First Look at the State Tournament

#1 posting 11.4.2008
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STATE TOURNAMENT PREVIEWS
AAA
Shakopee is set to defend their title. From the SW Scoreboard.

The Sabers are the #1 team in the MaxPreps All Minnesota rankings. Of the top 10 teams only five are left; of the top 20 teams only 10 are left.

AA
Stewartville has Stephanie York, their comeback kid. The Tigers also have depth. From the Rochester Post Bulletin. Stewartville faces #3 St. Cloud Cathedral in the quarterfinals and the RPB has a quick preview.

#1 Jordan is looking to get another title. The Jaguars won it all in 2006. From the SW Scoreboard.

A
Lake of the Woods is back in the show after an 11-14 season last year. LOW will face #2 Windom in the quarterfinals. From the Grand Forks Herald.

Southwest Christian of Chaska is unseeded and they will face #3 Ada-Borup in the quarterfinals. From the SW Scoreboard.

MILESTONE
Mollie Geske, a Junior libero for the Shakopee Sabers, went over 1000 digs for her career. She recently had 26 digs in the Section 2AAA final victory against Chaska this past weekend.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
The StarTribune has two volleyball players that made the list this week---Danielle Gibbemeyer, Cretin-Derham Hall and Cassie Haag of SW Christian of Chaska.

LATE RESULTS
Blue Earth had their season end last week with a loss to Maple River. From the Faribault County Register.

The Echo Press looks at the 8AAA final between St. Michael-Albertville and Alexandria.

Next up: more news---

Pioske's 1000; Lakeville North #1

#2 posting 10.27.2008
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PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kaia Korynta of Climax-Fisher has been named AVCA/MaxPreps Player of the week for Minnesota.

#1
The Minnesota coaches poll is over, but the MaxPreps poll keeps on going. #1 today is Lakeville North with Shakopee #2.

MILESTONES
Kara Pioske of Waconia got her 1000th kill in the first set of Waconia's match against Hutchinson Friday night. From the Hutchinson Leader.

LATE RESULTS
I reported on Stillwater's win over North St. Paul last Friday. Here is the Stillwater Gazette with their version of the events.

AA
1 East: Chatfield and St. Charles went five for the third time this season with the Gophers prevailing. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Blue Earth swept St. Peter last Thursday in 2AA West action. From the Faribault County Register.

A
1 East: Mabel-Canton dodged LeRoy-Ostrander in five on Saturday. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.
Deer River swept Littlefork-Big Falls in 7A West action on Friday. From the International Falls Daily Journal.

D1
Ann Arbor is not a friendly site for Gophers. From the Minnesota Daily.

Minnesota falls to #13 in the latest D1 poll. Wisconsin lands at #25.

Indiana's Ashley Benson was named offensive player of the week in the Big 10. Ashley Edinger of Illinois was named defensive player of the week.

Penn State has 48 consecutive wins.

D2 NEWS
MSU Mankato travels to Bemidji State and UM Duluth this weekend.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Fergus Falls is the consolation champion in the MCAC State Tournament. From the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.

Next up: tomorrow morning

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

Jacobs Verbals, Milestones, Freeze & WDC

#1 posting 10.9.2008
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JACOBS VERBALS
Kelsey Jacobs of Maple Grove has verballed Winona State. Jacobs is a 6-0 Outside Hitter.

Jacobs is the 22nd player overall in the Minnesota 2009 class to verbal and the 11th headed to a D2 program.

BREAST CANCER FIGHT PHOTOS
Pictures from the Sleepy Eye St. Mary's vs. MVL "DIG PINK" night are now posted online @ http://www.mnsportspreview.com/ or you can click on link below.
Congratulation to both schools for promoting Breast Cancer Awareness and a great night of Volleyball.

TEAM FEATURES
Apparently the only thing that can slow down the Northern Freeze is a power outage. From the Grand Forks Herald.

Wadena-Deer Creek has good team chemistry and balance. From the Fargo Forum.

STANDINGS
The Rochester Post Bulletin has the standings in Southeast Minnesota.

MILESTONES
Erin Goebel of St. Clair was named KEYC Athlete of the week after notching her 1000th career kill. Video included.

Stewartville's senior setter Emily Rainey made her 1000th career set assist (to Junior sister Julie Rainey) in Stewartville’s win over Hayfield on Tuesday.

Stewartville Coach John Dzubay is closing in on 700 career victories. He is at 693 right now.

LATE RESULTS
Wadena-Deer Creek is 19-3 adding three more wins to their totals last week. From the Wadena Pioneer Journal.

Stillwater beat White Bear Lake in four with a margin of 18 points on Tuesday. From the Stillwater Gazette.

New York Mills was 1-1 last week. From the Perham Enterprise.

Next up: college reports

Yager's 2000th; STMA Wins SW MN Challenge

#1 posting 9.8.2008
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SUNDAY RESULTS
Michigan is now 6-0 after beating host Georgia Tech in five. Beth Karpiak had 19 points for the Wolverines.

Host #11 Hawaii swept Cincinnati. Kelsey Brandl (Lakeville North) had 8.5 points for the Bearcats.

Colorado State topped Pacific in four at the Oregon State Tournament. Tessa Nelson (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton) had 8.5 points for the Rams.

Florida State swept South Dakota State in the Seminole Tri-Tournament. Mackenzie Angner (Cincinnati St. Ursula) had 14.5 points and was on the all tournament team.

PREVIEW
MSU Moorhead is previewed in the Fargo Forum.

MILESTONES
St. Michael-Albertville's Catherine Yager got her 2000th assist on Thursday night against Buffalo

LATE RESULTS
D1
The Gophers' Hawaii experience is recounted in the Minnesota Daily.

D2
Here are the Saturday results for Upper Iowa in the UN Kearney tournament. The Peacocks split with a 3-0 loss to #3 Truman State and a 3-1 win over Incarnate Word. Shea Meyermann (Camanche, IA) had 16.5 points vs TS and 12.5 points vs IW.

HIGH SCHOOL
St. Michael-Albertville beat the host Marshall Tigers for the title in the Southwest MN Challenge. Minneota finished in fifth place plus four other area results. Willmar finished 2-3 in the tournament. From the Marshall Independent and West Central Tribune.

#3A Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa beat host Howard Lake-Winsted-Waverly for the title at the HLWW tournament. Heidi Lensing had 52 kills on the day for BBE. Plus four other tournaments.

#7A Ada-Borup won their own tournament on Saturday. AB did not lose a "set" or game on the day. They swept Fosston, RLCC, and Kittson County Central in pool play. AB beat East Grand Forks in the semis, and Climax-Fisher in the finals. #10AA East Grand Forks finished in fourth. From the Grand Forks Herald.

Austin finished in 6th place in the Mankato West Tournament. MN Valley Lutheran and GFW also played in the MW Tourney. From the Austin Daily Herald and the New Ulm Journal.

LeRoy-Ostrander won the Hayfield Tournament Saturday. They beat the hosts for the title. From the Austin Daily Herald.

Harris-Lake Park, Iowa swept Round Lake-Brewster. From the the Worthington Daily Globe.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
MN West finished in 4th place with a 2-2 record at the Rochester Tournament. The Bluejays beat Hibbing and Western WI Tech, and lost to Fergus Falls and Madison Area Tech. From the Worthington Daily Globe.
Riverland was 1-3 in Rochester with their only win over Gogebic. Their losses were to Rochester, Madison Area and Hibbing. From the Austin Daily Herald.

SITTING VOLLEYBALL
The US Sitting Volleyball team opened the 2008 Paralympic games with a sweep of Lithuania. Assistant coach Cara Bartolic is from Sartell.

Next up: later today