Busse & the Olympics

#1 posting 3.10.2008
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OLYMPICS
Former Gopher Cassie Busse of Prior Lake Christian has a chance to make the American Olympic squad. Here is her story on her opportunity from the St. Paul Pioneer Press.

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Three Signings

#1 posting 3.9.2008
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THREE SIGNINGS
Annika Smed of Albert Lea has signed with North Dakota. From the Albert Lea Tribune.

Also joining Smed at North Dakota will be Taylor Bohannon a Libero from Eagan. Bohannon plays her JO ball with Northern Lights 18-1s.

The third signing is Jennifer Henke a Libero from Rosemount. She plays JO with M1 18-1s. Henke is headed to South Dakota.

These three signings push the Minnesota 2008 class commitments to 37 overall, and 13 to D1 teams. Both North Dakota and South Dakota will be playing at the D1 level next season. Here is a list of all signees. If you have a player that isn't on the list, go to my profile and email me.

JEWELL
Purdue assistant Kathy Jewell gets a feature on the Boilermaker website.

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Meningitis Death

#1 posting 3.8.2008
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MENINGITIS DEATH
Loras volleyball player Audrey Fitzgerald died of Neisseria meningitis last week. From the Des Moines Register.

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Scrimmage Postponed

#1 posting 3.7.2008
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SCRIMMAGE POSTPONED
The Iowa State alumni scrimmage that was scheduled for March 11 has postponed and will be rescheduled later.

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Law Suit

#1 posting 3.6.2008
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COURT TIME
The parents of a girls sexually abuse by Troy Bernard, former Montgomery-Lonsdale coach, are suing the school. The parents claim the school district is partially responsible for the behavior. The suit is now in federal court. From the Mankato Free Press.

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Iowa Interim Hire

#2 posting 3.5.2008
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IOWA HIRES
Katie McGuine has been hired as interim volleyball coach at Iowa. McGuine is a Rochester Lourdes grad 1997. She also attended MSU Mankato. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Iowa is still looking for a full time coach. From the Iowa City Press Citizen.

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Hagerty to Ball State, Hertaus to Marquette

#1 posting 3.5.3008
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HAGERTY TO BALL STATE
Former Gopher Rachelle Hagerty has received a scholarship at Ball State. From the Ball State Daily Online.

HERTAUS TO MARQUETTE
Sammy Hertaus of New Prague is headed to Marquette. Hertaus, a DS/setter plays for the Northern Lights 182s. She was all Conference in the Missota last fall.
Hertaus is the 34th player overall in the Minnesota 2008 class to commit to a school and the 10th to head to a D1 program.

NATIONAL VOLLEYBALL CENTER
The National Volleyball Center in Rochester is looking for state money for four more courts. From KTTC.

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Granquist Minnesota Bound

#1 posting 3.4.2008
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GRANQUIST LOCKED IN AT MINNESOTA
Blaine's Jessica Granquist has de-commited from Florida State and has commited to Minnesota.

Granquist was the first MaxPreps volleyball player of the week from Minnesota this year.

WEEKEND EVENT
Ralia Sports Center will host another event this weekend.

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South Dakota Volleyball Coaching Openings

#1 posting 3.3.2008
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COACHING NEWS
There are a couple of head volleyball jobs available in South Dakota.
Belle Fourche and Rapid City Central both have openings.

I guess even MySpace has a volleyball job site.

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Two New Coaches

#1 posting 3.2.2008
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COACHING NEWS
Shay Goulding is the new coach at BYU.

Chelsey Deibert is the new coach at Presentation.

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Viney Hired, Rule Changes, NDSU Clinic

#1 posting 3.1.2008
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COACHING NEWS
Eric Viney has been hired at Dakota Wesleyan in Mitchell. Viney was a grad assistant at North Dakota State for a couple of years. Last season he was an assistant at Oklahoma Panhandle.

RULE CHANGES
The NCAA has approved 15 new rule changes. One that will grab attention is moving from 30 points to 25 points a game. Game five stays at 15. Substitutions will drop from 15 to 12.

CLINIC
North Dakota State will be holding a coaching clinic on March 14 and 15.

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Mayville State Hires Kruse

#1 posting 2.29.2008
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COACHING NEWS
Lindsey Kruse has been named head coach at Mayville State. She is from Underwood, MN and is a Mayville State grad. She coached MayPortCG HS in North Dakota while in college. She has been the head coach at Buena Vista the last three years.

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National Tryouts

#1 posting 2.28.2008
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NATIONAL TRYOUTS
Former Miss Volleyball Nikki Klingsporn of Tartan (now at Wisconsin) attended the U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team Open Tryouts. They have photos.
Wisconsin and Michigan State were represented.

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Ralia Events

#1 posting 2.27.2008
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TOURNAMENT ALERT
This weekend there will be events at Ralia in Maple Grove and at Spring Lake Park. 12s, 15s, 16s will be in Power League action according to the MN Select. The Elite Series will be playing on Sunday starting at 8 am. The Minnesota heavy hitter JO teams for the 18s and 17s will be there.

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Six Gone, More Champs

#1 posting 2.26.2008
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SIX GONE
The Minnesota Daily looks at the six Gophers leaving the volleyball program and the reasons they left.

CHAMPS
Granite City 17s won the President's day tournament in Eden Prairie last week. One of the members of that squad is St. Cloud Cathedral's Anna Zyvoloski. From the St. Cloud Times.

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Hiawatha Valley All Conference

#1 posting 2.25.2008
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ALL CONFERENCE
It has been a while, but here is the Hiawatha Valley listing. If you have a confernce list that wasn't posted here, go to my profile and email me.
HIAWATHA VALLEY
Ashley Lexvold, Goodhue Senior, Setter
Olivia Warren, Senior MH
Abbey McNamara, Goodhue Senior OH
Brittney Lodermeier, Goodhue Senior RS
Julie Rainey, Stewartville Soph OH
Erin Ness, Stewartville Senior OH
Emily Rainey, Stewartville Junior Setter
Andrea Venzke, Stewartville Senior MH
Kristin Boyum, Kenyon-Wanamingo Senior OH
Josie Anderson, Kenyon-Wanamingo Senior Setter
Whitney Ryan, Kenyon-Wanamingo Junior MH
Nicole Anderson, Cannon Falls Junior MH
Michelle McCoy, Cannon Falls Senior OH
Elizabeth Benson, Cannon Falls Junior Setter
Jill Storlie, Byron Senior MH
Leslie Wilson, Hayfield Senior OH
Kiley Severson, Hayfield Soph OH
Christina Maley, Pine Island Senior MH
Whitney Canton, Pine Island Junior OH
Gretchen Korsmo, Rochester Lourdes Senior OH
Caroline Smith, Rochester Lourdes Senior Setter
Kelli Boras, Zumbrota-Mazeppa Senior Libero
Holly Hinsch, Zumbrota-Mazeppa Senior OH
Tara Rasmussen, Kasson-Mantorville Junior Setter
Liz Hanson, Triton Senior Setter
Alyssa Bryngelson, Triton Junior OH
Jenny Gilbertson, Winona Cotter Senior MH
Maranda Dohrn, Lake City Senior MH

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Branagh Wins New Orleans Event

#1 posting 2.24.2008
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AVP TOUR
Former Gopher Nicole Branagh won a title on the final stop of the Association of Volleyball Professionals' indoor tour Saturday night in New Orleans. From WCCO.

COACHING NEWS
Traci Dahl is the new coach at Indiana State.

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Heffernan Hired, Academic Honors

#1 posting 2.23.2008
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HEFFERNAN HIRED
Brian Heffernan didn't have long to wait for a new job. He has been named an assistant volleyball coach at the University of Wisconsin. He resigned from Washington State earlier in the week.

ACADEMIC HONORS
Crown volleyball players Annette Case (Dundy County, Nebraska), Amy Stenlund (Mound-Westonka), and Lovina Kramer (Arthur Christian, IN) have been named to the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) fall 2007 Academic All-Conference Teams.

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Heffernan Resigns, Klingsporn Tries Out

#1 posting 2.22.2008
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COACHING RESIGNS
Brian Heffernan of Washington State resigned. He was an assistant coach and associate head coach (the last two) at Minnesota.

St. Olaf coach Cindy Book for her contribution to women's sport as a part of the MIAC's 25 Years of Women's Athletics celebration.

NATIONAL TRYOUTS
Four Wisconsin players, including Tartan's Nikki Klingsporn, are headed to Colorado Springs this weekend to participate in the U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team open tryouts.

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Buena Vista Hires, More President's Results

#2 posting 2.21.2008
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COACHING NEWS
D3
Heather Noll has been hired as the head women's volleyball coach at Buena Vista.

MORE TOURNAMENT RESULTS
The Mizuno Northern Lights 16-3 team took 5th place in Omaha.

In the Frostbite Festival in Rochester, the 16-3 team battled SMV 16-1 team for the championship. The 16-3 team played the same team (Titans) that was in the championship match against the 16-2's. In the 16-3 match against the Titans NL lost the first game (The Titans had already played a match- against the 16-4 team and were warmed up and had the adrenaline going). NL16-3 came from being behind 8 or 9 points to almost win the 2nd game (lost 30-28, with a disputed call impacting the result).

Also note that out of 12 teams in the 16's Club Gold bracket, 4 of them were Northern Lights 16's teams (16-2, 16-3, 16-4 and 16-5).