Badger Views on Border Battle

#2 posting 10.12.2007
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
#17 San Diego swept Pepperdine. Laurel Abrahamson (Bloomington Jefferson) had 12 kills for San Diego.

BORDER BATTLE
What are they saying in Wisconsin? Now you can read the Daily Cardinal, the campus paper in Madison about the Badger perspective on the game tonight.

D3
Late report: Eau Claire beat Superior on Wednesday in a sweep. Nikki Peterson (North St. Paul) had 12 kills for UWEC.

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Horihan, Vichorek Reach Milestones

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THURSDAY VOLLEYBALL RESULTS
AAA
Rochester JM threw a wrench in the Big 9 race with a 3-1 win over Faribault. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Fergus Falls swept Willmar in Central Lakes action. From the Fergus Falls Daily Journal and West Central Tribune.

Sauk Rapids swept Sartell to lead the area coverage in the St. Cloud Times.

late Tuesday
Alexandria swept Little Falls in Central Lakes action. From the Alexandria Echo Press

AA
St. Cloud Cathedral lost a game, but not the match in a 3-1 win over Albany. SCC now heads to Marshall for the rough and tumble Subway tournament. From the St. Cloud Times.

Montevideo picked up a revenge win against Yellow Medicine East. from the West Central Tribune and Marshall Independent.

Benson swept ACGC to finished 3rd in the WCS. From the West Central Tribune.

Delano beat Litchfield in a battle for second in the Wright County. From the West Central Tribune.

A
Kate Horihan of Mabel-Canton topped the 1000 kill mark last night in a four game win over Houston. From the Winona Daily News.

LeRoy-Ostrander swept Lyle-Pacelli in the Southeast conference. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Southland lost to Kingsland in four. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

MILESTONE
Montana Vichorek of Cloquet topped 1000 digs in a Tuesday night match against Washburn, WI. At the very end of the Rick Weegman's Duluth News Tribune column.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
TOTAL POINTS
Anna Zyvoloski, St. Cloud Cathedral 27 vs Albany 3-1
Megan Lambertson, Litchfield 26 vs Delano 1-3
Kate Horihan, Mabel-Canton 24 vs Houston 3-1
Chelsea Nagle, Fillmore Central 21 vs Plainview-Elgin-Millville 3-1
Taylor Voss, Albany 21 vs St. Cloud Cathedral 1-3

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Hoosier, Storlie Pass Milestones

#4 posting 10.11.2007
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LATE NIGHT VOLLEYBALL RESULTS
AAA
Brittni Hoosier of Rochester Mayo passed the 1000 assist mark in a sweep over Austin.

Rochester Century broomed Albert Lea in Big 9 action. Both from the Rochester Post Bulletin.

AA
Jill Storlie surpassed Byron's season kill school record of 351 kills set by Ann VonArx in 1996 tonight as the Bears defeated the Winona Cotter Ramblers 25-13, 25-15, and 25-12. Storlie had 25 kills on the night.

Rochester Lourdes swept La Crescent in Hiawatha Valley action. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

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Border Battle Looms

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BORDER BATTLE
Friday night the #9 Wisconsin Badgers come to the Pavilion. The 10 page Weekly Gopher Report previews that contest plus Illinois on Saturday.

Late Results
Grand Meadow topped Glenville-Emmons in five on Tuesday. From the Albert Lea Tribune.

NO REST
Burnsville has no matches off in the Lake Conference. From the Savage Pacer.

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Bethel Upsets Carleton

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D1
#3 Penn State skunked Ohio State.

Gopher libero Amy Tan has a feature in the MN Daily.

#1 Nebraska shut out Iowa State. Erin Boeve (Hills-Beaver Creek) had four kills for ISU.

Hofstra topped Fairfield in four snapping a 7 game winning streak. Karlie Urbaniak (Mabel-Canton) had 11 kills and Lauren Wagner (Cretin-Derham Hall) had 3 kills for Fairfield.

D2
#7 SW MN State swept Mary in the Northern Sun. Erin Contons (Apple Valley) had 15 kills for SW.

The campus paper the Winonan looks at the hot Winona State volleyball squad.

D3
MIAC
Bethel surprised #18 Carleton in three. Carleton is now in 5th place.

Gustavus swept St. Catherine. Gustavus snapped a three game MIAC losing streak.

Concordia Moorhead shut out Hamline.

St. Olaf out lasted Augsburg in five.

#10 St. Thomas topped St. Mary's in four.

UMAC
Northwestern blanked Crown

Presentation won the last two games in a fiver with UM Morris

Bethany Lutheran beat Martin Luther in four. From the Mankato Free Press. Eva Voss and Joelle Shouts from Bethany Lutheran were named UMAC players of the week.

WIAC
Platteville held off Stevens Point in three.

Stout beat River Falls in four. Jenna Swanson (Hayfield) had 20 kills for Stout.

NORTHLAND TRIANGULAR
Northland split with a win over Finlandia and a loss to St. Scholastica.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Rochester beat Riverland in four. Chances are Riverland won't make the post season. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Ridgewater blanked Anoka-Ramsey. From the West Central Tribune.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
TOTAL POINTS
D1
Lauren Engle, Hofstra 23.5 vs Fairfield 3-1
Kelly Oliver, Fairfield 22 vs Hofstra 1-3
D3
Katie McCaffrey, St. Thomas 28 vs St. Mary's 3-1
Kim Smisek, St. Olaf 23.5 vs Augsburg 3-2
Jenna Swanson, Stout 21.5 vs River Falls 3-1

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High School Features

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FEATURES
The Duluth News Tribune has an article about Superior, WI libero Kaitlyn Nielson, who has no left forearm because of a congenital birth defect.

Kristen Boyum of Kenyon-Wanamingo has 1000 kills and digs on her list of accomplishments. She also raises hogs. From the Rochestr Post Bulletin.

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Forest Lake, Roehrig on a Roll

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TONIGHT
The Minneapolis City conference played Wednesday night games, so Henry was on the road to Roosevelt. Henry won in four 25-14, 26-28, 25-11, 25-19. In game two Roosevelt led 24-21 but Henry battled back to take a 26-25 lead, but couldn't finish.

LAST WEEK
Forest Lake will be challenged at Eastview this weekend. FL is 17-2 and marching through the Suburban East Conference. From the Forest Lake Times.

ROEHRIG FEATURED
6-5 Gopher power hitter Kyla Roehrig is featured in the StarTribune.

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Shakopee Takes Missota Showdown

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LAST NIGHT
AAA
Shakopee beat Hutchinson in three in a Missota Conference showdown. The biggest margin of victory was six. From the Hutchinson Leader.

Sartell swept Brainerd in Central Lakes action. From the Brainerd Dispatch.

AA
Kenyon-Wanamingo silenced Cannon Falls in four. From the Red Wing Republican Eagle.

A
Pine River-Backus moved to 22-1 after a sweep of Clearbrook. Plus other area results in the Brainerd Dispatch.

Brett Boese of the Red Wing Republican Eagle wore green spandex during the Goodhue practice last Friday.

Murray County Central swept Adrian in Red Rock play.

Southwest MN Christian is undefeated in the Red Rock after a sweep of Westbrook-Walnut Grove, plus other area results. Both from the Worthington Daily Globe.

CONFERENCE RACES
The Rochester Post Bulletin examines the three races in their area: Three Rivers, Hiawatha Valley, Southeast.

LAST WEEK
Sleepy Eye St. Mary's picked up a big win over MVL last week. The Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch writes about their week.

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Concordia St. Paul Survives MSU Mankato

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college reports
D1
Northern Iowa broomed Western Illinois. Amy Sampson (Champlin Park) had six kills for UNI.

Iowa State faces #1 Nebraska today. Erin Boeve (Hills-Beaver Creek) continues her blog for the Cyclones #9.

D2
Bemidji State went the distance with St. Cloud State.

#4 Concordia St. Paul made it 2-0 for the Northern Sun with a fiver with #13 MSU Mankato. CSP trailed 2-0. The Mankato Free Press talks about the lost opportunity.

Winona State beat Upper Iowa in a sweep for their fifth straight win.

D3
Buena Vista outlasted Luther in five. It was Buena Vista's first Iowa Conference win this season.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
TOTAL POINTS
D1
Ashten Stelken, Northern Iowa 20 vs Western Illinois 3-0
D2
Emily Palkert, Concordia St. Paul 26.5 vs MSU Mankato 3-2
Emily Baldwin, St. Cloud State 25.5 vs Bemidji State 2-3
Nicole Olson, Bemidji State 24 vs St. Cloud State 3-2
Amanda Beekman, MSU Mankato 22 vs Concordia St. Paul 2-3
Ashley Nachreiner, MSU Mankato 20.5 vs Concordia St. Paul 2-3
D3
Katie Vondrak, Buena Vista 27 vs Luther 3-2
Abby Lahr, Luther 25.5 vs Buena Vista 2-3
Leah Sikora, Luther 25.5 vs Buena Vista 2-3

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Conference Races to the Finish

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TUESDAY NIGHT VOLLEYBALL REPORTS
AAA
Andover held off Elk River in three. From the Elk River Star News.

Farmington swept Big 9 leader Rochester Mayo with no game larger than three points.

Austin won on the road with rival Albert Lea the victim in a sweep.
Both from the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Central Lakes leader St. Cloud Tech broomed Willmar. From the West Central Tribune and St. Cloud Times. The high school report is further down in the SCT.

Fergus Falls topped St. Cloud Apollo 3-1. From the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.

Bemidji stopped East Grand Forks in four. From the Bemidji Pioneer.

Last Thursday Alexandria beat Brainerd in three. From the Alexandria Echo Press.

AA
Marshall blanked South Central leader New Ulm. From the Marshall Independent.

Yellow Medicine East won a tight sweep with Lac Qui Parle Valley. plus other West Central South action in the West Central Tribune.

DGF rolled Pelican Rapids in three. From the Fargo Forum.

A
MN Valley Lutheran guaranteed a tie in the Tomahawk with a sweep over Cedar Mountain-Comfrey.
Sleepy Eye St. Mary's swept New Ulm Cathedral. The above two stories from the New Ulm Journal.

Nicollet swept Cleveland plus other area recaps from the New Ulm Journal.

Fillmore Central shut out Southland in Three River action. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

MACCRAY went back & forth with KMS in a tight four game set. Plus other recaps in the West Central Tribune.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
Megan Lambertson, Litchfield 22 vs Annandale 3-1

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Power Trio

#4 posting 10.9.2007
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POWER TRIO
The StarTribune looks at the Power Trio of Lakeville North, Shakopee, and Jordan and their experiences in the LN tournament last Saturday and their competitive drive with each other.

SAUK CENTRE SENIORS
Sauk Centre replaced the class of 07 with the class of 08 this season and the results have remained the same. From the Sauk Centre Herald.

TONIGHT
Mpls Henry beat North in a sweep 25-16, 25-13, 25-13. Koua Xiong had 11 aces with 9 in the first game. Xiong served the last 10 points of game one. Kiah Hanssen-Kilpatrick provided 13 kills for the Patriots.

Byron defeated La Crescent 25-23, 25-19, 25-21 in the Hiawatha Valley.

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300 Wins for Krier

#3 posting 10.9.2007
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LATE MONDAY RESULTS
#9 AAA Burnsville swept past Lake rival Bloomington Jefferson. Tori Dixon had 20 kills for the Blaze. From the Savage Pacer.

Riverland won a non con Community College game with a sweep over Western Wisconsin Tech. From the Austin Daily Herald.

MISSOTA TITLE
The Hutchinson Leader previews the match up between Missota foes Shakopee and Hutchinson tonight.

MILESTONE
Byron volleyball coach Jane Krier picked up her 300th coaching victory in their tournament this past Saturday.

MIAC AWARDS
Kate Fahje (Waukesha South) of Macalester shared the MIAC offensive award with Carleton's Annie Eckhoff (Northfield). Carleton also had a winner on the defensive side with Heather LaChapelle (Eagan).

PROFILED
Captain Sara Burns of Hamline (LeSueur-Henderson) is profiled in College Sporting News

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Gangelhoff Wins 5th Award

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COLLEGE RESULTS
D1
Purdue finally finished off Illinois in game five 16-14.

In the Big 10 awards Nicole Fawcett, of Penn State was the offensive player of the week and Ami Stevens, of Ohio State took the defensive honors. Plus the eight page Big 10 weekly press release.

LATE SUNDAY
Central Michigan swept North Dakota State. Kelly Lopez (DGF) had 13 kills for NDSU.

George Mason outlasted Northeastern in five. Northeastern libero Leah Neubeck (Hopkins) had 28 digs on the day.

D2 AWARDS
The 6 page North Central weekly release highlights the week just past, the week to come and the awards with Amanda Beekman (Marshall) of MSU Mankato taking offensive honors; Jenna Lago (Ankeny, IA) of Augustana winning defensive honors; and Katie Gangelhoff (South St. Paul) of UM Duluth winning the setter award for the 5th time this year.

The 11 page Northern Sun weekly release has a recap of the week and the awards: Carmen Stankowski (Mosinee, WI) of Winona State took top offensive honors; teammate Lisa Dobie (St. Francis, IL) grabbed the setter award. Sarah Quiram (LeSueur-Henderson) of SW MN State prevented a sweep by Winona State with the defensive honor.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
TOTAL POINTS
Laura DeBruhler, Illinois 25.5 vs Purdue 2-3
Stephanie Lynch, Purdue 24.5 vs Illinois 3-2

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Gruber Tops 1000 Assists

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MONDAY NIGHT RESULTS
AAA
Moorhead outlasted Fergus Falls in five. Plus other area results from the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.

AA
Redwood Valley beat Cedar Mountain-Comfrey in four. From the West Central Tribune.

Worthington swept Edgerton. In the Worthington Daily Globe.

A
Southwest MN Christian topped Murray County Central in five. Plus other area results (Pipestone's sweep of Minneota) from the Worthington Daily Globe and Marshall Independent.

BBE swept Morris plus other results in the middle of the St. Cloud Times recaps. BBE setter Sarah Gruber went over the 1000 assist mark in the game. From the West Central Tribune.

Central Christian swept BOLD to move to .500 on the year, from the West Central Tribune.

LeCenter lost their first game, but then won the rest in a match with Mankato Loyola. From the Mankato Free Press.

LAKEVILLE NORTH AFTERMATH
#1AA Jordan lost their first game of the year to #1AAA (at the time) Shakopee in the semis at the Lakeville North tourney. It was considered the best match of the year by Jordan coach Chambers. From the StarTribune toward the end of the column.

Taylor Fieldstad, the LN Libero was KARE 11 Athlete of the Week.

HANDICAPPING THE FIELD
The St. Cloud Times looks at the upcoming section races in their area.

ACADEMIC AWARDS
If coaches haven't nominated their players or their teams for Academic awards you still have time. The deadline is October 22.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
KILLS
Kelsey Van Dyke, SW MN Christian 22 vs Murray Co Central 3-2
Megan Bezdicek, Jackson Co Central 20 vs Martin Co West 2-3

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Week Ahead, Collegiate Polls

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WEEK AHEAD
I forgot to add this in the morning. It is too late for Monday (Pipestone at Minneota), but here is the rest of the games to pay attention to the rest of the week:
TUESDAY
Jordan at Belle Plaine
Chaska at Eastview
New Ulm at Marshall
Hutchinson at Shakopee
THURSDAY
Blaine at Centennial
Burnsville at Lakeville North
FRIDAY
Two tournaments start on Friday
Apple Valley's third tournament has Jordan, Mabel-Canton, and Meadow Creek in the field
Eastview's has Andover, Eden Prairie, Forest Lake, St. Michael-Albertville, Stewartville and Eastview
SATURDAY
The above two conclude plus Alexandria.

LAST WEEKEND & EVEN LATER
LeRoy-Ostrander won their own tournament with a win over Spring Grove. From the Austin Daily Herald.

Stillwater topped White Bear Lake in four in the Suburban East. From the Stillwater Gazette.

COLLEGIATE POLLS
The Gophers remain #11 in the D1 poll. Penn State #3, Wisconsin #9, and Michigan #15 are other Big 10 teams in the top 25.

UM Duluth remains #3 in D2.

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Lakeville North Returns to #1

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POLLS
As expected Lakeville North flipped with Shakopee for the top two spots in the AAA poll. All teams in AAA and A stayed in the top ten with the typical jockeying around.
The only newcomer to the poll was Wadena-Deer Creek in AA checking in at 10.
The biggest movers were Blaine and Chaska up 2 each in AAA; Marshall up 2 in AA; and BBE and Mayer Lutheran up one in A.

AAA
1. Lakeville North (14) 252
2. Shakopee (3) 241
3. Eagan 220
4. Eden Prairie 180
5. Andover 173
6. Blaine 154
7. Owatonna 124
8. Chaska 116
9. Burnsville 114
10. Eastview 94
Others: Forest Lake (37), Hill-Murray (33), Hutchinson (17), Wayzata (14), Totino-Grace (12), Waconia (7)

AA
1. Jordan (6) 90
2. Dilworth/Glyndon/Felton 84
3. St. Cloud Cathedral 76
4. Marshall 65
5. Pipestone Area 61
6. Jackson County Central 55
7. Hibbing 50
8. Stewartville 38
9. Belle Plaine 33
10. Wadena-Deer Creek 20
Others receiving votes: Delano (12)

A
1. Windom (11) 165
2. Minneota 150
3. Bethlehem Academy 146
4. Renville County West 126
5. Ada-Borup 114
6. Mayer Lutheran 91
7. Mabel-Canton 84
8. Goodhue 79
9. Belgrade/Brooten/Elrosa 75
10. Wabasha-Kellogg 42
Others: Tracy-Milroy (34), Northern Freeze (21)

MORE WEEKEND RESULTS
Rochester JM traveled to LaCrosse and came back 3-2 on the day. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Here are the reports from the Rochester Post Bulletin on the Rochester CTC win over Anoka-Ramsey and Riverland's five game win over MN West.

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Bruzdzinski Sets New Michigan Record

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COLLEGE ACTION
#16 Michigan swept Northwestern. Wolverine Katie Bruzdzinski set a new all time school kill record.

Marquette swept South Florida. Two games were decided by two points.

Stony Brook beat first place Binghamton in four. Alicia Nelson (Eastview) had 7 kills for Stony Brook.

Louisville swept UConn. Bridget Denson-Dorman (Hopkins) had 36 assists for UConn. Megan Frey (Chaska) also played with UConn

Denver topped Florida International in four. Kresson Vreeman (Central Christian) had two aces in the match for Denver.

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Weekend Tournament Rehash

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VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT REHASH

Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa captured the Willmar tournament on Saturday topping Parkers Prairie in the final. Other area team capsules found in the West Central Tribune.

Litchfield won their own tournament beating Mankato East in the finals. Again from the West Central Tribune.

Marshall finished 6th in the Lakeville North touranment and their weekend is recapped in the Marshall Independent.

Bemidji ended up third in the Perham tournament. From the Bemidji Pioneer.

Worthington won the St. James tournament. Other tournament winners included SW Star at Blue Earth; and Round Lake-Brewster at Harris-Lake Park, IA. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

Bigfork decided to go "Hawaiian Style" for their tournament this year and decked out the school with decorations, made Mau Waui's, surfboard trophies and had our line judges wear something tropical. It as a big hit and the teams had lots of fun......the results are as follows:

1st: Littlefork-Big Falls
2nd: Bigfork
3rd: Babbitt-Embarrass
4th: Indus
5th: Albrook
6th: Orr
7th: Cherry
8th: Northome Kelliher

Next year Bigfork is going to expand the tournament to 12 teams and the theme will be western.....Huskie Hoedown.

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Carleton Unblemished in Border Battle

#4 posting 10.7.2007
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BORDER BATTLE
Carleton won two more matches on Saturday with wins over Buena Vista and Coe. The Knights were unblemished for the event.

Gustavus won twice over Buena Vista and Coe.

St. Thomas beat Simpson, but fell to Central

Simpson upended Concordia Moorhead, but the Cobbers were able to get a win over Central.

Katie McCaffrey of St. Thomas was named MVP of the tournament.

UMAC
Bethany Lutheran shut out UM Morris

St. Scholastica triumphed over Crown in three.

WIAC
LaCrosse beat River Falls in four.

Platteville swept Stout.

Whitewater swept Superior.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Northland went the distance with Mesabi East and then swept Vermilion.

Riverland outlasted MN West in five.

Rochester was three & out with Anoka-Ramsey.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
TOTAL POINTS
Meghan Gehring, Gustavus 27.5 vs Buena Vista 3-1
Shayla Chalker, Coe 26.5 vs Gustavus 1-3
Jennifer Thelemann, Gustavus 24.5 vs Coe 3-1

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Top Teams Win in Area D2

#3 posting 10.7.2007
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D2
NORTH CENTRAL
#10 Augustana swept UN Omaha.

#3 UM Duluth broomed South Dakota.

#14 MSU Mankato shut out St. Cloud State.

NORTHERN SUN
#4 Concordia St. Paul beat MSU Moorhead in four

#8 SW MN State beat UM Crookston in four.

Winona State swept Mary.

Wayne State tripped Bemidji State in four.

Northern State wrapped up Upper Iowa in three.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
Total Points
Emily Schroeder, Wayne State 35.5 vs Bemidji State 3-1
Heather Sampson, Bemidji State 21.5 vs Wayne State 1-3
Kelci Guenther, MSU Moorhead 20.5 vs Concordia St. Paul 3-1
Kim Nemcek, Winona State 20 vs Mary 3-0

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Penn State Hands Gophers 1st Big 10 Loss

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BIG 10
The #11 Minnesota Gophers were swept by #3 Penn State on the road. It was the Gophers first loss in the Big 10.

Wisconsin swept Indiana. Game two went to extra points. Over 7000 fans were in Madison for this one.

Ohio State defeated Iowa 3-1.

MORE D1
North Dakota State topped Oakland 3-1. Kari Fagnan (Fridley) dug 30 balls, Chrissy Stuewe (Mayer Lutheran) notched 25 kills for NDSU.

It was a day of heartbreakers for teams south of the border
Northern Iowa lost to Illinois State in five. Champlin Park's Amy Sampson had 16 kills for UNI.

Iowa State lost to Oklahoma in five. Hills-Beaver Creek's Erin Boeve had 25 kills for the Cyclones.

#21 Ohio swept Eastern Michigan. Centennial's Amanda Andersen had one kill for Ohio.

San Diego survived St. Mary's in five. Bloomington Jefferson's Laurel Abrahamson had 15 kills for the Toreros.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
Erin Boeve, Iowa State 33.5 vs Oklahoma 2-3
MC Richmond, Illinois State 32.5 vs Northern Iowa 3-2
Danielle Meyer, Ohio State 31 vs Iowa 3-1
Christy Stuewe, North Dakota State 31 vs Oakland 3-1
Nicole Fawcett, Penn State 28 vs Minnesota 3-0
Amy DeGroot, San Diego 26.5 vs St. Mary's 3-2
Ashten Stelken, Northern Iowa 25 vs Illinois State 2-3
Laura Rowen, Northern Iowa 23.5 vs Illinois State 2-3
Sarah Weiland, Oklahoma 22 vs Iowa State 3-2
Megan York, St. Mary's 20.5 vs San Diego 2-3

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Lakeville North's Revenge

#1 posting 10.7.2007
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LAKEVILLE NORTH TOURNAMENT
#2AAA Lakeville North won their own volleyball tournament in two straight over #1AAA Shakopee who beat them at the Apple Valley tournament a couple of weeks ago. From KARE 11 with video. and from the Star Tribune.
#1AA Jordan finished third with a 2-1 win over Blaine. Jordan lost to Shakopee in the semifinals 2-1. From the Jordan Independent.

BYRON TOURNAMENT RESULTS
Waconia won the 12 team Byron tournament beating Fillmore Central in the finals.
Pool A:
Fillmore Central def. Kenyon-Wanamingo 22-25, 25-19
Fillmore Central def. Triton 25-20 , 25-18
Fillmore Central def. Winona 25-10, 20-25
Kenyon Wanamingo def. Triton 20-15, 25-11,
Kenyon Wanamingo def. Winona 25-17, 25-22
Triton def. Winona 21-25, 25-20

Pool B:
Byron def. Rushford Peterson 25-13, 25-13
Byron def. Houston 25-19, 25-17
Byron def. Chatfield 23-25, 25-20
Chatfield def. Houston 25-14, 25-22,
Chatfield def. Rushford Peterson 25-19, 25-21
Rushford Peterson def. Houston 25-13, 25-20

Pool C:
Waconia def. Goodhue 25-13, 25-22
Waconia def. Pine Island 25-18, 25-22
Waconia def. Kingsland 25-21, 25-16
Goodhue def. Pine Island 25-21, 20-25
Goodhue def. Kingsland 25-17, 25-20
Pine Island def. Kingsland 25-22, 25-21

Gold Division:
Fillmore Central def. Byron 25-22, 25-21
Waconia def. Fillmore Central 25-20, 25-16
Waconia def. Byron 25-7, 25-17

Silver Division
Kenyon-Wanamingo def. Chatfield 20-25, 25-14, 15-9
Goodhue def. Kenyon Wanamingo 17-25, 25-14, 15-12
Goodhue def. Chatfield 25-22, 25-13

Bronze Division:
Triton def. Rushford Peterson 15-25, 25-21, 15-12
Pine Island Def. Triton 25-17, 21-25, 15-12
Rushford Peterson def. Pine Island 20-25, 22-25

Iron Division:
Winona def. Houston 25-8, 25-14
Winona def. Kingsland 28-26, 25-23
Kingsland def. Houston 25-23, 25-14

Champions: Waconia
2nd place: Fillmore Central
3rd place: Byron
4th place: Goodhue
5th place: Kenyon-Wanamingo
6th place: Chatfield
7th place: Triton
8th place: Rushford Peterson
9th place: Pine Island
10th place: Winona (their day recounted in the Winona Daily News)
11th place: Kingsland
12th place: Houston

MORE TOURNAMENTS
MN Valley Lutheran was 3-1 in the Blue Earth Tournament. Sleepy Eye St. Mary's was 4-1 in the Hancock Tournament. Both tournaments, with the local angle are covered in the New Ulm Journal.

Rocori finished 4th in Mora; Sauk Centre won the Hancock tournament, and Little Falls finished 6th in Litchfield. From the St. Cloud Times in the middle of the round up.

TOURNAMENT WINNERS
BGMR:
BIGFORK: Littlefork-Big Falls
BLUE EARTH: SW Star
BYRON: Waconia
CRETIN-DERHAM HALL: Andover
ESKO:
FOURTH BAPTIST:
HANCOCK: Sauk Centre
HARRIS-LAKE PARK, IA: Round Lake-Brewster
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN:
LACROSSE LOGAN, WI:
LAKEVILLE NORTH: Lakeville North
LEROY-OSTRANDER: LeRoy-Ostrander
LITCHFIELD: Litchfield
MORA: Maple Lake
NEVIS: Pine River-Backus
PARK-COTTAGE GROVE: Roseville
PERHAM: DGF
ST. JAMES: Worthington
THIEF RIVER FALLS: Kittson County Central
TWO HARBORS:

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Pearson Sets Dig Record

#3 posting 10.6.2007
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More College Volleyball Results
D1
IPFW outdueled South Dakota State in five. SDSU's Samantha Pearson (Chaska) set a new school career dig mark in the game with an added 29 more digs to her total.

D3
UMAC
Bethany Lutheran beat Presentation in four.

UM Morris defeated Martin Luther in five. Morris trailed 2-1 before making the comeback.

Northland swept Crown.

Northwestern topped St. Scholastica in four.

WIAC
LaCrosse broomed Stout.

Platteville was three & out with River Falls.

Whitewater defeated Eau Claire in five. It was Whitewater's 9th straight win.

IIAC/MIAC BORDER BATTLE
Concordia Moorhead beat Coe and Buena Vista

St. Thomas also beat Coe & Buena Vista

Carleton also had two wins over Simpson and Central

Gustavus split with a win over #21 Central and a loss to in five to Simpson.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Ridgewater took Fergus Falls in four.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
D1
Rebekah Roehm, IPFW 27.5 vs South Dakota State 3-2
Jessica Miller, IPFW 21.5 vs South Dakota State 3-2
D3
Laura Fisher, Northland 22 vs Crown 3-0
Jamie Eternick, Martin Luther 21 vs UM Morris 3-1

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UM Duluth Survives UN Omaha

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BIG 10
Indiana outlasted Illinois 3-2. It is the Hoosiers 5th five game win of the year.

#3 Penn State skunked Iowa.

#16 Michigan swept instate rival Michigan State. The Wolverines wore pink uniforms in the Dig for the Cure night.

#9 Wisconsin blanked Purdue

D2
NORTH CENTRAL
South Dakota topped #10 Augustana 3-1. It was the second time USD beat a top 10 team at home in the last three years.

St. Cloud State swept North Dakota

# UM Duluth needed five game to defeat UN Omaha. It was UMD's 23 conference win in a row.

NORTHERN SUN
Mary shut out Upper Iowa

Wayne State broomed UM Crookston

Winona State was three and out with Northern State

#8 SW MN State blanked Bemidji State.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
TOTAL POINTS
D1
Laura DeBruhler, Illinois 24.5 vs Indiana 2-3
Lauren Ditteon, Indiana 24 vs Illinois 3-2
Brittney Dolgner, Wisconsin 22 vs Purdue 3-0
D2
Ellen Andrews, Augustana 24 vs South Dakota 1-3
Kari Wolford, UM Duluth 24 vs UN Omaha 3-2
Vicky Braegelmann, UM Duluth 23.5 vs UN Omaha 3-2
Laura Slagter, South Dakota 23 vs Augustana 3-1
Emily Baldwin, St. Cloud State 21 vs North Dakota 3-0
Erin Contons, SW MN State 21 vs Bemidji State 3-0
Danielle Beckstrand, UM Duluth 20 vs UN Omaha 3-2

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Lakeville North Final Four

#1 posting 10.6.2007
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LAKEVILLE NORTH TOURNAMENT
The big event this weekend is the Lakeville North tournament. The final four include:
#1 AA Jordan; #1AAA Shakopee, #2 AAA Lakeville North and #8AAA Blaine. A rematch between Shakopee and Lakeville North in the finals is a distinct possibility.

FORFEIT
Mabel-Canton turned themselves in using a player six games on Thursday in a win against Lanesboro. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

LATE THURSDAY
Northfield picked up their first Missota win of the year with a sweep of Red Wing. From the Northfield News.

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Gophers Hold Off Ohio State

#5 posting 10.5.2007
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GOPHERS TOP OHIO STATE
The #11 Minnesota Gophers started their eastern road trip with a five game win over Ohio State. Minnesota led 2-0 when OSU started their rally. Kelly Schmidt replaced Jessy Jones in the line up and had 9 kills and 2 blocks.

LATE HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS
Eagan swept Burnsville on Tuesday. Eastview swept Rosemount. In the Battle of Lakeville it was North over South. Apple Valley snapped a three game losing streak with a sweep of Kennedy. Farmington split their games last week. All from the ThisWeek paper.

#1 Shakopee swept Holy Angels on Thursday. From the Shakopee Valley News.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
TOTAL POINTS
Kyla Roehrig, Minnesota 24.5 vs Ohio State 3-2
Danielle Meyer, Ohio State 24 vs Minnesota 2-3
Lauren Gibbemeyer, Minnesota 20 vs Ohio State 3-2

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National Exposure

#4 posting 10.5.2007
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NATIONAL FEATURE
Here is a story from USA Today about Kyndra Abron, a hitter from Livonia Churchill. It is a Q&A. She will be headed to Michigan State. This is a new feature on USA Today about sports that don't get a lot of ink.

NATIONAL RANKINGS
In the MaxPreps National High School Volleyball ratings Mira Costa, CA is #1. 12 of the top 25 teams are from California. The Top Minnesota teams checks in at #29---Shakopee. Lakeville North isn't far behind at #31. Eagan is #50.

They also rate teams by state by all classes. In Minnesota's rankings the three above are 1, 2, 3 and Jordan is #4. Marshall is 6th overall. In the last AA poll Marshall was 6th in their class. So far I have seen 8 of the top 10 teams according to MaxPreps with Jordan and Owatonna missing my viewing. I haven't seen 8 of the teams from 11-20. You can check out where your school is located in the find a school button. For example Mpls Henry is #357 best team in the state.

Brittany Chambers of Jordan leads the Minnesota kills per game parade at 5.6 according to the MaxPreps folks. If you haven't added your stats to their database you still can. It is a good way to promote your players.
The conferences that are doing the best job of promoting their players are the Northwest Suburban with 8 of 10 schools putting their stats in (.800) and the Classic Suburban with 6 of 8 (.750).
Odd as it sounds some of the top teams in the state haven't uploaded their stats yet.

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Windom Hangs On vs Pipestone

#3 posting 10.5.2007
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MORE THURSDAY NIGHT HS VOLLEYBALL RESULTS
AAA
Hutchinson beat Prior Lake in Missota action which sets up a big confrontation with Shakopee next Tuesday. From the Hutchinson Leader.

St. Cloud Tech picked up another win the Central Lakes with a 3-1 triumph over Fergus Falls. Plus other results in the St. Cloud Times.

AA
In the West Central South Yellow Medicine East still maintains a lead over Montevideo. Montevideo swept Benson last night. From the West Central Tribune.

Yellow Medicine East also won with a sweep over ACGC. Plus other results from the Marshall Independent.

New Ulm took the South Central title with a sweep over St. James. It is their first championship in 17 years. From the New Ulm Journal.

A
#1 Windom hung on to defeat Pipestone in five. Windom led 2-0 before the Arrows rallied. plus other results from the Worthington Daily Globe.

Sleepy Eye St. Mary's won a revenge game against MN Valley Lutheran in a sweep in the Tomahawk conference. MVL beat St. Mary's earlier this year. From the New Ulm Journal.

LAST WEEKEND
Cook County finished 5th in the Carlton tournament last weekend. From the Cook County News-Herald.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
Hannah Johnson, Greenway 29 vs Virginia 3-2
Brooke Boeckmann, Eden Valley-Watkins 22 vs Rockford 3-1
Julie Hejny, Virginia 22 vs Greenway 2-3

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San Diego Upset, Bethel Sweeps Awards

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BIG 10 ROAD TRIP
The Minnesota Gophers are on the road this weekend to Ohio State and #3 Penn State.

D1
Santa Clara stunned San Diego 3-1 last night. Laurel Abrahamson (Bloomington Jefferson) had 9 kills for USD.
Abrahamson was named player of the month in the West Coast Conference.

#21 Ohio swept Kent State. Amanda Anderson (Centennial) had one kill for Ohio.

D3
MIAC
Bethel swept the awards in the MIAC with Liz Glesne (Underwood, MN) offensive player and Laura Naig (Kasson-Mantorville) the setter/libero winner.

UMAC
Northwestern defeated Northland in three.

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Mayo Undefeated in Big 9

#1 posting 10.5.2007
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THURSDAY HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL RESULTS
AAA
Big 9 leader Rochester Mayo defeated Mankato East 3-1. From the Rochester Post Bulletin and Mankato Free Press.

Faribault picked up a a 3-1 win over Rochester Century.

Owatonna is one game off Mayo's pace with a 3-1 win over Rochester JM.
All three games from the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Rogers beat Cambridge-Isanti in four. From the Elk River Star News.

AA
#3 St. Cloud Cathedral swept New London-Spicer in tight affair. Plus the JCC/Redwood Valley game from the West Central Tribune.

Dover-Eyota outlasted Southland in five in Three Rivers Action. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Triton swept Winona Cotter in Hiawatha Valley action.

Marshall mowed down Luverne in three. From the Marshall Independent.

Zimmerman won their first match of the year with a five gamer with Milaca. The fifth game was lights out 15-3. From the Elk River Star News.

A
Renville County West swept Canby in Camden action. Plus the TMB/Dawson-Boyd game from the West Central Tribune.

Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa had a snappy sweep over Kimball in the Central Minnesota, plus other results in the the West Central Tribune.

Carlton won the Polar League title with a sweep of Esko. From the Duluth News Tribune.

Glenville-Emmons swept Lyle-Pacelli in the Southeast conference. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

LATE TUESDAY
Alexandria swept Willmar on Tuesday. Here is the Alexandria Echo Press report.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
KILLS
Amber Bloom, Carlton 23 vs Esko 3-0

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2AAA Race Analyzed

#3 posting 10.4.2007
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NIGHT OWL VOLLEYBALL RESULTS
In Minneapolis tonight Edison, who may finally have found a stable environment after the revolving door of coaches, beat Henry in a marathon fiver. Henry led early in game one 20-10. Edison kept chipping away at the lead and was on the verge twice before the Patriots found a way to win 29-27.
Edison held a steady lead in game two. It was a tight 22-21 Edison advantage, but a missed serve cut any chance for a Patriot comeback. Edison 25-22.
It was 19-18 Edison in game three. The Tommies then outscored Henry 6-1 the rest of the way 25-19.
Staring elimination down Henry exploded in game four. They led 22-3 after their first three servers. The Patriots eventually won 25-7.
Game five broke for Edison at with a four point run to make it 13-7. Henry was able to put together a 5-1 run to make it 14-12. The game ended unceremoniously with a missed serve.

2AAA EXAMINED
Eric Kraushar of the Hutchinson Leader examines the 2AAA seeding race. Shakopee is #1.

POLICE BLOTTER
Leonard Warren Olson pleaded guilty in Mower District Court to alcohol-related school bus driving. He was transporting the Houston Volleyball team in the incident. He did not drive the bus as the coaches replaced him. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

LATE RESULTS
St. James beat Waseca in five. From the St. James Plaindealer.

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Renville County West in the Spotlight

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HIGH SCHOOL SPOTLIGHT
Renville County West is featured today in the West Central Tribune. Off season JO experience has helped RCW to a 17-2 record and a five game push against #2 Minneota on Tuesday.

LATE RESULTS
Brandon-Evansville beat Rothsay in four. From the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.

Fillmore Central is 4-2 in the Three River conference, one game off the pace. Their past week is reviewed in the News-Record.

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St. Thomas Wins 16th Straight

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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
Michigan State topped Northwestern in four. Both teams are 1-4 in the Big 10.

D2
MSU Moorhead swept Bemidji State. The loss snapped a three game winning streak by BSU.

#10 Augustana survived Wayne State's upset bid in five.

D3
MIAC
Carleton outlasted Gustavus in five.

Concordia Moorhead swept Augsburg. Michelle Honek set a CM school career dig record in the match.

St. Benedict was three & out with Hamline.

St. Catherine broomed Macalester. St. Kate's is 5-1 in the MIAC.

St. Mary's defeated St. Olaf in four. St. O's Kim Smisek has seven straight matches with double digit kills.

St. Thomas shut out Bethel in a battle of MIAC unbeatens. It was the 16th straight win for St. Thomas.

WIAC
Eau Claire went the distance with Stout.

LaCrosse triumphed over Platteville in four. It was LaCrosse's first conference win.

Whitewater took Stevens Point in four. It was the 8th straight win for Whitewater.

NON CON
Superior swept St. Scholastica.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
#1 Ridgewater topped Rochester in four in Southern action. From the West Central Tribune.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
TOTAL POINTS
KILLS
D2
Ellen Andrews, Augustana 29.5 vs Wayne State 3-2
Cayla Schroeder, Augustana 25.5 vs Wayne State 3-2
Emily Schroeder, Wayne State 25.5 vs Augustana 2-3
D3
Brianne Stankus, UW LaCrosse 26 vs Platteville 3-1
Lisa Bell, UW Platteville 25 vs LaCrosse 1-3
Kim Smisek, St. Olaf 25 vs St. Mary's 1-3
Abby Freiborg, UW Eau Claire 24.5 vs Stout 3-2
Jennifer Thelemann, Gustavus 23 vs Carleton 2-3
Megan La Chapelle, Carleton 22 vs Gustavus 3-2
Michelle Honek, Concordia Moorhead 21 vs Augsburg 3-0
Sarah Kunelius, Carleton 20.5 vs Gustavus 3-2
Rachel Chapman, UW Platteville 20 vs LaCrosse 1-3
Abby Schultz, Whitewater 20 vs Stevens Point 3-1

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Volleyball Night Owls

#4 posting 10.3.2007
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VOLLEYBALL NIGHT OWL EDITION
Austin defeated Waseca in volleyball in four games for the Packers' 10th win of the year. From the Austin Daily Herald.

Blooming Prairie won the first two games, Waterville-Elysian-Morristown took the rest in a fiver. From the Austin Daily Herald.

Proctor's five game win over Duluth Central is recounted in the Proctor Journal.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
KILLS
Marie Morem, Blooming Prairie 20 vs Waterville-E-M 2-3

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Eden Prairie Holds on to the Nest

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LAST NIGHT
AAA
#4 Eden Prairie won the traveling Nest trophy for the second straight season in their rivalry with #10 Chaska. From the Eden Prairie News.

#3 Eagan doused the #7 Burnsville Blaze in a three & out. From the Savage Pacer.

AA
NRHEG survived Medford in a fiver. From the Albert Lea Tribune.

A
#10 Wabasha-Kellogg swept Southland in Three River action. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

LAST WEEK
Both Sleepy Eye and St. Mary's have their week reviewed in the Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch.

Pequot Lakes lost twice last week. From the Lake Country Echo.

Pine River-Backus fell from the unbeaten ranks after a loss to Wadena-Deer Creek. From the Pine River Journal.

Forest Lake finished second in the Duluth East Tournament as Hill-Murray won it all. From the Forest Lake Times.

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Pieper Reaches 1000 Digs

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COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL RESULTS
D2
#14 MSU Mankato swept Upper Iowa.

#8 SW MN State swept St. Cloud State. Libero Andreana Pieper reached the 1000 dig mark for St. Cloud State.

#4 Concordia St. Paul powered by 15 aces swept UM Crookston.

D3
Emma Jaynes (Hibbing HS) of St. Benedict spent one week this summer biking and raising money for Habitat for Humanity plus her impact for the Blazers. from the St. Cloud Times.

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Minneota Rallies to Beat RCW

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TUESDAY NIGHT VOLLEYBALL RESULTS
AAA
Winona topped Red Wing in four in a non conference game. The Winhawks Jordyn Lubinski had 23 kills on the night. From the Winona Daily News.

Alexandria swept Willmar in Central Lakes action. From the West Central Tribune.

St. Cloud Tech maintained pace with Rocori for the lead in the Central Lakes with a 3-1 win over Sartell. Plus other area results in the St. Cloud Times.

Centennial swept Elk River in the NW Suburban. From the Elk River Star News.

Hutchinson won their 11th straight with a sweep over Litchfield. From the Hutchinson Leader.

late Monday: Northfield lost their 5th in a row. Rochester Mayo defeated the Raiders in four. From the Northfield News.

AA
DGF allowed 27 points in three games against Barnesville. Jennifer Lopez had 12 aces on the night. From the Fargo Forum.

GFW beat New Ulm Cathedral in a sweep. From the New Ulm Journal.

St. Charles swept Lewiston-Altura in Three Rivers action. Emily Nelson had 17 kills for St. Charles. From the Winona Daily News.

Hayfield topped Winona Cotter in five in Hiawatha Valley play. Cotter opened with two wins. Jenny Gilbertson had 33 kills for Cotter. From the WDN.

A
It was #2 Minneota over #4 Renville County West in a fiver. Minneota trailed big in game five before mounting a comeback. Plus other area results from the Marshall Independent.

ACGC topped Minnewaska in five in West Central South action, plus other area results in the West Central Tribune.

Central Christian beat Dawson-Boyd in four in Camden play. plus other results again in the WCT.

Ada-Borup shut the door on Park Christian in a sweep. From the Fargo Forum.

Ashby bumped Underwood 3-1 plus other area results in the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.

MN Valley Lutheran swept McLeod West in Tomahawk action. From the New Ulm Journal.

Sleepy Eye St. Mary's, MVL's next opponent, tuned up for Thursday's game with a sweep over neighbor Sleepy Eye. plus other results in the New Ulm Journal.

Westbrook-Walnut Grove beat Ellsworth in four. It was interim head coach Kelly Quade's first win. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

Adrian beat Edgerton in five in Red Rock action. Adrian rallied for wins in game four and five. plus other results in the WDG.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
ACES
Jennifer Lopez, DGF 12 vs Barnesville 3-0
KILLS
AAA
Jordyn Lubinski, Winona 23 vs Red Wing 3-1
AA
Jenny Gilbertson, Winona Cotter 33 vs Hayfield 2-3
A
Megan Groen, Renville Co West 23 vs Minneota 2-3
Alisha Sethre, Ashby 21 vs Underwood 3-1

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D3 Poll, Stillwater Coon Rapids Champ

#4 posting 10.2.2007
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POLL
D3
The MIAC has three teams in the D3 poll with St. Thomas at #6, Concordia Moorhead at #12 and Carleton moved up to #24.

TONIGHT
Osseo topped Anoka in NW Suburban action in four 25-16, 26-28, 25-22, 25-20.

Byron defeated Pine Island 25-17, 25-17, 23-25, 25-18

MORE LATE RESULTS
Stillwater won the Coon Rapids tournament last weekend. The Ponies defeated Hopkins in the championship game 2-1. From the Stillwater Gazette.

LAST WEEK
Climax-Fisher's last few games are reviewed in the East Grand Forks Exponent.

East Grand Forks split last week with a win over Detroit Lakes, a loss to Lake of the Woods. Katie Reardon had 26 kills in each contest. From the EGF Exponent.

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Southern Twist

#3 posting 10.2.2007
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LATE MONDAY
Community College
Riverland lost for the third straight time, this time south of the border in Iowa with Waldorf JV winning in four. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

High School
Albert Lea beat Fairmont in four. From the Albert Lea Tribune.

Grand Meadow swept Lyle-Pacelli. From the Austin Daily Herald.

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Awards Duplicates

#2 posting 10.2.2007
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VOLLEYBALL AWARDS
D1
San Diego's Laurel Abrahamson (Bloomington Jefferson) was named athlete of the week for the second straight week in the West Coast Conference.

D2
UM Duluth took two of the three awards in the North Central Conference. Kari Wolford (Albany) was named offensive player and Lindsey Clairmont (Wayzata) was named defensive winner. It was Wolford's second honor this year. Breaking the Bulldog stranglehold on awards was Katie Agnew of UN Omaha.

In the Northern Sun, Emily Schroeder of Wayne State was named offensive player, Julie Vancura of MSU Moorhead (Anoka) was named setter for the second straight week, and Stephanie Nygaard of Northern State was named defensive player.

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2 for 1000 Assists, Lexvold Athlete of the Week

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MONDAY NIGHT RESULTS
AAA
Brittany Stamer of Hutchinson reached the 1000 set assists milestone mark in a 3-1 Tiger win against Farmington. From the Hutchinson Leader.

Bemidji continues its hot streak with a sweep on the road at Fergus Falls. Plus other area results from the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.

In a neighborhood battle it was Rogers halting Elk River in three. From the Elk River Star News.

Willmar went on the road to beat St. Cloud Apollo in four. Cardinal Greta King did not play due to an ankle sprain. From the West Central Tribune. The St. Cloud Times also has area results.

Rochester Mayo beat Northfield in a non con 3-1. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

AA
DGF went across state lines for their 12th victim this season skunking Fargo North. DGF only allowed 28 points all night. From the Fargo Forum.

Worthington swept Central Christian in a non con game. plus other area results from the Worthington Daily Globe.

A
Renville County West rolled to their 13th straight win with a brooming of BOLD. Plus other area results in the West Central Tribune.

TMB outlasted GFW in five plus other area results in the Marshall Independent.

MN Valley Lutheran rallied from a 2-1 deficit to beat Redwood Valley in a non con game. From the New Ulm Journal.

Rushford-Peterson beat Spring Grove in four. From the Winona Daily News.

Megan Ysker of Windom reached the 1000 assist mark with 20 against Martin County West in a sweep.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
On KTTC in Rochester Ashley Lexvold of Goodhue was named athlete of the week. Click on the red camera above the photo for the video of the story.

LAKEVILLE NORTH TOURNEY
There are 10 ranked teams in the Lakeville North Tournament this weekend. Only one will be champion after this bone crunching event. At the end of Dean's list in the StarTribune.

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D1 & D2 Polls Out, Tan Defensive Player

#3 posting 10.1.2007
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As you can see there is no out & about tonight. I didn't get done with practice early enough to get to the game I wanted to see. That plus the home front need some attention.

Be that as it may there are some news items:

POLLS
D1
The Gophers inched up to #11 in the weekly poll. Other Big 10 teams include #3 Penn State; #9 Wisconsin and #16 Michigan.

Also in the Big 10 weekly awards, Christine Tan was named co-defensive player of the week. She shared the award with Arielle Wilson, of Penn State. Laura DeBruler, of Illinois was the offensive player of the week. Wilson and DeBruler are first year players.
The Big 10 link above is the weekly 8 page media report.

D2
UM Duluth maintained their #3 hold. Other area teams in the top 25 include #4 Concordia St. Paul up two spots; #8 SW MN State who fell four places; #10 Augustana up one space; #14 MSU Mankato up two. Those knocking on the door include UN Omaha,

HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS
Hutchinson won the Simley tournament over the weekend with wins over Turtle Lake, WI, St. Bernard's, Roseville and Simley. From the Hutchinson Leader.

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Monday is Poll Day

#2 posting 10.1.2007
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POLLS OCTOBER 1
There are no changes at the top of any of the classes.
AAA
The Owatonna/Burnsville tie of a week ago is over with Owatonna nudging past to claim 6th all alone. Blaine and Chaska flipped 8th and 10th place.
AA
Hibbing edged past Marshall to take 5th place. Marshall drops one to 6th. Stewartville fell to 9th. and Rocori joins the top 10 at 10.
A
Minneota and Bethlehem Academy exchanged spots. Goodhue makes their appearance at #9 after beating Stewartville last week. Wabasha-Kellogg falls to 10.

AAA
1. Shakopee (15) 239
2. Lakeville North (1) 225
3. Eagan 203
4. Eden Prairie 176
5. Andover 154
6. Owatonna 127
7. Burnsville 124
8. Blaine 106
9. Eastview 92
10. Chaska 80
Others: Hill-Murray (50), Forest Lake (36), Waconia (19), Hutchinson (18), Totino Grace (14), St. Michael-Albertville (11), Faribault (10)

AA
1. Jordan (6) 90
2. Dilworth/Glyndon/Felton 83
3. St. Cloud Cathedral 76
4. Pipestone Area 75
5. Hibbing 60
6. Marshall 55
7. Jackson County Central 47
8. Belle Plaine 33
9. Stewartville 32
10. Rocori 30
Others receiving votes: Delano (19), Sauk Center (15)

A
1. Windom (9) 149
2. Minneota 140
3. Bethlehem Academy (1) 137
4. Renville County West 120
5. Mayer Lutheran 91
Ada-Borup 91
7. Mabel-Canton 73
8. Belgrade/Brooten/Elrosa 67
9. Goodhue 60
10. Wabasha-Kellogg 43
Others: Tracy-Milroy (31), Meadow Creek Christian (31), Northern Freeze (14)

POLICE BLOTTER
Katie Applewick, who injured Winona State volleyball coach Connie Mettille in a drunk driving accident in 2005, will serve 30 days in jail for a probation violation of driving after revocation. Mettille was in a coma for three weeks. From the Winona Daily News.

MORE SATURDAY RESULTS
Austin finished 5th in the Rochester Century tournament over the weekend. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Bethlehem Academy swept United South Central. From the Albert Lea Tribune.

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CONFERENCE RACE
St. Cloud Tech is in unfamiliar territory. They are 7-1 in the Central Lakes volleyball race one point behind Rocori. From the St. Cloud Times.

SUNDAY RESULT
Louisville beat Marquette in four in Big East action

LATE SATURDAY
High School
Marshall swept Moorhead on Saturday. From the Marshall Independent.

SW Star finished second to host RTR in the RTR tournament. Murray County Central finished third in the same event. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

Community College
Ridgewater broomed Riverland. From the West Central Tribune.

UPSET LEFTOVERS
The Marshall Independent has more on the upset win by Winona State over #4 SW MN State.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
TOTAL POINTS
Kimberly Todd, Marquette 25 vs Louisville 1-3
Jana Matiasovska, Louisville 23 vs Marquette 3-1
Svetlana Dukule, Louisville 21 vs Marquette 3-1

WEEK AHEAD--HIGH SCHOOL GAMES
Monday, Oct 1
Wayzata at Andover
Bemidji at Fergus Falls
Farmington at Hutchinson
Tuesday, Oct 2
Eagan at Burnsville
Stewartville at Cannon Falls
Rosemount at Eastview
Chaska at Eden Prairie
Bethlehem Academy at SW Christian (Chaska)
Wednesday, Oct 3
Visitation at DeLaSalle
Thursday, Oct 4
Chaska at Burnsville
St. Cloud Tech at Fergus Falls
Eastview at Lakeville North
Friday, Oct 5
Lakeville North tournament with Jordan, Shakopee, Blaine, Eastview, Hibbing, Marshall, Mayer Lutheran, Owatonna, Wayzata, and Lakeville North among the 16 teams.
Saturday, Oct 6
Lakeville North Tournament day 2
Cretin-Derham Hall tournament with Andover, Farmington, Hill-Murray, among the better squads.

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