South Central All Star Game #1

#2 posting 11.18.2007
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SOUTH CENTRAL ALL STAR GAME
TEAM 3 2, TEAM 4 1
(28-25, 25-22, 7-15)

This was the first game I watched in the South Central All Star Game at St. Olaf in Northfield, MN. This is the first time an all star game is taking place in the southern part of the state. This is the off shoot of the North Central All Star game run by Dan Ninham. There were six teams of 8 with most teams running a 6-2 offense to make use of the setters.

As with most all star type events, there was timing and communication issues. Also the lack of familiarity is an issue.

Team 4 started off with Molly Kreklow serving up five straight points, four of which were aces. Team 3 tied it at 10 with three errors by Team 4. Team 3 took the lead for good on Jessica Menden's serve with an ace and kills by Erin Leiding and Sam Pitzl. I had the score 25-21, but for some reason they kept playing. Obviously a scoring table snafu. Kreklow had 7 total points in game one.

In game two again Team 4 led at the start with an 8-4 lead. Team 3 started their comeback with a run of three on Chelsey Jensen's serve after a missed serve by team 4. Team 3 led 17-13 when team 4 took a time out. Team 4 mounted their own rally with a four point run with an ace by Kreklow to tie it at 20. Team 3 closed out with a 5-2 run. The fbso game was working by team 3. They had six straight in the heart of the game.

For some reason they play a game three up to 15. Probably to give more court time for the players. Team 4 had a six point run, with five points coming on Katy Braaten's serve. Team 3 never could get anything generated on offense as team 4 slammed the door with a 5 of 6 fbso action. Team 4 had another run for four later to make it 13-5.

photos: #1 Claire Goodrich of Rochester Lourdes makes a save attempt; #2 Molly Kreklow of Blaine goes up for one of her game leading 11 kills; #3 setter Jessica Menden of Shakopee shows her hitting form in game two. photos by kja

TEAM 3
1 Jessica Menden, Shakopee S 1-1-5----7
2 Erin Leiding, LCWM, MH 3-0-4---7
2 Elisabeth Wieneke, New Ulm 2-0-4---6
3 Sam Pitzl, Burnsville, OH 0-0-9----9
4 Kayla Smith, Plainview-Elgin-Millville, S 1-0-4---5
5 Chelsey Jensen, Sleepy Eye, MH 0-0-0---0
6 Jolene Brody, Austin, OH 0-0-1---1
Totals: 7-1-27----35 points, 25 points on Team 4 errors

TEAM 4
1. Molly Kreklow, Blaine, S 5-0-11---16
2. Alyssa Schmidt, Red Rock Central, OH 0-0-0----0
3. Brittany Hanson, Eastview, MH 0-3-8----11
4. Natalie Thomas, Champlin Park, S 0-0-3---3
5. Ali Vandercook, Henry Sibley, OH 0-0-4----4
5. Katy Braaten, Hastings 2-0-4---6
6. Claire Goodrich, Rochester Lourdes, MH 0-0-1----1
Totals: 7-3-31----41 points, 20 on Team 3 errors

TRENCH PLAYER
It has to be Jessica Menden

BY THE NUMBERS
Team 3 22/35; .629; 60; .583; .328
Team 4 18/36; .500; 61; .672; .417
3+ Runs: Team 4 7, Team 3 5
missed serves: Team 4 10; Team 3 4

Next up: game #2 from the all star series

Concordia St. Paul, Central Lakes Claim Titles

#1 posting 11.18.2007
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D2 REGIONAL TITLE
Concordia St. Paul had their revenge with a four game win over UM Duluth. The Golden Bears now move on to the Elite 8 National D2 tournament. UMD proved to be human after game one according to the Duluth News Tribune. Mary Slinger (Bethlehem Academy) had 23 digs for CSP. Kari Wolford had 25 digs for UMD.

D3 NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
Washington, MO beat UW Whitewater in five for the national championship with a 15-13 final game. Whitewater led 2-1.

JUCO CHAMPIONSHIPS
Central Lakes won the D3 JUCO championships in Rochester this weekend. They defeated another Minnesota team, Ridgewater for the title in a tight four game contest. From the West Central Tribune.
The Rochester Post Bulletin has more on the pool contests from Friday.

SIGNING
Chelsea Nagle, Fillmore Central has signed with St. Cloud State. The 5-9 OH is 21st overall player in the 2008 Minnesota class to verbal and the 13th to verbal a D2 school.

BIG 10 RESULTS
Michigan beat Indiana in a sweep.

Michigan State broomed Iowa.

Penn State went three and out with Illinois.

TOTAL POINTS
Katie Bruzdzinski, Michigan 20 vs Indiana 3-0

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Next up: later today with a report on the all star action.

Out & About: Minnesota/Northwestern

#3 posting 11.17.2007
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MINNESOTA gophers 3, NORTHWESTERN wildcats 0
(30-25, 30-25, 30-27)

Minnesota had a measure of revenge with a sweep of Northwestern.

NW led early 9-5 before MN went on a 12-5 run to go up 17-14. Brooke Dieter had four straight points in the run on points 9-12 with three kills and a block. Dieter closed out the run with four straight service points. A NW time out stopped the run. NW forced a tie at 20 all on a run of three. MN answered with the next three points. NW again tied the game at 25. A missed serve by Anderson gave the ball back to MN and Dieter never gave it back. She had two aces in the last four points. The odd thing about game one---MN only had a fbso% of .400. The difference was they didn't permit runs to get out of hand. MN won the runs of 3 in game one 5-2.

The Gophers took the early lead 15-7 in game two. NW was forced to take two time outs on Rachel Hartmann's serve. Jessy Jones had three points in the five point run. The second time out by NW stopped the bleeding momentarily. MN's largest lead came at 20-9. After that the Gophers stalled out and NW finished with a 16-10 run.

After the break, NW took the early lead 8-4 after Minnesota gave away six points on errors. MN took their first lead at 11-10. Kyla Roehrig had three straight points, two on blocks to take the lead. NW held their last lead at 24-23. Three straight Dieter kills forced NW to take a time out. Roehrig finished off the Wildcats with three points.

Minnesota wasn't as sharp in this game as last night. The

Now the Gophers will need to take at least one of two next week on the road at Wisconsin and Illinois. The Illini took a match at home back in October.

This game marked the end of seniors Jessy Jones and Kelly Roysland's home career.

MINNESOTA
rotation, player, position, aces-blocks-kills--totals
1. Hailey Cowles, DS 1-0-0----1
1fr Kyla Roehrig, OH 0-2/3-14---17.5
2. Christine Tan, L 0-0-0----0
2fr Jessy Jones, MH 0-0/8-8---12
3. Kelly Roysland, DS 1-0-0---1
3fr Kelly Schmidt, RH 0-0/7-3---6.5
4 Brooke Dieter, OH 2-3-18----23
5 Lauren Gibbemeyer, MH 0-2/3-5---8.5
6 Rachel Hartmann, S 0-0/3-3---4.5
totals 4-7/24-51---74

NORTHWESTERN
1. Elyse Glab, S, 1-0/3-0---2.5
2. Courtnie Paulus, OH 1-0/1-2---3.5
2fr Sabel Moffett, OH 0-0-1---1
2fr Brittani Gray, OH 0-0-5---5
3 Kate Nobilio, L 0-0-0---0
3fr Brittany Aldridge, MH 0-1/4-8---11
4 Naomi Johnson, RH 0-1/3-7---9.5
4br Ariel Baxterbeck, DS 0-0-0---0
4br Emma Bollert, DS 0-0-0---0
5 Lindsay Anderson, OH 1-0/1-11--12.5
6 Chelsy Hyser, MH 0-0/3-6---7.5
totals: 3-2/15-40---52.5

TRENCH PLAYER
Brooke Dieter

BY THE NUMBERS
Teams, fbso/att; fbso%; points, %earned; %allowed
Minnesota 29/50; .580; 90; .822; .312
Northwestern 28/49; .571; 77; .688; .178
3+runs: Minnesota 11, Northwestern 6
missed serves; NW 5, MN 6
Ace:Error ratio: MN .667; NW .600;
Time out: NW 4/6; MN 1/1

Next up: tomorrow morning

SDSU; UMD vs CSP; Whitewater in Finals

#2 posting 11.17.2007
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
BIG 10
Northwestern beat Iowa in four.

Ohio State upended Illinois in four.

Purdue squeaked by Michigan in four.

#1 Penn State solidified their hold on the top spot with another four game win over #9 Wisconsin.

Others
South Dakota State advanced to the finals in the Summit Tournament with a sweep over Western Illinois. Amy Anderson (Huron, SD) had a triple double for SDSU with 11 kills, 10 digs and 10 blocks (1 solo).

IPFW stopped North Dakota State in four. Christy Stuewe (Mayer Lutheran) had a triple double with 19 kills, 20 digs and 10 blocks (2 solo) for NDSU. She also finished her career right at 1000 kills.

D2
NORTH CENTRAL REGIONAL
Concordia St. Paul beat SW MN State in a sweep. Emily Palkert (SW Christian Chaska) had 17 kills for CSP.

UM Duluth swept UN Omaha. Vicky Braegelmann (Albany) had 19 kills for UMD.

D3 NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
Semis
UW Whitewater moved to the finals with a sweep of defending national D3 champ Juanita.

TOTAL POINTS
D1
Danielle Meyer, Ohio State 29 vs Illinois 3-1
Chelsy Hyser, Northwestern 28.5 vs Iowa 3-1
Nicole Fawcett, Penn State 28 vs Wisconsin 3-1
Christy Stuewe, North Dakota State 25 vs IPFW 1-3
Vicki Brown, Illinois 24.5 vs Ohio State 1-3
Katie Bruzdzinski, Michigan 24.5 vs Purdue 1-3
Brittney Dolgner, Wisconsin 21.5 vs Penn State 1-3
Laura DeBruhler, Illinois 21 vs Ohio State 1-3
D2
Emily Palkert, Concordia St. Paul 21 vs SW MN State 3-0

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Full Player of the Year

#1 posting 11.17.2007
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Anna Full of Marshall is the Marshall Independent Player of the Year. The rest of the Independent's All Area team is found here.

ALL STAR GAMES
There will be two all star games on Sunday. The North half is in Bemidji. The South half is in Northfield at St. Olaf. From the Bemidji Pioneer and the Northfield News.

ALL CONFERENCE
Park Rapids had one player make the Mid State All Conference team with two more make the honorable mention. From the Park Rapids Enterprise.

The Worthington Daily Globe lists the Southwest All Conference teams.

#13
Shakopee is the 13th best team in the country according to prepvolleyball.com. The Shakopee Valley News has more.

RECAPS
Park Rapids has their season reviewed in the Park Rapids Enterprise.

Morris has their season reviewed in the Morris Sun Tribune.

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Out & About: Minnesota/Michigan State

#3 posting 11.16.2007
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MINNESOTA gophers 3, MICHIGAN STATE spartans 1
(30-23, 24-30, 30-21, 30-18)

The Minnesota Gophers had one bump in the road in the four game win over Michigan State. That bump happened in game two when they fell behind 14-1. Other than that one bad stretch the Gophers had a strong performance, limited their errors to 17 on the night and had a first ball side out percentage of .667 in the victory over Michigan State.

First off it was near impossible to move on campus tonight. There were major events going on all over---Men's Hockey, Women's Basketball and state high school swimming tournament. Traffic didn't budge, parking was scarce. What usually takes 23 minutes to go from my home to the parking lot took a good 55 minutes. Luckily it was parent night and I wasn't late for the actual game.

The Gophers have reverted back to putting Brook Dieter on the left side. That probably happened last week when Dieter picked up her third player of the week honor in the Big 10. She does have a groove there and again had a strong kill game with 18.

Minnesota broke free in game one with a 8-2 run to lead 20-13. The Gophers had a six straight fbso string early in the contest. They only gave up one run late in the game.

Game two saw the Gophers fall flat at the start 14-1. Since the Spartans went into break with a 30-24 win Minnesota outscored MSU 23-16 the rest of the way. In fact the only two runs MSU had in game two was right at the beginning.

Minnesota adjusted their line up in game three. Katie Vatterodt started in games one and two. Kelly Schmidt started in game three and four. The Gophers also adjusted their serve rotations with Hartmann leading off in games one and two. Christine Tan led off in game three, and Kelly Roysland led off in game four. Minnesota led right from the start as they came off break with renewed vigor and urgency. They jumped off to a 10-1 lead. MN maintained that up to 25-20 when they took a time out to stop a MSU run. Dieter came back with a kill after the time out and the Gophers finished with a 4-1 run.

In game four MSU never had a run of 3 or more. On top of that Minnesota's fbso was 12/15 or .800 %. That is solid. If they can maintain that door slamming fbso %, and can remain consistent, then they may surprise a few folks. They have the size at the net. The ball control and defense looked better tonight.

MINNESOTA
Rotation; player, position, aces-blocks-kills-total
1. Rachel Hartmann, S 0-0/4-3---5
2. Hailey Cowles, DS 1-0-0----1
2fr Kyla Roehrig, OH 0-0/1-18---18.5
3 Christine Tan, L 0-0-0---0
3fr Jessy Jones, MH 0-2/3-6---9.5
4 Kelly Roysland, DS 0-0-0----0
4fr Katie Vatterodt, RH g1&2 0-0/2-2---3
4fr Kelly Schmidt, RH g3&4 0-0-3---3
5 Brooke Dieter, OH 0-3-18---21
6 Lauren Gibbemeyer, MH 2-1/4-13----18
Totals: 3-6/14-63---79

MICHIGAN STATE
1. Ashley Schatzle, OH 1-0/1-16---17.5
1br Allyson Karaba, server 0-0-0---0
2. Jessica Hohl, MH 1-0/2-6---8
3. Heather McDaniel, DS 0-0-0----0
3fr Jenilee Rathje, RS 0-0/4-13---15
4. Katie Johnson, OH 0-0/6-13----16
5. Mike Trogdon, L 0-0-0----0
5fr Vanessa King, MH 0-0/9-7----11.5
6. Lauren O'Reilly, S 1-0/2-5---7
totals: 3-0/24-60----75

TRENCH PLAYER
Brook Dieter

BY THE NUMBERS
team, fbso/att; fbso%; points, %earned, %allowed
Minnesota 40/60; .667; 114; .693; .185
Michigan State 29/62; .468; 92; .815; .307
3+runs: MN 10, MSU 5
missed serves: MN 5, MSU 7
Ace to Error: MN 0.60; MSU 0.43
Time out %: MN 1/3; MSU 4/6

ROTATIONS
MINNESOTA
1. Hartmann 12-19 .387
2. Cowles 18-19 .486
3. Tan 18-12 .600
4. Roysland 20-15 .571
5. Dieter 28-14 .667
6. Gibbemeyer 18-13 .581
totals: 114-92 .553
Hartman led off in game 1 (on defense) and 2; Tan led off (on defense) in 3; Roysland served first in four.

MICHIGAN STATE
1. Schaetzle 14-16 .467
2. Hohl 22-28 .440
3. McDaniel 20-25 .444
4. Johnson 13-19 .406
5. Trogdon 12-15 .444
6. O'Reilly 11-11 .500
totals: 92-114 .447

Next up: tomorrow morning

Tournaments D2 & NJCAA, All Summit

#2 posting 11.16.2007
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D2 REGIONAL
There was only one upset in the quarterfinal round yesterday in Duluth.
SW MN State beat MSU Mankato in a fiver. Mankato trailed 2-0 before their comeback. SW put pressure on in game five. From the Marshall Independent. Leah Ashburn (Buffalo Lake-Hector) had 22 kills for SW MN State. Amanda Beekman (Marshall) also had 22 kills for MSU Mankato.

The Northern Sun regular season champ beat the tournament champ yesterday. Concordia St. Paul beat Wayne State in four. Emily Palkert (SW Christian Chaska) had 16 kills for CSP.

Host UM Duluth beat South Dakota in a sweep. The Duluth News Tribune has more on the Bulldog win. UMD has a 33 game home winning streak. Sara Wyffels (Marshall) had 16 kills for UMD.

UN Omaha upset Augustana in four. Cayla Schroeder (Kasson-Mantorville) had 25 kills for Augustana.

The tournament will be a boost to the Duluth economy according to KBJR television.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
The NJCAA D3 National tournament is in Rochester this weekend. Central Lakes is headed to the event for the sixth time in seven years. From the Brainerd Dispatch.
Ridgewater is the defending national champ and has been #1 all year. From the West Central Tribune.

ALL SUMMIT
North Dakota State had five players on the all Summit League team:
Christy Stuewe (Mayer Lutheran) was named player of the year
Kari Fagnan (Fridley) took defensive player of the year.
Mattie Johnson (Lakeville North) was named setter of the year.
Brooke VandenBergh (DePere, WI) was Freshman of the year.
Nicole Sheridan (Muskego, WI) also made the Freshman squad.
The only award to escape NDSU was coach of the year. That went to South Dakota State's Andrew Palileo. SDSU's Samantha Pearson (Chaska) made the All Conference team too.

The Summit Tournament starts today in Fort Wayne, Indiana. NDSU plays IPFW. SDSU, the #1 seed, plays Western Illinois. From the Fargo Forum.

MUST WIN GAMES
The Gophers have two must win games at home this weekend according to the MN Daily.

MORE SIGNINGS
North Dakota State signed three players: Miss MN Volleyball Jennifer Lopez of DGF, Chrissy Knuth of Champlin Park and Jocelyn VerVelde of Sheboygan Christian, WI.

St. Cloud State signed Katie Kimman of Pierz.

TOTAL POINTS
Cayla Schroeder, Augustana 28 vs UN Omaha 1-3
Amanda Beekman, MSU Mankato 25.5 vs SW MN State 2-3
Leah Ashburn, SW MN State 24 vs MSU Mankato 3-2
Erin Contons, SW MN State 21 vs MSU Mankato 3-2

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Gopher Signings

#1 posting 11.16.2007
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SIGNINGS
Minnesota inked two volleyball players: Alex Blatt a 5-11 setter from Sandburg HS in Orland Park, IL and Ariana Filho, a 6-2 MB from Lewis-Palmer HS, Colorado.

UM Crookston signed Kate Holmquist of Middleton, Wisconsin. Holmquist is a setter. From the Crookston Times.

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All State Lists

#3 posting 11.15.2007
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ALL STATE LISTS
Here are the Coaches Associaton All State teams
MNVCBA 2007 CLASS "AAA" ALL-STATE
FIRST NAME, LAST NAME, SCHOOL, SECTION, POSITION, GRADE
Jessica Menden Shakopee 2AAA Setter 12
Ashley Wittman Shakopee 2AAA OH 10
Brittany Wenzel Chaska 2AAA Setter 12
Kelsey Brandl Lakeville North 3AAA MH 12
Amy Braun Lakeville North 3AAA OH 11
Laurel Sanford Eagan 3AAA MH 12
Tori Dixon Burnsville 3AAA MH 10
Taylor Fieldsted Lakeville North 3AAA Libero 12
Jessica Granquist Blaine 5AAA OH 12
Ellie Duffy Totino-Grace 5AAA OH 12
Megan Carlson Andover 7AAA OH 12
Brynn Joki Grand Rapids 7AAA OH/MH/S 11
Courtney Bitter Bemidji 8AAA setter 12
Honorable Mention
Maggie Geske Shakopee 2AAA OH 12
Jessi Peterson Eden Prairie 2AAA OH 12
Kelsey Sparks Eagan 3AAA MH 12
Tia Gaffen Wayzata 6AAA MH 11
Katherine Harms St. Micheal-Abertville 8AAA RS 11
Catherine Yager St. Micheal-Abertville 8AAA Setter 11

2007 CLASS "AA" ALL-STATE
Brittany Chambers Jordan 2AA OH 11
Amanda Dietel Jordan High School 2AA Setter 12
Chelsea Fogarty Belle Plaine 2AA OH 11
Nicole Buysse Pipestone Area 3AA OH 12
Shay Birath Marshall 3AA Libero 11
Faith Tinklenberg Pipestone Area 3AA OH 12
Anna Zyvoloski St. Cloud Cathedral 6AA OH 11
Katie Kimman Pierz 6AA OH 12
Megan Lamberton Litchfield 6AA MH 11
Hannah Johnson Greenway 7AA OH 12
Jennifer Lopez Dilworth-Glydon-Felton 8AA MH/S 12
Jenna Green Dilworth-Glydon-Felton 8AA MH 12
Honorable Mention
Leah Dietel Jordan 2AA MH 11
Megan Bezdicek Jackson County Central 3AA OH 12
Meredith Patt Visitation 4AA Setter 12
Chelsea Koth Hibbing 7AA MH 12
Caitlin Stackpool Virginia 7AA Setter 12
Brigetta Berg Wadena-Deer Creek 8AA OH 11

2007 CLASS "A" ALL-STATE
Kate Horihan Mabel-Canton 1A MH 11
Chelsea Nagle Fillmore Central 1A OH 12
Laura Slinger Bethlehem Academy 1A MH 12
Kate Speedling Wabasha-Kellogg 1A MH 11
Megan Ysker Windom Area 3A S/RS 11
Claire Kopfmann Minneota 3A MH 12
Megan Groen Renville County West 3A OH 12
Casey Christensen Windom Area 3A MH 12
Cassie Haag Southwest Christian- Chaska 4A MH 11
Callie Teigen Meadow Creek Christian 4A OH 12
Heidi Lensing Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 5A MH 11
Alycia Dahl Newfolden-MCC (Northern Freeze) 8A MH 12
Honorable Mention
Liz Schlobohm Bethlehem Academy 1A S/RS 12
Marcie Flygare Minnesota Valley Lutheran 2A Setter 12
Mallory Fultz Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 3A RS 12
Steph Boulton Minneota 3A OH 12
Malori Paplow Windom Area 3A OH 12
Julie Blume Wheaton Area 6A Setter 12

MISS VOLLEYBALL
Jennifer Lopez from DGF was voted MS. Volleyball. The single A nominee was Chelsea Nagle from Fillmore Central and the triple A nominee was Jessica Menden from Shakopee. The highest ranked senior in each class is the nominee.

COACHING AWARDS
A’ Coach of the Year – Ron Wendorff, Windom
‘AA’ Coach of the Year – Jean Lopez, D-G-F
‘AAA’ Coach of the Year – Vicki Seleger-Swenson, Hopkins and Connie Huberty, Andover

‘A’ Assistant Coach of the Year – Gene Lovell, Windom
‘AA’ Assistant Coach of the Year – Jon Hegerle, Marshall
‘AAA’ Assistant Coach of the Year – Gordy Hagert, Apple Valley

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D2 Regional Tournament Today in Duluth

#2 posting 11.15.2007
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D2 TOURNAMENT
The D2 North Central regional gets underway in Duluth today. UMD's Danielle Beckstrand and her increased roll is featured in the Duluth News Tribune. The Marshall Independent also has a story on UMD's Sarah Wyffels (from Marshall).

Tournament team thumbnails are also provided by the Duluth News Tribune.

The tournament preparation is also a focus for a story in the DNT.

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Signing Day

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SIGNING DAY
SW MN State signed three players--Alyssa Johnson of Spring Lake Park, Cara Carson of Omaha, Neb. and Maggie Geske of Shakopee. From the Marshall Independent.

St. Cloud State signed Erica Beacom of Elkhorn, Nebraska.

POST SEASON HONORS
Michelle Flygare of MN Valley Lutheran was honorable mention all state in class A from the coaches association. MVL had three players make the Tomahawk All conference team. From the New Ulm Journal.

TEAM MVP
Kirsti Grill was named MVP for Elk River. From the Elk River Star News.

REVIEW
Redwood Valley's season is reviewed in the Redwood Falls Gazette.

LAST WEEK
The State Tournament started last week and you can watch the Shakopee/Hopkins match in case you missed it on Cable 12.

Next up: college reports

Bezdicek Signs

#3 posting 11.14.2007
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BEZDICEK SIGNS
Megan Bezdicek of Jackson County Central signed today a National Letter of Intent to continue her volleyball career at Augustana. Bezdicek was All Conference in the tough Southwest Conference and also made the coaches Association All State team in AA.
Bezdicek is the 19th player from the 2008 Minnesota class to sign/verbal and the 11th to go to a D2 school.

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D3 All Americans, Academics, Beekman

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ALL AMERICANS
Emma Jaynes of St. Benedict was named honorable mention All American at the D3 level. Here is the AVCA list of D3 All Americans.

BEEKMAN
Amanda Beekman of MSU Mankato made the North Central All Conference team and the Marshall Independent has a feature on the home grown talent.

ACADEMICS
Three UM Duluth players made the academic honor roll: Danielle Beckstrand, Lindsey Clairmont, and Sarah Wyffels.

More All Area, All Conference and All Star News

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ALL AREA
The Hutchinson Leader has listed their All Area Picks.

MORE ALL CONFERENCE
The Missota All Conference list is also found on the Hutchinson Leader site.

The Marshall Independent has the Southwest Conference list. Marshall, Pipestone, and Windom each had three all conference players.

Here is the St. Paul City All Conference list
Kia Her (12), Arlington
Megan Howard (12), Central
Shelbi LaValla (11), Central
Yadi Sevilla (11), Central
Ellen Senf (10), Central
Jaime Walters (11), Como Park
Savanah Lewis (12), Harding
Veara Yang (12), Harding
Eleanor Erickson (10), Highland Park
Cassondra Johnson (12), Highland Park
Moira McComas (12), Highland Park
Brittany Johnson (12), Humboldt
Jamie Kasal (12), Johnson
Edaidra McCalister (12), Johnson
HONORABLE MENTION
Pa Che Vang (10), Arlington
LeNora Wilson (11), Arlington
DaVeen Trentman (10), Central
Brittani Cortez (11), Como Park
Jill Pettit (12), Como Park
Hannah Scherrer (11), Como Park
Eva Nievinski (11), Harding
Kachia Xiong (10), Harding
Lauren Boroughs (12), Highland Park
Nicole Givens (12), Highland Park
Dakotah Johnson (10), Highland Park
Kara Laird (11), Highland Park
Andrea Moen (12), Highland Park
Brianna Johnson (12), Humboldt
Katie Larocque (11), Humboldt
Carlee Aasen (12), Johnson
Hannah McKinney (11), Johnson
COACH OF THE YEAR: Kathleen Kramer, Highland Park

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ALL STAR GAMES
Annika Smed of Albert Lea will take part in the South Central All Star game at St. Olaf on Sunday. Event starts at 1:30 pm. From the Albert Lea Tribune.

The North Central All Star game will be held on Sunday at Bemidji State. Two Crookston players, Allison Schumacher and Brea Aamoth, will take part in the event. The full rosters are listed here too. From the Crookston Times.

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1 All Area, 7 All Conference, 2 All Star Games

#3 posting 11.13.2007
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ALL AREA/ALL CONFERENCE
Here are the girls volleyball all area and/or all conference teams I could find.

ALL AREA
The West Central Tribune has named their All Area Team.

ALL CONFERENCE
Murray County Central has four players on the Red Rock All Conference Team. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

Here are the New Ulm players on the South Central all conference team. From the New Ulm Journal. If you have the rest send them to me so we can get them up.

The Southeast Conference has named their All Conference team. Mabel-Canton and LeRoy-Ostrander each have three players listed. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

The Three Rivers has named their All Conference team. Wabasha-Kellogg and Caledonia each had three players. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Maria Gangelhoff of Sleepy Eye St. Mary's was named player of the year in the Tomahawk conference. The rest of the squad is included. From the New Ulm Journal.

Toward the bottom of the scoreboard section in the Duluth News Tribune you will find the all conference lists for the Iron Range, and St. Louis County. You will also see the all star game rosters for the game tonight at Denfeld between the Duluth area team and the Iron Range team.

Janine Atkinson was named MVP of Zimmerman. From the Elk River Star News.

ALL STAR GAMES
The South Central All Star game will take place Sunday, November 18 at 1:30 at St. Olaf. From the New Ulm Journal.

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CC All Division Teams

#2 posting 11.13.2007
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D2 TOURNAMENT
The Marshall Independent looks at the road ahead for the SW MN State Mustangs.

AWARDS
The Community College division has passed out their post season awards. Riverland's Brooke Monson and outside hitter Elissa Preuss were named to the MN CC South Division team. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Here are both North and South Division All Division teams.

Here are the stats for the year in the MNCC Conference.

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Braun Player of the Year, Geske Athlete of the Week

#1 posting 11.13.2007
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BRAUN PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Amy Braun of Lakeville North has been named player of the year by the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Plus here are the rest of the all state teams by the SPPP.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Maggie Geske of Shakopee was named athlete of the week by KARE 11 with video included.

ERICKSON MVP
Sarah Erickson has been named MVP for Fergus Falls.

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UMD to Host, Dieter's 3rd Honor, NCC Awards

#3 posting 11.12.2007
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UMD TO HOST
UM Duluth will host the North Central Region November 15-17. UMD is the #1 seed and sees South Dakota. The top half has three Northern Sun teams with MSU Mankato crashing the party, the bottom is all North Central. An interesting quarterfinal is the Northern Sun regular season champ Concordia St. Paul vs tournament champ Wayne State. Here are the brackets.

DIETER PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Brook Dieter of Minnesota has been named Big 10 offensive player of the week for the third time this season.
Juli Pierce of Indiana was named defensive player.

NORTH CENTRAL AWARDS
The North Central awarded their final players of the week with Vicky Braegelmann of UMD capturing the offensive honors, Jenna Lago of Augustana taking the defensive award. Katie Gangelhoff of UMD notched her 8th weekly setter award.
On top of that the NCC released their final All Conference list. Vicky Braegelmann continued to pile on the awards with the MVP. Amber Kobus of South Dakota was defensive player of the year. MSU Mankato's Amanda Beekman was Freshman of the year and UMD coach Jim Boos took home the coach of the year honors.
The breakdown on the awards:
The graduating class breakdown is: 09s 5, 08s 4, 10s 2, and 11s 1
colleges: UM Duluth 4, Augustana 3, MSU Mankato 3,
by position: OH 4, MH 3, S 3, RS 2
average height: OH 5-10.5, MH 6-0, RS 6-0.5, S 5-7.3
by high school: Albany 2, Marshall 2
by HS classification: AA 6, AAA 2
by HS conference: Hiawatha Valley 2, Southwest 2, West Central North 2

MORE STATE TOURNAMENT LEFTOVERS
AA: Stewartville finished 4th for the first time in 18 visits to the State Tournament. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

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Coaching Change

#2 posting 11.12.2007
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COACHING CHANGE
Upper Iowa has the first coaching change for 2008. Dave Jackson will not return. Shari Robertson will be interim coach.

RESULTS
Nebraska swept Iowa State. Erin Boeve (Hills-Beaver Creek) had six kills for ISU.

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Monday Morning State Tourney Review, All Conference

#1 posting 11.12.2007
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MONDAY MORNING PAPERS
The Marshall Independent has much more on the dramatic AA championship comeback of the Tigers.
The Worthington Daily Globe looks at the Windom side of things in the A championship game to Bethlehem Academy.

ALL CONFERENCE
The Heart O' Lakes has released their all conference list. From the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.

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