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Monthly Archives: March 2007
Greetings from Troy
Just got into my hotel room in Troy as I attempt to beat the blizzard that is apparently going to blanket the region tomorrow. Isn’t spring in a few days?
Stopped by S.S. Seward practice before heading up there and saw one of the strangest devices I have ever seen on a court.
It’s called “the gun.” [...]
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Tranquil Tigers
Went to Kingston practice today to work on the preview of their state
Class AA semifinal against North Babylon – check my stuff out in
Thursday and Friday’s paper.
This team is loose; much looser than they were before the Section 9
final against Minisink Valley. They don’t know much about the North
Babylon team they’re facing and that’s fine [...]
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Monday morning musings
Back to work after a day off. Same goes for Kingston after reaching the first state final four in school history on Saturday – the party’s over.The Tigers are headed to Troy, along with S.S. Seward in Class D
Kingston’s semifinal opponent is a toughie: North Babylon’s only loss this year came to state power Murry [...]
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Halftime: Kingston 27, White Plains 20
Real good first half for the Tigers, who are spreading the offense around; sixth man Shataya McComb already has seven points. It’s obvious that White Plains miss leading scorer Kim Adams, they’re shooting just 7-for-25 from the floor.
Winner plays Long Island champ North Babylon in the semifinals in Troy. Can Kingston close it out?
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T.G.I.F.
Waiting to see if Kingston can join Seward in making the trip to Troy tomorrow…
The Tigers’ opponent, White Plains, has some NBA bloodlines running through the team: Jr. F Angelei Aguirre is the daughter of ex-Piston and current Knicks assistant coach Mark Aguirre, while Jr. G Paige Sprewell is the daughter of ex-Knick bad boy [...]
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Position puzzle
Watching Burke lose a heartbreaker last night crystallized something I see a lot in HS basketball – especially on the girls’ side: players out of position because of height.
Emily Stallings may be listed as a center. But really, she’s not. Sure, she’s got some post moves, but she also handles the ball and passes like [...]
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Woe for White Plains
Just got an injury update from Josh Thomson, who’s been covering White Plains for The Journal News: senior G Kim Adams, who dislocated her shoulder in an opening-round win last night, is out for the rest of the season.
That’s a big blow for White Plains; and definitely improves Kingston’s chances on Saturday.
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Quarterfinal schedule change
Just got this info from Section 9 basketball chairman Ken Rubino:
Saturday’s Class AA quarterfinal between Kingston and White Plains has been moved to 2:30 p.m. The Class C quarterfinal (4:30 p.m.) and Class B quarterfinal (6 p.m.) remain unchanged.
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Tiger vs. Tiger
Kingston will face White Plains in Saturday’s Class AA quarterfinal at
SUNY New Paltz; the Section 1 champs with the same nickname beat
Section 4 champ Union-Endicott 53-35 last night.
But the Tigers might get a bit of a break against the team that knocked
them out of the 2005 state tourney: White Plains senior G and
1,000-point scorer Kim [...]
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Snowed in…