Sarah Adams St. Paul Jr. High	Janey Botkins Durant Jr. High	McKenzie Dunn Williams Jr. High
Jada Harris Glenview Jr. High	Adaira Madden Sudlow Jr. High	Lyric Olsen Williams Jr. High
Abbie Esters Riverdale Jr. High	Isabelle Thrapp St. Paul Jr. High	Madelyn Wendell Seton Jr. High

IAI Stunners record first club win!!!
The IAI Stunners 6th grade girls basketball team recorded its first win for the newly formed club Sunday morning October 26th at the Lin-Mar Lions tournament beating the host Lin-Mar 7th grade team 18-16. The girls were complimented for their aggressive play by the scorekeepers. The Stunners came out strong early going up 7-2. They were able to hold off a late rally with strong rebounding and using their shell offense to take 90 seconds off the clock without a turnover to secure the win. Afterwards the girls thanked LinMar head varsity coach Mike Brandt for letting them compete. He was very courteous about how well the girls played and conducted themselves. We look forward to returning next season to fight for the championship. Congratulations to all the Stunners girls for a great win!!!

IAI Stunners mid season report:
The IAI Stunners 6th grade girls basketball team starts the new year after finishing the first half of the season 14-13 against 7th grade competition and 6-1 against 6th grade teams. The Stunners set some big goals and continue to work hard in practice to achieve them. Good luck Stunners!!

MGBA tourney. The IAI Stunners earned 2nd place at the MGBA tournament in Moline in the 7th grade division. They went 3-0 in pool play beating Moline White, River City Bruins, and Ranglers to advance to the championship. They then lost a tough game to Moline Maroon. Great job ladies.

New Years Shoot. The IAI Stunners went 2-1 in the New Years Shoot 7th grade tournament at Beyond The Baseline. They beat Jr Panthers and FLK and were defeated by Holy Trinity (who ended up taking 2nd place). So far this half of the season The Stunners are 5-2 against 7th grade competition.  Keep up the hard work.

On Monday January 11th we learned so much about The IAI Stunners in leadership training.  Lyric has alot of things in her classroom, Jada likes people with gasoline cans, Belle is a philosopher, Sarah is one step away from the Whitehouse, Abbie likes Orphan, Janey has many role models, Madelyn will make a great coach,  McKenzie can get aliens to understand her, Meaghan thinks softball is an okay sport, and Adaira may quit basketball to become an astronaut.  Then on Monday, January 18th the girls continued their leadership training doing a great job working with the My First Basketball League 1st and 2nd graders.  

New Years Shoot. The IAI Stunners went 4-0 and captured the 6th grade New Years Shoot Championship out of 12 teams.  They beat FLK, Jr Prophets, and The West Falcons to make it to the championship.  They then won a hard fought game against The Cedar Rapids Bulldogs to win the championship.   So far in 2010 The Stunners are 9-2.  Great job Stunners. 

Williamsburg Tournament.  The Stunners played in Williamsburg and went 3-0 against some good 6th grade teams.  It was a great opportunity for the girls to play positions they have not played much all season.  Our philosophy is not to position a player too soon at this level as there is still uncertainty as to what position(s) they may develop into.  The girls were nervous but responded well throughout the day.  As a result we brought home the trophy.

Valentines Day Bash.  The Stunners took home 2nd place at Beyond The Baseline out of 10 teams going 5-1 for the tournament.  They beat Future Lady Knights, Iowa City Thunder Green, and Janesville JHawks from Wisconsin to win their pool.  They won a fill in game against Iowa City Thunder White.  In the championship game the lost a tough game to a very good Cedar Rapids Prairie team.  Overall the girls had a great weekend and continued to improve in all areas. 

Iowa State aau 6th grade.   Although the record doesnt show it the IAI Stunners had a very successful experience at the state tournament in Ankeny. They went 1-3 for the weekend.  They started off beating Cedar Rapids Prairie (eventual pool champion) to avenge an earlier loss in the Valentines Day Bash Championship at BTB.  They were the only pool team to beat them.  It was an incredible game from start to finish.  They then lost a very tough game to Cedar Rapids Bulldogs who they had beaten at the New Years Shoot at BTB.  Both games were extremely emotional and entertaining.  As a result they had little left for Kingdom Hoops later in the day.  They ended up 4th in pool play pitting them against the eventual state champion Cedar Rapids Panthers.  They again played an incredible game against the Panthers (best team in state) but came up short in the end.  Although the girls hated to lose they came away with some great experience and renewed determination to place better next year.  They went in with the goal of making it to the final four at state.  Although they fell short they will be ready in 2011.

Quad City Championship.  The Stunners came away Quad City Champions at BTB after playing 6 incredible games.  They went 6-0 for the weekend out of 12 teams.  They beat Electric Shock and Keokuk to win their pool.  They beat Lin Mar Swish in a fill in game to go 3-0 on Saturday.  On Sunday in bracket play they beat Lin Mar Swish and Rock Island to advance to the championship.  Their toughest game of the weekend was in the finals against a great Keokuk team but they prevailed crowning themselves as champions of the Quad Cities.  Their defense was incredible giving up an average of 6 points a game throughout the weekend.  Great job Stunners.

Our last tournament for the fall and winter season will be an 11u aau super regional in South Bend, Indiana.  To date, the Stunners are 19-15 (.558) against 7th grade competition and 25-5 (.833) against 6th grade teams.  Overall the Stunners are 44-20 (.687) in their first season of competition.