Packers Ranked 2nd in Class AAA Preseason Poll

28 Nov

The Austin Packers are ranked second in the state to defending champion DeLaSalle in the first NorthStar Hoops Report poll of the 2012-13 season.

See the complete Top 10 rankings.

The Packers open their season Saturday, Dec. 1 at Kasson-Mantorville (varsity tips at 7:30 p.m.), and then face Edina, ranked #4 in Class AAAA, on Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. in Minnetonka at the Breakdown Sports Tip-Off Classic.

The Edina game figures to be one of the Packers’ stiffest tests of the year, as two of the Hornets have signed Division I scholarship tenders. For high school basketball fans, the day-long Tip-Off Classic is second only to the State Tournament, as it features all of the top 10 Class AAAA teams and four of the top eight Class AAA schools, as well as some top A and AA teams and two strong Wisconsin programs.

If you want to see a day of great basketball, make plans now to attend the Tip-Off Classic.

 

 

 

 

 

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Joe Aase and Tom Aase Sign National Letters of Intent

20 Nov

The Austin Daily Herald, Austin Post-Bulletin, KIMT-TV and KAAL-TV all were on hand Monday for the signing ceremony, as Joe Aase and Tom Aase sealed their deals with Davidson College and University of Sioux Falls.

Family members looking on couldn’t help remember Joe and Tom as Kindergarten YMCA teammates:

… as well as their First Grade YMCA action:

Moving forward 10 years, here are highlights from their state tournament appearance last March:

After the ceremony, the Aase cousins and their teammates began their bid for a return trip to Minneapolis in March with their first practice of the season. The Packers’ first regular-season game is Saturday, Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m. in Kasson. See their whole schedule.

AHS Boys to Sign National Letters of Intent Monday

14 Nov

Austin High School seniors (and cousins) Joe Aase and Tom Aase will sign the National Letter of Intent to formally accept college basketball scholarship offers on Monday, Nov. 19.

The signing ceremony will be held in the Packer Gym Lobby at Austin High School at 4 p.m.

The event is open to the public. Members of the Packer Fast Break Club are particularly invited.

Here is the text from the Austin High School media release:

  • Austin High School Senior Standout Joe Aase will sign a National Letter of Intent to play Basketball at Davidson. Davidson is a Division I school located north of Charlotte, North Carolina in the town of Davidson, North Carolina. Davidson is coached by Bob McKillop, who is in his 23rd season at Davidson. The Wildcats 2011-12 record was 25-8. They won the Southern Conference tournament as well as qualified for the NCAA tournament, losing 62-69 to Louisville in the first round.
  • Austin High School senior standout Tom Aase will sign a National Letter of Intent to play basketball at The University of Sioux Falls, located in Sioux Falls, SD. The University of Sioux Falls is a Division II NCAA program that participates in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. The Cougars are coached by Chris Johnson who is in his 5th season. They finished 20-9 last season.

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Packers Open Fall League with Big Wins

21 Oct

Contributions to the Packer Fast Break Club make it possible for the Austin boys basketball team to participate in Summer team camps and tournaments and the Breakdown Sports Fall League. The Fall League games are held at Kennedy High School in Bloomington, where the boys get to play against top competition from the Twin Cities metro area.

The Breakdown league started Saturday, Oct. 20 with two games against teams ranked in the top 10 in the Class AAA preseason polls. The Packers built a 52-17 lead against Academy of Holy Angels before coasting to a 54-30 win. Holy Angels was missing at least one key player, but in the second game the third-ranked Packers faced a loaded team from St. Paul Johnson, which is ranked second. The Packers got off to an early lead, but the Governors battled back to tie the game at halftime. Tom Aase was fouled behind the arc with four minutes to play, and he made all three free throws to give the Packers the lead for good as they went on to a 43-34 win. Here are the highlights:

To support the Packers’ activities financially, join the 3-Point Club, advertise in the game-day program, or come to one of our fundraising events.

Packers Impressive at UNI Team Camp

24 Jun

The 2012-13 Packers are participating in team camps and tournaments this Summer, working on skill development and getting experience playing together. In the last two weeks they played at the Augustana team camp and also at the University of Minnesota, but in both events they were missing one or more of their key returning regulars.

This weekend was the first time having the full team available, and the Packers put on some impressive performances at the University of Northern Iowa, posting a 4-2 overall record. On Saturday afternoon, playing in the McLeod Center, the Packers defeated Maple Grove, a Class AAAA team from the suburban Twin Cities, by a 71-47 margin:

In the final game of the weekend, the Packers faced an AAU team from the Twin Cities, the Howard Pulley Panthers. With less-than-ideal conditions for shooting video from underneath one of the baskets, here are a few highlights from the Packers’ 10-point win:

Thanks to all of the members of the Fast Break Club for your contributions, which provided the funds needed to pay the entry fees for these team camps and tournaments.

 

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