Gophers Win, Carlston's 200th, Pierce's 1332nd

#2 posting 9.20.2008
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BIG 10 RESULTS
#8 Minnesota topped Texas Christian in four in the Gopher Invitational. Kyla Roehrig had 20.5 points for the Gophers. Jessica Menden of Shakopee did not play for TCU.

Prior to the match, the Golden Gophers honored the USA Men’s Volleyball Olympic Gold Medal Coach Hugh McCutcheon.

Roehrig (Papillion-La Vista, Nebraska) is on a quest to reach the Qwest. From the Omaha World Herald.

#23 Illinois swept Southern Illinois Edwardsville. Abby Nelson had 15.5 points for the Illini.

Indiana beat George Mason in four and then swept Ball State in their own Hoosier tournament. Juli Pierce became Indiana's all time dig leader with 1332. Ashley Benson had 17 points vs GM and Erica Short had 20 points vs BS.

Iowa swept Portland in the Iowa Tournament. Megan Schipper had 11.5 points for the Hawkeyes. Jennifer Sheedy (Totino-Grace) had 8.5 points for Portland.

In the Northwestern tournament the Wildcats opened with a five set win over Georgetown. NW won in another fiver with Virginia. Chelsy Hyser had 20 points vs Georgetown and another 20 vs Virginia.
Naomi Johnson (Bloomington Kennedy) had 1.5 points vs Georgetown and played, but did not score vs Virginia.
Malow Bruneau (Lakeville) had 13 assists and one point for Virginia.

At Kent State, Ohio State swept Duquesne. That victory was coach Geoff Carlston's 200th. Later the Buckeyes swept Chicago State.
Kristen Dozier had 16.5 points vs Duquesne and Kelli Barhorst had 13.5 points vs CS.
Susan Halvorson (Apple Valley) had 3 digs vs Duquesne and had 4 aces vs CS.

#25 Michigan swept Western Kentucky in the Michigan tournament. Juliana Paz had 14 points for Michigan.

#1 Penn State swept Yale in the PSU tournament. Megan Hodge had 12.5 points for PSU.

#20 Purdue rallied to beat host Dayton. Denita Merlau had 17.5 points for the Boilermakers.

#13 Wisconsin opens play today in the Cheese Bowl in Milwaukee.

Next up: More D1 Results.

Final Four Set in Apple Valley

#1 posting 9.20.2008
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HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS
APPLE VALLEY TOURNAMENT
In a power packed tournament Chaska, Owatonna, Eden Prairie and Shakopee advanced to the final four. Finals are today at 2:30 pm.

#1 AAA Chaska is in the final four with victories over Hibbing (2-0) and Lakeville North (2-1). There is a brief out & about on the LN match last night. From the Chaska Herald.

#2AA Marshall defeated Blaine in two and then lost to Owatonna in two (a brief out & about last night). Owatonna started their day with a win over host Apple Valley. From the Marshall Independent and the Owatonna People's Press.

#1A Bethlehem Academy was 1-1 vs Lake Conference opponents Friday at AV. They beat #11AAA Burnsville in three and then fell to #8 Eden Prairie in three. Holly Hafemeyer had 15 kills vs Burnsville and 20 vs EP. From the Faribault Daily News.

REGULAR SEASON GAMES
#5A Southwest Christian of Chaska swept Bethany in MCAA action.

LATE RESULTS
#10 Alexandria swept Fergus Falls on Thursday. Plus two other results from the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.

Sauk Rapids swept Brainerd. From the Brainerd Dispatch.

Paynesville beat Minnewaska in five for their first victory of the year. Anna Kotten had 13 kills for the Bulldogs. Plus one other late result in the West Central Tribune.

Morris split their matches this week with a win over BOLD on Tuesday and a loss to Lac Qui Parle Valley on Thursday. From the Morris Sun Tribune.

Pine River-Backus swept Pequot Lakes on Thursday. Plus six other results in the Brainerd Dispatch.

Farmington won twice last week with sweeps over Rochester Century and Northfield. From the Farmington Independent.

Superior, WI beat Duluth Central on Thursday in four. From the Superior Daily Telegram.

Perham swept West Central on Thursday. From the Perham Enterprise.

Crookston swept Warren-Alvarado-Oslo. Rachel Wold had 15 kills for the Pirates. From the Crookston Times.

Breckenridge swept Ulen-Hitterdal. Christine Deal had 12 points for the Cowgirls. From the Wahpeton Daily News.

Sebeka beat New York Mills in four. From the Perham Enterprise.

Littlefork-Big Falls topped Cook in four. From the International Falls Daily Journal.

Bigfork's match on Thursday was cancelled at Northome due to a power outage as a construction worker hit a line.

Deer River knocked off Grand Rapids. Deer River won the first set 28-26, then 25-18, Rapids came back and won the next two 25-21 and an unknown score. Deer River won the fifth 15-10. It was back and forth, both teams attacking, digging up the ball, great plays and both of their setters passed the ball extremely well.

EXTREMELY OLD REPORTS
Tartan upset Hill-Murray back on September 4. From the Maplewood Review-News.

STATS
The Rochester Post Bulletin has the team stats for the Three Rivers conference.

Next up: Big 10 results

Out & About: Chaska/Lakeville North

#4 posting 9.19.2008
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APPLE VALLEY EAGLE INVITATIONAL
Pool D final
CHASKA hawks 2, LAKEVILLE NORTH panthers 1
(25-22, 22-25, 15-11)

The #1 Chaska Hawks survived a nail biter with Lake rival and #4 Lakeville North 2-1.

In set one Lakeville North led 21-17 when Chaska burned their final time out. Just as in set two of the Owatonna/Marshall contest, Chaska finished with an 8-1 run. Bekah Saugen had three of the Hawk points in the run.

LN bounced back with an enormous 10 point string in set two to claim a 12-4 lead. LN led by as much as nine. Chaska roared back with a six point string to close to 17-14. The Hawks tied it up at 21. LN, behind the swing of Amy Braun, got the side out. The Panthers wrapped up set two with a 4-1 run.

LN used that momentum to grab an early 6-2 lead in set three. Chaska, with their raucous fans, scrapped back and took a 9-8 lead. A missed serve tied the game momentarily at nine. But LN missed their serve opportunity opening the door for a four point Hawk run. LN took a time out at 12-9, but Chaska added one more point before the side out. Braun added another kill to close to 13-11. After a Hawk time out Saugen put down a kill. The contest ended on a LN hitting error.

Amy Braun of Lakeville North had 16.5 points to lead both teams. Bekah Saugen had 9.5 points for Chaska.

You can see the entire Chaska vs Lakeville North photo gallery at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com. Photos tonight by Teas.

rotation, player, (year) position, aces-blocks-kills---total points
CHASKA
1. Amanda Konetchy (2010) S 1-0-2----3
2. Makenzie Niesche (2009) L 0-0-0---0
3. Bekah Saugen (2010) OH 0-0.5-9----9.5
3br: Megan Kettler (2010) DS 0-0-0---0
4. Christine Bielski (2010) DS 0-0-0----0
4fr: Amanda Unze (2009) RS 0-0-9----9
5. Shelby Peterson (2010) OH 0-0-7----7
5br: Lynn Bielski (2010) DS 0-0-0---0
6. Maggie Finkel (2009) DS 0-0-0----0
6fr Ellen Degler (2010) OH 0-1.5-3---4.5
totals: 1-2-33---36 points, 26 points on LN errors

LAKEVILLE NORTH
1. Ellen Fox (2010) DS 0-0-0---0
1fr: Christina Hanf (2009) OH 0-0-2---2
2. Corinne Solheid (2009) DS 0-0-0----0
2fr: Jessica Speckman (2009) MH 0-0-3---3
3. Kellie McNeil (2011) OH 1-0-1----2
4. Amy Braun (2009) OH 0-1.5-15----16.5
5. Cassie Weaver (2010) DS 0-0-0----0
5fr: Brooke Lewko (2009) MH 0-1-4---5
6. Leah Johnson (2009) S 0-0.5-4---4.5
totals: 1-2-29---32 points; 26 points on Chaska errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Even in a loss Amy Braun.

BY THE NUMBERS
team, fbso/fbso attempts; fbso %; points, % earned; % allowed
Chaska 16/32--.500; 62 points, .581; .448
Lakeville North 16/32-.500; .552; .419
Runs 3+: Chaska 9, LN 4
Longest string: LN 10, Chaska 6
Missed Serves: LN 10, Chaska 10
Time Out %: Chaska 5/6-.833; LN 1/5-.200

ROTATIONS
CHASKA
1. Konetchy 13-10 .565
2. Niesche 13-9 .591
3. Saugen 7-16 .304
4. C Bielski 11-8 .579
5. Peterson 6-8 .429
6. Finkel 12-7 .632
totals: 62-58 .517

LAKEVILLE NORTH
1. Fox 10-18 .357
2. Solheid 8-5 .615
3. McNeil 17-11 .607
4. Braun 6-7 .462
5. Weaver 9-9 .500
6. Johnson 8-12 .400

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

BIGGEST LEAD
Team: 1 2 3
Chaska 3 2 4
L North 4 9 4

next up: tomorrow morning

Out & About: Owatonna/Marshall

#3 posting 9.19.2008
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APPLE VALLEY EAGLE INVITATIONAL
Pool A Final
OWATONNA huskies 2, MARSHALL tigers 0
(25-15, 25-23)

Owatonna beat #2AA Marshall 2-0.

The Huskies raced out to a 5-0 lead out of the gate and used that momentum to roll to a 25-15. Owatonna earned 21 of the 25 points in game one.

Game two the Huskies had a dramatic finish to win. Marshall led 22-17 when Owatonna took their last time out. Whatever was said in the time out should be bottled because the Huskies responded with an 8-1 finish to win 25-23. The last three points came via Tiger errors. In fact Owatonna only earned 10 of their points in set two. Owatonna closed out set two with five straight first ball side outs, another key factor in their upset win.

Bethany Thompson had 11.5 points for Owatonna. Rachel Westby had 10 points for Marshall.

You can see the entire Owatonna vs Marshall photo gallery at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com

rotation, player, (year) position, aces-blocks-kills---total points
OWATONNA
1. Bethany Thompson (2009) OH 0-3.5-8----11.5
2. Courtney Lermon (2009) S 1-0-0----1
3. Lauren Schlobohm (2012) MH 0-1.5-0----1.5
3br: Libby Osmundson (2009) DS 0-0-1---1
4. Chelsey Fogarty (2009) DS 0-0-0----0
4fr: Jordan Spatenka (2009) OH 0-1.5-3---4.5
5. Taryn Anderson (2010) S 2-0-0----2
5fr: Christa Bruessel (2010) RH 0-0-2---2
6. Kaileigh Lyke (2009) MH 2-1.5-3---6.5
6br: Cassie Dahline (2009) L 0-0-0----0
totals: 5-8-18---31 points, 19 points on Marshall errors

MARSHALL
1. Karli Vandeputter (2009) DS 0-0-0----0
1fr: Dani Beekman (2010) OH 0-0-4----4
2. Shay Birath (2009) L 0-0-0----0
2fr: Danielle Gladis (2009) MH 0-0-2----2
3. Kayla Wallerich (2010) S 0-0-4----4
4. Rachel Westby (2010) OH 1-1-8----10
5. Hope Weilage (2009) MH 0-0-3---3
6. Kelsey Deragisch (2010) S 0-0-0----0
totals: 1-1-21----23 points, 15 points on Owatonna errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Bethany Thompson

BY THE NUMBERS
team, fbso/fbso attempts; fbso %; points, % earned; % allowed
Owatonna 10/21---.476; 50; .620; .395
Marshall 6/22----.273; 38; .605; .380
Runs 3+: Owatonna 8, Marshall 4
Longest string: Marshall 6, Owatonna 5
Missed Serves: Owatonna 3, Marshall 2
Time Out %: Owatonna 2/2---1.000; Marshall 0/3---.000

ROTATIONS
OWATONNA
1. Thompson 6-6 .500
2. Lermon 10-11 .476
3. Schlobohm 8-5 .615
4. Fogarty 8-7 .533
5. Anderson 6-6 .500
6. Lyke 12-4 .750
totals: 50-38 .641

MARSHALL
1. Vanderputter 8-9 .471
2. Birath 10-8 .556
3. Wallerich 5-8 .385
4. Westby 6-7 .462
5. Weilage 6-12 .333
6. Deragisch 3-6 .333
totals: 38-50

RACE TO:
set: 5 10 15 20 25
set 1: O O O O O
set 2: M M M M O

BIGGEST LEAD
Team: 1 2
Owatonna 10 2
Marshall 0 5

Next up: pool D final

Button Pusher, Sister Act

#2 posting 9.19.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
BIG 10 NEWS
New Iowa Hawkeye coach Sharon Dingman is pushing the right buttons. From the Cedar Rapids Gazette.

Michigan State plays at Central Michigan this weekend.

Texas Christian faces the Gophers tonight.

D1 RESULTS
Colorado State beat Utah in five in the Mountain West. Tessa Nelson (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton) had 13.5 points for CSU.

Eastern Washington beat Weber State in five. Brittney Bisaillon (Jackson County Central) had 19 points. Leah Burmeister (JCC) played and had 8 points.

The Lopez sisters are together again at North Dakota State. From the Fargo Forum.

Cincinnati travels to the Indiana tournament this weekend.

Marquette hosts the Wisconsin Cheese Bowl....it is a volleyball tournament.

Marshall is headed to the East Carolina Tournament.

South Carolina opens SEC play with matches against Georgia and LSU.

D2 NEWS
UM Duluth is ready for the start of the Northern Sun season. Video from KBJR.

UMD's Lindsey Clairmont (Wayzata) is spotlighted with a Q&A.

Next up: later today.

Windom Tops Minneota, JCC Swept, 2 Milestones

#1 posting 9.19.2008
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It was a busy night throughout the state.
The upsets victims last night included Andover and JCC.
The top heavyweight battle took place between Windom and Minneota.
Lewiston-Altura escaped with a five game win over Chatfield. LA trailed 14-9 in game five.
Milestones reached: 1000 kills Megan Lambertson of Litchfield and 1000 assists by Jade Pelzl of Rushford-Peterson.

AAA
#1 Chaska swept #8 Eden Prairie. There was a report in last night's posting

#2 Shakopee swept Prior Lake in Missota action.

#3 St. Michael-Albertville swept Becker in Mississippi 8 action.

#4 Eastview swept district rival Rosemount in Lake action.

#5 Lakeville North swept sister school Lakeville South in Lake action.

#6 Waconia swept Orono in Wright County action.

#7 Woodbury swept Park-Cottage Grove in Suburban East action

#9 Andover lost to Centennial in five in Northwest Suburban action.

#10 Alexandria swept Fergus Falls in Central Lakes action.

Winona beat Decorah, IA in four, plus one more result in the Winona Daily News.

Owatonna swept Faribault in Big 9 action. From the Owatonna People's Press.

Mankato West swept Albert Lea in Big 9 action. From Albert Lea Tribune.

Mankato East swept Rochester Century in Big 9 action. Mariah Verkinderen had 11 kills for the Cougars. From the Mankato Free Press.

New Ulm swept Fairmont in South Central action. From the New Ulm Journal.

Holy Angels swept Red Wing in Missota action. From the Red Wing Republican Eagle.

Willmar swept St. Cloud Apollo in Central Lakes action. Emily Nelsen had 14 points for the Cardinals. From the West Central Tribune.

Bemidji swept Roseau. From the Bemidji Pioneer.

AA
#1 St. Cloud Cathedral swept Long Prairie-Grey Eagle in West Central North action. Ann Zyvoloski had 12 kills for SCC.

#2 Marshall beat Pipestone in four in Southwest action. The Arrows took the first game before the Tigers roared back with three straight. Hope Weilage had 15 points for the Tigers. From the Marshall Independent.

#3 Jordan swept Sibley East in Minnesota River action.

#5 Jackson County Central lost in a sweep to Worthington in Southwest action. It was JCC's first loss of the year. Holli Aggen had 20 points for the Trojans. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

#6 Stewartville swept Winona Cotter in Hiawatha Valley action

#7 Belle Plaine swept Montgomery-Lonsdale in Minnesota River action

#8 Delano swept Annandale in Wright County action

#9 LeSueur-Henderson swept Norwood-Young America in Minnesota River action.

#10 Caledonia swept Southland in Three River action.

Triton beat Rochester Lourdes in four. Alyssa Bryngelson had 17 points for Triton. Pine Island swept Hayfield. Whitney Canton had 12 kills for PI. Kasson-Mantorville beat Kenyon-Wanamingo in five. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Lewiston-Altura pulled a rabbit out of their hat with a come from behind win over Chatfield. LA trailed 2-0 and then 14-9 in the fifth game. Alyssa Franzen had 18 kills for LA. St. Charles beat Plainview-Elgin-Millville in a sweep. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

In a battle of Cardinals it was Luverne picking up their first conference win of the season with a fiver over Redwood Valley in Southwest action. Kat Dahl had 15 points for Luverne. Plus eight other results from the Worthington Daily Globe.

Montevideo beat ACGC in four. Brooke Tastad had 15 kills for Montevideo. Plus one more result from the West Central South.

Litchfield's Megan Lambertson recorded her 1000th kill in a sweep of Dassel-Cokato in Wright County action. Lambertson had 17 kills on the night. From the Litchfield Independent Review.

Rocori swept Sartell in Central Lakes action. Jordan Hansen had 13 kills for the Spartans. Plus 15 other results in the St. Cloud Times.

DGF swept Hawley in Heart O'Lakes action. From the Fargo Forum.

A
#1 Bethelehem Academy swept United South Central in Gopher action. Holly Hafemeyer had 25 points for BA. From the Faribault Daily News and Albert Lea Tribune.

#2 Windom swept #3 Minneota in a battle of section 3A heavyweights. Megan Ysker had 15 kills for the Eagles. From the Marshall Independent.

#4 Wabasha-Kellogg swept Fillmore Central in Three River action.

#6 Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa swept Maple Lake in Central Minnesota action. Emily Roelike had 10 kills for BBE. Plus four more results in the West Central Tribune.

#8 Ada-Borup swept Win-E-Mac in Pine to Prairie action.

#10 Mayer Lutheran played Holy Family.

Spring Grove swept Houston. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Rushford-Peterson outlasted Kingsland in five. Jade Pelzl recorded her 1000th career assist for RP. Kenzie Lind had 20 kills for RP. Plus 9 other results from the Winona Daily News.

Goodhue beat Lake City in four. Plus three more results from the Red Wing Republican Eagle.

Blooming Prairie swept Randolph. From the Owatonna People's Press.

Grand Meadow beat LeRoy-Ostrander in five in Southeast action. Jessica Benson had 25 kills for GM. Kaylee Bunne had 14 kills for LRO. From the Austin Daily Herald.

Cleveland beat Alden-Conger in five. Nadean Krueger had 18 kills for AC. From the Albert Lea Tribune.

Wabasso beat Minnesota Valley Lutheran in four in Tomahawk action. Amanda Burk had 19 kills for MVL. Springfield swept Sleepy Eye plus four more results from the New Ulm Journal.

Lakeview swept RTR in Camden action plus 9 other results in the Marshall Independent.

KMS swept Dawson-Boyd. Plus three other results from the West Central Tribune.

Barnum stopped Carlton's 20 match Polar winning streak with a four game victory. Katrina Newman had 24 kills for the Bombers. Plus five other results from the Duluth News Tribune.

Moorhead Park Christian swept Hillcrest Lutheran. Amy Jordahl had 13 aces for MPC. From the Fargo Forum.

LATE RESULTS
Hastings finished fourth in the Henry Sibley Tournament. From the Hastings Star Gazette.

STANDINGS
Here is the Standings in Southeast Minnesota via the Rochester Post Bulletin.

OUTDOOR VOLLEYBALL
Lee’s Summit West, North Kansas City, Winnetonka and Oak Park participated in the first outdoor volleyball tournament in Missouri last night. They set up a court at the football field. From the Kansas City Star.

Next up: College reports

Chaska Tops Eden Praiire

#4 posting 9.18.2008
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CHASKA TOPS EDEN PRAIRIE
#1 Chaska swept #8 Eden Prairie in Lake Conference action.
EP started slow in game one losing 25-16.
In game two EP had the upper hand late until some calls that broke Chaska's direction. The Hawks survived that game 30 - 28.
Game three again EP had a late lead until Chaska pulled ahead 25-23.

WHITEHAWK WHITEWASH
Mound-Westonka scrubbed Minneapolis Henry 3-0 in a 5AA section match up in Mound 3-0. MW dominated in sets one and three with Henry putting up their stiffest resistance in set two 25-20. The Patriots had a 13-12 lead after falling behind 9-1 to start set two. Henry scored two straight points to close to 19-17 when a serve delay was called and the momentum shifted hard back to Mound. Set three wasn't very challenging with MW holding the Patriots to single digits.

Hutchinson beat New Prague in a sweep. Laura Carlson had 16 kills for the Tigers. From the Hutchinson Leader.

LATE REPORTS
Yesterday Pine River-Backus beat Cass Lake-Bena in four. Kendra Hamilton had 10 kills for PRB. From the Brainerd Dispatch.

Chaska's wins last week are recounted in the Chaska Herald.

Alexandria swept Moorhead on Tuesday. From the Echo Press.

MACCRAY topped Redwood Valley in five. From the Redwood Falls Gazette.

Silver Bay swept rival Two Harbors last Thursday. From the Lake County News-Chronicle.

Milaca beat Pine City in four on Monday. From the Mille Lacs County Times.

Pine Island beat Cannon Falls in four games last week. From the Cannon Falls Beacon.

Randolph is showing improvement. From the Cannon Falls Beacon.

Parkers Prairie swept Ashby last Thursday. From the Echo Press.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Here is the Fergus Falls Daily Journal's story on the MN West four set win over Fergus Falls Wednesday.

NDSCS swept Sioux Falls JV. Lexi Braun had 10 kills for the Wildcats. From the Wahpeton Daily News.

Next up: Tomorrow

Lewko Verbals, Harms Player of the Week

#3 posting 9.18.2008
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LEWKO VERBALS
Brooke Lewko of Lakeville North has verballed Augustana. The 6-0 Middle Hitter also played with M-1 17-1 this past JO season.

Lewko is the 17th player from the 2009 Minnesota class to verbal and the 6th headed to a D2 program.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Katherine Harms of St. Michael-Albertville has been named AVCA/Max Preps Player of the week.

Next up: even later

Nelson Racks up 20 Points

#2 posting 9.18.2008
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BIG 10 NEWS
Minnesota has another tournament this weekend with Winthrop, North Carolina, and Texas Christian.

Indiana host their own tournament this weekend.

Michigan State players will be at a shopping mall in Okemos, MI signing autographs on Sunday.

#1 Penn State hosts their own tournament this weekend.

Wisconsin's Audra Jeffers goes one on one in an interview with teammate Faye McCormack.

MORE D1 NEWS
Texas Christian beat New Mexico in five. Jess Menden (Shakopee) did not play for the Horned Frogs. TCU faces the Gophers on Friday.

Iowa State swept Texas A&M in Big 12 action. Diane Kieger (Mounds View) had 6 points for ISU.

Long Island beat Stony Brook in five. Alicia Nelson (Eastview) had 20 points for SB.

Rhode Island beat Holy Cross in four. Jillian Bekke (Cretin-Derham Hall) had four points for RI.

Northern Iowa faces Drake and Creighton this weekend in Missouri Valley action.

Penn travels all the way to Villanova for their next tournament.

South Carolina is going green.

South Dakota State hosts Oral Roberts and Missouri State this weekend in Summit action.

Virginia is headed to the Northwestern tournament this weekend.

NAIA
Viterbo's Abby Breitung is spotlighted in the LaCrosse Tribune.

Next up: Later today

St. Mary's Upends Hamline

#1 posting 9.18.2008
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D3 RESULTS
MIAC
Carleton beat Macalester in four. Megan La Chapelle (Eagan) had 12 points for the Knights. Majra Mucic (St. Louis Park) had 18.5 points for the Scots.

#14 Concordia Moorhead rallied to beat St. Catherine in five. Jenna Green (DGF) had 10 kills for CM.

Gustavus topped Augsburg in four. It was a "must win" for both teams according to the Mankato Free Press. Angela Ahrendt (Roseville) had 13 points for Gustavus. Katie Christensen (Mankato West) had 14.5 points for Augsburg.

St. Benedict beat Bethel in four. Chelsie Sobieck (Forest Lake) had 10 kills for St. Ben's. From the St. Cloud Times.

St. Mary's stopped Hamline's recent hot streak with a fiver. St. Mary's trailed 2-0. Amy Kujak (River Falls, WI) had 22.5 points for the Cardinals. Amanda Booth had 23 points for the Pipers.

#8 St. Thomas bumped St. Olaf in four. Kyley Crotty (North St. Paul) had 21 points for St. Thomas. Jessica Levin (Cedar Rapids Xavier) had 18.5 points for St. O.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
NORTH
Northland swept Rainy River.

SOUTH
MN West beat Fergus Falls in four. Kayla Wichern (Russell-Tyler-Ruthton) had 16 kills for the Bluejays. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

Ridgewater swept Anoka-Ramsey. Stephanie Tillman (Sartell) had 15 points for the Warriors. From the West Central Tribune.

#2 Rochester beat Riverland in a sweep. Laura Holt (Maple River) and Ashley King (Caledonia) each had 11 kills for the Yellowjackets. Brooke Monson (Austin) had 10 kills for Riverland. From the Rochester Post Bulletin and Austin Daily Herald. Video from KAAL TV.

NORTH DAKOTA
NDSCS beat Trinity Bible in a sweep. Taylor Hart had 16 points for the Wildcats. From the Wahpeton Daily News.


LATE HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS
Wadena-Deer Creek beat Breckenridge in four last Monday and swept Crosby-Ironton on Thursday. Britta Berg had 26 kills for the Wolverines. From the Wadena Pioneer Journal.

International Falls won their sixth straight with a sweep of Tower-Soudan. From the International Falls Daily Journal.

Bemidji beat Brainerd in four on Tuesday. Tess Rahto had 11 kills for the Warriors. From the Brainerd Dispatch.

Aitkin swept Pillager. Emily Mehr had 24 points for the Gobblers. Plus six more results. From the Brainerd Dispatch.

East Grand Forks beat Crookston in four on Tuesday. Rachel Wold had 13 kills for the Pirates. From the Crookston Times.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Chrissi Schewe of Sleepy Eye St. Mary's is the KEYC Athlete of the Week. The video lasts 1:29.

Alyssa McDonald is one of the Athletes of the Week in the Duluth News Tribune.

STATS
Scroll past the football and soccer stats to reach the Duluth News Tribune's volleyball stats.

The Rochester Post Bulletin has Southeast Minnesota Standings.

Next up: More College Reports

Tomcats Five Lives

#4 posting 9.17.2008
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TOMCATS FIVE LIVES
Minneapolis Edison had more lives than a cat in a 3-2 win over Minneapolis Henry tonight. Henry won games one and three, but Edison used up three of their lives in comeback wins in sets two, four and five. Henry led 22-21 in two, 18-11 in four and 12-9 in five when Edison pulled their survival trick.

Edison used a nine point run in game four that swung momentum their direction. In game five Henry led 12-9 when Edison used their final timeout. On the next ball Henry's Becca Duba had a strong hit that Edison got up. They eventually got the point on the "miracle save." After that Edison ran off three more points to take a 13-12 lead. Duba had a kill to tie the game at 13. After that Henry's server had a foot fault. The game ended on a passing error.

Henry outscored Edison 106-99 on the night.

LAST NIGHT & LATER
Stillwater won twice last week with victories over Hudson, WI and White Bear Lake. From the Stillwater Courier.

New Ulm beat Waseca in four. From the Waseca County News.

Waterville-Elysian-Morristown swept Montgomery-Lonsdale. Form the Waseca County News.

St. James is looking for their first win in the South Central Conference. From the St. James Plaindealer.

Pine River-Backus and Pequot Lakes have their past week's action recounted in the the Pines & Lakes.

Underwood swept Hillcrest Lutheran behind 20 kills by Aann Bjorklund. From the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.

Babbitt-Embarrass beat Littlefork-Big Falls in four. From the International Falls Daily Journal.

next up: tomorrow

SW MN State Hands Wayne State First Loss

#3 posting 9.17.2008
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D2
NORTHERN SUN
#2 Concordia St. Paul swept Upper Iowa. Emily Palkert (SW Christian Chaska) had 16 points for CSP. Shea Meyermann (Camanche) had 8 points for UIU.

Winona State beat St. Cloud State in five. Carmen Stankowski (Mosinee, WI) had 20 points for WSU. Kayla Tschida (Upsala) had 15.5 points for SCSU.

Augustana beat MSU Mankato in a sweep. Beth Talcott (Omaha) had 12.5 points for Augustana. Ally Kwikkel (Waverly-Shell Rock, IA) had 9.5 points for Mankato.

#9 Southwest MN State swept Wayne State, Nebraska handing the Wildcats their first loss. Kasey Loeslie (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton) had 16.5 points for SW. Danielle Wessel (Humphrey St. Francis, NE) had 16.5 for WSN.

MSU Moorhead swept UM Crookston. Megan Norling (Armstrong) had 13 points for Moorhead. Danielle Rueter (Burlington, WI) and Amber Meyer(Paxton, NE) had 7 points each for Crookston.

Northern State beat Mary in a sweep. Kelsey Aden (St. James) and Melanie Perez (Puerto Rico) had 12 points for NSU. Amanda Hennessy (Williston) had 18 points for Mary.

D3
Simpson beat Buena Vista in four. Kelli Luitjens (Worthington) had 12.5 points for BV.

Hamline swept UW Superior. Amanda Booth (Champlin Park) had 16 kills for the Pipers. Jess Ebel (Hermantown) had 10 kills for UWS.

Bethany Lutheran beat North Central in three. Eva Voss (MN Valley Lutheran) had 17 kills for BL.

The Duluth News Tribune has a story on former high school rivals Dustie Richardson of Greenway and Shawna Varichak of Hibbing now teammates at St. Scholastica.
CSS beat Stout in four. Amy Thompson (Onamia) had 15.5 points for CSS. Steph Nichols (Greendale) had 19.5 points for Stout.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
NDSCS was 3-1 at the Ridgewater Tournament last weekend. From the Wahpeton Daily News.

Riverland swept Pillsbury Baptist. From the Austin Post Bulletin.

Next up: Later today

Gibbemeyer National Player of the Week, North Dakota Stopped

#2 posting 9.17.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
BIG 10
The Gopher's Lauren Gibbemeyer (Cretin-Derham Hall) was named AVCA Player of the Week. Gibbemeyer is feeling more like herself according to the Minnesota Daily.
Christine Tan, the on court daredevil, has a feature in the StarTribune.

#23 Illinois beat Illinois State in four. Laura DeBruhler had 24.5 points for Illinois.

Michigan State won their 7th straight match with a four set win over Oakland. Jenilee Rathje had 22 points for the Spartans.

Iowa is finally at home this weekend and will host Portland, DePaul and Xavier.

Michigan hosts Western Kentucky, Albany and Arizona State in the Wolverine's Tournament this weekend.

Northwestern hosts the Wildcat Classic with Georgetown, Virginia, and UCLA this weekend.

Ohio State is at the Kent State Tournament this weekend.

#20 Purdue travels to Dayton for a tournament this weekend.

Indiana does some number crunching.

D1 RESULTS
Maryland Eastern Shore swept Norfolk State. Chanita Wesley (Benilde-St. Margaret's) had 7 digs for UMES.

North Dakota's 12 game winning streak came to an end in a fiver vs Jamestown. Devin Trefz (Bagley) had 13.5 points for the Fighting Sioux. Darci Purath (Red Lake Falls) had 21 points for Jamestown.

Northeastern beat Rhode Island in a sweep. Leah Neubeck (Hopkins) had 11 digs and one point for NE.

#12 Oregon swept Portland. Jennifer Sheedy (Totino-Grace) had 7 points for Portland.

MORE D1 NEWS
#15 Colorado State opens Mountain West play with matches against Utah and #24 BYU.

Creighton is at Bradley and Northern Iowa in Missouri Valley action.

Iowa State hosts Texas A&M tonight.

Ohio faces Middle Tennessee State on Thursday and Tulane on Friday.

Next up: More College Reports

#8 Eden Prairie Tops #4 Lakeville North

#1 posting 9.17.2008
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HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS
AAA
#1 Chaska swept Rosemount

#3 St. Michael-Albertville swept Monticello

#4 Eastview swept Bloomington Jefferson

#6 Waconia beat Blaine in four.

#7 Woodbury swept Forest Lake--I reported on this match last night in the Out & About.

#8 Eden Prairie topped #4 Lakeville North in five.

#10 Alexandria swept Moorhead. From the Fargo Forum.

Osseo beat #9A Meadow Creek in three.

Rochester JM swept Red Wing. From the Rochester Post Bulletin and Red Wing Republican Eagle.

Farmington swept Rochester Century. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Rochester Mayo beat Faribault in four. From the Faribault Daily News.

Owatonna swept Northfield. From the Owatonna People's Press.

Austin swept Winona in Big 9 action. From the Austin Post Bulletin.

Willmar swept Little Falls. Kelsey Evans had 12 kills for the Cardinals. From the West Central Tribune.

New Ulm beat Waseca in four. Plus three results from the New Ulm Journal.

Sauk Rapids swept Fergus Falls in Central Lakes action. Plus 11 more results in the St. Cloud Times.

Bemidji beat Brainerd in four. Kayla and Ashley Hirt had 14 and 10 kills for the Lumberjacks. From the Bemidji Pioneer.

AA
#2 Marshall swept Litchfield. Dani Beekman had 13 kills for the Tigers. From the Marshall Independent.

#3 Jordan swept #5A SW Christian Chaska.

#4 Hibbing swept Superior, Wisconsin. Kate Lange had 14 kills for the Bluejackets. From the Hibbing Daily Tribune. You will need to register (it is free).

#6 Stewartville swept LaCrescent.

#7 Belle Plaine swept Mankato West.

#9 LeSueur-Henderson swept Sibley East.

Kingsland beat #10 Caledonia in five. Erin Bernard had 16 kills for Kingsland. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Lewiston-Altura beat Plainview-Elgin-Millville in four plus 10 more results from the Winona Daily News.

Watertown-Mayer beat #10A Mayer Lutheran in four.

St. Charles swept Southland. From the Austin Daily Herald.

Byron swept Triton. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Zumbrota-Mazeppa beat Goodhue in four. Freshman Ashley Hinsch had 13 kills for the Cougars. From the Red Wing Republican Eagle.

Yellow Medicine East is undefeated after a sweep of ACGC. Plus three more results from the West Central Tribune.

New London-Spicer swept Sauk Centre in West Central North action. Plus one more results from the West Central Tribune.

Rocori swept St. Cloud Tech in the Central Lakes. Jordan Hansen had 17 kills for the Spartans. From the St. Cloud Times.

A
#1 Bethlehem Academy swept Blooming Prairie. Holly Hafemeyer had 15 points for BA. From the Faribault Daily News and Austin Daily Herald.

#3 Minneota swept Tracy-Milroy-Balaton. Leah Fadness had 15 points for the Vikings. Plus seven other results from the Marshall Independent.

#4 Wabasha-Kellogg swept Dover-Eyota.

#7 Mabel-Canton swept Spring Grove.

LeRoy-Ostrander swept Glenville-Emmons. From the Austin Daily Herald.

Minnesota Valley Lutheran swept Springfield. Amanda Burk had 12 kills for MVL. From the New Ulm Journal.

Mountain Lake-Butterfield-Odin rallied from a 2-0 deficit to beat Ellsworth. Megan Svalland had 17 kills for MLBO. Plus four more results from the Worthington Daily Globe.

Murray County Central swept Edgerton with Freshman Makenzie Giese replacing injured Emily Bose. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

MACCRAY swept Dawson-Boyd. Plus three more results from the West Central Tribune.

Moorhead Park Christian swept Waubun. From the Fargo Forum.

Moose Lake-Willow River beat Barnum in five despite 23 kills by Bombers' Katrina Newman. From the Duluth News Tribune (scroll).

LATE RESULTS
Hutchinson beat Farmington last week in Missota action. From the Farmington Independent.

Alexandria swept Little Falls last Thursday. From the Echo Press.

West Central won their first match of the year with a five gamer with Ulen-Hitterdal. From the Echo Press.

Osakis swept Eagle Valley. From the Osakis Review.

Brandon-Evansville was runner up in the Minnewaska tournament Saturday. From the Echo Press.

Breckenridge was 4-1 in the Pelican Rapids tournament over the weekend. From the Wahpeton Daily News.

CHANGING COACHES
Pine River-Backus changed coaches last week and new coach Chelsea Eveland won her first match with a sweep of Laporte on Friday. From the Brainerd Dispatch.

Next up: College Reports

Out & About: Woodbury/Forest Lake

#3 posting 9.16.2008
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WOODBURY royals 3, FOREST LAKE rangers 0
(25-14, 25-14, 25-20)

#7AAA Woodbury swept host Forest Lake in a Suburban East match up tonight. The Royals used a strong net game highlighted by 9 blocks in stopping the Rangers. Woodbury used five players over 6-0 at the net. Outside hitter Greta Strenger led the balanced Royals with 12 points.

The Royals broke out from a four all tie in the first game with a seven point run on Strenger's serve. Forest Lake took a time out at 10-4, but Strenger came out of the break with an ace. The burst, plus the fact the Royals never allowed more than two points in a row, helped cement the first set win. 19 of the 25 Woodbury points were earned in the first set.

The second set was similar to the first in many ways. A six point Royal surge put Woodbury up 14-7. But the difference in this set was the unforced errors provided by the Rangers. FL handed Woodbury 16 points in set two. The Royals had five aces in set two.

Forest Lake changed the line up in set three. The Royals weren't fazed and jumped out to a 10-2 run. That forced FL to take a time out. Once again Woodbury earned 19 points in the set. In this set Woodbury had a block party. The Royals earned four points in the last set off blocks. The Royals had a 22-12 lead when FL started to click with an 8-2 run. The Rangers had too much ground to make up and the set ended on a kill by Michelle Graham.

you can see the entire Woodbury vs Forest Lake photo gallery at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com

more to come.

rotation, player, (year) position, aces-blocks-kills---total points
WOODBURY
1. Michelle Graham (2009) S 1-1-4----6
1. Olivia Wangensteen (2012) RH 0-0-2----2
2. Amy Bomgren (2009) OH 1-1.5-4---6.5
2br: Ally Leonard (2010) OH 1-0-0----1
3. Natalie Pascutoi (2010) L 3-0-0----3
3fr: Maddie Kelzenberg (2009) MH 0-3-6----9
4. Bonnie Segl (2009) S 0-0-0----0
4fr: Felicia Ulrich (2011) RH 0-1-4---5
5. Greta Strenger (2009) OH 3-0-9----12
6. Jessica Ulrich (2009) DS 2-0-0----2
6fr: Rachel Johnson (2010) MH 0-2.5-3----5.5
totals: 11-9-32---52 points, 23 points on Forest Lake Errors

FOREST LAKE
1. Taylor Gemeiner (2010) DS 0-0-0----0
1fr: Ally Unger (2010) RH 0-0-1----1
1fr: Taylor Brett (2010) RH 0-0-3----3
2. Tristen Uram (2010) DS 1-0-0----1
2fr: Amanda Johnson (OH) 0-0-3----3
3. Cassy Tessier (2010) OH 1-0-4----5
4. Betsy Kelly (2010) S 2-0-0----2
4. Michelle Full (2009) RH 0-0-0----0
5. Lexi Alm (2010) OH 0-0.5-10----10.5
6. Lynette Benson (2010) MH 0-0.5-4----4.5
totals: 4-1-25----30 points, 18 points on Woodbury errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Greta Strenger

BY THE NUMBERS
team, fbso/fbso attempts; fbso %; points, % earned; % allowed
Woodbury 17/31-.548; 75; .693; .375
Forest Lake 12/30-.400; 48; .625; .307
Runs 3+: Woodbury 11, Forest Lake 3
Longest string: Woodbury 7, Forest Lake 4
Missed Serves: Woodbury 5, Forest Lake 3
Time Out %: Forest Lake 2/4--.500; Woodbury did not take a time out

ROTATIONS
WOODBURY
1. Graham 8-5 .615
2. Bomgren 19-12 .613
3. Pascutoi 15-10 .600
4. Segl 10-12 .455
5. Strenger 13-5 .722
6. Ulrich 10-4 .714
totals: 75-48 .610

FOREST LAKE
games 1 & 2
1. Gemeiner 4-4 .500
2. Uram 5-8 .385
3. Tessier 7-11 .389
4. Taylor 6-11 .353
5. Alm 3-9 .250
6. Benson 3-7 .300
totals: 28-50 .359
game 3
1. Brett 3-12 .200
2. Tessier 5-5 .500
3. Uram 4-2 .667
4. Kelly 5-2 .714
5. Alm 2-1 .667
6. C Tessier 1-3 .250
totals: 20-25 .444

RACE TO:
Game: 5 10 15 20 25
game 1 W W W W W
game 2 W W W W W
game 3 W W W W W

BIGGEST LEAD
Team: 1 2 3
Woodbury 11 11 10
Forest Lake 1 1 1

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Gibbemeyer Co Big 10 Player of the Week

#2 posting 9.16.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
BIG 10
The Gophers Lauren Gibbemeyer (Cretin Derham Hall) was named co-Big 10 player of the week. It is her first honor in her career. Purdue had two winners. Stephanie Lynch was also named co-Big 10 player. The Boilermakers' Kelli Miller was named Defensive Player of the Week.

Wisconsin's Katie Schill (LaCrosse Aquinas) is out this year due to a herniated disc. From the LaCrosse Tribune.

The weekly Big 10 press release is out.

MORE D1 NEWS
Marshall's contest with Miami of Ohio has been cancelled due to power outages.

North Dakota is 12-0 and looks to make Jamestown #13.

North Dakota State faces Oral Roberts at home on Saturday.

Rhode Island takes on Northeastern today and Holy Cross on Wednesday.

Washington State plays Utah Valley on Friday and the WSU alumnae on Saturday.

Weber State's Brittany Bisaillon (Jackson County Central) was named Big Sky Player of the Week.

POLLS
Minnesota moves up to 8th; Wisconsin moved up one to 13th; Colorado State moves up six spots to 15th in the latest AVCA D1 poll.

D2
POLL
Concordia St. Paul moved to #2 in the latest poll. Other Northern Sun teams include: SW MN State #9; UM Duluth #12; and Augustana #20.

AWARDS
MSU Moorhead's Calla Oftedahl (Eastview) was named the Northern Sun's Defensive Player of the Week. Kasey Loeslie (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton) of SW MN State was named offensive player of the week in the Northern Sun. Maggie McNamara (Zumbrota-Mazeppa) of Concordia St. Paul was setter of the week.

D3
Buena Vista hosts Simpson today.

AWARDS
Concordia Moorhead's Anna Tinkham was named MIAC defensive player of the week. Hamline had two players named players of the week. Emily Amici (Whitewater, WI) was MIAC hitter of the week and Jackie Kelly (Blaine) was MIAC Setter of the Week.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Northwestern, IA JV swept MN West. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

Iowa Lakes beat North Iowa Area in a fiver. From the Mason City Globe Gazette.

Next up: later today.

Caledonia Outlasts Mabel-Canton

#1 posting 9.16.2008
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HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS
AAA
#9 Andover swept St. Francis

Austin swept Kasson-Mantorville. Rebekah Aase had 14 kills for the Packers. From the Austin Post Bulletin.

Blaine swept Duluth East. Ari Mewhorter had 19 points for the Bengals. From the Duluth News Tribune (scroll to see the box scores.)

AA
#4 Hibbing swept Cloquet.

#8 Delano swept Buffalo.

#10 Caledonia outlasted #7A Mabel-Canton in five. Megan King had 19 kills for Caledonia. Kate Horihan had 26 kills for MC. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Dover-Eyota swept Lewiston-Altura. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Worthington swept Fairmont. Martha Alwal had 16 points for the Trojans. From the Worthington Daily News.

United South Central outlasted St. Clair in five. Sabrina Bushlack had 16 kills for USC. From the Albert Lea Tribune.

In the battle of East Grand Forks it was the Green Wave over Sacred Heart in a sweep. Kate Warmack had 11 kills for EGF. From the Grand Forks Herald.

A
#6 Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa downed New London-Spicer in four. Heidi Lensing had 22 kills for the Jaguars. Plus three more results from the West Central Tribune and four more results in the St. Cloud Times.

Southland beat Riceville, Iowa in four. From the Austin Daily Herald.

Fillmore Central beat Cresco, Iowa in four. Goodhue swept Randolph. Grand Meadow swept Hope Lutheran. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Mankato Loyola beat Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial in four. Maria Peterson had 16 points for the Crusaders. From the Mankato Free Press.

Nicollet swept New Ulm Cathedral. Plus four more results from the New Ulm Journal.

Westbrook-Walnut Grove beat Wabasso in four. Audra Schmidt had 14 points for WWG. From the Marshall Independent.

Southwest MN Christian beat Sioux Falls Christian in four. Plus four other results from the Worthington Daily Globe.

Renville County West beat Dawson-Boyd in four.

LAST WEEK
On Thursday Blue Earth beat Waseca in four. From the Waseca County News.

On Saturday Crookston finished 5th in the Hawley tournament. From the Crookston Times.

Southland finished in 3rd in their own tournament. Form the Austin Post Bulletin.

International Falls won their own tournament on Saturday. From the International Falls Daily Journal.

Underwood's Class A Showcase experience is recounted in the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.

TOURNAMENT TO COME
The Apple Valley Invitational this weekend will have a pair of future Gophers in the mix---Tori Dixon of Burnsville and Tabi Love, a 6-5 outside hitter from Dauphin, Manitoba. From the StarTribune.

FEATURE
Setter Jenna Budde of Bethlehem Academy gets a feature in the Faribault Daily News.

Sam Waletich of Fairmont is featured in the Fairmont Sentinel.

Kayla Koenechne of Delano is the KARE 11 athlete of the week.

Next up: College Reports.

Out & About: Maple Grove/Irondale

#4 posting 9.15.2008
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MAPLE GROVE crimson 3, IRONDALE knights 0
(25-20, 25-11, 25-16)

The Maple Grove Crimson swept Irondale in a section 5AAA match up tonight. Both teams were in Maroon jerseys, but that is where the similarities ended. For the first time this year one team led the entire game. There were no ties. MG almost doubled up on the earned points with a 44-23 advantage. Leading the way for the Crimson tonight was Kelsey Jacobs with 15 points, 14 on kills.

With my practice getting done late, my ability to get to games are limited to the neighborhood. I entered on the first serve of the game. Luckily I was able to get all the action on paper. Right from the start MG established their dominance and Jacobs put the hammer down for the first two points. Irondale took their first time out at 10-5. By that time all six MG kills came from the left side. MG had their biggest lead in game one at 15-7. After that Irondale went on a 4-1 run which forced the only MG time out of the night. MG missed two serves in that mini Knight run. Irondale wasn't done with their rally. They had another 6-1 run later to close to 21-20. Haley Eagon had three kills for Irondale in that burst. Just as Jacobs started the set, she finished it. Jacobs had three kills in the last four point run by MG.

Set one was the tightest contest. After that Maple Grove took advantage of Irondale hitting errors and had five runs in set two. Irondale quickly took a time out at 7-1 after four straight Knight hitting errors. In the first set MG had four players with one kill, with the two lefts handling 14 of the 16. In the second set MG had six players with one kill, but the kill numbers dropped to 10.

The third set mirrored the second. MG jumped out to a 3-0 lead with Jacobs, once again getting things going with a kill. In a five point run to make it 10-4, MG had three tip kills. MG eventually stretched the lead out to 22-10. Irondale had a late burst of five to close to 22-15. MG had a trio of hitting errors in that late run. In the end the hole was too deep and the Crimson is now 4-1 on the season.

You can see the entire Maple Grove vs Irondale photo gallery at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com

rotation, player, (year) position, aces-blocks-kills---totals
MAPLE GROVE
1. Rachel Schwieters (2009) OH 1-0-9----10
1sub: Becca Scott (2011) OH 0-0-0---0
2. Ashley Mulchrone (2009) L 2-0-0----2
2fr: Mallory Johnson (2011) MH 0-0-2----2
3. Katie Kaufman (2009) S 1-0-1---2
4. Kelsey Jacobs (2009) OH 1-0-14----15
4sub Steph Davison (2011) OH 0-0-2----2
5. Lexi Wong (2011) MH 1-0.5-3----4.5
6. Lisa Laurent (2010) DS 1-0-0----1
6fr: Emily Gilman (2011) OPP 0-0.5-5---5.5
totals: 7-1-36----44 points, 31 points on Irondale errors

IRONDALE
1. Jenny Orren (2012) S 0-1-0----1
2. Haley Eagon (2009) OH 0-1-4---5
3. Allison Kraft (2010) MH 3-0-6---9
4. Sarah Weinmann (2010) S 2-0-0----2
4fr: Samantha Olson (2009) 0-0-1---1
5. Brittany Flannigan (2010) DS 0-0-0---0
5fr: Alissa Engberg (2010) OH 0-0.5-2
6. Amanda Rapacz (2010) L 1-0-0----1
6fr: Erin Sully (2012) MH 0-0.5-1---1.5
totals: 6-3-14----23 points, 24 points on MG errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Kelsey Jacobs

BY THE NUMBERS
team, fbso/fbso attempts; fbso %; points, % earned; % allowed
Maple Grove 19/31-.613; 75; .586; .511
Irondale 11/31-.354; 47; .489; .413
Runs 3+: MG 13, Irondale 4
Longest string: MG 5, Irondale 5
Missed Serves: Irondale 10, MG 6
Time Out %: MG 1/1-1.000; Irondale 2/4-.500

ROTATIONS
MAPLE GROVE
1. Schwieters 12-7 .632
2. Mulchrone 23-9 .719
3. Kaufman 11-13 .458
4. Jacobs 12-6 .667
5. Wong 9-6 .600
6. Laurent 8-6 .571
totals: 75-47 .615

IRONDALE
1. Orren 8-18 .308
2. Eagon 8-14 .364
3. Kraft 13-16 .448
4. Weinmann 6-11 .353
5. Flannigan 5-9 .357
6. Rapacz 7-7 .500
totals: 47-75 .385

RACE TO:
Game: 5 10 15 20 25
game 1: M M M M M
game 2: M M M M M
game 3: M M M M M

BIGGEST LEAD
Team: 1 2 3
Irondale 0 0 0
Maple Grove 8 14 12

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St. Cloud Cathedral New AA #1

#2 posting 9.15.2008
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MINNESOTA HIGH SCHOOL POLLS
The big change comes in Class AA as previous #1 Jordan drops to 3rd and St. Cloud Cathedral takes over the top spot.

Changes in AAA: Eden Prairie changes places with Andover. Alexandria returns to the top 10 while Wayzata drops out.

Changes in AA: JCC moves up a couple of notches after a pair of wins over Windom. LeSueur-Henderson joins the top 10 at #9.

Changes in A: SW Christian of Chaska moves to #5 from #8 after their championship in the Class A Challenge this weekend.

AAA
1. Chaska (14) 224
2. Shakopee (1) 221
3. St. Michael/Albertville 192
4. Eastview 166
Lakeville North 166
6. Waconia 143
7. Woodbury 129
8. Eden Prairie 94
9. Andover 91
10. Alexandria 55
Others: Wayzata (42), Burnsville (18), Owatonna (18), Apple Valley (16), Blaine (12), Osseo (6)

AA
1. St. Cloud Cathedral (3) 166
2. Marshall (6) 165
3. Jordan (3) 147
4. Hibbing 146
5. Jackson County Central 134
6. Stewartville 101
7. Belle Plaine 94
8. Delano 87
9. Le Sueur/Henderson 82
10. Caledonia 54
Others receiving votes: Pipestone Area (31), Rocori (15), New London-Spicer (7), Perham (6), Yellow Medicine East (6), Wadena-Deer Creek (6)

A
1. Bethlehem Academy (10) 178
2. Windom Area (1) 169
3. Minneota (1) 163
4. Wabasha/Kellogg 131
5. SW Christian 123
6. Belgrade/Brooten/Elrosa 110
7. Mabel-Canton 107
8. Ada-Borup 104
9. Meadow Creek Christian 42
10. Mayer Lutheran 36
Others: Renville County West (35), Onamia (22), SW Star Concept (17), Martin County West (11), Lake of the Woods (8), Climax-Fischer (8), Parkers Prairie (7), WinEMac (3)

LATE RESULTS
HIGH SCHOOL
Chisholm won the Barb Neprud Tournament at Crosby-Ironton. Plus two area team's finishes in weekend tournaments. From the Brainerd Dispatch.

Alden-Conger finished in 4th place at the Southland Tournament. From the Albert Lea Tribune.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Central Lakes finished 2-2 at the Ridgewater Tournament. From the Brainerd Dispatch.

GAME ON TAP
The Northern Freeze faces Lake of the Woods face off in a replay of the 2007 8A Championship on Thursday. From the Grand Forks Herald.

ADJUSTMENTS
Chelsea Nagle of St. Cloud State is making the adjustment from high school to the stresses of college life. From the St. Cloud State University Chronicle.

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Gophers Take Diet Coke Title, Gibbemeyer MVP

#2 posting 9.15.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
BIG 10
#11 The Gophers swept Notre Dame in the final match in the Diet Coke Classic. Kyla Roehrig had 15 points for Minnesota.

Lauren Gibbemeyer (Cretin-Derham Hall) was named MVP for the DCC. Christine Tan and Brook Dieter were also named to the All Tournament team.

The Minnesota Daily has a story on the Gopher's Friday night sweet sweep of #4 California.

#17 Illinois swept Gardner-Webb in the Tennessee Tournament. Michelle Bartsch had 14 points for the Illini.

D3
Augsburg finished 2-2 in the Wartburg Tournament this weekend. Laura Harms (Little Falls--and sister of St. Michael-Albertville's Katherine) was named to the all tournament team.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Ridgewater was 3-1 in their own tournament this weekend. Their only blemish was to University of Sioux Falls JV. From the West Central Tribune.

Next up: later today