4 Signings, North Central Tourney, 3 Player of the Years

#1 posting 11.20.2008
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SIGNINGS
D1
OH/RS Greta Strenger of Woodbury signed with Stony Brook on Wednesday.
Strenger played with Northern Lights 1s last JO season.
Strenger is the 27th player overall in the Minnesota 2009 class to verbal/sign and the 13th headed to a D1 program.

D2
UM Crookston has signed 5-9 OH/DS Margo McHugh of West Shore, FL.

UN Omaha has signed 5-10 OH Natalie Ebke of Lincoln East.

South Carolina Aiken has signed Shannon Byers of Faribault. From the Faribault Daily News.

D1 NEWS
The Northeastern Huskies has won the Colonial Conference title and will host the Colonial Conference post season tourney starting this Friday. Northeastern will play the winner of the Williiam and Mary/Hofstra match to be played on Friday. The Huskies have a first round bye. Leah Neubeck of Hopkins is the libero for Northeastern.

The Gophers Ashley Suapaia is Off Topic with the Minnesota Daily News.

BIG 10: #16 Illinois beat #18 Purdue in four with a margin of 14 points. Kylie McCulley had 19 points for Illinois. Stephanie Lynch had 22.5 points for Purdue.

BIG 12: Iowa State beat Colorado in four. Diane Kieger (Mounds View) had 12.5 points for the Cyclones.

D2
NORTH CENTRAL TOURNAMENT TODAY
UM Duluth setter Katie Gangelhoff is featured in the Duluth News Tribune.

Gangelhoff Center at Concordia St. Paul is the site for the North Central Tournament starting today. Five of the teams are from the Northern Sun.

Southwest MN State faces Metro State this afternoon at 2:30 pm. From the Marshall Independent.

The Beekman sisters (Amanda--MSU Mankato; Dani--Marshall HS) are featured in the Marshall Independent.

D3
The College of St. Benedict is focused on two words. From the St. Cloud Times.

NATIONAL TEAM
USA Volleyball will hold its annual open tryouts for the U.S. Women's National Team and Associated Training Programs Feb. 20-22, 2009 in Colorado Springs, CO.

HIGH SCHOOL
PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
Hitter Hanna Lashmett and setter Cortney Rykken of Babbitt-Embarrass have been named the Mesabi Daily News players of the year.

Bethany Thompson of Owatonna is the Owatonna People's Press player of the year.

Crissi Schewe of Sleepy Eye St. Mary's has been named KNUJ fall female athlete of the year. From the New Ulm Journal.

REVIEWS
The Wadena Pioneer Journal looks back at the Wadena-Deer Creek State tournament run.

ALL STAR REMINDER
The Inaugural Tri-State All Star Volleyball Games will be held Sunday, November 23rd, 2008 at the Performance Court on the campus of the Rochester Community and Technical College, Rochester, Minnesota
Admission: $10 Adults and $5 Students
Noon – Doors Open for Spectators
12:30 pm – Team Wisconsin vs. Team Iowa
1:40 pm – Team Wisconsin vs. Team Minnesota
2:50 pm – Team Iowa vs. Team Minnesota

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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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3 Season Reviews

#1 posting 12.21.2007
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SEASON REVIEWS
Iowa State's improbable run to the D1 Sweet 16 is the highlight in their season review. There is even free video.

Indiana also reviews the season past.

North Dakota State was 4th in the nation in digs. Kari Fagnan, the Bison's Libero from Fridley, was 21st in the nation in digs.

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