Girls Basketball
Mandan is getting a lot of hype before they even play a game.
South is good, but it may hurt them in the long run that they will only go 7 deep.
Shanley is young and should improve as the season goes along.
I am excited to see St. Mary's and West Fargo play. Personally I think WF made a mistake going with Metcalf so we will see how they do.
Looking forward to a fun season.
Posted by: NDsportschatter on 12/11/2008 at 2:22 PM | Comments (2) | Permalink
State Volleyball
In Minot:
#1E West Fargo vs. #4W St. Mary's 12:00
#2W Bismarck High vs. #3E Fargo South 2:00
#1W Century vs. #4E Fargo North 6:00
#2E Red River vs. #3W Williston 8:00
Someone asked if these are the 4 best teams in the east. They wanted to know if North was better than Shanley or if it was an upset. I think that North plays very well at times and were definately the better team on Saturday. Shanley obviously had a better year and played great at times like when I saw them play Fargo South but were also really out of sorts at times and I now see how they lost matches to Valley City and Devils Lake during the regular season.
I do think that the east is overall much better than the west. With the exception of Century, I think that the east has the potential to win 3 out of 4 first round games. South will have to play very well to beat Bismarck, but I think South is the better team. I think that West Fargo and Red River are the two best teams in this tournament and I hope to see them paired up again in the state title match. Red River definately has a more difficult road to that game having to go through Century, but West Fargo could have a hard time should South make it to round 2.
It going to be a fun tournament!!
Posted by: NDsportschatter on 11/17/2008 at 8:11 AM | Comments (0) | Permalink
Volleyball
West Fargo and Red River will battle for the EDC title on Monday. I think West Fargo will win it but Red River is a good team and hopefully it is a competitive match. Shanley secured the number 3 seed with a win over Fargo South. This was a fun game to watch. I hope these two teams match up again as they seem to the most evenly paired teams in the east. South will take the number 4 spot, North the 5, Devils Lake, VC, and Central will battle this last week for 6-8 while Wahpeton will be the 9th seed traveling to either DL, VC, or Central for a play-in game. Should be a fun EDC tournament. Top 4 should get in, but North and possibly Devils Lake are very capable of an upset.
Posted by: NDsportschatter on 10/31/2008 at 9:13 AM | Comments (6) | Permalink
EDC VOLLEYBALL
What a start to the season! West Fargo and Red River have established themselves as the team to beat but I think that South has the potential to be there with Red River by season's end. After that, it is a drop down slugfest for the rest of the spots with everyone taking turns beating each other. My prediction is that Shanley will end up with the fourth spot, then North, Central, Devils Lake, Valley City and Wahpeton.
Posted by: NDsportschatter on 9/19/2008 at 7:42 AM | Comments (3) | Permalink
New Season is here!!
Tennis and Cross Country got under way this week and football started yesturday. Volleyball starts on Monday. Welcome to a new exciting season.
South and Red River are the favorites in boys tennis, I don't know much about cross country but I hear that Shanley Oak Grove should be good, but Bismarck High hails the top 2 runners in the state on the boys side. On the girls side, Laura Roesler of South and Mears of West Fargo should have fun battling all season.
You would think that South football should continue to be the favorite until someone knocks them off, but I wouldn't be surprised to see West Fargo near the top of the EDC.
In Volleyball, the defending state champions, Fargo South, lost 8 seniors and will look to fill a lot of spots. West Fargo should be the early favorite as they graduated some good players, but bring back the most experience in the EDC.
Good Luck to all teams and it should be fun!!
Posted by: NDsportschatter on 8/14/2008 at 8:56 PM | Comments (1) | Permalink