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BATTLE CREEK - Shelby Daum loves the sport of volleyball.

The senior from Battle Creek plays volleyball year-round, whether it’s at the high school or club level.
In November, Daum — a 6-foot-1 middle blocker and outside hitter — signed a letter of intent to play Division I volleyball at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.

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YORK — As any new coach will admit, putting in a new system, teaching new drills, getting to know the players and coaches takes time.

York first-year head coach Kayla Bessmer will not be lacking any energy as she tries to get York volleyball on track, and at the same time increase the level of play and put fire into the program.

NORFOLK - The Northeast Nebraska Volleyball All-Star match will be held on June 17 at 7 p.m. at Northeast Community College in Norfolk.

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BATTLE CREEK -- Things went down to the wire.

Class C No. 3 Wisner-Pilger recorded a wild 23-25, 25-19, 28-26 win over top-ranked Battle Creek here Thursday night at the Battle Creek triangular.

With the third set tied at 26, senior Abby Jo Schantz connected on back-to-back kills to seal the Wisner-Pilger win.

Class C-1 Preseason No. 7

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NORFOLK – The two most valuable players at the 12th annual Northeast Nebraska All-Star Classic traveled different paths - literally and figuratively - to earn the accolades Friday night (June 19).

Ewing's Hayley Thramer arrived at Northeast Community College just hours prior to the match that featured the top players from Northeast and North Central Nebraska.

WAYNE - Wayne State College head volleyball coach Scott Kneifl announced today that four Nebraska high school standouts have signed national letters of intent or scholarship offers during the NCAA early signing period to attend Wayne State College and play for the Wildcats in the 2010 season. They are Cori Hobbs of Battle Creek, Jordan Lechner of Syracuse, McKenna Reagan of Elkhorn and Tatum Wroblewski of St. Paul.

“We are very pleased with this year’s recruiting class,” remarked Coach Kneifl. “We feel like we have recruited four very talented student-athletes to our program that will not only help us on the volleyball floor but will also fit into our philosophy of being great teammates. All four of these players will be able to compete for positions next fall and we are very excited they chose Wayne State College over other Division I and Division II programs.”

Hobbs is a 6-0 outside hitter who was a four-year starter at Battle Creek High School. She helped the Bravettes to a 25-4 record this season and a #10 ranking in Class C-1 Omaha World Herald rankings. As a junior last season, Hobbs helped the Bravettes reach the Class C-1 State Tournament with a 28-4 record, earning Class C-1 All-State honors and Third Team Super State recognition from the Lincoln Journal Star while being named captain of the Class C Norfolk Daily News Elite Eight squad. She also set a new Class C-1 state record last season with 614 kills for the Bravettes.

Ratings Comments: There weren't many changes this week, but Kearney Catholic earned a promotion for wins against St. Paul and Wood River, while the Wildcats fell after losses to the Stars and Grand Island central Catholic.

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After about a month of volleyball, the chase for the Class C1 State crown has cleared considerably. Here's a midpoint breakdown of the six districts and the wild card race as we now know it.

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