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.