Jr. Grand Am

[north_border_eagles2106]

Don't get me wrong I always thought the Grand Am was fun and a good tournament to play in but I have a few things I'd like to get off my chest.

For one... Why do Parents get more worked up over Grand Am games then regular season games? I've seen some parents absolutely harass the refs, opposing players, coaches, fans etc. over a close loss in this tournament. I know you play 135 dollars for the entry fee but it IS still just a basketball game.

This year in the high school boys division they decided to have a "Blue Division" and "Orange Division" rather than have one divison. I don't understand that at all. Every other year there has been one division and you are guaranteed 3 games and if you keep winning as many as 6. Wouldn't you want a chance to play as many games as possible when you have to pay that much money just to play in it? The champs this year the "Pembina Dirty Penguins" played four total games. So they won every game they played and only got one more game then a team that didn't win one.

And finally... why don't coaches get medals? Haha, this isn't much of a complaint but I wanted some hardware for being the coach of the Dirty Penguins, lol.

[baseball]

i got a medal last year for coaching the HS division champs

[north_border_eagles2106]

I guess a picture in the paper and my pride will have to do. Haha

[baseball]

I guess a picture in the paper and my pride will have to do. Haha

i got that too haha .....i guess the work i put in was just more then yours an obivously showed haha..jk

[BballFan1307]

I guess a picture in the paper and my pride will have to do. Haha

i got that too haha .....i guess the work i put in was just more then yours an obivously showed haha..jk

is there any results? or who was on the top teams? anyone know this?

[north_border_eagles2106]

Well the Blue division had a team of guys I believe from Hillsboro, Dakota Prairie and FSHP. The only ones I really recognized were Smelden, Horne, Kueber, and Nick Nelson. The Orange Division champs had Tanner Carpenter, Dustyn Chale, Josh Keller, Mike Smith, Anthony Kliniske, Casey Myklebust, Justin Overby, and Austen Emerson. It was a good showing by the Class B guys from around the Region II area.

[ndfan]

1. ALOT of parents are IDIOTS when it comes to sports.

2. No opinion about divisions as I could careless

3. After seeing who was on your team I can see why you weren't given one, cause a team like that don't need a coach at the Grand Am

[milton-meteor]

1. ALOT of parents are IDIOTS when it comes to sports.

2. No opinion about divisions as I could careless

3. After seeing who was on your team I can see why you weren't given one, cause a team like that don't need a coach at the Grand Am

Yea, and those guys have enough Hardware, I am sure they would let you sport the trophy in your office!!

[baseball]

Well the Blue division had a team of guys I believe from Hillsboro, Dakota Prairie and FSHP. The only ones I really recognized were Smelden, Horne, Kueber, and Nick Nelson. The Orange Division champs had Tanner Carpenter, Dustyn Chale, Josh Keller, Mike Smith, Anthony Kliniske, Casey Myklebust, Justin Overby, and Austen Emerson. It was a good showing by the Class B guys from around the Region II area.

sound like you were put in the same position i was last year haha. team with Austin Dufualt, Luke Lorenz, Mark Bakkum, Micheal Cooper, Bryce Fazekas, Justin Moe, adn 2 other all region players from Minnesota haha. co coach with Payton Tivis....wasnt too much work

[Indians Alumni]

Tne tournament was ok, but I do have somewhat of a beef with the Central High School crew. Our team was not allowed to warm up before their game, which was next, on the south side, where there was plenty of room, because they didn't want the other teams distracted while they play! This is Basketball, there are going to be distractions in the crowd all the time, second they hurd us out in the hallway to stretch, then they yell at some of our boys to not dribble a basketball! Once again, you are dealing with Teenagers! What really chapped me was when it was said, that they keep their school nice, implying that we don't!!!

I also watched the refs kick a lady out for being loud. She was not being vulgar or disrespectful, she yelled "Travel" or "Foul"! I really wouldn't toss a lady out for that! I have ref'd several games and you just have to get thick skin, I understand there is a line, but no way she crossed it!

I did not like the two divisions, there is no clear cut champion!

[milton-meteor]

Tne tournament was ok, but I do have somewhat of a beef with the Central High School crew. Our team was not allowed to warm up before their game, which was next, on the south side, where there was plenty of room, because they didn't want the other teams distracted while they play! This is Basketball, there are going to be distractions in the crowd all the time, second they hurd us out in the hallway to stretch, then they yell at some of our boys to not dribble a basketball! Once again, you are dealing with Teenagers! What really chapped me was when it was said, that they keep their school nice, implying that we don't!!!

I also watched the refs kick a lady out for being loud. She was not being vulgar or disrespectful, she yelled "Travel" or "Foul"! I really wouldn't toss a lady out for that! I have ref'd several games and you just have to get thick skin, I understand there is a line, but no way she crossed it!

I did not like the two divisions, there is no clear cut champion!

out of curiosity, what brought on "keep their school nice" thing?, and where is your school? Just wondering
thanks

[rep]

i'm amazed they don't have the two division champions play a championship game...that seems like such a natural decsision to make to have that game.

[north_border_eagles2106]

i'm amazed they don't have the two division champions play a championship game...that seems like such a natural decsision to make to have that game.

The blue division championship game was at 4 and the orange was at 5. As the blue division championship game was getting close to done our guys asked some of the people working the Grand Am if the two champions could play each other after but they said no.

[balla4life23]

the blue division championship game was one of the best games of the tournament
this black team called the mafia or something like that played the playa's
the mafia had a better team in my opinion but couldnt pull it together to beat them

[Indians Alumni]

Tne tournament was ok, but I do have somewhat of a beef with the Central High School crew. Our team was not allowed to warm up before their game, which was next, on the south side, where there was plenty of room, because they didn't want the other teams distracted while they play! This is Basketball, there are going to be distractions in the crowd all the time, second they hurd us out in the hallway to stretch, then they yell at some of our boys to not dribble a basketball! Once again, you are dealing with Teenagers! What really chapped me was when it was said, that they keep their school nice, implying that we don't!!!

I also watched the refs kick a lady out for being loud. She was not being vulgar or disrespectful, she yelled "Travel" or "Foul"! I really wouldn't toss a lady out for that! I have ref'd several games and you just have to get thick skin, I understand there is a line, but no way she crossed it!

I did not like the two divisions, there is no clear cut champion!

out of curiosity, what brought on "keep their school nice" thing?, and where is your school? Just wondering
thanks

Four Winds High School

[milton-meteor]

Tne tournament was ok, but I do have somewhat of a beef with the Central High School crew. Our team was not allowed to warm up before their game, which was next, on the south side, where there was plenty of room, because they didn't want the other teams distracted while they play! This is Basketball, there are going to be distractions in the crowd all the time, second they hurd us out in the hallway to stretch, then they yell at some of our boys to not dribble a basketball! Once again, you are dealing with Teenagers! What really chapped me was when it was said, that they keep their school nice, implying that we don't!!!

I also watched the refs kick a lady out for being loud. She was not being vulgar or disrespectful, she yelled "Travel" or "Foul"! I really wouldn't toss a lady out for that! I have ref'd several games and you just have to get thick skin, I understand there is a line, but no way she crossed it!

I did not like the two divisions, there is no clear cut champion!

out of curiosity, what brought on "keep their school nice" thing?, and where is your school? Just wondering
thanks

Four Winds High School

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