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Land O' Lakes Volleyball Displays Grit Against Gulf (The Tampa Tribune)
Land O' Lakes volleyball coach Michelle Griffin was looking for a match like this one.

Volleyball: Ponies dump White Bear Lake (Stillwater Gazette)
OAK PARK HEIGHTS - The Stillwater volleyball team celebrate Senior Night with a 3-1 Suburban East Conference victory over White Bear Lake on Tuesday at Stillwater Area High School.

Engle powers No.3 Volleyball past Baylor, 3-0 (Texas Longhorns)
Junior All-America opposite hitter Ashley Engle posts a season-best 16 kills on .536 hitting to pace Texas to a sweep of Baylor. AUSTIN, Texas -- Junior All-America opposite hitter Ashley Engle posted a season-high 16 kills on .536 hitting to lead the third-ranked Texas Volleyball team to a 3-0 sweep of Baylor, Wednesday night at Gregory Gymnasium.

Volleyball: Douglas beats Carson in four (The Record-Courier)
Douglas High's volleyball team showed why it's the class of the Sierra League Tuesday night.

PrepZone: Volleyball, cross country, golf notes (Naples Daily News)
Notes on area volleyball, cross country, golf teams:

Terre Haute North Tops West Vigo In Volleyball (WTWO Terre Haute)
The Terre Haute North volleyball team is one win away from tieing the school record for most wins in a season. North picked up their 18th win of the season Wednesday with a 3-0 win over West Vigo.

VOLLEYBALL History-making Lincoln girls win first match (Ellwood City Ledger)
MIDLAND - "We made history." Coach Kim Frampton held up her cell phone to capture the euphoria on the team bus as the Lincoln High School girls varsity volleyball team won its first section match and first match in the program's existence, 3-2, in a match-up of first-year teams Wednesday night.

President Arroyo supports Asian girls volleyball tilt (Yehey!)
President Gloria Arroyo has given her full support to the Philippine Volleyball Federation (PVF) for organizing the Seventh Asian Youth Girls’ Volleyball Championship slated October 11 to 18 at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City.

Senior Rebel volleyball players honored during final games sof season (Savannah Morning News)
GUYTON - The Rebel volleyball team finished its season with 0-2 losses to Calvary and Glynn Academy on Tuesday.


Volleyball Commentary

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...

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...

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...

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...

Go to Sleep!
If you are an athlete and you are not getting enough sleep, then it is crucial that you make some lifestyle changes. The average adult needs around 8 hours...

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...

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...

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...


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