$$$$, Banquets, Police Blotter

#1 posting 1/28/2008
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$$$$$$$
According to Sid Hartman's column on Sunday, the Gopher volleyball team was $799,986 in the red this past year.

BANQUETS
Illinois held their end of the year banquet and four players received special awards.

The Gopher end of the year banquet will take place on Saturday, Feb. 9th from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm. The Golddiggers will be hosting the event.

POLICE BLOTTER
This is from Michigan, but I found it interesting. Apparently a father was convicted of attacking a volleyball coach and spectators. Now he is appealing. From WHMI FM.

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MIAC Academic All Conference

#1 posting 1.27.2008
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ACADEMIC ALL CONFERENCE
St. Benedict had two volleyball players make the MIAC Academic All Conference squad: Beth Hanson (Bethlehem Academy) and Emma Jaynes (Hibbing). There were 41 MIAC volleyball players that made the list. Macalester had 6 players make the list, the most of any schools.

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Court Time, Transfer

#1 posting 1.26.2008
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COURT TIME
Troy Bernard, former Montgomery-Lonsdale girls volleyball coach, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for having a sexual relationship with a 14 year old player. From the Mankato Free Press.

TRANSFER
Whitney Tremain is leaving Michigan State and is headed to Grand Valley State. The 5-11 OH didn't see much court time. From the Grand Rapids Press.

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Academics & Rising Stars

#1 posting 1.25.2008
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ACADEMICS
North Dakota State had 9 volleyball players make the Summit League's Fall All-Academic Team. The Minnesota players that made it include
Kari Fangan, Sr. Fridley
Kristen Hille, Sr. Sauk Rapids
Mattie Johnson, So. Lakeville North
Christy Stuewe, Sr. Mayer Lutheran

RISING STAR
Freshman Laura DeBruhler of Illinois has been named to the "Rising Stars" by Collegiate Volleyball Update.

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Frank Verbal, Meet The Gov

#1 posting 1.24.2008
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VERBAL
Megan Frank, a 5-10 senior OH from Wayzata High School, has verbally committed to enroll and play volleyball at NAIA school Viterbo University(LaCrosse, Wi) for the upcoming 2008-09 season.

GOVERNOR
D2 National Champs Concordia St. Paul met Minnesota Governor Pawlenty yesterday.

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Yerty, Callihan Hired

#1 posting 1.23.2008
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COLLEGE COACHING HIRES

Wyoming hired Carrie Yerty as their new coach. Yerty previously coached at Memphis.

Chad Callihan was hired at Georgia Southern. He was an assistant at Georgia this past year and had been the head coach Appalachian State.

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Gopher Schedule 2008

#1 posting 1.22.2008
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GOPHER SCHEDULE
Mark your calendars--here is a preliminary look at the Minnesota Gopher schedule. Always a big game, the Wisconsin Badgers are in town on September, 27. Penn State, the national champs, are at the Pavilion on October, 11.
The two tournaments for the Gophers are on back to back weekends in mid September.

Date(s), Event, Location
Aug 23 Alumni Match, MN Sports Pavilion
TOURNAMENT SEASON
Aug 29-31 Creighton Invite (Creighton, MN, TAMU, LSU) Omaha, NE
Sep 4-6 Hawaii Invite (HI, MN, WY, Cinncinnati) Honolulu, HI
Sep 12-14 Diet Coke Classic (MN, California, Notre Dame, Cal Poly) MN Sports Pavilion
Sep 19,20 Gopher Invite (MN, UNC, Winthrop, TCU) MN Sports Pavilion
BIG 10 SEASON
Sep 26 Northwestern MN Sports Pavilion
Sep 27 Wisconsin MN Sports Pavilion
Oct 3 @ Illinois Champaign, IL
Oct 4 @ Purdue W.Lafayette, IN
Oct 10 Indiana MN Sports Pavilion
Oct 11 Penn State MN Sports Pavilion
Oct 15 Iowa MN Sports Pavilion
Oct 17 Mich State MN Sports Pavilion
Oct 24 @ Ohio State Columbus, OH
Oct 25 @ Michigan Ann Arbor, MI
Oct 31 @ Penn State State College, PA
Nov 1 @ Indiana Bloomington, IN
Nov 7 Purdue MN Sports Pavilion
Nov 8 Illinois MN Sports Pavilion
Nov 14 @ Wisconsin Madison, WI
Nov 15 @ Northwestern Evanston, IL
Nov 21 Michigan MN Sports Pavilion
Nov 22 Ohio State MN Sports Pavilion
Nov 26 @ Iowa Iowa City, IA
Nov 29 @ Mich State E.Lansing, MI

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Classic Suburban All Conference

#1 posting 1.21.2008
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CLASSIC SUBURBAN ALL CONFERENCE
Emilee Schutta, Tartan 11
Jenna Fleischhacker, Tartan 12
Logan Crotty, North St. Paul 12
Kristen Pottratz, North St. Paul 12
Taylor Cross, Hill-Murray 12
Lindsay Preiner, Hill-Murray 12
Tessa Bisek, Hill-Murray 12
Lisa Grundtner, Hill-Murray 12
Lauren Caswell, Mahtomedi 12
Ali Vandercook, Henry Sibley 12
Madyson Frank, South St. Paul 12
Shelby Clarke, Richfield 12
Pamela January, Richfield 11
Natalie Walseth, Simley 10
Margot Holmstrom, Simley 12
Caitlin Aten, Simley 12
Honorable Mention
Ashley Mondor, Tartan 12
Mattie McDonald, Tartan 11
Katie Hayes, North St. Paul 11
Mary Flanagan, North St. Paul 12
Lexi Sobaski, North St. Paul 11
Meri Butala, Hill-Murray 12
Cassie Rieser, Hill-Murray 12
Jen Annoni, Hill-Murray 12
Morgan Wynveen, Mahtomedi 11
Amber Eide, Mahtomedi 11
Manah Beaman, Henry Sibley 11
Sarah Lopez, Henry Sibley 11
Katie Ahlstrom, Henry Sibley 11
Carolyn Newstrom, South St. Paul 12
Jamie Noonan, Richfield 11
Kierra Jeffers, Richfield 11
Molly Griffin, Richfield 12
Elizabeth Mendoza, Simley 12
Simone Raiter, Simley 10
Kelly Barnes, Simley 10

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MLK Scrimmages

#1 posting 1.20.2008
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MLK SCRIMMAGE
The Martin Luther King Scrimmages are taking place today at the Midwest Volleyball Warehouse. Scrimmages start at 8:30 am for 16s and 18s and the last round at 2:30 pm. The Event is sponsored by Northern Lights.

SEASON WRAP
Purdue held their end of the year banquet and looked back at the season just passed with awards and reviews.

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Two Hires and a Suit

#1 posting 1.19.2008
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COACHING NEWS
Sean Burdette has been named volleyball coach at Bradley. He had been an assistant at Ohio State.

Joe Houck has been named volleyball coach at Portland. He had been the head coach at Western Oregon. From the Salem Statesman Journal.

Jaye Flood of Florida Gulf Coast filed a federal lawsuit Friday against the university, alleging gender discrimination and retaliation. From the Fort Myers News Press.

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Coach of the Year Finalist

#2 posting 1.18.2008
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BOELTER COACH OF THE YEAR FINALIST
Franz Boelter of Faribault Bethlehem Academy was a finalist for the National Coach of the Year named by PrepVolleyball.com. Laurie LaRusso of Darien, Connecticut won the honor.

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Central MN Conference All Conference

#1 posting 1.18.2008
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Central Minnesota Conference All-Conference
1st Team
Heidi Lensing (11), BBE
Lindsay Goodwin (12), BBE
Sarah Gruber (12), BBE
Andrea Rachel (12), Maple Lake
Ceta Huttner (12), Maple Lake
Katie Kimman (12), Pierz
Kaylee Hawks (11), Pierz
Brooke Boeckmann (12), Eden Valley Watkins
Hannah Linz (11), Eden Valley Watkins
Erike Bullert (12), Holdingford
Brittany Fautsch (11), Holdingford
Brittany Drew (12), Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted
Katie Pettit (11), Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted
Tesslynn Callander (10), Kimball
Katie Netherton (12), Rockford
2nd Team
Emily Roelike (11), BBE
Jena Schroeder (12), BBE
Jenny Hieserich (11), BBE
Chelsea Rachel (10), Maple Lake
Laura Johnson (11), Maple Lake
Gabrielle Baser (11), Pierz
Kelsey Saehr (12), Pierz
Kelley Theis (12), Eden Valley Watkins
Beth Brutger (12), Eden Valley Watkins
Kaitlyn Jarnot (12), Holdingford
Marie Kierzek (11), Holdingford
Abby Sawatzke (12), Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted
Brittany Streich (12), Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted
Brittnay Simmons (12), Kimball
Ashley Stevens (12), Rockford

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Gopher Luncheon, Hoosier Schedule

#1 posting 1.17.2008
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GOPHER AWARD LUNCHEON
The Golddiggers are sponsoring the Gopher Award Luncheon on February 9th.

INDIANA SCHEDULE
The Indiana Hoosiers have released their 2008 schedule. The travel to Long Beach State for a tournament to open the season. They host two tournaments of their own and also travel to Kentucky.
Indiana will be at Minnesota on Oct. 10. Minnesota heads to Bloomington, IN on Nov. 1.

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Sioux Falls Signs Two

#1 posting 1.16.2008
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PROCHASKA SIGNS
The University of Sioux Falls has signed Megan Boomgarden of Hurley, SD and Tessa Prochaska of Southeastern IA CC. Prochaska played her high school ball at Jackson County Central.

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Classic Lake All Conference

#1 posting 1.15.2008
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CLASSIC LAKE ALL CONFERENCE
Tia Gaffen, Wayzata, MB, Jr.
Loren Twomey, Wayzata, DS, Sr.
Allison Lutz, Wayzata, S, Jr.
Courtney Rose, Hopkins, OH, Sr.
Alicia Vossen, Hopkins, MH, So.
Calli Carnahan, Hopkins, MH, Sr.
Katy Flynn, Minnetonka, S, Sr.
Katie Ness, Minnetonka, DS, Sr.
Sarah Tapani, Minnetonka, S, Jr.
Grace Maclean, Edina, OH, Sr.
Ellie Squires, Edina, OH, Sr.
Dominique Thompson, Armstrong, MH, So.
Honorable Mention
Signe Brewster, Wayzata, MB, Sr.
Lora Pohtilla, Wayzata, OH, Sr.
Sarah Younger, Hopkins, S, Jr.
Mari Peterson, Hopkins, OH, Sr.
Chelsea Reinhart, Minnetonka, OH, Jr.
Lisa James, Minnetonka, OS, Jr.
Kelly Vogt, Edina, L, Sr.
Cait Deal, Edina, S, Sr.
Kristi Larson, Armstrong, OH, Sr.
Maura Jackson, Armstrong, MH,

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Wanted: Coach at Apple Valley

#1 posting 1.14.2008
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WANTED: COACH AT APPLE VALLEY
Apple Valley has posted the head volleyball coaching job. It was found in the StarTribune on W3 yesterday.
Dan Seppala was the coach this season. He replaced long time coach Walt Weaver this season.

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Busse & the Olympics

#1 posting 1.13.2008
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NATIONAL TEAM
Cassie Busse, former Gopher, is trying to make the Olympic team. She is quoted on page 6 and extensively on page 9 in the U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team Weekly Update.

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Walk Ons, Overuse Injuries

#1 posting 1.12.2008
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WALK ON
Mary Sanderfoot of Rochester Century will walk on at South Dakota State. She is a 6-1 middle. She was the most improved player on the Southern MN volleyball 17-1 team last year. From the Rochester Post Bulletin (scroll).

OVERUSE INJURIES
The RPB also has an article on overuse injuries--what to look for and how to prevent them.

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Holloway Quits

#1 posting 1.11.2008
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NEBRASKA SETTER QUITS
Sophomore Rachel Holloway has left Nebraska. She was the starting setter for the last two years. From the Columbus Telegram.
This has confused many in Cornhusker land. From the Lincoln Journal Star.

Hannah Werth of Springfield, IL has made a verbal to Nebraska. From the Lincoln Journal Star.

LUNCHEON
Northern Iowa will hold their end of the year luncheon on Sunday, Jan. 27 at noon.

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Bush Hired at Minnesota

#2 posting 1.10.2008
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BUSH HIRED BY GOPHERS
Laura Bush (not the first lady) has been hired as an assistant volleyball coach at Minnesota. She replaces Dave Manka. Bush was the head coach at Auburn from 2002-2007. She also played for coach Hebert at Illinois.

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