Twisters Elite Summer Schedule
13U Black - Coached by Roy Dixon
July 9 - 11 Showtime Unlimited Birmingham, AL
July 21 - 24 Basketball on the Bayou New Orleans, LA
July 28 - 31 Boo Williams US Youth Championships Hampton, VA
15U Black - Coached by Teresa Tanner
July 9 - 15 15U AAU National Championships Kings Island, OH
July 28 - 31 adidas Super 64 Championships Las Vegas, NV
16U Black - Coached by Gerard Johnson
July 6 - 9 AAU Super Junior Showcase Disney, FL
July 10 & 11 Showtime Unlimited Birmingham, AL
July 12 - 15 adidas Womanhood Championships College Station, TX
July 22 - 25 Basketball on the Bayou New Orleans, LA
July 28 - 31 adidas Super 64 Championships Las Vegas, NV
North Alabama Twisters Elite - Coached by Bob Harris
July 11 - 13 ATL Women's Summer Showcase Atlanta, GA
2008 Alabama AAU State Champions: Alabama Twisters 15u Black
2008 Alabama AAU State Champions: Alabama Twisters 11u
Alabama AAU Runner-Up Alabama Twisters 16u
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Alabama AAU Runner-Up Alabama Twisters 10u
Twisters Elite teams travelled to Memphis, TN for the adidas Mid-South Qualifier.
14U's coached by Ed Holiday
North Alabama Twisters Elite coached by Bob Harris
16U coached by Gerard Johnson
The 16U team lost in the Championship game to Baton Rough Amazons by 3 points to be the runner-up for Platnium Division. Thus qualifying that team for the Super 64 National Championship in Las Vegas, July 28 - 31, 2008.
Alabama Twisters 13U Black @ Philips Arena Atlanta GA
Twisters 10u go 4-0 in Murfreesboro
The Twisters Go International! The North Alabama Twisters played the Holland 19's
and won the game 70 - 54.
The North Alabama 15U Twisters finished 2nd in the YBOA 2008 State Championship Games
11U Twisters Win Disney Spring Fling 2 Super Regional Championship in Orlando
Congratulations to the 13U Black team for winning the Adidas Super South Showcase
and the Adidas Tournament of Champions 2008.
Alabama Twisters 10u Finish 1st At
Southern Starz AAU Super Regional
Alabama Twisters 13u Finish 2nd At
Southern Starz AAU Super Regional
GAINESVILLE, FL- The MGM Twisters 16U attended the Essence Girls Basketball Classic in Gainesville, FL over the weekend of March 28-30 were they played several elite teams from Florida.
The Twisters went 1-2 this weekend. They were the only 16 U Alabama team in attendance in the 21 team 16U division. The Twisters played three games. The Twisters beat the Florida Eagles in their first game but loss the last two games. The highlights are as follows:
MGM Twisters 41 Florida Eagles 38
Katie Martin (Alabama Christian)- 24 points and the game winning 3 pointer
Alondra Gray (Carver High School)- 10 points
Shayla Ledyard (Lee high School)- 7 blocks
The MGM Twisters are tentatively schedule to attend the North Alabama Classic this upcoming weekend April 4-6 in Huntsville AL.
Congratulations to the following Twister Elite Players . . . .
Nashijla Bethune was selected for the Mobile Press Register Sweet 16
Second Team
She was also selected to the North South Game.
Lyndsay Harris
Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Game MVP
ALABAMA SPORTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION
2008 State of Alabama Super Five
Jasmine Bendolph
2008 Class 6A - First Team
Jasmine Bendolph
DeAngela Sword
Lyndsay Harris
Second Team
Ericka Russell
Cece Kennon
Honorable Mention
Jazmine Powers
2008 Class 5A - First Team
Jessica Merritt
Second Team
Capriee Tucker
Karneshia Garrett
Honorable Mention
Bonita Williams
2008 Class 4A - First Team
Erin "Birdie" Bowens
Honorable Mention
LaKenya Lowe
2008 Class 3A - First Team
Kiara Young
Erica Moore
Honorable Mention
Aerial Woods
2008 Class 2A - First Team
Courtney Strain
2008 Class 1A - First Team
Paige Anderson
Shafontaye Myers
Alabama Sports Writers Association Players of the Year:
6A - Jasmine Bendolph
3A - Kiara Young
2A - Courtney Strain
1A - Paige Anderson
Birmingham News South/Hoover Player of the Year
Lyndsay Harris
Birmingham News 2008 Super All-Metro Team
CeCe Kennon
Lyndsay Harris
Birmingham News 2008 Honorable Mentions:
Meaghan Brown
Karneshia Garrett
Jakayla Hill
Kimberly Howard
Laura Kneiss
LaKenya Lowe
Lauren Miller
Octavia Mullins
Erin Wainwright