Volleyball Destination

Blue Devils win St. Ignace JV volleyball tourney (Marie Evening News)
Story created Jan 29, 2007 - 11:08:17 EST. ST. IGNACE - The Sault JV volleyball team bested the field at the St. Ignace Volleyball Tournament on Saturday. The Sault finished first in pool play, beating Rudyard 25-18 and 25-14, St. Ignace 25-18, 25-9, and the Escanaba freshmen 25-12, 25-5.

WHS players to conduct volleyball clinic (Waynesville Daily Guide)
A volleyball clinic put on by the Waynesville High School volleyball players will be held next week, Feb. 5-9, at the Wood Elementary School.

Create Your Own Drill?
Can it be done? You bet, and it is often easier than you think. Looking at search results here at About’s Volleyball site, the biggest thing volleyball enthusiasts…

Andalusia honors football, volleyball teams (The Andalusia Star-News)
Andalusia hosted its annual fall sports banquet for football and volleyball, rewarding the success that both of those teams had this past season.

Prep Flashback | Volleyball sets make way for movie sets (Seattle Times)
Athlete: Bianca Kajlich, Bishop Blanchet, Class of 1995 Sport: Volleyball High-school rewind: Kajlich (pronounced KY-lick) spent two years…

Cuba beach volleyball team sets sights on Pan American Games (People’s Daily)
Cuba’s beach volleyball team is aiming to boost its harvest of victories on the sand, and to win a medal in the next Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Reinoso, the top Cuban official in the discipline told Sunday’s Havana media.

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL: Cardinals serve up two wins (Ball State Daily News)
It took seven matches, but Saturday the Ball State University men’s volleyball team reached its serving goal of 88 percent in-play for the first time this season.

New Year Brings New Club Season
Dave Cross, an experienced club director and published writer from Yes I Can Sports! has this to say, “Club season is gearing up across the nation, and with it, are…

Attitude buoys Braves Volleyball team is coming together despite tough losses (The Ann Arbor News)
Everything seems to have fallen into place for the Ypsilanti High School volleyball team - except for the wins. The Braves are playing better than they have in years, but can’t seem to close out matches when they have the chance.

Playing Favorites
Do all coaches just play their favorites? Or do most coaches make equal playing time their top priority? What kind of coach do you want to play for?…

State colleges: BYU men’s volleyball sweeps past Loyola (The Salt Lake Tribune)
HONOLULU - Yosleyder Cala registered 14 kills and Robby Stowell added 12 as the Brigham Young men’s volleyball team cruised to a 30-16, 30-22, 30-22 victory over Loyola (Ill.) on Saturday night at the Outrigger Hotels Invitational. It was the sixth consecutive sweep for the No. 2 Cougars, who improved to 8-0 on the season. BYU finished with a .394 attack percentage, compared to .069 for the …

AREA BRIEFS: Mayo volleyball breaks into the win column (Paris Beacon)
The Mayo volleyball program now has its first victory. The Redbirds split a pair of matches Thursday night against visiting Chrisman with the eighth graders taking the first ever victory for Mayo. The Redbirds needed three games for the win, but came out on top by the score of 25-18, 17-25, 25-19.

Apam Sec. School Girls champions of Milo Volleyball competition (Ghanaweb.com)
Cape Coast, Jan 27, GNA - Apam Secondary School Girls emerged the Central Region Inter-schools and Colleges Milo Volleyball champions when they beat Mfantsiman Girls Secondary School by two straight games in the finals of the volleyball league played at the Regional Schools Colleges’ Park at Adisadel on Saturday.

Hartsburg volleyball star named to All-American list (The Pantagraph)
Hartsburg-Emden High School volleyball star Abby Olson has been named to PrepVolleyball.com s list of 150 All-Americans.

New Year Brings New Club Season
Dave Cross, an experienced club director and published writer from Yes I Can Sports! has this to say, “Club season is gearing up across the nation, and with it, are…

Gamble backs out on volleyball job (The Mining Journal)
Thursday in its search for a head volleyball coach after Terry Gamble rescinded his verbal commitment due to family reasons. Gamble and his family decided to return to Iowa Thursday evening after visiting area schools in preparation for the move.

ONLINE UPDATE: Aggie volleyball lands transfer setter; will bid to host WAC tourney (Las Cruces Sun-News)
LAS CRUCES With the departure of all-WAC setter Jackie Choi, New Mexico State volleyball coach Mike Jordan was looking for some depth at the setter spot.

Women s Volleyball Teams Prefer Beauty (donga.com)
Miss Puerto Rico 2007 Wilma Blasini, listed as one of the most searched names on main Internet portal sites all over the world at the beginning of this year, was a player on the Puerto Rico national women s volleyball team three years ago.

No. 9 Penn State Men s Volleyball Takes On Powers At Hawaii Outrigger Invite (GoPSUsports.com)
HONOLULU, Hawaii, January 25, 2007 The ninth-ranked Nittany Lion men s volleyball team (1-1) takes on a national powerhouse field at the 2007 Outrigger Invitational this weekend in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Blue Devils volleyball team finishes 2nd at St. Ignace (Marie Evening News)
Story created Jan 22, 2007 - 12:11:51 EST. ST. IGNACE - The Sault High volleyball team earned a second-place finish in an eight-team field at the St. Ignace Volleyball Tournament on Saturday.

Volleyball: (Long Beach Press-Telegram)
NCAA volleyball: Key conference matches on tap at Walter Pyramid. LONG BEACH - Coach Alan Knipe’s Long Beach State volleyball team, rated eighth in the country, returns to the Walter Pyramid for a couple of Mountain Pacific Sports Federation matches this week.

Learning to Be Your Best
One of the things I have learned in my short life is always read or listen to those that have come before you. This is especially important in sports…

Men…s Volleyball Blanks Lesley, Elms in Uncontested Tri-Match (The MIT Tech)
Nationally-ranked No. 11 MIT defeated Elms College (30-21, 30-16, 30-18) and Lesley University (30-24, 30-11, 30-16) in a men s volleyball tri-match on Saturday, with neither match ever closely contested. Elms recorded a 30-9, 30-20, 30-11, decision over Lesley in the second match of the day.

Men…s Volleyball Blanks Lesley, Elms in Uncontested Tri-Match (The MIT Tech)
Nationally-ranked No. 11 MIT defeated Elms College (30-21, 30-16, 30-18) and Lesley University (30-24, 30-11, 30-16) in a men s volleyball tri-match on Saturday, with neither match ever closely contested. Elms recorded a 30-9, 30-20, 30-11, decision over Lesley in the second match of the day.

Going Back to the Beach
Well, if you are like me, it’s cold, rainy and gray outside. It’s the middle of winter and I am really starting to miss the warm sand and hot…

Holly volleyball captures 20th victory of season, beats Swartz Creek (Tri-County Times)
Good things are happening with the Holly varsity volleyball program.

Volleyball: (Long Beach Press-Telegram)
NCAA volleyball: Key conference matches on tap at Walter Pyramid. LONG BEACH - Coach Alan Knipe’s Long Beach State volleyball team, rated eighth in the country, returns to the Walter Pyramid for a couple of Mountain Pacific Sports Federation matches this week.

Mayo s new volleyball team gives Paris a team at each key school (Paris Beacon)
The final piece of the Paris volleyball program is in place. Now it s a matter of getting through the growing pains.

Chattanooga Choo Choo Volleyball Club Finishes Well In First Tournament (The Chattanoogan)
It was a great start for the new Chattanooga Choo Choo Volleyball Club. There were 57 teams in town this past weekend. Atlanta, Birmingham, Huntsville, Knoxville, Morristown, Nashville, Johnson City, Chattanooga, and Corbin Kentucky sent teams to play.

Men’s College Update - Good Week for UC-Santa Barbara Despite Loss to UC-Irvine
UC-Santa Barbara, ranked number 6 in the CSTV/AVCA Division I Coaches Poll, opened up the week with a huge upset against number 3 UCLA. UCLA jumped out front with…

Bend searching for volleyball coach (BendBulletin.com)
Bend High is in the market for a new head volleyball coach. Nathan Fristed, who has guided the Lava Bears’ program for the past three seasons, has announced that he is leaving Central Oregon at the end of the 2006-07 school year to return to Southern California.