-TheBasketball Academy is proud to present the Maine-New Hampshire Classic (an AAU event). Some of the top players and top rising underclassmen girls basketball players from each state will square off in the first annual classic to be held in September, 2008. Check back for more information on location, and times of the two games.
-ACE & the New England Crusaders announce theCrusader Fall Skills program will start on Sunday, 10/12/2008 and run on five consecutive Sundays. There will be two sessions 9-11 and 11-1. Locations are at UML-Rec Center (3 dates) in Lowell, MA and a facility in Manchester, NH (2 dates). Registration information will be posted soon. Space will be very limited.
-Are you a current 7th, 8th, or 9th grader in the New England area? If so, join Blue Star on 9/13-14 at Southern NH in Manchester, NH as they run their Blue Star Rising event for the New England area. A Blue Star evaluator will be on site to evaluate all campers as part of their Blue Star Recruiting Index, one of the most recognized girls basketball scouting services in the country. Registration information can be found at www.bluestarbb.com
______________________________________________________ Headlines
-Kindyll Dorsey (2007/Boston College) signs a contract to play professional hoops in Ireland.
-Laura Aloisi (2008/Holy Cross) is heading to Italy to play professional bball.
-Cassie Loftus (2008/St Anselms) named Graduate Assistant Coach at Springfield College
-Lauren Moore (2007/Bentley) named Director of Basketball Operations at UNH
-Shae Fitzpatrick(2010/Brown University) is taking her hoops and coaching skills to India via the NBA Basketball Without Borders program [MORE]
-Catching up with Ayla Brown (2010/Boston College) and her new gig [MORE]
-Congrats to Boston College'sStefanie Murphy (Londonderry - 2007) on being named to the Young All American team[more]
-Congrats to Boston College'sStefanie Murphy (Londonderry - 2007) on being named ACC Rookie of the Year and to the All ACC Honorable Mention team.[more]
-Congratulations to Tiffany Ruffin(2010/Winnacunnet), Amy Lepley (2009/Bishop Feehan), and Karima Gabriel(2010/Trinity) on their selection to the prestigous NIKE Regional Skills Academy-East program. They will join 40 of the top players in the East Region to train with NIKE Skills Academy Trainers/Coaches this spring.
-Congrats to Ashley Cimino and her Stanford Cardinal teammates on their trip to the Final Four & NCAA Championship Game [PHOTO]
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Crusader College Commitments - See where our Classes of 2007 & 2008 and beyond are going
Prep Player News - Recent news on our prep players
College Player News - Recent news on our college players
Post Grad Player News - Recent news on our former players in the professional & coaching ranks
On the College Hardwood - See where past Crusader players have continued their bball career
Player Awards - Congrats to our players who have been recognized as their states, region's or the nation's best
Champions Corner - Congrats to our prep players who teams have won recent titles
_______________________________________________________ Club News
- Congratulations to Ashley Cimino (07 - McCauley HS, ME) on being named to the McDonald's All American team. Ashley played in the McDonald's All American Game in Louisville, Kentucky on March 28, 2007 with 23 of the top prep players in America. Ashley signed with Stanford University.[more]
- Congratulations to Amy Lepley (Bishop Feehan/MA-2009) and Karima Gabriel (Trinity/NH-2010) for being named Sporting News HM All Americans from the East region. ______________________________________________________ Features
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Crusader Player Commitments
- Congratulations to Amy Lepley - (Bishop Feehan, 2009) on her commitment to Holy Cross[more]
- Congratulations to our class of 2008 on their commitments:
Tanna Bertino, 5'10 (Nobles & Greenough - MA) - NYU
Alicia Doucette, 5'11 (Central - NH) - Plymouth State
Rachel Figaro, 5'10 (Bishop Guertin - NH) - Tufts
Kelsey Hogan, 5'6 (Nashua North HS - NH) - UNH
Mary Garon, 5'9 (Trinity HS - NH) - Suffolk University
Kristie Hayner, 5'9 (Bishop Guertin - NH) - Suffolk University
Shannon Hassan, 6'1 (Merrimack HS - NH) - Brandeis
Jill Henrikson, 5'8 (Morse HS - ME) - Bowdoin
Amandra Purcell, 5'6 (Alvirne HS - NH) - Framingham St
Sam Wheeler, 6'1 (Timberlane HS - NH) - Maine
- Congratulations to our class of 2007 on their commitments:
Megan Jackson (Trinity HS, 2007) - Providence College.
Cassie Cooper (Cony, 2007) - Dartmouth.
Liz Tremblay (Bishop Guertin, 2007) - St Rose.
Valerie Avebe (Tilton, 2007) - Massachusetts.
Evan Libbrizzi (Essex, 2007) - Colgate.
Jen Gureckis (New Hampton, 2007) - St. Anselms.
Alyssa Jann (Westford Academy, 2007) - Quinnipiac.
Kyara Weekes (Cambridge R&L, 2007) - Fordham.
Molly Griffiths (Ursuline, 2007) - Assumption College.
Emily Rousseau (Biddeford,2007) - Stonehill.
Lindsey Miller (Bishop Guertin,2007) - Virginia (soccer).
Kristen McWhirter (New Hampton HS,2007) - Stonehill.
Whitney Fremeau (Central HS, 2007) - Holy Cross.
Ashley Cimino (McCauley HS,2007) -Stanford.
Tonya Young (Mascoma HS,2007) - Vermont.
Kerry Cashman (Exeter HS,2007) - Boston Univ.
Tanna Ross (Hampden Academy,2007) - Maine.
Stefanie Murphy (Londonderry,2007) - Boston College.
Morghan McAleny (McCauley, 2007)- West Point
Abby Wentworth (McCauley, 2007)- Manhatten College
_____________________________________________________ Prep Player News
Info to be posted as the 2007-2008 prep season gets underway.
- Congratulations to Amy Lepley (Bishop Feehan/MA-2009) and Karima Gabriel (Trinity/NH-2010) for being named Sporting News HM All Americans from the East region.
- Congratulations to Amy Lepley (09 - Bishop Feehan/MA) and Karima Gabriel ('10 - Trinity/NH) on being selected to attend the prestigous NIKE Regional Skills Academy-East Region in Philadelphia. Amy and Karima were only 33 youngsters who attended the inaugural R.S.A. for the Northeastern region of the US.[more] ______________________________________________________ College Player News
- Catching up on the Stanford blog with Ashley Cimino (McCauley, ME/Stanford).[more]
- Former Crusader Stefanie Murphy (Londonderry/NH-Boston College) is making a Sudden Impact.[more]
- Same story, different uniform. Former Crusader Stefanie Murphy (Londonderry/NH-Boston College) lands in top 3 in ACC in scoring and rebounding in helping Eagles to a fast start.[more]
- Congratulations to former Crusader Shae Fitzpatrick(Lynnfield/MA-Brown) on being named to the Week 1 - Ivy League Honor Roll for her play for week ending Nov 21st.
- Molly Griffiths (Ursuline Academy/2007 - Assumption/2011) hits the college hardwood with a bang. College frosh hits for double figures in three game Disny Classic -- including an 18 point effort in victory over Lander [more] -- and is named to the All Tourney team.
- Ashley Cimino('11 - Stanford) adjusting to the 'left coast' .[more]
______________________________________________________ Post Grad News
-Congratulations to Cassie Loftus(Nashua/04 - St Anselms/08) on her new position as Graduate Assistant at Springfield College. Cassie is a former Crusader player and a current Crusader coach for our Crusader Teal team.
-Good luck to Kindyll Dorsey (Memorial/02-Peddie School/03 - Boston College/07) who recently signed a contract to play professional ball in Ireland. Kindyll is both a former Crusader player and a Crusader coach for our Crusader Red team
-Good luck to Laura Aloisi(Nashua/04 - Holy Cross/08) who recently signed a contract to play professional ball in Italy. Laura is a former Crusader player.
-Congratulations to Lauren Moore(Alvirne/03 - Bentley/07) on her new position as Director of Basketball Operations at UNH. Lauren is both former Crusader player and a former Crusader coach.
-Congratulations to Morgan Valley (UConn/04) on her new position as Assistant Coach at Towson. Morgan is a former Crusader player.
-Congratulations to Jenn Hogan (Nashua/01 - So. New Hampshire/05) on her new position as Head Coach at Nashua South HS. Jenn is a former Crusader player and a current Crusader coach for our Crusader Orange team.
- Katie McNamara(05 - Vermont) heads to Ireland to resume her professional basketball career
- Congratulations to former Crusader, Jess Deveny (Westford Academy/2001, Boston College/2005) for being elected into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame. ______________________________________________________ Player Awards
Stefanie Murphy named to the Young All American team.
Stefanie Murphy (Boston College/11, Londonderry/07) name the 2008 ACC Rookie of the Year.
Tiffany Ruffin (Winnacunnet/10), Karima Gabriel (Trinity/10), and Amy Leply (Bishop Feehan/09) invited to Nike Regional Skills Academy - East program.
Amy Leply named to Boston Globe All Scholastic team.
Tiffany Ruffin named 2008 NH Gatorade Player of the Year
Shannon Hassan named 2008 Ms NH Basketball
Jill Henrikson named 2008 Ms Maine Basketball finalist.
Amy Leply(Bishop Feehan/09) and Karima Gabriel (Trinity/10) named to Sporting News HM All American team for East Region.
______________________________________________________ Champions Corner
- Congratulations to Crusader Tiffany Ruffin ('10), Emily Siegart ('10), and Winnacunnet HS on their 2008 Class L State Championship.
- Congratulations to Crusader Morgan Frame ('09) and Waterville HS on their 2008 Class B State Championship
-Congratulations to Crusader Kayla Burchill ('11) and Deering HS on their 2008 Class A State Championship.
- Congratulations to Crusaders Eliza Polli ('09), Courtney Ness ('09), and Katherine Menge ('10) and Hanover HS on their 2008 Class I State Championship