Gaffen Player of the Week, Osseo Wins

#3 posting 10.24.2007
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TONIGHT'S PLAYOFF ACTION
In section 5AAA #4 seed Osseo swept neighboring Park Center in three 25-11, 25-8, 25-6. The Orioles had 28 aces on the night led by Rachel Pekarek with 8. Tia Russel had 6 kills, and Rachel Wiinanen had 4 for Osseo. Osseo travels to #4 Champlin Park at 7 pm on Friday.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Tia Gaffen from Wayzata has been named athlete of the week in Minnesota from MaxPreps.

LAST NIGHT
Red Lake County Central beat Clearbrook-Gonvick in four. plus post season schedules from the Bemidji Pioneer.

LAST WEEK'S RESULTS
Woodbury topped Forest Lake for the Suburban East Championship in five. From the Forest Lake Times.

Cretin-Derham Hall swept Stillwater last Tuesday. From the Lake Elmo Leader.

Crookston bumped Park Rapids in three last Tuesday. From the Park Rapids Enterprise.

Pine River-Backus picked up a 3-1 win over Walker-Hackensack-Akeley last Tuesday. From the Pine River Journal.

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Cross Q&A

#1 posting 10.19.2007
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TOURNAMENTS
St. Cloud Cathedral took the Sartell tournament championship with a two game win over the hosts. From the St. Cloud Times.

In the Underwood tournament: Wheaton defeated KMS. Underwood defeated Rothsay for 3rd place.

Q&A
Middle Taylor Cross from 21-3 Hill-Murray has a Q&A in the StarTribune.

SEEDS
Rogers is 9 in 5AAA; Zimmerman is 6 in 5AA North. From the Elk River Star News.

COACHING
The West Central Tribune looks at former local players that are now area coaches.

LATE RESULTS
The Alexandria Echo Press reports on the Central Lakes title shared by Alexandria.

The Echo Press also looks at area teams and their finals regular season games with Ashby; Brandon-Evansville; Osakis; and West Central.

GOPHERS
Minnesota is on the road this weekend to Northwestern and Michigan State. They are looking to snap a three game losing streak. From the Minnesota Daily.

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McKenzie's Milestone

#4 posting 10.17.2007
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LATE RESULTS
AAA
Shakopee swept Farmington to win the Missota title. From the Shakopee Valley News.

Stillwater fell to Cretin-Derham Hall in three last night. Last Saturday the Ponies were 2nd in the Centennial tournament. From the Stillwater Gazette.

Austin beat United South Central in five, which is the second game covered in the Albert Lea Tribune.

AA
International Falls trumped Greenway in five. From the International Falls Daily Journal.

A
Mabel-Canton won the Southeast title with a sweep over Lyle-Pacelli. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

LATE LATE RESULTS
Nevis handed Pine River-Backus their second loss of the season in a fiver. From the Pine River Journal.

St. James was 1-3 in the Marshall Subway tournament last weekend. From the St. James Plaindealer.

The Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch reports on St. Mary's and Sleepy Eye Public's week.

MILESTONE
Setter Megan McKenzie of Forest Lake reached the 3000 assist mark with 24 in a match against Mounds View last week. From the Forest Lake Times.

SEEDS
Earlier today I had the Hutchinson Leader's Eric Kraushar's 2AAA predictions. The only change is a flip flop with Chaska picking up 4, and Hutch going to 5.

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Conference Champs Crowned

#1 posting 10.17.2007
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TUESDAY NIGHT RESULTS
AAA
Rogers had more Magic than Monticello in a five game win. Rogers finished fourth in the Mississippi 8. From the Elk River Star News.

Elk River picked up a Northwest Suburban win over Park Center in four games. From the Elk River Star News.

The Northwest Suburban champ is Andover. Lauren Cipperly from Andover is featured in the StarTribune.

Alexandria swept St. Cloud Tech creating a three way tie with Rocori for the title in the Central Lakes. Plus other area results in the St. Cloud Times.

AA
Marshall swept Jackson County Central. Marshall tied for first in the Southwest conference. From the Marshall Independent.

In a battle of top 10 teams, #5AA Pipestone beat #10A Tracy-Milroy-Balaton in four. From the Marshall Independent.

Zimmerman topped Pine City in five. The Thunder is 3-22 on the season. From the Elk River Star News.

Worthington beat Redwood Valley in four games. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

Montevideo and Yellow Medicine East both tied for the West Central South title. plus other conference action from the West Central Tribune.

New London-Spicer won their 17th game of the year with a sweep of Long Prairie-Grey Eagle. plus other area action in the West Central Tribune.

St. Cloud Cathedral's Nina Lindquist recorded her 2,000th career assist against Sauk Centre last night. SCC won in a sweep.

New Ulm won the South Central for the first time since the early 1990s with a sweep of Fairmont. From the New Ulm Journal.

A
Wabasha-Kellogg beat St. Charles in four in a Three River clash. From the Winona Daily News.

SW MN Christian won the Red Rock championship with a sweep of Adrian. SW Star swept Murray County Central in Red Rock action to finish 2nd. Both from the Worthington Daily Globe. More recaps in the SW Christian story.

Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa swept KMS for their 15th straight win. plus other recaps from the West Central Tribune.

On Monday MN Valley Lutheran won their first Tomahawk title with a four game win over New Ulm Cathedral. From the New Ulm Journal.

TOURNAMENT PREVIEW
Underwood will be hosting the 24th annual Invite on Thursday Oct. 18th. Participating teams will be Underwood, KMS, Wheaton, Ulen-Hitterdal, Frazee, CGB, Barnesville, Rothsay. Last year's winner was the Wheaton Warriors, the Section 6A champs

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Homecoming

#1 posting 10.16.2007
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AAA
Fergus Falls bumped Detroit Lakes 3-1 last night. From the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.

Austin rallied from a 2-0 deficit to beat United South Central in a non conference game. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Willmar calmed the Sauk Rapids Storm in three. From the West Central Tribune.

AA
Marshall swept MACCRAY. The first game was tight, but then the Tigers roared. From the Marshall Independent.

A
BBE finished undefeated in the Central Minnesota conference with a sweep of HLWW. plus other games from the West Central Tribune.

Lakeview topped Springfield 3-1 plus other area results in the Marshall Independent.

RTR outlasted Murray County Central in a fiver. From the Marshall Independent and the Worthington Daily Globe (plus area results).

BOLD beat Buffalo Lake-Hector in four plus other results in the New Ulm Journal.

Upsala beat Holdingford in four to lead the St. Cloud Times recaps, midway down the high school reports.

FEATURES
Specialist Michael Mirza back from Iraq surprised his daughter at a junior high volleyball game in White Bear Lake. From WCCO

Beth Innis of Two Harbors plays through a list of physical ailments and has a feature in the Duluth News Tribune.

SECTION PAIRINGS
The Marshall Independent has the 3A and AA pairings and schedules.

Late Monday Night Wrap

#1 posting 10.15.2007
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ACTION TONIGHT
Minneapolis South downed Henry in three straight this evening 25-11, 25-22, 25-19. Henry led 20-17 in game two, but could not close the game.

LAST WEEKEND
Elk River won once at the Centennial tournament over the weekend. They downed Henry Sibley 2-1. It snapped a 13 game losing streak. From the Elk River Star News.

Rogers finished 0-3 at the Benilde-St. Margaret tournament. From the Elk River Star News too.

Rochester CTC split at the Ellsworth Community College tournament in Iowa. From the Rochester Post Bulletin

COLLEGE POLLS
Minnesota dropped a couple of notches to #13 in the latest D1 poll.

UM Duluth held steady at #3 in the D2 poll.

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Monday Polls, Early Seeds

#3 posting 10.15.2007
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HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL POLLS
The latest polls are out and there has been no major change at the top. Some additions to the polls this week: in AAA Forest Lake crashes the top 10 at #10, while Tracy-Milroy-Balaton does the same in A. Meadow Creek is back in the ratings after a few weeks out. They come in at #8 in A.
Teams falling out of the list include Eastview in AAA; and Mabel-Canton and Wabasha-Kellogg in A.

AAA
1. Lakeville North (14) 238
2. Shakopee (2) 226
3. Eagan 208
4. Eden Prairie 180
5. Blaine 157
6. Andover 148
7. Chaska 117
8. Owatonna 112
9. Burnsville 110
10. Forest Lake 45
Others: Eastview (44), Woodbury (37), Totino-Grace (28), Hill-Murray (18), St. Michael/Albertville (14), Alexandria (7), Waconia (7)

AA
1. Jordan (6) 90
2. Dilworth/Glyndon/Felton 84
3. St. Cloud Cathedral 75
Marshall 75
5. Pipestone Area 66
6. Hibbing 63
7. Stewartville 53
8. Jackson County Central 40
9. Belle Plaine 37
10. Wadena-Deer Creek 31
Others receiving votes: Delano (13), Rocori (13), Montevideo (10)

A
1. Windom (12) 180
2. Minneota 162
3. Bethlehem Academy 156
4. Renville County West 143
5. Ada-Borup 128
6. Belgrade/Brooten/Elrosa 97
7. Mayer Lutheran 78
8. Meadow Creek Christian 67
9. Goodhue 65
10. Tracy-Milroy 41
Others: Mabel-Canton (39), SW Christian-Chaska (37), Wabasha/Kellogg (33), Northern Freeze (28), Kenyon-Wanamingo (21), SW MN Christian (14), Win-E-Mac (6)

MORE NEWS
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Riverland will not be advancing to the state CC tournament as they lost to Fergus Falls over the weekend.

Ken Miller and Heidi Hahn, Volunteer Assistant coaches at Central Lakes, get a spotlight thrown to them in the Brainerd Dispatch

LATE HS TOURNAMENT RESULTS
Lyle-Pacelli finished 6th in the 8 team Cannon Falls tournament. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

GAMES THIS WEEK
Today
Wadena-Deer Creek travels to Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton
Bethlehem Academy is at Owatonna
TUESDAY
Centennial is at Andover
Lake of the Woods is at Bemidji. LOW will face former setter Bitter.
Eastview at Eden Prairie
Eagan is at Lakeville North in what could be a section final preview.
Tracy-Milroy-Balaton is at Pipestone
Forest Lake is at Woodbury
FRIDAY
The Moorhead and Rochester Century tournaments begin
SATURDAY
Chaska hosts their tournament
.....also section 2A begins their tournament play. The season is winding down that fast.

A
Top seed in 1A East: 1. Goodhue
Top seeds in 2A North: 1. Sleepy Eye St. Mary's in 2A South: 1 Martin County West
Top seeds in 3A North: 1. Minneota; in 3A South: 1 Windom
top seed in 4A south: 1. SW Christian (Chaska)
In 5A: Northwest: 1. Nevis; Northeast: 1. Onamia; Southwest: 1. Betha-Hewitt; Southeast: Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa
The other sections aren't finished yet.

AA
top seeds in 3AA Northeast: 1. Yellow Medicine East; Northwest: #1 Benson; in 3AA Southeast: 1. Jackson County Central; Southwest: 1. Pipestone

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Milestones, Tournaments, and Digs

#5 posting 10.14.2007
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MILESTONE
Amanda Dietel, senior setter for Jordan, surpassed the 3,000 set assist mark in last Thursday's match at Mayer Lutheran. Jordan won the Apple Valley tournament on Saturday.

LATE TOURNAMENT RESULT
#5 AA Pipestone Area won the Pipestone tournament Saturday. The Arrows beat Edgerton and Fairmont in pool play, then Brookings and Belle Plaine (the other pool winners).

D1 RESULT
On Friday Northeastern swept Towson. Leah Neubeck (Hopkins) provided 9 digs for Northeastern.

Today Northeastern beat Delaware 3-2. Neubeck delivered a match high 39 digs.

TOTAL POINTS
Colleen Walsh, Delaware 22.5 vs Northeastern 2-3
Kelly Gibson, Delaware 20 vs Northeastern 2-3

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Results Hard to Come by

#1 posting 10.13.2007
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HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS
The Subway final four in Marshall include TMB, Windom, but the other two are a mystery.

In Apple Valley the final four are no mystery: Apple Valley, Minneota, Sioux Falls Lincoln, and Jordan.

Not a word from Eastview

LATE RESULTS
Stillwater shut out Hastings on Thursday. From the Stillwater Gazette.

Crookston bagged Bagley in three on Thursday. From the Crookston Times.

HALL OF FAME
Former Apple Valley coach Walt Weaver was inducted into the AV Hall of Fame on Oct. 5. From the ThisWeek paper.

PROMOTION OF THE SPORT
MaxPreps.com and the American Volleyball Coaches Association are teaming up in an effort to promote high school girls volleyball and highlight accomplishments of the nearly 400,000 student-athletes participating in the sport annually throughout the nation.

The AVCA is constantly looking for ways to promote the sport of volleyball and highlight player and coaching accomplishments. MaxPreps.com gives us an innovative and media-friendly option. Posting your stats to MaxPreps' national database makes your team results and individual player statistics available to your local media, college coaches, volleyball awards committee members, league officials as well as national outlets like the AVCA. As volleyball develops a common statisitical language and your athletes receive recognition for excellence, the profile of our sport will continue to rise on the sports scene.

I don't know why every team, especially the power teams, don't promote the sport. I can only speculate why, but lack of a computer can't be one of them.

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Flygare Featured

#4 posting 10.12.2007
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LAST NIGHT
AAA
#1 Lakeville North edged Burnsville in four. From the Savage Pacer.

Chaska swept Apple Valley in Lake action. From the Chanhassen Villager.

St. Michael-Albertville swept Rogers in Mississippi 8 action. From the Elk River Star News.

AA
Pipestone swept Worthington to earn a tie for the Southwest Title. plus other games from the Worthington Daily Globe.

A
Bethlehem Academy continued to win in the Gopher with a sweep of NRHEG. From the Albert Lea Tribune.

Alden-Conger topped Madelia in four. From the Albert Lea Tribune.

Sleepy Eye St. Mary's earned their points as they swept Lakeview. From the New Ulm Journal.

FEATURE
MN Valley Lutheran setter Marcie Flygare is featured in the New Ulm Journal.

LAST WEEK
Prior Lake lost twice to New Prague and to Hutchinson. From the Savage Pacer.

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Horihan, Vichorek Reach Milestones

#1 posting 10.12.2007
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THURSDAY VOLLEYBALL RESULTS
AAA
Rochester JM threw a wrench in the Big 9 race with a 3-1 win over Faribault. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Fergus Falls swept Willmar in Central Lakes action. From the Fergus Falls Daily Journal and West Central Tribune.

Sauk Rapids swept Sartell to lead the area coverage in the St. Cloud Times.

late Tuesday
Alexandria swept Little Falls in Central Lakes action. From the Alexandria Echo Press

AA
St. Cloud Cathedral lost a game, but not the match in a 3-1 win over Albany. SCC now heads to Marshall for the rough and tumble Subway tournament. From the St. Cloud Times.

Montevideo picked up a revenge win against Yellow Medicine East. from the West Central Tribune and Marshall Independent.

Benson swept ACGC to finished 3rd in the WCS. From the West Central Tribune.

Delano beat Litchfield in a battle for second in the Wright County. From the West Central Tribune.

A
Kate Horihan of Mabel-Canton topped the 1000 kill mark last night in a four game win over Houston. From the Winona Daily News.

LeRoy-Ostrander swept Lyle-Pacelli in the Southeast conference. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Southland lost to Kingsland in four. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

MILESTONE
Montana Vichorek of Cloquet topped 1000 digs in a Tuesday night match against Washburn, WI. At the very end of the Rick Weegman's Duluth News Tribune column.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
TOTAL POINTS
Anna Zyvoloski, St. Cloud Cathedral 27 vs Albany 3-1
Megan Lambertson, Litchfield 26 vs Delano 1-3
Kate Horihan, Mabel-Canton 24 vs Houston 3-1
Chelsea Nagle, Fillmore Central 21 vs Plainview-Elgin-Millville 3-1
Taylor Voss, Albany 21 vs St. Cloud Cathedral 1-3

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Shakopee Takes Missota Showdown

#3 posting 10.10.2007
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LAST NIGHT
AAA
Shakopee beat Hutchinson in three in a Missota Conference showdown. The biggest margin of victory was six. From the Hutchinson Leader.

Sartell swept Brainerd in Central Lakes action. From the Brainerd Dispatch.

AA
Kenyon-Wanamingo silenced Cannon Falls in four. From the Red Wing Republican Eagle.

A
Pine River-Backus moved to 22-1 after a sweep of Clearbrook. Plus other area results in the Brainerd Dispatch.

Brett Boese of the Red Wing Republican Eagle wore green spandex during the Goodhue practice last Friday.

Murray County Central swept Adrian in Red Rock play.

Southwest MN Christian is undefeated in the Red Rock after a sweep of Westbrook-Walnut Grove, plus other area results. Both from the Worthington Daily Globe.

CONFERENCE RACES
The Rochester Post Bulletin examines the three races in their area: Three Rivers, Hiawatha Valley, Southeast.

LAST WEEK
Sleepy Eye St. Mary's picked up a big win over MVL last week. The Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch writes about their week.

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Conference Races to the Finish

#1 posting 10.10.2007
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TUESDAY NIGHT VOLLEYBALL REPORTS
AAA
Andover held off Elk River in three. From the Elk River Star News.

Farmington swept Big 9 leader Rochester Mayo with no game larger than three points.

Austin won on the road with rival Albert Lea the victim in a sweep.
Both from the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Central Lakes leader St. Cloud Tech broomed Willmar. From the West Central Tribune and St. Cloud Times. The high school report is further down in the SCT.

Fergus Falls topped St. Cloud Apollo 3-1. From the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.

Bemidji stopped East Grand Forks in four. From the Bemidji Pioneer.

Last Thursday Alexandria beat Brainerd in three. From the Alexandria Echo Press.

AA
Marshall blanked South Central leader New Ulm. From the Marshall Independent.

Yellow Medicine East won a tight sweep with Lac Qui Parle Valley. plus other West Central South action in the West Central Tribune.

DGF rolled Pelican Rapids in three. From the Fargo Forum.

A
MN Valley Lutheran guaranteed a tie in the Tomahawk with a sweep over Cedar Mountain-Comfrey.
Sleepy Eye St. Mary's swept New Ulm Cathedral. The above two stories from the New Ulm Journal.

Nicollet swept Cleveland plus other area recaps from the New Ulm Journal.

Fillmore Central shut out Southland in Three River action. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

MACCRAY went back & forth with KMS in a tight four game set. Plus other recaps in the West Central Tribune.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
Megan Lambertson, Litchfield 22 vs Annandale 3-1

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Power Trio

#4 posting 10.9.2007
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POWER TRIO
The StarTribune looks at the Power Trio of Lakeville North, Shakopee, and Jordan and their experiences in the LN tournament last Saturday and their competitive drive with each other.

SAUK CENTRE SENIORS
Sauk Centre replaced the class of 07 with the class of 08 this season and the results have remained the same. From the Sauk Centre Herald.

TONIGHT
Mpls Henry beat North in a sweep 25-16, 25-13, 25-13. Koua Xiong had 11 aces with 9 in the first game. Xiong served the last 10 points of game one. Kiah Hanssen-Kilpatrick provided 13 kills for the Patriots.

Byron defeated La Crescent 25-23, 25-19, 25-21 in the Hiawatha Valley.

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300 Wins for Krier

#3 posting 10.9.2007
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LATE MONDAY RESULTS
#9 AAA Burnsville swept past Lake rival Bloomington Jefferson. Tori Dixon had 20 kills for the Blaze. From the Savage Pacer.

Riverland won a non con Community College game with a sweep over Western Wisconsin Tech. From the Austin Daily Herald.

MISSOTA TITLE
The Hutchinson Leader previews the match up between Missota foes Shakopee and Hutchinson tonight.

MILESTONE
Byron volleyball coach Jane Krier picked up her 300th coaching victory in their tournament this past Saturday.

MIAC AWARDS
Kate Fahje (Waukesha South) of Macalester shared the MIAC offensive award with Carleton's Annie Eckhoff (Northfield). Carleton also had a winner on the defensive side with Heather LaChapelle (Eagan).

PROFILED
Captain Sara Burns of Hamline (LeSueur-Henderson) is profiled in College Sporting News

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Gruber Tops 1000 Assists

#1 posting 10.9.2007
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MONDAY NIGHT RESULTS
AAA
Moorhead outlasted Fergus Falls in five. Plus other area results from the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.

AA
Redwood Valley beat Cedar Mountain-Comfrey in four. From the West Central Tribune.

Worthington swept Edgerton. In the Worthington Daily Globe.

A
Southwest MN Christian topped Murray County Central in five. Plus other area results (Pipestone's sweep of Minneota) from the Worthington Daily Globe and Marshall Independent.

BBE swept Morris plus other results in the middle of the St. Cloud Times recaps. BBE setter Sarah Gruber went over the 1000 assist mark in the game. From the West Central Tribune.

Central Christian swept BOLD to move to .500 on the year, from the West Central Tribune.

LeCenter lost their first game, but then won the rest in a match with Mankato Loyola. From the Mankato Free Press.

LAKEVILLE NORTH AFTERMATH
#1AA Jordan lost their first game of the year to #1AAA (at the time) Shakopee in the semis at the Lakeville North tourney. It was considered the best match of the year by Jordan coach Chambers. From the StarTribune toward the end of the column.

Taylor Fieldstad, the LN Libero was KARE 11 Athlete of the Week.

HANDICAPPING THE FIELD
The St. Cloud Times looks at the upcoming section races in their area.

ACADEMIC AWARDS
If coaches haven't nominated their players or their teams for Academic awards you still have time. The deadline is October 22.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
KILLS
Kelsey Van Dyke, SW MN Christian 22 vs Murray Co Central 3-2
Megan Bezdicek, Jackson Co Central 20 vs Martin Co West 2-3

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Week Ahead, Collegiate Polls

#4 posting 10.8.2007
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WEEK AHEAD
I forgot to add this in the morning. It is too late for Monday (Pipestone at Minneota), but here is the rest of the games to pay attention to the rest of the week:
TUESDAY
Jordan at Belle Plaine
Chaska at Eastview
New Ulm at Marshall
Hutchinson at Shakopee
THURSDAY
Blaine at Centennial
Burnsville at Lakeville North
FRIDAY
Two tournaments start on Friday
Apple Valley's third tournament has Jordan, Mabel-Canton, and Meadow Creek in the field
Eastview's has Andover, Eden Prairie, Forest Lake, St. Michael-Albertville, Stewartville and Eastview
SATURDAY
The above two conclude plus Alexandria.

LAST WEEKEND & EVEN LATER
LeRoy-Ostrander won their own tournament with a win over Spring Grove. From the Austin Daily Herald.

Stillwater topped White Bear Lake in four in the Suburban East. From the Stillwater Gazette.

COLLEGIATE POLLS
The Gophers remain #11 in the D1 poll. Penn State #3, Wisconsin #9, and Michigan #15 are other Big 10 teams in the top 25.

UM Duluth remains #3 in D2.

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Windom Hangs On vs Pipestone

#3 posting 10.5.2007
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MORE THURSDAY NIGHT HS VOLLEYBALL RESULTS
AAA
Hutchinson beat Prior Lake in Missota action which sets up a big confrontation with Shakopee next Tuesday. From the Hutchinson Leader.

St. Cloud Tech picked up another win the Central Lakes with a 3-1 triumph over Fergus Falls. Plus other results in the St. Cloud Times.

AA
In the West Central South Yellow Medicine East still maintains a lead over Montevideo. Montevideo swept Benson last night. From the West Central Tribune.

Yellow Medicine East also won with a sweep over ACGC. Plus other results from the Marshall Independent.

New Ulm took the South Central title with a sweep over St. James. It is their first championship in 17 years. From the New Ulm Journal.

A
#1 Windom hung on to defeat Pipestone in five. Windom led 2-0 before the Arrows rallied. plus other results from the Worthington Daily Globe.

Sleepy Eye St. Mary's won a revenge game against MN Valley Lutheran in a sweep in the Tomahawk conference. MVL beat St. Mary's earlier this year. From the New Ulm Journal.

LAST WEEKEND
Cook County finished 5th in the Carlton tournament last weekend. From the Cook County News-Herald.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
Hannah Johnson, Greenway 29 vs Virginia 3-2
Brooke Boeckmann, Eden Valley-Watkins 22 vs Rockford 3-1
Julie Hejny, Virginia 22 vs Greenway 2-3

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Mayo Undefeated in Big 9

#1 posting 10.5.2007
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THURSDAY HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL RESULTS
AAA
Big 9 leader Rochester Mayo defeated Mankato East 3-1. From the Rochester Post Bulletin and Mankato Free Press.

Faribault picked up a a 3-1 win over Rochester Century.

Owatonna is one game off Mayo's pace with a 3-1 win over Rochester JM.
All three games from the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Rogers beat Cambridge-Isanti in four. From the Elk River Star News.

AA
#3 St. Cloud Cathedral swept New London-Spicer in tight affair. Plus the JCC/Redwood Valley game from the West Central Tribune.

Dover-Eyota outlasted Southland in five in Three Rivers Action. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Triton swept Winona Cotter in Hiawatha Valley action.

Marshall mowed down Luverne in three. From the Marshall Independent.

Zimmerman won their first match of the year with a five gamer with Milaca. The fifth game was lights out 15-3. From the Elk River Star News.

A
Renville County West swept Canby in Camden action. Plus the TMB/Dawson-Boyd game from the West Central Tribune.

Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa had a snappy sweep over Kimball in the Central Minnesota, plus other results in the the West Central Tribune.

Carlton won the Polar League title with a sweep of Esko. From the Duluth News Tribune.

Glenville-Emmons swept Lyle-Pacelli in the Southeast conference. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

LATE TUESDAY
Alexandria swept Willmar on Tuesday. Here is the Alexandria Echo Press report.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
KILLS
Amber Bloom, Carlton 23 vs Esko 3-0

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2AAA Race Analyzed

#3 posting 10.4.2007
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NIGHT OWL VOLLEYBALL RESULTS
In Minneapolis tonight Edison, who may finally have found a stable environment after the revolving door of coaches, beat Henry in a marathon fiver. Henry led early in game one 20-10. Edison kept chipping away at the lead and was on the verge twice before the Patriots found a way to win 29-27.
Edison held a steady lead in game two. It was a tight 22-21 Edison advantage, but a missed serve cut any chance for a Patriot comeback. Edison 25-22.
It was 19-18 Edison in game three. The Tommies then outscored Henry 6-1 the rest of the way 25-19.
Staring elimination down Henry exploded in game four. They led 22-3 after their first three servers. The Patriots eventually won 25-7.
Game five broke for Edison at with a four point run to make it 13-7. Henry was able to put together a 5-1 run to make it 14-12. The game ended unceremoniously with a missed serve.

2AAA EXAMINED
Eric Kraushar of the Hutchinson Leader examines the 2AAA seeding race. Shakopee is #1.

POLICE BLOTTER
Leonard Warren Olson pleaded guilty in Mower District Court to alcohol-related school bus driving. He was transporting the Houston Volleyball team in the incident. He did not drive the bus as the coaches replaced him. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

LATE RESULTS
St. James beat Waseca in five. From the St. James Plaindealer.

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