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We would like to congratulate the 21 current or former ‘Stormers and their coaches and teammates who made it to the 2010 Iowa High School State Tournament this season. We wish you all the best in your quest to win a state championship.
Jalen Barnes (NU High), Teyshaun Campbell (Cedar Rapids Jefferson), Tanner Cooke (NU High), Blake Haluska (Carroll), Jody Henton (Linn Mar), Braxton Lancial (Linn Mar), Ian McBrayer (Linn Mar), Josh Montague (Linn Mar), Jon Musser (Dowling Catholic), Josh Oglesby (Cedar Rapids Washington), Taylor Olson (Cedar Rapids Jefferson), Zach Otting (West Dubuque), Josh Pringle (Pella), Tyler Putz (Forest City), Grant Shivers (SE Polk), Kyle Rosacker (Forest City), Will Roth (Linn Mar), Michael Thul (Linn Mar), Jarrod Uthoff (Cedar Rapids Jefferson), Wes Washpun (Cedar Rapids Washington), and Joe Weeks (Solon).
Good luck at State, guys! |
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Since 1977, the top boys high school basketball seniors nationwide have been selected to play in the McDonald's All-American Basketball Team. 12 players from the Class of 2010 who played with the Barnstormers during their high school careers were nominated for spots on this year's team. Congratulations to Joe Ament, Will Artino, Tayler Bontrager, Nate Buss, Chanse Creekmur, Isaac Gardner, Blake Haluska, Quincy King, Tyler Putz, Will Roth, Nick Wilson, and Trayvonn Wright on the honor! |
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The Barnstormers 7th Grade boys participated last weekend in the 13U AAU State tournament in Des Moines. The 'Stormers 13U Black squad went 1-2 for the event, going 1-1 in pool play before playing the Barnstormers Gold team in the first round of tournament play. The 13U Gold team went 4-1, going undefeated in pool play and losing in the semis to the eventual champions. 13U Gold finished in third place and qualified for AAU Nationals in Memphis, TN this summer. |
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The Barnstormers 8th Grade boys travelled to the Quad Cities last weekend for their first tournament, the Thanksgiving Shootout. The 'Stormers went 2-0 in pool play and won their first two tournament games before facing a very talented Rock Island Raptors in the finals. With a tied championship game and 20 seconds remaining, Kyle Haber (Dubuque Senior, 2014) hit a big three to put the 'Stormers ahead for good. The boys finished 5-0 and came home with the championship. Congratulations, guys! |
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Several members of the Barnstormers traveled to Indiana last weekend to participate in the annual Gym Rats Fall Festival at Spiece Fieldhouse in Fort Wayne. The 'Stormers finished 6-0 on the weekend, beating Fieldhouse Elite from Indianapolis by 2 points in a competitive final. Congratulations to players Will Artino, Nate Buss, Tanner Cooke, Isaac Gardner, Kasey Semler, Jarrod Uthoff, Andrew Wirth, Alex Vogel, and Brandon Voss on the championship! |
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Josh Oglesby (Cedar Rapids
Washington, 2011) was recently featured in a recruiting story by
Antonio Curro of NY2LA Sports:
"On a national level, the state of Iowa has not always received the respect it deserves when it comes to hoops. With players surfacing in the NBA over the past few years and even others exploding nationally at the Grassroots level, high school prospects across the state are starting to see interest at an earlier level and a level of respect that has been way past due for its basketball. One talent who continues to see the recruiting trail for him pick up is 6-5 2011 G Josh Oglesby of Cedar Rapids Washington in Iowa." Read Full Story HERE. |
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The Barnstormers 16U and 17U squads
travelled to Las Vegas, NV on July 22-26 for their season-ending
tournament, The Main Event. The 17s went 3-2 in Vegas, going
2-1 in pool play and losing in the 2nd round of tournament play.
The 17U 'Stormers finished with a season record of 26-16. The
16s went 3-1, going undefeated in pool play, but losing in the 2nd
round of the tournament. The 16U 'Stormers finished with an
outstanding record of 41-6! After a few weeks off, the Barnstormers will begin the process of selecting players for next year's teams with tryouts on August 22nd. Congratulations on another great summer, 'Stormers! |
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Will Artino (Waukee, 2010) has
ended his recruiting process, committing to play
basketball at Creighton University next year.
Creighton is an NCAA Division I school in the Missouri Valley
Conference. Will has been a member of the Barnstormers family
for two years, joining in the fall of his sophomore year. Congratulations
Will! A list of Barnstormers college commitments and alumni in college can be found here. |
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Tanner Ferguson (Sioux City
Heelan, 2009) has committed to play
basketball at Wayne State College this college season.
Wayne State, located in Wayne, Nebraska, is an NCAA Division II School in the
Northern Sun Conference. Tanner is a long-time member of the
Barnstormers family, joining the 'Stormers in 2005 before his
freshman year of high school. Congratulations and good luck, Tanner! A list of Barnstormers college commitments and alumni in college can be found here. |
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17U Barnstormers players Will Artino, Nathan Buss, Isaac Gardner, and Nick Wilson, along with former Barnstormer and current Iowa Hawkeye Brennan Cougill, took time out of their schedule to visit the children at the University of Iowa Children's Hospital on Friday afternoon. The players spent time with the children playing video games, pool, and even shot hoops in the hospital's gymnasium. Everyone involved had a great time, and they plan a return visit soon. |
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Antonio Curro of NY2LA Sports recently published his national rankings for this summer, and three Barnstormers were ranked in the top 150 players in the nation. Josh Oglesby (Cedar Rapids Washington, 2011), Rasham Suarez (Findley Prep, 2011), and Josh Weeber (pictured, Dubuque Senior, 2013) were all prominently ranked. Curro also writes for SLAM magazine and Hoopscoop Online. Congratulations on the honor, guys, and keep working hard! |
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Nate Buss (Charles City, 2010) decided to end the recruiting process early this summer, accepting a scholarship offer over the weekend to play basketball for the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. The UNI Panthers are an NCAA Division I School in the Missouri Valley Conference. Nate joins former Barnstormers alumni and current Panthers Ali Farokhmanesh and Matt Morrison at UNI. Congratulations and good luck Nate! |
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