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LINCOLN - While Lincoln Southwest's focus Tuesday night was the Heartland Conference semifinal match against city rival Southeast, the fifth-ranked Silver Hawk volleyball team couldn't help but peek ahead slightly to Thursday's championship bout with No. 4 Grand Island.

"We had a couple bad starts in the first two sets, then we let up at the end (of the third set)," Southwest senior outside hitter Sarah Faubel said after the Hawks' 25-17, 25-17, 25-21 home triumph over Southeast.

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LINCOLN - After Class A fifth-ranked Lincoln Southwest battled back from a 14-10 deficit in set one, the Silver Hawks rarely trailed the rest of the way in a 25-20, 25-15, 25-19 victory at rival Lincoln Southeast.

“It’s kind of typical of us, unfortunately,” Southwest coach Mary Schropfer said of the Silver Hawks’ slow start.

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LINCOLN - On her Nebraska ONE 14-and-under club volleyball team, Toni Tupper played middle blocker and right side.

The powerful 6-foot-2 freshman, however, has found a home as an outside hitter for Lincoln Northeast this fall, a point she hammered home again Tuesday night. Tupper had a match-high 16 kills in leading the Rockets to a 25-17, 25-17, 25-21 home victory against Lincoln High at Ed Johnson Gym.

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COLUMBUS — The Discoverers came ready to play and took care of business.

Thursday at a home triangular against Lincoln High and rival Norfolk, the Columbus High volleyball team swept its competition, capping the night with a highly-competitive 25-22, 28-26 win over the Panthers at the CHS gym.

LINCOLN - Lincoln High finished with a 5-29 record last season with three victories over Omaha Northwest and wins over Nebraska City and Crete.

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LINCOLN - The Lincoln High volleyball team improved to 2-3 with a sweep of Omaha Northwest.

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2011 Nebraska high school volleyball team capsules, complete with coaching information, returning starters, team outlook and more.

CLASS A

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Coach: Rachel Culwell
2010 record: 14-17
Returning letter winners: Nataleigh Korte, 5-9, Sr., L; Mycah Ward, 5-8, Sr., OH; Becca Gronewold, 5-9, Sr., RS; Alayna Kavanaugh, 5-10, Jr., S; Dani Anderson, 5-8, Jr., S; Michaela Bubak, 5-11, Jr., MB; Esther Kelly, 5-8, Jr., L; Jenna Humphrey, 6-0, So., OH. Others to watch: Taylor Workman, 6-1, Jr., MB; Anne Chapin, 5-10, Jr.
Outlook: The ingredients are there to develop into a potential top 10 team in C-1. Humphrey and Workman, a starter at Lincoln Southeast last season, provide a tall and powerful 1-2 punch at the net. Kavanaugh and Anderson are experienced setters, and both Bubak and Ward saw meaningful playing time a year ago.

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2010 Nebraska high school volleyball team capsules, with coaching information, returning starters and a season outlook:

CLASS A