August 2009 Archives

Montini coach Jason Nichols said his star center and UConn recruit Michala Johnson has been cleared to start working out after tearing her ACL last November. Nichols said Johnson has been practicing her half court game two weeks ago and was working out with teammates Alison Seberger and Mallory Sosnovich.
"She spends an hour on the floor working on her game. She spends an hour and a half with her trainer working on the rehab of the knee. She is in the gym three days a week and should be cleared in 4-6 weeks to start playing full court," Nichols said.
"Michala looks great. Since the surgery she has added nine pounds from lifting and we expect her to be at our first day of practice in November. It's exciting and she is a big part of what we do!"
In other news, Geneva junior point guard Kat Yelle gave Ohio University an oral committment on Tuesday.

Bolingbrook guard Ariel Massengale was part of USA Basketball's U16 team that won a gold medal at the FIBA Americas U16 Championships in Mexico City this week. The U.S. outscored its opponents 543-193.
Massengale's best game was in the semifinals against Brazil, when she scored 23 points and helped the U.S. to a 105-54 win.
For the five-game tournament, Massengale scored 60 points and led the tournament in assists with 24, an average of 4.80 per game.
Friday the U.S. beat Canada 103-52 in the gold medal game. Massengale scored 7 points.

Illinois received a verbal committment Tuesday night from T.F. North guard Centrese McGee. The 5-8 McGee chose the Illini over Marquette, DePaul and Northwestern. She led T.F. North to the Class 4A sectional final last season, where the Meteors lost to Marian Catholic.