Berg, Bartsch, Badgers & Gas

#1 posting 7.19.2008
your daily dose of girls volleyball news & information

OLYMPICS
The Big 10 looks at Olympians from their conference including former Gopher Lindsey Berg who is headed to Beijing.

JUNIOR NATIONAL TEAM
Future Illinois player Michelle Bartsch has made the Junior National Team. The team leaves Sunday to participate in the NORCECA Women's Junior Continental Championships in Saltillo, Mexico.

2007 HIGHLIGHTS
Wisconsin has released video highlights from the 2007 season. There is no dialogue on the highlights, but dramatic movie background music leads to rap.

GAS COST
The Tower-Soudan school district tabled a proposal to increase participation fees. Volleyball would have risen to $112.50. The culprit---rising gas prices. From the Timberjay Newspapers.

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NORCECA Champs

#1 posting 7.11.2008
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NORCECA TOURNAMENT
The US Youth National team swept Mexico in the championship of the NORCECA Youth Continental Championship in Puerto Rico. The Americans will now head to India for the FIVB championships next year. Tori Dixon and Ashley Wittman each had 10 points in the win.

Before that the Americans swept host Puerto Rico in the semis on Wednesday. Tori Dixon has her photo on the article as she led the team with 13 points.

GRAND PRIX
The Americans lost to Cuba in five in the third Grand Prix contest. Former Gopher Lindsey Berg plays for the team.

COACHING NEWS
Lincoln HI is still looking for a volleyball coach. No one has applied yet. Late in the article from the Marshall Independent.

Angie Mlinar has been hired as the director of volleyball operations at Iowa. Mlinar was a grad assistant at Alabama the last two years. Mlinar is originally from St. Paul, Nebraska.

EUROPEAN TRIP
In day three Northern Lights went from London to Sanstead. Here are the photos. Ellen Senf writes the journal for day 3.

RETURN HOME
North Dakota player Amanda Polzin returned to Hutchinson to do a camp. From the Hutchinson Leader.

CONFERENCE NEWS
South Dakota and North Dakota will join the Great West Conference in all sports, not just football.

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US Youth National in Semis

#1 posting 7.9.2008
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US YOUTH NATIONAL TEAM
The US Youth National Team beat beat the Virgin Islands in a sweep. It was deja vu in each game 25-7 (three times). Ashley Wittman (Shakopee) is the team captain and had 9 points (4 kills, 1 block, 4 aces). Tori Dixon (Burnsville) also had 4 kills. Molly Kreklow (Blaine or Delano?) had 2 aces. They now move to the NORCECA Girls' Youth Continental Championship semis.
Previously the US team beat Trinidad & Tobago, and the Dominican Republic in sweeps.

GRAND PRIX
The Americans lost to Brazil in the first three in the first match of the final round of the Grand Prix. Former Gopher Lindsey Berg had 12 assists.

BROADCAST
Wisconsin will broadcast their entire 2008 volleyball season on Clear Channel Radio Madison and also Yahoo.

SCHEDULE
Northwestern has released their 2008 volleyball schedule. They open the Big 10 season at Minnesota on Friday, September 26.

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