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It's a third state title in a row for Catholic Central girls' volleyball (The Journal Times)
Seniors Carol Henney and Michelle Smith combined for 27 kills in leading the Catholic Central High School girls volleyball team to its third straight WIAA Division 4 state championship Saturday morning at the Resch Center in Green Bay.

Quartet of Horns pace No. 4 Volleyball past Iowa State, 3-0 (Texas Longhorns)
Four double-digit kill efforts headline No. 4 Texas' road sweep of Iowa State. AMES, Iowa -- The fourth-ranked Texas Volleyball team used four double-digit kill performances to knock off Iowa State, 3-0, Saturday night at the Hilton Coliseum.

PrepScoreboard: Volleyball (Billings Gazette)
Saturday, November 8, 2008 Senior 3, CMR 0Billings Senior defeated Great Falls CMR 25-21, 25-8, 25-20 in Eastern AA volleyball Friday at the Broncs' gym, giving Senior coach Jeff Carroll his 500th career coaching victory.

Floyd Central volleyball team loses to Muncie Central (Louisville Courier-Journal)
The Floyd Central volleyball season ended this morning in a 3-1 loss to Muncie Central in the Class 4A state semifinals.

WIAA state girls volleyball: Heights at the top (Wisconsin State Journal)
ASHWAUBENON — The eight seniors on the Wisconsin Heights prep girls volleyball team have fought the last four years for their time to shine. Saturday their time came, as they swept previously unbeaten Grantsburg 25-16, 25-16, 25-18 at the Resch Center to earn the program's first WIAA Division 3 state championship. "Oh my God, there are no words to describe this," said Heights senior Hillary ...

Volleyball Sweeps Red Raiders (Kansas Jayhawks)
The University of Kansas volleyball team coasted past Texas Tech here Saturday as it defeated the Red Raiders 25-15, 25-10 and 25-22 to extend a four-match winning streak at home. The Jayhawks evened their record to 12-12 on the season and improved to 6-9 in the conference standings. Texas Tech fell to 5-21 overall and 0-15 in Big 12 play.

High school volleyball: Unranked Springville wins third place (Deseret Morning News)
One of the toughest things to do in tournament volleyball is to turn around from losing a tough five-game match in the semifinals and come back to play later that day for third place instead of a championship.

Jordan crowned Class AA volleyball champs (KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul)
For the second time in three years, the Jordan girls' volleyball team is Class AA state champs.  Saturday afternoon in St. Paul, Jordan beat p erennial volleyball powerhouse, Marshall, 3-1.

Middle school volleyball: Pine Ridge girls, Golden Gate boys claim Collier titles (Naples Daily News)
The Pine Ridge girls and Golden Gate boys took home Collier County’s middle school volleyball trophies on Saturday — again

High school girls state volleyball tournament scores (Honolulu Advertiser)
New City Nissan/HHSAA Girls Volleyball State Tournament At Stan Sheriff Center Division I Consolation: 'Aiea def. Baldwin 25-17, 25-16 Fifth Place: Moanalua def. Mililani 16-25, 25-20, 15-9 Third Place: Kahuku def. Kamehameha-Maui 25-17, 25-22


Volleyball Commentary

Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
The Olympics are quickly approaching and the controversy over the host aside, they are shaping up to be great. The facilities are simply astonishing. The Beijing National Stadium,...

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...

What does it take to be a setter?
As the cornerstone of every effective offense, the setter needs to be quick and precise. He needs to be able to chase a ball that is passed off of the...

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...

On Leadership
Leadership is often seen as a solitary role to be assumed by one individual. He is to lead and the others are to follow. The captain is responsible for ensuring...

Pass, Pass, Pass!
Passing is very much a skill where repetition is crucial to success. Most college players will tell you that passing a few hundred balls a day is necessary to...


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