Articles filed under Volleyball
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Bronson paragon of defensive excellenceMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - DEE-fense! DEE-fense! That's not a chant you often hear from the crowd at a volleyball match. But it's not as if the fans don't appreciate defense. As a matter of fact,...
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WWS Tigers overcome deficit in quarterfinal winMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - The Wheaton Warrenville South boys volleyball team has a tradition of excellence in state tournament play. Defending state champions, four state titles in school history...
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Lake Co. boys volleyball All-Area teamMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Jeff Achler, Vernon Hills How valuable was Achler, a senior libero, to Vernon Hills' success? "If you take him away, that costs us more victories than (anybody else)," c...
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Warren's Schuette drives to bigger, better successMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - There was nothing wrong with the way Warren senior Ryan Schuette played last year. In fact, most players in their first year on varsity would have been ecstatic with 18...
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Buffalo Grove tops HuskiesMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - The wait must have seemed endless. The Buffalo Grove Bison boys volleyball team, psyched up to play their state tournament quarterfinal match against Oak Park-River For...
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Neuqua prevails over Glenbard EastMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Something had to give. Glenbard East and Neuqua Valley came to the boys volleyball state quarterfinals with identical 36-3 records and a combined 28-match winning streak...
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Wiskirchen's passion set up SchaumburgMay 29, 2008 11:00 pm - It isn't just the gaudy stats that make Mitch Wiskirchen a stellar volleyball player. Sure, he's got those. The Schaumburg senior setter finished the season with 466 ass...
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Boys volleyball: Northwest All-Area teamMay 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Dan Aloisio, Conant After a stellar junior season on the right side, the two-year varsity starter moved outside this year and rose to the occasion. The team captain fin...
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Glenbard East senior Dan Mader a great player -- and a really nice guyMay 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Hall of Fame baseball manager Leo Durocher was wrong. Nice guys don't necessarily finish last. Sometimes they finish first, and for two years in a row they finish the se...
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The DuPage All-Area boys volleyball teamMay 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Jake Blackman, Neuqua Valley Everyone on the opposing defense knows the ball is going to Blackman most of the time, but that doesn't stop him. This all-around player is ...