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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — To the casual spectator, this weekend’s Johnson County Community College volleyball tournament might as well have been the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II National Tournament.

With five of the six teams ranked in the NJCAA Division II preseason poll, Central Community College definitely had its work cut out for it.

The Central Community College Raiders took down a pair of pre-season ranked teams on Friday in the opening night of the JCCC Kickoff Tournament in Overland Park, Kan.

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COLUMBUS - When Marge Burkett came to Platte College in 1969, there were no women's sports.

This was new to the Colorado native.

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Give Cola Svec an average pass and the University of Nebraska at Kearney senior would work her magic, transforming it into an excellent set.

“That's what really separates her from the pack,” Loper coach Rick Squiers said.

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COLUMBUS — Katie Beiermann sure took a roundabout way to greatness.

Recently named a National Junior College Athletic Association Division II first team All-American, the Central Community College freshman volleyball player traveled out of state and played a different sport before finding a home on the hardwood as a Raider.

COLUMBUS – The public is invited to attend the Inaugural Central Community College Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet and Induction Ceremony Jan. 22 at the Elks Country Club in Columbus.

Seven individuals and one team will be inducted at the event, which will begin with a social hour at 6 p.m. and the meal at 7 p.m.

The purpose of the CCC Athletic Hall of Fame is to honor former athletes, teams, coaches, and/or individuals who have distinguished themselves who made substantial contributions to the Columbus or Hastings Campus athletic programs.

GREELEY - Cedar Valley senior Darian Erickson has signed a national letter of intent to play volleyball at Central Community College-Columbus in the fall.

Erickson, a setter, helped Greeley-Wolbach win the Class D2 state title in 2009 and Cedar Valley place third in Class D1 in 2010.

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COUNCIL BLUFFS — The Central Community College volleyball team suffered through a tough weekend, going 1-3 at the Iowa Western Invitational.

“We just weren’t sharp the whole weekend,” Central CC coach Mary Young said. “It was a combination of things.”

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MCCOOK - The sport of volleyball is a game of momentum, and the McCook Community College Lady Indians had 'Old Mo' on their side early in their Wednesday, Sept. 15 match with Central Community College of Columbus.

But the momentum shifted to Central's side of the net, and MCC suffered a four-set loss in action at the True Hall gym on the McCook campus.

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BEATRICE — It was a tale of two halves Wednesday for the Central Community College volleyball team.

After splitting the first two sets 25-19, 21-25 at Southeast Community College, the Raiders entered the intermission knowing they hadn’t played their best volleyball.