2 More Verbals, Angner's Month, McCutcheon Honored

#3 posting 11.12.2008
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TWO MORE VERBALS
Katelyn Horihan of Mabel-Canton is headed to Winona State.

Ann Zyvoloski of St. Cloud Cathedral is headed to UM Duluth.

COLLEGE REPORTS
BIG 10
Indiana Banters with Benson.

Iowa goes on the road to Northwestern and Wisconsin.

Purdue is holding a Pizza Bash on Wednesday.

#1 Penn State heads to #17 Illinois and #18 Purdue.

Northwestern hosts Iowa and Minnesota.

MORE D1
North Dakota is headed to Bryant this weekend for the National Transitions Tournament.

SUMMIT: South Dakota State's Mackenzie Angner (Cincinnati St. Ursula) has been named Summit Athlete of the Month for October.

D3
Carleton's Sarah Kunelius (Eagan) made the MIAC All Conference list.

The MIAC has released their all playoff team.

HIGH SCHOOL
Rochester Home School was 2nd in the Bronze II bracket at the national Home School Tournament. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

BEACH
Former Gopher Nicole Branagh and Tyra Turner head to Sanya, China for the final FIVB Beach tournament.

McCUTCHEON HONORED
Anaheim will honor USA's men's volleyball coach Hugh McCutcheon as their man of the year.

Next up: tomorrow

State Tournament Recaps

#1 posting 11.9.2008
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HIGH SCHOOL REPORTS
Scott county won two state championships yesterday with Jordan and Shakopee taking titles. Another thing they had in common was they were both #1 seeds that won it all.

Windom broke the #1 seed streak by taking the title in A.

AAA
Shakopee won their back to back title without a senior on the floor. The Sabers won a tight four set match with Eastview. Can a three-peat be far behind? From the StarTribune and St. Paul Pioneer Press and Shakopee Valley News.

AA
Jordan reclaimed the AA title after a year away from the throne. The Jaguars prevented Marshall from a back to back experience. From the StarTribune and Marshall Independent.

A
Windom beat one of their own. Bethlehem Academy coach Franz Boelter is a Windom grad (1970). The Eagles came up aces against the Cards in the four set win with a 15-7 advantage. The Eagles experience from a year ago helped get them over the top this year. BA's Stephanie Meschke played despite a severe stomach ache.
Plus Marc by Words and a minute by minute recap. From the StarTribune, St. Paul Pioneer Press and the Faribault Daily News.

THIRD PLACE
AA: #4 seed Hibbing took third with a four set win over #3 St. Cloud Cathedral. The margin was 21 points. From the Duluth News Tribune and St. Cloud Times.
A: #4 Ada-Borup took third with a sweep of #3 Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa. The margin was 20 points. From the St. Cloud Times.

Next up: Big 10 results

Late Saturday Results;

#1 posting 11.3.2008
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HIGH SCHOOL REPORTS
LATE SATURDAY RESULTS
AAA
SECTION 1: Rochester Mayo knocked off #1 seed Owatonna in four. The Spartans are headed back to state after 34 years. Husky coach Rod Nakagaki retired with 604 wins. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

SECTION 2: Shakopee stopped Chaska in four. From the Shakopee Valley News.

SECTION 3: Marshall swept Yellow Medicine East with a margin of 28 points. From the Marshall Independent.

A
SECTION 3: Windom swept Minneota with a margin of 22 points. From the Worthington Daily Globe and Marshall Independent.

SECTION 4: SW Christian of Chaska is making their first trip to State after a sweep of Meadow Creek. From the SW Scoreboard.

SECTION 5: Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa swept Nevis with a margin of 18 points. From the West Central Tribune.

VIDEO
Hibbing and Deer River have video snippets of their section wins on KBJR.

ASSISTANT SUCCESS
Two of my former assistants are taking teams to the state tournament: John Yunker of St. Michael-Albertville is back for the second straight year; Bill Quan of Osseo is making his first trip with the Orioles.

Next up: College reports

'Tonna and Mayo (with Video)

#1 posting 10.30.2008
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PLAYOFFS
Only two sections were in operation last night in AAA.
Last night there were three sweeps.
There was one lower seed moving on....Rochester Mayo (#3) beat Farmington (#2) in section 1.

SECTION 1
#1 seed Owatonna swept #4 Rochester Century with a margin of 11 points. From the Owatonna People's Press and Rochester Post Bulletin.

The Rochester Post Bulletin has some video along with the story of the Rochester Mayo upset sweep of #2 Farmington. The margin was 15 points.

SECTION 5
Last night I reported on both contests with Osseo and Blaine advancing. Check out the out & abouts from Wednesday night.

FEATURED
Marshall setters Kelsey Deragisch and Kayla Wallerich get the spotlight in the Marshall Independent.

TODAY
Stillwater will face Cretin-Derham Hall tonight for the 4AAA championship. The Ponies beat Roseville on Tuesday and have never won a section tournament. From the Lake Elmo Leader and Stillwater Gazette.
CDH upset #1 seed Woodbury on Tuesday. From the Woodbury Bulletin.

Five teams in the West Central Tribune's coverage area are still fighting for a spot in the State Tournament: Cinderella story KMS; New London-Spicer; BBE; YME, and LQPV. Kind of an alphabet soup of teams.

New Life beat St. Agnes Tuesday and will play SW Christian of Chaska tonight. From the Woodbury Bulletin.

#1 North Sleepy Eye St. Mary's is in the hunt in 2A for a state berth. SESM beat LeCenter and MVL to get to this point. From the Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch.

Nevis is alive in 5A. The Tigers beat Sebeka on Tuesday and face Onamia tonight. From the Park Rapids Enterprise.

LATE RESULTS
Here is the Wadena-Deer Creek 2-0 comeback win vs Perham on Tuesday. In the Wadena Pioneer Journal and Perham Enterprise.

Verndale ended their season in 5A with a loss to Menahga last week. From the Wadena Pioneer Journal.

Pine River-Backus ended their season in 5A with a loss to Sebeka last week. From the Pines & Lakes.

Pequot Lakes ended their season in 7AA with a loss to Cloquet last week. From the Pines & Lakes.

New York Mills ended their season with a loss to Ada-Borup. From the Perham Enterprise.

McLeod West ended their season with the New Ulm Cathedral. From the McLeod County Chronicle.

Next up: College reports

Fridley Roars

#5 posting 10.23.2008
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FRIDLEY ROARS
Fridley ripped Henry in three sets with a margin of 48 points. The Tigers used a 12 point run after Henry scored the first point to set the tempo for the night. In the second set Fridley had a run of 8, and in the third a run of 11. To give you an idea of the point totals Henry only scored or earned 11 points on the night.
The night didn't start off that well for Henry either. A senior captain missed the bus and wasn't able to play.
Fridley will go on to the 5AA South subsection semifinals.

ACCIDENT
Crookston volleyball coach Lon Boike was injured in a two car accident on Wednesday. From the Crookston Times.

MOMENTUM
Chisago Lakes has momentum headed into the playoffs. From the Chisago County Press.

LATE REPORTS
Littlefork-Big Falls beat Bigfork in four. From the International Falls Daily Journal.

Waterville-Elysian-Morristown beat Randolph in 1A West action. From the Cannon Falls Beacon.

Bemidji ended Brainerd's season in the 8AAA playoffs. From the Brainerd Dispatch.

Aitkin swept Crosby-Ironton in 7AA action. From the Brainerd Dispatch.

D2
UM Duluth will Dig for the Cure Saturday vs Bemidji State.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
IRON SIX
Anoka-Ramsey has made the playoffs this season with the iron six. From the ABC papers.

Next up: tomorrow morning

Dzubay 700; 2 Upsets in 1A East

#1 posting 10.21.2008
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HIGH SCHOOL REPORTS
CAMDEN CHAMPIONSHIP
Minneota swept Lakeview in the Camden championship with a margin of 24 points. From the Marshall Independent.

Kimball swept Upsala with a margin of 12 points. From the St. Cloud Times.

SECTIONS BEGIN
1A East:
#10 Fillmore Central beat #7 Lanesboro in four with a margin of zero points. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.
#11 Houston upset #6 Grand Meadow in a sweep with a margin of 17 points. From the Austin Daily Herald.
#5 Goodhue swept #12 Hope Lutheran with a margin of 26 points. From the Red Wing Republican Eagle.

1A West:
#6 Southland swept #11 MN Deaf with a margin of 36 points.
#9 seed Glenville-Emmons beat #8 Lyle-Pacelli in four with a margin of 8 points.
Both from the Austin Post Bulletin and Albert Lea Tribune.
#4 Blooming Prairie swept #13 Cannon Valley Lutheran with a margin of 58 points.
From the Austin Daily Herald.
#7 Alden-Conger beat #10 Medford in four with a margin of 34 points. From the Albert Lea Tribune and the Owatonna People's Press.

2A South:
#9 seed MLBO beat #8 LCWM in a fiver. The margin was zero. From the Worthington Daily Globe.
#7 Mankato Loyola swept #10 Springfield with a margin of 14 points. From the Mankato Free Press.

3A South:
#6 seed Fulda swept #11 Hills-Beaver Creek with a margin of 43 points.
#5 seed Red Rock Central beat #12 Round Lake-Brewster in four with a margin of 15 points.
#7 seed Westbrook-Walnut Grove swept #10 Ellsworth with a margin of 29 points.
#9 Edgerton survived #8 Adrian in a fiver with a margin of 3 points.
All from the From the Worthington Daily Globe.

3A North
#7 Wabasso beat #10 Tracy-Milroy-Balaton in four with a margin of 25 points.
#8 RTR swept #9 Central Christian with a margin of 19 points.
All From the Marshall Independent.
#6 KMS swept #11 Dawson-Boyd with a margin of 39 points. Plus five more results from the West Central Tribune.

1AA East
#8 Plainview-Elgin-Millville beat #9 Winona Cotter in four with a margin of 15 points. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

SECTION PREVIEWS
AAA
The Rochester Post Bulletin looks at section 1. Owatonna is the #1 seed. Farmington is #2. Full Bracket.

The StarTribune looks at the rough and tumble section 2.

Section 6: Wayzata is #1; Hopkins is #2.

Section 8: Alexandria is #1 in the North; St. Michael-Albertville #1 in the South.

AA
Blue Earth is the #2 seed in section 2 West. From the Faribault County Register.

Section 4: Visitation is #1 in the East. No word on the West.

Section 5: Delano is #1 in the South; Mora #1 in the North.

Section 7: Esko is #1 in the South; Hibbing #1 in the North.

A
Section 8: Lake of the Woods is #1 in the East; No word on the west

MILESTONES
Stewartville coach John Dzubay reached the 700 career win mark with a consolation semifinals at the Chaska tournament over the weekend. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Katie Speedling of Wabasha-Kellogg is the Athlete of the Week for KTTC.

LATE REPORTS
Bethlehem Academy was a Jeckyll and Hyde team at Chaska. From the Faribault Daily News.

Next up: college reports

YME's Misty May-Treanor

#1 posting 10.20.2008
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HIGH SCHOOL REPORTS
LATE SATURDAY
Willmar was 2-2 at the Moorhead Pumpkin Classic and finished in 4th place. One of their wins was #1 7AAA seed Grand Rapids. From the West Central Tribune.

LATE LAST WEEK
Park-Cottage Grove swept Mounds View last Tuesday. From the Shoreview Press.

FEATURE
Aimee Johnson is the Misty May-Treanor for Yellow Medicine East. From the Marshall Independent.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Ridgewater was 2-3 at the Wisconsin Dells Classic this weekend. From the West Central Tribune.

Next up: College Reports

Hosts Finish Second

#1 posting 10.19.2008
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HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS
The last weekend tournaments wrapped up with the hosts finishing second in each tournament.

Chatfield took the Rochester Century title with a 2-1 win over host Century with a margin of 14 points. Plus all the tournament results. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Osseo won the Pumpkin Classic with a rally in the decisive third set. The Orioles victory margin was 5 points for the match. In the semis Osseo handed #6A Ada-Borup their first loss of the season with a three set win with a margin of 1 point.

#4 St. Michael-Albertville beat #5 Chaska in three with a margin of 3 points. Five other ranked teams were in the 12 team tournament.

SEEDINGS
AAA
Section 2: Shakopee is the #1 seed. Chaska comes in at #2.

GOPHER STATE FALL LEAGUE
The entry deadline for the Gopher State Fall Volleyball Championships has been extended to Monday, October 20th. They are still accepting girls 5th-9th grade teams.

Next up: Big 10 results

Rochester Day 2, 17 of 32 Sections Seeded

#6 posting 10.18.2008]
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ROCHESTER DAY 2
Henry finished the day with two 2-0 losses. In the 7th place game in Pool B Dover-Eyota opened with a 12-0 run and cruised to a 25-11 win. The margin didn't vary much in the second set 25-13. Again DE came out with an 8-1 opening to set the tempo. For the two combined sets Henry earned four points.

In the match up with the 8th place finisher in the A Pool Irondale Henry was a bit more competitive, however the Knights prevailed. Henry didn't give up any monster runs in the first set, but they allowed five runs of three to make the contest more difficult. Henry led 6-4 for their latest lead in any of the Rochester contests. The most entertaining point of the whole tournament for Henry came on Irondale's 25th point in set one where the Patriots made numerous saves off of Irondale attacks before the Knights finished off. The second set Irondale held advantage after a six point run to make it 9-4.

SECTION OUTLOOKS
AAA
Section 1: no word yet

Section 2: no word yet

Section 3: Eastview is #1. Lakeville North is #2

Section 4: Woodbury is #1. Stillwater is #2.

Section 5: Blaine is #1. Osseo is #2.

Section 6: no word yet.

Section 7: Grand Rapids is #1. Andover is #2.

Section 8: No word yet.

AA
Section 1: Stewartville rules the roost in the west, while Caledonia is #1 in the East. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Section 2: LeSueur-Henderson is #1 in the West. Jordan is #1 in the East.

Section 3: Yellow Medicine East is #1 in the West. Marshall is #1 in the South.

Section 4: No word yet.

Section 5: Mora is #1 in the North. No word on the South.

Section 6: Rocori is #1 in the South. No word on the North

Section 7: no word yet

Section 8: East Grand Forks is #1 in the North. Perham is #1 in the South.

A
Section 1: In the east Wabasha-Kellogg is the top seed. Bethlehem Academy is #1 in the west. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Section 2: Sleepy Eye St. Mary's is #1 in the North. Martin County West is #1 in the south.

Section 3: Minneota is #1 in the North. Windom is #1 in the South.

Section 4: Meadow Creek is #1 in the North. Southwest Christian of Chaska is #1 in the South.

Section 5: There are four #1 seeds in this section: Nevis, Onamia, Bertha-Hewitt, and Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa.

Section 6: Ada-Borup is #1 in the North. Parkers Prairie is #1 in the South.

Section 7: Carlton is #1 in the East. Hill City is #1 in the West.

Section 8: no word yet

LATE REPORTS
Anoka-Ramsey swept Riverland with a margin of 18 points. From the Austin Post Bulletin.

Next up: tomorrow

Brief High School Reports, South Central All Star Nominations

#1 posting 10.18.2008
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HIGH SCHOOL REPORTS
Mayo is the team to beat in the Rochester Century tournament. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

No word on the Moorhead Pumpkin Classic. Nothing even in the Fargo paper.

Chaska hosts their tournament today.

LATE REPORTS
Morris lost to Benson and YME to close their regular season.

Rosemount made a switch at Libero with Laura Budinger taking over. From the Rosemount Town Pages.

SOUTH CENTRAL NOMINATIONS
The 2nd annual South Central Minnesota Volleyball All Star Games will beheld on Saturday, November 15th at Bloomington Kennedy High School.

The games provide an opportunity for advanced level athletes from south central Minnesota who may or may not receive the opportunity to showcase their talent in other state all star events. This is a first class event and the following link details last years all star game at St.Olaf College.

SCHSVBASG Philosophy: Our philosophy does not eliminate any athletes who are nominated. We value the head coach’s judgment in nominating top level athletes in their region. We will add more games rather than eliminate nominations.

All Star Game Player Fee/Waiver/Picture/Stats: Each head coach is encouraged to secure the $125 per All Star fee from your team. Seniors Are able to be sponsored while underclass women need to pay their own free via their family. The waiver will be sent to nominees. A class picture needs to be sent electronically or postal mailed to the address listed above on the letterhead; a game day program will be produced. Final Stats need to be sent electronically to ninham1asap@charter.net by the deadline.

Each All Star Athlete receives: (a) top quality Russell Dri-Fit Volleyball jersey w/number and logo (All Star provides her own black/navy spandex short); (b) All Star Game gym sack; (c) lunch; (d)All Star Games roster t-shirt; and (e) game day program.

Nomination Process: Each varsity head coach is encouraged to nominate their athlete/s who she/he believes are worthy to be in this showcase event. The nominee needs to be an all-state and all-conference caliber volleyball player. The All Star Game is open to seniors as well as underclasswomen.

We have an electronic nomination process via email. Please email nomination/s to: ninham1asap@charter.net. Please email in this order:(1) nominee name, (2) high school, (3) position, (4) grade, (5) height,(6) nominee email address, (7) jersey size, (8) head coach name, (9)head coach phone number, (10) head coach email address, (11) 2008 team record, and (12) athlete honors.

SCHSVBASG Time Frame:October 17: First email call for nominations October 20: Final email call for nominations October 22 Noon: Deadline for nominations October 17-23: Email letters sent to nominating coaches and nominated athletes October 27: Deadline to receive nominee picture, waiver, final stats,and all star game fee October 28: Naming of teams and coaches; all coaches in the south central region will receive this listing

Event Directors: Dan and Susan Ninham, ninham1asap@charter.net or dninham@clbs.k12.mn.us

Next up: Big 10 action

Rochester Day 1, Wiesner 1000, Lopez in Transition

#3 posting 10.17.2008
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ROCHESTER DAY 1
Tonight Henry traveled down to Rochester and came away with a pair of losses. In the first segment Winona Cotter swept the Patriots with a margin of 25 points. The first set was a disaster for Henry with four straight missed serves which sabotaged any efforts at points. Cotter closed with a 10-1 run for the win. In the second set Henry closed to 19-16, but the Ramblers again finished strong with 6-1 run. The Patriots again missed five serves.

In the second match of the night Montgomery-Lonsdale swept the Patriots with a margin of 26 points. In the first set ML had a 9 point run. Once again missed serves plagued the Patriots. You might have guessed five missed serves and you would be right on the money. The second set again belonged to ML with a 14-2 run early the difference maker. ML led 15-5 at that point. The Patriots only missed three serves in this set. In the end both sets were 25-12.

MILESTONE
Rochester JM's junior libero Chelsea Wiesner notched her 1000th career dig in the LaCrosse Central Tournament last weekend. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

LOPEZ IN TRANSITION
Kelly Lopez is in the back row for North Dakota State and is digging it. She has won two Summit defensive honors. From the Fargo Forum.

LATE REPORTS
Virginia swept Crosby-Ironton with a margin of 28 points on Wednesday. from the Brainerd Dispatch

Bismarck State swept NDSCS with a margin 17 points. From the Wahpeton Daily News.

Next up: Tomorrow morning

Worthington Takes Down #9 SW Star, MC

#1 posting 10.17.2008
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CLASS AA
#3 St. Cloud Cathedral won the Sartell tournament. From the St. Cloud Times.

Worthington beat #9 Southwest Star in four with a margin of 11 points. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

CLASS A
#2 Windom beat Fulda in four with a margin of 23 points. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

SOUTHEAST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
In the Southeast Conference LeRoy-Ostrander was the west side winner and Mabel-Canton was the east side winner. M-C had beaten L-O 2 times earlier in the season. Mabel-Canton won by scores of 25-18, 25-14, and 25-22. M-C was up 21-11 in the third game and held on for the sweep. M-C was led by Kate Horihan with 16 kills. She entered the night 12 kills behind the school record of 1,512 set by 2004 Karlie Urbaniak. She got kill #12 on an overpass smash to start the third set. M-C also got 9 kills a piece from outside hitters Lindsay Anderson and Celeste Bergey. Kayla O’Bieglo finished with 32 assists and junior libero Cassidy Whalen recorded 25 digs. L-O was led by Kaylee Bunne with 10 kills and Mac Bunne with 18 assists.

This was M-C’s 11th straight conference title and raises their season record to 33-2. M-C could play L-O again potentially as they are the 3 seed and M-C is the 2 seed. Wabasha-Kellogg is the #1 seed. Faribault BA is the #1 seed in the west half of the subsection. 1A is the roughest section in Class A.

UNDERWOOD TOURNAMENT
Championship
CGB defeated KMS 2-1 25-19, 18-25, 15-13
3rd Place Underwood defeated Rothsay 2-1 25-21, 20-25, 15-2
5th Place Wheaton defeated Ulen-Hitterdahl 2-0 25-9 25-14
7th Place Barnesville defeated Frazee 2-1 19-25 25-23 15-12

Pool Play
Pool 1
CGB 2 Underwood 1 25-15 25-22 15-13
Ulen-Hitterdahl 2 Frazee 0 26-24 25-21
Underwood 2 Ulen-Hitterdahl 0 25-13 25-12
CGB 2 Frazee 0 25-20 25-15
Underwood 2 Frazee 0 25-18 25-16
CGB 2 Ulen-Hitterdahl 0 25-10 25-9
Pool 2
Rothsay 2 Wheaton 0 25-22 25-16
KMS 2 Rothsay 1 25-28 23-25 15-10
Rothsay 2 Barnesville 0 25-19 25-22
Wheaton 2 Barnesville 0 25-22 26-24
KMS 2 Wheaton 0 25-23 25-17
KMS 2 Barnesville 0 25-20 25-19
KMS stories from the West Central Tribune.

LATE RESULTS
Brandon Evansville swept West Central on Monday. From the Alexandria Echo Press.

Alexandria was perfect in games and sets in the Central Lakes. The last victim was St. Cloud Tech. From the Alexandria Echo Press.

Parkers Prairie took the Little 8 title; Osakis took the Prairie title.

Next up: college reports & more

Rotty 2000

#1 posting 10.16.2008
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LATE HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS
Crookston beat Park Rapids in four with a margin with a margin of 28 points. It seems there was a lot of yellow body paint used too. From the Crookston Times.

#10AA Wadena-Deer Creek beat DGF on Monday for the first time in years. From the Wadena Pioneer Journal.

#2A Windom swept Redwood Valley last week. From the Redwood Falls Gazette.

#1AAA Shakopee had to rally to beat Farmington on Tuesday. The Tigers' Kirstee Rotty reached the 2000 dig mark in the contest.

Stillwater finished in second in the Suburban East with a four set win over Hastings. The margin was 26 points. Emily McDonough had 14 kills for Stillwater. From the Stillwater Gazette.

Pequot Lakes lost twice last week. From the Pines & Lakes.

Detroit Lakes is 13-10 and ready for the post season. From the Detroit Lakes Tribune.

Fergus Falls swept Brainerd with a margin of 29 points. From the Brainerd Dispatch.

Staples-Motley beat Pequot Lakes in four with a margin of 13 points. Plus five more results from the Brainerd Dispatch.

Lake Park-Audubon finished strong with wins in five of their last six matches. From the Detroit Lakes Tribune.

Herman-Norcross-Chokio-Alberta beat Breckenridge in four with a margin of 24 points. From the Wahpeton Daily News.

Next up: College Reports

MCC Beats #9 SW Star; Koster 2000

#3 posting 10.15.2008
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HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS: A
#1 Bethlehem Academy swept Glencoe-Silver Lake with a margin of 28 points. From the Faribault Daily News.

#2 Windom beat Luverne in four. The Cardinals won the first set, the Eagles took the rest. Three of the sets went extra points. The Eagles margin was 14 points. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

#5 Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa swept Holdingford with a margin of 30 points. 12th recap in the St. Cloud Times.

#6 Mabel-Canton swept Lyle-Pacelli

#8 Southwest Christian of Chaska swept Meadow Creek to win the MCAA Conference title with a perfect 10-0 record. This is SWC's 3rd conference title in the last four years. The regular season game between SWC and MCC is also "The Battle for the Paddle," where the teams play for a travelling trophy (a wooden oar). The game scores: 25-20, 25-19, 25-22.

Murray County Central beat #9 SW Star in four sets with a margin of 3 points. SW Star won the first set and MCC won the last three. MCC finishes in 2nd in the Red Rock, SWS is 3rd. SW MN Christian was undefeated in the Red Rock and took first place. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

Blooming Prairie swept Southland with a margin of 24 points. BP setter Resha Koster went over 2000 assists with 27 on the night. From the Austin Daily Herald and Austin Post Bulletin.

LeRoy-Ostrander swept Grand Meadow with a margin of 20 points. From the Austin Daily Herald.

Spring Grove beat Houston in five with a margin of 18 points. Plus four more results from the Winona Daily News.

In a cross town battle it was Minnesota Valley Lutheran beating New Ulm Cathedral in three with a margin of 31 points. From the New Ulm Journal.

Next up: College Reports

Marshall Sweeps JCC, Lindquist 3000

#2 posting 10.15.2008
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HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS: AA
#1 Jordan swept Holy Family with a margin of 37 points.

#2 Marshall swept #6 Jackson County Central to win the Southwest Title. The margin was 17 points. Hope Weilage had 12 points for the Tigers. From the Marshall Independent.

#3 St. Cloud Cathedral swept Foley with a margin of 38 points. SCC's Nina Lindquist recorded her 3000th assist with 34 on the night. Plus 17 recaps from the St. Cloud Times.

#4 Hibbing swept Grand Rapids with a margin of 43 points to win the Iron Range Tournament. From the Duluth News Tribune.

#7 Delano beat Litchfield in four with a margin of 6 points. In the middle of recaps in the West Central Tribune.

#8 LeSueur-Henderson beat Mayer Lutheran in five sets with a margin of 8 points. Mayer Lutheran led 2-0.

#9 Belle Plaine swept Sibley East with a margin of 24 points.

Byron beat Lake City in four sets with a margin of 15 points. Plus 6 more results from the Red Wing Republican Eagle.

Worthington swept Redwood Valley with a margin of 25 points. With nine more results from the Worthington Daily Globe.

Benson and YME will share the West Central South title with wins over ACGC and Morris respectively. Plus two more results from the West Central Tribune.

New London-Spicer swept Albany with a margin of 25 points to finish 2nd in the West Central North. Plus 3 other results from the WCT.

MILESTONE
Chelsea Fogarty of Belle Plaine recently went over the 2000 kill mark with 21 kills vs Holy Family last Thursday.

Next up: A Results

Missota, Big 9 Titles Decided

#1 posting 10.15.2008
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HIGH SCHOOL REPORTS: AAA
#1 Shakopee beat Farmington in four to win the Missota title. The Tigers took the first set, the Sabers the rest. The margin was 21 points.

#2 Lakeville North swept Rosemount with a margin of 32 points.

#3 Eastview swept Prior Lake with a margin of 25 points. The second set went extra points. The Lightning are playing ahead of schedule. From the StarTribune.

#4 St. Michael-Albertville swept Zimmerman with a margin of 46 points.

#5 Chaska swept Bloomington Jefferson with a margin of 44 points.

#7 Alexandria swept St. Cloud Tech with a margin of 25 points. In the middle of the St. Cloud Times recaps.

#9 Blaine swept Coon Rapids with a margin of 41 points.

#10 Eden Prairie beat Burnsville in four. The Blaze took the first set, the Eagles the rest. The margin was 13 points.

Owatonna beat Rochester Mayo in four. Mayo took the first contest, the Huskies the rest. The margin was 6 points. Owatonna is the Big 9 champs with the victory. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Rochester Century beat Winona in four with a margin of 25 points. Winona won the first set, Century took the rest. From the Rochester Post Bulletin and the Winona Daily News.

Austin beat Mankato East in four. The Cougars won the first set, the Packers the rest. The margin was 19 points. Rebekah Aase had 16 kills for the Packers. From the Austin Daily Herald.

Hutchinson swept Red Wing with a margin of 41 points. From the Red Wing Republican Eagle.

Holy Angels beat Northfield in five with a margin of 22 points. The Stars won the odd sets. Josie Dockstader had 20 kills for the Raiders. From the Northfield News.

Bemidji swept Lake of the Woods with a margin of 19 points. Plus one more result from the Bemidji Pioneer.

Sauk Rapids swept Willmar with a margin of 33 points. From the West Central Tribune.

Fergus Falls swept Brainerd with a margin of 29 points. From the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.

LATE RESULTS
Forest Lake swept Mounds View last Tuesday with a margin of 30. From the Shoreview Press.

Next up: AA Results

Turning the Tables

#3 posting 10.14.2008
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TURNING THE TABLES
Henry took a measure of revenge on Edison in Minneapolis action on Tuesday night with a sweep with a margin of 9 points. Earlier in the year the Tommies beat Henry in five. Tonight Henry started three different players due to lack of practice time. The two JV and one senior responded in set one with a 25-23 win. Henry led 24-21 when Edison inched back in with two straight points. After the second Henry time out Eliza Ashun picked up the kill for the first set win.

In set two Edison closed to 21-20 before the Patriots pulled away with a a 4-1 run including an ace by Shoua Vang for point 25.

Set three Edison again rallied from a 19-14 deficit to take a 22-21 lead. After the second Patriot time out Maa Pha got a side out kill and then Tiffany Morris came in to serve out the next three points.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Mackenzie Maher of Chisago Lakes has been named AVCA/MaxPreps player of the week.

POLLS
In the MaxPrep poll Shakopee moves back to #1 and is also #55 in the nation.

SECTION 2AAA OUTLOOK
The Hutchinson Leader looks at the toughest section in AAA volleyball---section 2. Four teams are currently in the top 10.

ENCOURAGED TO PLAY
Emma Kiemele of Park Christian was encouraged to go out and play volleyball this season by her girls basketball coach. From the Fargo Forum.

CANCER RESEARCH
Centennial used a pink ball among other pink items in a match vs Osseo last Tuesday. The game was dedicated to Centennial coach Jackie Rehbein-Manthey's mother who died of breast cancer.

LATE RESULTS
Littlefork-Big Falls beat Orr in four with a margin of 12 points. From the International Falls Daily Journal.

Murray County Central swept RTR with a margin of 23 points. Emily Bose had 21 points for MCC. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

Here is the Echo Press version of the Alexandria win over Chaska in the Runestone Classic.

Pequot Lakes beat Pillager in a fiver. Pillager actually had a 7 point advantage on the night thanks to their serve game. Plus two more results from the Brainerd Dispatch.

Wheaton topped Breckenridge in five with a 4 point margin. From the Wahpeton Daily News.

next up: Tomorrow morning

#1A BA Beats Owatonna

#1 posting 10.14.2008
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HIGH SCHOOL REPORTS
AAA
#6 Waconia swept Dassel-Cokato with a margin of 26 points.

Austin beat United South Central in four sets with a margin of 16 points. Jolene Brody had 18 kills for the Packers. Sabrina Bushlack also had 18 kills for USC. From the Austin Daily Herald and Albert Lea Tribune.

AA
#2 Marshall swept MACCRAY with a margin of 45 points. Hope Weilage had 13 points for the Tigers. From the Marshall Independent.

#4 Hibbing swept Proctor with a margin of 44 points.

#5 Stewartville swept Kenyon-Wanamingo with a margin of 26 points. Julie Rainey had 13 kills for Stewartville. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

#8 LeSueur-Henderson swept Blue Earth with a margin of 20 points.

#10 Wadena-Deer Creek beat DGF in four with a margin of 24 points. From the Fargo Forum.

Maple River swept NRHEG with a margin of 13 points. From the Mankato Free Press and Albert Lea Tribune.

Fairmont beat New Ulm in four with a margin of 11 points. From the New Ulm Journal.

A
#1 Bethlehem Academy beat Owatonna in four with a margin of 14 points. Jordan Spatenka had 17 kills for the Huskies. From the Owatonna People's Press.

#4 Wabasha-Kellogg beat St. Charles in four. Both teams had the exact same points. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

#5 Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa swept KMS with a margin of 24 points with four more results in the St. Cloud Times.

#6 Ada-Borup swept Fertile-Beltrami with a margin of 25 points.
The Cougars won "back to back" titles- undefeated conference season and consecutive Pine to Prairie Championship. Ada-Borup improved to 22-0 with the victory over Fertile-Beltrami Monday night. It was a special night as the Cougars celebrated parents night, a conference title and five seniors played their final home match of their career wearing a Cougar uniform. Ada-Borup coach Ruth Hayden gave recognition to the five seniors, Laura Kolness, Katy Ness, Nina Lofgren, Corin Gunderson and Nicole Smart. The Cougar coach said it was a good night and gave credit to Fertile-Beltrami for a very well played second game. Katy Ness had 12 kills for the Cougars.

#10 Climax-Fisher beat East Grand Forks in four with a margin of 19 points. Brittany Tronnes had 17 kills for CF.

Cedar Mountain-Comfrey beat New Ulm Cathedral in four with a margin of 32 points. From the New Ulm Journal.

Martin Luther swept Sleepy Eye with a margin of 34 points. Plus three more results in the New Ulm Journal.

Dawson-Boyd beat Ortonville in five with a margin of 10 points. Plus four more results from the Marshall Independent.

Park Christian swept Ulen-Hitterdal with a margin of 29 points. From the Fargo Forum.

FEATURE
Setter Alli Martin has grown up around volleyball at Winona. From the Winona Daily News.

LATE REPORTS
Osakis has won the Prairie Conference. From the Osakis Review.

Stillwater won their 8th straight with a sweep of River Falls, WI with a margin of 37 points. From the Stillwater Gazette.

Detroit Lakes beat Pequot Lakes in four with a margin of 40 points in Mid State action. From the Detroit Lakes Tribune.

Faribault finished third in their own tournament. From the Faribault Daily News.

MN Deaf won their 7th straight Great Plains Deaf championships on Saturday. From the Faribault Daily News.

Next up: College reports

Alex Pulls Upset, Windom Wins

#1 posting 10.13.2008
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HIGH SCHOOL REPORTS
LATE SATURDAY
#4AAA Chaska finished second to the hosts #10AAA Alexandria in the Runestone Tournament at Alexandria. From the Chaska Herald.

#2A Windom won the Subway Classic at SW MN State over the weekend with a 10-1 set record (5-0 in games). The Eagles beat Murray County Central for the title. plus other tournament results from the Worthington Daily Globe and Marshall Independent.

New London-Spicer finished 3rd in the Subway Classic. From the West Central Tribune.

next up: College Reports

Alex Topples Chaska

#1 posting 10.12.2008
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HIGH SCHOOL REPORTS
ALEXANDRIA: #10AAA Alexandria beat #4AAA Chaska in three with a margin of 3 points for the championship in Alexandria.
Bemidji finished in 6th place in the Alexandria Tournament. From the Bemidji Pioneer.

BENILDE-ST. MARGARET'S: Waconia beat Holy Angels in three with a margin of 8 points.

CANNON FALLS: Cannon Falls won their own tournament with a sweep of Visitation with a margin of 12 points.

CENTENNIAL: Hill-Murray beat the hosts in a sweep with a margin of 14 for the title. St. Cloud Tech was 4-1 at Centennial. Plus 3 more tournament results in the St. Cloud Times.

LOGAN: Rochester John Marshall won the LaCrosse Logan Tournament Saturday beating Lewiston-Altura. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

COACHING NEWS
Beth Joki will resign as Grand Rapids volleyball coach at the end of the year. From the Bemidji Pioneer.

LATE REPORTS
Crosby-Ironton beat Park Rapids in five with a margin of 0 points. From the Park Rapids Enterprise.

Nevis was 2nd in their own tournament last week. From the Park Rapids Enterprise.

FEATURE
Junior Jenna Mettler of Nicollet is featured in the Mankato Free Press.

Katie Wangberg of Pine River-Backus is the Brainerd Dispatch's player of the week.

Next up: Big 10 Reports