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Volleyball Lakers dealt back-to-back defeats (Cnylink)
Two days of negative results threatened to undo what took the Skaneateles girls volleyball team more than two months to build. First, the Lakers had to deal with the end of its

Solvay volleyball sweeps past Westhill (Cnylink)
In a strong late-season performance, the Solvay girls volleyball team defended its home court last Tuesday night with a three-game sweep over its neighbors from Westhill. The

Palmer only Breaker on All-CIF volleyball team (Laguna Beach Coastline Pilot)
The CIF Southern Section office in Los Alamitos released the All-CIF Southern Section girls’ volleyball teams Tuesday, and Laguna Beach High senior Alexandra Palmer was one of 24 players to make the Division I team.

Kim Jong Il Watches Volleyball Match (Korean Central News Agency)
Pyongyang, January 28 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il watched the volleyball match held between the "April 25" Team of the KPA and a volleyball selection on the occasion of the lunar New Year.

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.

St. John’s women’s volleyball breaching barriers (Queens Courier)
It has been a quiet winter for the St. John’s women’s volleyball team. Snubbed out of a berth in the NCAA tournament despite sharing a conference title with the invited Cincinnati Bearcats, members of the Red Storm have had two full months to lick their wounds and contemplate the past season.

NKorea's Kim at volleyball game, concert: state media (AFP via Yahoo! News)
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has attended a Lunar New Year volleyball match and an artistic performance by the military, state media said Thursday in its latest reports on his activities.

Pepperdine men's volleyball seeks to build upon 2008 success (The Malibu Times)
With five national championships, Pepperdine men's volleyball has a rich tradition of excellence and success. This year's team seems up to the challenge of making some history of its own.

Men's Volleyball: Tight games go OSU's way (The Lantern)
In an arduous five-game match, Ohio State men's volleyball defeated St. Francis on the road this weekend. The 14th-ranked Buckeyes improved their record to 2-4 with the win


Volleyball Commentary

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...


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