Congrats to Saint Peter High School alum and former Saints’ basketball standout Maddie Kamm (2024 SPHS grad), who was a starting guard for the Minnesota West Bluejays’ women’s basketball team which won the National Junior College Athletic Association’s Division III national title over the weekend in Brownwood, Texas.
(SHOWN ABOVE) Former Saint Maddie Kamm (front row, second from left) and her Minnesota West women's basketball team won the NJCAA D3 national title over the weekend! (Photo courtesy of the Minnesota West Athletics Facebook page & Olivia Hayenga/Liv in Focus Photography)
Kamm and her Bluejay teammates knocked off Anoka-Ramsey (MN) 51-41 in the championship game on Saturday. The former Saints’ standout only scored two points in the title game, but pulled down eight boards to go with team-high eight assists for the national champs.
Kamm had a strong game in the semifinal round as Minnesota West down Fulton-Montgomery Community College (NY) 68-57 with Kamm recording a double-double of 10 points and 11 boards. This followed up Kamm’s stellar quarterfinal round of eight points, 14 boards, and eight assists in the Bluejays 81-67 win over Onondaga Community College (NY) on Thursday.
Kamm was named to the NJCAA D3 All-Tournament Team and, for the season, was named a first-teamer on the Minnesota College Athletic All Conference team. The former Saint finished the season averaging 9.4 points per game, 5.8 rebounds per game, and 6.3 assists per contest during her last season with the Bluejays.
Here’s a video recap of the NJCAA D3 National Tourney → https://www.facebook.com/reel/2128372611330052
Below are photos of Maddie with her parents (Terry and Amy Kamm) and another shot of the Bluejays celebrating shortly after the final buzzer went off during the national title game vs. Anoka-Ramsey. (Photos courtesy of the Minnesota West Athletics Facebook page & Olivia Hayenga/Liv in Focus Photography)
