Hermantown Tops Hibbing + More

#1 posting 9.1.2006
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HS GAME REPORTS
Hermantown beat Hibbing 10-25, 25-23, 19-25, 25-16, 16-14 in a battle between 7AAA powers in Hibbing. Blair Murphy, Hermantown had 18 kills on the night.
Owatonna swept Mankato West 14, 17, 15 in Big 9 conference action. 10 Owatonna players notched a kill in the match. Story from the Mankato Free Press.
Maple Grove topped Rogers in a battle between 5AAA rivals 19, 15, 12. Story from the Elk River Star News from the Rogers perspective.
Moorhead swept Hawley 12, 13, 20. The Fargo Forum has the box.
DGF swept Detroit Lakes 22, 11, 15. Jennifer Lopez, no not the actress, had 14 kills. Box in the Fargo Forum.
Kasey Uran, Sartell had 21 kills and 25 digs in a sweep over Monticello. This game and more found deep in the St. Cloud Times.
Willmar service game toppled Fergus Falls in three 26-24, 25-23, 25-19. Heather Thoma had 10 aces for Willmar. Samantha Revering, Fergus Falls hurt her ankle in warm ups and did not play. More in the West Central Tribune.
Like boxes? The Duluth News Tribune has volleyball at the end of the Prep summary section

Minneapolis Southwest sided out at .679 in a 3-0 win over Mpls Henry 17, 6, 18.
In game one Henry led 8-7, but in the fifth rotation SW took the lead for good 14-10. SW then had three side outs when Henry was serving preventing any rally.
SW dominated game two as they led 10-2 after one rotation. Unfortunately there were no programs to identify the players. But #9 served up nine points including 3 aces. The only earned Henry point came on the first point with Stef Zappa's ace. All other points were courtesy of SW errors.
Game 3 was fairly tight with Henry leading at 12-11. Then SW scored 9 straight points on rotation 6 to go up 20-13. During #8's serve Henry had four hitting errors and three aces. Henry did close to 22-16, but SW finished up with two more side outs to prevent any rally.
For the game SW sided out at .679, Henry .333
Stef Zappa led Henry with 3 aces, and one kill for four points.

COLLEGE GAME REPORTS
Winona State, led by setter Lisa Dobie, beat UW Parkside 3-1. Story from the Winona Daily News.

Ridgewater will be hosting a two day tournament today and tomorrow in Willmar. Mesabi Range, Bismarck State, Ellsworth, Des Moines, Hibbing, Riverland, Rochester, Vermilion, Western Wisconsin Tech, Fergus Falls, Anoka-Ramsey, Minnesota West and Bethel JV fill out the field. Article from the West Central Tribune.

COLLEGE PREVIEWS
St. Mary's of Winona has a lot of untested talent as the season gets underway. The Winona Daily News tells the tale of coach Mike Lester's team.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
ACES
3 games
AAA
Heather Thoma, Willmar 10 vs Fergus Falls 3-0
Megan Junkermeier, Willmar 6 vs Fergus Falls 3-0
Amy Pederson, Sauk Rapids 5 vs Pierz 3-0
AA
Anna Zyvoloski, St. Cloud Cathedral 8 vs Paynesville 3-0
Cassie Ziemer, New London-Spicer 5 vs Melrose 0-3
Whitney Herman, New London-Spicer 5 vs Melrose 0-3
Ana Christianson, Sauk Centre 5 vs Minnewaska 3-0
Jill Gruber, Sauk Centre 5 vs Minnewaska 3-0

ASSISTS
5 games
AA
Sam Frings, Greenway 52 vs Chisholm 2-3

DIGS
5 games
AAA
Amber Brant, Hibbing 31 vs Hermantown 2-3
Breanna Chamernick, Hibbing 31 vs Hermantown 2-3
AA
Stephanie Snyder, Duluth Marshall 21 vs Cook County 2-3
Esther Miner, Duluth Marshall 16 vs Cook County 2-3
4 games
D2
Carmen Stankowski, Winona State 16 vs UW Parkside 3-1
AAA
Kasey Uran, Sartell 25 vs Monticello 3-0
3 games
AAA
Caitlin Griffin, Rocori 20 vs St. Michael-Albertville 3-0
AA
Deanna Novak, St. Cloud Cathedral 25 vs Paynesville 3-0
Molly Manthe, Albany 16 vs Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 3-0
Kayla Lieser, Paynesville 15 vs St. Cloud Cathedral 3-0

KILLS
5 Games
AAA
Kasey Uran, Sartell 21 vs Monticello 3-1
Blair Murphy, Hermantown 18 vs Hibbing 3-2
AA
Hannah Johnson, Greenway 18 vs Chisholm 2-3
4 games
Megan Lambertson, Litchfield 18 vs St. Cloud Apollo 3-1

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