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Public Service Announcement Be wary of "scouts" and "writers" who don't list their name with articles they publish or list their name on their social media page. Some very clear plagiarism and fraudulent material being published about events run by PGH Michigan and LBI last weekend by the purple basketball brand. Both LBI and PGH have scouts in the gym covering games live and writing content afterwards. Please do not tag me in anything written or published by copycats who do not attend games or tournaments and simply copy what we write. I will not validate it or repost their material, it's an insult to real scouts like us who put in the work to cover these kids. Then on top of that, they charge you to read a summary of articles using content WE WRITE about your kids from articles and what we post on social media. If you don't recognize the person publishing content or they aren't representing a brand with a reputation of being in the gym, then please don't validate what they write.

Had a great conversation with college coaches this weekend during the PGH MI College Tour and the consensus is what you do in the box score doesn't matter when it comes to being recruited. Make the RIGHT plays and decisions. That gets you noticed. Forcing the issue does not. It's not about taking 30 shots to score double-digits. Be the best facilitator, defender, rebounder, communicator, make winning plays, and make your shots count, however many that is. You will stand out in a good way to college coaches and scouts if you do that. When the shot volume isn't there, can you still separate yourself? Need to have a multidimensional game.

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The Shot.

OH. MY. AUBREY. GALVAN. 📺 ESPN

I will admit that I am not very good at taking action shots (with my phone). Here are some of my favorite pictures from this weekend that I didn't end up using though. Pictured: top-left: Addi Zajac (#40--6'0" jr) of Tecumseh driving on Kat Federick (#2--5'10" fr) of Goodrich top-right: Kassidy Cain (#3--5'3" soph) of Detroit Renaissance bottom-left: Zoey Kauffman (#4--5'9" sr--Mid-Michigan CC commit) of Roscommon bottom-right: Jaebri'an Autry (#22--5'10" sr) of Detroit Renaissance with the reverse layup over a rotating Sophia Beland (#14--5'7" sr) of DeWitt as Golden Nicholson (#24--5'8"jr) and Carly Dennis (#12--5'8" sr) of DeWitt, and Mariah Walker (#1--5'5" soph) and Jayla Adams (#32--6'0" soph) of Renaissance move in to rebound @AddiZajac @TecumsehGbball @Kfdederick2 @GoodrichGBB @KassidyCain3 @LadyPhoenixBB @kauffman_zoey @MidMichWbb @GirlsRoscommon @Jbtheballer22 @LadyPhoenixBB @GoldenMN27 @DeWitt_BBALL @carly_dennis12 @mariawalker2028 @JaylaAdams2028

TheMRR All-Tournament Team for the MI State Tournament --Division 1-- [See below for individual award descriptions.] Semifinals: Muskegon 69, Utica Eisenhower 46 Detroit Renaissance 32, DeWitt 28 Championship Game: Muskegon 34, Detroit Renaissance 29 Mus = Muskegon Ren = Detroit Renaissance DeW = DeWitt Ike = Utica Eisenhower First Team: MVP/Sniper--Mariah Sain-5'8" sr-Mus (Charlotte) Intimidator--Jayla Adams-6'0" soph Ren Slasher--Jaebri'an Autry-5'10" sr-Ren Sophia Beland-5'7" sr-DeW Windex/Post--Dy'nasti Bell-6'3" jr-Mus Hustle--Camiyah Bonner-5'6" sr-Mus (Oakland) Second Team: Gabriella Gojcaj-5'9" sr-Ike 6th--Jaila Martin-5'10" sr-Mus (Jackson Coll.) Golden Nicholson-5'8" jr-DeW Janielle Turner-5'7" soph-Ike Maria Walker-5'5" soph Ren HM: Kassidy Cain-5'3" soph-Ren Jaynie English-5'7" jr-DeW Leah Poggiolo-5'10" soph-Ike General--Madison Repicky-5'8" soph-Ike Antanique Sargent-5'4" soph-Mus . Descriptions: MVP = Most Valuable Player Hustle = Hustle Award General = Floor General (PG) Award Windex = Rebounding Award Sniper = 3-pt/Shooting Award Slasher = Slasher/Driver Award Post = Post/Interior Player Award Intimidator = Shot Blocker/Alterer/Disruptor Award Frosh = Top Freshman Award 6th = 6th Player Award . Pictured: left: Mariah Sain (#10) top-right: Dy'nasti Bell (#24) bottom-right: Jaebri'an Autry (#22) @CbgMar5 @CharlotteWBB @JaylaAdams2028 @Jbtheballer22 @Dynastibell_16 @cecebonner4 @OaklandWBBall @GabriellaGojcaj @MarieeJaila @jcwomenshoops @GoldenMN27 @JanielleTurner @TurnerTwins3 @mariawalker2028 @KassidyCain3 @jaynieenglish17 @LeahPoggiolo @MadisonRepicky @D1ANTA1 @LadyReds231 @LadyPhoenixBB @DeWitt_BBALL @IKE_GBB

TheMRR All-Tournament Team for the MI State Tournament --Division 2-- [See below for individual award descriptions.] Semifinals: Tecumseh 63, Powers Catholic 59 Goodrich 47, South Christian 41 Championship Game: Goodrich 55, Tecumseh 44 Goo = Goodrich Tec = Tecumseh SC = South Christian PC = Powers Catholic First Team: MVP/Co-Sniper--Kayla Hairston-5'2" sr-Goo (Northwood) General--Baylor Lauinger-5'7" jr-Goo Slasher--Sophia Prins-5'5" sr-SC (Hope) Co-Sniper--Kendyl Smith-5'8" sr-PC (Liberty) Intimidator/Windex/Post--Addi Zajac-6'0" jr-Tec Frosh--Avery Zajac-5'11" fr-Tec Second Team: Chloe Bullinger-5'9" sr-Tec Meredith Helmus-5'10" jr-SC Paige Ringwelski-5'11" sr-PC (Davenport) Tanner Schramm-5'9" sr-Goo Hustle--Lexi Vermaas-5'10" soph-SC HM: Delaney Brown-5'6" fr-Tec Co-6th--Kat Federick-5'10" fr-Goo Co-6th--Kinley Regnery-5'11" fr-SC Presley Schriner-5'9" fr-PC Lizzie Wolthuis-5'11" sr-SC (Hope) . Descriptions: MVP = Most Valuable Player Hustle = Hustle Award General = Floor General (PG) Award Windex = Rebounding Award Sniper = 3-pt/Shooting Award Slasher = Slasher/Driver Award Post = Post/Interior Player Award Intimidator = Shot Blocker/Alterer/Disruptor Award Frosh = Top Freshman Award 6th = 6th Player Award Pictured: left: Kayla Hairston (#12, w/ ball) & Delaney Brown (#1) top-right: Avery Zajac (#4, shooting), Paige Ringwelski (#2), Giselle Wolschleger (#20), & Reese Grounds (#23) bottom-right: Kendyl Smith (#23, shooting), Avery Zajac (#4), Evah Smith (#14), Maya Juozapaitis (#2), Sophia Torres (#21), & Haleena Abueita (#24) @KaylaHairston12 @NorthwoodWBB @BaylorLauinger @sophiaprins_ @HopeCollegeWBB @KendylSmith3 @LibertyWBB @AddiZajac @AveryZajac14 @Chloebullinger @MeredithHelmus @RingwelskiPaige @DU_WBB @Schramm2Tanner @Delaney_brown02 @Kfdederick2 @Kinley_Regnery @Presleyschriner @LizzieWolthuis @HopeCollegeWBB @GoodrichGBB @TecumsehGbball @sailorsports @pchs_bball

TheMRR All-Tournament Team for the MI State Tournament --Division 3-- [See below for individual award descriptions.] Semifinals: Pewamo-Westphalia 44, Roscommon 35 Lumen Christi 51, Niles Brandywine 33 Championship Game: Lumen Christi 52, Pewamo-Westphalia 36 LC = Lumen Christi PW = Pewamo-Westphalia NB = Niles Brandywine Ros = Roscommon First Team: MVP/General/Slasher--Kenna Hunt-5'8" soph-LC Sniper--Elly Bengel-5'7" sr-P-W (Lansing CC) Intimidator--Adrianna Eklund-5'11" soph-PW Zoey Kauffman-5'9" sr-Ros (Mid-Michigan CC) Windex/Frosh--Zaya Price-5'9" fr-NB Lucy Wrozek-5'7" soph-LC Second Team: Lily Ganton-5'7" sr-LC (Hope softball) Lily Gill-5'6" jr-NB Alonna Thelen-5'9" sr-PW 6th--Elyse Thelen-5'8" soph-PW Hustle--Mara Williams-5'7" jr-Ros HM: Ruby Boyce-5'9" sr-LC Karleigh Byrd-5'7" sr-NB (Lake Michigan Coll.) Alexis Carper-5'9" sr-Ros Peyton Eklund-5'5" jr-PW Tristin Johnson-5'6" fr-LC Other: Post--Nemiah Carper-6'0" jr-Ros . Descriptions: MVP = Most Valuable Player Hustle = Hustle Award General = Floor General (PG) Award Windex = Rebounding Award Sniper = 3-pt/Shooting Award Slasher = Slasher/Driver Award Post = Post/Interior Player Award Intimidator = Shot Blocker/Alterer/Disruptor Award Frosh = Top Freshman Award 6th = 6th Player Award Pictured: left: Kenna Hunt (#1), Ruby Boyce (#20), Adrianna Eklund (#10), & Brenna Thelen (#5) top-right: Elly Bengel (#22), Alexis Carper (#33), Kylie Tarver (#2), & Renell Eklund (#4) bottom-right: Zaya Price (#4) @KennaHunt22 @ellybengel @LCCstarsWBB @AdriannaEk10 @kauffman_zoey @MidMichWbb @lucy_wrozek14 @LGanton6 @HopeCollegeSB @LMCRedHawksWBB @alexisdc139 @peytoneklund @LumenGirls @Pdubgirlsbball @GirlsRoscommon

TheMRR All-Tournament Team for the MI State Tournament --Division 4-- [See below for individual award descriptions.] Semifinals: Ishpeming 37, Morenci 34 Portland St. Patrick 49, Onekama 26 Championship Game: Ishpeming 48, Portland St. Patrick 28 Ish = Ishpeming SP = Portland St. Patrick Mor = Morenci On = Onekama First Team: MVP/Intimidator/Windex/Post--Mya Hemmer-6'2" sr-Ish (Baylor volleyball) Emersyn Bachelder-5'7" sr-Mor Sniper--Jenessa Eagle-5'9" sr-Ish (Michigan Tech) Hustle--Colbie Ekins-5'11" jr-Mor Frosh--Macie Leonard-5'8" fr-SP Slasher--Gracelyn Rockey-5'7" jr-SP Second Team: General--Evelyn Joughin-5'5" sr-Mor Ava Mauntler-5'4" jr-On Brittanie Piotrowski-5'6" sr-Ish Macie Smith-5'8" jr-SP Addy Zeller-5'5" jr-On HM: Marian Davlin-5'6" jr-SP Ava Jo Hares-5'3" sr-Ish Lily Sandborn-5'5" sr-SP Callie Sinke-5'3" soph-On Addyson Valentine-5'7" sr-Mor Other: 6th--Anna Bradford-5'10" sr-On . Descriptions: MVP = Most Valuable Player Hustle = Hustle Award General = Floor General (PG) Award Windex = Rebounding Award Sniper = 3-pt/Shooting Award Slasher = Slasher/Driver Award Post = Post/Interior Player Award Intimidator = Shot Blocker/Alterer/Disruptor Award Frosh = Top Freshman Award 6th = 6th Player Award Pictured: left: Mya Hemmer (#14) and Jenessa Eagle (#3) top-right: Gracelyn Rockey (#3), Marian Davlin (#13), Ava Mauntler (#22), Callie Sinke (#4), & Anna Bradford (#55) bottom-left: Macie Leonard (#14), Addy Zeller (#21), & Anna Bradford (#55) @Hemmer_mya26 @BaylorVBall @emersyn_b @jenessaeagle3 @mtuwbb @colbie_ekins @GracelynRo9459 @Addy_Zeller1 @HematiteUpdates @BulldogMorenci @PortlandStPats

Post-game dinner last night at Korea House in East Lansing, MI, my Favorite Korean Restaurant and my #9 New (to me) Restaurant of 2023. I had the Spicy Cha Jang Myon (pork, onions, mushrooms, and green peppers in a spicy black bean paste served with noodles) and the complimentary Banchan (Korean side dishes, clockwise from upper left--bean sprouts, potato salad, fish cakes, and kimchi). This is one of my favorite dishes at Korea House.

Game 4 (from yesterday): Defense reigned supreme early as Goodrich and Tecumseh had to work hard each possession to find open looks. With a slim 4-pt lead halfway through the 2nd qtr, Goodrich more than doubled its scoring over the next 4 minutes with a 15-2 run, featuring a combined 12 points from Kayla Hairston and Baylor Lauringer, to go up 29-12 late in the 2nd qtr. Tecumseh whittled the margin down to 10 late in the 3rd, but Hairston collapsed the defense off the drive and found Tanner Schramm for a corner 3 at the buzzer to give Goodrich a 41-28 advantage going into the final period. Goodrich extended the margin back to 17 at 52-35 with a Hairston 3 around 3:30, but Tecumseh made another run to cut it down to 53-42 off a 3 by Avery Zajac around the 1:00 mark. A pair of FTs by Lauinger and an answering pair by Chloe Bullinger closed out the scoring. Goodrich completes an undefeated season with a 55-44 victory over defending champ Tecumseh to win the Division 2 State Championship. This is Goodrich's 3rd state title to go with back-to-back championship seasons in 2012 & 2013. Sr Northwood signee Kayla Hairston (pictured, top-r) went 4-for-5 from 3-pt land to cap her career with a 21-point performance. Jr Baylor Lauinger (pictured, bottom-r) scored in a variety of ways offensively and had a great defensive game as she accumulated 14 points, 5 steals, and 5 rebounds. Sr Tanner Schramm hit a pair of 3s to add 8 points, while fr Kat Federick pitched in 7 points and 4 steals off the bench. Fr Avery Zajac concluded her rookie campaign with an outstanding final 2 games at the Breslin Center, including hitting a trio of 3s on her way to 19 points on Saturday. 6' jr Addi Zajac was swarmed with 2, 3, and sometimes 4 defenders in the post all game long, but fought hard for a 10-&-12 double-double along with 3 blocked shots and 3 assists. Sr Chloe Bullinger added 7 points and 4 assists. . Unofficial Stats: For @GoodrichGBB : Sr @NorthwoodWBB commit @KaylaHairston12 (5'2" G) w/ 21p-3a w/ 4 3-pts Jr @BaylorLauinger (5'7" G) w/ 14p-5r-3a-5s Sr @Schramm2Tanner (5'9" W) w/ 8p Fr @Kfdederick2 (5'10" W) w/ 7p-4s . For @TecumsehGbball : Fr @AveryZajac14 (5'11" W) w/ 19p w/ 3 3-pts Jr @AddiZajac (6' C) w/ 10p-12r-3a-3b Sr @Chloebullinger (5'9" G) w/ 7p-4r-4a Fr @reese_grounds (5'10" W) w/ 5p-4r

Game 3: Lumen Christi and Pewamo-Westphalia played within 2 possessions (& mostly within 1 possession) of each other the entire first 3 quarters with 5 lead changes in the 1st qtr and 4 ties in the 3rd qtr. LC tied it on a basket by Lucy Wrozek to end the 3rd and then scored the first 6 points of the 4th, highlighted by a go-ahead 3 from Kenna Hunt, to take a 40-34 lead. Alonna Thelen hit a pair of FTs at 6:03 for P-W, but LC held them scoreless for the remainder of the game as they scored the final 12 points. Lumen Christi wins the Division 3 State Championship with 52-36 victory. This is Lumen Christi's 1st state title, but coach Scott Stine has won 4 of the last 5 D3 titles (winning at Arbor Prep in 2022, 2024, & 2025). Soph Kenna Hunt (pictured, #1) had another outstanding game, burying a pair of 3s and 5-for-6 on FTs while posting a double-double from the PG position with 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Soph Lucy Wrozek (pictured, bottom-r) added 14 points, while sr Ruby Boyce pitched in 6 points and 4 rebounds. Sr Lansing Community College signee Elly Bengel also hit a pair of 3s in tallying 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists for Pewamo-Westphalia. Sr Alonna Thelen had 7 points, while soph Adrianna Eklund, sr Brenna Thelen, and soph Elyse Thelen combined for 14 points and 15 rebounds. . Unofficial Stats: For @LumenGirls : Soph @KennaHunt22 (5'8" PG) w/ 19p-10r-6a Soph @lucy_wrozek14 (5'6" G) w/ 14p-2b Sr Ruby Boyce (5'9" F) w/ 6p-4r-2b Sr Paige Lefere (5'7" F) w/ 4p Sr @LGanton6 (5'7" W) w/ 4p . For @Pdubgirlsbball : Sr @LCCstarsWBB commit @ellybengel (5'7" PG) w/ 12p-5r-3a Sr Alonna Thelen (5'9" F) w/ 7p Soph @AdriannaEk10 (5'11" F) w/ 5p-6r Sr @BrennaThelen (5'7" W) w/ 5p-4r Soph Elyse Thelen (5'8" W) w/ 4p-5r

Back to Harrison Roadhouse in East Lansing between sessions. Today, I went with the Crash Landing Burger (a unique brioche "UFO"-shaped bun stuffed with two smashed burger patties, chopped thick-cut bacon, sauteed onions, and their infinity sauce) with French Fries. "UFO" = Unidentified Flavorful Objects

Game 2: Detroit Renaissance built a 15-2 lead capped by a Zahra Richardson (@ZahraRichardson ) 3 to open the 2nd qtr scoring. Muskegon then turned the tables and held Renaissance scoreless for the next 7 minutes as they scored 10 in a row to cut it to 15-12. Renaissance broke the drought with a basket inside by Jayla Adams off a dish from Maria Walker (@mariawalker2028 ) at the buzzer. Muskegon continued to whittle away and eventually tied the game at 21 on a FT by Dy'nasti Bell to open the 4th. Jaebri'an Autry scored on drives on back-to-back possessions followed by another interior score by Adams, this time off a Kassidy Cain dish, to give Renaissance a 27-21 advantage. Mariah Sain hit a pull up at the elbow and added a pair of FTs on the next possession to cut it to 27-25 at 3:28. After Renaissance ran over a minute off the clock, Bell got fouled on a putback attempt and hit both FTs to tie it at 1:56. After another defensive stop, Bell scored off a dish from Antanique Sargent to put Muskegon up 2 with 0:59 remaining. A FT by Sain and a pair of FTs by Camiyah Bonner extended their run to 11 to give Muskegon a 32-27 lead with 0:18 left. A Cain score off the cut and a pair of Sain FTs ended the scoring. Muskegon wins their first Division 1 State Championship, 34-29. Sr Charlotte signee Mariah Sain scored half of her team-high 14 points in the 4th qtr to key Muskegon's comeback and also gathered in 7 rebounds. 6'3" jr Dy'nasti Bell pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds and scored 5 of her 7 points in the stretch run. Sr Oakland recruit Camiyah Bonner added 6 points and 3 steals, while sr Jackson College commit Jaila Martin pitched in 5 points and 6 rebounds. Sr Jaebri'an Autry of Renaissance attacked the basket and boards aggressively to lead all scorers with 17 points and finish just short of a double-double with 8 rebounds. 6' soph Jayla Adams had 8 rebounds and 3 blocked shots along with 4 points while going head-to-head with Bell all game long. Soph Kassidy Cain chipped in 5 points. . Unofficial Stats: For @LadyReds231 : Sr @CharlotteWBB commit @CbgMar5 (5'8" PG) w/ 14p-7r-2b Jr @Dynastibell_16 (6'3" F/C) w/ 7p-13r-2b Sr @OaklandWBBall commit @cecebonner4 (5'6" PG) w/ 6p-3s Sr @jcwomenshoops commit @MarieeJaila (5'10" F) w/ 5p-6r . For @LadyPhoenixBB : Sr @Jbtheballer22 (5'10" SF) w/ 17p-8r Soph @KassidyCain3 (5'3" PG) w/ 5p Soph @JaylaAdams2028 (6' F) w/ 4p-8r-3b

Game 1: Ishpeming built an early 12-4 lead, but Portland St. Patrick cut it to 14-13 by the end of the 1st. Ishpeming ramped up their defense and held St. Patrick scoreless until the 6:05 mark of the 3rd qtr as they scored 20 straight to open up a 34-13 lead. St. Patrick used an 8-pt run spanning the quarter break to pull back within 36-24, but Ishpeming went on an 8-pt run of their own a little while later to extend the margin into the twenties at 48-26 late in the 4th. Ishpeming wins the Division 4 State Championship 48-28. This is Ishpeming's 2nd title in 3 years. 6'2" sr Baylor volleyball signee Mya Hemmer (pictured, top-r) dominated the paint, swatting shots, pursuing the basketball off the rim, elevating to score in a crowd, and stealing any pass within her reach. Hemmer finished 1 blocked shot shy of a triple-double with 18 points, 17 rebounds, 9 blocked shots, and 6 steals with a couple of assists thrown in for good measure. Sr Michigan Tech recruit Jenessa Eagle (pictured, bottom-r) bounced back from a rough shooting 1st qtr to post a 19-&-11 double-double. Sr PG Brittanie Piotrowski added 6 points and 5 assists. Jr Gracelyn Rockey led Portland St. Patrick with 10 points along with 6 rebounds, 3 steals, and 3 blocked shots. Jr Macie Smith added 5 points and 9 rebounds. . Unofficial Stats: For @HematiteUpdates : Sr @mtuwbb commit @jenessaeagle3 (5'9" G) w/ 19p-11r Sr @BaylorVBall commit @Hemmer_mya26 (6'2" F/C) w/ 18p-17r-6s-9b Sr Brittanie Piotrowski (5'6" PG) 6p-5a Sr Ava Jo Hares (5'3" W) w/ 5p-4r . For @PortlandStPats : Jr @GracelynRo9459 (5'7" W) w/ 10p-6r-3s-3b Jr Macie Smith (5'8" W) w/ 5p-9r-3s Fr Macie Leonard (5'8" G) w/ 4p-5r Jr Marian Davlin (5'6" W) w/ 4p-4r

Saturday Schedule: Championship Saturday for the MI State Tournament at the Breslin Center on the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing: Division 4 Championship Game: 10:00 Ishpeming (24-3, #4 in D4) vs. Portland St. Patrick (23-5, #10 in D4) Division 1 Championship Game: 12:15 Detroit Renaissance (23-2, #5 in D1) vs. Muskegon (25-2, #4 in D1) Division 3 Championship Game: 4:00 Lumen Christi (24-3, #3 in D3) vs. Pewamo-Westphalia (26-2, #6 in D3) Division 2 Championship Game: 6:15 Goodrich (28-0, #2 in D2) vs. Tecumseh (26-2, #3 in D2) @HematiteUpdates @PortlandStPats @LadyPhoenixBB @LadyReds231 @LumenGirls @Pdubgirlsbball @GoodrichGBB @TecumsehGbball

Forgot to post this yesterday. MI State Tournament tradition: Dinner between sessions at Harrison Roadhouse in East Lansing for the "RFG" Mac & Cheese with Grilled Chicken and Bacon. The "RFG" stands for Really Frickin Good and I concur.