and Obany nine. Issa helped the Packers runner-up. take control as he foiled two East breakaways by soar- ing to their layups. (Details from Austin Herald) The Packers also have Medi Obang, Tate Hebrink, and Galovich: has coached 9 state entrants at C-I Continued from page 1 (31 years) and Paul Hoge (21 years). “In 2008 against New London-Spicer, we were up by “I’m very proud that we’ve had no coaching change in four at the half, but lost by eight or nine,” he recalls. the last 20-some years in grades 9-12,” said Galovich. “Last year, against Minnehaha Academy, we were “Neil and Paul both had sons play for us, too.” down six at the half, cut it to one, and had three or four possessions where we could not get over the hump and Galovich, whose three daughters and two sons played take the lead.” for the Rangers, taught social studies and physical education in a 38-year career. He retired from the But he can take those setbacks in stride, with a new classroom just before Christmas in 2015. squad to look forward to each November. His current team has a 7-6 record after four all-conference play- As for coaching? ers graduated from last year’s state runner-up team and “two key players” on this year’s roster were sidelined “Well, that’s always a one year at a time thing,” he said. with injuries from football. “If I ever feel I don’t have the energy, or can’t prepare the kids the way they deserve, then I’ll let someone else Two of the most special of the relationships Galovich do it.” alluded to are with his long-time assistants Neil Tesdahl Pacesetter Newsletter Minnesota Basketball News January 12 Page 3 Mankato East 2-1 in three grueling tests By Bruce Strand snagged 12 rebounds, but the Cougars out-rebounded the Rockets 40-24. The Mankato East boys were knocked from the unbeat- en ranks but had a terrific week, winning two of three Next up was No. 6 ranked Orono and its supremely against highly-ranked teams — including a split in two talented 6-foot-8 Gopher recruit Jarvis Omersa. The conference duels of undefeated teams -- and showed Cougars prevailed 65-55 on Saturday in Orono. Hayes how far they’ve come after a .500 season last year. scored 22 points and grabbed 17 rebounds, and was one of the Cougars helping to limit Omersa to 14. Oyet It started with the Cougars (10-1) added 13 points. handing Rochester John Marshall its first loss 75-63 in Mankato on “They’re playing with a lot of confidence, but they’re Jan. 4. humble about it,” Madson told the Minnesota Basket- ball Hub after the two big wins. “I remind them of that. “This was just a great atmosphere,” The fact is, we were 14-14 last year; we didn’t win a East coach Joe Madson told the section title last year. We’ve got a lot to prove. We’ve Mankato Free Press. “You play got to do it every night.” basketball to play in games like this. You hope kids get to have The bubble burst against No. 2 ranked Austin on Tues- experiences like this, and these kids Damani Hayes day evening when the Cougars led by seven in the sec- will never forget this game.” sank 55 points ond half before succumbing 81-74. Hayes scored 18 in 3 games vs. points, Kong Kong 15, Uhana Ochan 14, Jax Madson Their balanced attack was led by ranked teams. 14 and Edmon Oyet 11. wing Edmon Oyet with 19 points and 12 rebounds. Sinking 15 points There will be rematches with conference rivals RJM each were guard Jax Madson and wing Damani Hayes. and Austin on Feb. 13 and 16, respectively. The Cougars Adding a dozen each were guard Kong Kong and also have section rival No. 5-ranked Marshall coming forward Uhana Ochan. up Saturday and still have two conference games against No. 10 Northfield. Mankato East “held” RJM’s 6-foot-9 blue-chipper Matthew Hurt to 30 points, nine below his average. Hurt St. Charles finally trips Caledonia, 79-75 By Bruce Strand Owen King scored 23 points, Marten Morem 13, Noah King 11 and Eli King 10 for Caledonia. Noah, a sopho- In a collision of unbeaten conference and section rivals, more, got his 1,000th point. St. Charles took down Caledonia 79-75, ending a seven- game losing streak against the Warriors, on Thursday, St. Charles’ lineup of Vaughn, Leistikow, Keagan Jan. 4. Maloney, Nolan Boice, and Sam Holtz has started every game so far and has taken turns leading the team Junior guard Drew Leistikow had a monster game with to wins, coach Terry Knothe said. 24 points and 22 rebounds. Senior guard Kaden Vaughn hit five 3-pointers and scored 17 points. Caledonia, down by 14, pulled even at 75-75, but the Saints clamped down on them in the final 1:50. “St. Charles flat-out played harder than us out-worked us on the defensive and offensive boards,” Caledonia “We played well and they maybe didn’t have their coach Brad King told MN Basketball News. “They A-game,” Knothe told the Winona Daily News. “We can really shoot the ball and work well with each other finally got a chance to play them at home. We’ve had to moving the ball to get open shots.” go to their place the last three years in a row. It was big to get them at home.” Pacesetter Newsletter Minnesota Basketball News January 12 Page 4 Panthers finally solve Apple Valley By Bruce Strand Girls who have passed 2,000 points are senior Morgan Hill of Minneapolis South, senior Sam Haiby of Moor- Lakeville North had lost 11 straight games to Apple head, junior Kacie Borowicz of Roseau, and senior Valley. They fell to their conference rivals even while Emily Miletich of Barnum. capturing six straight section titles and one state title (2014). But the Panthers were finally able to keep up Spree’s of three’s with the Joneses by defeating the Eagles 73-67 Tuesday. Madison Hinz of Yellow Medicine East sank 10 three- The Panthers (9-3), who caught fire in the last 10 min- point shots and totaled 32 points in a 75-28 win over utes after trailing by 13, were led by Tyler Wahl with Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City on Dec. 22. Two games 20 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists, and Tyler later, Hinz went 7-for-7 outside the arc and scored 25 Lewko added 17. in another win. Both games were at home ..... Teana Hakamaki of Cromwell-Wright sank 10 three-pointers The main reasons for five years of losing to the Eagles for all 30 of her points in a 78-50 win over Barnum on have been Tyus Jones (currently of the Timberwolves) Dec. 4. .... Carson Passer of McGregor canned eight and his brother/successor at point guard, Tre Jones. consecutive three’s, and nine in all, while scoring 43 The Panthers held Tre Jones to a manageable 22 points points in a 92-58 win over Northland on Dec. 1. Passer while Ely Hendrickson added 21 on seven 3-pointers. also had 10 rebounds, 10 steals and six assists.

Apple Valley, with most of last year’s state champion team back, including one of the nation’s most coveted Cromwell-Wright loses key player recruits, started the season ranked No. 1 but has strug- Cromwell-Wright’s Taya Hakamaki, Teana’s sister, gled somewhat, posting a 7-4 record so far. who had five 3-pointers and 16 points in the game mentioned above, is done for the season after knee North Woods star had 62-point game surgery, coach Jeff Gronner reports. Taya had a 30-point game before tearing her ACL. She played six Cade Goggleye of North Woods scored 62 points in the more games averaging 18 points, then had surgery. The season opener Nov. 30, including 15 three-point shots, Cardinals, a state entrant last year, are now 8-4. against South Ridge in a 116-27 win. The junior guard — you’ll recall his game-winning half-court shot at The Pine River-Backus way state last year against Central Minnesota Christian in Williams Arena — had 47 points at halftime and let up Bailey Wynn is the latest Pine River-Backus player to in the second half, sitting out the last nine minutes. The score her 1,000th point and not know it at the time. 62 points ties for ninth-most in state history and the 15 Coach Randy Schwegel has a policy of waiting for a three’s ties for second-most. suitable time to acknowledge the feat. Wynn, a junior guard, sank a step-back three-pointer that put her at 2,000-pointers this year 1,000 on Dec. 7 against Verndale in a 70-50 win. Eight days later, during a 77-48 win over Northland, Wynn made a free shot, at which point the game was stopped Hancock senior Noah Kannegiesser joined the for the announcement. Wynn told the Brainerd Dis- 2,000-point club on Monday evening, scoring 34 points patch that she saw her dad crying in the stands, so she in a 72-60 win over Hillcrest Lutheran in Fergus Falls. started crying, too. “I had no chance of making that Other boys who have passed 2,000 this year are senior second ,” she quipped. Owen King of Owatonna and junior Matthew Hurt of Rochester John Marshall. Pacesetter Newsletter Minnesota Basketball News January 12 Page 5

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By Bruce Strand The Cougars have scored in the 70’s four times, the 80’s three The Zumbrota-Mazeppa girls have transformed into a times and the 90’s once, while full-bore, quick-thinking team this year, alternately reel- sinking an average of eight ing off fast breaks and casting up three-pointers, under 3-point shots per game and new coach Andy Bromeling. hitting 32.4 percent of them.

The Cougars, 12-14 last year, are 10-4 so far with losses “It’s just a different pace, which, to four ranked teams, including three of the top five in personally, I really like,” said Class 1A. Quam, senior guard. “And Andy has a lot of confidence in us “I completely changed the offense,” acknowledged Bro- which makes it easy to go out meling, previously an assistant at three high schools while and play.” also coaching the So-Minn Fury summer team. “The last few years they were a very slow-paced, pound-it-inside Miller, 6-foot-3 senior who was oriented team. the star in 10th grade but missed her junior year with a torn knee “This year we still throw the ball inside, but my goal is to ligament, is adapting well, get the ball up the floor within three seconds, and every- Lauren Miller keeping pace while racking up one has the green light to shoot when they feel comfort- is one of seven rebounds and blocked shots. able.” Cougars scoring consistently. The best team they’ve beaten is Scoring is spread out with Ali Hunstad hitting 15.2 per Minnehaha Academy (currently game, Lyndsey Quam 13.9, Lauren Miller 11.2, Megan ranked No. 5) by 69-67 in their Johnson 8.9, Natalye Quam 8.1, Hannah Mensink 5.8, opener. Another memorable outing was an 89-80 win over Ashli Christopherson 4.9 and Makayla Arendt 4.8. Kenyon-Wanamingo when each team made 13 three- pointers. State tourney vets lead Chaska to 9-2 start Chaska coach Dana Kallman credits three veterans from Four players recently passed 1,000 points with big single- the 2017 state tournament team for leading the Hawks to a game outputs. They were Waseca junior Malik Willingham 9-2 start including wins over top-ten foes Lakeville North with 39 in an 87-69 win over St. Peter; Cannon Falls senior and Edina. Ryan Dirckx with a career-high 29 in a 60-54 win over Triton; Southwest Minnesota Christian senior Brooklyn Cole Nicholson, junior 6-foot-6 forward, is delivering DeKam with 34 in a 90-48 win over Dawson-Boyd; and 22 points and 10 rebounds per game. Parker Bjorklund, Sleepy Eye senior Sarah Ibarra with 27 to lead a 70-35 senior 6-foot-6 forward, averages 15 points and eight re- win over New Ulm Cathedral. bounds. Matt Eliason, senior 6-foot-1 guard, is lauded by Kallman as “one of the best defenders and hardest work- * * * ers that I have ever coached.” The No. 5 ranked Hayfield girls nabbed their biggest win of the season, without one of their top scorers, Tuesday, Perimeter players from last year’s JV stepping up this toppling No. 2 Goodhue 51-45, led by Carrie Rutledge year, Kallman said, are seniors Marcus Peters and An- with 21 points and Olivia Matti with 13. They were drew Fix, junior Conner Krenos, and sophomore Zach missing Maggie Streightiff, reportedly out for a week Lea. Freshman forward Spencer Goetz is the eighth man. with an injury. Hayfield held Goodhue’s standout Sydney Lodermeier to nine points, with Elecia Brown doing “an The Hawks have lost to North St. Paul and Eden Prairie. amazing job” guarding her, Hayfield co-head coach Kasey Krekling told the Austin Herald. * * * Pacesetter Newsletter Minnesota Basketball News January 12 Page 7 VARSITY BOYS & GIRLS 2018 PACESETTER

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1. Cretin-Derham 1. DeLaSalle 7-2 1. Minnehaha 1. North Woods 10-0 Hall 10-1 2. Austin 11-0 Academy 10-2 2. Springfield 10-0 2. Hopkins 13-1 3. Columbia 2. Minneapolis 3. Nevis 9-0 3. Lakeville North 9-2 Heights 9-0 North 5-2 4. Cass Lake- 4. Eden Prairie 10-1 4. Marshall 9-2 3. St. Charles 11-0 Bena 13-0 5. Apple Valley 7-4 5. Mankato East 10-1 4. Caledonia 9-1 5. Cleveland 7-1 6. Osseo 7-2 6. Orono 6-5 5. St. Cloud 6. Mayer Luth. 7-3 7. Park Center 8-3 7. Mahtomedi 8-3 Cathedral 8-2 7. Russell-Tyler- 8. Edina 8-4 8. Willmar 12-0 6. Brooklyn Ruthton 11-0 9. Chaska 9-2 9. Delano 8-3 Center 8-3 8. Hinckley- 10. Rochester 10. Northfield 9-2 7. Perham 12-0 Finlayson 9-1 John Marshall 10-1 8. Holy Family 9. Norman County 11. St. Thomas Catholic 10-2 East/Ulen- 11. North St. Paul 7-2 Academy 5-6 9. Annandale 7-2 Hitterdal 11-0 12. Tartan 11-0 12. Waseca 11-2 10. Byron 7-3 10. Red Rock 13. Woodbury 5-4 13. Fridley 8-1 Central 8-2 14. East Ridge 7-3 14. Robbinsdale 11. Esko 9-2 15. Chanhassen 4-6 Cooper 5-3 12. Lake City 9-3 11. Minneota 11-0 16. Wayzata 7-5 15. Bemidji 7-3 13. Jordan 10-2 12. Sacred Heart 11-1 17. Forest Lake 8-3 16. St. Paul Johnson 7-3 14. Breckenridge 9-2 13. Cedar Mountain- 18. Cambridge- 17. Benilde- 15. Melrose 10-1 Comfrey 7-3 Isanti 9-2 St. Margaret’s 5-5 16. Virginia 10-1 14. Westbrook-Wal- 19. Minnetonka 8-3 18. Sauk Rapids- 17. New Richland- nut Grove 7-3 20. Prior Lake 7-1 Rice 8-3 Hartland-Ellen- 15. Minnesota Val- 19. St. Croix Luth. 7-1 dale-Geneva 11-1 ley Lutheran 7-4 20. Waconia 7-3 18. Pequot Lakes 8-2 16. Ada-Borup 7-2 19. Maple Lake 6-3 17. Southwest MN 20. Eden Valley- Christian 8-1 Watkins 8-1 18. Wrenshall 9-1 19. Hancock 7-1 20. BOLD 10-2

J’vonne Hadley of Mahtomedi gets inside Noah Chamberlain of St. Thomas Academy to score dur- ing their 87-63 win in a duel of top- ten teams Tuesday. Bruce Strand, MN Basketball News Pacesetter Newsletter Minnesota Basketball News January 12 Page 10 MBBN Girls Top 20 Class 4A Class 3A Class 2A Class 1A

1. Eastview 12-0 1. Robbinsdale 1. Sauk Centre 11-0 1. Lyle-Pacelli 12-1 2. Wayzata 15-0 Cooper 10-2 2. Dilworth-Glyn- 2. Mountain 3. Hopkins 14-1 2. Holy Angels 12-2 don-Felton 10-0 Iron-Buhl 13-1 4. Lakeville 3. Northfield 11-2 3. Maranatha 3. Hayfield 11-2 North 10-3 4. Red Wing 10-1 Christian 7-3 4. Goodhue 11-2 5. St. Michael- 5. Mahtomedi 11-1 4. Rush City 11-0 5. Ada-Borup/Norman Albertville 10-2 6. DeLaSalle 5-4 5. Minnehaha County West 9-0 6. Champlin Park 10-2 7. Willmar 11-0 Academy 6-4 6. Bigfork 11-1 7. Centennial 10-3 8. Waseca 13-1 6. Holy Family 7. Lac qui Parle 8. Cretin-Derham 9. Waconia 10-3 Catholic 11-2 Valley 14-1 Hall 9-3 10. Chisago Lakes 8-4 7. Watertown- 8. Stephen- 9. Roseville 10-3 Mayer 10-3 Argyle 12-1 10. Mpls. South 10-1 11. Fergus Falls 9-3 8. Norwood-Young 9. Menahga 8-0 12. Grand Rapids 10-4 America 11-2 10. Wheaton-Her- 11. Park Center 7-5 13. Hibbing 9-2 9. Stewartville 12-2 man-Norcross 7-1 12. Maple Grove 9-3 14. Hutchinson 9-5 10. Roseau 8-4 13. Moorhead 10-5 15. Hill-Murray 6-5 11. Cromwell- 14. Farmington 9-3 16. Benilde-St. 11. Rochester Wright 8-4 15. Minnetonka 6-7 Margaret’s 9-3 Lourdes 10-5 12. Southwest MN 16. Park-Cottage 17. Alexandria 7-3 12. Tracy-Milroy- Christian 9-2 Grove 10-3 18. Mankato West 9-4 Balaton 11-1 13. Minneota 10-3 17. Edina 9-5 19. Hermantown 12-2 13. East Grand 14. Mayer Lutheran 7-4 18. St. Francis 8-3 20. New Ulm 9-4 Forks 11-2 15. Grand 19. Anoka 8-5 14. St. Cloud Meadow 10-3 20. Irondale 10-3 Cathedral 10-1 16. Red Lake 11-2 15. Eden Valley- 17. Sleepy Eye 10-3 Watkins 10-2 18. Badger- 16. Byron 7-5 Greenbush- 17. Annandale 10-2 Middle River 8-2 18. New London- 19. Pelican Rapids 6-2 Spicer 8-5 20. Belgrade-Brooten- 19. Barnesville 8-2 Elrosa 8-4 20. St. Peter 8-6

Joey Batt, senior guard, is leading the state with 28.7 points per game for New Ulm. New Ulm Journal Pacesetter Newsletter Minnesota Basketball News January 12 Page 11 “All-Skills Championship Basketball Camp”

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SKILLS: Shooting form • Jump shooting (age appropriate) • shooting off dribble and pass • ball handling against pressure: crossovers, between legs, behind back, reverse pivot, hesitation move • penetrating lane • sharp passing • passing to post • passing on fastbreak • filling lanes • reading defenses in half court & full court • footwork: cutting to basket w/o ball, reverse pivoting, setting screen-roll or go • boxing out • offensive rebounding • breaking to wing • backdoor cut • one-on-one facing moves: touch & go, touch & cross, touch & shoot, dribble & pop, ball fake & go • post moves: 9 options • denying wing break • denying lane cuts • denying post positions • ball pressure in full court • embracing hard work and 100% effort • embracing good sportsmanship • being a team player • 1-on- 1 • 2-on-2 • 3-on-3 • 5-on-5

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