Keaton helps Southeast volleyball to sweep of UTM (Southeast Missourian)

September 24th, 2008

Keaton helps Southeast volleyball to sweep of UTM (Southeast Missourian)
The sophomore continued her strong play during Southeast’s volleyball sweep of UTM.

The Outside Hitter
The outside hitter is of vital importance in every rally and on every team. They need to be excellent hitters and even better passers. In contrast to middle…

Sisters boost Ferguson volleyball team to victory (Miami Herald)
The Ferguson volleyball team picked up its seventh win of the season Tuesday, defeating Sunset in dramatic fashion 27-25, 25-27, 25-23, 25-21.


Go to Europe! If you are a recent college grad

September 23rd, 2008

Go to Europe!
If you are a recent college grad and you would like to continue playing volleyball, then you should go to Europe. European leagues allow for players to continue their…

Ex-CVC volleyball star soars for Biola (The Fresno Bee)
Former Central Valley Christian High standout Meghan Scheenstra-Warkentin has accomplished a lot for the Biola volleyball team since transferring from Pepperdine. Read comments

IHS Varsity girls volleyball team defeats Battle Mountain (North Lake Tahoe Bonanza)
The Incline High School Girls varsity volleyball team benefited from good teamwork in its Friday night match against Battle Mountain High School.


Bead Battle: Ref Tosses 10-Year-Old From Volleyball Game Because of

September 22nd, 2008

Bead Battle: Ref Tosses 10-Year-Old From Volleyball Game Because of Hairstyle (19 Action News Cleveland)
Imagine being ten years old and being told you can’t play volleyball..all because of your hair style!

The U.S. Teams Forge Ahead
On the beach: Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal won their match against Emiel Boersma and Bran Rommes of the Netherlands in two games. On Tuesday, they will face Julius Brink…

Volleyball medalist May-Treanor trades beach for ballroom (Denver Post)
Misty May-Treanor just won back-to-back gold medals in beach volleyball, but all she can think about is dancing.


Cover Your Hitter Simply because a hit is blocked it

September 21st, 2008

Cover Your Hitter
Simply because a hit is blocked it does not mean the play is over. Most blocks are not roofs, which means that your team has another opportunity to play the…

One-man volleyball team comes to Rotan, SW (Sweetwater Reporter)
Bob Holmes is one of those unique guys with a unique talent. Holmes plays volleyball but not in a traditional manner whatsoever.

IHS Varsity girls volleyball team defeats Battle Mountain (North Lake Tahoe Bonanza)
The Incline High School Girls varsity volleyball team benefited from good teamwork in its Friday night match against Battle Mountain High School.


Lady Tigers volleyball defeats Riverton Parke (Paris Beacon) The Paris

September 20th, 2008

Lady Tigers volleyball defeats Riverton Parke (Paris Beacon)
The Paris Lady Tigers volleyball team improved their record to 4-4 Wednesday night with a win over Riverton Parke. Paris played a tough, back and forth game one against the Panthers, 30-28. They then dominated game two, 25-8 to win the match.

Pirate volleyball places 5th in Hawley Tourney (Crookston Daily Times)
Crookston Pirate volleyball finished the Hawley Tournament with fifth place this weekend. The Pirates dropped their first two matches to Wheaton and Ada-Borup but managed to win their next two over Frazee and Hawley. Crookston is now 4-6 on the season.

Northwood volleyball team wins twice (Midland Daily News)
DENVER, Colo. — Northwood’s volleyball team picked up a pair of wins at the Regis/Metro St. Premier Challenge Tournament Saturday. The Timberwolves defeated Regis 25-23, 26-24, 25-20 and Metro State 25-27, 26-24, 25-20, 25-17.

The U.S. Teams Forge Ahead
On the beach: Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal won their match against Emiel Boersma and Bran Rommes of the Netherlands in two games. On Tuesday, they will face Julius Brink…


Volleyball: Lakeview splits area matches (AccessNorthGA) JEFFERSON — The Lakeview

September 19th, 2008

Volleyball: Lakeview splits area matches (AccessNorthGA)
JEFFERSON — The Lakeview girls volleyball team defeated Jefferson and fell to Prince Avenue Christian Academy on Thursday night in Area 8-A/AA action in Jefferson.

Volleyball: Coleville off to 4-0 start in league play (The Record-Courier)
Last week, the Coleville volleyball team traveled to Reno to play their first league match against Excel Christian.


Outside volleyball showing itself in Missouri (USA Today) A Kansas

September 18th, 2008

Outside volleyball showing itself in Missouri (USA Today)
A Kansas City-area high school girls volleyball coach is trying a novel idea to get people interested in his sport. He’s bringing it outside. This afternoon, the North Kansas City District Football Stadium will host Lee’s Summit West (Lee’s Summit,…

Lady Vols set to start play in SEC volleyball (Knoxville News Sentinel)
The Tennessee volleyball team closes out its first homestand of the season by opening SEC play this weekend at Thompson-Boling Arena.

History of the Olympic Games
Volleyball saw its introduction to the Olympic Games by being featured as an American sports demonstration event in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. However, it was not officially introduced…


Top-ranked Yellowjackets volleyball team sweeps Riverland (Post-Bulletin) AUSTIN — The

September 17th, 2008

Top-ranked Yellowjackets volleyball team sweeps Riverland (Post-Bulletin)
AUSTIN — The Rochester Community and Technical College women’s volleyball team celebrated its new top ranking nationally with another easy win Wednesday. The Yellowjackets zipped past Riverland Community College in a three-game sweep, 25-18, 25-22, 25-1

Roundup: Northwest volleyball sweeps (Sedalia Democrat)
Whitney Brown had 18 assists, five aces and 16 service points as Northwest swept La Monte 25–7, 25-13 in Kaysinger Conference volleyball on Tuesday. Meredith Norfleet led the Mustangs in kills with seven and also had four aces and eight points.

Prep girls volleyball: Team-by-team capsules for every Marin squad (Marin Independent Journal)
FOR the past seven seasons, the Redwood High girls volleyball team has dominated the MCAL, winning league titles from 2001 through 2007.

Cover Your Hitter
Simply because a hit is blocked it does not mean the play is over. Most blocks are not roofs, which means that your team has another opportunity to play the…


The U.S. Teams Forge Ahead On the beach: Jake Gibb

September 17th, 2008

The U.S. Teams Forge Ahead
On the beach: Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal won their match against Emiel Boersma and Bran Rommes of the Netherlands in two games. On Tuesday, they will face Julius Brink…

Volleyball: Chestatee edges Gilmer (AccessNorthGA)
ELLIJAY — The Chestatee volleyball team pushed past Gilmer 2-1 on Tuesday night in Ellijay. The Lady War Eagles won the first game 25-23, fell in game two 25-12 and rebounded to take the match with a 25-17 victory in game three.

Volleyball coach accepts challenge (The Arizona Republic)
Chaparral volleyball program’s winning ways should continue with new coach Kolette Hysong.

Volleyball: Sooners set for Big 12 play (The Oklahoma Daily)
With a thunderous kill by redshirt sophomore Francie Ekwerekwu, the OU volleyball team had tied Wichita State at 25 points, with the victor needing to win by two.


All-American Wahine Volleyball Player Accused of First Degree Assault (KHON

September 16th, 2008

All-American Wahine Volleyball Player Accused of First Degree Assault (KHON 2 Honolulu)
A former All-American Wahine volleyball standout is accused of first degree assault. Today Kim Willoughby pleaded not guilty to the charge in circuit court.

Volleyball teaches life lessons (Sterling Journal-Advocate)
STERLING Those who play volleyball, or any sport often develop many skills that will help them throughout life, in whatever they do.