Southwest Conference Volleyball 2011 Gr. School

FIRST TEAM
Hallie Bauer Sr. Minden
Emma Schroer Sr. Ogallala
Jacey Wiggins Jr. Gothenburg
Carlie Bauer So. Minden
Savannah Welsh Sr. Ogallala
Ali Rowse Fr. Minden
Halie Jones Jr. Broken Bow

SECOND TEAM
Regan Geiken So. Gothenburg
Allie Millard Sr. Valentine
Alaina Bouderau Jr. Minden
Kendall Schroer Fr. Ogallala
Sidney Mell So. Ogallala
Amanda O'Kief Sr. Valentine
Morgan Reed Jr. Ogallala

This Weeks Varsity Spotlight Show Features A
Volleyball Game Of The Week

2011 State Volleyball Tournament - Class C1 Consolation Game

Minden Whippets
vs.
Grand Island CC Crusaders

Class A
(Ranking, Team, Record, Last Week’s ranking)
1. Papillion-LaVista South (41-0) 1
2. Omaha Marian (34-8) 2
3. Omaha Burke (32-7) 3
4. Lincoln Southwest (29-6) 4
5. Bellevue East (30-10) 6
6. Lincoln Northeast (22-17) NR
7. Grand Island (29-6) 5
8. Papillion-LaVista (17-20) 8
9. Millard West (17-17) 9
10. Omaha Westside (18-17) 7

Contenders: Lincoln North Star, Omaha Benson, Kearney

GRAND ISLAND - Within the top four teams in Class C1 this season, there were two match ups that hadn't occurred yet this season.

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KEARNEY - A stunning upset the first round of the subdistrict volleyball tournament didn't change any plans at Minden.

"Our goals were to win the conference and to play on the last day of the season. We got the one done," Minden coach Ed Rowse said.

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GRAND ISLAND - The level of play St. Paul coach Matt Koehn has been waiting for his team to show him all season finally emerged - and just in the nick of time.

The battle-tested Wildcats (17-12) got off to a fast start and then gutted it out in the fifth set to defeat second-seeded Minden 25-23, 25-16, 14-25, 21-25, 18-16 on Monday night in the Class C-1, Subdistrict 8 semifinals at Northwest High School. The victory over the No. 4-rated (Omaha World-Herald) Whippets earned St. Paul a spot in Tuesday night's 7 p.m. subdistrict final against No. 3 Kearney Catholic.

Sub-districts are officially one week away in the smaller classifications and that means that it is time for conference tournament and final late-season rivalries to finish up and for teams to get ready for postseason play. Below are the updated NebVolleyball.com/Jones Insurance Agency, Inc. rankings for Oct. 24.

Class A
(Ranking, Team, Record, Last Week’s ranking)
1. Papillion-LaVista South (30-0) 1
2. Omaha Marian (24-7) 3
3. Omaha Burke (24-5) 2
4. Lincoln Southwest (26-5) 5
5. Grand Island (25-5) 4
6. Omaha Westside (15-14) 6
7. Bellevue East (24-8) 7
8. Papillion-LaVista (14-17) 8
9. Millard West (12-13) 10
10. Lincoln North Star (14-13)

Contenders: Lincoln Northeast, Omaha Benson, Kearney, Bellevue West

It’s conference tournament time across the state with quite a few already having been completed last week, many more this week and the final ones next week. Conference Tournaments will affect the rankings in all division as many of the top teams likely will face each other. Some those results were reflected in this week’s new NebVolleyball/Jones Insurance Agency, Inc. Rankings for each classification.

Class A
(Ranking, Team, Record, Last Week’s ranking)
1. Papillion-LaVista South (29-0) 1
2. Omaha Burke (24-4) 3
3. Omaha Marian (24-7) 4
4. Grand Island (21-4) 5
5. Lincoln Southwest (23-5) 6
6. Omaha Westside (13-14) 8
7. Bellevue East (23-8) 2
8. Papillion-LaVista (14-16) 7
9. Lincoln Northeast (18-11) 9
10. Millard West (11-13) 10

Contenders: Omaha Benson, Kearney, Bellevue West, Fremont, Lincoln North Star

Papillion-LaVista South was pushed to the brink of its first loss against St. James Academy in Lenexa, Kan. but survived. Columbus Scotus in C1 also was pushed but remained unbeaten. Lutheran High Northeast in C2 wasn't so lucky as Guardina Angels took down C2's last unbeaten. Paxton and Hitchcock County still are perfect in D1 but could face each other at the conference tournament. Check out all the new NebVolleyball/Jones Insurance Agency, Inc. Rankings for each classification.

Class A
(Ranking, Team, Record, Last Week's ranking)
1. Papillion-LaVista South (25-0) 1
2. Bellevue East (20-5) 4
3. Omaha Burke (23-4) 2
4. Omaha Marian (17-7) 5
5. Grand Island (19-4) 3
6. Lincoln Southwest (18-4) 6
7. Papillion-LaVista (13-10) 7
8. Omaha Westside (11-11) 8
9. Lincoln Northeast (16-11) 9
10. Millard West (9-12) 10

Contenders: Omaha Benson, Kearney, Bellevue West, Fremont, Lincoln North Star

As the fourth week of the season concludes, team are starting to separate themselves and it is reflected in this week’s Sept. 26 NebVolleyball/Jones Insurance Agency, Inc. Rankings for each classification.

Class A
(Ranking, Team, Record, Last Week's ranking)
1. Papillion-LaVista South (15-0) 1
2. Omaha Burke (18-3) 2
3. Omaha Marian (12-4) 3
4. Lincoln Southwest (15-2) 5
5. Grand Island (17-3) 46.
6. Papillion-LaVista (10-9) 7
7. Omaha Westside (6-4) NR
8. Bellevue East (11-5 ) 6
9. Lincoln Northeast (9-7) 8
10. Millard West (8-11) NR

Contenders: Omaha Benson, Kearney , Bellevue West, Fremont