The Power of Braegelmann, More Previews

#2 posting 8.23.2007
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POWER HITTER
UM Duluth's Vicky Braegelmann was co-national player of the year last season and is set to rewrite UMD's hitting records this season. UMD will be at Concordia St. Paul this weekend. From the Duluth News Tribune.

PREVIEWS
D3
St. Scholastica has a Hibbing Bluejacket hue on their roster. From the Duluth News Tribune.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Riverland is prepared to take the next step this season. From the Austin Daily Herald.

HIGH SCHOOL
Farmington returns five players from last years 16-11 team including state dig leader Kirstee Rotty (626). They open against Austin. From the Farmington Independent.

International Falls opens their season tonight against Babbitt-Embarrass. From the International Falls Journal.

The Fargo Forum has their HS volleyball capsules with area teams including Moorhead, DGF, and Park Christian.

Red Wing is in the rebuilding phase. From the Red Wing Republican Eagle.

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next up: later tonight with this season's first out & about.

Ridgewater Set to Defend Title

#1 posting 8.23.2007
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COLLEGE PREVIEW
Ridgewater is set to defend their Community College National Championship. From the West Central Tribune.

HIGH SCHOOL PREVIEWS
There are a smattering of contests as the high school season gets under way.
Austin travels to Farmington. This is the second preview for Austin, this time it is the Rochester Post Bulletin with the preview.

INTERNET COVERAGE
You can listen to International Falls games via broncoradio. Games will be archived for a year. From the International Falls Daily Journal.

TEAM NEEDED
Eden Prairie needs one Varsity and one B team for the Eden Prairie tournament. [Sept 1st]Contact: Chad Becker crbecker13@comcast.net

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next up; later tonight (if not earlier) with the first out & about of the season.

New Ulm Preview, Crookston Scrimmage

#2 posting 8.22.2007
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HIGH SCHOOL PREVIEWS
New Ulm is dropping down from AAA to AA. They move to a rough and tumble 3AA section however--three teams went to state last year from the new section. From the New Ulm Journal.

SCRIMMAGES
Crookston was at Bemidji for a multi-team volleyball scrimmage on Tuesday. The Crookston Times has more details.

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next up: tomorrow morning

Everything New

#1 posting 8.22.2007
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NEW HIGH SCHOOL
Shakopee has a new high school and the volleyball team is seen practicing in the article in the StarTribune South edition. They are already talking about a second high school in the Shakopee District. Shakopee is #2 in the AAA poll. From the Shakopee Valley News.

NEW OLD COACH
Sarah Herlofsky is back as the new volleyball coach at Spring Lake Park. She originally coached at SLP in 1997 and 98. She has a Q&A session in the StarTribune North edition.

COACHES SHOW
Concordia St. Paul will hold their first coaches show this fall on Thursday at 1:30. You can listen on the web.

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next up: tomorrow (but lately I have been getting an afternoon posting up if new warrants).

Swenson Returns

#4 posting 8.21.2007
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SWENSON RETURNS
Hopkins volleyball coach Vicki Swenson has returned to the sidelines. Last fall her sister, Teri Lee, was murdered and Swenson took time off to deal with that tragedy. Now she is back for the Royals. From the StarTribune West edition.

COLLEGE REPORT
UM Crookston has a new coach in Lee Anderson. The Crookston Times looks at how the first weeks of practice have been panning out.

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next up: tomorrow morning

Branagh & Youngs Upset Champs

#3 posting 8.21.2007
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BRANAGH & YOUNGS UPSET OLYMPIC CHAMPS
Elaine Youngs and Nicole Branagh upset Olympic champs Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh in the finals of the AVP Boston Open by a squeaker 15-21, 21-19, 16-14. Branagh played college volleyball for the Gophers. From the Boston Globe.

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next up: Vicki Swenson, Hopkins coach

Gustavus, St. Ben's and UMM Previews

#2 posting 8.21.2007
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COLLEGIATE PREVIEWS
D3
MIAC schools Gustavus, and St. Benedict both started practice yesterday. St. Benedict also gets a preview in the St. Cloud Times.

NAIA
UM Morris opened practice yesterday.

LIVE ON THE WEB
Concordia St. Paul will have their volleyball games on the web with the help of PennAtlantic.

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Next up: tomorrow (or later today if news pops)

Chaska and Lyle-Pacelli (Again)

#1 posting 8.21.2007
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HIGH SCHOOL PREVIEWS
Lyle-Pacelli gets a second preview in the Rochester Post-Bulletin. I have already posted the Austin Daily Herald article.

The Chaska Herald looks at the AAA Poll with defending state champ Chaska #4.

Next up: collegiate previews

Waldorf Wins First Contest

#1 posting 8.20.2007
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FIRST CONTEST
Waldorf College, IA beat Mount Marty on Sunday in one of the first volleyball matches of the collegiate season 3-1. Mount Marty took the first game. There are 11 Minnesota players on the Waldorf Roster. From the Yankton Press & Dakotan.

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next up: tomorrow for sure, but later today if news breaks.

First Volleyball Polls

#1 posting 8.19.2007
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FIRST MINNESOTA HIGH SCHOOL POLLS
Top 10 Poll (based on Section Rep’s Input). The next poll comes out on August 27.
AAA
1. Lakeville North (6) 60
2. Shakopee 54
3. Eagan 38
4. Chaska 30
5. Owatonna 27
6. Eden Prairie 24
7. Eastview 18
8. Andover 17
9. Blaine 15
10. Apple Valley 12
Others: Wayzata (9), St. Michael/Albertville (8), Totino-Grace (8), Woodbury (5), Alexandria (3), Waconia (1), Hill-Murray (1)

AA
1. Jordan (5) 50
2. Marshall 37
3. Stewartville 29
Hibbing 29
5. Dilworth/Glyndon/Felton 24
6. St. Cloud Cathedral 19
7. Delano 18
8. Pipestone 15
Jackson County Central 15
10. Belle Plaine 8
Others: Kasson/Mantorville (4), Perham (4), Byron (2)

A
1. Bethlehem Academy (3) 56
2. Minneota (3) 38
3. Mabel-Canton 34
Windom 34
5. Mayer Lutheran 27
6. Lake of the Woods (1) 23
7. Wabasha-Kellogg 19
8. Climax-Fischer 14
Buffalo Lake/Hector 14
10. Ada-Borup 13
Others: Wheaton (12), Meadow Creek Christian (12), Renville County West (11), Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa (10), Central MN Christian (9), Carlton (9), Pine River/Backus (8), Springfield (8), MACCRAY (7), Littlefork-Big Falls (6), Kittson Central (5), Tower-Soudan (2), Goodhue (2), SW MN Christian (1), Barnum (1)

HIGH SCHOOL PREVIEWS
The Albert Lea Tribune has brief previews for Albert Lea, Glenville-Emmons, Alden-Conger, NRHEG, USC plus Iowa schools Lake Mills and Northwood-Kensett.

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Next up: tomorrow

Boeve Moving

#1 posting 8.18.2007
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BOEVE INTERVIEW
Iowa State's Erin Boeve is moving from the middle to the outside this season. She has an interview during media day at ISU. Boeve played high school volleyball at Hills-Beaver Creek, MN.
Iowa State is picked 6th in the Big 12. Defending national champ Nebraska is tabbed to win the conference. Boeve is on the preseason all conference team.

HIGH SCHOOL PREVIEWS
A
Lyle-Pacelli will look to improve on their 9-16 season last year. From the Austin Daily Herald.

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next up: tomorrow.

Austin Preview

#3 posting 8.17.2007
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HIGH SCHOOL PREVIEWS
The high school season has started practice and will have games next week. Here is one of the first previews on the upcoming season.
AAA
Austin is hoping to triple their win total again this season. They went from one win, to three last year. From the Austin Daily Herald.

Next up: tomorrow

Gophers Picked 3rd

#2 posting 8.16.2007
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BIG 10 PRESEASON PICKS
The Big 10 has released their preseason selections. Minnesota has been tabbed for third. Jessy Jones has been selected on the preseason All Conference team.

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Next up: tomorrow

Riverland Preseason

#1 posting 8.17.2007
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JUCO OUTLOOK
Riverland has not made the Minnesota Community College Conference State Tournament the past two years. They hope to change that this season. They have added Brook Monson from Austin. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

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Next up: tomorrow

SDSU, NDSU 3 & 4 in Summit Poll

#2 posting 8.16.2007
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SUMMIT LEAGUE POLL
South Dakota State and North Dakota State are picked as #3 and #4 in their first year in the Summit League.

Next up: tomorrow morning.

North Central Picks,

#1 posting 8.16.2007
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NORTH CENTRAL CRYSTAL BALL
UM Duluth has been tapped for the fourth consecutive year to take the North Central title.

MORE GOPHER MEDIA
The Minnesota Gopher media day is covered in depth on the Gopher volleyball site with Coach Hebert's answering questions from the media. Also Kelly Roysland is interviewed by Rachel Hartmann.

HIGH SCHOOL PRACTICE UPDATES
Hutchinson had to practice away from school due to a power outage. From the Hutchinson Leader.

RECORD ACES
Stewartville's Laura Hoover (2006) holds the state record for career ace serves according to the State High School League with 266 aces. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

BREAST CANCER BATTLE
Former Central Christian volleyball player Jenny (Huisinga) Norbie five years ago was diagnosed with breast cancer. This story from the West Central Tribune talks about her fight with the disease and her positive outlook. A benefit will be held to help with bills.

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next up: tomorrow, unless news breaks

Preseason Polls & Previews

#1 posting 8.15.2007
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POLLS & PREVIEWS
The Minnesota Gophers are rated #9 in the preseason AVCA poll. KARE 11 also has video and interviews with coach Hebert, Jessy Jones, and Kelly Roysland. It is longer than what you might have seen on television. The StarTribune has a look at the 4th best recruiting class, and a thumbnail of the rosters and important games. The MN Daily also looks at the high expectations of this year's squad.

In D2 UM Duluth is #2, Concordia St. Paul #6 and SW MN State #25 in the the AVBCA poll.

Bethany's new coach Sue Wilde is getting ready for her first year.

As you can see I have added a poll on the top right hand corner.

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next up: perhaps later today.

North Dakota State Senior Leaders

#2 posting 8.14.2007
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NORTH DAKOTA STATE SENIOR LEADERS
Minnesotans Kari Fagnan (Fridley) and Christy Stuewe (Mayer Lutheran) are senior leaders for North Dakota State. NDSU is making the transition to the Summit League this year. They are hoping to lead NDSU to the first D1 post season appearance in any sport. From the Fargo Forum.
Also WDAY has a video report.

Next up: tomorrow morning.

Seppala Era

#1 posting 8.14.2007
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SEPPALA ERA
Dan Seppala is Apple Valley's second coach in 31 years. Yesterday was the first practice in the post Walt Weaver Era. The Star Tribune looks at the volleyball change at Apple Valley and the football change at Hastings.

EXPECTATIONS
Southwest MN State has developed a strong reputation in recent years. They are looking to make the NCAA regionals for the fourth straight year. SW MN State also has the Northern Sun Preseason Player of the Year in Erin Contons. From the Marshall Independent.

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next up: tomorrow

Bitter Era Begins

#2 posting 8.13.2007
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BITTER ERA
The Bitter Era has started in Bemidji as former Lake of the Woods coach Laurie Bitter has taken over the Bemidji State program. BSU was picked #10 in the Northern Sun this year. From the Bemidji Pioneer.

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next up: tomorrow morning