Wednesday, March 24, 2004

Green makes
All-State BB

First WR girl so honored

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Wood River High School senior Natalie Green has been named to The Idaho Statesman’s All-State 3A girls’ basketball team for the 2003-04 season. She’s the first Wolverine girls’ basketball player so honored.

The Statesman will reveal its statewide All-State prep selections in its issue of Friday, March 26.

Green, Wood River’s all-time leading scorer, added another laurel March 16 during the Magic Valley All-Star girls’ basketball game at Twin Falls High School gym. She scored 11 points including two 3-pointers in the East’s 53-40 win over a West team that featured many Jerome players.

Jerome, of course, never lost a game this season en route to its first-ever State 4A girls’ tournament title. "We were heavy underdogs," said Wood River coach Brent Carnduff, who shared the West coaching duties with Shoshone coach Tim Chapman.

Carnduff said, "We spread the floor and let the girls be athletes. It was really good basketball played by both teams. And it was also fun to hand Jerome its first loss of the year."

Wood River’s Jessica King and Emily Smith, also West All-Stars, each scored four points in the victory.

 

Carnduff named top coach

Coach Carnduff, who guided the Hailey girls to their first-ever state tourney visit, has been named "Coach of the Year," in post-season honors voted by coaches in the Sawtooth Central Idaho Conference (SCIC).

Carnduff has given the team’s annual Most Inspirational Award to three Wolverine seniors—Natalie Green, Jessica King and Emily Smith.

He also announced that junior Syringa Stark has been named to the Idaho Elite Travel Team for the upcoming summer season of games.

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