Dakota County Tournament Trifecta

#1 posting 10.4.2008
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HIGH SCHOOL REPORTS
FRIDAY RESULTS
#3AA Marshall split at the Todd Bachman Tournament at Lakeville North last night. The Tigers beat Holy Angels in the first contest 2-0 with an 18 point margin and fell to #2AA Jordan in the second 2-1 with a 7 point margin. Hope Weilage had 9 points vs HA and Rachel Westby had 10 points vs Jordan.

Apple Valley, Osseo, Delano, and Minneota advance to the final four at the Apple Valley tournament. Finals at 2:30 pm.

Andover, Burnsville and West Bend East, WI move to the top bracket in the Burnsville tournament. The top pool today is at Eagle Ridge JH with matches at 9:30; 10:45 and noon. The other two brackets are at Metcalfe JH in Burnsville.

Eastview, Lakeville North, Jordan and Shakopee make up the final four at the Todd Bachman Tournament at Lakeville North. Finals at 2:30 pm.

TOURNAMENT PREVIEW
The West Central Tribune previews today's Willmar volleyball tournament.

LATE REPORTS
Forest Lake topped White Bear Lake Thursday in a sweep with a margin of 30 points. From the White Bear Lake Press.

Stillwater beat Park-Cottage Grove in four with a margin of 26 points on Thursday in Suburban East action. From the Stillwater Gazette.

Ashby swept Hillcrest with a 24 point margin. From the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.

Prior Lake upset Hutchinson on Thursday with a five set win. Hutch had a 1 point advantage for the night. From the Hutchinson Leader.

#10AA Wadena-Deer Creek swept Staples-Motley with a margin of 48 points in Mid State action on Thursday. Britta Berg had 15 points for WDC. Plus five more results from the Brainerd Dispatch.

Alexandria swept Brainerd with a 35 point margin in Central Lakes action. From the Brainerd Dispatch.

Deer River swept Crosby-Ironton with a margin of 39 points. From the Brainerd Dispatch.

Brianne Berger of LeSueur-Henderson picked up her 1000th career dig in the five set win over Belle Plaine on Tuesday. She had a school record 43 digs on the night.

AWARDS
Emily Roelike of #5A Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa has been named player of the week in the Central Lakes. From the St. Cloud Times.

Next up: Big 10 results

Out & About: Minneota/Mounds View

#7 posting 10.3.2008
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APPLE VALLEY TOURNAMENT
Quarterfinals
MINNEOTA vikings 2, MOUNDS VIEW mustangs 0
(25-16, 25-14)

It was the smaller school topping the bigger school in the Apple Valley Tournament. Dakota County has three high powered tournaments today and tomorrow and this was the second tournament I touched tonight. In this case the smaller school is the higher rated school Minneota is 3 in class A. At the start of the first set it was the bigger school taking the lead at 5-1. That turned out to be the last MV lead. Minneota went on a six point run to take a 7-5 lead. Leah Fadness was at the service line for that run and contributed two aces. The Vikings had four runs in the first set. MV did close to 15-13, but Minneota finished with a 10-3 run.

In the second set Minneota led from start to finish. The Vikings' defense stopped the Mustangs with seven straight first ball side outs to start the second set. By the time MV scored off their serve Minneota led 14-6. A four point run by the Vikings put the score at 23-11. Minneota was all over the floor on the defensive end making the saves and plays, and covering the blocks. The contest ended on Ashlynn Muhl's kill.

Minneota's Leah Fadness led both teams with 7 points.

you can see the entire Minneota vs Mounds View photo gallery at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com.

rotation, player, position, aces-blocks-kills--totals
MINNEOTA
1. Taya Kockelman, 2011, S 0-0-2----2
2. Leah Fadness, 2010, OH 3-0-4-----7
3. Samantha Hennen, 2010, MH 1-1-3----5
4. Jackie Buysse, 2009, RH 1-0-0-----1
5. Jenna Hennen, 2011, OH 0-0-5-----5
6. Kelsey Hennen, 2012, L 0-0-0----0
6fr: Ashlynn Muhl, 2011, MH 0-0-6----6
totals: 5-1-20-----26 points, 24 points on MV errors

MOUNDS VIEW
1. Laura Goebel, 2009, OH 0-0-1-----1
1 Amy Fertig, 2009 0-0-0---0
2. Stephanie Farrell, 2009, DS 0-0-5-----5
2 Kayla Sawtell, 2010 0-0-0----0
3. Jenny Kaczynski, 2010, S 1-0-1-----2
3fr: Jenna Tenney, 2009, RH 0-0-2----2
4. Megan Lauck, 2010, OH 0-0-5-----5
4br: #13, ???? DS 0-0-0----0
5. Kirsten Sarro, 2012, MH 1-1-1-----3
5br: Lauren Krueger, 2009, L 0-0-0----0
6. Nora Maxwell, 2009, S 0-0-0----0
6fr: Sara Atkinson, 2011, RH 0-0-0-----0
6 Jessica Bergman, 2010, RH 0-0-0-----0
totals: 2-1-15----18 points, 13 points on Minneota errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Leah Fadness

BY THE NUMBERS
team, fbso/fbso attempts; fbso %; points, % earned; % allowed
Minneota 14/21-.667; 50; .520; .419
Mounds View 6/20-.300; 31; .581; .480
Runs 3+: Minneota 7, MV 3
Longest string: Minneota 6, MV 5
Missed Serves: MV 4, Minneota 2
Time Out %: MV 2/4-.500; Minneota did not take a time out

ROTATIONS
MINNEOTA
1. Kockelman 9-9 .500
2. Fadness 13-5 .722
3. S Hennen 10-6 .625
4. Buysse 9-4 .692
5. J Hennen 4-5 .444
6. K Hennen 5-2 .714
totals: 50-31 .617

MOUNDS VIEW
1. Goebel 8-10 .444
2. Ferrell 6-12 .333
3. Kaczynski 4-8 .333
4. Lauck 4-8 .333
5. Sarro 6-3 .667
6. Maxwell 3-9 .333
totals: 31-50 .383

RACE TO:
V--Minneota (Vikings) ; M ---Mounds View (Mustangs)
Set: 5 10 15 20 25
set 1: M V V V V
set 2: V V V V V

BIGGEST LEAD
Team: 1 2
Minneota 9 12
Mounds View 4 0

next up: tomorrow morning.

Out & About: Hibbing/Wayzata

#6 posting 10.3.2008
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TODD BACHMAN TOURNAMENT
Lakeville North
First Round
HIBBING bluejackets 2, WAYZATA trojans 0
(25-16, 25-22)

#4AA Hibbing topped an injured Wayzata team. Toni Okuyemi, Wayzata's freshman middle went down early in the first set with the Bluejackets up 8-4. She did not return. Hibbing pushed their lead out to 11-5. Wayzata came back with a five point run of their own to close the margin to 11-10. The game then shifted to a nine straight side outs. Hibbing broke from that pattern with a run of five, four points on Kate Lange's serve. Hibbing closed the first set with another run of four points.

Wayzata bounced back in the second set with a 6-2 start. The Trojan's Tia Gaffen dominated at the start of the second set with four of the six points. Hibbing roared back with a seven point run with Jill Gandsey serve. She had two aces in the run. Wayzata used their first time out at 12-9 and second at 15-10. Hibbing led 19-14 when Wayzata started to close. Wayzata had 4/5 first ball side outs to close the game. Wayzata was able to cut the margin with a 5-2 run. Hibbing pushed out to 23-19 when the scoreboard, for some reason, added points to Wayzata's total, making the score 23-22. After a long discussion the score was corrected. Wayzata scored twice after that delay to make it 23-21. Three straight side outs finished the contest. Paige Hardy finished the game with a kill.

Kate Lange led Hibbing with 11.5 points. Tia Gaffen led Wayzata with 11 points.

You can see the entire Hibbing vs Wayzata photo gallery at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com.

rotation, player, position, aces-blocks-kills--totals
HIBBING
1. Jill Gandsey, 2009, L 2-0-1-----3
1fr. Melissa Nyberg, 2009 MH 0-0.5-4----4.5
2. Kelsey Wirtanen, 2009, S 1-0.5-0-----1.5
3. Laicee Grahek, 2010 OH 0-0.5-3-----3.5
4. Kate Lange, 2010 MH 3-1.5-7-----11.5
5. Kaitlyn Aldrich, 2009, RH 0-0-3----3
6. Paige Hardy, 2009, OH 0-0-7----7
totals: 6-3-25----34 points, 17 points on Wayzata errors

WAYZATA
set one order below
set two- Simmons-Durocher-Doyle-Fiergola-Gaffen-Lutz
1. Julia Doyle, 2012, S 0-1-1------2
2. Olivia Fiergola, 2010, OH 0-0-2-----2
2br: Jackie Smith, 2009, DS 0-0-0-----0
3. Kelsey Durocher, 2010, L 0-0-1-----1
3fr: Tia Gaffen, 2009, MH 0-0-11------11
4. Allison Lutz, 2009, S 0-0-0----0
5. Jessica Kegel, 2011, OH 1-0-1----2
6. Kelsey Simmons, 2010, DS 0-0-1-----1
6fr: Toni Okuyemi, 2012, MH 0-0-0-----0
totals: 1-1-19----21 points, 17 points on Hibbing errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Kate Lange

BY THE NUMBERS
Hibbing 18/26-.692; 51*; .667; .447
Wayzata 15/26-.577; 38; .553; .333
Runs 3+: Hibbing 5, Wayzata 2
Longest string: Hibbing 7, Wayzata 5
Missed Serves: Hibbing 7, Wayzata 2
Time Out %: Hibbing 2/2 -1.000; Wayzata 2/4-.500

ROTATIONS
HIBBING
1. Gandsey 11-4 .733
2. Wirtanen 9-9 .500
3. Grahek 6-8 .429
4. Lange 13-4 .765
5. Aldrich 5-9 .357
6. Hardy 7-4 .636
totals: 51-38 .573

WAYZATA
1. Doyle 7-7 .500
2. Fiergola 5-5 .500
3. Durocher/Gaffen 5-13 .278
4. Lutz 5-11 .313
5. Kegel 8-11 .421
6. Simmons/Durocher 8-4 .667
totals: 38-51 .427

RACE TO:
Set: 5 10 15 20 25
set 1 H H H H H
set 2 W H H H H

BIGGEST LEAD
Team: 1 2
Hibbing 9 5
Wayzata 1 4

Next up: Apple Valley tournament.

Out & About: Jordan/Blaine

#5 posting 10.3.2008
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TODD BACHMAN TOURNAMENT
LAKEVILLE NORTH first round
JORDAN jaguars 2, BLAINE bengals 0
(25-23, 25-18)

The #2AA Jordan Jaguars beat the bigger #8AAA Blaine Bengals in two sets. Jordan overcame a slow start in set one. Jordan took a time out at 6-3 trying to breathe life into their game. Blaine held a 15-9 advantage when Jordan went on a five point run, four off of Brittany Chambers serve. Chambers had three kills in that run. Jordan didn't take the lead until Leah Dietel's serve when the Jags were in the midst of a four point run. Jordan led 21-19 before an Ari Mewhorter side out kill for Blaine. Blaine had to use their second time out after Jordan led 23-21. The Bengals did tie it at 23 after that, but Chambers rose to the challenge with her 10th kill of the set to give the ball back. A Blaine hitting error finished off set one.

8 straight side outs started out set two. Blaine again took a lead, winning the race to 10. The Bengals biggest lead came at 13-10. That is when the Jordan went on an 8-1 run and they didn't look back. Blaine missed on three of their last four serves. Also Jordan closed with five straight side outs. Jordan led 21-17 when a three point run put them on the verge. Blaine sided out once more on a block, but the serving problem reared it's head again.

Brittany Chambers had 19 points for the Jaguars. Ari Mewhorter led Blaine with 9 points.

You can see the entire Jordan vs Blaine photo gallery at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com.

rotation, player, position, aces-blocks-kills--totals
JORDAN
1. Brittany Chambers, 2009 H 0-0-19----19
2. Ashley Hartman, 2010, MH 0-0-0-----0
2br: Courtni Stever, 2009, DS 0-0-0-----0
3. Kelsey Chambers, 2012, RH 1-0-4----5
3br: Hannah Trosen, 2009, DS 0-0-0----0
4. Leah Dietel, 2009, MH 0-0-4-----4
5. Michelle O'Malley, 2009, OH 0-0-0----0
5. Marsha Wolf, 2009, OH 0-0-0-----0
6. Emilee Gutzmer, 2012, S 0-0-1-----1
totals: 1-0-28-----29 points, 21 points on Blaine errors

BLAINE
1. Mackenzie Suda, 2009, S 0-0-0----0
2. Ashley Kvistberg, 2009, OH 1-0-3----4
3. Amber Marciniak, 2009, L 1-0-0-----1
3fr: Tracie Gillund, 2009, MH 0-0-1----1
4. Kelli Elhardt, 2010, S 0-1-4----5
5. Ari Mewhorter, 2009, OH 0-0-9----9
6. Brittney Barren, 2010, MH 1-0-5----6
6br: Amber Marciniak
totals: 3-1-22-----26 points, 15 points on Jordan errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Brittany Chambers

BY THE NUMBERS
team, fbso/fbso attempts; fbso %; points, % earned; % allowed
Jordan 17/27-.629; 50; .560; .366
Blaine 16/27-.593; 41; .634; .440
Runs 3+: Jordan 5, Blaine 3
Longest string: Jordan 5, Blaine 5
Missed Serves: Jordan 4, Blaine 4
Time Out %: Blaine 3/4-.750; Jordan 1/2-.500

ROTATIONS
JORDAN
1. Gutzmer 6-5 .545
2. B Chambers 10-6 .625
3. Hartman 7-8 .467
4. K Chambers 7-9 .438
5. Dietel 11-6 .647
6. O'Malley 8-5 .615
totals: 50-41 .549

BLAINE
1. Suda 5-9 .357
2. Kvistberg 10-5 .667
3. Marciniak 7-11 .389
4. Elhardt 9-8 .529
5. Mewhorter 5-9 .357
6. Barren 5-8 .385
totals: 41-50 .451

RACE TO:
Set: 5 10 15 20 25
set 1 B B B J J
set 2 J B J J J

BIGGEST LEAD
Team: 1 2
Jordan 2 7
Blaine 6 3

Next up: Hibbing vs Wayzata

Branagh Partners with Walsh

#4 posting 10.3.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
BIG 10
Minnesota is off to Illinois and Purdue this weekend. Coach Mike Hebert answers 11 Questions from KARE11's Tim McNiff.

The Wisconsin Badgers return home this weekend.

Purdue will dig for a cure on Saturday vs. the Gophers.

Michigan State takes on Indiana and #1 Penn State.

MOUNTAIN WEST
#12 Colorado State swept Air Force with a margin of 22 points. Tessa Nelson (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton) had 2.5 points for the Rams.

WEST COAST
San Francisco swept Portland with a margin of 11 points. Jennifer Sheedy (Totino-Grace) had 7.5 points for Portland.

NON CON
Weber State beat Cal State Bakersfield in four with a margin of 6 points. Former Jackson County Central players Brittney Bisaillon and Leah Burmeister had 22 and 14 points for Weber State.

South Dakota beat Northwest Missouri State in a fiver with a margin of 15 points. Sisters Laura and Jolene Slagter of Roseville each had 9.5 points for USD. Amber Ryan (Esko) had 14 points for NW Missouri State.

ON THE HORIZON
Cincinnati hosts DePaul and Notre Dame this weekend.

Marquette hosts St. John's and UConn this weekend.

Denver hosts three opponents this weekend.

North Carolina takes on Duke today.

South Carolina is on the road to Mississippi State and Alabama.

D3
UMAC
St. Scholastica swept UM Morris with a margin of 32 points. Amy Thompson (Onamia) had 14 points for CSS. Briana Czer (MN Valley Lutheran) had 12.5 points for UMM.

BEACH BEAT
Former Gopher Nicole Branagh will partner with Kerri Walsh in the Dubai Open next week.

Next up: Later today

Sell Tops 1000 Assists: A Thursday Results

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THURSDAY A RESULTS
#1 Bethlehem Academy swept NRHEG with a margin of 36 points. Holly Hafemeyer had 22 points for BA. From the Albert Lea Tribune.

#2 Windom swept Pipestone with a margin of 27 points. Megan Ysker had 15 kills for the Eagles. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

#3 Minneota swept KMS with a margin of 15 points in Camden action. From the Marshall Independent.

#4 Wabasha-Kellogg swept Chatfield. Plus nine results from the Winona Daily News.

#5 Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa swept Eden Valley-Watkins with a margin of 42 points. From the St. Cloud Times.

#6 Mabel-Canton swept Hope Lutheran with a margin of 51 points. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

#7 Ada-Borup beat Climax-Fisher in four sets with a margin of 17 points.

#8 Southwest Christian swept West Lutheran with a margin of 37 points in MCAA action.

#9 Lakeview swept Lincoln HI with a margin of 26 points.

#10 Martin County West beat Truman in four sets with 16 points. From the Fairmont Sentinel.

Grand Meadow swept Glenville-Emmons with a margin of 8 points. From the Austin Daily Herald and Albert Lea Tribune.

LeRoy-Ostrander beat Houston in four with a margin of zero points--both teams were even. Merideth Lee had 16 kills for Houston. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Rushford-Peterson beat Lewiston-Altura in five with a margin of 7. LA led 2-0. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Southland beat Fillmore Central in four with a margin of 11 points. From the Austin Daily Herald.

Alden-Conger topped MLGHEC in five with a margin of 6 points. From the Albert Lea Tribune.

Buffalo Lake-Hector swept New Ulm Cathedral with a margin of 19 points. From the New Ulm Journal.

Red Rock Central beat Fulda in four with a margin of 6 points. RRC's Krystle Sell reached the 1000 assist mark in the contest. Plus nine results from the Worthington Daily Globe.

Canby swept Renville County West with a margin of 10 points. Plus two other results from the West Central Tribune.

THINK PINK
MN Valley Lutheran and Sleepy Eye St. Mary's will join forces next Tuesday when they play to fight breast cancer. From the New Ulm Journal.

Next up: College Reports

#1AA Cathedral Falls

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THURSDAY AA RESULTS
Sauk Centre stunned #1 St. Cloud Cathedral in five with a margin of 5 points. It was Cathedral's first loss in the West Central North since 2004. Savanna Weller had 21 kills for SC. Plus 17 other results from the St. Cloud Times.

#2 Jordan swept Mayer Lutheran with a margin of 30 points in Minnesota River action.

#3 Marshall swept Luverne with a 35 point margin. The Tigers clinched a share of the Southwest title. Hope Weilage had 19 points for the Tigers. From the Marshall Independent.

#6AAA Waconia beat #6 Delano in four with a margin of 17 points in Wright County action.

#7 Jackson County Central swept Redwood Valley with a margin of 21 points in Southwest action.

#8 Belle Plaine swept Norwood-Young America with a margin of 33 points in Minnesota River action.

#9 LeSueur-Henderson swept Sibley East with a margin of 23 points in Minnesota River action.

#10 Wadena-Deer Creek played Staples-Motley.

Cannon Falls beat Goodhue in a fiver. Goodhue outpointed CF by 1. Plus four more results from the Red Wing Republican Eagle.

Byron beat Kasson-Mantorville in five sets with a margin of 1 point. Kaytlin Remold had 16 kills for the Bears. Pine Island swept Rochester Lourdes with a margin of 21 points. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Fairmont beat St. Peter in four with a margin of 20 points. Plus two more results from the Fairmont Sentinel.

Worthington beat Wabasso in four with a margin of 24 points. Martha Awal had 27 points for the Trojans. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

Benson swept BOLD with a margin of 19 points and is tied for first in the West Central South. Plus three more WCS games from the West Central Tribune.

Rocori swept Willmar with a margin of 22 points in Central Lakes action. From the West Central Tribune.

Esko won a share of the Polar title with a five set win over Carlton with a 16 point margin. From the Duluth News Tribune. You will need to set up a free account with the DNT to read the articles.

Next up: Class A Results.

#598, Fine Time

#1 posting 10.3.2008
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AAA REPORTS
#1 Shakopee beat Holy Angels in four with a 30 point margin.

#2 Eastview played Bloomington Kennedy

#3 St. Michael-Albertville swept Big Lake with a 30 point margin.

#4 Chaska swept Apple Valley with an 18 point margin.

#5 Lakeville North played Burnsville

#6 Waconia beat #6AA Delano in four with a margin of 17 points.

#8 Blaine swept Elk River with a margin of 35 points.

#9 Woodbury beat Cretin-Derham Hall in four with a margin of 17 points.

#10 Owatonna swept Rochester JM with a margin 25 points in Big 9 action. Coach Rod Nakagaki has 598 wins now with #600 on track for this weekend at Lakeville North's tournament. From the Owatonna People's Press.

Northfield beat Red Wing in four in Missota action. RW actually held the advantage in point margin with a 3 point advantage. From the Red Wing Republican Eagle.

St. Cloud Tech topped Fergus Falls in five sets in a six point margin. From the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.

Bemidji upended Moorhead in five sets with a margin of 3 points. Kayla Hirt had 15 kills for Bemidji. From the Bemidji Pioneer and Fargo Forum.

If you notice their aren't a lot of links with AAA teams (especially metro level teams).

LATE RESULTS
Woodbury beat Hastings on Tuesday. From the Hastings Star Gazette.

In the battle of the Cardinals it was Alexandria sweeping Willmar in Central Lakes action on Tuesday. From the Echo Press.

HAMMER TIME
The MSHSL has put the hammer down and fined schools that haven't submitted roster forms and eligibility forms. Here is a list of the scofflaws. Apple Valley took the biggest hit with $1050 in fines.

Next up: AA Results

Lakers Sail Over Henry

#4 posting 10.2.2008
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THURSDAY RESULTS
Minneapolis Southwest thumped Minneapolis Henry in a sweep with a margin of 46 points. SW used the serve as a weapon with 19 aces on the night. Henry only "earned" 10 of the 29 points for the night.

TEAM OF THE WEEK
KBJR named Hibbing volleyball their team of the week.

YOU CAN GO HOME AGAIN
Minnesota Gopher assistant Laura Bush is returning to her alma mater this weekend. From the Minnesota Daily.

LATE RESULTS
Randolph lost twice last week. From the Cannon Falls Beacon.

Cannon Falls won twice last week. From the CFB.

Two Harbors beat Wrenshall on the 18th for their first win of the year. From the Lake County News Chronicle.

Silver Bay is now 12-4 after a pair of wins last week. From the LCNC.

Melrose beat Milaca in five and New London-Spicer beat Milaca in four. From the Mille Lacs County Times.

Detroit Lakes was 1-2 over the past week. From the Detroit Lakes Tribune.

Chisago Lakes was 2-1 over the past week with the loss coming to Spring Lake Park. From the Chisago County Press.

Next up: tomorrow morning.

Wittman Verbals

#4 posting 10.2.2008
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WITTMAN VERBALS
Junior Ashley Wittman of Shakopee has verballed Minnesota. Wittman is a 6-1 Outside Hitter for the #1 AAA Shakopee Sabers.
Wittman played with Northern Lights 16-1s this past JO season.

Wittman is the 2nd player in the Minnesota 2010 class to verbal.
Wittman joins Tori Dixon of Burnsville as a Gopher 2010 recruit.

photo: Wittman vs Eden Prairie when she had 39 kills on the night.

Next up: Later today

Ridgewater Downs #1 Rochester

#2 posting 10.2.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
BIG 10
#1 Penn State swept Indiana with a margin of 21 points. Megan Hodge had 15 points for PSU. Erica Short had 9.5 points for the Hoosiers.

Illinois hosts Minnesota Friday and Iowa Saturday. The Illini have listed which of their players would win reality TV Shows.

Ohio State travels to Northwestern and Wisconsin this weekend.

Wisconsin's Sally Shumaker gives important advice for life, volleyball and beauty pageants.

MORE D1
BIG 12
Missouri beat Iowa State in five with a 15 point margin. ISU trailed 2-0. Diane Kieger (Mounds View) had 9.5 points for the Cyclones.

NON CON
Furman swept Presbyterian with a 25 point margin. Pamela Gehrke (Eastview) had 7 digs and one point for the Paladins.

North Dakota swept Dickinson State . UND's Lindsay Vortherms (Windom) went over the 1000 dig mark in the contest.

Rhode Island beat Brown in four with a 10 point margin. Jillian Bekke (Cretin-Derham Hall) played and did not score for the Rams.

GAME PREVIEWS
Marshall travels to Central Florida and Southern Miss.

Maryland Eastern Shore opens conference play at home vs. Morgan State and Delaware State.

Charlotte will dig for the cure on October 24 vs Rhode Island.

Texas Christian hosts Utah and BYU this weekend.

Portland travels to San Francisco and San Diego to open WCC action.

Virginia travels to Maryland and Boston College this weekend in the ACC.

D2
Former Gopher setter and Olympian Lindsey Berg visited MSU Mankato's practice. From the Mankato Free Press.

D3
MIAC
St. Benedict topped St. Olaf in five with a 17 point margin. Amber Wortz (GFW) had 20.5 points for St. Ben's. Jessica Levin (Cedar Rapids Xavier) had 18.5 points for St. O.

Gustavus swept Bethel with a margin of 23 points. Meghan Gehring (Eau Claire North, WI) had 14 points for Gustavus. Chelsea Falck (DeForest, WI) had 9.5 points for Bethel.

Carleton beat St. Catherine's in four with a 13 point margin. Megan Albrecht (GFW) had 16 kills for St. Kate's.

Augsburg beat Macalester in five. Mac had the best of the point margin with a 10 point advantage. Breann Woelfel (Annandale) had 14.5 points for Augsburg. Sonia Muzikarova (Gymnazium Bilikova, Bratislava, Slovakia) had 25.5 points for Mac.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Ridgewater stopped #1 Rochester in four sets with an 8 point margin. Rochester had a 13 game winning streak. Leah Miller had 15 points for the Warriors. From the West Central Tribune.

MN West beat Anoka-Ramsey in four with a 7 point margin. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

LATE TUESDAY
NDSCS swept Trinity Bible College with a margin of 31 points. From the Wahpeton Daily News.

Next up: Later today

Three Verbals, Hope, Bleachers, and Late Results

#1 posting 10.2.2008
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THREE VERBALS
Setter/Right Side Michelle Graham of Woodbury and MH Cassie Haag of SW Christian Chaska have verballed Concordia St. Paul.

Outside Hitter Jordan Spatenka of Owatonna is headed to Augustana.

The three players push the verbal totals to 20 for the 2009 class and 9 headed to D2 programs.

FEATURES
Marshall's Hope Weilage is a key ingredient in their success. From the Marshall Independent.

They may have to pull all the bleachers at Waconia to handle the crowds. From the StarTribune.

LATE HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS
TUESDAY
Red Lake County Central topped Crookston in five with a margin of 24 points. RLCC led 2-0 and dominated the fifth set 15-2. From the Crookston Times.

Littlefork-Big Falls swept Hill City with a margin of 11 points in Northern Lakes action. From the International Falls Daily Journal.

Perham swept Breckenridge with a margin of 29 points in Heart O'Lakes action. From the Perham Enterprise and Wahpeton Daily News.

Here are some highlights of Hibbing's win over Grand Rapids. From KBJR.

Pequot Lakes beat Crosby-Ironton in three with an 18 point margin. Plus four more results from the Brainerd Dispatch.

LAST WEEK & LATER
#10AA Wadena-Deer Creek's past week is reviewed in the Wadena Pioneer Journal.

Kimball beat Eden Valley-Watkins and Royalton last week. From the TriCounty News.

Tartan beat North St. Paul in four with a margin of 14 points on Sept. 23. Later in the week the Titans beat Mahtomedi in four with a margin of 26 points. In the Oakdale Lake Elmo Review.

Pequot Lakes was 0-2 last week. Pine River-Backus was 1-1. From the Pine & Lakes.

Sleepy Eye St. Mary's was 2-0 last week. From the Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch.

New York Mills finished in 3rd place at the Bertha-Hewitt tournament and had a health scare in the semis. From the Perham Enterprise.

Parkers Prairie beat Underwood despite trailing 2-0. From the Alexandria Echo Press.

Alexandria swept Sauk Rapids. From the Alexandria Echo press.

STANDINGS
Here is the Southeast Minnesota standings from the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Next up: College reports

Out & About: White Bear Lake/Fridley

#5 posting 10.1.2008
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WHITE BEAR LAKE bears 3
FRIDLEY tigers 1
(W, W, F, 25-19)

Unfortunately I thought this contest started at 7 pm. It didn't. It started at 5 pm, so when I arrived the fourth and what proved to be the final set was about to get under way. The game was moved up two hours so it wouldn't clash with the "powder puff" football game at Fridley. I didn't stay for that exhibition. As it was White Bear took the first two sets and the final in the win.

Fridley is one of the youngest teams around using five freshmen. Since I have no idea what transpired earlier I can only talk about the fourth set. Fridley fell behind early 10-4 when they took their first time out. Four of the Bear's points came on aces at that point. Another Bear four point burst took the score to 15-6 and a second Fridley time out. That was WBL's high water mark. After that Fridley battled back with their own four point run forcing a Bear time out at 16-11, The Tigers kept chipping and clawing back to get to trail by two at 21-19. A tip kill by Kelsey Bocklund put the ball back with WBL and the Bears never let go.

You can see the entire White Bear Lake vs Fridley photo gallery at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com.

More to follow.

rotation, player, position, aces-blocks-kills--totals
WHITE BEAR LAKE
1. Rosie Murphy (2009) MH 1-1-1----3
1br: Ellie Bircher (2009) L 0-0-0---0
2. Hannah Indiecoffer (2011) S 2-0-0----2
2fr: Annie Bennek (2009) RH 0-0-0----0
3. Haley Akermark (2011) OH 1-0-1----2
4. Kelsey Mattai (2009) MH 0-1-1----2
4br: Ellie Bircher (2009) L 0-0-0---0
5. Ali Mueller (2011) S 2-0-0----2
5fr: Elizabeth Gapp (2012) OH 0-0-0----0
6. Kelsey Bocklund (2011) OH 0-0-4----4
totals: 6-2-7-----15 points, 10 points on Fridley errors

FRIDLEY
1. Hannah Niewald (2012) S 0-0-0----0
1fr: Kayla Sjodin (2012) RH 0-0-0----0
2. Rachel Duehn (2012) OH 0-0-1----1
3. Erin Green (2009) MH 0-1-1----2
3br: Nicole Langiewicz (2012) L 0-0-0---0
4. Lynette Rolf (2010) S 1-0-0----1
4fr: Corinne Miles (2011) RH 0-0-1----1
5. Caitlin Huna (2012) OH 0-1-2----3
6. Caitlin McKernon (2010) MH 0-0-0----0
6br: Nicole Langiewicz (2012) L
Totals: 1-2-6----9 points, 10 points on WBL errors

TRENCH PLAYER
With only one game to base it on -- Kelsey Bocklund

BY THE NUMBERS
team, fbso/fbso attempts; fbso %; points, % earned; % allowed
White Bear Lake 6/11-.545; 25; .600; .526
Fridley 5/11-.455; 19; .474; 400
Runs 3+: WBL 4, Fridley 3
Longest string: WBL 4; Fridley 4
Missed Serves: Fridley 3, WBL 3
Time Out %: Fridley 1/2-.500; WBL 1/1-1.000

ROTATIONS
WHITE BEAR LAKE
1. Murphy 3-4 .429
2. Idlecoffer 5-4 .554
3. Akermark 6-3 .667
4. Mattai 2-3 .400
5. Mueller 7-1 .875
6. Bocklund 2-4 .333
totals: 25-19 .568

FRIDLEY
1. Niewald 5-3 .625
2. Duehn 4-5 .444
3. Green 4-6 .400
4. Rolf 3-2 .600
5. Huna 2-8 .200
6. McKernon 1-1 .500
totals: 19-25 .432

RACE TO:
Set: 5 10 15 20 25
set 4: W W W W W

BIGGEST LEAD
Team: set 4
WBL: 9
Fridley: 0

Next up: tomorrow

Northern Iowa Win Streak Over

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COLLEGE REPORT
BIG 10
Minnesota is focused on defense for the upcoming matches. From the Minnesota Daily.

The Gophers will Dig Pink vs #1 Penn State on October 11 at Williams Arena.

Iowa heads to #18 Purdue and #19 Illinois. this weekend.

#18 Purdue is at home for the first time since August.

Northwestern faces Michigan and Ohio State this weekend.

#20 Wisconsin also hosts #22 Michigan and Ohio State.

#22 Michigan prepares for the road trip to Wisconsin and Northwestern.

#1 Penn State faces Indiana tonight.

OTHER D1 NEWS
North Dakota swept Valley City State. Britta Hanson (Thompson, ND) had 12.5 points for the Sioux. Karissa Fahlman also had 12.5 points for VCS.

St. Louis ended Northern Iowa's seven match win streak with a sweep with a margin of 23 points. Amy Sampson had 3 points for the Panthers.

Utah beat Weber State in four with a margin of 15 points. Leah Burmeister had 11.5 points and Brittney Bisaillon had 9 points for WS. Both are from Jackson County Central.

Cincinnati's match with Notre Dame will be televised on Sunday.

Colorado State hosts Air Force and Arizona.

Creighton hosts Drake this weekend.

Iowa State is at Missouri today.

South Dakota State travels to IPFW and Oakland this weekend.

Ohio travels to Bowling Green and Miami OH this weekend.

D2
NORTHERN SUN
#2 Concordia St. Paul swept Wayne State, Nebraska with a margin of 32 points. Whitney Meierotto (Washburn, WI) had 16.5 points for CSP. Tali Fredrickson (Grand Island Central Catholic) had 9.5 points for WS.

#7 SW MN State beat Winona State in five. Laura Hegerle (Kasson-Mantorville) had 21.5 points for SW. Carmen Stankowski (Mosinee, WI) had 21.5 points for WS.

#23 Augustana beat St. Cloud State in four with a margin of 28 points. Cayla Schroeder (Kasson-Mantorville) had 16 points for the Vikings. Erica Beacom (Elkhorn, NE) had 13 points for the Huskies.

MSU Mankato beat Upper Iowa in four with a margin of 27 points. Ashley Nachreiner (Round Rock, TX) had 18.5 points for Mankato. Shea Meyermann (Camanche, IA) had 16 points for UIU.

Katie Gangelhoff is in UM Duluth's Spotlight.

D3
IIAC
Buena Vista swept Wartburg with a 14 point margin. Kelli Luitjens (Worthington) had 12.5 points for BV.

NON CONFERENCE
#6 St. Thomas swept UW Eau Claire with an 11 point margin. Kyley Crotty (North St. Paul) had 14 points for the Tommies. Katie Fox (Chippewa Falls, WI) had 8.5 points for UWEC.

Northwestern, MN beat UW Stout in four with a 25 point margin. Kathryne Engel (West Lutheran) had 17.5 points for NW. Maggie Meixl (Mankato West) had 15.5 points for Stout.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Miles CC upended NDSCS in five on Monday. From the Wahpeton Daily News.

Next up: later today.

MACCRAY Upsets #9 Lakeview

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A RESULTS
#1 Bethlehem Academy swept JWP with a margin of 45 points. From the Faribault Daily News.

#3 Minneota swept Renville County West with a margin of 20 points. From the Marshall Independent.

#4 Wabasha-Kellogg played Plainview-Elgin-Millville with a margin of 25 points. Plus 9 more results from the Winona Daily News.

#6 Mabel-Canton swept Houston.

#7 Ada-Borup swept Park Christian with a margin of 25 points. Corin Gunderson had 18 kills for AB. From the Fargo Forum.

#8 Southwest Christian of Chaska swept Heritage Christian with a margin of 29 points.

MACCRAY upset #9 Lakeview in a fiver with a margin of 5 points in Camden action. Lakeview led 2-0. Abbey Thissen had 18 points for the Wolverines. Plus three more results from the West Central Tribune.

#10 Martin County West swept Alden-Conger with a 24 point margin. Plus one more result from the Fairmont Sentinel. LeRoy-Ostrander swept Lyle-Pacelli. From the Austin Post Bulletin.

Minnesota Valley Lutheran beat Sleepy Eye in a fiver with a 12 point margin. From the New Ulm Journal.

New Ulm Cathedral beat Springfield in four with a 6 point margin. Plus four more results in the New Ulm Journal.

SW Star beat Westbrook-Walnut Grove in five with a 9 point margin. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

Wabasso beat Buffalo Lake-Hector in a fiver. BLH had a two point margin despite the loss. Plus 8 other results from the Marshall Independent.

Mountain Lake-Butterfield-Odin beat Round Lake-Brewster in four with a 14 point margin in Red Rock action. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

Underwood swept Ashby with a 26 point margin in Little 8 action. Aann Bjorklund had 15 kills for the Rockets. From the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.

Cass Lake-Bena swept Indus with a margin of 11 points. Plus two more results from the Bemidji Pioneer.

Next up: College reports

#9 LeSueur-Henderson Knocks Off #8 Belle Plaine

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AA RESULTS
#1 St. Cloud Cathedral swept Melrose with a 20 point margin in West Central North action. Lauren Hagen had 14 points for Cathedral. From the St. Cloud Times.

#2 Jordan swept Montgomery-Lonsdale in Minnesota River action.

#3 Marshall played Mankato West with a margin of 34 points. Rachel Westby had 10 points for the Tigers. From the Marshall Independent.

#4 Hibbing beat Grand Rapids in four with a margin of 21 points. Kate Lange had 18 kills for Hibbing. From the Duluth News Tribune.

#5 Stewartville swept Cannon Falls with a 37 point margin. Julie Rainey had 14 points for the Tigers. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

#7 Jackson County Central swept Mankato East with a 24 point margin.

#9 LeSueur-Henderson outlasted #8 Belle Plaine in five in Minnesota River action. BP had a 2 point margin on the night, but still lost.

#10 Wadena-Deer Creek swept Bertha-Hewitt.

Lake City beat Kenyon-Wanamingo in five. Whitney Ryan had 20 kills for KW. Plus five results from the Red Wing Republican Eagle.

Hayfield kept Winona Cotter on the year with a four set win with a 34 point margin. From the Winona Daily News.

In Hiawatha Valley action: Kasson-Mantorville beat Zumbrota-Mazeppa in fiver with a 9 point margin. Pine Island beat Byron in four sets with an 18 point margin. Triton beat LaCrescent in four with a margin of seven points.
In Three River action: Dover-Eyota swept Southland with a 23 point margin. Chatfield beat Rushford-Peterson in fiver with a margin of 16 points. All the above from the Rochester Post Bulletin.

United South Central won their 6th straight game and stopped NRHEG's 8 game winning streak in four set match with a margin of -1 oddly enough. Anna Schlaak had 20 kills for USC. From the Albert Lea Tribune.

Worthington swept Tracy-Milroy-Balaton with a margin of 19 points. Martha Alwal had 17 points for the Trojans. Plus seven more results from the Worthington Daily Globe.

Benson outlasted Morris in a fiver with a margin of 12 points in West Central South. It was Benson coach Erick Hedman's 100th career win. Plus two other results from the West Central Tribune.

New London-Spicer swept LPGE with a margin of 18 points in West Central North action. Plus two other results in the West Central Tribune.

DGF swept Barnesville with a 30 point margin. From the Fargo Forum.

Next up: A results

Alexandria Punishes Willmar

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AAA
#3 St. Michael-Albertville beat Rogers in four with a margin of 33 points in Mississippi 8 action.

#4 Chaska swept Mayer Lutheran with a margin of 43 points. From the Chaska Herald.

#6 Waconia went five with Watertown-Mayer with a margin of 14 points in Wright County action.

#8 Blaine swept Maple Grove with a margin of 31 points in NW Suburban action.

#9 Woodbury swept Hastings with a margin of 31 points in Suburban East action.

#10 Owatonna swept Rochester Century with a margin of 24 points in Big 9 action. Kaileigh Lyke had 14 points for the Huskies. From the Owatonna People's Press and Rochester Post Bulletin.

Austin swept Waseca with a margin of 17 points. Rebekah Aase had 19 kills for the Packers. From the Austin Post Bulletin.

Red Wing was disappointed with a four set win over Winona. From the Red Wing Republican Eagle.

Lakeville South swept Northfield with a margin of 21 points. From the Northfield News.

Sauk Rapids swept St. Cloud Apollo with a margin of 26 points in Central Lakes action. Nikki Meinz had 13 points for the Storm. From the St. Cloud Times.

Sartell outlasted St. Cloud Tech in five with a margin of 17 points in Central Lakes action. Jenna Terhaar had 16 kills for the Sabers. Meagan Loesch had 21 points for the Tigers. Plus nine other results from the St. Cloud Times.

Alexandria swept Willmar with a 38 point margin in Central Lakes action. From the West Central Tribune.

Moorhead swept Detroit Lakes with a 24 point margin. From the Fargo Forum.

LATE RESULTS
Stillwater won the Coon Rapids tournament last Saturday. From the Stillwater Gazette.

BACK TO BASICS
Eden Prairie has returned to basics after last week's loss to Apple Valley. From the StarTribune.

WERE NOT IN KANSAS ANYMORE
St. Agnes' tallest player is 5-11. The next tallest is 5-2. Despite the lack of height St. Agnes has taken down bigger opponents. From the StarTribune.

Next up: AA Results

Out & About: Centennial/Elk River

#4 posting 9.30.2008
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CENTENNIAL cougars 3, ELK RIVER elks 0
(25-17, 25-11, 25-10)

In a Northwest Suburban conference match Centennial swept Elk River with a 37 point margin on the Cougars' parent night. ER put up a fight in the early part of the first set, but once Centennial grabbed the lead the Cougars put the game into overdrive. Centennial dominated the first ball side out game with a .774 mark. At one point they had 11 straight FBSOs over two sets. The two Centennial outsides---Leigh Pudwill and Micah Sater---combined for 27.5 points on the night. Centennial is 4-1 in the NWS in second place trailing Blaine by a game. ER is 1-4.

The most competitive contest was the first set. Elk River led with an ace by Janell Finkbeiner after the first serve. ER only had two runs on the night and both occurred in the early portion of set one. With those two runs ER led 11-8. At that point Rachel Finkbeiner had three kills. An 8-1 run turned the whole night around for Centennial and they never looked back. Micah Sater closed out the first set with four of the last six points for the Cougars including a finishing ace.

That win seemed to deflate ER a bit and Centennial pushed out early in the second set with a 7-1 lead. Centennial led 16-9 when a six point run put the contest out of reach. Leigh Pudwill had two aces in that outburst.

Things didn't change much with an 8-1 run in the third set. Hannah Glocke served up five of the points with three aces to put the Cougar stamp on the set early. Centennial had four more three point runs in the third set. ER had problems generating much offense with only four earned points in the third set.

You can see the entire Centennial vs Elk River photo gallery at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com. Photos tonight were taken by Coach Teas.

rotation, player, position, aces-blocks-kills--totals
CENTENNIAL
1. Allison Atkins (2009) L 0-0-0---0
1fr: Amanda McAulay (2010) MH 0-1-3----4
2. Hannah Glocke (2011) S 4-0-2---6
2fr: Abby Mohr (2010) RH 0-0-1----1
3. Leigh Pudwill (2012) OH 4-0.5-10----14.5
3. Kaila Solberg (2009) DS 0-0-0----0
3. Nicole Thul (2009) DS 1-0-0----1
4. Megan Waytashek (2010) MH 0-1.5-5---6.5
4br: Allison Atkins (2009) L
5. Krista Stoltz (2010) S 2-0-1----3
5fr: Stacey Andersen (2009) RH 0-0-0---0
6. Micah Sater (2009) OH 2-0-11----13
6. Laura Reiter (2011) OH 0-0-0----0
totals: 13-3-33----49 points, 26 points on ER errors

ELK RIVER
1. Janell Finkbeiner (2013) 1-0-0----1
2. Rachel Finkbeiner (2010) OH 0-1-5----6
3. Chelsi Winskowski (2009) S 0-0-0----0
4. Kirstie Grill (2009) MB 1-0-6----7
5. Liz Carle (2011) 0-0-0----0
5fr: Sam Sadlowsky (2010) OH 0-0-2----2
6. Callie Schroer (2010) L 0-0-0-----0
6fr: Jessica Grill (2011) MB 0-0-1----1
totals: 2-1-14----17 points, 21 points on Centennial errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Leigh Pudwill

BY THE NUMBERS
team, fbso/fbso attempts; fbso %; points, % earned; % allowed
Centennial 24/31-.774; 75; .653; .553
Elk River 8/31-.258; 38; .447; .347
Runs 3+: Centennial 11, ER 2
Longest string: Centennial 6, ER 3
Missed Serves: ER 10, Centennial 9
Time Out %: ER 3/6-.500; Centennial did not take a time out

ROTATIONS
CENTENNIAL
1. Atkins 15-6 .714
2. Glcoke 17-7 .708
3. Pudwill 16-6 .727
4. Waytashek 10-7 .588
5. Stoltz/Andersen 7-7 .500
6. Sater 10-5 .667
totals: 75-38 .664

ELK RIVER
1. J Finkbeiner 8-14 .364
2. R Finkbeiner 6-17 .261
3. Winskowski 6-17 .261
4. Grill 6-10 .375
5. Carle 6-8 .429
6. Schroer 6-9 .400
totals: 38-75 .336

RACE TO:
Set: 5 10 15 20 25
set 1 E E C C C
set 2 C C C C C
set 3 C C C C C

BIGGEST LEAD
Team: 1 2 3
Centennial 8 14 15
Elk River 3 0 0

Next up: Tomorrow morning

Evans Player of the Week

#3 posting 9.30.2008
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MAX PREP POLL
Shakopee is the new #1 in the all class poll in Minnesota.

AVCA PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Marissa Evans of Spring Lake Park has been named AVCA Player of the Week for Minnesota.

STARTRIBUNE ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Tia Gaffen of Wayzata and Natalee Yeazle of Spring Lake Park were named Athletes of the Week in the StarTribune.

Next up: Out & About later tonight.

Nelson, Knuth Players of the Week

#2 posting 9.30.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
POLLS
Despite winning twice last weekend the Gophers fell one spot in the D1 poll to #13. Colorado State flips spots and goes to #12. The Wisconsin Badgers lost twice and fell two spots to #20.
Northern Iowa is in the receiving votes

BIG 10
As reported yesterday here the Gophers' Christine Tan has picked up her third Big 10 Defensive Player of the Week this year and the 5th in her career.

Indiana takes on #1 Penn State tomorrow.

MORE D1 NEWS
AWARDS
Colorado State's Tessa Nelson (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton) was named Mountain West co-player of the week.

North Dakota State's Chrissy Knuth (Champlin Park) was named Summit Offensive player of the week.

GAMES THIS WEEK
North Dakota faces Valley City State and Dickinson State this week.

North Dakota State travels to Oakland and IPFW.

Northern Iowa has three home matches this week.

Washington State hosts Stanford and California this weekend.

D2
AWARDS
UM Duluth's Sarah Wyffels (Marshall) was named Northern Sun Offensive Player of the Week.

St. Cloud State's Andreana Pieper (Lake of the Woods) was named NS Defensive Player of the Week.

MSU Mankato's Brittany Stamer (Hutchinson) was named NS Setter of the Week.

THIS WEEK
MSU Mankato plays three matches.

D3
Buena Vista takes on Wartburg tonight in IIAC action.

LATE: Buena Vista was 0-4 in the Central Tournament last weekend.

AWARDS
St. Thomas' Katie McCaffrey (Fort Collins, CO) was named co-offensive player of the week and Emily Foster (Hopkins) was named co-Libero/Setter of the week in the MIAC.

St. Mary's Jessica Mate (St. Charles East, IL) and Theresa Perrini (Bishop Miege, KS) was also named co offensive player of the week and co-Libero/Setter of the week.

Next up: Later today

#5AAA Lakeville North Sweeps #1A BA

#1 posting 9.30.2008
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MONDAY HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS
AAA
#1 Shakopee swept Bloomington Kennedy with a 38 point margin.

#5 Lakeville North swept #1A Bethlehem Academy with a 16 point margin.

#6 Waconia swept Norwood-Young America with a 15 point margin.

#9 Woodbury outlasted Eagan in five after trailing 2-0. The margin was 15 points.

Rochester Mayo swept Mankato East with an 18 point margin. Plus three more results from the Mankato Free Press.

Hutchinson swept Mankato West with a 22 point margin. From the Mankato Free Press.

Bemidji swept DGF with a 19 point margin. From the Bemidji Pioneer.

AA
#4 Hibbing swept Duluth Central with a 36 point margin. From the Duluth News Tribune.

#5 Stewartville swept Zumbrota-Mazeppa with a 32 point margin. Julie Rainey had 10 points for the Tigers. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Caledonia swept Spring Grove with a margin of 30 points. Megan King had 12 kills for Caledonia. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

NRHEG won their 8th straight win with a sweep of Albert Lea with a 32 point margin. Anna Schlaak had 15 points for the Panthers. From the Owatonna People's Press and Albert Lea Tribune.

Pipestone trailed 2-0 before mounting their 3-2 comeback win over Fulda with a margin of 6 points. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

Yellow Medicine East beat Central Christian in four with a 12 point margin. Macy McKay had 14 points for YME. From the Marshall Independent and the West Central Tribune.

Lac Qui Parle Valley beat Morris in five with a margin of 2 points. Plus 3 more results from the West Central Tribune.

A
#1 Bethlehem Academy fell to #5AAA Lakeville North in a sweep with a 15 point margin. Holly Hafemeyer had 16 points for the Cards. From the Faribault Daily News.

#2 Windom swept #10 Martin County West with a 15 point margin. From the Worthington Daily Globe and the Fairmont Sentinel.

#5 Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa swept Minnewaska with a margin of 42 points. Plus two more results from the St. Cloud Times.

Houston beat Lyle-Pacelli in four. From the Austin Post Bulletin.

Southland beat Glenville-Emmons in four with a margin of 20 points. From the Austin Post Bulletin.

LATE RESULTS
Farmington won five times last week, only falling to Jackson County Central in the Rochester Century tournament. From the Farmington Independent.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Kate Horihan of Mabel-Canton has been named Athlete of the Week by KTTC. Video too.

RECOVERY
Brook Story of Warroad has had to learn to hit left handed after surgery on her right shoulder. From the Grand Forks Herald.

Next up: College News

Out & About: Holy Angels/Minneapolis Southwest

#4 posting 9.29.2008
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HOLY ANGELS stars 3,
MINNEAPOLIS SOUTHWEST lakers 1
(27-25, 20-25, 25-10, 25-18)

In a Section 6AAA match up it was the visiting Stars over the Lakers and future Gopher Brianna Haugen in four games. The Stars survived game one, saw the Lakers rally for set two, cruise to victory in set three, and finishing up set four with the win.

The first set saw the Lakers jump out to a 5-1 lead only to see the Stars go on a 12-2 run to take a 14-8 lead. SW did take a time out at 13-8, but didn't halt the momentum initially. However the Lakers soon went on a 6-2 run forcing a HA time out. HA won the race to 20 as the Stars led 20-16. However the Lakers rose up with a 8-2 run to be on the verge at 24-22. A side out kill by Michelle Daddario stopped the Laker momentum. That started a 6-1 Star run to put them over the top 27-25 for set one. SW in set one had five blocks, four by Allison Adams. The differential in kills in set one was HA 14, SW 8.

Holy Angels kept that momentum rolling with a four point run to start set two. SW tied the set up at 7 with a 7-3 run. However five of their points came on HA hitting errors. HA edged ahead at 15-12 after a three point run with Amanda King ending two aces. But a missed serve started a 9-2 run for the Lakers. The Lakers kept the heat on as they scored the last three points of the set--two on aces by Brianna Haugen.

Whatever momentum the Lakers had built up in set two disappeared at the start of set three. HA again started off with a 5-0 run. SW was forced to burn a time out and that did get the ball back after a missed serve. However SW's serving game broke down as they ended their own serve three straight times. The Stars took advantage of the down time to build the lead out to 13-7. SW used their last time out at 17-10, two points into a set ending 10-0 run. That rotation on the night for SW had a 13-32 record or .289 mark. Amanda King was serving up the 9 points (the 1st point in the run being a side out) with three points aces including the final point.

SW revamped their line up in set four trying to get back into the flow, but again HA got out of the gate fast with a 4-1 lead. HA had three runs of three or more by the time they had an 11-6 lead. The Lakers took their first time out in set four at 14-9. That did stop the Stars, but only momentarily. After the Lakers closed to 19-15 the Stars finished with a 7-3 run.

An interesting side note: Both Haugen and Haben were team mates on Northern Lights 17-1 team this past summer.

You can see the entire Holy Angels vs Southwest photo gallery at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com

rotation, player, position, aces-blocks-kills--totals
HOLY ANGELS
1. Amanda King (2011) RH 7-1-11---19
2. Michelle Daddario (2009) OH 2-0-8---10
2. Emily Ness (2011) OH 0-0-1---1
3. Heidi Anderson (2009) DS 1-0-0----1
3fr: Sam Woods (2010) MH 0-0-0---0
4. Madeline Haben (2009) S 2-1-4----7
5. Catherine Hanson (2009) OH 3-1-9----13
6. Stephanie Drake (2009) L 0-0-0----0
6. Samantha Wright (2010) MH 0-3-3----6
totals: 15-6-36----57 points, 40 points on SW errors

MINNEAPOLIS SOUTHWEST
SW used the line up below in sets 1-3. In set four SW went with Haugen-Lee-Dalton-Adams-Noltimier-Polland
1. Caroline Jolstad (2009) S 0-0-0---0
1fr: Katrina Nygaard (2009) RH 0-0-0----0
2. Rachel Polland (2011) OH 1-0.5-6---7.5
2br: Laura Howard (2009) L 0-0-0---0
3. Patrice Noltimier (2011) DS 2-0-0---2
3fr: Allison Adams (2011) MH 0-5-0---5
4. Rachel Lee (2009) S 1-0-0----1
4fr: Britta Syverson (2009) RH 0-1-7----8
5. Katie Dalton (2009) OH 3-0-7----10
6. Brianna Haugen (2009) MH 5-1.5-8---14.5
totals: 12-8-28----48 points, 30 points on HA errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Madeline Haben a setter that is deceptive and quick to the ball.

BY THE NUMBERS
team, fbso/fbso attempts; fbso %; points, % earned; % allowed
Holy Angels 20/44-.455; 97; .587; .385
Mpls Southwest 18/44-.409; 78; .615; .412
Runs 3+: HA 13, SW 10
Longest string: HA 10; SW 4
Missed Serves: HA 14, SW 11
Time Out %: SW 3/6-.500; HA 2/4-.500

ROTATIONS
HOLY ANGELS
1. King 26-15 .634
2. Daddario 16-18 .471
3. Anderson 9-11 .450
4. Haben 15-11 .577
5. Hanson 16-14 .533
6. Drake 14-9 .609
totals 97-78 .554

SOUTHWEST
1. Jolstad/Lee 13-32 .289
2. Polland/Dalton 15-13 .536
3. Noltimier/Adams 12-13 .480
4. Lee/Noltimier 13-16 .448
5. Dalton/Polland 12-16 .429
6. Haugen 13-7 .650
totals: 78-97 .446

RACE TO:
Set: 5 10 15 20 25
set 1 S H H H S
set 2 H H H S S
set 3 H H H H H
set 4 H H H H H

BIGGEST LEAD
Team: 1 2 3 4
Holy Angels 6 4 15 8
Southwest 4 5 0 1

Next up: tomorrow

AA Tie Broken, 3 Letters for Defense: T-A-N

#3 posting 9.29.2008
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MINNESOTA HIGH SCHOOL POLLS
The top spot in AA is no longer a three way tie. St. Cloud is alone in first place by the narrow margin of one point. Marshall had four first place votes, one off SCC's total, but is further back at third.
CHANGES
AAA #2 Eastview and #4 Chaska flip flop spots from last week. Blaine makes their way in the top 10 to #8 while last week's #10 Alexandria drops out.
AA: Wadena-Deer Creek is the new #10 replacing last week's Caledonia.
A: Lakeview moves to #9 while last week's #10 Onamia is out.

AAA
1. Shakopee (15) 225
2. Eastview 198
3. St. Michael/Albertville 194
4. Chaska 192
5. Lakeville North 154
6. Waconia 142
7. Eden Prairie 111
8. Blaine 90
9. Woodbury 81
10. Owatonna 73
Others: Alexandria (58), Wayzata (46), Apple Valley (22), Andover (13), Lakeville South (2)

AA
1. St. Cloud Cathedral (5) 139
2. Jordan (1) 138
3. Marshall (4) 126
4. Hibbing 120
5. Stewartville 110
6. Delano 89
7. Jackson County Central 87
8. Belle Plaine 78
9. Le Sueur/Henderson 69
10. Wadena-Deer Creek 43
Others receiving votes: Caledonia (24), Rocori (6), Yellow Medicine East (6)

A
1. Bethlehem Academy (7) 169
2. Windom Area (3) 156
3. Minneota 140
4. Wabasha/Kellogg 121
5. Belgrade/Brooten/Elrosa 112
6. Mabel-Canton (1) 106
7. Ada-Borup 110
8. SW Christian 96
9. Lakeview 39
10. Martin County West 27
Others: Onamia (26), Climax-Fischer (22), SW Star Concept (10), Northern Freeze (8), Chisholm (7), Parker’s Prairie (6), Kerkoven-Murdock-Sunberg (6), SW MN Christian (6), Meadow Creek Christian (5), Renville County West (3), Win-E-Mac (1)

LATE HS RESULTS
PIERZ TOURNAMENT
Wadena-Deer Creek won the Pierz tournament. The hosts ended up in third. From the Brainerd Dispatch.
Littlefork-Big Falls finished 3-3 winning the Bronze division. From the International Falls Daily Journal.
Brainerd was 8th. From the Brainerd Dispatch.

COLLEGE NEWS
BIG 10 AWARDS
The Gophers' Christine Tan picked her third Big 10 Defensive Player of the Week. She also won last week. Maybe they should just call it the Tan Award. Vanessa King of Michigan State was named Offensive Player of the Week.

MORE D1 NEWS
Penn State will Dig Pink this weekend vs Michigan State.
Penn will hold their Dig Pink event on Oct. 24.

Marquette will hold two clinics for k-8 kids on Oct. 18 and Nov. 16.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Central Lakes was 2-2 at the NDSCS tournament this past weekend. From the Brainerd Dispatch.

Next up: Later today with an out & about

Sunday D1 Action

#2 posting 9.29.2008
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COLLEGE NEWS
D1
SUNDAY RESULTS
BIG EAST
UConn topped Cincinnati in five with an 8 point margin.
Megan Frey (Chaska) had 7.5 points for UConn.
Lorelle Schaub (Irondale) played, but did not score for UConn.
Kelsey Brandl (Lakeville North) had 12.5 points for the Bearcats.

CUSA
UAB beat Marshall in five. Marshall actually had a 4 point advantage for the day. Megan Carlson had six digs for the Thundering Herd.

SEC
South Carolina beat Arkansas in five with a six point margin. Bridget Denson-Dorman (Hopkins) had 43 assists and 3.5 points for USC.

LATE RESULTS
St. Louis swept George Washington on Saturday. Abby Syverson (Minneapolis Southwest) had 4.5 points for GW.

VIDEO
KBJR has highlights of UM Duluth's win over Winona State, and St. Scholastica's win over Crown.

Next up: later today.

Late Saturday High School Results

#1 posting 9.29.2009
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HIGH SCHOOL
LATE SATURDAY TOURNAMENT RESULTS
SW Star won the RTR Tournament beating Murray County Central in the finals. Plus JCC's win in the Rochester Century tournament. From the Worthington Daily Globe and the Marshall Independent.

MACCRAY finished 2nd in the Dassel-Cokato Tournament. From the West Central Tribune.

#1AA Marshall swept Moorhead with a margin of 26 points. Rachel Westby had 14 points for the Tigers. From the Marshall Independent.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Ridgewater swept Riverland over the weekend with a 23 point margin. Leah Miller had 14 points for the Warriors. From the West Central Tribune.

Next up: College Reports

Weekly Review: Right on the Money

#6 posting 9.28.2008
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Weekly Review #6: RIGHT ON THE MONEY

This was a short week as far as games viewed with my team playing on prime viewing nights---Tuesday and Thursday. With those days out and Wednesday limited with action----I saw Maple Grove the week before---it left only Monday and Saturday for games.

Monday the power was on the right side. Both St. Michael-Albertville and Delano have powerful right side attacks. STMA's right side can be described as Catherines (or Katherines) the Great. Both Yager and Harms are headed to the Big 10. Delano's right side is younger and it can be described as K-squared with Kreklow and Koenecke. Molly Kreklow is now back in action after missing the first part of the year due to mono. She was a starter on Blaine's state tournament team the last two years. Which leads us to Saturday.

TEAM OF THE WEEK
St. Michael-Albertville beat two teams either ranked in the top 10 or receiving votes on consecutive nights. They opened on Monday with a sweep of #6AA Delano and then took Blaine on Tuesday. STMA sided out at 69% in the Delano match. The Knights have not lost since the opening night of the season. Their ball control has improved from that night in Andover.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Ari Mewhorter of Blaine edges out the STMA right sides with a dominating performance in the Totino-Grace contest. Mewhorter had 10 points in a Blaine 12-1 run. After missing last sesaon with a knee injury Mewhorter is back stronger than ever. Plus she is now hitting from the left side. For the game vs TG Mewhorter had 15 kills.

FIRST TEAM
S Catherine Yager, St. Michael-Albertville
RH Katherine Harms, St. Michael-Albertville
MH Brittney Barren, Blaine
MH Allie Humphrey, Minnetonka
OH Brittani Wiese, St. Michael-Albertville
OH Ari Mewhorter, Blaine
L Amber Marciniak, Blaine

The Delano right sides were edged out by the STMA contingent.

Next up: tomorrow

Gustavus Wins Tight Sweep

#5 posting 9.28.2008
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SATURDAY D3 RESULTS
MIAC
#7 St. Thomas beat Carleton in four with an 18 point margin. Katie McCaffrey (Fort Collins, CO) had 22 points for St. Thomas. Megan LaChappelle (Eagan) had 13 points for Carleton.

#14 Concordia Moorhead swept Macalester with a margin of 24 points. Maggie Olson (Fargo North) had 10 points for CM. Sonia Muzikarova (Gymnazium Bilikova, Bratislava, Slovakia) had 15 points for Mac.

#22 Gustavus swept Hamline with a margin of 12 points. Angela Ahrendt (Roseville) had 16 points for Gustavus. Amanda Booth (Champlin Park) and Emily Amici (Whitewater, WI) each had 8.5 points for the Pipers.

St. Mary’s swept Bethel with a margin of 12 points for the Cardinals 3rd straight MIAC win. Jessica Mate (St. Charles East, IL) had 17.5 points for St. Mary's. Jennifer Stoa (Concordia Roseville) and Nicole Wriedt (Arrowhead, WI) had 12.5 points each for Bethel.

UMAC
Northwestern, MN swept Northland with a 19 point margin. Kathryne Engel (West Lutheran) had 15 points for NW. Chelsea Lundgren (Crosby-Ironton) had 9.5 points for Northland.

St. Scholastica swept Crown with a margin of 36 points. Amy Thompson (Onamia) had 16 points for CSS. Naomi Anderson (Pine River-Backus) had 14 points for Crown.

Bethany Lutheran swept UM Morris with a 21 point margin. Eva Voss (MN Valley Lutheran) had 21 points for BL. Alison Pippo (Annandale) had 9 for UMM.

Martin Luther swept Presentation with a 33 point margin. Jamie Eternick had 10 kills for ML. From the New Ulm Journal.

LATE CC ACTION
#1 Rochester swept MN West on Friday with a 14 point margin. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Next up: later in the day with a review of the week.