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Elementary students start ‘I Love to Read’ Month with volleyball (The Wahpeton Daily News)
Thunderous roars filled the Breckenridge Elementary-Middle School gymnasium Monday afternoon as the elementary school body watched teams battle it out during beach volleyball.

BYU volleyball team falls to the Trojans (Deseret Morning News)
LOS ANGELES — Junior opposite Mat Taylor led the No. 9 BYU men's volleyball team in kills, but it wasn't enough as the Cougars dropped a 3-1 (30-21, 25-30, 30-27, 30-27) match to No. 5 USC on Friday.

Men's Volleyball: No. 12 Scarlet and Gray defeat Scarlet Knights, fall to Patriots (The Lantern)
ZACH TUGGLE /THE LANTERN Ohio State sophomores Steven Kehoe, middle, and Kevin Heine, right, focus on the ball after Kehoe set the ball for Heine during Friday's match with George Mason. OSU lost the match 3-2. No. 12 Ohio State men's volleyball won one and lost one this weekend when they hosted Rutgers-Newark Thursday and George Mason on Friday

UAAP men’s volleyball: Ateneo takes Final Four seat (Yehey!)
Ateneo defeated Adamson, 25-22, 25-21, 16-25, 25-17, Sunday to clinch the last semifinals berth in the UAAP Season 71 men’s volleyball tournament at The Arena in San Juan.

Northwestern Tech Upsets Ole Miss Club Volleyball Team (The Chattanoogan)
The Ole Miss Volleyball Club Team which got more than they expected from Northwestern Tech's Lady Mustangs on Saturday afternoon in the Commodore Classic at Vanderbilt University.

Volleyball wants ‘glory days’ back (Yehey!)
Veteran mentor Thelma Barina-Rojas vowed to bring back the glory days of Philippine volleyball as she was appointed head coach of the national women’s team for the 2009 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.

DAILY PILOT GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL DREAM TEAM:Highly respected (Daily Pilot)
As coach of the Newport Harbor High girls’ volleyball team for the past 23 seasons, Dan Glenn has seen a variety of players, plenty of talent.

Lady Deer volleyball players honored at banquet (Deer Park Broadcaster & Progress)
Coach Gay Sabatell and her coaching staff; Coach Carey Driskell, Coach Ashley Black and Coach Jennifer Sheek; honored their varsity girls during the recent Fall Sports Banquet for a tremendous performance in the 2008 volleyball season.

Snow volleyball serves up fun for teacher (The Sault Star)
Winter won't get any better than this for Amy Peltonen. Playing snow volleyball during Ontario Winter Carnival Bon Soo is the best thing about [...]

USC Men's Volleyball Beats BYU In 5 Tight Sets (USC Trojans)
Murphy Troy had a match-high 24 kills to lead the No. 5-ranked USC men's volleyball team to a 34-32, 33-35, 29-31, 30-23, 15-10 comeback win over No. 9 BYU in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match on Saturday (Feb. 7) in USC's Galen Center.


Volleyball Commentary

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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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