London to Berlin, America Tops China

#1 posting 7.13.2008
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GRAND PRIX
The Americans beat China 3-2 in the Grand Prix. The USA trailed 2-1. Former Gopher Lindsey Berg started as setter. The USA is #4 in the world according to the polls.

NORTHERN LIGHTS IN EUROPE
Here is day four of the Northern Lights photos and Sophie McBride's blog as they moved from London to Berlin.

Day five was spent in Berlin. Here are those photos and Danielle Dombek's blog.

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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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Ohio Preview, USA vs Japan, Northern Lights in London

#1 posting 7.10.2008
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SEASON PREVIEWS
Ohio has released their 2008 season preview. Amanda Andersen of Centennial could see time at the middle or opposite.

GRAND PRIX
The Americans were playing Japan today in the Grand Prix. Japan led 2-1 with the USA up 9-6 in game four when I posted this morning. Here is the live information on how it ended up.

EUROPEAN TRIP
There are several 16 and 17 year old players from Mizuno Northern Lights touring Europe right now. They began their trip in London on July 8th and will travel to Berlin and then end in Greece on July 20th. They will be playing several Youth and professional volleyball teams from those areas. Here are photos from day 1 when they group arrived in London and day 2 when they toured London landmarks.

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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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Grand Prix Final Round

#1 posting 7.7.2008
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FIVB GRAND PRIX
Here are the stats from the Italy vs USA match at Taipei. Former Gopher Lindsey Berg was the setter in this contest and finished with 17 assists.

From July 9-13 the Grand Prix final round takes place in Yokohama, Japan. They play Brazil on the 9th, Japan on the 10th, Cuba the 11th, Italy again on the 12th, and China the 13th.

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World Grand Prix

#1 posting 6.16.2008
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GRAND PRIX
The United States is involved in the FIVB World Grand Prix tournament starting next weekend in Japan. The Americans are in pool H in Taipei along with Italy, Poland, and Turkey.

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Americans Upset Top Ranked Russia

#1 posting 8.5.2007
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AMERICANS UPSET RUSSIA
In the Grand Prix Volleyball tournament Team USA beat #1 Russia in a sweep. USA plays China today. Former Gopher Cassie Busse had two kills.

CAMP GROWTH
St. Mary's volleyball coach Mike Lester has run a volleyball camp for 11 years in Winona. It has grown from 19 campers the first year to this year's total of 124. His approach and persistence is recounted in the Winona Daily News. Also WDN writer Rick Solum spent a day at camp as a camper and he writes of his experience.

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Grand Prix Tournament

#1 posting 8.4.2007
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GRAND PRIX
Former Gopher Cassie Busse and the USA Women’s National Volleyball Team has opened their World Grand Prix at Rzeszow, Poland. They played Poland yesterday and rallied from an 0-2 deficit to win 3-2. Busse had one kill. Russia is on tap for today and China tomorrow.
The World Grand Prix continues on to Khabarovsk, Russia; and Macau, China.
Here is the 45 page USA Media guide for the event.

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