Out & About: Ohio/Minnesota

#6 posting 8.31.2007
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DIET COKE CLASSIC
OHIO bobcats 3, MINNESOTA gophers 2
(24-30, 31-29, 18-30, 30-27, 15-13)

#23 Ohio upset host #9 Minnesota in the second game of the Diet Coke Classic.
The key was in game two when Minnesota had a lead of 23-18, but couldn't close the win out. Ohio rallied to finish with an 13-6 run to claim the win.
After the game two break, a rejuvenated and focused Gopher squad had their side out game working with nine straight first ball side outs to close the game.
That didn't carry over to game four as Ohio regained their balance. Ohio grabbed the lead at 5-4 and didn't let go. Minnesota trailed 29-22 when Brook Dieter served up four straight after the side out. Ohio burned time outs at 29-25 and 29-27 before getting the final point on a quick kill.
The vital point in game five came in rotation three as the Gophers could not get the vital side out. Ohio led 9-5 before Kayla Roehrig put down a kill. Ohio pushed out the lead to 13-10 when Minnesota took their second time out. Dieter nailed a side out kill and then slammed one down on Hailey Cowles serve to close to 13-12. Ohio took their time out to halt the momentum. That worked as Cowles serve sailed wide. Dieter again hit the side out kill, but Ohio finished with their own side out.

MINNESOTA
1. Kelly Roysland, DS 1-0-2---3
Kayla Roehrig, OH 0-2/4-11-16
2. Christine Tan, L 1-0-0---1
Jessy Jones, MH 0-1/4-14---17
3. Hailey Cowles, DS 0-0-0----0
Rachel Hagerty, RH 0-0/2-4----5
Katie Vatterrodt, RH 0-0/1-1---1.5
4. Brook Dieter, OH 2-2/0-22----26
5. Lauren Gibbemeyer, MH 0-2/5-10----14.5
Christine Tan, L (see above)
6. Rachel Hartmann, S 0-1/2-5----7
totals: 4-8/18-69---90

OHIO
totals: 2-1/10-73-81

ROTATIONS
MINNESOTA
Roysland 21-17 .553
Tan 18-21 .462
Cowles 20-18 .526
Dieter 23-22 .511
Gibbemeyer 25-23 .521
Hartmann 22-17 .564
totals: 129-118----.522

OHIO
DeArmond 21-20 .512
various 26-29 .473
various 18-23 .439
Petrulis (3) 15-19 .412
Blackburn/Herman 18-15 .545
Sytsma 20-23 .465
totals: 118-129----.478

FIRST BALL SIDE OUT %
Minnesota 47/78; .603
Ohio 46/78; .590

It is late, I am going to bed. Next up: tomorrow morning

Late Sweeps

#5 posting 8.31.2007
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LATE THURSDAY RESULTS
Hutchinson topped Red Wing in a sweep in Missota action.

Rochester Mayo swept Zumbrota-Mazeppa
Both from the Red Wing Republican Eagle.

To complete the late sweeps it was Stillwater in a sweep over Buffalo. From the Stillwater Gazette.

TOMORROW'S TOURNAMENT ACTION
Eden Prairie hosts a 12 team event with Mayer Lutheran, and Waconia among the ranked teams.
Rochester Century hosts an 8 team event.
Caledonia is at LaCrosse Aquinas.

next up: later tonight after the Diet Coke Classic

North Dakota Picks up First Win

#4 posting 8.31.2007
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COLLEGE RESULTS
D2
North Dakota picked up their first win of the year with a 3-1 win over MN State Moorhead.

Lewis swept St. Cloud State in the Flyer Festival in Illinois.

Chadron State rallied to drop UM Crookston in five.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
ASSISTS
Allison Louwagie, North Dakota 54 vs MN State Moorhead 3-1
DIGS
Heather Foreman, UM Crookston 28 vs Chadron State 2-3
KILLS
Katie Bonine, UM Crookston 22 vs Chadron State 2-3

Next up: later tonight with a look at the Gopher vs Ohio game.

Burnsville Blazes to Win

#3 posting 8.31.2007
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MORE THURSDAY RESULTS
AAA
Burnsville blazed to a 3-0 win over Holy Angels on Thursday. From the Savage Pacer.

AA
International Falls won a 3-1 rivalry game with Littlefork-Big Falls. From the International Falls Daily Journal.

Crosby-Ironton outlasted Pillager in a five game match. Plus other contests in the Brainerd Dispatch.

Crookston won games 4 and 5 to beat Hawley. From the Crookston Times.

Worthington defeated New Ulm in four in a match between the Southwest and South Central conferences. From the Worthington Daily Globe and New Ulm Journal.

Rocori outlasted Willmar in a five game match in Central Lakes action. Scroll past the football summaries in the St. Cloud Times to see that and more summaries. The West Central Tribune also has details.

#9 Jackson County Central won the battle of new coaches with a sweep over Adrian. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

A
Alden-Conger is now 2-0 after a sweep of Blooming Prairie. From the Albert Lea Tribune and Austin Daily Herald.

Here is another version of the Lyle-Pacelli 3-1 loss to Houston and Southland's five game loss to Plainview-Elgin-Millville in the Austin Daily Herald.

Cass Lake-Bena topped Kelliher-Northome in five in Northwoods action. From the Bemidji Pioneer.

Sleepy Eye St. Mary's beat New Ulm Cathedral in five. From the New Ulm Journal.

The rascally Rabbits of Wabasso beat Westbrook-Walnut Grove in four. plus other games in the New Ulm Journal.

MULTITUDE OF BOXES
The Duluth News Tribune has boxes including the Hibbing sweep of Hermantown.
You will need to scroll past the line scores to get to the Grand Forks Herald boxes. The first MN box is Red Lake Falls in a five game win over EGF Sacred Heart.

ACTION TONIGHT
Bemidji travels to Grand Rapids with the hope of staying undefeated. From the Bemidji Pioneer.

PREVIEWS
The Bemidji Pioneer has three more previews for Bagley; Clearbrook-Gonvick; and Red Lake scroll past the football previews to get to the volleyball.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
ASSISTS
Danika Stelton, International Falls 46 vs Littlefork-Big Falls 3-1
KILLS
Hannah Johnson, Greenway 26 vs Chisholm 3-1
Lisa Stewart, Win-E-Mac 23 vs Clearbrook-Gonvick 3-1
Greta King, Willmar 23 vs Rocori 2-3

I scour the papers for numbers. The minimum requirements to make the list
10 aces; 10 blocks; 25 digs; 45 Assists; 20 kills
If your number isn't here email me.

next up: college results from yesterday.

Diet Coke Classic Volleyball Tournament

#2 posting 8.31.2007
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GOPHERS HOST DIET COKE TOURNAMENT
The Diet Coke Classic volleyball tournament in one word will be brutal. All teams are currently ranked in the top 25. Stanford, the #2 team in the country will open with #12 San Diego tonight at 5 pm. The #9 Gophers will take on #23 Ohio at 7:30 pm. Saturday the Gophers take on Stanford at 3:30 pm and on Sunday Minnesota wraps up with San Diego at 1:30 pm.
Construction will put parking at a premium. The Gophers have parking ideas to avoid the problems.

PREVIEWS
D3
St. Mary's will have a young roster, but players have put in time this summer to improve their game. From the Winona Daily News.

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next up: later today with more Thursday Night high school results.

Marshall Knocks Off #1A FBA

#2 posting 8.31.2007
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THURSDAY NIGHT HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL RESULTS
AAA
John Marshall won one of the battles of Rochester with a five game win over Century. It was JM's third straight five game match. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

AA
In the marquee game of the night #3 Marshall topped #1A Faribault Bethlehem Academy in a tight sweep. Defense was the key for the Tigers. From the Marshall Independent.

Plainview-Elgin-Millville stopped Southland in a five game winning games 2, 3, and 5. There are also boxes of games area games in the Rochester Post Bulletin.

New London-Spicer swept Melrose plus other West Central North and WC South action in the West Central Tribune.

A
Rushford-Peterson handed Winona Cotter their second loss in a sweep. RP has only had three practices since the floods that swept through town. From the Winona Daily News.

Lyle-Pacelli won their first game last night, but Houston won the next three in a Southeast conference match. The contest marked the one year anniversary of the death of LP's Kellsey Hogan. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
ASSISTS
Kelsey Deragisch, Marshall 47 vs Bethlehem Academy 3-0

Next up: College reports.

Roysland 4 Year Comeback

#3 posting 8.30.2007
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COLLEGE PREVIEWS
ROYSLAND COMEBACK Part IV
Kelly Roysland makes good copy. The StarTribune tomorrow will have an article on her Gopher volleyball progression after a four year break from Fosston. Coach Hebert is happy.

D3
Carleton has been near the top of the MIAC the last three seasons and they are aiming high with returning veterans.

THURSDAY NIGHT RESULTS
Defending Minneapolis City champ Southwest swept Henry in the Lakers season opener. SW won by double digits in each game 15, 15, 13. Brianna Haugen controlled the middle for SW all night and Henry managed only to put down seven kills all night.

If you have results, send them to me & I will post them.

Next up: tomorrow morning.

Southwest Conference Preview; Digging for Records

#2 posting 8.30.2007
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MORE LATE HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS
WEDNESDAY ACTION
Northfield handed Rochester JM their second loss in as many days and again it was a five gamer. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Norman County East topped Mahnomen. From the Grand Forks Herald.

TUESDAY ACTION
Southland edged larger school Albert Lea in a sweep on Tuesday. Each game was decided by two points. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Here is the account in the Austin Daily Herald with the five game match between Austin and Kingsland won by the larger school.

You read about the Alden-Conger vs Mankato Loyola match from the Loyola perspective. Here is the AC story plus other local games in the Albert Lea Tribune.

Rothsay beat larger school Breckenridge in five winning the last three games. From the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.

THURSDAY ACTION
Burnsville gave coach Ryan Dehnel his first win last Thursday with a sweep over Prior Lake. From the Savage Pacer.

RETURN TRIP WANTED
#7AA Pipestone is shooting to get back to the bright lights of the Xcel Center for the State volleyball tournament. Plus a look at the rest of the Southwest conference in the Worthington Daily Globe.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACTION
Central Lakes topped Fergus Falls with a rally in game one of a three game sweep. From the Brainerd Dispatch.

Rainy River CC took part in a three way scrimmage at Northland CC falling to Northland and Mayville State. From the International Falls Daily Journal.

Ridgewater is the defending national champ and teams will be gunning for them this year. From the West Central Tribune.

TONIGHT
UM Crookston plays Mayville State in their home opener. UMC was 2-2 at Ferris State last weekend. From the Crookston Times.

DIGGING TO A RECORD
The Fargo Forum puts the spotlight on libero Kari Fagnan of North Dakota State. She is 12 digs shy of the NDSU all time record.

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next up: later tonight with Thursday results

5 gamers, Roysland, and Swenson-Lee

#1 posting 8.30.2007
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LATE HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL REPORTS
AAA
Stillwater topped Roseville with a 15-13 final in game five on Tuesday. From the Stillwater Gazette.

AA
Minnesota Valley Lutheran beat St. James in a tight five game marathon. From the St. James News.

A
Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley beat Ashby the hard way in five on Tuesday. Ashby led 2-0. From the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.

Last Friday, Pine River-Backus swept Aitkin. From the Pine River Journal.

PREVIEWS
Forest Lake is previewed in the Forest Lake Times.

VIDEOS
Kelly Roysland is making the transition from Basketball to Volleyball and KARE 11 is there with a report. Click on the video icon under the photo for the 1:34 report.

The Swenson-Lee Extreme Makeover house is also featured on KARE 11. Vicki Swenson is the Hopkins coach and her family added her sisters children to their household after the murder of Terri Lee, Vicki's sister.

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next up: later today.

Out & About: Spring Lake Park/Cambridge-Isanti

#5 posting 8.92.2007
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SPRING LAKE PARK panthers 3,
CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI bluejackets 0
(25-12, 25-13, 25-6)

Spring Lake Park had no problems in a sweep over Cambridge-Isanti. The Panthers also swept the Bluejackets last season. SLP's Alyssa Johnson, who has made a verbal to SW MN State, led the way with nine kills and five blocks.

The first game was the closest in that it was tied at 8. The game really broke open on Kelsey Luedtke's serve. She ripped off seven service points with Johnson putting up two blocks. A CI time out at 16-9 did not stop the avalanche. Johnson finished off the game with three of the last four SLP points notching 8 for the first game. SLP won 25-12.

In game two CI came out with three straight points with Courtney Heinrich delivering two aces. A missed serve ended the brief CI moment in the sun. SLP then got a point due to rotation trouble. SLP's servers deliverd points on every serve as CI couldn't get the first ball side out. Another break point came on Angie Gormley's serve. She ripped off 11 straight points including four aces. This time Sara Delacey was dominating the middle for SLP. CI did manage to get a sideout to make it 23-10.

Game three was a study in contrasts. CI's body language and snafu's all added up. SLP started off up 1-0 before a serve due to illegal formation. SLP was able to side out each and every time CI served, while CI was incapable of getting the FBSO. Johnson again provided five points in this game. CI had problems with the hitting game in this game as they tried to set further and further away from the net to avoid the SLP middles.

photos: #1 Sara Delacey, #10 for SLP blocks a CI attack. #2 Alyssa Johnson, #8 SLP goes up for a quick. photos by kja
Click on the photo for a bigger view

SPRING LAKE PARK
1. Kelsey Luedtke, L 1-0-0---1
1fr Sara Delacey, MH (g1, 2) 0-1-3---4
1fr Hannah Hoffner, MH (g3) 0-1-2---3
2. Katie Wells, S 2-0-0---2
3. Melissa Backes, OH 1-0-3----4
3fr Brady Melberg, OH(g2, 3) 0-0-2---2
4. Alyssa Johnson, MH 1-5-9---15
4br Kelsey Luedtke, L
5. Angie Gormley, DS 5-0-0----5
5fr Natalee Yeazle, RS 0-0-4---4
6. Sierra Dooley, OH 1-0-4---5
totals: 11-7-27----45 points, 30 points from CI errors

CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI
1. Liz Johnson S (g1) 0-0-0----0
1. Courtney Heinrich, S 2-0-1---3
1. Melina Iverson, RH 0-0-1---1
2. Kelsey Locken, OH 0-0-0----0
2. Brittany Ross, OH 1-0-1----2
3. Kayla Horbacz., MH 0-0-3----3
4. Sanna Sjodin, RH 1-0-0---1
4. Liz Johnson, S (g2, 3) see above
5. Jess Wichman, OH (g1, 2) 0-0-2----2
5. Brittany Ross, OH (g3) see above
6. Mary Beth Zins, MH 0-1-1----2
6br Tricia Miller, L 0-0-0----0
totals: 4-1-9----14 points, 17 points on SLP Errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Alyssa Johnson

BY THE NUMBERS
Spring Lake Park 13/20; .650; 75; .600 earned; .548 allowed
Cambridge-Isanti 3/21; .143; 31; .451 earned; .400 allowed
Missed Serves: SLP 5; CI 4
CI had initial problems with passing which led to free balls, which led to a faster attack by SLP. It was a typical first game with CI facing too many rotation point give aways--three.

ROTATIONS
SPRING LAKE PARK
1 Luedtke 19-6 .760
2 Wells 13-7 .650
3 Backes 10-5 .667
4 Johnson 9-5 .643
5 Gormley 15-5 .750
6 Dooley 9-3 .750
totals: 75-31 .706

CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI
1 Heinrich 7-13 .350
2 Locken 6-8 .429
3 Horbacz 5-12 .294
4 Sjodin/Johnson 5-14 .263
5 Wichman 5-8 .385
6 Zins 3-18 .143
totals: 31-75 .292

next up: tomorrow morning

Creighton Tops Iowa State

#4 posting 8.29.2007
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
Creighton topped Iowa State in Ames in four. Chaska's Allie Oelke had 13 kills for Creighton, while Hills-Beaver Creek's Erin Boeve had 14 kills for ISU.

D2
South Dakota won a four game volleyball match at Winona State. USD out hit WSU .276 to .135. The Winona Daily News writes about the slow start by WSU.

St. Cloud State topped Upper Iowa at home in four.

COLLEGE PREVIEWS
D3
Crown College looks at the upcoming season.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Rochester and Central Lakes are previewed in the Rochester Post Bulletin and the Brainerd Dispatch respectively.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
DIGS
Andreana Pieper, St. Cloud State 26 vs Upper Iowa 3-1
KILLS
Darcy Hageman, Upper Iowa 20 vs St. Cloud State 1-3

Next up: later tonight with an out & about.

Swenson's New Home; Blueprints for Success.

#3 posting 8.29.2007
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NEW HOME
Hopkins volleyball coach Vicki Swenson and her family have a new home. Last year her sister was murdered and the Swenson's family added four of her children. Yesterday they moved into a new house thanks to extreme makeover. If you remember last week at Anoka coach Swenson was not present. She was at Disneyland while the makeover was happening. Here are the facts and stats in the Extreme Makeover. From the StarTribune.

BUILDING A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM
John Millea of the StarTribune gives the blueprint for building a successful football program, but you can substitute volleyball and the results will be the same.

LATE PREVIEW
Worthington is looking for consistency this season. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

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Next up: College reports from yesterday

Woltuizen's 29 Kills Leads Edgerton

#2 posting 8.29.2007
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MORE TUESDAY NIGHT HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL RESULTS
AAA
#2 Shakopee swept Minnetonka. From the Shakopee Valley News.

Bemidji beat Detroit Lakes 3-1 on the road. From the Bemidji Pioneer.

Moorhead swept past Perham in the opener for each. From the Fargo Forum.

Willmar won their season opener over Dassel-Cokato in a four game match. From the West Central Tribune.

The Hutchinson Leader has more details on Hutchinson's win last night's over New Ulm.

AA
Marshall thumped Alexandria in a sweep. The first game went to extra points and the remaining two were by double digit plus margins. From the Marshall Independent.

#1 Jordan opened with a sweep over Minnesota River rival Montgomery-Lonsdale. From the Jordan Independent.

Crookston dropped Thief River Falls in four. From the Crookston Times.

Esko won the hard way in five losing the first two games before coming back to take the next three over Hermantown. Plus other summaries and deeper stats in the box scores in the Duluth News Tribune.

Pelican Rapids got by in three over Hillcrest Lutheran. From the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.

International Falls beat Mountain Iron-Buhl in a four game match at IF. From the IF Daily Journal.

Zumbrota-Mazeppa downed large school Red Wing in four.
Dover-Eyota took Lake City in a five game tight struggle on Monday. Both from the Red Wing Republican Eagle.

Worthington beat Round Lake-Brewster in three.
Pipestone started their season with a 3-1 win over RTR, plus other summaries (including Woltuizen's 29 kills). Both from the Worthington Daily Globe.

A
Wabasso stopped Red Rock in four games in a 3A match up. plus other results including Windom's sweep of TMB in the Marshall Independent.

LeRoy-Ostrander has won two games in a row with Hope Lutheran and Spring Grove each getting swept.
Blooming Prairie started the season off on the right note with a sweep over Medford.
Lanesboro swept Lyle-Pacelli. LP is now 0-3 on the year. Both from the Austin Daily Herald.

Pine River-Backus had the brooms out for Staples-Motley. Plus other contests in the Brainerd Dispatch.

Littlefork-Big Falls won a four gamer with Cherry. From the International Falls Daily Journal.

Minnesota Valley Lutheran triumphed over St. James in five after trailing 2-1.
In the battle of the Knights it was Sleepy Eye St. Mary's over Martin Luther-Granada-Huntley-East Chain in a sweep. Both from the New Ulm Journal.


BOXES AND STATS
You will need to scroll past the individual games scores in the Grand Forks Herald to get to the boxes. Starting off the parade--Kittson County Central in a sweep over EGF Sacred Heart.

PREVIEWS
The Bemidji Pioneer has previews on Cass Lake-Bena; Laporte; and Walker-Hackensack-Akeley. You will need to get past the football previews first in each school.

New Ulm Cathedral gets their turn in the spotlight with the New Ulm Journal.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
ASSISTS
Kelsey Deragisch, Marshall 47 vs Alexandria 3-0
DIGS
Shyra Meldrim, Lake City 30 vs Dover-Eyota 2-3 (Monday)
Sam Jacobson, Lake City 27 vs Dover-Eyota 2-3 (Monday)
Ashley Benson, Dawson-Boyd 25 vs Montevideo 0-3
KILLS
Kelsey Woltuizen, Edgerton 29 vs Ellsworth 3-0

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next up: more HS news

Lourdes Bumps Waseca

#1 posting 8.29.2007
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TUESDAY ACTION
AAA
Mankato West swept Winona in Big 9 action. From the Winona Daily News.

Big Lake topped Elk River in four games in a battle of 8AAA teams. ER won game three. From the Elk River Star News.

Austin outlasted Kingsland in a five game match in a battle of AAA and AA teams. Austin is now 1-1. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

AA
YME beat BOLD in a battle of West Central South initials in four. Plus other games in the West Central Tribune.

Rochester Lourdes swept Waseca in a cross class clash. Plus a recap of the Rochester Century/Northfield game in the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Lewiston-Altura took a win over Rushford-Peterson in five games in the opener for both Three Rivers teams. plus other games in the Winona Daily News.

St. Cloud Cathedral swept Paynesville to open West Central North action. Plus more action in the St. Cloud Times.

A
KMS swept Hancock to open the season in a battle between 3A and 6A. Plus other games from the West Central Tribune.

Alden-Conger topped Mankato Loyola in four. From the Mankato Free Press.

Lanesboro kept Lyle-Pacelli winless with a sweep in a Southeast Conference match up. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

FLOOD BENEFIT
Winona Cotter will play Rushford-Peterson Thursday night. Fans from RP will not be charged admission and money, canned goods and gift cards will be collected for the victims of the Rushford flood. From the Winona Daily News.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
ACES
Abby Tebben, Central Christian 13 vs McLeod West 3-0
DIGS
Emma Arboe, Austin 33 vs Kingsland 3-2
Jolene Brody, Austin 26 vs Kingsland 3-2

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Next up: later today with more High school results and a college wrap up.

Hutch, Osseo, and DeLaSalle Win

#5 posting 8.28.2007
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TUESDAY NIGHT RESULTS
Hutchinson opened with a sweep over New Ulm. From the Hutchinson Leader.

Osseo beat Meadow Creek 3-1 in a cross class game. Osseo lost game one 23-25, then swept the rest. Game 2 was fairly tight, while games 3, and 4 were more comfortable wins for the Orioles.

DeLaSalle also won 3-1 over Mpls Henry. Henry took the first game 25-18 only trailing at 1-0. In game two DLS broke it open on a four point service run by Tess Melby to make it 19-11. Game three was nip and tuck up to an 19-17 lead after a DLS sideout. Henry never got the ball back as #15 served up six straight points. That momentum carried over into game four with a quick 7-1 lea by DLS. So over the course of two games DLS outscored Henry 14-1. It was difficult to play out of the hole and DLS went on to take game four 25-15. Kiah Hanssen-Kilpatrick had seven kills and five aces to lead Henry.

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next up: tomorrow morning

Hutchinson, Rochester Previews; Late CC Results

#4 posting 8.28.2007
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MORE HIGH SCHOOL PREVIEWS
Hutchinson has two veteran setters to start the season: Brittany Stamer who is headed to MSU Mankato next year and Ashley Maher. Stamer is the 15th player that has verballed this season, and the 7th to go D2. Hutch opens with New Ulm tonight. From the Hutchinson Leader.

The Rochester Post Bulletin has capsules, rosters and schedules of the four Rochester schools. Rochester JM has a new coach: Amir Dzamalija, a former pro player in the Bosnian League.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE LATE RESULTS
Riverland won the Fergus Falls tournament last weekend with a 3-1 mark. They defeated Rochester, and Itasca in pool play, but also lost to MN West. Riverland topped Hibbing 2-1 in the championship. From the Austin Daily Herald.

Tessa Prochaska, Jackson County Central 2006, was named most valuable player at the Southeastern Community College, IA Blackhawk Invitational this past weekend. From KKOJ Radio.

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next up: later tonight with later results

High School Polls: Week 2

#3 posting 8.28.2007
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HIGH SCHOOL POLLS
Here is the coaches poll Week #2.
Eden Prairie did move up to #5 in AAA switching spots with Owatonna. St. Michael-Albertville nosed out Apple Valley for the 10 spot.
In AA DGF jumped from 5 to 2; with Marshall and Stewartville each dropping a notch. Hibbing dropped two spots. Pipestone and Belle Plaine each advanced, while Delano fell to 10.
In A the jam at the top is close with three teams within an eyelash of each other. Bethlehem Academy stays in first with a one point lead over Minneota and Windom. Moving up this week include: Mayer Lutheran and Ada-Borup plus Meadow Creek Christian, Renville County West and Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa all make the list for the first time. Dropping down were Mabel-Canton and Lake of the Woods. Falling out of the top 10 were Wabasha-Kellogg, Climax-Fisher and Buffalo Lake-Hector

Top 10 Poll—Aug 28

AAA

1. Lakeville North (15) 239
2. Shakopee (1) 224
3. Eagan 190
4. Chaska 164
5. Eden Prairie 145
6. Owatonna 144
7. Eastview 100
8. Andover 93
9. Blaine 89
10. St. Michael/Albertville 59

Others: Apple Valley (56), Wayzata (51), Woodbury (36), Waconia (21), Hill-Murray (15)

AA

1. Jordan (7) 105
2. Dilworth/Glyndon/Felton 83
3. Marshall 76
4. Stewartville 74
5. St. Cloud Cathedral 69
6. Hibbing 68
7. Pipestone 66
8. Belle Plaine 60
9. Jackson County Central 52
10. Delano 41

A

1. Bethlehem Academy (2) 81
2. Minneota (3) 80
Windom (3) 80
4. Mayer Lutheran 63
5. Mabel-Canton 48
6. Ada-Borup 41
7. Meadow Creek Christian 40
8. Renville County West 27
9. Lake of the Woods 26
10. Belgrade/Brooten/Elrosa 23

Others: Wabasha-Kellogg (17)

Next up: later today with late results

Gophers Still #9; Meierotto's National Award

#2 posting 8.28.2007
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POLL
The Gophers remain #9 in the latest national poll. Also the Gopher site has a review of the Alumni game on Sunday.

WEEKLY AWARDS
Whitney Meierotto, Concordia St. Paul, was named national player of the week by the AVCA.

The North Central Conference has issued their first weekly award winners. From UM Duluth Katie Ganglehoff picked up the setter honor and Crystal Hoffrogge won the defensive honor.
Carlie Christensen of UN Omaha won the offensive award.

PREVIEW
St. Olaf has a preview of their season.

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next up: later today more Monday High school results

Minneota Opens with a Win

#1 posting 8.28.2007
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GAME REPORTS
AA
Sauk Centre swept Foley in West Central North action. From the St. Cloud Times. The summary is at the end of the article.

A
Defending Class A volleyball champions Minneota opened their season with a sweep over Wabasso. From the Marshall Independent.

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL PREVIEWS
Winona has a capsule summary of the upcoming season in the Winona Daily News.

The Marshall Independent examines the Marshall Tigers' chances in the upcoming season. Marshall opens with Alexandria tonight.

Mankato Loyola has a new coach in Sue Forrey and the Crusaders hope to turn around a 2-17 campaign a year ago. From the Mankato Free Press.

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next up: college reports

Out & About: Visitation/St. Paul Central

#4 posting 8.27.2007
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VISITATION blazers 3, ST. PAUL CENTRAL minutemen 1
(25-15, 25-17, 25-27, 25-14)

I checked the websites today and thought this game started at 7:30 (MN scores). However the MSHSL site apparently had been changed to 6 pm. So when I showed up at 6:45 I was 45 minutes late, not 45 minutes early. As it was I was able to see a portion of game two and then the full games three and four.

Both teams were AAA foes in section 3 last year. This year Visitation moves down to AA, but they kept the scheduled game. SPC won last year in three. This year Visitation turned the tables in the Central gym. When I arrived game one had already fallen into the Visitation column. However it was 13 all when I walked in. By the time I had my chart ready to go Visitation was up 15-13. Visitation finished with a 10-4 run, 7 points of which came on SPC errors.

Visitation led early 8-5 with Peggy Dobihal's four service points. Central took a time out trailing 7-5. After the time Central went on a 5-2 run to tie the game at 9. A missed serve gave the ball back to Visitation. That started a 7-2 run for Visitation. Courtney Kranz led the charge with two of her 4.5 blocks (that I witnessed). Visitation maintained that margin out to 21-18 when SPC burned their final time out. The Blazers were on the verge as Central was caught in the net. However a missed serve gave SPC new life. That proved to be the catalyst for an 8-3 run. Central closed to 23-22, but an overpass kill by Kranz put Visitation one point away. Central held on and Viz had a passing error on the next ball. That started a three point run due to Visitation errors and it was Central's turn to be up 25-24. Again it was Kranz preventing the loss with a kill. SPC's Megan Tate had a kill and then Ellen Senf put down an overpass kill to give Central a win.

Visitation put their foot down early in game four with leads of 8-2 after #33 (their libero) five service points. The fact was Central only had two first ball side outs of the nine service marks by Visitation. Visitation started off with three straight FBSO. Jessica Adducci had three kills for Visitation in this game.

photos: #1: Meredith Patt, Visitation about to back set; #2 Courtney Kranz, #8 Visitation with one of her blocks with against Ellen Senf, SPC. photos by kja

VISITATION
rotation, player, position, aces-blocks-kills-total points
1. Meredith Pratt, S 0-0-1---1
2. Jessica Adducci, OH 1-0-5---6
3br #33, L 1-0-0---1
3fr Courtney Kranz, MH 0-4.5-2---6.5
4. Katie Lamberton DS, (g2, 4) 0-0-0----0
Peggy Dobihal DS (g3) 1-0-0----1
Claire Kranz, RH (g2, 4) 0-0.5-1---1.5
Kayla Galligo, RH (g3) 0-0-0---0
5. Sammi Leach 0-0-2----2
6. Catherine Hermann, MH 1-0-4---5
Totals: 4-5-15--24

ST. PAUL CENTRAL
1. Daveen Trentman, 1-0-1---2
2. Shelbi LaValla, L 0-0-0---0
2fr Megan Tate 0-0-3---3
3. Ellen Senf, MH 0-1-3---4
4. Maia Wahlberg, S 1-0-0----1
4fr Sarah Walker, RH 0-0.5-0---0.5
5. Megan Howard, OH 1-1-5---7
6. Yadi Sevilla, DS 0-0-0---0
6fr Rachel O'Brien, MH 0-0.5-2---2.5
totals: 3-3-14--20

TRENCH PLAYER
Jessica Adducci

NUMBER CRUNCHING
(for the time I charted)*
Team, FBSO/attempt; FBSO %; points scored
Visitation 13/26; .500; 60*; 24 earned; 36 points on SPC errors
St. Paul Central 11/26; .423; 45; 20 earned; 25 points on Visitation errors
Serving errors: Viz 7, SPC 6

ROTATIONS
VISITATION
1. Patt 9-6 .600
2. Adducci 8-12 .400
3. #33 15-6 .714
4. Dobihal/Lamberton 11-9 .550
5. Leach 10-8 .556
6. Hermann 7-4 .636

ST. PAUL CENTRAL
1. Trentman 9-6 .600
2. LaValla 10-7 .588
3. Senf 6-18 .250
4. Wahlberg 8-11 .421
5. Howard 9-8 .529
6. Sevilla 4-10 .286

next up: tomorrow morning

More High School Previews

#3 posting 8.27.2007
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HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL PREVIEWS
The Brainerd Dispatch has a preview today with capsules of their area teams. Carla Stall begins her second year as Brainerd's coach and things are a bit more comfortable as the season begins.

The StarTribune also has their volleyball preview today with top 10 teams (Lakeville North is #1) and top 10 players to watch.

LATE FRIDAY RESULTS
Bemidji opened with a 3-1 win over Perham. The Lumberjills dropped the first game, then swept the remainder. The game marked the debut for Courtney Bitter in a Bemidji uniform. From the Bemidji Pioneer.

SCRIMMAGE RESULTS
Crookston did well at a scrimmage at Concordia Moorhead on Saturday. From the Crookston Times

LATE COLLEGIATE RESULTS
UM Crookston finished 2-2 at Ferris State. From the Crookston Times.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE RESULTS
MN West finished 2-2 at the Fergus Falls tournament on Saturday. MW lost to Itasca, beat Riverland, lost to Rochester, and beat Mesabi.

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next up: tomorrow, unless it is not storming tonight. If it is pleasant I will do an out & about.

Michigan Hawaii Champs

#2 posting 8.27.2007
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D1 ACTION
Michigan won the ASICS Rainbow Wahine Invitational with a sweep over Colorado State.

Iowa picked up their first win of the year in their own tournament with a 3-1 victory over Marquette.

Middle Tennessee State handed Iowa State a season opening 1-3 defeat. Hills-Beaver Creek's Erin Boeve had 9 kills for ISU.

UW Green Bay lost to the hosts in the Central Michigan tournament 3-1. Bethlehem Academy's Betty Slinger had her first triple double on the year for UWGB.

D2
Winona State's Carmen Stankowski was named MVP of the Best Western Alamosa Inn tournament.

The Marshall Independent has a recap of the SW MN State 3-1 tournament experience in the Cal State San Bernadino Coyote Classic.

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next up: Perhaps another dose of news later today.

Changes in Volleyball

#2 posting 8.27.2007
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PREVIEW
The StarTribune goes over the changes in the way volleyball teams have been reclassified. They also have a few youngsters to keep track of and tournaments to attend. Last night I posted the story on Jordan's Brittany Chambers.

LATE RESULTS
Zimmerman started the season 0-4 at the Albany tournament. From the Elk River Star.

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next up: college report

Chambers Choices

#6 posting 8.26.2007
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CHAMBERS CHOICES
Brittany Chambers of Jordan will be featured in the hard copy of the StarTribune tomorrow. She is torn between volleyball and basketball. They already have the story posted online and that is why I have linked it here. Is there a Kelly Roysland similarity here?

Thanks for the help readers.

Next up: tomorrow morning

Out & About: Gophers/Alumni

#5 posting 8.26.2007
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GOPHERS 3, ALUMNI 0
(30-27, 30-17, 30-26)

The Minnesota Gophers open the home season with an exhibition against the alumni, and the youngster beat the veterans in a sweep. The Gophers experimented with different looks in each game with major changes in game three.

Christine Tan ripped four straight aces for the Gophers in game one after the Alumni built up a 2-0 lead. The current Gophers never trailed after that. The Alumni did however tie the game three times the last time at 12 all. Brooke Dieter led the way for the current crop of Gophers with five kills. Her Outside partner Kayla Roehrig knocked down four kills. Both teams each had 10 First ball side outs with the alumni actually having a better FBSO% of .588 to .556. The difference was the current Gophers had that four ace run by Tan, the alumni never had three straight points off any of their servers.

Game two the Gophers of 2007 dominated. Their FBSO% clocked in at .769 while the alumni had a .385 margin. Jessy Jones controlled the net with six kills, plus she had a part in two blocks for points. During a 10-2 run in the early part of the game, Jones had six of those points. Kelly Roysland served up five points during the run.

Game three saw massive changes with both Dieter and Roehrig sitting and Roysland and Cowles hitting left side. Also sitting was Jessy Jones and Rachel Hartmann. Replacing Jones was Charde Phillips and taking over the setting duties for Hartmann was Caitlin Schneider. Even with all the personal moves the 2007 Gophers jumped out to a 9-3 lead with two new servers throwing the alumni a curve. Michelle Wilber delivered three straight points, as did Krista Chin. The Gophers pushed the lead to 11-4. Lauren Gibbemeyer had five points as she started to rule the net. The Alumni slowly started chipping away at the lead. Five Gopher errors helped to cut the lead to 19-14. The Alumni blitzed forward with an 11-5 run to take a 25-24. The Alumni didn't have numbers, and I wasn't totally familiar with all their personal, but they put down six kills in this sequence. Hailey Cowles put an end to the alumni run with an overpass kill for a side out and then hammered one home on Chin's serve to give the lead and momentum back to the current squad. The 2007ers finished up with a 6-1 run to take the match 3-0. Gibbemeyer had 7 kills and a hand in three blocks for points.

The alumni included: 21 players with the most senior member being Monika Getchell (Lacis) from the class of 1979 all the way up to last year's group of Kelly Bowman, Meredith Nelson, and Malama Peniata. All in all there was one player from the 70s; six from the 80s; three from the 90s; and nine from the 2000 decade.

photos: #1 Jones set for the attack out of the middle; #2: Dieter in the after mode of her attack on the left side; #3 Roysland in the middle of her jump serve. photos by kja

MINNESOTA
1 Kelly Roysland, DS (OH g3) 1-0-5---6
1fr Kayla Roehrig, OH 0-2.5-8---10.5
2 Christine Tan, L (g1) 4-0-0----4
2 Michelle Wilber, DS (g3) 1-0-0---1
2fr Jessy Jones, MH (g1, 2) 0-2.5-8---10.5
2fr Charde Phillips, MH 0-0-0---0
3 Hailey Cowles, DS (g1) 2-0-4---6
3 Krista Chin, DS (g3) 1-0-0---1
3fr Rachelle Hagerty 0-0-6---6
4 Brooke Dieter, OH (g1, 2) 0-1-5----6
(4 Hailey Cowles OH g3)
5 Kelly Schmidt, MH(g1) 0-0-5---5
5 Lauren Gibbemeyer, MH (g2, 3) 0-3.5-8---11.5
6 Rachel Hartmann, S 1-0.5-2---3.5
Totals: 10-10-50----70 points, 20 points on Alumni errors

NUMBER CRUNCHING
Gophers 07 27/47 .574; 90 points 70 points (.778) earned; 35 (.500) allowed
Alumni 23/46 .500; 70 points, 35 (.500) earned; 20 allowed (.222)

Serving order
G1
Roysland, Cowles, Tan, Dieter, Schmidt, Hartmann L: Tan
G2
Roysland, Cowles, Hagerty, Dieter, Gibbemeyer, Hartmann L: Cowles
G3
Schneider, Roysland, Wilber, Chin, Cowles, Gibbemeyer L: Fallon

ROTATIONS* using Roysland as #1 in all situations
1. Roysland 18-15 .545
2. Cowles 17-9 .654
3. Tan 17-12 .586
4. Dieter 13-10 .565
5. Schmidt 13-12 .520
6. Hartmann 12-12 .500
Totals: 90-70 .563

Photos to follow

North Dakota State Wins Sun Bowl

#4 posting 8.26.2007
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MORE D1 ACTION
UConn swept Manhattan at home. Bridget Denson-Dorman had 22 assists for UConn.

Creighton won twice in their own tournament on Saturday with a sweep over Montana State. Allie Oelke had seven kills. The Blue jays also swept Stephen F. Austin. Oelke had 8 aces for the tournament to set a new record.

Denver lost to Alabama in four and then beat Seton Hall in a sweep in the Sooner Legends tournament. Kresson Vreeman of Central Christian had 34 assists vs Alabama and 42 against Seton Hall.

Fairfield lost twice at the Aztec Invitational on Saturday. The Stags were swept by host San Diego State and fell to UC Santa Barbara in four. Karlie Urbaniak of Mabel-Canton had 11 kills for Fairfield vs San Diego State.

North Dakota State ruined host UTEP (Texas El Paso) Sun Bowl Invitational with a five game win. Earlier in the day they dropped Texas Southern in three. Christy Stuewe (Mayer Lutheran) was named MVP of the tournament. The awards didn't stop there for the Bison with Kari Fagnan (Fridley) nabbing the MVLibero award. Kelly Lopez (DGF) also was named All tournament.

Northern Iowa swept Wright State with Champlin Park's Amy Sampson notching 15 kills. In the second game of the UNI tournament, the Panthers fell to Kentucky in five. Sampson had 10 kills in this contest.

Providence swept Holy Cross to open the season. Sarah Fleming of Cretin-Derham Hall had 16 kills for Providence.

Stony Brook was 2-1 this weekend at the Buffalo Classic. They lost to North Carolina in four on Friday. On Saturday they beat host Buffalo in a sweep and then edged Baylor in five. Alicia Nelson of Eastview had 5 kills against the Tar Heels.

At the Super 8 Classic at Central Michigan, UW Green Bay twice: a four gamer with Siena and then a sweep loss to Robert Morris. Bethlehem Academy's Betty Slinger had 53 assists against Siena. She had 35 assists against Robert Morris.

Today the Gophers face the alumni at 1 pm.

Next up: later today with a report on the Gopher Alumni game

Northwestern, Ohio State, Wisconsin Tourney Winners

#3 posting 8.26.2007
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D1 ACTION
BIG 10 PLAY
Illinois finished 2nd in the Dayton Flyer Classic sweeping IPFW and losing to the hosts in five. Laura DeBruhler and Vicki Brown made all tournament.

Indiana won twice on Saturday with wins over Northern Illinois in five and followed by a four game win over Western Illinois.

Iowa fell to #17 BYU in five in the Hawkeye Challenge.

Oregon State was the next victim for Michigan in a sweep in Hawaii.

Michigan State lost two more matches on Saturday. MSU lost a four gamer with Loyola Marymount and then were swept by St. John's.

Northwestern won the Chicago Challenge with a sweep over Illinois-Chicago. Courtnie Paulus was MVP of the Challenge and Lindsay Anderson and Kate Nobilio were on the all tournament team.

Ohio State won the Active Ankle tournament with a sweep over Maine, followed by a sweep over host Ball State.

#3 Penn State topped #4 Texas 3-1. No it is not deja vu, they played twice with the same result from Friday.

#13 Purdue split matches at the Duke Invitational. The Boilermakers swept East Carolina and then fell to the host #18 Duke squad in four.

#11 Wisconsin won their own Inn Towner tournament with a sweep of Gardner-Webb and another sweep of Syracuse. The Badgers' Jackie Simpson was named MVP. Brittney Dolgner, and Jocelyn Wack also made the all tournament team.

Next up: more D1 action

Changes in Northeast Minnesota

#2 posting 8.26.2007
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HIGH SCHOOL PREVIEWS
Hibbing is now moving down to section 7AA which will pit mother Gail Nucech's team against daughter Crystal Nucech-Duesler Virginia's squad. The Duluth News Tribune looks at the rest of the moves and how it shapes up for volleyball in Northeast Minnesota. The DNT also has five players to watch.

Minnesota Valley Lutheran looks to improve on their 9-12-1 record from last year. from the New Ulm Journal.

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next up: D1 action from Saturday.

Three Teams Start 4-0

#1 posting 8.26.2007
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D2 ACTION
Volleyball tournaments wrapped up yesterday with three area teams unblemished at 4-0: Concordia St. Paul; South Dakota; and MN State Mankato.

Ramada Downtown Minneapolis--Concordia St. Paul Tournament
#6 Concordia St. Paul swept Barry and then the Golden Bears kept the brooms out for Millersville. CSP finished the tournament 4-0. Next up will be the Days Inn Denver West tournament next weekend sponsored by the Colorado School of Mines.

#2 UM Duluth split their Saturday matches sweeping Northern Michigan early and then lost to #7 Truman State in five.

Best Western Alamosa Inn--Adams State
Winona State split their games Saturday with a four game loss to Western New Mexico and a sweep over Dixie State.

Ferris State Tournament
St. Cloud State finished 2-2 at Ferris State with a four game win over the Colorado School of Mines and then getting swept by #11 Grand Valley State.

Mile High Classic
South Dakota starts the season at 4-0 with a pair of wins on Saturday. USD swept Chadron State and then the Coyotes defeated Indianapolis in four in the final match.

North Alabama Classic
North Dakota ended their stay at this tournament 0-4 getting swept narrowly by North Alabama, and then dropping a fiver to Tusculum.

Nova Southeastern Sharks Classic
MN State Mankato wrapped up their stay in Florida with a 4-0 mark. They outlasted Lynn in five and then swept Dowling.

Augustana finished the tournament 3-1 with two wins on Saturday. They swept Dowling and defeated the hosts, Nova Southeastern, in four.

UN Kearney
Northern State split Saturday getting swept by the hosts UNK in the first match and then wrapping up the tournament with a five game win the hard way against NW Missouri State. NSU trailed 0-2 against NW.

UN Omaha Classic
UN Omaha finished 3-1 in their own tournament with two wins on Saturday. The Mavericks bumped off Mary in three; UNO topped Colorado State Pueblo in four.

San Bernardino Tournament
#25 SW MN State upset #4 UC San Diego in five. The Mustangs wons game 1, 2, and 5. Erin Contons and Leah Ashburn made the all tournament team. Host #3 Cal State San Bernardino swept the Mustangs in the final match.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
ASSISTS
Katie Gangelhoff, UM Duluth 68 vs Truman State 2-3
Stef Sandstrom, MN State Mankato 58 vs Lynn 3-2
DIGS
Crystal Hoffrogge, UM Duluth 29 vs Truman State 2-3
Kari Wolford, UM Duluth 29 vs Truman State 2-3
Mary Slinger, Concordia St. Paul 28 vs Millersville 3-0
Blayne Olson, Northern State 27 vs NW Missouri State 3-2
Andreana Pieper, St. Cloud State 25 vs Colorado School of Mines 3-1
KILLS
Vicky Braegelmann, UM Duluth 28 vs Truman State 2-3
Emily Baldwin, St. Cloud State 24 vs Colorado School of Mines 3-1
Amanda Beekman, MN State Mankato 23 vs Lynn 3-2
Britta Hanson, North Dakota 20 vs Tusculum 2-3
Emily Knaeble, Northern State 20 vs NW Missouri State 3-2

Next up: high school previews

Red Wing Goes the Distance, New Era at Lake of the Woods

#5 posting 8.25.2007
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LATE FRIDAY HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL ACTION
AAA
Red Wing went the distance for a volleyball victory over Cannon Falls with wins in 1, 4, and 5. A tight third game loss may have sparked RW's resurgence. From the Red Wing Republican Eagle.

A
Pine River-Backus opened with a sweep over Aitkin. Also sweeping was Eveleth-Gilbert over Pequot Lakes. From the Brainerd Dispatch.

NEW ERA AT LAKE OF THE WOODS
The Bitter volleyball era is over at Lake of the Woods as coach Laurie Bitter is now the Bemidji State coach and daughter Courtney has also moved on to Bemidji high school. Katelyn Thompson will take over as setter. From the Grand Forks Herald.

MERTENS BLAZES OWN TRAIL
Ashley Mertens, East Grand Forks is setting her own mark in athletics. Her brother Nick was Mr. Football in Minnesota. Here are the volleyball capsules on EGF and Sacred Heart. From the GF Herald.

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Next up: tomorrow morning

Concordia St. Paul Sweeps Truman State

#4 posting 8.25.2007
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D2 PRESEASON TOURNAMENTS

Ramada Downtown Minneapolis tournament---Concordia St. Paul
#6 Concordia St. Paul swept past #7 Truman State in a heavyweight bout Friday evening. Earlier in the day the Golden Bears defeated Northern Michigan in four.

UM Duluth won their first two games at CSP with victories over a convincing sweep over Millersville and a four game match with Barry.

You can get live match information here. You can watch (for a fee) CSP matches here.

Best Western Alamosa Inn/Grizzly Volleyball Classic--Adams State
Winona State beat the hosts (Adams State) in five with wins coming in 3, 4, and 5. Earlier in the day WSU defeated Grand Canyon State 3-1.

Coyote Classic Cal State San Bernardino
#25 SW MN State had two wins yesterday in California. The Mustangs swept California State Dominguez Hills and then won a fiver with Regis. From the Marshall Independent.

Ferris State Tournament
St. Cloud State split to start their season with a win in five with Saginaw Valley State followed by a 3-0 loss to Northwood.

Mile High Classic
South Dakota started the season with a four game win over Western State. It was the Coyotes' first season opening win since 2000. The Coyotes kept the momentum going with a sweep over the hosts Colorado Christian.

North Alabama Classic
North Dakota lost twice to open the season being swept by #8 Ashland followed by a 3-1 loss to Northern Kentucky.

Nova Southeastern Sharks Volleyball Classic --Ft. Lauderdale
MN State Mankato defeated Franklin Pierce in a sweep and did the same to Palm Beach Atlantic.
Augustana split their games with a 3-0 loss to #12 Washburn and a sweep over Palm Beach Atlantic.

Shephard University Tournament
#21 Wayne State swept the hosts in the season opener.

UN Kearney Fall Classic
Northern State won their first two matches of the year with a pair of sweeps over Montavello and St. Martin's.

NW Missouri State split their first two matches with a win over Montavello and a loss to the hosts in a sweep.

UN Omaha Classic
#18 UN Omaha split their first matches in their own tournament with a sweep in the opener against Montana State Billings followed by a loss in five to MN State Moorhead.

MN State Moorhead started the day off with a four game win over Colorado State Pueblo. The Fargo Forum has a few more details.

Mary swept Colorado State Pueblo to open the season. Montana State Billings turned the tables on Mary with a sweep in the second match of the tournament.

FUND RAISER
Former UM Crookston head coach and current Winona State assistant Dave Simon lost a home and everything in it in the flooding down in SE Minnesota recently. The UMC Athletic Department is raising funds to help. From the Crookston Tiimes.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
ASSISTS
Julie Vancura, MN State Moorhead 61 vs UN Omaha 3-2
Katie Gangelhoff, UM Duluth 60 vs Barry 3-1
Jennifer Waterman, St. Cloud State 55 vs Saginaw Valley State 3-2
Maggie McNamara, Concordia St. Paul 52 vs Truman State 3-0
Susan Clausen, Winona State 50 vs Adams State 3-2
DIGS
Mary Slinger, Concordia St. Paul 34 vs Truman State 3-0
Andreana Pieper, St. Cloud State 25 vs Saginaw Valley State 3-2
KILLS
Vicky Braegelmann, UM Duluth 24 vs Barry 3-1
Leah Ashubrn, SW MN State 22 vs Regis 3-2
Emily Badwin, St. Cloud State 20 vs Saginaw Valley State 3-2
Erin Contons, SW MN State 20 vs Regis 3-2

Next up: late tonight with more updates

NDSU Wins Twice in Sun Bowl

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MORE D1 ACTION
UConn swept Hartford. Bridget Denson-Dorman of Hopkins (and Armstrong) had 32 assists for UConn.

Creighton lost to Middle Tennessee State in three. Chaska's Allie Oelke had the only three aces on the night for Creighton.

Fairfield was swept by Long Island in the Aztec Invitational in San Diego. Cretin-Derham Hall's Lauren Wagner two digs and a kill in her collegiate debut.

High Point split their games yesterday with a win over North Carolina A&T and a loss to Austin Peay. Armstrong's Stephanie Wallin had 8 kills out of the middle for HP.

North Dakota State opened with two wins over Texas Pan American and Marist at the Sun Bowl Invitational in El Paso. DGF's Kelly Lopez had 18 kills in the win over TPA.

Northern Iowa swept Western Michigan in the Northern Iowa Invitational. Champlin Park's Amy Sampson provided the match winning kill.

Next up: D2 Reports

Gophers Sweep Notre Dame, More Big 10 Action

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GOPHERS SWEEP NOTRE DAME
Minnesota won their season opener on the road with a narrow sweep over Notre Dame. The last two contests were 30-28. Freshman Brooke Dieter had 18 kills. Minnesota faces the alumni on Sunday at 1 pm at the Pavilion.

OTHER BIG 10 ACTION
Illinois beat Bowling Green 3-1 with freshman Laura DeBruhler putting down 28 kills. Illinois box score.

Indiana had an ordeal with their bus, and then had their match cancelled because of floods in the Midwest.

Iowa was hosting the Hawkeye challenge in Iowa City.

Michigan made some big noise by dropping #10 Hawaii in five in Honolulu.

#6 USC made sure there were no upsets in a sweep over Michigan State.

Northwestern moves to the championship of the Chicago Challenge with a sweep of Chicago Loyola.

#16 Ohio State swept SE Missouri State in the Ball State tournament.

In a battle of heavyweights #3 Penn State dropped #4 Texas in four.

Purdue topped Winthrop in four in the Duke Invitational.

Wisconsin swept sister school UW Milwaukee in the InnTowner Tournament.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
ASSISTS
Rachel Hartmann, Minnesota 50 vs Notre Dame 3-0

Next up: more college reports

Shakopee Tops Eden Prairie; 2 for 1000

#1 posting 8.25.2007
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FRIDAY RESULTS
It was a rare Friday without the Friday Night Lights so volleyball was center stage at a variety of schools throughout the state.

ALBANY TOURNAMENT
Rocori went 4-0 to win the Albany Tournament yesterday. They defeated host Albany in the finals in two. Rocori did not lose a game on the day. From the St. Cloud Times (towards the end of the round up.

AAA
#2 Shakopee defeated #10 Eden Prairie in the marquee event of the night in four games. EP won the first game. From the Shakopee Valley News.

Mankato East swept GFW with their new 6-2 offense. GFW's Stephanie Kruggel had 12 kills to lead both teams. From the Mankato Free Press.

Kenyon-Wanamingo (Class A) topped Rochester JM in five and Lakeville South swept Rochester Century in the opener for all teams. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

AA
Redwood Valley swept Springfield last night. Naomi U’ren picked up her 1000 career assist for RV. From the West Central Tribune.

Hermantown swept Duluth Marshall in their openers. It was Hermantown's 36th straight Lake Superior Conference win. Go to the end of the summaries in the Duluth News Tribune.

A
Fulda topped Worthington in a cross class match 3-2. Fulda took the first two and found enough in the tank to take game five. Fulda setter Sam Raddle picked up her 1000 career assist. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

Tracy-Milroy-Balaton swept Westbrook-Walnut Grove to open the season. From the Marshall Independent.

You will need to get past the football results (Wisconsin) to get to the Fillmore Central sweep of Lanesboro in the Winona Daily News.

LATE THURSDAY RESULTS
AAA
Ryan Dehnel, Burnsville's new coach, opened with a sweep over Prior Lake. From the Savage Pacer.

HIGH PREVIEWS
AAA
Prior Lake are looking to replace five players from the class of 2007. From the Savage Pacer.

HOME MAKEROVER
Hopkins coach Vicky Swenson is getting a new house courtesy Extreme Home Makeover. Swenson added three of her sisters children to her household. The family is in Disneyland while the makeover is going on. From the Stillwater Gazette.

STATS
High School coaches---I would recommend putting your stat information on MaxPreps. It is just one way to promote and create inteterst in volleyball. Have some one in your volleyball family get the job done. It makes it sooooo much better if all schools participate. By the way this is the only time Minneapolis Henry will lead in categories (since we are the only school up this morning). It also helps when I do the Number Crunching

NUMBER CRUNCHING
ACES
Yer Yang, Mpls Henry 10 vs St. Paul Humboldt 3-0
DIGS
Rachel Pavelko, Worthington 30 vs Fulda 2-3
KILLS
Mackenzie Birr, St. Cloud Apollo 21 (in four matches at the Albany tournament)

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Late Thursday Night Action

#4 posting 8.24.2007
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LATE THURSDAY HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL RESULTS
AAA
Farmington topped Austin in three with tight games in one and three. Rebekah Aase had 9 kills for the Austin Packers. From the Austin Daily Herald and Rochester Post Bulletin.

AA
International Falls edged Babbitt-Embarrass 3-1 in their opener. IF's Sydney Gordon had 8 kills. From the International Falls Daily Journal.

A
Spring Grove swept Lyle-Pacelli. SG's Karla Wiste had 8 kills. From the Austin Daily Herald and the Rochester Post Bulletin.

FRIDAY ACTION
AA
Minneapolis Henry swept St. Paul Humboldt 3-0 in the season opener for both. Henry trailed 12-9 in game one and 9-6 in game two before rallying to pull ahead. Henry's Kiah Hanssen-Kilpatrick had 13 kills while Yer Yang added 10 aces.

PREVIEWS
Community College
MN West is looking to return to the state tournament this season after missing in 2006. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

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Sun Bowl in August

#3 posting 8.24.2007
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BISONS AT SUN BOWL
No it is not football bowl season yet, but the North Dakota State volleyball team is down in El Paso for the Sun Bowl Invitational. The youngsters on the Bison squad are learning a new offense. From the Fargo Forum.

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Collegiate Season Opens Today

#2 posting 8.24.2007
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College Reports

GOPHERS OPEN TODAY
Minnesota travels to Notre Dame to open their volleyball season at 5 pm. Fans here can see the Gophers face alumni on Sunday. From the StarTribune. The Pioneer Press has a feature on Kelly Roysland and her adjustment from basketball to volleyball.

D2
Southwest MN State is off to California to open their season. They are at the Cal State San Bernadino Classic. From the Marshall Independent.

Winona State is ready to roll this season with six starters back in action. The Warriors are at Adams State in Colorado for their season opening tournament. From the Winona Daily News.

The big local tournament is the Ramada Minneapolis Downtown tournament at Concordia St. Paul. The event kicks off at 9 am today. Here is the schedule. Live Stats here. You can watch CSP's matches on the web via NorthernSun TV.

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YME Outlasts MACCRAY

#1 posting 8.24.2007
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GAME REPORTS
Last night was opening night and I reported on the Hopkins vs Anoka contest (see last night's out & about). I have added photos to the mix this season.
Here is what I could glean so far.
AA
YME topped MACCRAY in five games taking games 2, 3, and 5 16-14. YME's Livi Jeseritz had 15 kills. You get two versions of the game from the Marshall Independent and the West Central Tribune.

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Out & About: Hopkins/Anoka

#3 posting 8.23.2007
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HOPKINS royals 3, ANOKA tornadoes 1
(20-25, 25-21, 25-11, 25-23)

It was opening night for high school volleyball in Minnesota and Hopkins came away from Anoka with a 3-1 win despite losing the first game. Hopkins coach Vicky Swenson was not on the bench tonight. Early in the week I linked a story on her return to the bench. Three players had 12 kills on the night: Cali Carnahan for Hopkins; and Kayla Berning and Abbey Fahnhorst for Anoka.

Anoka took control early in game one with eight straight points to lead 9-2. Jamie Olson had four kills during the sequence. Hopkins took a time out at 8-2, but only slowed the momentum. Anoka led 16-9 when Hopkins ran off six points, the last five coming on Sara Young's serve (There was no program for Hopkins and they have not posted their roster on the MSHSL site yet.) The margin narrowed to 17-16 when the game entered side out land. 11 straight side outs gave Anoka a 22-20 lead. Anoka's Kellee Kackman then served out including an ace on point 24.

Hopkins took over early in game two and led 10-5 after an ace by Cali Carnahan. Anoka took a time out to stop the momentum, but Anoka didn't get the side out until one more Hopkins point was scored. Anoka cut the margin to 12-8 when Hopkins burned a time out. After the break Hopkins survived a marathon point with an Anoka hitting error returning the ball back to the Royals. Hopkins pushed the lead to 18-12 when Anoka used their second time out after a kill by Courtney Rose. Six side outs later Hopkins was on the verge at 21-15. They added another point on a hitting error to go up 22-15. Anoka then came to life with a 6-1 run with Kelly Peterson serving up three points (19-21) with the first two aces. With the score 23-21 she served in the net. Hopkins took game two on a double hit fault by Anoka.

Hopkins again held the advantage early in game three. They led 10-6 when Anoka took their first time out. Hopkins maintained that margin out to 17-11 when they earned a sideout with a kill by Mari Peterson. #14 (sorry again no roster anywhere) served the rest out---seven straight points. Carnahan had three kills including the last two points on overpass kills.

Anoka led 6-0 to start game four on Kackman's serve with Fahnhorst picking up three kills for the Tornadoes. Anoka led 9-2 when Hopkins took a time out. That break turned the tide. Hopkins ran off a 8-2 run and forced Anoka to burn a time out at 11-10. The Tornadoes maintained that narrow lead. Their last positive margin came at 20-17. The momentum turned to the Royals favor on a bump kill side out by Rose followed by three straight points on Peterson's serve with three different Royals putting the ball down. Olson tied it at 21 for Anoka with a tip kill. The next Hopkins points came via Anoka hitting errors. The last four points were all side outs with Anoka in the net on point 25.

Photos: #1: Alicia Vossen, Hopkins goes up for an attack from the middle; #2: Courtney Rose, Hopkins reaches for the ball. photos by kja.

If you want to see a bigger picture, click on the photo.

HOPKINS
1. Sarah Young, S 0-0-3---3
2. Courtney Rose, OH 2-0-10----12
3. Alicia Vossen, MH 0-0.5-12----12.5
4. #14, BR 1-0-0----1
Lauren Olson 0-0.5-2---2.5
5. Mari Peterson, OH 0-2.5-9---11.5
6. Cali Carnahan, MH 1-0-12---13
#10, L
Totals: 6-1-43---50 points, 45 points on Anoka errors

ANOKA
1. Kellee Kackman, S 2-0-0----2
2. Taylor Fritch, BR 1-0-0----1
Abbey Fahnhorst, OH 0-0-12---12
3. Kelly Peterson, L 2-0-0---2
Emily Buyse, MH 1-3-2---6
4. Erica Decker 0-0-4----4
5. Kayla Berning, OH 0-0.5-12---12.5
6. Jamie Olson, MH 0-2.5-9---11.5
(Kelly Peterson, L)
Totals: 6-6-40---52 points, 27 points on Hopkins errors.

TRENCH PLAYER
Cali Carnahan

NUMBER CRUNCHING
team, fbso/serves--fbso%; pts scored, % earned, % allowed
Hopkins 33/49--.673; 95, .526; .350
Anoka 25/49--.510; 80; .650; .474
missed serves: Anoka 10, Hopkins 10
Hitting errors: Anoka 21, Hopkins 9

ROTATIONS
HOPKINS
1 Young 17-17 .500
2 Rose 16-22 .421
3 Vossen 14-14 .500
4 #14 20-9 .690
5 Peterson 17-7 .708
6 Carnahan 10-11 .476
totals 95-80 .543

ANOKA
1 Kackman 17-19 .472
2 Fritch 15-14 .517
3 Peterson 20-15 .571
4 Decker 8-27 .296
5 Berning 9-12 .429
6 Olson 11-7 .611
totals 80-95 .457

You can see Hopkins' rotations 3-4-5 had a % of .630 (Carnahan in the front row). The other rotations 6-1-2 had a % of .468.

Next up: tomorrow morning