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Who are the top incoming freshman and sophmores coming in this season?!

It could be a combination of both. I just make this point, I don't see anyone question UCONN every year when they start a freshmen. No one questions the state of UCONN's program when they have a youngster that has worked hard, has the skills, and talent to be great. Time will tell if it's the programs state or the talent of the youngsters. Ally Niece from Scott HS has started on varsity since she was a 6th grader and no one questions her talent or ability.

Two 8th graders have been added to the varsity roster at Cooper. Lexi Held and Asyah Mitchell are officially on the Cooper Varsity Roster. The first two middle school players in recent school history to be moved up.

Two 8th graders have been added to the varsity roster for CC. Taylor Clos and Mackenzie Schwarber are expected to play intrical minutes for the camels varsity team. They are to my knowledge the first two middle school kids to be moved up and be on varsity in recent school history.

Tyrah McClendon-Englemon (8th grader) has made the varsity squad and should either start or play intrical and meaningful minutes.

NKU Head Coach, Dawn Plitzuweit, showed up at Scott High School last Tuesday to watch Ally Niece and the other young talent from Scott High School. That is a big statement for a DI head coach to show up to watch an 8th grader on the first day of high school practices. She could have been anywhere but chose to watch and 8th grader.

Congrats for a Wonderful Weekend on the Hardwood with some of NKY's BEST and Hottest Talent! A Special Shout Out to these girls that Showed up and Showed out... Jenna Kirk, Maddie Meyers, Mckenize Schwarber, Lexi Held, Brianna Roberts, Alivia Bierley, Erika Rogers, Allyson Niece, Tyrah Englemon, Jordan Doram, Sydney Shannon, Jerica Kelsch, Hunter Hendericks, Macey Stuempel, Emily Schultz, Jynea Harris, Holly Kallmeyer, Whitney O'Mara, Anna Grace Clephane and Taylor Clos Looking forward to 2014 Rising Star Camp and taking it state wide! Thanks to all the players, parents and coaches for making this camp a success!

The NKY RISING STAR ELITE ALL-STAR game will take place tomorrow at 2:00pm. 1:30 we are offering a great session about NCAA rules and what you can do to assist your aspiring college player. Come out and see what your NKY girls are all about!

What a Great turn out tonight for the 1st day of CAMP! Couldn't be more proud of all the 57 girls that attended. The girls worked hard and showed the College Coaches just what they are made of. Tomorrow begins a new day with 2 hours of skills and at 11:00 Kick off our 5v5 games! Excited for our KY girls! "It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else."~Erma Bombeck

Wanted to send a Shout Out to all the Talent that will be playing this weekend! Best of Luck to ALL of our KY Girls...Play Hard and Never Stop! “Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.”~Oprah Winfrey

This is way off topic but Walter, I want to invite you to an exciting Elite Basketball Camp for the girls of NKY. We would love for you to join us and get your hoops fix by watching some of the Elite talent this weekend! It is a NCAA Certified 3 day camp and the players that were invited were selected by a panel of coaches from 8th, 9th and 10th regions. Camp begins this evening at 6:00 and at 6:30 a parent/coaches/general public meeting to provide a high level of overview of NCAA rules and regulations and what parents and players can do to prepare for getting to the next level lead by a former D1 Coach. Sat: 9-6 with 5v5 games beginning at 11:00 and Sun 9-4 with an All-Star game starting at 2:30. Again, would love to have you join in the 1st NKY Rising Star Elite HS Camp. Location for camp is 25 Cavalier Blvd (rt next to Boone Co HS) More details are posted under the Girls Basketball forum. Hope you can make it!

Love hearing success stories like Maci's! Congrats to her and her family and all of her coaches and teammates. Best of luck to Maci and I'll be watching for her in the Blue and White Uniform! GO CATS!

Budman~The colleges that have either committed to attending or have purchased the coaches packet that includes all 5v5 games and the All-Star game were posted earlier, plus NKU.

SnakeEyes~The girls were invited based off of a select panel of coaches in the 8th, 9th, 10th regions. All HS coaches in the region were notified and asked to submit players as well. Of course not all invites were accepted.

If you planned to attend the ALL-Star game on Sunday, it will begin at 2:30. This is a change from one of my previous posts. Looking forward to seeing the girls work hard to get better!

Updated List of Registered Attendees. Erica Rogers Mackenzie Myers Emma Conley Jenna Kirk Alivia Bierley Madison Meyers Jordan Miller Jerica Kelsch Hunter Hendricks Bailey Cummins Sydney Foster MaKayla Bishop Taylor Gambrel Chanadie C. Machal Brianna Alder Sydney Shannon Jynea Harris Emily Schultz Olivia Stokes Macy Stuempel Holly Kallmeyer Michelle Roberts Sarah Arnett Maddie Boone Michaela Kennedy Kennedy Baugh Jordan Frodge Morgan Wagner Kylee Murray Taylor M. Reffett Brianna Roberts Kimi Stokes Whitney O'Mara Madison Meier Hailey Anderson Sophia Hagen Tyrah Englemon Anna Grace Clephane Lindsey Proffit Ally Niece Lexi Held McKenzie schwarber Taylor Clos Alexis Stapleton Erin Kumler Allison Voyles Lauren Schwartz Courtney Hurst Savannah Jordan Chloe M. Jansen

As a parent of a young athlete, I just don't understand why Mr. Turner would put his daughter through this. Deja is a talented young lady and has a bright future. I hope that they make the right decision for her sake. She should be on the court(Jr yr) not taking issues to the courts(KHSAA) Will be interesting what the final outcome is.

JJ~Thanks for posting who we can expect to see this weekend. Best of luck to you and your girls in TN!

Here are a few names of athletes that will be attending the NKY Rising Star Camp: Bailey Cummins: Sophomore Bracken Co All 10th Region 3rd Team Alivia Bierley: Senior Mason Co All 10th Region 2nd Team Emma Conley: Senior Bracken Co All 10th Region Honorable Mention(HM) Makenzie Myers: Senior Spencer Co All 8th Region Ally Niece: 8th grade Scott HS all 10th Region HM & NKY D1 All Coaches Team Jordan Miller: Junior St. Henry Macy Stuempel: Sophomore Beechwood

Thanks for the well wishes and best of luck to you and your girls! We hope to bring more regions into the camp next year and most certainly we will reach out to you!

You bring up a great point but the issue is most of our local talent doesn't realize the opportunities that they have available or they simply were not invited b/c they haven't been seen. Hence the reason the NKY Elite camp was started b/c a lot of our talent is missing out. Some parents and athletes and even members of BGP's didn't realize that the girls were able to attend a camp or play the weekend of the 27th. Which is another thing we are trying to do is to educate the parents of the players and show them the opportunities available. We have 2 sessions for spectators/parents etc. to attend where discussions will revolve around Cliff Notes on NCAA Rules and Regulations, What parents can do to assist their athlete in getting to the next level and what players need to do. Sportsworx will be at the camp as well to answer recruiting questions etc. These sessions will take place Friday the 27th at 6:30pm and Sunday the 29th at 1:30pm. Event takes place at 25 Cavalier Blvd Florence, KY (Rt next to Boone Co HS)

I am just as anxious to hear who is attending as you are but I don't have that information yet. I did find out a few of the colleges that will either be attending or receiving the coach's packet that will include a video of all the games are: NKU, Bowling Green State University, Transy, Bluffton...that's all I have at this time. Several conversations with coaches from other colleges have taken place but they are awaiting the final list of committed players, which will come out sometime this weekend. As soon as I receive any other information I will be sure to share it with you.

I apologize I did not put the dates in the above post and I didn't want anyone to show up this Friday or Sunday and be disappointed:) The camp dates are September 27th-29th Parent Informational Sessions take place Friday the 27th at 6:30pm and Sunday the 29th at 1:30pm

Been receiving some questions and concern about if a player accepts their invite to attend the NCAA NKY RISING STAR ELITE CAMP, if it would affect their playing eligibility and I want to put your minds at ease. BY ATTENDING THE NKY RISING STAR ELITE HS GIRLS CAMP IT WILL NOT AFFECT YOUR ATHLETES ABILITY TO PLAY DURING THEIR HS SEASON. We have in writing that the KHSAA has approved this camp as well as being a NCAA Certified event. Our goal is to educate parents and players in the NKY area and ensure that they are taking advantage of the opportunities available to assist their aspiring athletes. Also, a question was raised if an athlete is somewhat or has already verbally committed to attend a college can they still attend the camp and the answer is: Yes, Absolutely! Below is a link showing the camps available that have been NCAA certified. The KHSAA knows that this is the only weekend during pre-season that college coaches are able to watch girls play during "school" season. As I stated we do have in writing that this is an approved event and will NOT affect your players ability to play during regular school season. Each invite was provided Sara's contact information if you have questions, please either contact her or post a question here. http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/6ed09e804a4965f78848990c107f77dc/Lists_2013_Fall_Events_W.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=6ed09e804a4965f78848990c107f77dc I also want to invite you to attend as a spectator. We would love to have you join us and see what is being taught and learn about the process of getting your player recognized by colleges etc. We have planned 2 days and times where the below items will be discussed *Cliff Notes on NCAA Rules and Regulations *Help Parent Prepare for What they Need to Do *What Athletes need to Do Friday at 6:30pm and Sunday at 1:30 Location: 25 Cavalier Blvd Florence, KY 41042 Thanks for the support of our NKY Athletes and we are looking forward to seeing the talent hit the hardwood!