All Americans, Ysker Signs, Neubeck Digs It

#2 posting 11.21.2008
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ALL AMERICANS
The Under Armour All-American teams have been announced.
Minnesota players teams include
First Team
Katherine Harms, St. Michael-Albertville RS/OPP, 6-1, Minnesota
Second Team
Amy Braun, Lakeville North OH, 5-11, Northern Iowa
Tia Gaffen, Wayzata MB, 6-2, California

Also making the second team is a Gopher recruit
Mia Tabberson, Muncie Burris, IN S, 6-1, Minnesota

SIGNING
Megan Ysker of Windom signed Thursday with MN State-Mankato. Ysker is a Setter/hitter for the State A Champion Eagles.
Ysker is the 28th player overall to verball from the Minnesota 2009 class and the 17th headed to a D2 program.

DIGGING IT
Northeastern's Leah Neubeck (Hopkins) is currently fifth in the Colonial conference in digs for this year. She got her 1000th during the seasons first pre season game. She's got 334 for this season so far. She is close to 1334 for a career.

ALL CONFERENCE
SOUTH CENTRAL
Danika Stindtman, Blue Earth
Kirsten Johanson, Blue Earth
Kate Hassing, Blue Earth
Jenny Smith, Blue Earth
Steph Brolsma, Fairmont
Ashley Allevan, Fairmont
Kayla Altmann, New Ulm
Marissa Kliimmek, New Ulm
Courtney Kral, New Ulm
Hannah Reuter, St. James
Karen Gore, St. Peter
Allison Ruedy, Waseca
Casie DeVos, Waseca
Honorable Mention
Morgan Dickman, Blue Earth
Sam Waletich, Fairmont
Megan Parnell, Fairmont
Molly Gareis, New Ulm
Abbie Curry, St. James
Katy Kuiper, St. Peter
Kelly Loonan, Waseca
Caitlin Whitney, Waseca

NORTHWOODS
Kate Aakre, Clearbrook-Gonvick
Brittany Nelson Olson, Clearbrook-Gonvick
Rachel Peterson, Blackduck
Briana Grapevine, Northome-Kelliher
Danielle Jourdain, Cass Lake-Bena
Heather Felix, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley
Sharayah Day, Laporte
Jessica Winter, Laporte
Katie Wangberg, Pine River-Backus
Crysta Christensen, Pine River-Backus
Kendra Hamilton, Pine River-Backus
Maggie Lindow, Nevis
Cassie Edwards, Nevis
Megan Stambaugh, Nevis
Riley Hanson, Nevis
Honorable mentions
Amanda Eck, Clearbrook-Gonvick
Karli Watne, Clearbrook-Gonvick
Mollie Ann Exner, Blackduck
Jamie Magoon, Blackduck
Brook Lindner, Northome-Kelliher
Brittany Hand, Northome-Kelliher
Ann Aitken, Cass Lake-Bena
Tonya Morris, Cass Lake-Bena
Sydney Westfield, Walker-H-A
Alexandra Barber, Walker-H-A
Kelly Kampfer, Laporte
Kim Hyatt, Laporte
Trisha Mongan, Pine River-Backus
Scarlet Rudlang, Pine River-Backus
Kjera Gustafson, Nevis
Annessa Feder, Nevis

If you haven't seen your all conference list up please send it to me.

next up: College results

D2 & D3 Tournament Results

#3 posting 11.21.2008
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D2
NORTH CENTRAL REGIONAL
#1 Concordia St. Paul beat Regis in four with a margin of 24 points. Whitney Meierotto (Washburn, WI) had 18 points for CSP.

#4 UN Kearney beat #5 Augustana in five with a margin of 4 points. Augustana led 2-1. Cayla Schroeder (Kasson-Mantorville) had 27 points for the Vikings.

#3 UM Duluth beat #6 Wayne State, Nebraska in four with a margin of 8 points. Sarah Wyffels (Marshall) had 22.5 points for UMD. Lea Hartigan (Treynor, IA) had 20.5 points for WSN.
UMD is hitting their peak according to the Duluth News Tribune.

#2 SW MN State beat #7 Metro State in four with a margin of 17 points. Laura Hegerle (Kasson-Mantorville) had 15 points for SW.
SW wasn't picture perfect according to the Marshall Independent.
Former Mustang Paige Karno has been selected for the SW MN State hall of fame. From the Marshall Independent.

D3 QUARTERFINALS
Juniata swept UW Oshkosh with a margin of 15 points. Jacque Ray (Richland Center, WI) had 13 points for UWO.

Emory beat St. Benedict in four with a margin of 16 points. Emma Jaynes (Hibbing) had 11.5 points for St. Ben's.

Concordia Moorhead aren't smoking cigars, but they were close. From the Concordian.

Next up: more news.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Next up: tomorrow unless news breaks

Academics & Signings

#2 posting 11.19.2008
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COLLEGE NEWS
D1
BIG 10
Penn State will go for the outright Big 10 championship Friday against Northwestern. The Nittany Lions face Wisconsin on Saturday.

Northwestern set an attendance record when they hosted Minnesota last weekend.

ACADEMICS
Iowa State's Diane Kieger (Mounds View) is one of four Cyclones that earned All Academic Big 12 honors.

SIGNINGS
Creighton has signed 3 players
5-8 OH Brooke Boggs of Lafayette, MO
6-1 OH Caitlin Templeton of Rapid City Central, SD
6-3 MH Heather Thorson of Mead, NE

Marshall has signed 2 players
5-8 setter Ryanne Milligan of Louisville Assumption
5-10 OH Katy Schad of Floyds Central, IN

Southeast Missouri has signed 4 players
5-9 OH Karlee Lursen of Eastview, MN
5-11 OH Brittney Kalinoski of Overland Park, KS
5-9 Setter Angela Cinchelero of St. Louis, MO
5-7 Libero Samantha Lowman of Lincoln, IL

D2
REGIONAL
Augustana has their eyes on the regional. From the Sioux Falls Argus Leader.

D3
ACADEMICS
UW Eau Claire's Abby Freiborg (Renville County West) has been named to the 2008 CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Five College Division Women’s Volleyball Third Team.

ALL AMERICAN
St. Thomas had two players make the 2008 AVCA Division III All-America Volleyball: Katie McCaffrey of Fort Collins, CO on the first team, and setter Emily Foster of Hopkins made the second team.
The College Sporting News has a Profile in Excellence feature on McCaffrey.

HIGH SCHOOL REVIEW
Farmington looks back at their 20 win season. From the Farmington Independent.

Next up: tomorrow

7 Schools Signees, Tan Growing, St. Paul All Conference

#1 posting 11.19.2008
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SIGNINGS
BIG 10
Michigan has signed 2 players
6-0 setter Catherine Yager of St. Michael-Albertville (#41 nationally)
6-3 outside hitter Amanda Yerke of Walled Lake Northern, MI

Indiana has signed 4 players
6-2 MH/OH Kathleen Donehue of South Lyon, MI
RH Shawn Hindman of Houston, TX
6-2 RH Kelci Marschall 0f New London, OH
H Sam Thrower of Sycamore, IL

BIG 12
Iowa State has signed 4 players
6-2 MB Jamie Straube of Johnson County Central, NE (#22 in the Country)
6-0 S Alison Landwehr of Parkway West, MO (#24)
6-3 MB Hannah Johnson of Ankeny, IA (#63)
5-7 L Annie Meyer of Canyon Creek Christian, TX

GREAT WEST
North Dakota has signed Veronica Munkeby of Lisbon, ND

SUN BELT
Denver has signed 3 players
DS Lyndi Johnson of Flower Mound Marcus, TX
Faimie Kingsley of Hotchkiss, CT
Brianna Zimlich of Fort Collins Poudre, CO

WEST COAST
Portland has signed 2 players
5-9 OH Kate Bostwick of Pendleton, OR
6-1 MH Ariel Usher of Glencoe, OR

D2
NORTHERN SUN
Upper Iowa has signed 6-1 MB Maryn Fulton of Fairfield, IA.

D1 NEWS
BIG 10
The Gophers' Christine Tan is "growing into her role" according to a feature on the Big 10 conference site.

Setter Alisha Glass of Penn State is the AVCA National player of the week. This is the third time in her career she has received the honor.

North Dakota finished their first year in the move to D1 24-8.

North Dakota's Annika Smed (Albert Lea) had a strong first season for the Fighting Sioux. From the Albert Lea Tribune.

ALL CONFERENCE
Here is the St. Paul All Conference list:
Katie Reavely (12), Arlington
Ellen Senf (11), Central
Yadira Sevilla (12), Central
DaVeen Trentman (11), Central
Brittany Cortez (12), Como Park
Eva Nievinski (12), Harding
Kashia Shiong (11), Harding
Ellie Erickson (11), Highland Park
Kara Laird (12), Highland Park
Kody Johnson (11), Highland Park
Katie Larocque (12), Humboldt
Allie Freyberger (12), Johnson
Hannah McKinney (12), Johnson
HONORABLE MENTION
Ia Ong Her (12), Arlington
Meghan Roegge (11), Central
Lynndaia Chevre (11), Como Park
Lynesha Caron (11), Harding
Jordan Engel (12), Humboldt
Ayana Hicks (12), Humboldt
Jasmine Clark (10), Johnson
Olamide Fadahunsi (10), Johnson
Sompos Nhul (10), Johnson
Sharissa Williams (12), Johnson
COACH OF THE YEAR: Kathleen Kramer, Highland Park

If you have an all conference list go to my profile and send it in and I will get it up.

REVIEWS
Morris has their season reviewed in the Morris Sun Times.

Emily McDonough was named MVP for Stillwater. From the Stillwater Gazette.

Next up: tomorrow or when news breaks

Braun Miss Volleyball, Austin All Area

#1 posting 11.18.2008
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MISS VOLLEYBALL
It hasn't really been reported, but Amy Braun of Lakeville North is the 2008 Miss Volleyball in Minnesota. Braun was the AAA player up for the award. Brittany Chambers of Jordan was the AA player and Kate Horihan of Mabel-Canton was the A player up for the honor.

ALL AREA
The Austin Daily Herald has released their All Area team.

ALL REGION
St. Benedict's Emma Jaynes (Hibbing) has made the All Region team and is 2nd team All American by the AVCA. From the St. Cloud Times.

POLLS
D1: Minnesota has now moved up three spots to #12. Colorado State is #15. Cincinnati received votes.

D2: SW MN State has moved up one spot to #7. From the Marshall Independent. Augustana is #22.

BIG 10
Alisha Glass of Penn State is the offensive player of the week and Stephanie Lynch of Purdue is the defensive player of the week in the Big 10.

Iowa faces Ohio State & Michigan next.

Michigan is at Minnesota and Iowa.

MORE D1 NEWS
BIG SKY: Weber State's Brittany Bisaillon (Jackson County Central) was named Big Sky player of the week.

SUN BELT: Denver is the #3 seed in the Sun Belt Tournament.

SUMMIT: North Dakota State is the #1 seed in the Summit Tournament. The Bison face IUPUI at Oral Roberts. For some reason the #1 seed is not the host in the Summit.

GREAT WEST: MH Amanda Polzin of Hutchinson has been named the Fighting Sioux Athlete of the Week.

PAC 10: Washington State takes on rival #5 Washington.

SIGNINGS
Virginia has signed 2 players
6-3 MB Tobi Farrar of Arlington, TX
6-1 MB Jessica O’Shoney of Austin Hutto, TX

Next up: tomorrow unless news breaks

Three Conference Champs: Cincy, Denver, GWU

#2 posting 11.17.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
BIG 10
Wisconsin took out their frustration on losing to the Gophers on Friday. The Badgers swept Iowa with a margin of 20 points. Audra Jeffers had 11 points for Wisconsin. Nikki Klingsporn (Tartan) had 18 assists for the Badgers .Aimee Huffman had 11.5 points for Iowa.

MORE DI
ACC: North Carolina swept Wake Forest with a margin of 16 points. Brianna Eskola (Columbia Heights) had 17 digs for UNC.

ATLANTIC 10: George Washington took the A10 East title with a four set win over Temple. The margin was 10 points. Abby Syverson (Mpls SW) had 11.5 points for GW.
GW will be the third seed in the upcoming A10 tournament.

BIG EAST: Cincinnati swept Rutgers with a margin of 24 points. The Bearcats won a share of the Big East title. Kelsey Brandl (Lakeville North) had 1 point for the Bearcats.
Pittsburgh swept Marquette with a margin of 20 points. Tiara Russell (Osseo) and Leslie Bielski (Chaska) had 7 and 6 points respectively for Marquette.

MOUNTAIN WEST: Colorado State swept UNLV with a margin of 18 points. Tessa Nelson (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton) had 6 points for CSU.

PAC 10: Washington State beat Oregon State in five. OSU had a one point advantage on the day. OSU led 2-1. It was WSU first conference win of the year. Emily Rooney (Red Wing) had 12.5 points for WSU.

SEC: Tennessee beat South Carolina in five with a margin of 15 points. USC led 2-1. Bridget Denson-Dorman (Hopkins) had 54 assists and 7.5 points for USC.

SOUTHERN: Furman swept Davidson with a margin of 21 points. Pamela Gehrke (Eastview) had 2 digs and 1 point for Furman. Brittany Narr (Minnehaha) assisted on a block for 0.5 points.

SUMMIT: South Dakota State swept Centenary with a margin of 27 points. Mackenzie Angner (Cincinnati St. Ursula) had 16 points for SDSU. Molly Janssen (Mounds View) and Mary Sanderfoot (Rochester Century) had 3 and 1 point for the Jackrabbits.
North Dakota State will open the Summit Tournament against IUPUI. How far will the Bison go? asks the Fargo Forum.

SUN BELT: Denver swept Arkansas State with a margin of 24 points. Denver repeats as Sun Belt West Champs. Kresson Vreeman (Central Christian) had 3 digs for the Pioneers.

BEACH
Former Gopher Nicole Branagh and Tyra Turner finished third in the FIVB Sanya, China tournament.

Next up: tomorrow...unless news breaks

D2 Seeds in North Central

#1 posting 11.17.2008
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ALL STAR
The North Central All Star game took place yesterday in Bemidji. One of the players featured in that All Star game was Kelsey Wirtanen of Hibbing. From the Hibbing Daily Tribune.

D2
UM Duluth is 3rd in the North Central Regional tournament. The Bulldogs will face Wayne State, Nebraska #6 at Concordia St. Paul on Thursday. here are the pairings
#1 Concordia St. Paul vs #8 Regis
#4 UN Kearney vs #5 Augustana
#2 SW MN State vs #7 Metro State
Here is the entire NCAA D2 bracket.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Ridgewater finished second in the NJCAA D3 National Tournament. The Warriors lost to Brookhaven in the championship in a sweep with a margin of 16 points. Ridgewater has been to the finals the last four years. From the West Central Tribune.

Hibbing was 1-1 on Friday and Saturday the Cardinals took 3rd place beating Harper CC in the NJCAA tournament in Rochester. From the Hibbing Daily Tribune. You may have to register for the information, but it is free.

HIGH SCHOOL
Pillager handed out their post season awards. From the Brainerd Dispatch.

Next up: more reports

Weekly Review #14: All Stars

#6 posting 11.16.2008
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Weekly Review #14: All Stars
The weekly reviews aren't quite done yet. The State tournament has come and gone. The All Star games this week gave another shot to the class of 2009 (and some 2010s) a chance to put the uniform on one more time. The All Star Series sponsored by the Ninhams and All Star Athletic Promotions put on two All star events this weekend. I attended the South Central All Star Series at Bloomington Jefferson yesterday. It gives me the chance to see some players I don't get a chance to see during the year. I did see 8 of the players during the course of out & abouts during the fall, but 19 were new.

All Star teams by their nature are artificial creations. Fans around me were wondering how teams were going to celebrate after a point. Once the ball was put in play all teams made plays. Rallies lasted a bit longer than some high school action.

TEAM OF THE WEEK
This has to go to Navy the team that won the South Central event yesterday. Navy had a strong passing game with Kirstee Rotty and Grace Sanders patrolling the back court. Up front Navy had three players with double digit kills. What set them apart from the other two teams was their serving. Navy had 19 aces to 9 and 4 for Blue and Scarlet. Navy was most adept at FBSO with a .667 %. The other two teams were under .500. Navy led at the key break points 21/26 times on the day (.808).
Photo: players in the pregame introduction, but I inadvertantly left two players off the photo. photo by kja.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
This goes to outside hitter Nikki Meinz of Navy (Sauk Rapids-Rice). Meinz is not very big on the outside (5-5) put she packed a wallop of a hit, had good spring in her jump, and had a deadly serve.

Team of the week
OH Arriel Mewhorter, Blue (Blaine)
OH Nikki Meinz, Navy (Sauk Rapids-Rice)
MH Jessica Clark, Blue (Triton)
MH Crissi Schewe, Blue (Sleepy Eye St. Mary's)
RH Libby Augedahl, Navy (Caledonia)
S Cassie Gran, Navy (Caledonia)
L Kirstee Rotty, Navy (Farmington)

Photo: Meinz going up for a hit on the left side. photo by kja.

The season ending review will appear next week ---I think

Next up: Tomorrow morning

St. Ben's Wins Region, Ridgewater 2nd in NJCAA

#5 posting 11.16.2008
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NCAA D3 REGION 3 TOURNAMENT
#23 St. Benedict beat Concordia Moorhead in four with a margin of 8 to move on to the Elite 8. St. Ben's Emma Jaynes (Hibbing) was named Most Outstanding Player.

Here is the St. Thomas regional site.

NJCAA D3 TOURNAMENT
Brookhaven, TX swept Ridgewater in the NJCAA D3 National Championship with a margin of 16 points. From the Rochester Post Bulletin. I am sure there will be more on this coming in the West Central Monday paper.
Hibbing finished third.

Next up: Another week that was (All Star version). Next weekend I will have the season that was.

Dragons Rally to Beat Wayne State, More Signings

#4 posting 11.16.2008
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D2 REPORTS
NORTHERN SUN
#22 Augustana swept UM Crookston with a margin of 24 points. Ellen Andrews (Bancroft-Rosalie, NE) had 13 points for the Vikings. Whitney Meierotto (Washburn, WI) had 17 points for CSP. Amber Meyer (Paxton, NE) had 13.5 points for UMC.

#1 Concordia St. Paul swept St. Cloud State with a margin of 36 points. Ashley Shields (Whitefish Bay, WI) had 9.5 points for SCSU.

#17 UM Duluth beat Winona State in four with a margin of 10 points. Sarah Wyffels (Marshall) had 18 points for UMD. Kerry Daly (Woodbury) had 10.5 points for Winona.

MSU Moorhead beat Wayne State, Nebraska in five with a margin of 7 points. WSN led 2-0. Dragon coach Tammy Blake-Kath won her 250th career win. Laura Tvrdik (Minnewaska) had 18 points for Moorhead. Mindy Moody (Sioux City Heelan) had 21 points for WSN.

#8 SW MN State swept Northern State with a margin of 18 points. Laura Hegerle (Kasson-Mantorville) had 14 points for SW. Jill Rasmussen (Sioux Falls Washington) had 12.5 points for Northern. xx Bemidji State swept Upper Iowa with a margin of 16 points. Nicole Olson (Lake of the Woods) had 11 points for BSU. Beth Deutmeyer (Dyersville Beckman, IA) had 12.5 points for UIU.

MSU Mankato swept Mary with a margin of 26 points. Ashley Nachreiner (Round Rock, TX) had 14 points for Mankato. Amanda Hennessy (Williston, ND) had 10.5 points for Mary.

SIGNINGS
St. Cloud State has signed three players.
5-10 OH Lauren Cipperly of Andover
6-1 MH Taylor Beebe of Madison Memorial, WI
6-2 Justine Buskirk of Papillion La Vista South, Nebraska

SW MN State has signed two players
6-1 MH Mary Groth of Kettle Moraine Lutheran
L Makenzie Niesche of Chaska

next up: D3/Community College Reports

NDSU Unblemished Summit Champs

#3 posting 11.16.2008
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MORE D1 RESULTS
ACC: Virginia swept Boston College with a margin of 24 points. Marlow Bruneau (Lakeville) had 12 assists and 3.5 points for the Cavaliers.

ATLANTIC 10: Fordham beat Rhode Island in four with a margin of 4 points. Jillian Bekke (Cretin-Derham Hall) assisted in a block for 0.5 points.

BIG SKY: Weber State beat Northern Colorado in four with a margin of 16 points. The Jackson County Central duo of Brittney Bisaillon and Leah Burmeister had 16 and 12.5 points for WS.

CUSA: Marshall beat East Carolina in four with a margin of 12 points. Megan Carlson (Andover) had 17 points and 17 digs for Marshall.

IVY: Penn swept Brown with a margin of 28 points. Virginia Senf (Woodbury) had 1 point for Penn.

MISSOURI VALLEY: Creighton beat Evansville in four with a margin of 22 points. It was Creighton's sixth straight win. Jessica Houts (Bloomington Kennedy) and Allie Oelke (Chaska) had 21.5 and 11.5 points for the Bluejays.
#11 Wichita State swept Northern Iowa by a margin of 19 points. Amy Sampson (Champlin Park) had 11.5 points for UNI.

NATIONAL TRANSITIONS TOURNAMENT: North Dakota beat Bryant in five with a margin of 16 points. Amanda Polzin (Hutchinson) had 22 points for UND. Polzin was named to the all tournament team.

SUMMIT: North Dakota State beat Oral Roberts in five. The margin was zero. NDSU was undefeated in the Summit. Chrissy Knuth (Champlin Park) had 26 points for NDSU. Jennifer Lopez (DGF) had a triple double---12 kills, 31 assists, 16 digs.

WEST COAST: Loyola Marymount beat Portland in four with a margin of 17 points. Jennifer Sheedy (Totino-Grace) had 12 points for Portland.

Next up: D2 Results

Gophers Broom NW

#2 posting 11.16.2008
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BIG 10 RESULTS
#15 Minnesota swept Northwestern with a margin of 38 points. Brook Dieter (Bloomington Kennedy) had 11.5 points for the Gophers. Naomi Johnson (Bloomington Kennedy and Ariel Baxterbeck each had 8.5 points for NW.

Illinois swept Indiana with a margin of 18 points. Laura DeBruhler had 17.5 points for Illinois. Erica Short had 14.5 points for the Hoosiers.

Michigan State beat Ohio State in four with a margin of 9 points. Vanessa King had 16.5 points for MSU. Katie Dull had 16 points for the Buckeyes. Susan Halverson (Apple Valley) had 8 digs for OSU.

#1 Penn State swept #18 Purdue with a margin of 19 points. With the win the Nittany Lions get a share of the Big 10 title. Nicole Fawcett had 15 points for PSU. Stephanie Lynch had 13.5 points for the Boilermakers.

next up: More D1 results

All Star Sunday Today & Next Week

#1 posting 11.16.2008
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ALL STAR GAME
You missed yesterday's South Central All Star game at Jefferson (you can check the out & about). Today the North Central All Star game takes place at Bemidji.
Next week the Tri-State All Star game takes place at Rochester CTC.
The Inaugural Tri-State All Star Volleyball Games will be held Sunday,November 23rd, 2008 at the Performance Court on the campus of the Rochester Community and Technical College, Rochester, Minnesota

Noon – Doors Open for Spectators
12:30 pm – Team Wisconsin vs. Team Iowa
1:40 pm – Team Wisconsin vs. Team Minnesota
2:50 pm – Team Iowa vs. Team Minnesota

ROSTERS
Team Minnesota
Kate Speedling, Wabasha-Kellogg High School, Outside Hitter/Left Back,5-11
Danielle Gernes, Wabasha-Kellogg High School, Libero, 5-5
Kirstee Rotty, Farmington High School, Libero, 5-8
Resha Koster, Blooming Prairie High School, Setter, 5-7
Elizabeth Benson, Cannon Falls High School, Setter, 5-7
Ashley Wendinger, New Ulm Cathedral High School, Middle/Outside Hitter,5-11
Karlee Lursen, Eastview High School, Outside Hitter, 5-9
Jasmine Dittrich, Rochester John Marshall High School, Middle Blocker,5-10
Elly Mikesh, Rochester John Marshall High School, Outside Hitter,
Kati Garness, Rochester John Marshall High School, Middle Blocker,
Stephanie Meschke, Bethlehem Academy, Outside Hitter,
Head Coach: Amir Dzamalija, Rochester John Marshall High School

Team Iowa
Amy Dentlinger, Kuemper Catholic High School, Outside Hitter and All-Around, 6-1
Whitney Westrum, Waukee High School, Outside Hitter, 6-0
Elizabeth McDonnell, Cedar Rapids Jefferson, Middle Blocker, 6-1
Lauren Friedman, Columbus Catholic High School, Middle Blocker, 6-1
Jordynn Brackey, Lake Mills High School, Middle Hitter, 5-11
Mikayla Overturf, Central Springs High School, Middle Hitter, 5-11
Britni Freed, Hinton High School, Outside Hitter, 5-11
Kelsey Peterson, Cherokee Washington High School, Outside Hitter, 5-8
Cassie Christianson, Lake Mills High School, Setter, 5-6
Cheyenne Newman, Iowa Valley High School, Middle/Outside Hitter, 5-8
Kaylee Thompson, LeMars Community High School, Middle Hitter, 5-11
Meganne McMurray, Central Springs High School, Outside Hitter, 5-6
Head Coach: Dennis South, Lewis Central High School

Team Wisconsin
Jamie Vanderberg, Niagara High School, Middle/Outside Hitter-Middle Blocker, 6-1
Michele Campbell, Richland Center High School, Outside Hitter, 5-6
Ashlee Gabrielson, Viroqua High School, Libero, 5-2
Kaycee Charette, Prescott High School, Left Side Hitter, 5-11
Ellie Hovda, Wausau East High School, Outside Hitter, 5-6
Jennifer Johnas, Medford Area High School, Libero, 5-4
Ellie Dietzen, Seymour High School, Middle Hitter, 6-2
Lauren Radix, Wisconsin Heights High School, Setter/Outside Hitter, 5-11
Hillary Hughes, Wisconsin Heights High School, Outside Hitter, 5-10
Kallie Lochner, Wisconsin Heights High School, Middle Hitter, 6-1
Head Coach: Amy Schlimgen, Wisconsin Heights High School

Games Manager: Lonnie Morken, Mabel-Canton High School, Minnesota
Event Directors: Dan and Susan Ninham, All Star Athletic Promotions,Bemidji, Minnesota

ALL AREA
The Albert Lea Tribune has named Jordynn Brackey of Lake Mills, IA as their player of the year. Plus the three all area teams (there are 12 Minnesotans on the 18 player roster).
The coach of the year goes to another Iowan---Jim Boehmer of Lake Mills.

ALL CONFERENCE
The Iron Range has named their All Conference team. From the Grand Rapids Herald Review.

Next up: Big 10 results

Navy Wins South Central Series

#7 posting 11.15.2008
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SOUTH CENTRAL ALL STAR SERIES
Team 3 Navy beat both team 1 Scarlet and team 2 Blue to take the South Central All Star Series at Bloomington Jefferson this afternoon.

First off each team played each other two games to 25 and one game to 15 no matter what.

The event started with Blue beating Scarlet 25-20, 25-15, 15-7.
The Blues broke free from a 13 all tie with 11-3 run putting them at the brink at 24-16. It did take the Blues five set points to finish the scarlets in set one. Jessica Clark led the charge for the Blues in set one with six points.
Blue used the win in the first set as a springboard to an 8-3 run to start the second set. However the Scarlets roared back with a 9-4 run to tie the set at 12. Once again the Blues finished strong with a 13-3 run. The Blues were able to get four straight side outs on the Scarlets while knocking out points on their last five serves. Ari Mewhorter had four kills in this set including point 25.
There was no doubt on the next set with the Blues building an 8-2 lead after a six point run on Clark's serve. Maddi Nerenhausen led the way in this set with four kills.

In the second series Navy beat Scarlet, but the reds did get a game off the dark blues 25-22, 22-25, 15-6.
The Scarlets had to play right away again this time against the Navy. This set was fairly tight throughout. The leads never got larger than three points. Navy led 8-5 when Scarlet took their first lead after a five point run 10-8. Navy reclaimed the lead at 17-16 after a four point run. There were three ties after that, the last at 20 all. But the Navy was able to get the last six FBSO, two of which were missed serves. Nikki Meinz had 7.5 points for Navy including the last two points---a side out kill and then an ace to close the set.
Navy led after four 3+ runs to start the second set 14-7, but then the Scarlets rose up. A 8-1 run put them right back in the hunt as the set was tied at 16. Navy inched ahead 22-21. The Scarlets closed out with the last four points. Rebekah Aase had a block, one of four in the set, and then put down a kill before Megan Schroeder ended the set on a kill.
The final 15 point set was the only one that mattered. Navy took control 5-1 after a four point run off Dana Boerboom's serve. The key factor in this set was the FBSO game with Navy getting 5/6, Scarlet's FBSO game was only 2/6. Besides that Navy "earned" 10 points to Scarlets 4 in the final set.

In the final series in what proved to be the championship, it was Navy over Blue 25-19, 25-18, 13-15.
Navy didn't take control of the first set until they had a five point run, four on Libby Augedahl's serve. They wouldn't relinquish the lead after that. Blue cut the margin to 21-19. A dump by Elizabeth Benson got the ball back to Navy and Benson served out with the final point coming on a Blue hitting error.
Navy had a five point run to take them to a 15-7 lead in the second set. Danika Stindtman had four straight kills for Navy. Blue did rush back into the contest with a six point run, five of them off Alyssa Bryngelson's serve. Navy contributed to that run with three hitting errors. Navy had three straight FBSO after that incident, while scoring on two of their last three serves. Augedahl had 7 of the earned Navy points in the set.
The final set went to Blue, but Navy led 10-7. A missed serve put the ball back in Blue's hands. The Blues finished with a 8-3 run. Nerenhausen had three kills in the last segment. The set was tied at 13 when Clark had a kill followed by a kill by Bryngelson.

you can see the entire South Central All Star Series photo gallery at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com.

Here are the totals over the two sets
key: player, school, position, aces-blocks-kills----totals
SCARLETS (0-2 overall, 1-5 sets, 95-127 points)
Megan Schroder, Rochester Mayo 1-0-10-----11
Rebekah Aase, Austin 2-5-4-----11
Jolene Brody, Austin 0-1-9----10
Josi Holter, Lakeville South 0-0-8-----8
Sarah Osberg, Hastings 0-0-7-----7
Lisa Kranz, Hastings 1-0-1-----2
Danielle Sowada, Holdingford 0-1-0----1
Mariah Baylor, Mpls South 0-0-1-----1
totals: 4-7-40------51 points

BLUE (1-1 overall, 4-2 sets, 117-105 points)
Jessica Clark, Triton 2-4-12-----18
Arriel Mewhorter, Blaine 0-1.5-16-----17.5
Maddi Nerenhausen, Triton 0-0-14-----14
Crissi Schewe, Sleepy Eye St. Mary's 1-0.5-11-----12.5
Alyssa Bryngelson, Triton 2-0-9-----11
Mackenzie Suda, Blaine 1-0-4-----5
Courtney Preiner, Hill-Murray 2-0-0-----2
Nevada Helget, Sleepy Eye St. Mary's 1-0-1----2
totals: 9-6-67----82 points

NAVY (2-0 overall, 4-2 sets, 125-105 points)
Nikki Meinz, Sauk Rapids-Rice 6-0.5-13-----19.5
Libby Augedahl, Caledonia 6-0-10-----16
Danika Stindtman, Blue Earth 0-0-14-----14
Kayla Horbacz, Cambridge-Isanti 3-1.5-5-----9.5
Dana Boerboom, Lakeview 1-2-4-----7
Elizabeth Benson, Cannon Falls 0-0-5----5
Cassie Gran, Caledonia 0-0-4-----4
Kirstee Rotty, Farmington 2-0-0------2
Grace Sanders, Lakeville South 1-0-1-----2
totals: 19-4-56-----79 points

TRENCH PLAYERS
Match 1 (Blue vs Scarlet) Ari Mewhorter
Match 2 (Navy vs Scarlet) Nikki Meinz
Match 3 (Navy vs Blue) Libby Augedahl

BY THE NUMBERS
team, fbso/fbso attempts; fbso %; points,
Scarlet 28/66---.424; 95
Blue 28/58----.483; 117
Navy 42/63----.667; 125
runs: Blue 16, Navy 16, Scarlet 8
longest string: Blue 6, Scarlet 5, Navy 5
missed serves: Navy 17, Blue 16, Scarlet 13
time outs: not one called all day

RACE TO:
Set: 5 10 15 20 25
match 1 (blue vs scarlet)
set 1 B B B B B
set 2 B B B B B
set 3 B B B

match 2 (navy vs scarlet)
set 1 N S S N N
set 2 S N N N S
set 3 N N N

match 3 (navy vs blue)
set 1 B N N N N
set 2 N N N N N
set 3 N N B

BIGGEST LEAD
Team 1 2 3
scarlet#1 1 1 0
blue#1 7 10 8

scarlet#2 3 3 0
navy#2 3 8 9

blue#3 2 0 2
navy#3 6 9 3

next up: tomorrow

Ridgewater in NJCAA Finals

#6 posting 11.15.2008
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NJCAA D3 NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
Ridgewater advanced to the finals of the NJCAA D3 tournament in Rochester. The Warriors beat Nassau CC in four with a margin of 32 points. Later they swept Harper College of Illinois with a margin of 16 points. This is the fourth year in a row Ridgewater has made the finals. From the West Central Tribune.

Hibbing won in the quarters, but fell in the semis to Brookhaven, TX.

The Rochester Post Bulletin has more details on the all the first day results.

The RPB also has a feature on a couple of Japanese players from Alfred College, NY.

Championship is at 3 pm today.

Next up: Out & about from the All Star Game

Concordia Moorhead, St. Ben's Advance

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D3 TOURNAMENT
ST. THOMAS SECTION
Concordia Moorhead swept UW LaCrosse with a margin of 19 points. Katie Vohnoutka (Eden Prairie) had 13 points for CM. Nina Walch (Lewiston-Altura) had 12 points for LaCrosse.

St. Benedict beat UW Eau Claire in four with a margin of 8 points. Emma Jaynes (Hibbing) had 15 points for St. Ben's. Katie Fox (Chippewa Falls, WI) had 22.5 points for UWEC.

OSHKOSH SECTION
Carthage beat UW Whitewater in five with a margin of 9 points. Michelle Madeja had 14.5 points for Carthage. Liz Benzschawel (Madison Edgewood) had 18 points for Whitewater.

UW Oshkosh beat Heidelberg in four with a margin of 19 points.

ALL REGION
Gustavus players Bridget Burtzel (Rocori) and Emily Klein (Red Wing) have been named to the All Region volleyball team.

Next up: Community College reports

Mavs Roll to 6th Straight Win

#4 posting 11.15.2008
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D2 FRIDAY RESULTS
NORTHERN SUN
Augustana swept MSU Moorhead with a margin of 14 points. Cayla Schroeder (Kasson-Mantorville) had 15 points for Augustana. Laura Tvrdik (Minnewaska) had 13.5 points for Moorhead.

Winona State swept Bemidji State with a margin of 15 points. Jessi Peterson (Eden Prairie) had 12.5 points for WSU. Melissa McNeely (Lakeville South) had 9 points for BSU.

#17 UM Duluth beat Upper Iowa in four with a margin of 20 points. Lindsey Clairmont (Wayzata) had 14 points for the Bulldogs. Sara Vance (Tampa Sickles, FL) had 12.5 points for UIU.

#23 Wayne State, Nebraska swept UM Crookston with a margin of 20 points. Jennifer Hefner (Central City, NE) had 13.5 points for WSN. Allison Zajicek (Beatrice, NE) had 9.5 points for UMC.

MSU Mankato beat Northern State in four with a margin of 14 points. Ashley Nachreiner (Round Rock, TX) had 16 points for Mankato. Jill Rassmussen (Sioux Falls Washington) had 16 points for Northern.

Southwest Minnesota State swept Mary with a margin of 34 points. Kasey Loeslie (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton) had 17 points for SW. Amanda Hennessy (Williston, ND) had 6.5 points for Mary.

Next up: D3 results

NDSU Wins Summit Title; Angner 33 points

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MORE D1 NEWS
ACC: Virginia beat Maryland in four with a margin of 4 points. Marlow Bruneau (Lakeville) had 26 assists and 3.5 points for the Cavaliers.

ATLANTIC 10: George Washington swept LaSalle with a margin of 15 points. Abby Syverson (Mpls Southwest) had 7 points for GW.

BIG EAST: Marquette swept West Virginia with a margin of 16 points. Tiara Russell (Osseo) and Leslie Bielski (Chaska) had 9.5 and 7 points for Marquette.

INDEPENDENTS: North Dakota fell to Seattle in five (the Sioux had a 3 point advantage) and then UND lost to Houston Baptist in four (29 point margin) both in the Bryant National Transitions Tournament in Rhode Island.
Devin Trefz (Bagley) had 17.5 points vs Seattle and 10 points vs HB.

MEAC: Maryland Eastern Shore beat Norfolk State in four with a margin of 36 points. Chanita Wesley (Benilde-St. Margaret's) played but did not score.

MISSOURI VALLEY: Creighton swept Southern Illinois with a margin of 24 points. Jessica Houts (Bloomington Kennedy), and Allie Oelke (Chaska) had 10 and 5.5 points for the Bluejays.
Northern Iowa swept Missouri State with a margin of 27 points. Amy Sampson (Champlin Park) had 14.5 points for UNI.

PAC 10: #8 Oregon swept Washington State with a margin of 19 points. Emily Rooney (Red Wing) had 6.5 points.

SEC: #22 Kentucky swept South Carolina with a margin of 22 points. Bridget Denson-Dorman had 26 assists and 1.5 points for USC.

SOUTHERN: Furman swept Georgia Southern with a margin of 26 points. Pamela Gehrke (Eastview) had 1 dig and 1 points for the Paladins.

SUMMIT: North Dakota State swept Centenary with a margin of 41 points. Chrissy Knuth (Champlin Park) had 11.5 points for NDSU.
South Dakota State beat UMKC in four with a margin of 2 points. Mackenzie Angner (Cincinnati St. Ursula) had 33 points for SDSU.

SUN BELT: Denver swept UA Little Rock with a margin of 23 points. Kresson Vreeman (Central Christian) had 3 digs for Denver.

BEACH
Former Gopher Nicole Branagh and Tyra Turner have moved on to the semifinals in the FIVB beach tournament in Sanya, China.

Next up: D2 results

Gophers Hold Off Badgers; PSU #53

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BIG 10 RESULTS
#15 Minnesota beat Wisconsin in a dramatic five with a margin of 2 points. The Badgers led 2-1. The Gophers fought off five match points. Lauren Gibbemeyer (Cretin-Derham Hall) had 22.5 points for the Gophers. Brittney Dolgner had 28.5 points for Wisconsin. Nikki Klingsporn (Tartan) had 26 assists and 1 point for the Badgers.

Iowa beat Northwestern in five. NW led 2-1. NW had a 7 point advantage. Catherine Smale had 23 points for the Hawkeyes. Chelsy Hyser had 16.5 points for the Wildcats. Naomi Johnson (Bloomington Kennedy) added 10.5 points for NW.

#19 Michigan beat Michigan State in four with a margin of 17 points. Alex Hunt had 16.5 points for the Wolverines. Megan Schatzle and Vanessa King each had 15 points for MSU.

#1 Penn State swept Illinois with a margin of 22 points. The Illini lost the first set 25-23. PSU set a new NCAA D1 record with consecutive matches won (53). Megan Hodge had 17.5 points for PSU. Laura DeBruhler had 12 points for Illinois.

Purdue beat Indiana in five. Indiana had a 2 point advantage for the day. Danita Merlau and Carrie Gurnell each had 17 points for Purdue. Erica Short had 20 points for the Hoosiers.

MORE SIGNINGS
Purdue signed five players
6-0 setter Rachel Davis of Plainwell, MI
6-3 middle hitter Anna Drewry of San Antonio Clark, Texas
6-2 outside hitter Katie Griffin of Avon, Indiana
6-1 middle hitter/outside hitter Catherine Rebarchak of Mobile St. Paul's Episcopal, Alabama
6-1 outside hitter Ariel Turner of Mountain Vista, Colorado

Michigan State signed three players
6-1 OH Amy Dentlinger of Carroll Kuemper Catholic, IA
6-1 MB Elizabeth "Bizl" Egerer of Sheboygan Catholic
6-3 MB Alexis Mathews of Detroit Renaissance

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