Maryland Hurricanes AAU Girls Basketball -
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Published on: 9/15/2005
Last Visited: 6/15/2009
Lauri Parson, one in a long line of top female athletes from the Baltimore area, is joining the Hurricanes as a coach and plans to field a team for the 2006 AAU season.
Lauri intends to organize a 16-under age group Sall-star team consisting of college-bound players.
In addition to competing on the AAU circuit, Lauri will point the team toward competition at prestigious college exposure tournaments in 2006.
Lauri will be recruiting throughout the Baltimore region in the fall and winter with the goal of forming the most competitive team possible.
The team most likely will practice and be based in the Pikesville area of Northwest Baltimore County.
Lauri is a 2000 graduate of Pikesville High School and was one of the top schoolgirl players to come out of Baltimore County.
She played varsity basketball for four years and was captain for three years.
A prolific scorer, Lauri averaged 25 points per game during her high school career, finishing with 1,800 points and leading the Baltimore Metro Area in scoring for all four years in school.
Lauri also played several years of AAU ball, with the Hurricanes, Maryland Tornadoes, Maryland Waves and Maryland Flames.
She attended several Blue Chip camps, including the Blue Chip Camp at Xavier University in Cincinnati.
Lauri coached an AAU team in 2005 with the Maryland Elite organization.
Lauri graduated in the Class of 2005 at Goucher College in Baltimore after spending two years at Frederick Community College in Frederick, Maryland, and helping her team reach the JUCO national championship tournament both years.
Still a player, Lauri has played four years for the Baltimore Maccabi Girls Basketball Team and played in the 2005 Summer Maccabiah Games in Israel representing the United States and won a gold medal.
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To reach Lauri and get more information about her team, call her at 443-610-8111 or email lauriparson@hotmail.com Also check the Hurricanes Web site often for updates.