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No. 5 Men's Volleyball Advances To EIVA Final Saturday at Rec Hall (GoPSUsports.com)
University Park, Pa. - The fifth-ranked Penn State men's volleyball team swept George Mason (30-19, 30-22, 30-21) in the second of two EIVA conference championship semifinal matches Thursday night at Rec Hall to advance to the EIVA Championship on Saturday, May 2 at 7:00 p.m. at Rec Hall. The defending NCAA Champion Nittany Lions (26-3) will face Juniata (18-7), who defeated Saint Francis in ...

Knipe named coach for U.S. men’s volleyball team (Huntington Beach Independent)
Marina High graduate Alan Knipe has been selected as the head coach of the U.S. men’s volleyball national team.

Minnechaug boys volleyball recovers from 0-2 deficit to top Agawam in five games (The Republican)
Down 0-2, no problem for the Minnechaug Regional High School boys volleyball team Thursday. The Falcons rallied to post a 3-2 win over Agawam Thursday.

AREA SCENE: Mines signs Texas volleyball player (Rapid City Journal)
RAPID CITY — The South Dakota School of Mines women’s volleyball head coach Tiffany Mastin has signed Kanysa Bartsch to join the squad in the fall of 2009.

Head-Royce volleyball no longer a secret (The Montclarion)
Without much fanfare, a new team moved into the Bay Area News Group's East Bay Volleyball rankings last week.

Adult volleyball league (Redlands Daily Facts)
REDLANDS - A six-on-six co-ed adult volleyball league will be starting on May 20 at the Redlands Community Center.

MEN'S VOLLEYBALL: Cardinal rally past Flyers to get into championship match (Ball State Daily News)
The Ball State University men's volleyball team is back in the conference championship match.

Small Stars: Youth Volleyball (FOX 7 Austin)
FOX 7 Small Stars takes a look at the volleyball action between the Hurricanes and the Crusaders.  

Set for success: Danbury volleyball on the rise (The News-Times)
DANBURY -- Two years ago Richard Janey and his Danbury High boys volleyball teammates knew how it felt to lose.This year, however, the Hatters are learning what it's like to win.Danbury (6-3, 5-1 FCIAC) won just two games in the 2007 season, but has already tripled that total this year.

Miles CC drops volleyball program (The Republican)
(AP) — MILES CITY, Mont. (AP) ? Miles Community College has decided to drop its volleyball program after being unable to find a qualified coach. The college's board of trustees voted 6-0 Monday to discontinue the program, which the school restarted in the fall of 2005. One trustee was absent.


Volleyball Commentary

Welcome Back, USAV!
Volleyball may have been invented on the East Coast, but it was definitely Californians that first ran with it. So it is only fitting that Southern California will have both...

Eye on 2012: Keeping U.S. Teams on the Podium
Does it get any better than Beijing for USA Volleyball? I mean, who could have predicted that our indoor teams would tie their best finishes since 1984 with the men’s...

Is the AVP Recession Proof?
It’s unavoidable. Every time I turn on the TV I get more bad news – businesses are laying off or closing down, homes are in foreclosure and credit is...

Mike Whitmarsh and the Plight of the Retired Athlete
On February 16, former AVP star and Olympic Silver medalist Mike Whitmarsh was found dead in a car inside a friend’s garage. Two days later, the San Diego County Medical...

Game, Set or Match?
I admit it. I'm a purist. I want the old game of volleyball back. You know, the one where you could only earn points when you served, where you couldn't...

Bring Back the Heckler!
Is it me or are the crowds at volleyball games getting more and more tame?I watched the #1 Pepperdine men's team take on UCLA at Pauley Pavilion and heard announcer/legend...


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