D2 & D3 Tournament Results

#3 posting 11.21.2008
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D2
NORTH CENTRAL REGIONAL
#1 Concordia St. Paul beat Regis in four with a margin of 24 points. Whitney Meierotto (Washburn, WI) had 18 points for CSP.

#4 UN Kearney beat #5 Augustana in five with a margin of 4 points. Augustana led 2-1. Cayla Schroeder (Kasson-Mantorville) had 27 points for the Vikings.

#3 UM Duluth beat #6 Wayne State, Nebraska in four with a margin of 8 points. Sarah Wyffels (Marshall) had 22.5 points for UMD. Lea Hartigan (Treynor, IA) had 20.5 points for WSN.
UMD is hitting their peak according to the Duluth News Tribune.

#2 SW MN State beat #7 Metro State in four with a margin of 17 points. Laura Hegerle (Kasson-Mantorville) had 15 points for SW.
SW wasn't picture perfect according to the Marshall Independent.
Former Mustang Paige Karno has been selected for the SW MN State hall of fame. From the Marshall Independent.

D3 QUARTERFINALS
Juniata swept UW Oshkosh with a margin of 15 points. Jacque Ray (Richland Center, WI) had 13 points for UWO.

Emory beat St. Benedict in four with a margin of 16 points. Emma Jaynes (Hibbing) had 11.5 points for St. Ben's.

Concordia Moorhead aren't smoking cigars, but they were close. From the Concordian.

Next up: more news.

St. Ben's Wins Region, Ridgewater 2nd in NJCAA

#5 posting 11.16.2008
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NCAA D3 REGION 3 TOURNAMENT
#23 St. Benedict beat Concordia Moorhead in four with a margin of 8 to move on to the Elite 8. St. Ben's Emma Jaynes (Hibbing) was named Most Outstanding Player.

Here is the St. Thomas regional site.

NJCAA D3 TOURNAMENT
Brookhaven, TX swept Ridgewater in the NJCAA D3 National Championship with a margin of 16 points. From the Rochester Post Bulletin. I am sure there will be more on this coming in the West Central Monday paper.
Hibbing finished third.

Next up: Another week that was (All Star version). Next weekend I will have the season that was.

Concordia Moorhead, St. Ben's Advance

#5 posting 11.15.2008
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D3 TOURNAMENT
ST. THOMAS SECTION
Concordia Moorhead swept UW LaCrosse with a margin of 19 points. Katie Vohnoutka (Eden Prairie) had 13 points for CM. Nina Walch (Lewiston-Altura) had 12 points for LaCrosse.

St. Benedict beat UW Eau Claire in four with a margin of 8 points. Emma Jaynes (Hibbing) had 15 points for St. Ben's. Katie Fox (Chippewa Falls, WI) had 22.5 points for UWEC.

OSHKOSH SECTION
Carthage beat UW Whitewater in five with a margin of 9 points. Michelle Madeja had 14.5 points for Carthage. Liz Benzschawel (Madison Edgewood) had 18 points for Whitewater.

UW Oshkosh beat Heidelberg in four with a margin of 19 points.

ALL REGION
Gustavus players Bridget Burtzel (Rocori) and Emily Klein (Red Wing) have been named to the All Region volleyball team.

Next up: Community College reports

St. Thomas Done, 4 New Gophers

#1 posting 11.14.2008
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SIGNINGS
Minnesota signed four players (and their national ranking)
6-1 RH Katherine Harms of St. Michael-Albertville (#7)
6-1 MN Brianna Haugen of Minneapolis Southwest (#46)
6-5 OH Tabitha Love of Dauphin, Manitoba
6-1 S Mia Tabberson of Muncie Burris, IN (#33)

D1
Minnesota hopes to end their road woes this weekend. From the Minnesota Daily.

North Dakota State is one win away from the Summit league title. From the Fargo Forum.

D2
Marshall's Sarah Wyffels has made an impact at UM Duluth. From the Marshall Independent.

D3 NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
UW Eau Claire swept #17 Gustavus with a margin of 15 points. Gustavus' Emily Klein added to her season dig record to 664. Abby Freiborg (Renville County West) had 15.5 points for UWEC. Meghan Gehring (Eau Claire North) had 11 points for Gustavus. From the Mankato Free Press.

St. Benedict beat Simpson in four with a margin of 32 points. Calleigh Brown (Buffalo) had 14.5 points for St. Ben's. Amy Schuster (Indianaola, IA) had 12 points for Simpson.

Concordia Moorhead beat Loras in five with a margin of 2 points. The Cobbers trailed 2-1. Greta King (Willmar) had 21.5 points for CM. Kate Russell (Woodstock, IL) had 22 points for Loras. From the Fargo Forum.

UW LaCrosse ended host St. Thomas' season in five sets. St. Thomas had a 3 point advantage. Brianne Stankus (Burlington, WI) had 21 points for UWL. Katie McCaffrey (Fort Collins, CO) had 32 points for St. Thomas.

Here is the region website.

ALL REGION HM
Jess Levin of St. Olaf was named to the AVCA all Central region honorable mention list.

NJCAA D3 NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
Ridgewater is looking for the their second national title in three years. Warrior Leah Miller was destined to play for Ridgewater from birth. From the West Central Tribune.

HIGH SCHOOL ALL CONFERENCE
Osakis had five players make the Prairie All Conference team. From the Alexandria Echo Press.

The Polar North and Pine to Prairie conferences have released their all conference lists. From the Grand Forks Herald.
Also the Hiawatha Valley has released their AC list. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

HS REVIEW
Farmington's season is reviewed in the Farmington Independent.

New York Mills and Perham have their seasons recapped in the Perham Enterprise.

Nicole Anderson was MVP for Cannon Falls. From the Cannon Falls Beacon.

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Coaches All State List

#1 posting 11.13.2008
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ALL STATE
Here are the MN Volleyball Coaches Association All State list (including Honorable Mentions).

SIGNINGS
OH Megan Lambertson of Litchfield signed with North Dakota State. From the West Central Tribune.

Two Chaska players signed yesterday: Maggie Finkel to Winona State, and Makenzie Niesche to SW MN State. From the SW Scoreboard.

MVP
Leah Fadness of Minneota was named MVP of the Camden Conference. From the Marshall Independent.

WEDNESDAYS
St. Cloud area clergy have written a letter to area athletic directors as athletic events have crept on to Wednesdays. From the St. Cloud Times.

ALL STAR GAMES
Danielle Sowada of Holdingford is one of the players in the South Central All Star at Bloomington Jefferson on Saturday. From the St. Cloud Times.

ALL CONFERENCE
UM Crookston's Amber Meyer (Paxton, NE) is on the Northern Sun Honorable Mention list. From the Crookston Times.

D3 TOURNAMENT
St. Benedict will play Simpson today at St. Thomas at 1 pm in the First round of the D3 tournament. From the St. Cloud Times.
Gustavus faces UW Eau Claire at 3:30.
Confident UW LaCrosse is ready for host St. Thomas. From the LaCrosse Tribune.

You can pick from four St. Thomas video highlights from last Saturday's playoff win against Gustavus.

This link is tournament headquarters.

NJCAA TOURNAMENT
Rochester is the host of the NJCAA D3 tournament this weekend. Hibbing and Ridgewater are the Minnesota teams in the hunt for a title. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Julie Rainey of Stewartville is the female athlete of the week for KAAL.

POLLS
MSU Mankato is #6 in the North Central region rankings.

SEASON REPORTS
Pine River-Backus has their season review in the Pine & Lakes.

Glencoe-Silver Lake has their season review in the McLeod County Chronicle.

LATE REPORTS
Wadena-Deer Creek was 0-2 in the AA tournament last week. From the Wadena Pioneer Journal.

Next up: More News--college style