VOLLEYBALL

LETTERS OF INTENT: Area athletes sign letters of intent to play in college

ORANGE CITY, Iowa — George-Little Rock senior Taylor Carstensen signed a letter of intent Feb. 26 to continue her academic and basketball careers at Northwestern College this fall.

By Daily Globe , March 15, 2013

YMCA: Women’s volleyball champions crowned

The YMCA women's volleyball champions pose for a picture at the Worthington YMCA.

By Daily Globe , March 05, 2013

Teamwork: Worthington women call it quits after 30 years of playing volleyball

WORTHINGTON — Last week, some of the members of The Eldas played their last volleyball league match at the Worthington Area YMCA. It was a playoff match, and they didn't advance, but the women left the court with a feeling of accomplishment.

By Beth Rickers , March 02, 2013

ALL-AREA VOLLEYBALL: Van Epps was tablesetter

All-State setter provided precision execution as Huskies made long playoff run

December 08, 2012

As others see it: Uniforms too revealing

Saturday, The Daily Republic published a story that made us a bit uncomfortable and may have caused discomfort among some readers, too.

By Mitchell (S.D.) Daily Republic , November 28, 2012

Honors granted in Southwest, Southern Confederacy conferences

MARSHALL — Five area girls tennis players and seven area volleyball players have been recently named to the Southwest Conference All-Conference team.

By Daily Globe , November 14, 2012

VIDEO: Minnesota College Athletic Conference update

View the latest edition of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference update with conference coordinator Justin Heckenlaible.

By Aaron Hagen , November 13, 2012

PREP VOLLEYBALL: Eagles, Chargers dominate All-RRC volleyball

WORTHINGTON — The 2012 All-Red Rock Conference volleyball team has recently been decided by league coaches. Southwest Christian and Westbrook-Walnut Grove were represented the most with four all-conference players apiece. The Eagles added two honorable mention players, while the Chargers had one. The Red Rock Conference regular season championship went to Southwest Christian, which compiled a 10-0 mark. The rest of the standings included Westbrook-Walnut Grove (9-1), Southwestern United (8-2), Murray County Central (7-3), Red Rock Central (6-4), Mountain Lake Area (5-5), Hills-Beaver Creek (3-7), Adrian (2-8), Edgerton (2-8), Fulda (2-8) and Ellsworth (1-9).

By Daily Globe , November 07, 2012

VIDEO: Minnesota College Athletic Conference update

View the latest edition of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference update with conference coordinator Justin Heckenlaible.

By Aaron Hagen , November 06, 2012

PREP VOLLEYBALL: Tigers sweep Huskies for title

MARSHALL — Building large leads in each of the first two games and then pulling away late to win the third set Saturday night, North champion and top-seeded Marshall Tigers swept South champion and top-seeded Jackson County Central Huskies in the Section 3AA high school volleyball tournament championship match at the R/A Facility on the campus of Southwest Minnesota State University.

By Lucas Knutson , November 05, 2012

VOLLEYBALL: Svalland signs with Briar Cliff

WORTHINGTON — Tara Svalland has decided to continue her academic and athletic careers next fall at Briar Cliff University. Svalland, a senior right-side hitter from Worthington, helped the Trojans complete a 22-11 volleyball campaign in 2012. On Friday in the WHS Media Center, she signed a letter of intent to attend the Sioux City, Iowa-based Briar Cliff. “I really liked the girls on (Briar Cliff’s) volleyball team and the school seemed to really fit well for me,” Svalland said. “The teachers seemed to really give me a lot of help and attention. I liked that a lot.” A three-year letterwinner, Svalland was an All-Southwest Conference honorable mention pick in 2011. She posted 142 kills and 70 blocks as a junior and followed that with 154 kills and 49 blocks as senior. Svalland recorded 327 kills and 133 blocks during her prep career. The 2012 All-Southwest Conference selections will be made later this season.

November 03, 2012

PREP VOLLEYBALL: Huskies prevail in 4

WORTHINGTON – Thursday’s Section 3AA South Division volleyball title match featured No. 1-seeded Jackson County Central and No. 2-seeded Windom squaring off in a classic battle that featured hard hitting, long rallies and tough defenses.

By Lance Knutson , November 02, 2012

PREP VOLLEYBALL: Knights eliminate Wildcats in Section 3A

MARSHALL — Rattling off eight straight points to begin the fifth and decisive game, fifth-seeded Russell-Tyler-Ruthton held off a late rally by third-seeded Southwestern United to earn a thrilling 3-2 victory in the Section 3A South Division Volleyball Tournament championship match Thursday at Southwest Minnesota State University’s R/A Facility.

By Lucas Knutson , November 02, 2012

TROJAN VOLLEYBALL: Eagles sweep Trojans

WINDOM — Hali Tasler’s service effort Tuesday night helped Windom rally to win the first set in an eventual sweep by the No. 2-seed Eagles over the third-seeded Worthington Trojans in a Section 3AA South semifinal volleyball match.

By Lance Knutson , October 31, 2012

PREP VOLLEYBALL: Wildcats take down Falcons

LUVERNE — Quickly jumping out to big leads in each of the first two sets Tuesday night, the third-seeded Southwestern United Wildcats earned a three-game sweep (25-21, 25-16 and 25-18) over the seventh-seeded Red Rock Central Falcons in the semifinals of the Section 3A South high school volleyball tournament.

By Lucas Knutson , October 31, 2012