Articles filed under Volleyball
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UCLA women beat Illinois for NCAA volleyball titleDec 16, 2011 11:00 pm - SAN ANTONIO — First UCLA stopped the greatest championship run in NCAA women's volleyball history. Then the Bruins won a title for themselves. Finally. Twenty years afte...
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Illini’s Ward happy she didn’t give up on volleyballDec 15, 2011 11:00 pm - The idea is absurd now. But not too long ago, Colleen Ward hated volleyball. Yep, the same Colleen Ward who was a volleyball star at Naperville North and is now a first-...
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Illinois advances to NCAA volleyball finalDec 14, 2011 11:00 pm - SAN ANTONIO — Senior outside hitter Colleen Ward had 27 kills and Illinois advanced to its first championship match in school history, upsetting USC in five sets in the ...
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Three suburban stars earn Big Ten volleyball honorsNov 28, 2011 11:00 pm - When the Big Ten handed out its annual postseason volleyball awards Tuesday, three former suburban stars were among those sharing the spotlight. Former Naperville North ...
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Barrington’s Leonard makes cut with USCNov 21, 2011 11:00 pm - Before Tommy Leonard started selling himself to Division I college volleyball programs he needed help convincing himself to give the sport another shot. Leonard was cut ...
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Lake Zurich’s Hartman’s a hit at Stevens PointNov 20, 2011 11:00 pm - One year after finshing her career setting for Lake Zurich’s volleyball team, Alexis Hartman continued to make her presence felt at the collegiate level. The Wisconsin-S...
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Illini’s Penn could go from post to pointNov 18, 2011 11:00 pm - We’re all multi-tasking these days. Even basketball players. Here I thought that Illinois forward Karisma Penn was going to step forward this season and seamlessly assum...
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Girls volleyball/Final 2011 Top 20Nov 16, 2011 10:00 pm - Girls volleyball Final 2011 Top 20 Team Comment 1. Benet (39-3) Haggertys dominate Class 4A final 2. Cary-Grove (37-5) Repeated as Class 4A runner-up 3. St. Francis (3...
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Barron helps make Coe goNov 14, 2011 11:00 pm - The Coe College women’s volleyball team made history this season, and a Mundelein High School graduate played an important role in that success. Sophomore Megan Barron f...
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Hardcore Haggerty: Benet soph’s hard to keep off the courtNov 13, 2011 11:00 pm - Maddie Haggerty’s career match, it turns out, was pretty darn courageous too. Benet’s sophomore outside hitter threw down 16 kills — and with older sister Meghan Haggert...