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progressoid

(49,961 posts) Tue Jan 6, 2015, 04:10 PM Jan 2015

This made the national news last night.

A buzzer-beater at any level is exciting. At a middle school game? That's just incredible.

Webster City (Iowa) Middle School trailed Clear Lake (Iowa) Middle School 32-30 with a few seconds left on Monday. After Clear Lake missed a shot, a Webster City defender grabbing the rebound and passed it off to Taylor McKinney.

McKinney dribbled to mid-court and launched a shot as she crossed the mid-court line.

USA TODAY

My wife said it was on ESPN Sports Center last night too.

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This made the national news last night. (Original Post) progressoid Jan 2015 OP

Cool! 47of74 Jan 2015 #1

Wait a minute! All 5 girls on a team can cross mid-court? When did that happen? Scuba Jan 2015 #2

You remember 6 on 6 basketball too? progressoid Jan 2015 #3

LOL - thank god they got rid of that. cyberswede Jan 2015 #4

Oh does that bring back memories rurallib Jan 2015 #5

47of74

(18,470 posts)

1. Cool!

Reply to progressoid (Original post)

Tue Jan 6, 2015, 10:00 PM

Jan 2015

Glad to see this!

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

2. Wait a minute! All 5 girls on a team can cross mid-court? When did that happen?

Reply to progressoid (Original post)

Wed Jan 7, 2015, 10:06 AM

Jan 2015

progressoid

(49,961 posts)

3. You remember 6 on 6 basketball too?

Reply to Scuba (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 7, 2015, 12:52 PM

Jan 2015

My sister hated playing it (in the 70's). She wanted to play full court like the boys.

Hard to believe Iowa kept it going until the 90's.

cyberswede

(26,117 posts)

4. LOL - thank god they got rid of that.

Reply to Scuba (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 7, 2015, 03:34 PM

Jan 2015

We played 6 on 6 when I was in school. I still feel cheated. *grump*

You should see my 12 y.o. daughter handle a ball. It's like a different world these days.

rurallib

(62,401 posts)

5. Oh does that bring back memories

Reply to progressoid (Original post)

Wed Jan 7, 2015, 10:03 PM

Jan 2015

Some of the most fun nights and afternoons I ever spent were watching my kids play middle school girls basketball. Believe me folks, there is nothing - and I mean nothing - comparable to middle school girls basketball. You will see plays there you will never see anywhere else.

And just like this one, often what happened on the court was totally unexpected - by the players, by the coaches and of course by those parents and fans

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