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Castle Crashers Coming To PSN, Now With Added Volleyball! (Game Informer)
The Behemoth continues to be hard at work on Castle Crashers for PlayStation Network, and fans will have a couple of new surprises in store when it releases. The biggest addition will be an in-game volleyball minigame. This zany variation on the popular sport supports 8-player matches, local or online play, magic use on the court, and support for every one of your unlocked characters. The news ...
SUN CITY: Chair volleyball program launches (The Californian)
Sit down and get ready to toss the beach ball into the air for the first ever chair volleyball games at Kay Ceniceros Community Center.
M. Volleyball. Gauchos Make Quick Work of Harvard on First Leg of East Coast Swing (UC Santa Barbara Athletics)
The No. 9 UC Santa Barbara men's volleyball team made quick work of Harvard on the first leg of the Gauchos' east coast swing, sweeping the Crimson 30-26, 30-22, and 30-21 Thursday night at Malkin Athletic Center.
Balding to coach Punahou volleyball (Honolulu Advertiser)
Peter Balding has been named girls volleyball coach at Punahou School, the school announced yesterday. Balding, a 1977 Punahou graduate, guided the Buffanblu girls from 1991 to 1995, including the 1993 state championship season.
Nalbert retires from volleyball (People's Daily)
One of Brazil's biggest names in volleyball, Nalbert, announced on Thursday his retirement from the sport. Weeks from his 36th birthday, the athlete decided to quit. "It is time to stop. We all know that every athlete goes through the same thing and feels the same sensation of butterflies in their stomach, but life continues. The good memories are eternal," said Nalbert. The player's career was ...
Ex-volleyball coach pleads not guilty in child annoyance case (The Sacramento Bee)
Former Christian Brothers High School history teacher and volleyball coach Minh Nguyen today pleaded not guilty to a charge of misdemeanor child annoyance.
Sowers wins girls’ volleyball title (Huntington Beach Independent)
The Sowers Middle School eighth-grade girls’ volleyball team began its playoff run in the Newport-Mesa Athletic League last week with a second-place seeding in the tournament. They finished their regular season with a 6-1 record, having lost to defending-champion Dwyer.
Volleyball Commentary
Tough Week for the Top Dogs It was a bad week to be No. 1. In what CSUN fans can only hope was an off week, the Matadors struggled with two losses in three days. On Wednesday night they lost in four sets to UCI, who as I mentioned in an earlier post may be the best No. 11 team ever to grace the standings. Still, when you're ranked No. 1, you're expected (even if unfairly) to beat everybody. To add to their woes on Friday night, the Matadors got out to a 2-0 lead on UCLA only to lose the next three sets and thus the match. I guess you can call that progress since the first time these two met last month, UCLA beat CSUN 3-0. If CSUN hopes to retain the top ranking, their upcoming road matches are critical. On Wednesday, they are up against No. 3 USC, who is just coming off of a loss to Stanford and on Friday they are facing No. 4 Pepperdine who they lost to in four sets earlier this month. No rest for the weary. Tough Week for the Top Dogs originally appeared on About.com Volleyball on Sunday, February 21st, 2010 at 22:29:56.
When Records Lie The reigning men's volleyball national champs are losing. A lot. Currently, the UCI Anteaters are 2-6 in their conference, the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. As of last week they had dropped out of the top ten. But don't count these guys out just yet, because every once in a while, a team's record means absolutely nothing. This is one of those times. UCI may have lost three starters from the national championship squad, but they still have a strong crew on the floor and one of the best coaches in the game on the sidelines. Four of the six losses on UCI's record came in five set matches. In other words, they almost won. They almost beat Hawaii twice, USC once and BYU on night one. On night two against BYU, they did win - in straight sets. As we all know, almost doesn't count on a team's record. But knowing they can play with just about anybody may give them the confidence they need to conquer the latter half of the season. So don't be surprised if the Anteaters channel some of that national champion juice they had last season and put it on display over the next month or two. A little more consistency and a few less missed serves and UCI will once again be a force in the playoffs. Opponents beware. When Records Lie originally appeared on About.com Volleyball on Monday, February 8th, 2010 at 22:40:26.
Would the Real Deal Please Stand Up... The number one ranking has changed for the third time this season in men's volleyball, but the coming weeks will make it clear who the real top team is going into the playoffs. It's the battle of the formers on Wednesday. Former No. 1 CSUN meets former No. 3 USC. Now ranked five and six respectively, the game has lost a bit of its luster, but should still be a good battle as they both teams attempt to turn things around. Then on Friday, former No. 1 CSUN will take on current No. 1 Pepperdine which could show us which team is currently the real deal. Here are the other matches to keep an eye on this week: Wednesday, February 24th Friday, February 26th Saturday, February 27 Would the Real Deal Please Stand Up... originally appeared on About.com Volleyball on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 at 11:42:33.
CSUN @ USC
UCI @ Long Beach State
CSUN @ Pepperdine
Long Beach State @ UCLA
BYU @ Hawaii
BYU @ Hawaii
Week Six Men's VB Games to Watch Stanford will get a chance to prove they deserve that No. 2 ranking this weekend. They have a tough weekend of matches ahead as they head down to LA to take on the hot-handed No. 4 Pepperdine Waves and the No. 3 USC Trojans. Here are the rest of the matches to keep an eye on this week: Wednesday, February 17th Friday, February 19th Saturday, February 20th Week Six Men's VB Games to Watch originally appeared on About.com Volleyball on Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 at 18:32:40.
CSUN @ UCI
UCLA @ UCSB
Stanford @ Pepperdine
CSUN @ UCLA
BYU @ UCSD
Stanford @ USC
BYU @ UCSD
Pepperdine Does It Again When it comes to beating the top-ranked teams, no one is doing it better (or more often) than Pepperdine this season. In 2010 they've managed to beat the top-ranked teams repeatedly and in fine fashion. A few let down losses kept them outside the top five all season. That is until now. Last week the Waves took on No. 2 USC for the second time this season. And for the second time, they took the Trojans down - this time in three straight sets. Looks like Pepperdine has the hot hand, but let's hope they don't peak too early. Save some for the playoffs, guys! Pepperdine moves up three spots in this week's AVCA poll to No. 4. Despite their two wins over the Trojans, Pepperdine still doesn't outrank USC who landed at No. 3. Stanford was also on the move this week. After decisive wins over UCI (four sets) and UCLA (three sets), the Cardinal moved back into the No. 2 spot after two weeks down at No. 5. Good wins to get under their belt as they'll now hit the road for seven of their next 11 matches. Pepperdine Does It Again originally appeared on About.com Volleyball on Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 at 18:17:51.
This Week's Games to Watch Pepperdine will get the chance to prove they're worthy of a top five ranking if they can beat No. 2 USC for the second time this season. Stanford has a tough weekend ahead that will likely impact its No. 5 ranking one way or another. They're due to battle No. 3 UCLA and No. 11 UCI. Here are the rest of the games to keep an eye on this week: Thursday, February 11th Friday, February 12th Saturday, February 13th This Week's Games to Watch originally appeared on About.com Volleyball on Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 at 17:22:45.
Long Beach State @ CSUN
Pepperdine @ USC
CSUN @ UCSD
UCLA @ Stanford
UCSB @ Long Beach State
UCI @ Stanford
UCSB @ UCSD
A New Number One Trouble at the top this week. CSUN and USC have dropped out of the top three in the AVCA Coaches Poll for the first time in the regular season. With losses to UCI and UCLA, Northridge drops to 11-4 on the season and tumbles from the No. 1 spot. After three weeks at the top, the Matadors now sit at No. 5. Just behind them is former No. 3 USC. After last week's loss to No. 2 Stanford, they fell three spots to No. 6. And with that, Pepperdine finally gets to take a turn at the top, grabbing the No. 1 ranking for the first time this season. Now we'll see if they have what it takes to stay there. The only team that didn't benefit from taking down a top team last week is UCI. Despite beating the former No. 1 team in four sets, they remain at No. 11. Expect that to change in the coming weeks. A New Number One originally appeared on About.com Volleyball on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 at 11:24:49.
And UCLA's New Head Coach Is... No more speculation required regarding who will take over as the women's head coach over in Westwood after the retirement of Andy Banachowski, the program's head for the last 43 years. UCLA decided to keep it in the family, hiring former Bruin Mike Sealy to lead the team. Sealy was a three-time All-American setter for UCLA back in the 90's and led the team to a national championship in 1993. Since then he assistant coached for both the UCLA men (2003-2006) and women (2005) before heading to Hawaii to serve as Dave Shoji's associate head coach for the last four years. I'm not surprised that UCLA decided to give it one of their own. Sealy comes to the job knowing exactly what he's walking into and what kind of legacy he's been asked to continue there. He's capable and qualified and should be able to breathe new life into the program. But for his first solo head coaching position, this one is a doozy. And UCLA's New Head Coach Is... originally appeared on About.com Volleyball on Sunday, February 14th, 2010 at 23:10:13.
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