Going Home, Opening Tournament Previews

#3 posting 8.26.2008
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GOING HOME
Gopher Kyla Roehrig is going home with the rest of the Minnesota volleyball team this weekend to Omaha to take part in the Creighton Bluejay Invitational. Roehrig is from Papillion-La Vista, Nebraska. From the Omaha World Herald.

MORE BIG 10 NEWS
Defending D1 champ Penn State is headed to Honolulu for the Hawaiian Airlines Classic.

Illinois is hosting the State Farm Classic with North Carolina, New Mexico State and Oregon the opponents.

Michigan is headed to the Rice Invitational this weekend.

Northwestern will be at the Chicago Challenge this weekend with UI Chicago, Chicago Loyola, and DePaul.

Wisconsin Coach Pete Waite holds a press conference.

MORE D1 NEWS
Colorado State will hold a sneak peak of their season on Wednesday, but it is only for CSU students.

Iowa State will travel to UW Milwaukee for their tournament this weekend.

Denver is picked to win the Sun Belt West.

Furman is picked to finish second in the South Division of the Southern Conference. Davidson is tapped for third.

The North Carolina women's volleyball Media Guide is now up.

North Dakota is headed to Cal State Monterrey for a tournament this weekend.

North Dakota State is off to the Montana Tournament.

South Carolina is picked for fifth in the SEC East division. SC has an overall preview, and the Gamecocks also look at the setting position with Bridget Denson-Dorman transferring from UConn.

Ohio is in Hawaii preparing for the weekend tournament.

Washington State is headed to the Boise State tournament.

PREVIEWS
D3
Carleton is hoping to build on last year's successes.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
The defending D3 NJCAA national champs Central Lakes will need to rebuild. From the Brainerd Dispatch.

HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS
AAA
#5 Woodbury swept Blaine with nine points separating the two squads. From the Woodbury Bulletin.

A
Here is the Albert Lea Tribune version of the Southland five game win over Albert Lea.
The ALT also has the #4 Mabel-Canton sweep of Glenville-Emmons.

Next up: later today with an out & about.