Premier Elite players, growing up

The reason I started "Premier Elite" club basketball team is to give young ladies an opportunity to get a good start in life. I had a daughter that I thought had some basketball talent, and wanted to play ball at the next level, and get a college education.

Well this is a proud dad moment, my daughter Jazmine Foreman graduated from Brigham Young University in August 2011 after 4 years of playing ball (starting 3.5 seasons) and earning her college degree. Jazmine has recently excepted the position of assistant coach with the University of Portland women's basketball team. Irony, she's now looking for young ladies in high school that want to play at the next level.

I also want to say congratulations to Kiva Herman, who graduated from the University of San Diego after 4 years of playing, and went on to play two seasons in Europe before recently excepting the position of assistant coach at Dixie State University in Utah. Kiva also played club ball for us and played High School ball at Hudson's 'Bay.

Mid Summer Nights Madness - Seattle

Like most teams, leaving the End of the Trail and heading up to Seattle for the MSNM tourney, it can seem a little overwhelming, but fun. All basketball almost everyday, for the first 10 out of 13 days of July. We will not be making the end of the month trips this year. Another victim of today's economy

For Premier Elite, 7 wins and 7 loses this summer, with this young team, it is very satisfying. Leaving the MSNM tourney in Seattle with a 3-2 record by winning the first two games, and then losing to the eventual champions in the quarter final game.

The Vancouver Heat finish the MSNM tourney 3-2, losing the 1st game to the eventual overall champion. They played very well after that.

The Columbia Waves went 2-3 at MSNM, the Columbia Cascades went to Chicago and played in the Huge Nike tourney there. Results weren't the best, 2-4, but the competition was excellent and the exposure, Wow...

The Big Dance doesn't let down

Lot's of college coaches wondering around, looking for that 'needle in a hay stack', and there to scout the accomplished high school talent from all over the Northwest and West Coast.

Oregon City's "End of the Trail" is the best tournament on the west coast by far. Consistently drawing the best and most talented girl's high school players from the west coast and beyond.

Premier Elite has been fortunate enough to be invited to this tournament for the past 7 years. This year, although the team struggled to a 1-3 record, our players got lots of experience and some of the players played well enough to grab a few college coaches attention and hopefully they will be hearing from them soon.

The Columbia Cascades played well as usual. Going 3-2 and capturing 4th place in the Gold division. The Columbia Waves also went 3-2 in the White division.

The Vancouver Heat went 1-3 in the Silver division.

EOT results; summer tournaments have started

Premier Elite goes 3 wins - 2 loses at the End of the Trail Shootout in Oregon City, with one of the 2 loses by one point. Congratulations to the team. Deja Nicholas - Evergreen HS; Jennifer Patterson - Evergreen HS; Cashsha Bynum - Evergreen HS; Katie Whitten - LaCenter HS; McKayla Bradshaw - R.A. Long HS; Destiny Ballard - Mt. View HS; Kiandra Alexander - Lakeridge HS (PTLD, OR); McKnyze Rogers-Lyons - Heritage HS; Kyla Sumpter - Camas HS; Sierra Brown - Camas HS

Next up, the 'Big Dance' END OF THE TRAIL Oregon City July 6th - 9th.

The Columbia Cascades and the Columbia Waves played very well in the tournament. The Cascades taking home the 5th place trophy, and the Waves finishing with a 2 wins and 3 loses.

The Vancouver Heat also played well, 4 wins - 1 loses and taking home the 6th place trophy.

2011 SUMMER TOURNAMENTS HAVE BEGUN

I will try my best to keep you up to date with our local club teams Premier Elite, Vancouver Heat and Columbia Cascades tournament results. If you have information, on these or other local teams (Portland to Longview) please share.

Proud to Announce 6 seniors moving to the next level

That's right (6) seniors off of last summer's Premeir Elite basketball team, (3) of which played at Evergreen High School will be playing at the next level. I must say, "I am very proud of these young ladies".

Congratulations in alphabetical order:
Justine Joudrey - Evergreen HS - Idaho State University;
Shamerica Scott - Evergreen HS - Cisco College (TX.);
Katilyn Henson - Camas HS - Linnfield College (OR.);
Melissa Williams - Camas HS - Eastern Washington University;
Sarah Mason - Skyview HS - Linnfield College (OR.);
Tori Conley - Evergreen HS - Menlo College (CA.)

GOOD LUCK with your future's

Spring Evaluation Period - MSNM Tourney

This year the Premier Elite Black team venture up to Seattle to compete in the MSNM Spring Fling. Playing in the All-Star division the Premier Elite Black team went 2 - 2. Losing to the eventual champions of the division. Overall it was a great learning experience for this young team. Continuing to grow and get better as players and as a team is exciting. Dealing with a high level of competition, pressure, and talent is a great way to test your own abilities. A few nicks and bruises later, it is exciting to see the growth of each player as we approach the oh so important summer months and tournaments. I want to mention all the girls names, Deja, Kiki, Sydney, Shanna, Jataya, Jennifer, Breanna, Dee, Cece, and Nakiesha because I felt each one did special things over the weekend, in at least one of the 4 games, that really showed their desire and why I have such high expectations for each one of them in the future. Congratulations ladies. LOCALLY The Premier Elite Gold team and the Premier Elite Middle School team competed in a tournament at Liberty Middle School in Camas and did very well. The Gold team made it to the Championship game. They lost but played well against a very good team, and took home the 2nd place trophy. The Middle School team came in 3rd place and showed themselves to be very competitive with lots of promise for the future. Job well done Premier Elite, and we look forward to our next tournaments April 30-May 1.

Premier Elite at Oregon Select Spring Tourney

Premier Elite Black and Gold teams participated in the Oregon Select tournament over this past weekend. It is nice to see the athletes from both teams grow and develop as players. On the Gold team, Chaysee Telles, Ciara Shannon, Cashsha Bynum, Mon'e Tovar, Cameron Logan, Kendra Bahr, Reneata Browning ,Keilea Swearingen, and Katie Whitten are stepping up and beginning to show the promise of a young team, that can fight hard and become winners. The Black team is very young also, with only 2 juniors Sydney Holland & Jennifer Patterson, and the rest Deja Nicholas, Kiki Alexander, Breanna Fanning, Shanna Romig, Nakesha Hatchett, Jataya Sewell, Dee Browning & Cece Wooten being freshman and sophomores will be facing growing pains at first but will become a tough team by summer. The number one objective of Premier Elite isn't to win tournaments, (although it isn't as if we don't try) but it's to improve the talent level of the players. We work hard at skill development, so when our players go back to their high schools they are better players. So as our spring season continues you will see the development of players and the wins will come along. Happy Hoops

PREMIER ELITE Hitting the road, right away

Realizing that "spring season" is just starting, after all tryouts were just last week, Premier Elite is hitting the road and going to play a tournament this Saturday in Auburn Washington. Northwest All-Stars spring tournament is taking place and we are jumping right in. Our Premier Elite Middle School team, along with Premier Elite Black & Gold will be testing their skills and seeing where we stand and what we need to work on for the upcoming spring season. We will keep you informed.

PREMIER ELITE Spring Season is Here

Team Selections/Tryouts are here. Monday March 14th & Wednesday March 16th @ 6:00pm at Evergreen HS High school players from all over the area are welcome, along with 8th graders heading to high school. Be ready to work hard, learn and have fun. Practicing and playing with the best in the area can't help but make you better. There will be a meeting prior to workouts, with an explanation of the program, cost and goals. A Q&A for parents, high school coaches and interested parties. Here's our schedule for the Spring 2011. March 25th - 27th - Spring Fling / Auburn WA. April 9th & 10th - Oregon Select Tourney / Troutdale OR. April 16th & 17th - MSNM Spring Fling / Seattle WA. Apr 29th -May 1st - WVBA Spring Invite/ Eugene OR. May 13th - 15th - Oregon Elite Invitational / Lake Oswego OR. If you're ready to step up to the best High School club team in Southwest Washington, where you get next level training & developement and college exposure, contact us, call or text at 360-991-2566 or email lanpdx2003@yahoo.com

The 2nd Season is Here

High school sports followers call the season ending playoffs, "the 2nd season". When you slowly wedle down teams through the elimination process, trying to find out who is the best, the champion. Well in high school girl's basketball around this area, it's time.

In the "Power Rankings" #1 Prairie, from the GSHL 3A where they ran the table 20-0, now prepare for the District and Bi-district tournaments. It's win and move on, lose and face the possibility of going home, for Prairie, #5 Mountain View, Camas, and Kelso. And in a twist of fate, Columbia River, Hudson's Bay and even Fort Vancouver have some post season play in the 3A. Every team in the league is still alive.

Battle Ground is the 3rd place team in the GSHL 4A and is waiting to see who they will face for a "one game play in to Regional's". Evergreen and Skyview will lock horns Monday night to determine who will win the GSHL 4A league title. The winner will have a home game in the Regional's and the loser will host Battle Ground for the 2nd seed to the tournament. Evergreen and Skyview are 2-3 in the Power Rankings.

Woodland with a big win this week over Mark Morris, wrap up the GSHL 2A championship and maintains it's #4 spot in the "Power Rankings".

Good luck to your teams, have a great 2nd season

Seperation week, The have's and the have not's

Out of the 3 Greater St. Helen's Leagues, (4A, 3A & 2A) in Southwest Washington, the league leaders were made very clear this week. The only league that appears settled is the 3A, were Prairie remains undefeated and honestly overwhelmingly the most impressive team. Mountain View still mathematically has a chance to win the league but... Ironically the only league in Southwest Washington having a district playoff tournament is the 3A. And in a 'one game and out tournament', you never know, anything can happen. Camas, River and Kelso are lingering and could pull the shocker.

In the 4A, Skyview and Evergreen have separated themselves from the pack, and appear to be headed on a collision course, for a Monday Feb. 7th, winner take all game. 1st place in league and the automatic bid to the regional tournament are on the line. Also the winner avoids a "2 vs 3" one game "play in" against Battle Ground, and the winner gets a home game in the regional tournament Feb 15th. Evergreen has to handle it's business this week vs. Heritage and Union, while Skyview can actually lose games and the Feb. 7th game will still mean the same.

In the 2A, a big win by Mark Morris over Woodland this past week,has tighten up the race for 1st. If both handle their business they are headed for a clash for 1st place on Feb 4th. It's pretty clear both will represent the GSHL 2A in regional's.

With all that said, it's pretty clear how the power rankings shape up this week. Have fun. This will be an exciting week in Southwest Washington girl's basketball.

TO QUIET THE RUMORS CONCERNING PREMIER ELITE

Premier Elite is a club basketball team I established in 2003 to offer off-season work outs and personal training, and to play in tournaments during the spring and summer. I open it to girls all around the Southwest Washington area to participate. From as far north as Centrialia to St Helen's Oregon to Washougal/Camas to various areas in between. We also have included players from the Portland area regularly. It is not a feeder program for Evergreen High School and there is no recruiting or encouragement to play at other high schools going on within the program. Premier Elite is simply a forum for off-season work.

That being said, there have been lots of rumors during this fall and winter, suggesting that there will be no Premier Elite teams this spring and or summer. Let me apologize for what ever misunderstanding there may be out there, but there will be Premier Elite teams. Tryouts and team selections will be in Mid March. Please stay tuned for future information.

Thank you very much for your interest and feel free to contact if there are any questions concerning the teams or work outs.

New week, New rankings, Same teams

There is some movement in our rankings, but the same teams will remain in our top 5.

Prairie remains undefeated and #1 in our poll for Southwest Washington, and #2 in the state per the AP poll. Tough defense and good outside shooting makes this a team to watch come state tournament time.

Evergreen out of the poll just 3 weeks ago, vaults it's way to #2 in our ranking, with a victory over Skyview Friday night, and a lopsided victory over Union on Tuesday.

Skyview slips to #3 but is actual #2B after the lost Friday, but because of an earlier victory over the Plainsmen and defeating Mountian View earlier in the week, 2B is more appropriate.

Woodland continues to roll in the 2A and we've moved them up to #4 in our "power rankings".

Mountian View moves from #4 last week to #5 this week, after a loss to Skyview. They bounce back though to defeat Fort Vancouver soundly on Saturday.

This weeks Power Ranking

Hey, the Prairie Falcon's hang on to the top spot of our Power Ranking. Truly they are just cruising along. And honestly it looks like it's going to be hard to knock them out of that spot. They have past through the toughest part of their schedule, and it appears to be smooth sailing from here to the Regional tournament. Who knows though, that's why they play the games. Anything can happen.

Skyview continues to win impressively, and holds on to the #2 spot of this weeks Power Ranking. Next week they faces Mountain View and Evergreen on the road. This will be an important week, and a good test for the Storm.

Moving back into the rankings at the #3 spot, with a pair of impressive wins is Evergreen. Healthy now, and we'll see how they will fair this next week against Union and Skyview.

Mountain View, off a tough lost to #1 Prairie, had a big win against Camas this week, slips one spot to #4.

Woodland with two wins without a lost, slips to #5... Humm... Honestly I just feel Mountain View is a better team and has proven it against tougher competition. Not a shot against Woodland, just my personal feeling. Feel free to write your thoughts.

See ya next week.

First week of the New Year

This was a big week for the GSHL 4A, and Skyview stood as the biggest victor. Winning two games against their toughest league competition. Beating Evergreen Tuesday and Battle Ground Friday.

In the GSHL 3A, Prairie re-establish themselves as "King of the Hill" or at least Southwest Washington. still. Knocking off league foe Hudson's Bay, then defeating Evergreen from the 4A Thursday, and then on Saturday beating up on Camas.

Woodland continues to win in the GSHL2A and seperate themselves from the rest of their league. Welcome in at #4.

Mountain View is playing strong, pick up two wins this week and breaks into this weeks power ranking.

Evergreen had two tough loses, but a lost is a lost, tough or not. They are out of the power rankings this week.

Battle Ground was upset by Union then they were beat at home against Skyview and drop out of our power ranking this week.

What do you think? Let us know, send me a note. We'll see ya next week.