Concordia St. Paul, NDSU, Win Titles

#3 posting 11.23.2008
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D2
NORTH CENTRAL REGIONAL
#1 Concordia St. Paul swept UM Duluth with a margin of 14 points. CSP won its 4th Central Region Championship title. It also was career win #200 for head coach Brady Starkey. CSP travels to New Haven in the Elite Eight quarterfinals. Maria Steinhagen (Alexandria) had 16 points for CSP. Sarah Wyffels (Marshall) had 10.5 points for UMD.

D1
ACC: Duke swept Virginia with a margin of 16 points. Marlow Bruneau (Lakeville) had 9 assists and 2.5 points for Virginia.

ATLANTIC 10: Dayton swept George Washington with a margin of 21 points. Abby Syverson (Mpls SW) had 5 points for GW.

BIG 12: Oklahoma swept Iowa State with a margin of 16 points. Diane Kieger (Mounds View) had 5 points for ISU.

BIG SKY: Weber State swept Montana State with a margin of 17 points. The Jackson County Central duo of Brittney Bisaillon and Leah Burmeister had 14 and 11 points for WS.

MID AMERICAN: Ohio beat Miami OH in four with a margin of 8 points. Amanda Andersen (Centennial) had 10 points for Ohio.

MISSOURI VALLEY: Creighton swept Bradley with a margin of 36 points. Jessica Houts (Bloomington Kennedy), Allie Oelke (Chaska) and Laurel Sanford (Eagan) had 9, 8 and 2.5 points for the Bluejays.

MOUNTAIN WEST: Utah beat Colorado State in four with a margin of 4 points in the Mountain West Championship. Tessa Nelson (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton) had 11 points for CSU.

SOUTHERN: Furman upset Samford in five with a margin of 10 points in the Southern Tournament. Samford led 2-1. Pamela Gehrke (Eastview) had 2 points and 2 digs for Furman.

SUMMIT: North Dakota State is NCAA Tournament bound with a 3-1 win over Oral Roberts with a margin of 17 points. It was NDSU's 19th straight win. Brooke VandenBergh (DePere, WI) had 16 points for NDSU. Kristin Hille (Sauk Rapids) was named tourney MVP. VandenBergh, and Chrissy Knuth (Champlin Park) made the all tournament team.

WEST COAST: Portland beat Gonzaga in four with a margin of 10 points. Jennifer Sheedy (Totino-Grace) had 8.5 points for Portland and she reached the 1000 kill mark for her career.

NCCAA
#3 seed Northwestern, MN beat #1 Trinity Christian in five to make NCCAA tournament. NW's margin was 10 points. Kathryne Engel (West Lutheran) and Steph Koth (Hibbing) had 18 points each for NW.

Next up: later today

Dieter Out

#2 posting 11.23.2008
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BIG 10 RESULTS
#16 Illinois beat Michigan State in five with a margin of 6 points. MSU out earned Illinois 84 to 78. MSU also had 35 to 22 hitting errors. Laura DeBruhler had 21.5 points for Illinois. Vanessa King had 21.5 points for the Spartans.

#1 Penn State swept Wisconsin with a margin of 24 points. Megan Hodge had 17 points for PSU. Caity DuPont had 8 points for Wisconsin. Nikki Klingsporn (Tartan) had 16 assists for the Badgers.

#20 Michigan swept Iowa with a margin of 20 points. Juliana Paz had 13 points for Michigan. Catherine Smale had 12 points for the Hawkeyes.

Indiana beat Northwestern in four with a margin of 9 points. Erica Short had 24 points for Indiana. Brittani Gray had 16.5 points for NW. Naomi Johnson (Bloomington Kennedy) had 5.5 points for the Wildcats.

DIETER UPDATE
Brook Dieter went down in the second set Friday against Michigan with an ankle injury. She did not return and was taken for x-rays to see if there was a break involved. In the Minnesota Daily Summary--upon further review.

Next up: more d1 news

Tri State All Stars, Berg POY, Valley AC

#1 posting 11.23.2008
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TRI STATE ALL STAR GAME
Two Albert Lea area players will be playing in the TriState All Star game at Rochester Community and Technical College starting today at 12:30 pm. Both will be playing for Iowa. From the Rochester Post Bulletin and Albert Lea Tribune.
Stephanie Meschke of Bethlehem Academy will be playing for Minnesota. From the Faribault Daily News.

ALL AREA
Brigetta Berg of Wadena-Deer Creek is the Brainerd Dispatch's player of the year. Plus the rest of the team with stats.

ALL CONFERENCE
VALLEY
Maggie Prunty, Martin County West
Sam Breneman, Martin County West
Alyssa Taylor, Martin County West
Amber Faber, Martin County West
Jill Sohre, Maple River
Bridget Trio, Maple River
Cassie Reinke, Maple River
Jenna Mettler, Nicollet
Taylor Meurer, Nicollet
Brittany Underwood, Cleveland
Emily Phillips, Cleveland
Megan Miller, Alden-Conger
Ericka Shaw, St. Clair
Erin Goebel, St. Clair
Brooke Dunkelbeck, LeCenter
Erika Marsh, Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial
Katelyn Arndt, MLGHEC
Shelby Wiederhoeft, Truman

REVIEWS
Park Rapids set the foundation for the future. From the Park Rapids Enterprise.

Next up: College Reports

NDSU Sweeps in Summit Semis

#3 posting 11.22.2008
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MORE D1 NEWS
ACC: Florida swept North Carolina with a margin of 17 points. Brianna Eskola had 15 digs and 1 point for UNC.
Get to know.... UNC's libero Brianna Eskola of Columbia Heights

Wake Forest beat Virginia in four. Marlow Bruneau (Lakeville) had 22 assists and 2.5 points for the Cavaliers.

ATLANTIC 10: #3 seed George Washington swept Fordham with a margin of 27 points. Abby Syverson (Mpls SW) had 9 points for GW.

BIG EAST: Pittsburgh beat Cincinnati in five with a margin of 4 points. Cincinnati led 2-0. Kelsey Brandl (Lakeville North) had 1 point for Cincy.

BIG SKY: Montana beat Weber State in four with a margin of 8 points. The Jackson County Central Duo of Leah Burmeister and Brittney Bisaillon had 17.5 and 13 points for WS.

CUSA: #2 seed UAB swept #10 Marshall with a margin of 23 points. Megan Carlson (Andover) had 2 points and 14 points for Marshall.

MID AMERICAN: Ohio swept Ball State with a margin of 13 points. Amanda Andersen (Centennial) had 6 points for Ohio.

MISSOURI VALLEY: Creighton swept Northern Iowa with a margin of 24 points. With the win Bluejays locks up 2nd place. Jessica Houts (Bloomington Kennedy) and Allie Oelke (Chaska) had 7 and 4 points for Creighton. Amy Sampson (Champlin Park) had 7.5 points for UNI.

PAC 10: #5 Washington beat Washington State in four with a margin of 16 points. Emily Rooney (Red Wing) had 9.5 points for WSU.

SEC: South Carolina swept Alabama with a margin of 17 points. Bridget Denson-Dorman (Hopkins) had 39 assists and 6 points for USC.

SOUTHERN: Furman beat Chattanooga in five with a margin of 4 points. Pamela Gehrke (Eastview) had 2 digs for Furman.

SUMMIT: #1 seed North Dakota State swept IUPUI with a margin of 20 points. It was the Bison's 18th straight win. Chrissy Knuth (Champlin Park) had 17 points for NDSU.

Next up: tomorrow

Rivals to Meet in North Central Finals

#3 posting 11.22.2008
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D2 NORTH CENTRAL REGIONAL
#1 Concordia St. Paul survived #4 UN Kearney in five with a margin of 14 points. UNK led 2-1. Whitney Meierotto (Washburn, WI) had 21 points for CSP. CSP will play in the NC championship for the 6th straight year.

#3 UM Duluth beat #2 SW MN State in four with a margin of 16 points. UMD had 24 more digs than SW. Rachel Jacobson (Wayzata) led UMD in digs with 33. April Hansen (BBE) had 15.5 points for UMD. Maggie Geske (Shakopee) had 19 points for SW.

ACADEMICS
The Northern Sun has released their fall All Academic list. Augustana and MSU Mankato led the way with 8 players. each.

NCCAA REGION
Northwestern, MN beat Bethel, IN in four with a margin of 11 points. Kathryne Engel (West Lutheran) had 17.5 points for NW.

Next up: More D1 reports

W&W, Lange All Area

#2 posting 11.22.2008
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HIGH SCHOOL REPORTS
ALL AREA
The Marshall Independent has released their All Area teams. Marshall's Double W connection--Rachel Westby and Kayla Wallerich---were co-players of the year.

Hibbing's Katie Lange is the Player of the Year in the Hibbing Daily Tribune.

ALL CONFERENCE
The North Suburban has released their All Conference list with Chisago Lakes and North Branch announcing their players. From the Chisago County Press.

NO CONFERENCE
The Classic Lake is disbanding. From the StarTribune.

Next up: D2 Tournament

Gophers Down Wolverines

#1 posting 11.22.2008
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BIG 10 RESULTS
#12 Minnesota beat #20 Michigan in four with a margin of 20 points. Kyla Roehrig had 18 points for the Gophers. Beth Karpiak had 13.5 points for Michigan.

Ohio State swept Iowa with a margin of 15 points. Katie Dull had 19 points for OSU. Susan Halverson (Apple Valley) had 5 digs and 2 points for the Buckeyes. Katie Kennedy had 10.5 points for Iowa.

Indiana beat Wisconsin in four with a margin of 7 points. Taylor Wittmer had 19.5 points for Indiana. Audra Jeffers had 19.5 points for Wisconsin. Nikki Klingsporn (Tartan) had 20 assists for the Badgers.

#1 Penn State swept Northwestern with a margin of 31 points. The Nittany Lions are outright Big 10 champs. Nicole Fawcett had 15 points for PSU. Brittani Gray had 8.5 points for NW. Naomi Johnson (Bloomington Kennedy) had 1.5 points for the Wildcats.

#18 Purdue swept Michigan State with a margin of 17 points. Danita Merlau had 12 points for Purdue. Becca Zlabis had 15 points for MSU.

Illinois signee Jessica Jendryk has been named to the Under Armour All American Team.

Next up: More College reports

Bison Clean Up Summit Awards

#3 posting 11.21.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
BIG 10: Minnesota hosts #20 Michigan tonight and Ohio State on Sunday. Traffic may be an issue on University Avenue.

Two Indiana recruits are part of the Under Armour All American team (see previous post for that link).

ACC: North Carolina beat Miami, FL in four with a margin of 11 points. Brianna Eskola (Columbia Heights) had 32 digs for the Tar Heels.

CUSA: #10 seed Marshall swept #7 Southern Miss with a margin of 20 points in the first round of the CUSA tournament. Megan Carlson (Andover) had 13 points and 13 digs for Marshall.

METRO ATLANTIC: Fairfield's Karlie Urbaniak (Mabel-Canton) does a Q&A with the Rochester Post Bulletin.

MISSOURI VALLEY: Northern Iowa beat Drake in four with a margin of 9 points. Amy Sampson (Champlin Park) had 13.5 points for UNI.

MOUNTAIN WEST: BYU beat Colorado State in five with a margin of 3 points. BYU led 2-0. Tessa Nelson (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton) had 15 points for CSU.

SUMMIT: North Dakota State took five Summit honors including player of the year & freshman of the year Chrissy Knuth (Champlin Park). Kelly Lopez (DGF) was named defensive player of the year. Erich Hinterstocker was named coach of the year. Jennifer Lopez (DGF) made the Summit First Team. Brooke Vandenberg was named to the second team. Janna Deyle made the freshman team.
NDSU Recruiting coordinator Kari Thompson has a good eye for talent. She recruited four of the above players. From the Fargo Forum.
Still the Bison don't feel like they are #1. From the Fargo Forum.
South Dakota State had Mackenzie Angner make the first team and Ellyce Youngren make the second and freshman teams.

SUN BELT: Western Kentucky swept Denver with a margin of 19 points in the Quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Tournament. Kresson Vreeman (Central Christian) had 2 digs for Denver.

MORE SIGNERS
BIG 12: Iowa State has signed setter Alison Landwehr of Parkway West, MO.

MOUNTAIN WEST: Colorado State added 6-2 OH Dana Cranston of North Peace, British Columbia.

Next up: later tonight after the Gopher/Michigan contest

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.

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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