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The Division
I AAU 2006 National Round up for the Maryland Flames
This year’s effort at the AAU Nationals
(2006) put the Maryland Flames in the company of some of the
top elite AAU Girls organizations in the country. The Maryland
Flames are one of only five organizations Nationwide to place
two teams in the top 7 in the Nation. Our 13-U team placed 3rd
in Overland Park, Kansas and our 11-U finished in 7th
place in Springfield, Missouri. The previous year these two
teams accomplished similar success both finishing 9th
in their respective age groups overall. The back to back top
10 finish by these teams was only equaled by three other
organizations nationally over the past two years. After only 9
years in existence the Maryland Flames winning trend is in
place and we are poised and dedicated to continue the
tradition.
The following information is a
snapshot of the 2006 National AAU season for a select number
of our Division I National teams. Of course without the
powerful feeder system of developmental teams and the
dedication of the many coaches and parents who participate in
our program, none of this would be possible. Many of our
National Division I players have come up through the trenches
through hard work and dedication. Keep up the good hard work
and thank you for making us one of the most successful Girls
programs in the U.S.
13-U
Congratulations to our
1992 13-U girls, their Head Coach Herb Krusen and his
Assistant Sue Haley for placing
3rd in the Nation. They made it to the finals and
lost to the eventual champion in O.T. This is the
highest finish ever for a D-I National team in the
Flames organization. All the players came out of
Montgomery County, Maryland except for a single player
from Fairfax, Virginia. Our Flames team had beaten the
eventual National Champs two weeks prior to the AAU
Nationals so going into the winners’ bracket
championship game they felt like they had a shot to win
it all in Kansas. They fell just short.
11-U
Congratulations go out
to our 1994 11-U girls, Coach Alan Wang and his
Assistant Kathy Gillespie for placing
7th in the Nation in
Springfield, Missouri. They swept their pool outright
and went deep in the tournament before bowing out to
this years 4th place team. At the time 7th
was the highest finish ever for a Flames D-I team. That
record stood for two weeks until our 13-U took the honor
mentioned above. A great accomplishment as this team
finished 9th last year at Disney World. With
this in mind our thinking is this team has many great
years ahead to shoot for the National title. Maybe it’s
not far off.....
A
great job to everyone this past season as many of our
teams did extremely well locally in both D-I and D-II as
indicated by the many Medals collected in the Potomac
Valley AAU Regional Tournaments.
Bill and Mike wish to thank all our many Coaches,
Players and Parent volunteers for making the Maryland
Flames one of the best run AAU organization locally and
now on the National scene. The name
Maryland Flames brings a level of respect when our teams
walk into a gym because of your tireless efforts.
THANK YOU!!! |