Iowa Interim Hire

#2 posting 3.5.2008
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IOWA HIRES
Katie McGuine has been hired as interim volleyball coach at Iowa. McGuine is a Rochester Lourdes grad 1997. She also attended MSU Mankato. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Iowa is still looking for a full time coach. From the Iowa City Press Citizen.

next up: Tomorrow.

Hagerty to Ball State, Hertaus to Marquette

#1 posting 3.5.3008
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HAGERTY TO BALL STATE
Former Gopher Rachelle Hagerty has received a scholarship at Ball State. From the Ball State Daily Online.

HERTAUS TO MARQUETTE
Sammy Hertaus of New Prague is headed to Marquette. Hertaus, a DS/setter plays for the Northern Lights 182s. She was all Conference in the Missota last fall.
Hertaus is the 34th player overall in the Minnesota 2008 class to commit to a school and the 10th to head to a D1 program.

NATIONAL VOLLEYBALL CENTER
The National Volleyball Center in Rochester is looking for state money for four more courts. From KTTC.

next up: tomorrow

Granquist Minnesota Bound

#1 posting 3.4.2008
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GRANQUIST LOCKED IN AT MINNESOTA
Blaine's Jessica Granquist has de-commited from Florida State and has commited to Minnesota.

Granquist was the first MaxPreps volleyball player of the week from Minnesota this year.

WEEKEND EVENT
Ralia Sports Center will host another event this weekend.

Next up: Tomorrow

South Dakota Volleyball Coaching Openings

#1 posting 3.3.2008
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COACHING NEWS
There are a couple of head volleyball jobs available in South Dakota.
Belle Fourche and Rapid City Central both have openings.

I guess even MySpace has a volleyball job site.

Next up: tomorrow

Two New Coaches

#1 posting 3.2.2008
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COACHING NEWS
Shay Goulding is the new coach at BYU.

Chelsey Deibert is the new coach at Presentation.

Next up: Tomorrow

Viney Hired, Rule Changes, NDSU Clinic

#1 posting 3.1.2008
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COACHING NEWS
Eric Viney has been hired at Dakota Wesleyan in Mitchell. Viney was a grad assistant at North Dakota State for a couple of years. Last season he was an assistant at Oklahoma Panhandle.

RULE CHANGES
The NCAA has approved 15 new rule changes. One that will grab attention is moving from 30 points to 25 points a game. Game five stays at 15. Substitutions will drop from 15 to 12.

CLINIC
North Dakota State will be holding a coaching clinic on March 14 and 15.

Next up: Tomorrow

Mayville State Hires Kruse

#1 posting 2.29.2008
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COACHING NEWS
Lindsey Kruse has been named head coach at Mayville State. She is from Underwood, MN and is a Mayville State grad. She coached MayPortCG HS in North Dakota while in college. She has been the head coach at Buena Vista the last three years.

Next up: Tomorrow

National Tryouts

#1 posting 2.28.2008
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NATIONAL TRYOUTS
Former Miss Volleyball Nikki Klingsporn of Tartan (now at Wisconsin) attended the U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team Open Tryouts. They have photos.
Wisconsin and Michigan State were represented.

next up: tomorrow

Ralia Events

#1 posting 2.27.2008
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TOURNAMENT ALERT
This weekend there will be events at Ralia in Maple Grove and at Spring Lake Park. 12s, 15s, 16s will be in Power League action according to the MN Select. The Elite Series will be playing on Sunday starting at 8 am. The Minnesota heavy hitter JO teams for the 18s and 17s will be there.

Next up: tomorrow

Six Gone, More Champs

#1 posting 2.26.2008
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SIX GONE
The Minnesota Daily looks at the six Gophers leaving the volleyball program and the reasons they left.

CHAMPS
Granite City 17s won the President's day tournament in Eden Prairie last week. One of the members of that squad is St. Cloud Cathedral's Anna Zyvoloski. From the St. Cloud Times.

Next up: Tomorrow

Hiawatha Valley All Conference

#1 posting 2.25.2008
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ALL CONFERENCE
It has been a while, but here is the Hiawatha Valley listing. If you have a confernce list that wasn't posted here, go to my profile and email me.
HIAWATHA VALLEY
Ashley Lexvold, Goodhue Senior, Setter
Olivia Warren, Senior MH
Abbey McNamara, Goodhue Senior OH
Brittney Lodermeier, Goodhue Senior RS
Julie Rainey, Stewartville Soph OH
Erin Ness, Stewartville Senior OH
Emily Rainey, Stewartville Junior Setter
Andrea Venzke, Stewartville Senior MH
Kristin Boyum, Kenyon-Wanamingo Senior OH
Josie Anderson, Kenyon-Wanamingo Senior Setter
Whitney Ryan, Kenyon-Wanamingo Junior MH
Nicole Anderson, Cannon Falls Junior MH
Michelle McCoy, Cannon Falls Senior OH
Elizabeth Benson, Cannon Falls Junior Setter
Jill Storlie, Byron Senior MH
Leslie Wilson, Hayfield Senior OH
Kiley Severson, Hayfield Soph OH
Christina Maley, Pine Island Senior MH
Whitney Canton, Pine Island Junior OH
Gretchen Korsmo, Rochester Lourdes Senior OH
Caroline Smith, Rochester Lourdes Senior Setter
Kelli Boras, Zumbrota-Mazeppa Senior Libero
Holly Hinsch, Zumbrota-Mazeppa Senior OH
Tara Rasmussen, Kasson-Mantorville Junior Setter
Liz Hanson, Triton Senior Setter
Alyssa Bryngelson, Triton Junior OH
Jenny Gilbertson, Winona Cotter Senior MH
Maranda Dohrn, Lake City Senior MH

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Branagh Wins New Orleans Event

#1 posting 2.24.2008
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AVP TOUR
Former Gopher Nicole Branagh won a title on the final stop of the Association of Volleyball Professionals' indoor tour Saturday night in New Orleans. From WCCO.

COACHING NEWS
Traci Dahl is the new coach at Indiana State.

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Heffernan Hired, Academic Honors

#1 posting 2.23.2008
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HEFFERNAN HIRED
Brian Heffernan didn't have long to wait for a new job. He has been named an assistant volleyball coach at the University of Wisconsin. He resigned from Washington State earlier in the week.

ACADEMIC HONORS
Crown volleyball players Annette Case (Dundy County, Nebraska), Amy Stenlund (Mound-Westonka), and Lovina Kramer (Arthur Christian, IN) have been named to the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) fall 2007 Academic All-Conference Teams.

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Heffernan Resigns, Klingsporn Tries Out

#1 posting 2.22.2008
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COACHING RESIGNS
Brian Heffernan of Washington State resigned. He was an assistant coach and associate head coach (the last two) at Minnesota.

St. Olaf coach Cindy Book for her contribution to women's sport as a part of the MIAC's 25 Years of Women's Athletics celebration.

NATIONAL TRYOUTS
Four Wisconsin players, including Tartan's Nikki Klingsporn, are headed to Colorado Springs this weekend to participate in the U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team open tryouts.

Next up: Tomorrow

Buena Vista Hires, More President's Results

#2 posting 2.21.2008
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COACHING NEWS
D3
Heather Noll has been hired as the head women's volleyball coach at Buena Vista.

MORE TOURNAMENT RESULTS
The Mizuno Northern Lights 16-3 team took 5th place in Omaha.

In the Frostbite Festival in Rochester, the 16-3 team battled SMV 16-1 team for the championship. The 16-3 team played the same team (Titans) that was in the championship match against the 16-2's. In the 16-3 match against the Titans NL lost the first game (The Titans had already played a match- against the 16-4 team and were warmed up and had the adrenaline going). NL16-3 came from being behind 8 or 9 points to almost win the 2nd game (lost 30-28, with a disputed call impacting the result).

Also note that out of 12 teams in the 16's Club Gold bracket, 4 of them were Northern Lights 16's teams (16-2, 16-3, 16-4 and 16-5).

President's Day Festival Winners

#1 posting 2.20.2008
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PRESIDENT'S DAY FESTIVAL
North Country Region ran the 18th Annual President's Day Festival.
Here are some of the Gold Winners
18s--SW MN Juniors
17s--Granite City
16s--SW MN Juniors
15s--LSH Edge Juniors

SPRING SCHEDULE
Marquette has released their spring volleyball schedule.
They will be at Minnesota on April 20 in a triangular along with Iowa State.

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next up: tomorrow

Northern Lights 2 Champs, Iowa State Spring Schedule

#1 posting 2.19.2008
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PRESIDENT'S DAY FINAL RESULTS
The Northern Lights organization picked up two titles in Omaha.
Northern Lights 161s finished 1st with a 25-16, 20-25, 15-9 victory over MAVA 16 Elite.
Northern Lights 162s fininshed 1st in their division with a 20-25, 25-22, 15-10 victory over Titan Juniors 161s. Southern MN Volleyball finished 5th in the same pool.

Northern Lights 171s finished 3rd as did NL 151s.

You can check any of the results from any of the teams here.

SPRING SCHEDULE
Iowa State has announced their spring schedule. They host the Gophers (and Northern Iowa) on April 12. They head to Minneapolis to play Minnesota on April 20.

Next up: Tomorrow

President's Day Classic Final Day

#1 posting 2.18.2008
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PRESIDENT'S DAY CLASSIC
Three Northern Lights teams remain unbeaten in Nebraska--the 17s, 16s and 15s 1 teams. The final matches are today.

Other Minnesota teams involved in this tournament include Southern Minnesota Volleyball; Minnesota Select; To check on any of these teams or any team in the tournament click here.

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next up: tomorrow.

President's Day Classic

#1 posting 2.17.2008
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JO TOURNAMENTS
This weekend tournaments are going on in
Omaha--President's Day Classic. You can check results here.
Northern Lights #1 teams at the 18s, 17s and 16s are undefeated.
Also undefeated are MN Select 18s 1s.

Next up: Tomorrow

AAA Award, Ankle Sprains

#1 posting 2.16.2008
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AAA AWARD
Katelyn VanKempen was Morris Area's representative in the Academic-Arts-Athletics award for region 6 District 21. Van Kempen played volleyball for the Tigers. From the Morris Sun.

ANKLE SPRAINS
Braces can help prevent ankle sprains according to an article in Reuters. Penn had an injury rate of .07 after mandating all players wear the brace to the national average of .98. 36% of volleyball injuries are the result of ankle injuries.

next up: tomorrow

Northwest Suburban All Conference

#1 posting 2.15.2008
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NORTHWEST SUBURBAN ALL CONFERENCE
Lauren Cipperly, Andover
Alex Nelson, Andover
Megan Carlson, Andover
Abbey Fahnhorst, Anoka
Kelly Peterson, Anoka
Jessica Granquist, Blaine
Molly Kreklow, Blaine
Becka Meisser, Centennial
Ally Wilson, Centennial
Micha Sater, Centennial
Natalie Thomas, Champlin Park
Chrissy Knuth, Champlin Park
Alysha Reinhardt, Coon Rapids
Kirsti Grill, Elk River
Kelsey Jacobs, Maple Grove
Erikka Korpi, Maple Grove
Brianna Olson, Osseo
Lindsey Sathre, Osseo
Tia Russell, Osseo
Chrissy Gunderson, Park Center

If your conference hasn't had their all conference list up, go to my profile and email me.

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next up: tomorrow

Banquets and Coaching Change

#2 posting 2.14.2008
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BANQUET
South Dakota State will have their banquet on Saturday, April 5.

COACHING NEWS
Tim Horsmon has been hired at Maryland. He previously was the head coach at Dayton and Robert Morris.

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY

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next up; Tomorrow

MIAC Academic All Conference

#1 posting 2.13.2008
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ACADEMIC ALL CONFERENCE
The MIAC released the conference Academic list. To be eligible a player had to be a sophomore, junior, or senior with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale. There were 41 players that made the list. This is a PDF file and volleyball is found on page 2.
Here is the breakdown:
Macalester 6
Augsburg 5
Bethel 5
St. Thomas 5
Hamline 4
St. Catherine 3
St. Olaf 3
Carleton 2
Concordia Moorhead 2
Gustavus 2
St. Benedict 2
St. Mary's 2
Check the link for names.

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next up tomorrow

Manka at NDSU

#1 posting 2.12.2008
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COACHING NEWS
Former Gopher Assistant Dave Manka is now the assistant at North Dakota State. I had this news last week, and now the story is linked by NDSU.

Next up: Tomorrow

Ex Gopher Plans, Awards, & Confidence

#1 posting 2.11.2008
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EX GOPHER PLANS
Krista Chin and Kelly Fallon left to concentrate on school.
Caitlin Schneider was on a one year scholarship to back up Hartmann.
All three will stay at MN for school. Although, Schneider may still consider playing elsewhere. Chin is taking something like 19 credits this semester so she can graduate this year.

Charde Phillips is looking to transfer and MN will help find a school for her.

Rachelle Hagerty had shoulder surgery last week, her second surgery in 10 months. She is considering retirement. If she does play again it will be closer to home.

Michelle Wilber could be retiring too.

AWARDS & HONORS
Sharon Euerle, the Athletic Director at Mankato West, picked up the Marie Berg Award for Excellence in Education. Euerle started the volleyball program at St. James. From the Mankato Free Press.

CONFIDENCE, SUCCESS & SALIMA (DAVIDSON) ROCKWELL
Former Penn State player and current assistant Salima (Davidson) Rockwell has a feature on the PSU site.

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next up: tomorrow

Gopher Banquet

#1 posting 2.10.2008
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GOPHER BANQUET

The Golddigger booster club hosted the annual Gopher volleyball banquet yesterday. Here are the award winners:

Maurice Batie Award (most inspirational player) - Kelly Roysland
MVP (selected by the coaches) - Christine Tan
Golddigger Award (selected by the booster club) - Christine Tan
Gold Country Award (presented by Gold Country, Inc. - highest GPA in the fall semester) - Katie Vatterodt
All Academic Big Ten (must be a letter winner, in second academic year, 3.0 career GPA) - Krista Chin, Kelly Fallon, Kyla Roehrig, Kelly Schmidt, Christine Tan, Katie Vatterodt
All Big Ten - Jessy Jones
All Big Ten Freshman Team - Brook Dieter, Lauren Gibbemeyer

Highlights included video from 1968 of Coach Hebert playing for Indiana and video of Nao Ikeda, director of volleyball operations, playing in 1984 for a professional team in Japan. 89 people attended the banquet which was held at the Radisson University.

Other news - Krista Chin, Kelly Fallon, Rachelle Hagerty, Charde Phillips, Caitlin Schneider, and Michelle Wilber are leaving the program

MC ALLISTER
In the Carrington column in the Bemidji Pioneer this tidbit: Monica McAllister of Walker-H-A had a good year at Rainy River CC. Scroll down. It is like finding a needle in the haystack.

Next up: Tomorrow

Fleming's Honors

#1 posting 2.9.2008
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ALL CONFERENCE
Yes it is late, but Sarah Fleming (Cretin-Derham Hall) made the D1 All-Independent First Team this fall for Providence. She also made the Division I Independent All-Academic Team.

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Senf, Ulferts Sign

#1 posting 2.8.2008
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SENF SIGNS
Virginia Senf of Woodbury has signed with Penn. The Right Side hitter also played with Northern Lights.

ULFERTS SIGNS
Cassie Ulferts, a setter/outside hitter for Central Christian, has signed with Northwestern, IA of Orange City. From the West Central Tribune.

HIGHLIGHTS
The Wisconsin Badgers have a video/highlight of the 2007.

Next up: Tomorrow

Bitter Signing

#1 posting 2.7.2008
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SIGNING
Setter Courtney Bitter of Bemidji signed with Bemidji State yesterday. She will play for her mother again. Both were at Lake of the Woods until last year. From the Bemidji Pioneer.

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Kydd Maes Hired, Nelson Verbals

#1 posting 2.6.2008
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COACHING HIRES
Nebraska assistant coach Lee Maes will be new volleyball coach at Virginia.

Miles Kydd will be the new head volleyball coach at Eastern Washington. He had been the assistant there.

New Ohio State coach Geoff Carlston was introduced to the press. There is an audio of the press conference too.

VERBAL
Brittany Nelson of Iowa City has verballed Northern Iowa. She is a sophomore OH.

AWARDS
Penn State's Christa Harmatto is up for the Dapper Dan Award in Pittsburgh.

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Coaching Hires, Awards & Lists

#1 posting 1.5.2008
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OHIO STATE HIRES
Geoff Carlston has been hired at Ohio State as the head volleyball coach. He was the volleyball coach at Ohio. Carlston is a Minnesota grad (1993). He was the head coach at Hopkins, an assistant at Minnesota and the head at Concordia St. Paul prior to Ohio.

NDSU HIRES
Dave Manka has been hired by NDSU as an assistant coach. He starts next week. Manka has been the head coach at Irondale and was a Gopher assistant this year.

AWARDS
Iowa State's Erin Boeve (Hills-Beaver Creek) has been named by Collegiate Volleyball Update (CVU.com) as a Stellar Spiker Honorable Mention selection.

BANQUETS
Indiana had their year end banquet on Saturday.

HONORABLE MENTION
Here is the Honorable Mention list which I didn't have for the South Central Conference
Kirsten Johanson, Blue Earth Area Junior
Ashley Olson, Blue Earth Area Freshman
Samantha Beck, Fairmont Senior
Samantha Waletich, Fairmont Junior
Makenzie Esson, New Ulm Senior
Meghan Brandts, St. James Senior
Hanna Reuter, St. James Sophomore
Heather Elgin, Waseca Senior
Allyson Ruedy, Waseca Junior

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Frostbite Results

#1 posting 2/4/2008
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FROSTBITE RESULTS
The Frostbite volleyball tournament was held a couple of weeks ago in Rochester. Southern MN Volleyball won the 161 tournament over Northern Lights #3 25-23, 25-18.

ATHLETES OF THE MONTHS
Minnesota Select has listed their players of the month.

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next up: tomorrow

Heath Headed to Concordia

#1 posting 2.3.2008
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HEATH VERBALS
Jaci Heath of Nevis has committed to play college volleyball at Concordia. However it is unclear if it is Moorhead or St. Paul (or Nebraska, Wisconsin, etc.) From the Bemidji Pioneer (scroll down).

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Gopher State Volleyball

#1 posting 2.2.2008
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GOPHER STATE VOLLEYBALL
MYAS runs the Gopher State Volleyball events. There are five more events coming up with the first being the Block Party on Feb. 9 at St. Olaf College in Northfield.

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next up: tomorrow

Kopfmann Signing, SD Clinic

#1 posting 2.1.2008
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SIGNING
Claire Kopfmann, Minneota will be headed to Northern State.

SOUTH DAKOTA CLINIC
The South Dakota Volleyball Coaches Association will hold their spring clinic on March 28-29 at Mitchell High School. Tom Keating of Cedar Rapids will be the this years featured clinician. For more information contact nora.groft@k12.sd.us

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MVI Clinic

#1 posting 1.31.2008
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MVI CLINIC
The 21st Annual MVI Volleyball clinic will take place March 29 and 30 at Apple Valley High School. Russ Rose, coach of national champion Penn State, will be a clinician. He will have six topic sessions. Kathy DeBoer is also set to speak.
Local clinicians include:
Dan Westby and Jon Hegerle of Marshall
Franz Boelter of Bethlehem Academy
Stacy Boudreau of UW Whitewater
Cindy Book and Traci Cook of St. Olaf
Terry Culhane of SW MN State
Cathy Noth, USA National setter
Heidi Jaynes of Carleton

Next up: tomorrow

Barum Signs, Schaub Hired, National Champs

#1 posting 1.30.2008
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BARUM SIGNS
Michelle Barum of Prior Lake has signed with Rocky Mountain College. Barum is a 6-1 middle and has played with M 1 and Northern Lights. From the Billings Gazette.

COACHING NEWS
After one year at MSU Billings, Sara Schaub is off to Montana State to be the head coach there. From the Bozeman Daily Chronicle.

NATIONAL CHAMPS
Penn State will be recognized for their achievement at the mens's and women's basketball games this weekend at Penn State.

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next up: tomorrow

Coaching Hires, Honors, and Cancer Death

#1 posting 1.29.2008
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COACHING NEWS
Arizona State is set to hire Jason Watson, volleyball coach of Brigham Young. From the Arizona Republic.

HONOR
Indiana coach Sherry Dunbar was given an honor from the Southern Conference. She is part of their "25 of Distinction" a celebration of the women's sports in that conference. She was the volleyball coach at the College of Charleston prior to Indiana.

CANCER DEATH
Holly Young, a New Hampshire volleyball player, lost her battle with cancer. From the New Hampshire, the University paper.

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$$$$, Banquets, Police Blotter

#1 posting 1/28/2008
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$$$$$$$
According to Sid Hartman's column on Sunday, the Gopher volleyball team was $799,986 in the red this past year.

BANQUETS
Illinois held their end of the year banquet and four players received special awards.

The Gopher end of the year banquet will take place on Saturday, Feb. 9th from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm. The Golddiggers will be hosting the event.

POLICE BLOTTER
This is from Michigan, but I found it interesting. Apparently a father was convicted of attacking a volleyball coach and spectators. Now he is appealing. From WHMI FM.

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MIAC Academic All Conference

#1 posting 1.27.2008
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ACADEMIC ALL CONFERENCE
St. Benedict had two volleyball players make the MIAC Academic All Conference squad: Beth Hanson (Bethlehem Academy) and Emma Jaynes (Hibbing). There were 41 MIAC volleyball players that made the list. Macalester had 6 players make the list, the most of any schools.

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Court Time, Transfer

#1 posting 1.26.2008
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COURT TIME
Troy Bernard, former Montgomery-Lonsdale girls volleyball coach, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for having a sexual relationship with a 14 year old player. From the Mankato Free Press.

TRANSFER
Whitney Tremain is leaving Michigan State and is headed to Grand Valley State. The 5-11 OH didn't see much court time. From the Grand Rapids Press.

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next up: Tomorrow

Academics & Rising Stars

#1 posting 1.25.2008
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ACADEMICS
North Dakota State had 9 volleyball players make the Summit League's Fall All-Academic Team. The Minnesota players that made it include
Kari Fangan, Sr. Fridley
Kristen Hille, Sr. Sauk Rapids
Mattie Johnson, So. Lakeville North
Christy Stuewe, Sr. Mayer Lutheran

RISING STAR
Freshman Laura DeBruhler of Illinois has been named to the "Rising Stars" by Collegiate Volleyball Update.

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Frank Verbal, Meet The Gov

#1 posting 1.24.2008
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VERBAL
Megan Frank, a 5-10 senior OH from Wayzata High School, has verbally committed to enroll and play volleyball at NAIA school Viterbo University(LaCrosse, Wi) for the upcoming 2008-09 season.

GOVERNOR
D2 National Champs Concordia St. Paul met Minnesota Governor Pawlenty yesterday.

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Yerty, Callihan Hired

#1 posting 1.23.2008
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COLLEGE COACHING HIRES

Wyoming hired Carrie Yerty as their new coach. Yerty previously coached at Memphis.

Chad Callihan was hired at Georgia Southern. He was an assistant at Georgia this past year and had been the head coach Appalachian State.

next up: tomorrow

Gopher Schedule 2008

#1 posting 1.22.2008
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GOPHER SCHEDULE
Mark your calendars--here is a preliminary look at the Minnesota Gopher schedule. Always a big game, the Wisconsin Badgers are in town on September, 27. Penn State, the national champs, are at the Pavilion on October, 11.
The two tournaments for the Gophers are on back to back weekends in mid September.

Date(s), Event, Location
Aug 23 Alumni Match, MN Sports Pavilion
TOURNAMENT SEASON
Aug 29-31 Creighton Invite (Creighton, MN, TAMU, LSU) Omaha, NE
Sep 4-6 Hawaii Invite (HI, MN, WY, Cinncinnati) Honolulu, HI
Sep 12-14 Diet Coke Classic (MN, California, Notre Dame, Cal Poly) MN Sports Pavilion
Sep 19,20 Gopher Invite (MN, UNC, Winthrop, TCU) MN Sports Pavilion
BIG 10 SEASON
Sep 26 Northwestern MN Sports Pavilion
Sep 27 Wisconsin MN Sports Pavilion
Oct 3 @ Illinois Champaign, IL
Oct 4 @ Purdue W.Lafayette, IN
Oct 10 Indiana MN Sports Pavilion
Oct 11 Penn State MN Sports Pavilion
Oct 15 Iowa MN Sports Pavilion
Oct 17 Mich State MN Sports Pavilion
Oct 24 @ Ohio State Columbus, OH
Oct 25 @ Michigan Ann Arbor, MI
Oct 31 @ Penn State State College, PA
Nov 1 @ Indiana Bloomington, IN
Nov 7 Purdue MN Sports Pavilion
Nov 8 Illinois MN Sports Pavilion
Nov 14 @ Wisconsin Madison, WI
Nov 15 @ Northwestern Evanston, IL
Nov 21 Michigan MN Sports Pavilion
Nov 22 Ohio State MN Sports Pavilion
Nov 26 @ Iowa Iowa City, IA
Nov 29 @ Mich State E.Lansing, MI

next up: tomorrow morning

Classic Suburban All Conference

#1 posting 1.21.2008
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CLASSIC SUBURBAN ALL CONFERENCE
Emilee Schutta, Tartan 11
Jenna Fleischhacker, Tartan 12
Logan Crotty, North St. Paul 12
Kristen Pottratz, North St. Paul 12
Taylor Cross, Hill-Murray 12
Lindsay Preiner, Hill-Murray 12
Tessa Bisek, Hill-Murray 12
Lisa Grundtner, Hill-Murray 12
Lauren Caswell, Mahtomedi 12
Ali Vandercook, Henry Sibley 12
Madyson Frank, South St. Paul 12
Shelby Clarke, Richfield 12
Pamela January, Richfield 11
Natalie Walseth, Simley 10
Margot Holmstrom, Simley 12
Caitlin Aten, Simley 12
Honorable Mention
Ashley Mondor, Tartan 12
Mattie McDonald, Tartan 11
Katie Hayes, North St. Paul 11
Mary Flanagan, North St. Paul 12
Lexi Sobaski, North St. Paul 11
Meri Butala, Hill-Murray 12
Cassie Rieser, Hill-Murray 12
Jen Annoni, Hill-Murray 12
Morgan Wynveen, Mahtomedi 11
Amber Eide, Mahtomedi 11
Manah Beaman, Henry Sibley 11
Sarah Lopez, Henry Sibley 11
Katie Ahlstrom, Henry Sibley 11
Carolyn Newstrom, South St. Paul 12
Jamie Noonan, Richfield 11
Kierra Jeffers, Richfield 11
Molly Griffin, Richfield 12
Elizabeth Mendoza, Simley 12
Simone Raiter, Simley 10
Kelly Barnes, Simley 10

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MLK Scrimmages

#1 posting 1.20.2008
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MLK SCRIMMAGE
The Martin Luther King Scrimmages are taking place today at the Midwest Volleyball Warehouse. Scrimmages start at 8:30 am for 16s and 18s and the last round at 2:30 pm. The Event is sponsored by Northern Lights.

SEASON WRAP
Purdue held their end of the year banquet and looked back at the season just passed with awards and reviews.

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next up: tomorrow morning.

Two Hires and a Suit

#1 posting 1.19.2008
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COACHING NEWS
Sean Burdette has been named volleyball coach at Bradley. He had been an assistant at Ohio State.

Joe Houck has been named volleyball coach at Portland. He had been the head coach at Western Oregon. From the Salem Statesman Journal.

Jaye Flood of Florida Gulf Coast filed a federal lawsuit Friday against the university, alleging gender discrimination and retaliation. From the Fort Myers News Press.

next up: tomorrow

Coach of the Year Finalist

#2 posting 1.18.2008
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BOELTER COACH OF THE YEAR FINALIST
Franz Boelter of Faribault Bethlehem Academy was a finalist for the National Coach of the Year named by PrepVolleyball.com. Laurie LaRusso of Darien, Connecticut won the honor.

next up: tomorrow, unless more news breaks.

Central MN Conference All Conference

#1 posting 1.18.2008
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Central Minnesota Conference All-Conference
1st Team
Heidi Lensing (11), BBE
Lindsay Goodwin (12), BBE
Sarah Gruber (12), BBE
Andrea Rachel (12), Maple Lake
Ceta Huttner (12), Maple Lake
Katie Kimman (12), Pierz
Kaylee Hawks (11), Pierz
Brooke Boeckmann (12), Eden Valley Watkins
Hannah Linz (11), Eden Valley Watkins
Erike Bullert (12), Holdingford
Brittany Fautsch (11), Holdingford
Brittany Drew (12), Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted
Katie Pettit (11), Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted
Tesslynn Callander (10), Kimball
Katie Netherton (12), Rockford
2nd Team
Emily Roelike (11), BBE
Jena Schroeder (12), BBE
Jenny Hieserich (11), BBE
Chelsea Rachel (10), Maple Lake
Laura Johnson (11), Maple Lake
Gabrielle Baser (11), Pierz
Kelsey Saehr (12), Pierz
Kelley Theis (12), Eden Valley Watkins
Beth Brutger (12), Eden Valley Watkins
Kaitlyn Jarnot (12), Holdingford
Marie Kierzek (11), Holdingford
Abby Sawatzke (12), Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted
Brittany Streich (12), Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted
Brittnay Simmons (12), Kimball
Ashley Stevens (12), Rockford

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Gopher Luncheon, Hoosier Schedule

#1 posting 1.17.2008
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GOPHER AWARD LUNCHEON
The Golddiggers are sponsoring the Gopher Award Luncheon on February 9th.

INDIANA SCHEDULE
The Indiana Hoosiers have released their 2008 schedule. The travel to Long Beach State for a tournament to open the season. They host two tournaments of their own and also travel to Kentucky.
Indiana will be at Minnesota on Oct. 10. Minnesota heads to Bloomington, IN on Nov. 1.

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Sioux Falls Signs Two

#1 posting 1.16.2008
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PROCHASKA SIGNS
The University of Sioux Falls has signed Megan Boomgarden of Hurley, SD and Tessa Prochaska of Southeastern IA CC. Prochaska played her high school ball at Jackson County Central.

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Classic Lake All Conference

#1 posting 1.15.2008
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CLASSIC LAKE ALL CONFERENCE
Tia Gaffen, Wayzata, MB, Jr.
Loren Twomey, Wayzata, DS, Sr.
Allison Lutz, Wayzata, S, Jr.
Courtney Rose, Hopkins, OH, Sr.
Alicia Vossen, Hopkins, MH, So.
Calli Carnahan, Hopkins, MH, Sr.
Katy Flynn, Minnetonka, S, Sr.
Katie Ness, Minnetonka, DS, Sr.
Sarah Tapani, Minnetonka, S, Jr.
Grace Maclean, Edina, OH, Sr.
Ellie Squires, Edina, OH, Sr.
Dominique Thompson, Armstrong, MH, So.
Honorable Mention
Signe Brewster, Wayzata, MB, Sr.
Lora Pohtilla, Wayzata, OH, Sr.
Sarah Younger, Hopkins, S, Jr.
Mari Peterson, Hopkins, OH, Sr.
Chelsea Reinhart, Minnetonka, OH, Jr.
Lisa James, Minnetonka, OS, Jr.
Kelly Vogt, Edina, L, Sr.
Cait Deal, Edina, S, Sr.
Kristi Larson, Armstrong, OH, Sr.
Maura Jackson, Armstrong, MH,

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Wanted: Coach at Apple Valley

#1 posting 1.14.2008
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WANTED: COACH AT APPLE VALLEY
Apple Valley has posted the head volleyball coaching job. It was found in the StarTribune on W3 yesterday.
Dan Seppala was the coach this season. He replaced long time coach Walt Weaver this season.

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Busse & the Olympics

#1 posting 1.13.2008
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NATIONAL TEAM
Cassie Busse, former Gopher, is trying to make the Olympic team. She is quoted on page 6 and extensively on page 9 in the U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team Weekly Update.

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Walk Ons, Overuse Injuries

#1 posting 1.12.2008
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WALK ON
Mary Sanderfoot of Rochester Century will walk on at South Dakota State. She is a 6-1 middle. She was the most improved player on the Southern MN volleyball 17-1 team last year. From the Rochester Post Bulletin (scroll).

OVERUSE INJURIES
The RPB also has an article on overuse injuries--what to look for and how to prevent them.

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Holloway Quits

#1 posting 1.11.2008
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NEBRASKA SETTER QUITS
Sophomore Rachel Holloway has left Nebraska. She was the starting setter for the last two years. From the Columbus Telegram.
This has confused many in Cornhusker land. From the Lincoln Journal Star.

Hannah Werth of Springfield, IL has made a verbal to Nebraska. From the Lincoln Journal Star.

LUNCHEON
Northern Iowa will hold their end of the year luncheon on Sunday, Jan. 27 at noon.

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Bush Hired at Minnesota

#2 posting 1.10.2008
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BUSH HIRED BY GOPHERS
Laura Bush (not the first lady) has been hired as an assistant volleyball coach at Minnesota. She replaces Dave Manka. Bush was the head coach at Auburn from 2002-2007. She also played for coach Hebert at Illinois.

next up: tomorrow unless news breaks

Central Lakes All Conference

#1 posting 1.10.2008
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CENTRAL LAKES ALL CONFERENCE
Maggie Snyder, Alexandria (12)
Ari Carlson, Alexandria (11)
Sam Dale, Alexandria (11)
Val Smith, Alexandria (11)
Elisa Traut, Rocori (12)
Emma Schott, Rocori (12)
Angie Feldhege, Rocori (11)
Jordan Hansen, Rocori (10)
Kayla Sis, St. Cloud Tech (12)
Meggan Loesch, St. Cloud Tech (11)
Ashley McStott, St. Cloud Tech (12)
Melissa Brang, St. Cloud Tech (12)
Stephanie Tillman, Sartell (12)
Mallory Johannes, Sartell (12)
Sarah Erickson, Fergus Falls (12)
Ashley Torgusson, Fergus Falls (12)
Megan Brown, Willmar (12)
Greta King, Willmar (12)
Nikki Kothenbeutel, Sauk Rapids (10)
Nicolette Graumann, Brainerd (11)
Mackenzie Birr, St. Cloud Apollo (11)
Honorable Mention
Angela Christian, Alexandria (10)
Rebecca Anderson, Alexandria (12)
Katie Molitor, Rocori (11)
Ashley Bell, Rocori (11)
Kylinn Loch, St. Cloud Tech (12)
Raelyn Reiter, St. Cloud Tech (12)
Kayla Dougherty, Sartell (12)
Brittany Gagner, Fergus Falls (12)
Susan Wellendorf, Fergus Falls (12)
Nicky Carrison, Fergus Falls (12)
Laurie Buer, Willmar (12)
Linzi Konrad, Sauk Rapids (11)
Emily Lindmeier, Sauk Rapids (12)
Angie Mauerer, Brainerd (12)
Hannah Cotton, Little Falls (11)
Alyssa Bassett, Little Falls (12)
Katie Hochsprung, Little Falls (11)
Brooke Dunsmoor, St. Cloud Apollo (12)

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This Week, Last Week

#1 posting 1.9.2008
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THIS WEEKEND
MN Select will hold volleyball play dates on Saturday and Sunday at Ralia Sports Center in Maple Grove. There are more 13/14s than 17/18s. Here are the schedules.

LAST WEEKEND
M1 held events last weekend with the M1 16s and 14s winning their divisions.

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Suburban East All Conference

#1 posting 1.8.2008
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SUBURBAN EAST ALL CONFERENCE
Megan Stinchfield, Cretin-Derham Hall, Senior, RS
Kelly McManus, Cretin-Derham Hall, Senior, OH
Chelsie Sobieck, Forest Lake, Senior, OH
Megan McKenzie, Forest Lake, Senior, S
Lexi Alm, Forest Lake, Sophomore, OH
Virgina Senf, Woodbury, Senior, OH
Greta Strenger, Woodbury, Senior, OH
Michele Graham, Woodbury, Junior, S
Jaymee Ostrom, Park-Cottage Grove, Senior, LIB
Katie Smith, Mounds View, Senior, S
Kelsey Florian, Roseville, Junior, S
Angela Ahrendt, Roseville, Senior, MH
Brianna Peters, Stillwater, Senior, OH
Kelsey Mattai, White Bear Lake, Junior, MH
Elly Braaten, Hastings, Sophomore, Setter

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Wanted: Coach at Totino-Grace

#1 posting 1.7.2008
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COACHING NEWS
Totino-Grace is advertising for a new varsity volleyball coach as seen on page w3 in the Sunday StarTribune. TG was 21-6 this past year and finished 10-0 in the North Suburban Conferene.
Sean Haugen coached the Eagles the past two years. Haugen is the 17-1 coach at Northern Lights.

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North Suburban All Conference

#1 posting 1.6.2008
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NORTH SUBURBAN ALL CONFERENCE

2007 NORTH SUBURBAN ALL CONFERENCE
Ellie Duffy, Totino-Grace 12, OH, Player of the Year
Traci Moe, Totino-Grace, 12 Setter
Stacie McMullen, Totino-Grace, 12 MH
Courtney Fautsch, Chisago Lakes 10 OH
Krista Swanson, Chisago Lakes 12 MH
Mackenzie Maher, Chisago Lakes 11 S
Deidre Held, St. Francis 12 S
Carissa Metzer, St. Francis 12 L
Ali Schwartzwald, St. Francis 12 OH
Lauren Carisch, Benilde-St. Margaret’s 12 MH
Erin Sherman, Benilde-St. Margaret’s 11 RH
Danielle Bennett-Curry, Benilde-St. Margaret’s 11 OH
Alyssa Johnson, Spring Lake Park 12 MH
Katie Wells, Spring Lake Park 12 S
Maria Ehritt, Columbia Heights 12 OH
Ashley Johnson, North Branch 12 RH
Kaitlin Reed, Irondale
Taylor Tinkham, St. Louis Park 12 MH
Erin Green, Fridley 11 MH
Honorable Mention
Lizzie Normann, Totino-Grace 11 MH
Lisa Beacher, Totino-Grace 11 OH
Rachel Nelson, Chisago Lakes 10 MH
Linnea Osterberg, Chisago Lakes 12 L
Britany Stoeckel, St. Francis 11 MH
Kelly Olson, St. Francis 11 OH
Natalie Guggenberger, Benilde-St. Margaret’s 11 S
Sierra Dooley, Spring Lake Park 12 OH
Kelsey Luedtke, Spring Lake Park 12 L
Nikki Klenk, Columbia Heights 12 MH
Cori Fairbanks, North Branch 12 S
Christy Sontag, Irondale
LaiShema Hampton, St. Louis Park 12 OH
Caitlin McKennon, Fridley 10 MH
Allie Oelfke, Cooper 12 OH

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Indiana Hires an Assistant

#1 posting 1.5.2008
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BIG 10 NEWS
Keith Schunzel has been hired as an assistant volleyball coach at Indiana.

Purdue holds their volleyball banquet on January 19.

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Final Big 10 Wrap; Fast Lane

#1 posting 1.4.2008
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FINAL WRAP
The Big 10 released its final year end wrap highlighted by the national championship won by Penn State.

LIFE IN THE FAST LANE
Former Stillwater volleyball coach Don Gettinger lives his life in the fast lane. From the Stillwater Gazette.

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2008 Junior Olympic Calendar

#1 posting 1.3.2008
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2008 JO CALENDAR
The JO Season is upon us and the first events start on Sunday at the Midwest Volleyball warehouse with an optional play date.
Other big dates include:
Jan. 19-20 Martin Luther King at Midwest Volleyball
Feb 15-18 President's Day Classic at Omaha
Mar. 13-16 Colorado Crossroads Qualifier in Denver
Mar. 16-25 Venice Italy Tournament
April 6 Regional qualifier in Minneapolis
April 19-21 Northern Lights Qualifier in Minneapolis
May 18 Northern Lights spring tournament
June 14-18 AAU Nationals at Orlando, FL
June 25-29 USAV Nationals in Dallas

USA Volleyball has a spreadsheet of tournaments.
This is not a complete listing, but it gives a good outline.

next up: tomorrow

Happenings at Buena Vista

#1 posting 1.2.2008
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COACHING NEWS
Lindsey Kruse has resigned at Buena Vista.

ALL CONFERENCE
Also from Buena Vista Kelli Luitjens of Worthington was named to the all conference team from the IIAC. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

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Polar Conference (Part 2)

#1 posting 1.1.2008
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HAPPY NEW YEAR

POLAR ALL CONFERENCE
There are two Polar conferences apparently in Minnesota. I have already posted the Polar AC list from the west (around Grand Forks). Here is the list around Duluth.

1st Team
Amber Bloom, Carlton, Sr. RH
Jamie Rust, Esko, Sr. MH
Sheenagh Caroline, MLWR, Fr. OH
Kelsey Raycraft, Two Harbors, Sr. S
Katrina Newman, Barnum, So., MH
Sherri Donek, Cook County, Sr., MH
2nd Team
Beth Innis, Two Harbors, Sr., MH
Taylor Carpenter, Carlton, So., MH
Nitasha Grover, Carlton, Sr., DS
Jenna Coughlin, Esko, Sr., DS
Farrah Wirtz, Esko, Jr., OH
Allie Adamczak, MLWR, Sr. OH
Samantha Anderson, Wrenshall, Sr., S
Honorable Mention
Keely Deadrick, Esko, S
Karley Rentz, MLWR, RH
Katie Anderson, Two Harbors, OH
Wendy Bowman, Wrenshall, MH
Heidi Jurek, Wrenshall, OH
Kasey Palmer, Floodwood, S
Katy Borud, Cook County, MH
Ashley Larva, Floodwood, OH
Katherine Michalski, Silver Bay, S
Dani Hawkinson, McGregor, S

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Park Region All Conference

#1 posting 12.31.2007
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PARK REGION ALL CONFERENCE
Most Valuable Player --- ------------Jessica Finck Bertha-Hewitt Soph.
Outstanding Setter --------------------Adrienne Nelson Sebeka Soph.
Most Valuable Defensive Player --- Bridgette Martini Sebeka Soph.
Rachel Sebasky MH Pillager Sr.
Jacki Finck OH Verndale Sr.
Tamara Haapala RS Menahga Sr.
Megan Cleveland OH Menahga Sr.
Kim Miller MH Henning Sr.
Mallory Ellingson Lib Henning Sr.
Morgan Kahilainen Setter New York Mills Jr.
Emily Salo Lib New York Mills Sr.
Morgan Kapphahn Lib Bertha-Hewitt Fr.
Corrina Tindal Setter Bertha-Hewitt Soph.
Alida Moenkedick MH Bertha-Hewitt Soph.
Taylor Schwartz RS Sebeka Soph.
Jessica Lillquist MH Sebeka 8th
Coach of the Year - Becca Pilju Sebeka

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Mississippi 8 All Conference

#1 posting 12.29.2007
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MISSISSIPPI 8 ALL CONFERENCE
Katherine Harms, St. Michael/Albertville 11 ROH, Conference MVP
Catherine Yager, St. Michael/Albertville 11 Setter
Brittani Wiese, St. Michael/Albertville 11 LOH
Maria Berning, St. Michael/Albertville 11 LOH
Allie Knutsen, St. Michael/Albertville 11 Libero
Chelsea Erickson, Big Lake 12 MB
Sarah Smith, Big Lake 12 Libero
Abby Johnson, Buffalo 12 Libero
Cece Gilmer, Buffalo 12 MB
Erica Sudduth, Rogers 12 MB
Marika Paumen, Rogers 10 MB
Brianna Mastey, Becker 12 MB
Samma Fallgren, Becker 11 Setter
Ashley Crane, Monticello 12 MB
Allie Johnson, Princeton 12 MH

CONFERENCE STANDINGS
1. St. Michael/Albertville 7-0
2. Big Lake 5-2
2. Buffalo 5-2
4. Rogers 4-3
4. Becker 4-3
6. Monticello 2-5
7. Princeton 1-6
8. Cambridge/Isanti 0-7

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Badgers #14

#1 posting 12.28.2007
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BADGERS #14
The Wisconsin Badgers ended up #14 in the last poll.

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Minneapolis All Conference

#1 posting 12.27.2007
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MINNEAPOLIS ALL CONFERENCE
Emily Rymanowski, Edison, Sr.
Sandy Taylor, Edison, Sr.
Kiah Hanssen-Kilpatrick, Henry, Sr.
Schanell Gauna, Henry, Sr.
Vang Khang, North, Sr.
Selamawit Teffera, Roosevelt, Sr.
Sophie McBride, South, Jr.
Mariah Baylor, South, Jr.
Brianna Haugen, Southwest, Jr.
Amelia Ahl, Southwest, Sr.
Rachel Polland, Southwest, Fr.
Katie Dalton, Southwest, Jr.
Sophia Erickson-Orfei, Washburn, Jr.

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Huntoon and 3 Coaching Changes

#1 posting 12.26.2007
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HUNTOON & AWARDS
Casey Huntoon of UW Stout (Byron) received MVP for defense. Huntoon and Maggie Meixel (Mankato West) were named to the WIAC All Conference list.

Other MN players making the WIAC All Conference list:
Katelyn Carlson, UW LaCrosse (Rochester Mayo)
Abby Freiborg, UW Eau Claire (Renville County West)
Nikki Peterson, UW Eau Claire (North St. Paul)
Kelsey Scheele, UW River Falls (Mayer Lutheran)
Heather Harnell, UW Eau Claire (Minnetonka)

COACHING NEWS
Wade Benson has been named head volleyball coach at Auburn. He was coach at Eastern Washington.

Jonathan Wilson has been named head volleyball coach at Columbia. He had been at Duke.

Wendy Cromer has been named head volleyball coach at Urbana, OH.

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Volleyball Reindeer

#1 posting 12.25.2007
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MERRY CHRISTMAS

You probably didn't know reindeer could play volleyball. This is Cupid who enjoys a good volley.

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Prairie All Conference

#1 posting 12.24.2007
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PRAIRIE ALL CONFERENCE
Tanya Marthaler, Osakis, Sr. OH, Conference Defensive MVP
Stacey Kern, Osakis, Sr.
Alicia Wagner, Osakis, Sr.
Kari Ludwig, Osakis, Sr.
Alexandria Knettel, Upsala, Sr. Conference Offensive MVP
Denise Ripplinger, Upsala, Sr.
Mallory Johnson, Upsala, Sr.
Katie Asfeld, Eagle Valley, Sr.
Emily Olson, Eagle Valley, Sr.
Missy Kassube, Eagle Valley, Jr.
Emily Salber, Browerville, Jr.
Britta Irsfeld, Browerville, Sr.
Ashley Johnson, Royalton, Sr.
Kirsten Winscher, Royalton, Sr.
Tracy Fruechte, Swanville, Jr.
Honorable Mention
Brittany Niehoff, Osakis, Sr.
Whitney Lee, Osakis, Jr.
Amanda Boeckermann, Upsalam, Sr.
Marissa Bartkowitz, Upsala, Sr.
Sammi Glines, Eagle Valley, Sr.
Maggie Allen, Eagle Valley, Sr.
Kayla Salathe, Eagle Valley, Sr.
Kelsey Kircher, Browerville, Jr.
Brittany Kalina, Browerville, Sr.
Shelby Lies, Royalton, Jr.

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Little 8 All Conference

#1 posting 12.23.2007
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LITTLE 8 ALL CONFERENCE
Megan Gullickson, Ashby, Sr. MH
Deanna Martinson, Ashby, Jr. MH
Alisha Setre, Ashby, Jr. OH
Emily Johnson, Ashby, Jr. S
Megan Stroh, Underwood, Sr. MH
Brittney Peterson, Underwood, Sr., L
Ariana Odegard, Underwood, Jr. S
Abbey Evavold, Battle Lake, Sr. MH
Kelsey Koep, Battle Lake, Sr. L
Linsey Strom, Brandon-Evansville, Sr. S
Jenna Meissner, Brandon-Evansville, Sr. OH
Sam Hanson, Hillcrest, Sr. S/OH
Sam Linsteadt, Rothsay, Jr. MH
Dawn Terfehr, Parkers Prairie, Sr. S
Sari Noga, Parkers Prairie, So. MH
Honorable Mention
Aann Bjorklund, Underwood, So. MH
Lindsay Nelson, Battle Lake, So. OH
Carlie Randt, Brandon-Evansville, So. L
Michelle Bruns, Brandon-Evansville, So. OH
Cari Jo Hohncke, Hillcrest, Sr. MH
Chelsea Olson, Parkers Prairie, Sr. MH
Jazmyn Dorn, Parkers Prairie, So. L
Coach: Brenda Johnson, Ashby

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Labat Rookie of the Year

#1 posting 12.22.2007
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AWARDS
Kim Labat was named volleyball rookie of the year at UW Stout. Labat played her high school ball at Marshall. From the Marshall Independent.

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3 Season Reviews

#1 posting 12.21.2007
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SEASON REVIEWS
Iowa State's improbable run to the D1 Sweet 16 is the highlight in their season review. There is even free video.

Indiana also reviews the season past.

North Dakota State was 4th in the nation in digs. Kari Fagnan, the Bison's Libero from Fridley, was 21st in the nation in digs.

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Waseca Coaching Change, Another D1 Poll

#1 posting 12.20.2007
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COACHING NEWS
Waseca first year coach Mike Vawracz will not be back. The AD recommended and school board voted for non renewal. more in the Waseca County News.

AVCA POLL
Iowa State ended up #17 in the AVCA National poll. Other teams of note
#1 Penn State
#14 Wisconsin
#18 Michigan
#19 Michigan State
#25 San Diego

TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE
How do they select teams? Terry Gawlik of Wisconsin was a member of the committee and writes in a blog the hows and whys of the work.

SEASON REVIEW
It is Illinois' time to have the season reviewed.

MCNAMARA
Maggie McNamara is basking in the glow of the D2 National Championship. From the Red Wing Republican Eagle.

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Coaching Change at Iowa

12.19.2007
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COACHING CHANGE AT IOWA
Cindy Frederick has resigned at Iowa. The comments at the end of the Des Moines Register article are pretty brutal. Could a D2 coach from Minnesota be in the hunt for the job? stay tuned.

This marks the second coaching change to come for next year. Ohio State will also have a new coach.

FINAL POLL
Iowa State ended up #20 in the Molten/Volleyball Magazine final poll. Big 10 teams listed include #1 Penn State, the national champs. #13 Wisconsin, #18, Michigan State, #19 Michigan.

ALL CONFERENCE
Briana Eskola of North Carolina (Columbia Heights) made the 2nd team All conference team in the ACC.

GOPHER REVIEW
The Minnesota Gopher season is reviewed on their own website.

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Valley All Conference

#1 posting 12.18.2007
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ALL CONFERENCE
Here is a partial listing of the Valley All Conference. Missing are players from Martin County West and GHEC/ML

Kelsey Hulke, Nicollet
Kristin Hulke, Nicollet
Erin Goebel, St. Clair
Amy Opsal, St. Clair
McCall Bisel, Maple River
Vanessa Harkins, LeCenter
Jen Hoffman, Cleveland
Ashley Kunz, Madelia
Callie Wiederhoeft, Truman
Honorable Mention
Jenna Mettler, Nicollet
Joni Lillo, St. Clair
Jenny Kim, Maple River
Danielle Knish, LeCenter
Dani Wiederhoeft, Truman
Megan Zimmerman, Cleveland
Allison Wanzek, Madelia
Rachal Hollerich, Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial

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South Central All Conference

#1 posting 12.17.2007
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ALL CONFERENCE
Here is the full South Central All Conference list. Before I only had the New Ulm players listed.

Courtney Steinhauser, New Ulm
Elisabeth Wienke, New Ulm
Maggie Dauer, New Ulm
Jaime Dalluge, New Ulm
Kelli Frederickson, St. James
Anna Asendorf, St. James
Danika Stindtman, Blue Earth
Amy Arends, Blue Earth
Chelsea Wilson, St. Peter
Brianna Nelson, Waseca
Brittany Barnes, Fairmont
Honorable Mention
Kirsten Johanson, Blue Earth Area Junior
Ashley Olson, Blue Earth Area Freshman
Samantha Beck, Fairmont Senior
Samantha Waletich, Fairmont Junior
Makenzie Esson, New Ulm Senior
Meghan Brandts, St. James Senior
Hanna Reuter, St. James Sophomore
Heather Elgin, Waseca Senior
Allyson Ruedy, Waseca Junior

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Penn State National Champs

#1 posting 12.16.2007
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PENN STATE WINS D1 TOURNAMENT
The Big 10's Penn State crashed the California party in the NCAA D1 tournament by beating Stanford in five. PSU won the first two games before Stanford mounted a rally taking the next two. Gave five was 15-8 for the Nittany Lions. Megan Hodge had 27 kills for Penn State.

Penn State was #1 in the polls, but Stanford was the #1 seed in the tournament for some unknown reason. Maybe because the championship was in Sacramento, a stones throw from Palo Alto.

Penn State now has two national titles the other coming in 1999.

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Worthington Daily Globe All Area

#1 posting 12.15.2007
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ALL AREA
The Worthington Daily Globe has come out with their All Area team. Unfortunately there is no link, but here are the squads
FIRST TEAM
Sara Raddle, Fulda, 5-7, Sr. S
Casey Christensen, Windom, 6-1, Sr. MH
Nicole Buysse, Pipestone, 5-11, Sr. OH
Megan Ysker, Windom, 5-11, Jr. RH
Faith Tinklenberg, Pipestone, 5-10, Sr. OH
Megan Bezdicek, Jackson County Central, 5-10, Sr. MH
SECOND TEAM
Audra Schmidt, Westbrook-Walnut Grove, 6-0, Jr. MH
Emily Bose, Murray County Central, 6-1, Soph. MH
Abby Halter, Red Rock Central, 5-8, Jr. OH
Karli Decker, Edgerton, 5-8, Sr., OH
Meghan Visker, Pipestone, 5-8, Jr., S
Karissa Borsgard, Windom, 5-5, Sr. L
THIRD TEAM
Holli Aggen, Worthington, Jr, 5-8, U
Anna Meneely, Jackson County Central, 5-10, Sr. S
Erika Post, SW Star, 5-8, Soph, RH
Malori Paplow, Windom, 5-9, Sr. OH
Elly Schmitz, Round Lake-Brewster, 5-11, Sr. MH
Mallory Fultz, TMB, 6-0, Sr, OH
HONORABLE MENTION
Brooke Kramer, Ellsworth
Mari Holinka, Fulda
Chelsey Evans, Pipestone
Jenny Hoffman-WWG
Allison Nau, Windom
Kasey McNabb, RLB
Krystle Sell, Red Rock Central
Chelsey Cranston, SW Star
Kayla Bullerman, Adrian
Krystle Doeden, RLB
Ashley Lucht, JCC
Kate Robinson, MCC
Brooke Burmeister, JCC
Kelly Shaner, Red Rock
Amy Robinson, Windom
Sydney Place, SW Star
Karrie Xisongkham, Luverne
Angie Vermeer, SW Christian

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Penn State to Championship, Rose COY

#1 posting 12.14.2007
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PENN STATE SWEEPS
#1 Penn State moved on to the NCAA D1 championship with a sweep of California. It went from tight (30-28) to breezy (30-16).

The Nittany Lions will face top seed Stanford, 3-2 winners over USC.

How Penn State can be #1 most of the year and not be the #1 seed in the tournament is just plain goofy.

COACHING AWARDS
Penn State coach Russ Rose was named AVCA coach of the year.

SIGNING
Indiana kept their High School Gatorade player of the year at home. Caitlin Cox of New Castle, IN is headed to the Hoosiers.

GATORADE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
In case you didn't know the Minnesota Gatorade winner it is Jennifer Lopez of DGF. Lopez also won the Miss Volleyball award. Here is a list of all the Gatorade Players of the year for each state.

Here is a list of past Minnesota Gatorade players of the year
2007 Jennifer Lopez, DGF
2006 Hailey Cowles, Eden Prairie
2005 Lauren Gibbemeyer, Cretin-Derham Hall
2004 Kelly Lopez, DGF
2003 Betty Slinger, Faribault Bethlehem Academy
2002 Kelly Bowman, Osseo
2001 Kelly Bowman, Osseo
2000 Maggie Frieborg, Central Christian
1999 Lindsey Spaden, Alexandria
1998 Lisa Axel, Buffalo
1997 Amanda Rome, Chaska
1996 Amanda Rome, Chaska
1995 Elizabeth Bachman, Lakeville

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11 Big 10 All Americans, Penn State Final 4

#1 posting 12.13.2007
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ALL AMERICANS D1
There were 11 All Americans from the Big Ten. Five schools were represented.

Big 10 champ and NCAA final four member Penn State had 4 players: Nicole Fawcett, Megan Hodge, and Christa Harmatto all were first team. Alisha Glass was second team.

Wisconsin had two players--Brittney Dolgner (2nd team) and Taylor Reineke (3rd team).

Purdue's Stephanie Lynch made the Honorable Mention list.

No Gophers made the list.

FINAL FOUR
Here are the quotes at the Final Four press conference. Penn State scouts opponent Cal.

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A JUCO PLAYER
All American Hilary Groothuis of Ridgewater has her time commitment examined in the West Central Tribune.

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All American and Attendance

#1 posting 12.12.2007
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NCAA TOURNANMENT
The Big 10 is back in the final four of the NCAA volleyball tournament with Penn State. The last time a Big 10 team cracked the final four was Minnesota in 2004. Penn State last made the final four in 1999 when they won it all.

ALL AMERICAN
Hilary Groothuis of Ridgewater CC was named to the NJCAA Division III All-America Volleyball Team. Groothuis played her high school ball at MACCRAY. From the West Central Tribune.

ATTENDANCE
Minnesota finished #4 in attendance in the NCAA figures released yesterday.
Hawaii was #1 with 6452 average.
The Big 10 had three in the top five with Wisconsin #3 and Penn State #5, and 10 in the top 35. Only Northwestern didn't make the cut.
Iowa State came in at #20. Their attendance has skyrocketed since Christy Johnson became coach.

SUMMER CAMP
Purdue is already busy with plans for the summer 2008 camp. Purdue recently has released their spring schedule too.

Boeve, McNamara, Slinger

#1 posting 12.11.2007
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BOEVE'S FINISH
Iowa State was beat in the sweet 16 by California and Erin Boeve (Hills-Beaver Creek) finishes her season long blog with one last entry.

MORE CONCORDIA ST. PAUL
Concordia St. Paul's Maggie McNamara (Zumbrota-Mazeppa) has a Q&A with the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Also the Faribault Daily News has a feature on CSP's Libero Mary Slinger. Her sister Betty (UW Green Bay) was named to the Horizon All-academic team. The Slinger's younger sister Laura was a member of the A State champ Bethlehem Academy.

THINK SPRING?
Purdue has already released their spring event schedule.

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National Semis, and McCaffrey Article

#1 posting 12.10.2007
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NATIONAL SEMIS: PENN STATE VS CAL
The Big 10 representative, and only non Californian team in the final four, #1 Penn State will face #6 California in the Semis on Thursday.

ST. THOMAS PLAYER FEATURED
Junior Katie McCaffrey of St. Thomas (Fort Collins, CO) is featured in a story in the Coloradoan.

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Penn State to Final Four

#1 posting 12.9.2007
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PENN STATE MOVES ON
Penn State swept Brigham Young to move on to the final four. They will be the only non-California team as Southern Cal beat Texas in a sweep, Stanford beat UCLA in four, and California upset defending champ Nebraska in a tight sweep at Madison.

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Clock Strikes Midnight for Iowa State

#1 posting 12.8.2007
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NCAA TOURNAMENT
At Penn State: Penn State swept Big 10 rival Michigan. PSU will now will play Brigham Young.

At Madison: Michigan State put a scare into defending champ Nebraska. The Spartans took the first two games before the Cornhuskers took the next three. Game four was 30-28 to indicate the tightness of this contest.
The clock struck midnight for Iowa State. #6 Cal swept the Cyclones. Erin Boeve (Hills-Beaver Creek) had 7 kills for ISU.

MORE CONCORDIA
Concordia St. Paul's Kate Bennett of Eagan has won a state title and now a national title. She has a feature in the ThisWeek paper.

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Iowa State Off to Madison....Again

#1 posting 12.7.2007
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NCAA TOURNAMENT
#18 Iowa State crashed the NCAA plan of having Wisconsin host the volleyball regional. The games are still in Madison, but no Badgers. The Cyclones play #6 California tonight. The press conference has quotes from coach Christy Johnson, Erin Boeve (Hills-Beaver Creek) and Lauren Cummings. You can see video of the interviews on the ISU site.

ALL REGION
The Big 10 highlights the 11 players that made the AVCA all Mideast team.

TELEVISION/CABLE
Concordia St. Paul's Maggie McNamara will be featured on the Northern Sun Showcase on Fox Sports Net North this weekend.

MORE AWARDS
Vicky Braegelmann of UM Duluth (Albany) is up for D2 Athlete of the year.

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AVCA Honors

#1 posting 12.6.2007
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AVCA HONORS
Minnesota's Brook Dieter (Bloomington Kennedy) was named to the Honorable mention AVCA All Mideast
Penn State had four players make the AVCA All Mideast team, plus coach Russ Rose was named coach of the year.
Purdue's Stephanie Lynch was also named to the squad.

In the Central region Erin Boeve of Iowa State (Hills-Beaver Creek) was named to the honorable mention team.

HEAD INJURY
Kelsey Hanson of Valley City State (Willmar) suffered a concussion which ended her season back in September. From the West Central Tribune.

MORE ALL CONFERENCE
The West Central North and South conferences have released their all conference lists. go past the football list to get to volleyball.

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3 Big 10 Teams, 1 Minnesota Player Left Standing

#1 posting 12.5.2007
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NCAA TOURNAMENT
There are three teams left from the Big 10 in the 16 teams left standing: Penn State, Michigan and Michigan State. Penn State will host a regional this weekend with familiar opponent Michigan up first.

The only Minnesota connection still in the tournament is Erin Boeve (Hills-Beaver Creek) with Iowa State. ISU will look to continue their upset string when they play California on Friday in Madison, WI. There is free webcast video available of that game. ISU is also offering a bus ride from Ames to Madison.

D2 AFTERGLOW
Concordia St. Paul and their championship season is reviewed in the StarTribune.

FEATURES
Anne Eckhoff of Carleton has been named to the All American Honorable Mention squad.

HIGH SCHOOL RECAPS
Bemidji held their banquet and passed out awards. From the Bemidji Pioneer.

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Concordia St. Paul's Triumphal Return

#1 posting 12.4.2007
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D1
NATIONAL RANKING
For the first time in program history, Iowa State is now ranked in the top 25 poll. They check in at #18 after beating #16 San Diego and #8 Wisconsin last weekend. Erin Boeve (Hills-Beaver Creek) tells all about the NCAA tournament last weekend in her weekly blog.

The Minnesota Daily recaps the Gophers "disappointing" end to the season.

D2
NATIONAL CHAMPS
Concordia St. Paul returned home with the trophy and KARE 11 was there for the triumphal return home. CSP already has the banner up in the rafters.

MORE AWARDS
Vicky Braegelmann of UM Duluth (Albany) added to her post season awards with the Daktronics Co National Player of the Year.

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Fairmont All Area

#1 posting 12.3.2007
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FAIRMONT SENTINEL ALL AREA
The Fairmont Sentinel has named their all area team and a North Iowa High School player is their player of the year: Jayna Blome
FIRST TEAM
Jayna Blome, North Iowa, Senior POY
Kelsey Albers, North Sentral Kossuth, Iowa Junior
Jordan Vaske, North Sentral Kossuth, Iowa Senior, S
Anna Arnold, Martin County West, Senior, OH
Janaya Anderson, Martin County West, Senior, S
Danika Stindtman, Blue Earth, Junior
Callie Wiederhoeft, Truman, Senior, L
SECOND TEAM
Maggie Prunty, Martin County West, Freshman
Sam Waletich, Fairmont, Junior, MH
Brittany Barnes, Fairmont, Senior, MH
Dani Wiederhoeft, Truman, Senior, MH
Erica Reinke, Martin Luther-GHEC, Senior, MH
Katelyn Arndt, Martin Luther-GHEC, Junior, S
Ashley Walterman, Martin Luther-GHEC, Senior

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Concordia St. Paul Wins D2 Title, Wisconsin Upset

#1 posting 12.2.2007
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CONCORDIA ST. PAUL WINS TITLE
Concordia St. Paul won their first D2 national title with a four game win over Western Washington. Maria Steinhagen (Alexandria) had 26 kills to lead the Golden Bears.
Steinhagen was named all tournament. Also joining her on the squad was Maggie McNamara (Zumbrota-Mazeppa), Emily Palkert (SW Christian Chaska), and Mary Slinger (Bethlehem Academy).

NCAA D1 TOURANMENT: WISCONSIN UPSET
AT WISCONSIN
#8 Wisconsin was swept from the post season by unranked, upstart Iowa State on Saturday. Erin Boeve (Hills-Beaver Creek) had 11 kills and 15 total points to lead ISU.
On Friday the Badgers opened with a sweep of Northern Iowa. Amy Sampson (Champlin Park) had 10 kills for UNI.
Iowa State started their upset routine on Friday by knocking off #16 San Diego in five games, the last game 16-14. Erin Boeve had 10 kills on Friday for ISU. Laurel Abrahamson (Bloomington Jefferson) had 16 kills for SD.
USD also has a photo album of the action in the cheese state.

AT PENN STATE
#1 ranked, not #1 seed, Penn State won twice over the weekend. They opened with a win over sweep over Siena. PSU followed that yesterday with another convincing sweep over Albany. Tawny Dahmes (Chaska) had 9 digs against Penn State.
Albany opened with a sweep of Cleveland State. Dahmes had 13 digs in that game.

AT OHIO
Purdue opened Friday by beating host Ohio in four. Amanda Andersen (Centennial) had 2 kills for Ohio.
Cal Poly halted the Boilermakers post season with a sweep.

AT NEBRASKA
Nebraska started off the tournament season with a sweep of South Dakota State. Samantha Pearson (Chaska) had 11 digs for SDSU. Mackenzie Osadchuk (Apple Valley) had 2 digs, Emily Rooney (Red Wing) had 2 kills and Annie Adams (Crosby-Ironton) had 1 kill for SDSU.

AT MICHIGAN
Michigan opened with a sweep of Miami OH. The Wolverines then upset #21 Colorado State in another sweep.

AT DAYTON
Michigan State opened with a sweep of Kentucky. The Spartans then upset host #15 Dayton in a sweep.

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Concordia St. Paul in D2 Title Game

#1 posting 12.1,2007
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D1 TOURNAMENT
The Gophers season ended last night with 3-1 loss to Sacramento State. Minnesota finishes the year 18-13.

D2 TOURNAMENT
Concordia St. Paul moves on to the D2 championship game with a 3-1 win over West Texas A&M. You can see the game live on the internet here. Championship a 7 pm.

ALL AREA
The Duluth News Tribune names their All Area Team with Hannah Johnson of Greenway their player of the year.

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