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BSU volleyball loses to Penn State (The Star Press)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Ball State fell 30-26, 30-22, 30-17 on Saturday during its men's volleyball showdown against top-ranked Penn State (24-1). The No. 7 Cardinals (16-7) lost for the first time since falling Feb. 2 against Stanford, ending their 11-match winning streak.

Althoff grad takes over volleyball team (Belleville News-Democrat)
Matt Biegler finally found a way to add the title of head boys volleyball coach at Althoff High to his dossier.

Perkins to hire Sage as volleyball coach (The Sandusky Register)
PERKINS TWP. It was time for Beth Sage, and perfecting timing for the Lady Pirates. A Perkins search committee is recommending Sage be hired as the varsity volleyball coach next fall, replacing Dawn Smith who resigned following the 2007 season.

Boys volleyball picks up as Granite City, O'Fallon join in (Belleville News-Democrat)
Five years ago, Althoff High was the lone wolf when it formed a prep boys volleyball team. They were the only team south of Chicago in the entire state.

Tech volleyball optimistic after spring tournament (The Daily Toreador)
With the 2007 volleyball season in the books, Texas Tech coach Nancy Todd already likes what she sees happening in 2008. The Tech volleyball team competed in the Texas Tech Spring Tournament Saturday at the United Spirit Arena, hoping to see the offseason progression of the Red Raiders.

NEW: New-look Patriots boys volleyball team sweeps past Longhorns (West County Journal)
One year after a nice run to the Class 4 quarterfinals, the Parkway South Patriots boys volleyball team might need to invest in some name tags to get to know one another.

Area Volleyball Roundup: Morris Shabbona wins Seneca IESA 8-3A Volleyball Regional (Morris Daily Herald)
SENECA - Behind eight points each from Melanie Walker and Jenny Sidy, the Shabbona Lady Braves downed Dwight 25-14 and 25-18 Thursday night to capture an IESA 8-3A girls volleyball regional.

BYU volleyball: Cougars take 3-game sweep over Gauchos (Deseret Morning News)
One night after defeating the No. 14 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 3-2 in a five-game nail-biter, the No. 4 BYU men's volleyball team had no problem dispatching the Gauchos in a three-game sweep on Saturday.

Boys' Volleyball: Carlisle clips Falcons (The Sentinel)
While the Carlisle Thundering Herd boys volleyball team expected to open the season strong, it’s hard to fathom needing only six games for two consecutive early season wins.

Brazil secures medals in women's beach volleyball World Circuit in Australia (People's Daily)
Brazilian Larissa/Juliana and Renata/Talita reached the final of the women's beach volleyball World Circuit in Australia. Ana Paula and Shelda, also of Brazil, will strike for the bronze medal against the American pair Nicole Branag ...


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International Volleyball in the United States!
If you have never been to a World League match then you have never really seen top-performance indoor volleyball. Luckily, those of you that can get to Chicago on...

Hand Passing the Serve...Good or Bad?
Long ago in volleyball history, using your hands to make first contact after the serve was voodoo bad. However, these days the rules have changed and using your hands is...

Teens, Girls & Coaching
Recently, my girls left a team because they were miserable. Despite having some great skills and pretty good team work, the coach would absolutely berate these young athletes to...

Stepping up to the Overhead Serve
Isn't it funny that one of the most simple things to do in volleyball starts out with so much worry for so many players. The overhand serve is one...

Sports Drinks - Better than Water?
You know the summer is here when you are always thirsty. I know one of my personal faults is I do not drink enough water. Or perhaps...

Often Good Players Get Overlooked
One of a volleyball coach's hardest problems, bench morale will be eternally linked to satisfying players' desire for playing time Good players will often sit the bench, especially on really good...


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