UPCOMING EVENTS
Latest Tournament Issue - posted April 4th at 06:15 p.m.
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Stories, complete recap, final Top 20 rankings, photos and quotes never seen or heard...
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Over 800 teams competed from March 23 through April 28.
NOTE: Any results not posted will be added soon. Send any corrections to info@pacesetternet.com
Minnesota Youth Basketball State Championships
College of St. Benedict • St. Joseph, MN
Saturday, June 22
5th boys, 7th boys, 9th boys, 6th girls, 8th girls
Sunday, June 23
6th boys, 8th boys, 5th girls, 7th girls, 9th girls
South Dakota Youth Basketball State Championship
North Dakota Youth Basketball State Championship
Iowa Youth Basketball State Championship
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2012 Pacesetter Playoff Dates
All state play offs lead to the Pacesetter Great Four-State Championships
at the Target Center in Minneapolis. See videos below.
NEWS RELEASES
March 28, 2013
Iowa Youth Basketball Teams Win State Titles and Advance to Minneapolis
 Ten Iowa youth basketball teams won Pacesetter Iowa state championships last weekend at UNI in Cedar Falls and at Kingdom Hoops Complex in Ankeny as over 70 teams competed Saturday and Sunday.
For the girls Cedar Falls (5th grade), Tipton (6th grade), Pella (7th grade), Waverly-Shell Rock (8th grade) and Okoboji (9th grade) won state titles. For the boys Ames (5th grade), Linn Mar (6th grade), Cedar Falls (7th grade), Pella (8th grade), and Ankeny (9th grade) won state championships.
For the 5th grade girls, Cedar Falls, the No. 4 seed, upset Waterloo West 27-21 and MFL MarMac 19-15 to win the championship. Dunkerton took third place with a win over Waterloo West 27-17.
For the 6th grade girls Tipton knocked off Central Decatur for the state championship 22-19 while Waterloo upended Pella 24-23 for third place. West Fork won the consolation championship with a 19-12 win over Danville.
In the 7th grade girls’ bracket Pella won a squeaker over Indianola 22-20 in the title game while Sioux City North took third place with a39-27 win over Independence. Bishop Garrigan earned the consolation championship.
The Waverly-Shell Rock girls claimed the 8th grade state championship with a 29-25 win over Linn Mar. Cascade won third place with a 27-25 win over Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock. Lone tree won the consolation championship with a 25-19 win over Sioux City North.
Okoboji defended their title with a convincing 35-24 win over Cardinal in the 9th grade girls’ championship. AGWRS took third place.
For the 5th grade boys, Ames defeated Waterloo 32-25 for the championship. Algona took third place with a 20-17 win over Forest City.
For the 6th grade boys, Linn Mar downed Cedar Rapids for the state title while Ankeny won third place and Pella took consolation championship honors.
 The 7th grade featured a 3-way battle for the championship between 2012 Great State champion, Pella, Cedar Falls and Mt. Pleasant. Cedar Falls nudged Mt. Pleasant 41-40 in the semis and knocked off Pella 52-42 in the championship. Mt. Pleasant won third place with a 42-26 win over Ames. Nevada took 5th place and Ankeny won the consolation championship.
Another 2012 Great State champion, Pella, defended their state title by subduing Waterloo BAM 63-40 in the 8th grade bracket. Linn Mar won third place with a 44-40 win over Emmetsburg, and Nevada earned the consolation championship with a 52-39 win over Mason City.
Ankeny, another Great State champion, defended their title with a 47-37 win over West Hancock. Cascade took third place with a 49-37 win over Algona, and Green Co. won the consolation title.
The runner-up teams also qualify for the Pacesetter Great Four-State Championship at the Target Center in Minneapolis which pits Iowa teams against the top two teams from Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota in a one-day, 8-team tournament, so twenty Iowa teams will advance to Minneapolis including the three Iowa teams defending Great Four-State championships: Pella - 7th grade boys, Pella - 8th grade boys, and Ankeny - 9th grade boys.
The Great State championships at the Target Center will be held in July and August. All brackets and results from other states will be posted on the Pacesetter website at www.pacesetternet.com .
February 17, 2013
IOWA STATE TOURNAMENT NEWS RELEASE
Iowa Youth basketball teams begin their own “Midwest Madness” or “Road to Minneapolis” journey this weekend when teams in grades 5-9 travel to Cedar Falls and Ankeny for the Pacesetter Iowa Youth Basketball State Championships.
The Iowa state champion and runner-up then advance to play the top two teams from Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota in the Pacesetter Great Four-State Championships at the Target Center in Minneapolis, home of the WNBA Lynx and NBA Timberwolves.
Iowa teams won three Great Four-State State titles in 2012: Ankeny 8th grade boys, Pella 7th grade boys, Pella 6th grade boys. Over 800 teams competed in these playoffs throughout the four states. All state and Great State results are available here at www.pacesetternet.com .
6th grade girls, 8th grade girls, 5th grade boys
5th grade girls, 7th grade girls, 6th grade boys
7th grade boys, 9th grade boys
9th grade girls, 8th grade boys
Teams from the following schools will be playing: Algona, Ames, Forest City, Waverly-Shell Rock, Waterloo, Pella, Ankeny, Linn Mar, Dike-New Hartford, Cedar Rapids, Grundy Center, Iowa City, Garner-Hayfield, Nevada, Mt. Pleasant, East Marshall, New Hampton, Nashua, Emmetsburg, Mason City, Knoxville, Sioux City, Holy Trinity, Lone Tree, Cascade, Green County, West Hancock, Dunkerton, MFL MarMac, Elkader, Tipton, Decatur, Seymour, West Fork, Danville, Okoboji, Wapello, Indianola, Bishop Garrigan, East Sac, Independence, Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock, Northeast Hamilton, Ackley-Geneva-Wellsburg-Steamboat-Rock Community, and Cardinal.
All teams will play 3-4 games in the state tournament. Brackets are posted on the Pacesetter website here at www.pacesetternet.com .
February 17, 2013
UPDATED: March 31, 2013
The Pacesetter Four-State Youth Basketball Championships for grades 5-9 feature the top two teams from each state in an 8-team four-state play off involving Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
The Pacesetter “Great State” dates have been set for the Target Center in Minneapolis on two weekends in conjunction with WNBA Minnesota Lynx basketball games.
The 9th grade teams will play on Saturday, July 7, and attend the Lynx game on Sunday, July 8, vs. the Phoenix Mercury at 6:00 p.m. The 8th grade teams will play on Sunday, July 8, before the Lynx game.
The 7th grade teams will play on Friday, August 2, prior to the Lynx game against the San Antonio Silver Stars at 7:00 p.m. The 6th grade teams will play Saturday, August 3, and attend either the Friday or Sunday Lynx game. The 5th grade teams will play Sunday, August 4, before the Lynx battle the Seattle Storm at 6:00 p.m.
The Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx sponsor the Pacesetter Great Four-State Championships, which involve over 800 teams in the playoff system. Great State teams and their families receive discounted Lynx tickets, and the players get to participate in special fan activities at their designated Lynx games. All players that participate will also receive a free ticket offer from the Timberwolves for the 2013-14 NBA regular season.
The Pacesetter Iowa state tournament is March 23-24 in Cedar Falls and Ankeny, the South Dakota state tournament is April 6-7 in Sioux Falls, and the North Dakota state tournament is April 13-14 in Grand Forks and Bismarck.
Further information on all tournaments is available on the Pacesetter Sports website at
www.pacesetternet.com .
January 11, 2013
Pacesetter Winter Classic Youth Basketball Tournament in St. Cloud January 19
 Boys’ and girls’ youth basketball teams in grades 5-8 are invited to play in the Pacesetter Winter Classic Youth Basketball Tournament Saturday, January 19, at St. Cloud State University. Teams will play 3-4 games in each bracket.
The deadline for entry is Monday, Jan. 14. The field is limited to 40 teams. Further information and online registration are available at www.pacesetternet.com.
January 11, 2013
Pacesetter Sweet 16 and Varsity MIT Set for St. Cloud in Summer of 2013
The Pacesetter Sweet 16 and the Pacesetter varsity MIT, which both involve the top high school teams in Minnesota, have been scheduled in St. Cloud for the summer of 2013. The Varsity MIT will be held at St. Ben's, the Whitney Center, and St. Cloud State on Saturday and Sunday, July 27-28, and the Sweet 16 will be held at St. Ben's on Saturday and Sunday, August 3-4.
Minnesota’s two No. 1 ranked teams for this season won the Pacesetter Sweet 16 championships last summer, the Apple Valley boys, who are led by sensation Tyus Jones, and the Hopkins’ girls, who are the reigning Minnesota Class 4A state champions. Minnesota’s Top 20 Rankings are provided on the Pacesetter website weekly at www.pacesetternet.com.
January 11, 2013
2013 Pacesetter Minnesota Youth Basketball State Championships Set for St. Cloud in June
The Pacesetter Minnesota Youth Basketball State Championships will be held in St. Cloud again in June. St. John’s will host the 2013 Pacesetter Youth State MIT (Minnesota Invitational Tournament), which invites all teams that lost only one game in the Minnesota youth region playoffs. Boys in grades 5-7-9 and girls in grades 6 and 8 will play on Saturday, June 15. Boys in grades 6 and 8 and girls in grades 5-7-9 will play on Sunday, June 16.
St. Ben’s will host the 2013 Pacesetter Minnesota Youth Basketball State Championships for grades 5-9 on Saturday-Sunday, June 22-23. The champions from eight regions of Minnesota will venture to St. Cloud to play for the over-all Minnesota state championships in an 8-team bracket. Boys in grades 5-7-9 and girls in grades 6 and 8 will play on Saturday, June 22. Boys in grades 6 and 8 and girls in grades 5-7-9.
January 11, 2013
Minnesota Basketball News Top 100 Expo Showcase July 29-30
The Minnesota Basketball News Top 100 Expo Showcases for top boys’ and girls’ players will be held at The College of St. Benedict on Monday and Tuesday, July 29-30. Last summer 109 players attended. All college coaches in the Upper Midwest are invited to watch the players along with the staff members of Minnesota Basketball News, who name an annual Top 100 Player List in the pre-season issue which is available to view at www.pacesetternet.com.
A list of the top 200 players projected for 2013-2014 will be invited in February and March.
January 3, 2013
St. Cloud to Host Minnesota Basketball News Top 100 Expo Showcase July 29-30
The Minnesota Basketball News Top 100 Expo Showcases for top boys’ and girls’ players will be held at The College of St. Benedict on Monday and Tuesday, July 29-30. Last summer 109 players attended. All college coaches in the Upper Midwest are invited to watch the players along with the staff members of Minnesota Basketball News, who name an annual Top 100 Player List in the pre-season issue which is available to view at www.pacesetternet.com.
A list of the top 200 players projected for 2013-2014 will be invited in February and March.
December 26, 2012
St. Cloud to Host 2013 Pacesetter Minnesota Youth Basketball State Championships in June
 St. Cloud has again been selected to host the Pacesetter Minnesota Youth Basketball State Championships next June. St. John’s will host the 2013 Pacesetter Youth State MIT (Minnesota Invitational Tournament), which invites all teams that lost only one game in the region playoffs. Boys in grades 5-7-9 and girls in grades 6 and 8 will play on Saturday, June 15. Boys in grades 6 and 8 and girls in grades 5-7-9 will play on Sunday, June 16.
St. Ben’s will host the 2013 Pacesetter Minnesota Youth Basketball State Championships for grades 5-9 on Saturday-Sunday, June 22-23. The champions from eight regions of Minnesota will venture to St. Cloud to play for the over-all Minnesota state championships in an 8-team bracket. Boys in grades 5-7-9 and girls in grades 6 and 8 will play on Saturday, June 22. Boys in grades 6 and 8 and girls in grades 5-7-9.
November 17, 2012
Pacesetter Completes Successful Season in 2012 and Prepares for Exciting 2013 Season
 Pacesetter completed its 33rd successful season in 2012 providing basketball and volleyball camps at over 70 locations for over 2,000 players and basketball tournaments for more than 1,000 teams. Pacesetter also held an Expo Showcase for over 100 top players and published Minnesota Basketball News for the 18th consecutive season.
Pacesetter will again offer camps throughout the 5-state area and all tournaments, including the 4-state youth play offs with state championships in Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota and South Dakota culminating in the Great Four-State Championships at the Target Center in Minneapolis.
Results of 2012 tournaments can be found on the respective pages along with information and registration options for 2013. Coaches may also host camps or tournaments by emailing Pacesetter at info@pacesetternet.com.
Let the season begin!
November 15, 2012
Pacesetter State Tournament Sites and Dates Set for Iowa, North Dakota and South Dakota
The Pacesetter Youth Basketball State Tournament sites and dates have been set for 2013:
(Click on state to go to state page for further information and registration.)
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videos from the 2012 tournaments!
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