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Thursday’s Volleyball News

September 27th, 2007

Today brings us a story on the increased focus on serving, which hasn’t always been the focus of volleyball coaches judging by the poor serves I’ve witnessed over the years. Undoubtedly, a strong serve is a huge bonus. Just ask Spruce Creek senior KaLee Duggan, who served up four straight aces Tuesday night in a […]

Florida Prep Volleyball News

September 26th, 2007

Volleyball teams are well into the heart of their seasons, and we have lots of coverage to share with you today.
We’re between the normal Tuesday and Thursday games. So we’ll review what happened earlier this week and look ahead to what’s on tap this weekend. First, there are a host of key tournaments, including one […]

Volleyball Poll Released

September 26th, 2007

The Florida Sports Writers Association released its second weekly poll of the season on Tuesday afternoon.
In 6A, Timber Creek rules again. In 5A, Tampa Plant and Venice are 1-2, and both were still undefeated heading into Tuesday’s games. In 4A, Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons has the top spot. In 3A, 2A and 1A Central Florida […]

Double Duty For Oak Hall Athlete

September 26th, 2007

There’s an enjoyable story on Emily VanGelder, an eighth-grader from Gainesville Oak Hall over at the Gainesville Sun’s Web site. It appears that she’s going to be one to watch for a number of years. Her 5K run in 22:24 puts her among some of the state’s better girls runners. Of course, her 14 kills […]

Berkeley Prep Premier This Weekend

September 25th, 2007

The latest in a series of early-season weekend volleyball tournaments arrives this weekend with dozens of teams traveling to Tampa for the Berkeley Prep Premier. Tampa Plant and Gainesville Buchholz, both top-rated in their class by the Florida Sports Writers Association, are among the nine ranked Florida teams planning to participate in this tournament, according […]

Quick Hits—Durant High’s Alexa Donini

September 24th, 2007

The Tampa Tribune sat down with Durant High’s Alexa Donini, a senior captain for the volleyball team. Donini plays an important role for the team. She sets for teammates Kelsey Horton and Stephanie Eukovich, who each average 2.6 kills per game.
Here’s a little more on Durant, which started the year 6-1, from the St. Petersburg […]

Volleyball Season Spikes Up

September 21st, 2007

Despite our focus on football in this, our inaugural month, we haven’t forgotten about volleyball. In fact, we witnessed a fine match Thursday that saw DeLand rally from a 2-0 deficit to win a five-game match with rival Deltona. That’s a bragging rights game, and word is there’s usually plenty of bragging right up until […]