NSIC Play Opens This Weekend

Hi Warrior fans, well the NSIC schedule opens tonight as we are up in St. Cloud getting ready for out game against the Huskies. It should be a great atmosphere and hopefully a fun game. The team just completed it shoot around and we are now heading to a local Subway for our usual pregame meal while on the road.
As for tonight's game we are expecting a hostile environment and loud crowd. St. Cloud St. always has good crowds for basketball games and with this being the conference opener I would expect maybe a couple more people then usual to see this game. The game tonight will be a great challenge to us as we are taking on a team loaded with talent both inside and out. As many Warrior fans remember last year the Huskies had our number and they return all players but 2 from last years squad. Along with the returners they also have added some other nice players to make them the favorite to win the NSIC this season. On the outside they have a trio of great shooters in Taylor Witt, Josh Ortmann and Brett Putz all can have huge games from the 3 point line so we cannot let them get going. Inside they have All-American candidate Matt Schneck along with wing/post player Andrew Bernstetter. The focus for tonight's game will once again begin on the defensive end where we must continue to improve on shutting our man down one on one, also tonight we must be aware that they will want to get the ball inside as much as possible so we will need to have great defensive rotations. Off those rotations we will also have to make sure we are getting a body on the weak side rebound and not giving up a ton of offensive boards like we did last weekend against Mankato. On the offensive side we will need to get scoring from a variety of players. We cannot just hope that DJ continues to have huge games and other guys will need to step up to the plate. Hopefully we can learn from last weekends game and have a great showing tonight in front of a great crowd. GO WARRIORS!!

Pre-game Alumni social event @ O'Gara's Bar 12:30 to 2:30, free appetizers! :)

    Hey Warrior fans, well it was an up and down weekend for the Warriors as we went 1-1 out at the Hoopsfest.  It was a fun event and our guys learned a lot from playing against two quality teams.  Hopefully we can care over what we have learned to this coming weekend as we will be playing two very tough, talented teams.  

    As for this weekend.  On Saturday before the Concordia St. Paul game there will be a Pre-game Alumni social event at O'Gara's Bar and Grill from 12:30 - 2:30.  This event is open obviously to all former alumni along with parents, family and fans of Winona State.  For those of you who do not know where O'Gara's is located the address is: 164 Snelling Ave. North, St. Paul, MN.  If you need more information on the place here is a link to there website: http://www.ogaras.com/.  Just copy and paste it into a web browser to go it.  Finally at O'Gara's on Saturday not only will it be the spot to gather for Warrior fans it will also be the spot to grab some free appetizers as they will be available while they last.  So let get everyone together to catch up on old times and then head on over to Concordia St. Paul to cheer the Warriors onto victory.  GO WARRIORS!!!

Hoopsfest Kicks off Today!!

Hey Warrior fans, well we are out here in Sioux Falls all ready for the hoopsfest to begin today. So far the event has been wonderful, we got into town last night around 4:30 and headed right down for a dinner with the other 7 schools in a big ballroom. The dinner was excellent for a buffet style meal which was surprising as it can be hard to make a real good meal for so many people but they pulled it off. After that we had some down time so our guys relaxed in the rooms and got a good nights rest. This morning we were up early for shoot around at 8 am, the focus was great and I think we are ready to go. Unfortunately we will not be playing today with CJ Erickson. CJ sprained his ankle at the end of practice yesterday and it ballooned up pretty good on him so he is a no go today and probably tomorrow. So we will have to have other guys step up and fill in for him while he is out. Today's game will be a good challenge for us as UM Crookston is much improved over last year. They have a couple of great scorers that we must contain and we will need to be patient on the offensive end working for that great shot. If we do the little things right, rebounding, taking care of the ball, making the extra pass to the open man we should be good but if we do not it will be another long night. It will be a great day of basketball out here and we are looking forward to our match up at 2 pm. Then we will be able to watch many of the other talented teams play tonight, it is a full day of basketball. Until after the game...........GO WARRIORS!!!

Game Time Versus Concordia St. Paul Changed!!

Hi Warrior fans, sorry for being so slow on the blog this year I am trying to pick it up here and I should be full go again here soon, it has just been a very buys beginning of the season for me. Anyway just so everyone knows the game time for our game at Concordia St. Paul has been changed from an 8 pm start on Saturday Dec 5th. to a 3 pm start on Dec. 5th. The change will mean a quick turn around for the Warriors as they play the night before up in St. Cloud at 8 pm. The reason for the change is due to the Concordia St. Paul volleyball team hosting the Division II National Championship. Hope this does not change many plans and look forward to seeing everyone as usual up in St. Paul as we again invade the CSP campus turning it purple and white. Check back very soon as I will have a preview of the Hoops Fest that takes place this Saturday and Sunday for the Warriors. Until then.....GO WARRIORS!!!!

Warriors Win Opener, Host Tournament This Weekend!

Hi Warrior fans! Well the Warriors were able to come out on top Monday night as they took care of the UW Stout Blue Devils 83-66. The game was a sloppy one on both sides of the ball as the two teams combine for a total 39 turnovers during the game. While the pace of the game was uptempo the Warriors must do a much better job taking care of the ball going forward or it could doom them on many nights.

A couple of highlights from the game against Stout for the Warriors first had to be the shooting percentage from the field. The Warriors shot the ball at a clip of 30-59 (50%) for the game along with hitting 9-23 (40%) from the 3 point line. The Warriors at times were able to have great spacing on the floor which created good driving and passing lanes. This lead to many open shots that the Warriors were able to knock down. Another area were the 19 assists on the 30 converted field goals on the game. When a team is able to get almost 66% of the made field goals from assists that shows the team was sharing the ball and finding open people during the game. It is good to see the Warriors sharing the ball and making the extra pass to find the open man. A final positive area was the free throw shooting where the Warriors went 14-16 (88%). As any basketball person knows free throws are a key to any victory and the Warriors were able to convert free throws in this ball game at a high percentage.

Some areas where the Warriors need to continue to work on are areas that were listed to the keys of the game. First the Warriors must talk much better on both ends of the floor. Not talking once again gave Stout many open looks from the 3 point line and under the basket for easy lay-ups. The second area was again rebounding, even though the Warriors won the battle on the boards they cannot give a team 13 offensive rebounds a night and expect to win many games. The final area the Warriors struggled in was taking care of the basketball, as stated earlier the Warriors had way to many turnovers during the contest and many of them were turnovers that should not have happened. Too many times on outlet passes the Warriors were not reading the defense and making passes right to UW Stout. On other occasions they would not sweep through being aggressive taking care of the ball and tips occurred which ended up with a steal for Stout. We must value each possession that we get during a game, taking care of the ball has always been an area of success of the past couple of seasons for the Warriors so we must do a much better job in this area as we move forward.

Looking ahead for the Warriors they are hosting the Merchants Tip-off Classic this weekend. Teams included in the tournament are Clarke College (Iowa), Cardinal Stritch (Wisconsin) and Palm Beach Atlantic (Florida). All three teams are quality programs and should bring in some good talent for Warrior fans to watch. Game will start Friday at 5 pm when Cardinal Stritch and Palm Beach Atlantic take the floor. The Warriors and Clarke College follow at 7 pm. Hope to see you all there this weekend for the games!! GO WARRIORS!

Warriors Open Season Tonight!!

   The big day is finally here Warrior fans!!!  The Warriors kick off the season tonight as they take on UW-Stout at 8 pm in McCown gym.  It's is an exciting time for the squad as they have been working hard since last seasons loss in the NCAA Regional Tournament.

   Keys for a Warrior victory tonight:

1.  Talk, talk, talk.  One of the biggest obstacles any basketball team has is communication out on the floor.  This will be a key to every game for the Warriors and it starts tonight.  This group can be a good defensive team when they talk to each other out on the floor, it is when the communication breaks down that the defense starts to struggle.  If the Warriors want to have a great game tonight and a solid season they must talk from the beginning to the end of the game.  If they fail in this area it will come back to haunt them if not tonight but down the road.

2.   Crashing the boards.  As any Warrior fan knows rebounding was a huge downfall of last years squad.  Well so far this year the Warriors have been out rebounded by every team during the exhibition season.  That stat is going to have to change as the Warriors will be running into teams that are very good on the boards here in the future so they need start now by controlling the boards on both ends.  

3.   Stay patient on the offensive end.  The Warriors have many weapons on the offensive and as they always have five guys on the floor capable of scoring from anywhere on the floor.  While this is a great weapon to have on the offensive end of the floor it can cause issues if we are not taking a great shot.  Staying patient, making the defense work and making the extra pass will all be keys for Warriors tonight.  When they work for a great shot they usually are able to get a great one over the 35 second shot clock but sometime we rush shots or take contested shots that we could pass up or take later on in the possession if really needed.  

Finally the key for the season will be going out and having fun.  This is a game that all of us love to play and you must always keep the game fun.  It is going to be an exciting season and we cannot wait for the tip off at 8 tonight!  GO WARRIORS!!!

   

Warriors Conclude Exhibition Season Tonight!

Hi gang, sorry for the late post on game day but was really busy today with stuff.  Well tonight the Warriors close out the exhibition portion of the season when the host the St. Thomas Tommies from the MIAC.  This game should be another great game as both teams have there sights set on having good seasons once again.  

As many of you remember St. Thomas was the only squad to come in and beat the Warriors back during the 2007-08 season.  While the defeat might have been a blessing in disguise as the Warriors used the loss as a huge learning tool and did not lose another game that season as they went on to win the schools seconds national championship.  Well that was two years ago and many of the players on both side of that game are no longer around.  

For the Warriors tonight's game will again test them in many areas where improvement needs to be made.  First off the Warriors will need to contain there man one on one.  The Tommies really look to break there guy down one on one so we must contain our man and not allow dribble penetration.  We will also have to talk better on both ends of the floor.  We will see a ton of ball screens and hand offs tonight if we do not talk we will end up having two guarding one guy which will leave them a ton of open shots.  On the offensive end we need to communicate better as we must keep good spacing and take care of the ball as we will see some full court pressure.  If we do not take care of the ball and keep going spacing there pressure will get us causing for a long night.  This game will be a great final warm up for our guys as we will see a quality opponent that would do very well in our conference.  The guys have had a good week of practice but now we must carry over what we have been doing to a game situation.  It should be fun one as tonight at 7.  Hope to see you all at the game.  GO WARRIORS

Winona State vs UW Eau Claire

Hi Warrior fans, well tonight is a new night for our Warrior basketball team so hopefully we can put the struggles behind us from our opener and play much better in our game tonight versus UW Eau Claire.
Tonight's game will once again test the Warriors on a variety of fronts as we must show improvement in almost every area of the game. The main areas of focus will again be on shutting our man down one on one and team rebounding. Those two areas need to be improved dramatically if the Warriors want to play well tonight against a good offensive and rebounding team. Tonight we will once again by playing a variety of line-ups on the floor as we are looking to find the right combinations of guys who can play together. Finally what will be interesting to see is if we can carry over what we have worked on the last two days in practice. Both days were excellent days on the floor but if we cannot carry over what we have done then we will be making little progress as a squad. Carry over is a must and we must start that tonight to have a successful season. Tonight's game should be interesting so I hope to see all of you fans there at 7 o'clock when the ball goes into the air. GO WARRIORS!!!!!

Warriors Struggle in Opener

Hi Warrior fans.  Well the new season did not get off on the right foot last night as the Warriors struggled in every area of the game in falling to UW-LaCrosse.  The game was a tight game throughout as neither team had a lead larger then 9.   The Eagles controlled the game and tempo the entire night as they worked for getting great shots on the offensive end, while the Warriors rushed and took many difficult shots.  The Eagles were also able to own the boards as they out rebounded the Warriors by a 38-35 margin and had 8 more rebounds then the Warriors in the second half.  While the loss is not something that Warriors wanted to deal with they now know the areas that they must improve and work on as a team.  Rebounding, containing a man one on one and working for a great shot on the offensive end are just a few of the main areas will continue to concentrate on.  Thursday nights game against UW Eau Claire will be a huge measuring stick for the Warriors to see if they have cleaned up there mistakes from this game and to bring back confidence to the squad.  Thanks to all the fans who showed up for the game and we hope to see you this Thursday as the Warriors take the floor again.  GO WARRIORS!!!

Exhibition season kicks off tonight!!!

Hey Warrior fans!!! Hope everyone is getting ready as our new season is approaching quickly and the exhibition season kicks off tonight when the Warriors host UW-LaCrosse Eagles tonight at 7.
This will be the third straight season the Warriors and Eagles have met to begin the Exhibition season. If you remember last year the Eagles took the Warriors down to the final minute but the Warriors were able to hold off the Eagles to come out with a 76-73 win.
For the Warriors tonights game will be a great opportunity to step out on the floor for the first team as a new team and to see where they are at as a squad. Expect to see a variety of different line-ups on the floor throughout the game as the Warriors will be working on meshing the returning players with the new players. The exhibition season is a great time to find out what works and what needs to be worked on. While the Warriors return many players, new faces will be seeing the floor for the first time tonight. Newcomers Xavier Humphrey, Zander Culver, Kellen Taylor and CJ Erickson will be hitting the hardwood in Warrior colors for the first time along with three red-shirts Jordan Fischer, Dan Kratz and Clayton Vette. These seven along with the returning eight players from last year give the team a ton of depth and talent. It should be an exiciting night in McCown for this years squad.
As for UW LaCrosee, they return a ton of talent including there top 3 scorers from last season. Look for Tony Mane and Trevor Stratton to lead the way for the Eagles as both avered right around 17 ppg last season for them. Along with those two guards, the Eagles return 6'9 post player Andy Merklein who finished the year averaging 9.7 ppg and 6 rpg. The Eagles also have many other returning players who saw action for them along with some talented freshman.
Check back tomorrow for a recap on tonights game, until then GO WARRIORS!!!!

Warriors Looking Good!!

   Hi everyone, well the season has begun and we are off to a very good start.  The guys are picking up on stuff quickly and we are making good progress everyday.

   One thing I think many people forget is how important that team chemistry has to be on the court to be successful.  Each year is a new team so it takes time for everyone to get used to playing with each other, know each others strengths and weaknesses.  With this team while we do have a lot of returning players we also have four new players so getting them all on the same page will take time.  You can see progress being made everyday as we are showing more trust in our teammates on the defensive end and offensively we are learning to work together to get a great shot each time down the floor.  One item that has really improved in a week is the passing on the offensive end.  The first couple of days we saw a ton of turnovers but the guys have slowed down and they are getting used to playing with each other.  A key for this team, as with all of our team in the past, we want to take care of the ball and limit turnovers.

    This past weekend we had our first purple/white scrimmage along with our annual family day.  It was a great day all around as our scrimmage went as well, Coach Browns team won 3-1 over Coach Gove, but Coach Gove team lost by a total of 3 points in those 3 losses.  In each session the guys were put onto different teams so many different combinations were out on the floor, which gave us a ton of looks of different line ups we could have this season.  A team strength for this year will be our depth, we do not have one guy that we would not be afraid to put on the floor.  After the scrimmage the team and parents meet down at Bub's Brewing Co. for the annual lunch.  It was a excellent time as it was an opportunity to see many old faces along with many new faces.  Every had a great time and each player did a good job of introducing themselves along with the family that was in attendance.  

    Looking forward we are closing in on that first exhibition game of the year which will take place November 2nd versus La Crosse.  We still have a ton of work ahead of us but we will have a couple more team scrimmages to get ready for the game and we will really start to focus on items we need to clean up on both ends of the floor.  The guys are working hard and excitement is in the air as we cannot wait to get out on the floor for the first game of the season.  

    This is it for now, until next time.....GO WARRIORS!!!

Warriors Kick Off New Season

Hi Warrior fans, well it is official we have started practice and the 2009-10 season in underway. The first practice of the year went well as the guys gave great effort and focus during the day. After our first official practice we had a little bit of time off before coming back on to the court last night for our "Warrior Madness" event. The event as excellent and we thank all the fans who showed up to support both men's and women's teams along with giving money to Winona Health's breast cancer center. The night started off with the introduction of both teams with the women's team then taking the floor for a 10 minute scrimmage. After that it was our turn to get out and give the fans a view of this years squad, our scrimmage ended up a tie at 29-29.
At the conclusion of the scrimmage both teams put out some of their top shooters to square off in a 3-point contest. The winner of the contest ended up being, senior David Johnson, who was able to out shoot one of the women's new freshman players. In between the 3-point contest we also held a dunk contest. Luke Doedens stole the show with the dunk contest, Luke was able to complete a variety of entertaining dunks including throwing a ball of the back wall behind the basketball hoop, catching an bounce ally-oop pass that was thrown from in the middle of the padded stands by Brad Meyer and finally a pass off the side of the back board from Jon Walburg.
Overall it was a fun night and we look forward to doing this again next year. Up next for the Warriors we will be holding our first scrimmage of the year this Saturday, October 17 at 9:30 am in McCown gym. The scrimmage is open to the public and we invite all of you to come and watch. Finally this weekend is Family Weekend at WSU, we look forward to seeing all you parents at the scrimmage and then lunch afterward. GO WARRIORS!!!

Follow John Smith in Portugal!

Hey Warrior fans, I hope everyone is getting ready for the season as we are only 8 day away!

We have some great news that former Winona State star, John Smith, is now playing professionally over in Portugal. He left a couple of weeks ago to take part in per-season activities and his season will be beginning soon. For those of you who want to follow John he has set up a blog at the following site - http://johnsmithbasketball.blogspot.com Just copy and paste that in your web browser and it should take right to his web site. I will also be putting a link in our "links" area here for you to follow him through that as well. We wish John the best of luck on his new journey and look forward to keeping in contact with him as he blogs back to all of us. Good luck John!!!

A quick update on a couple of items that will be coming up soon for the current Warrior squad. First we will be holding "Warrior Madness" on October 15th. The event, which will also include our women's basketball team, is in part to raise money for breast cancer and is in conjunction with Breast Cancer Awareness Weekend here at WSU. The door will open for the event starting at 6:00, admission for the event is $1 with that going to Winona Health Mammography. Also a meal will be offered from Hy-Vee from 6-7 pm, the cost of the meal is $5 with $2 from the meal going to Winona Health Mammography. Finally at 7 pm the men's and women's team will take the court for a 3 point shooting contest, dunk contest and short scrimmage. Also during this time there will be a ton of different give aways and drawings for those in attendance. Then on Saturday October 17th we will be holding an open scrimmage to the public starting at 9:30 in the morning. Admission is FREE and we will be going up and down for around an 1 1/2 hours. This will be a great opportunity to see the players in full action for the first time of the year. We hope to see all of you at both of these events. GO WARRIORS!!!!

Season less then 2 weeks away!!!

Hey Warrior fans I hope everyone is getting ready for the new season as it is fast approaching.  The guys have continued to work hard during individual workout and lifting sessions and we now have started conditioning as the season closes in.  Over the past couple of weeks you can see the excitement in them growing as they want to prove to carry over the winning ways of past Warrior seasons.

The season will officially begin on October 15th with an open practice to the public beginning at 6 pm.  Not all details of the event have been released but it will be a great opportunity for Warrior fans to come and meet the team as they begin the new season.  Just two days later on October 17th the Warriors will be holding their annual Purple/White game and "family day."  All family members of Warrior players are invited to come watch the team play with a get together to follow down in the basement of Bub's Brewing Co.  This is a great opportunity for us to bring everyone together once before the season gets going to get to know each other once again and talk about the up coming season.  The scrimmage will be open to all public on the 17th.  The scrimmage will start around 9:30 and will run for around an hour.  Even though the season will be only two day old our guys will be ready to go and it is a great chance to watch them in action early on in the season.  

Well that is all for now Warrior fans, an alumni update is on the horizon as many of them were in town this past weekend.  It was a great time as our current and former players were able to catch up with each other and tell stories of the past.  Nothing is better then seeing so many great people in one place.  Until next time, GO WARRIORS!!!

Workouts Started

Hi Warrior fans, hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend. Well the new school year is two weeks old and our guys have been hard at it for a week now. Currently our guys are working hard as they are lifting 4 times a week, while having individual workouts with coaches two times a week, finally they have been also playing on their own a couple times a week getting to know each other out on the floor. The guys have come back in great shape and their attitudes have been awesome. A lot of excitement is in the air and you can feel this group wants to carry on the tradition of Warrior basketball. Their will be a ton of competition on this years squad and we have a very deep team with every guy bringing something different to the table. It is going to be a challenging but fun year for the Warriors and we cannot wait for October 15th. In other news we will be having family day this year on October 17th. This day allows all of our families and players a chance to get together before the season for a meet and greet as well as a great meal. This event has always been a fun event for everyone as it gets our parents ready for the new year along with a chance to meet the new members of the team. As always the at the end each player will get up and give everyone in the room a little information about themselves as well as answering questions from a panel. This is it for now but check back very soon for an alumni update along with other events we will be apart of very soon. GO WARRIORS!!!

New Blog Look

Hello Warrior fans, as a new season is upon us it was time to give the blog an update so this will be the new look of the blog for the 2009-2010 season. As a team we are thrilled to be starting a new season and look forward to giving you fans another exciting season of Warrior basketball. Many of the players are now back on campus and getting ready for school to start next Monday. Cannot believe it is time! GO WARRIORS!!!

2009-2010 Roster Finalized

Hey Warrior fans, hope everyone is getting excited for the upcoming season. WSU has been busy over the past week as fall sports teams are back and working hard. It is great to see the excitement in the air as each program is expecting great things this season. It will be another great year for Warrior athletics!

Our 2009-10 roster is updated and finalized. (http://www.winonastatewarriors.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball) Click to view
As you will see we have added 4 new players. Zander Culver, Xavier Humphery and Kellen Taylor all signed back during the early signing period last fall and CJ Erickson is transferring in from the University of Evansville after playing a season with the Purple Aces. CJ is originally from Minnetonka High School where he helped lead his team to the 2008 4A State Championship. We are very excited to have all four of the outstanding student-athletes joining an squad which went 24-9 last season with an second round appearance in the NCAA tournament.
Some other changes you will notice to the roster is the numbers that guys will be wearing for this upcoming year. Having ordered new uniforms has allowed our guys to change numbers if they wanted to and many of them did. The new uniform order has been submitted and we soon go to press. The uniforms will be custom made uniforms from Ripon Athletics, which is located in Berlin, Wisconsin. The people over there do a great job coming up with uniform designs and with the help of Eric Malvik we will have another set of uniforms made specifically for Winona State.
Finally, all of the team members will be reporting back to Winona, next week as school get into full swing on August 24th. It is an great time to be back on campus and everyone is ready to get another year in full swing. Keep checking back and hope to see many of you on campus this fall during fall athletic events. GO WARRIORS!!!!

New School Year Almost Here!

Hi Warrior fans!  Hope everyone is doing well and getting excited for another big season from the Warriors.  Here are some updates on our team and former players....congratulations to Jonte' and Jen Flowers who tied the knot back on July 25th in Madison, Wisconsin.  It was a wonderful wedding and very nice to see how happy those to look together.  Nice looking couple!!!!!....Quincy Henderson has made it to the playoffs with his team over in Australia.  His team looks like it has finished in second place in there division and will be taking on the top team in the other division.  Good luck Quincy in the playoffs, bring back the title...The new uniforms are looking very nice and a decision on them will be finalized soon.  All I can say is we are staying with what the voters wanted we will be white for home games and black on the road.  They are going to look very sharp...Finally our guys are finishing up with there summers and getting ready to come back here to Winona in a couple of weeks.  Our freshman will be reporting here on the 18th of August with the rest of the guys coming in during that week.  We will be having a nice squad once again this year and as a staff we look forward to working with all 15 guys.  Well that is all I have for now, check back soon for updates as we are getting close to starting the season!!!  Go Warriors!

Thanks for your support!

Hi, Warrior fans, the basketball program would like to thank all those who supported Warrior Athletics by taking part in the Warrior Club Golf Tournament this past Monday. We had a great turnout and it was fun to see many familiar faces that we see at all Warrior athletic events. Without the support of you Warrior athletics would not be where they are today, thank you!!!! As for the golf I am not sure what team turned in the winning score but I heard it was a 16-17 under par that took home the title. Congrats to all those who took home prizes as well, there were some very nice prizes this year and thanks to all those who donated them to the event. Now we can look forward to homecoming weekend and the Warrior Club auction which will be on Oct. 3rd....As for basketball news not much going on right now, the recruiting period is coming to an end as we only have a 1 1/2 weeks left in the current period. It has been fun going out to watch many of the top players in the Midwest play, the Midwest region is not short on talent this season and I think it just shows that basketball continues to get better in the Midwest. Well that is all for now, but check back next week as we will have another update.

GO WARRIORS!!!!!!!!

New uni's and other items

Hey Warrior fans, time for another update on what is going on with our program. First off we will be getting new uniforms for the upcoming season. We are currently looking at some designs for them so if anyone has a suggestion pass it on. I have posted a poll asking what color our dark uniforms should be. We obviously will have a white uniform but in the past we have gone with black or purple. So should we go back to purple or stay with black?
On a couple of other side notes. Former Warrior John Smith is down in Las Vegas right now playing in a tournament which features some of the top players looking to go over seas to play for the up coming season. A ton of coaches and scouts from all over the world are in Vegas here for the next couple of weeks to watch players play in this tournament and the NBA Summer League....We had a new Warrior join our family a couple of weeks ago when Chad and Lisa Barfnecht had their second child, a baby girl, congrats Chad and Lisa!!!......Quincy Henderson checked in the other day and his team is currently in 2nd place on there side of the region. If his team can hold onto this spot they will continue on into the playoff that start at the end of August....Well that is all for now Warrior fans keep checking back as I will continue to update this more and more with the new school year fast approaching.

GO WARRIORS!!!!