Courtesy of South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Hannah Benedix of Omaha Duchesne signed with South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.

RAPID CITY --- The South Dakota School of Mines women's volleyball team just finished the 2011 women's volleyball season where the Lady Hardrockers finished with a 27-5 overall record, established a 15-match win streak, posted an undefeated mark over NCAA Div. II opponents and made a clean four-match sweep over Black Hills State.

But that doesn't mean the Lady Hardrockers are resting on their laurels. The Hardrocker coaching staff have already signed five quality recruits to add to next season's roster to help replace those lost to graduation and to boost a lineup that will be in its third year of transition to NCAA Div. II.

The Lady Hardrockers will welcome Jocelyn Mormann (Omaha, Neb.), Hanna Benedix (Omaha, Neb.), Rachel Schimpf (Oregon City, Or.), Cheyanne Herbert (Fleming, Colo.) and Jena Kreuzer (Westminster, Colo.).

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

Papillion-LaVista swept Class B's new top team Lincoln Pius X in in the finals of the Lincoln Northeast Tournament, while former Class B No. 1 Gretna was defeated for the first time this season. Earlier last week, Kearney Catholic was defeated by Grand Island Central Catholic, switching up the rankings in C1. D1 BDS lost to Class C2 Blue Hill, but remains atop in D1 as does Bertrand in D2 and Lutheran High Northeast in C2 in this week’s Oct. 3 NebVolleyball/Jones Insurance Agency, Inc. Rankings for each classification.

Class A
(Ranking, Team, Record, Last Week's ranking)
1. Papillion-LaVista South (21-0) 1
2. Omaha Burke (20-3) 2
3. Grand Island (18-3) 5
4. Bellevue East (14-5 ) 8
5. Omaha Marian (15-7) 3
6. Lincoln Southwest (16-3) 4
7. Papillion-LaVista (12-10) 6
8. Omaha Westside (8-9) 7
9. Lincoln Northeast (13-10) 9
10. Millard West (9-11) 10

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

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The 2009 Omaha Duchesne Academy volleyball team accomplished something that no other team in school history had done.

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LINCOLN - With a slow start to the first set, the No. 1-seeded Omaha Gross Catholic Cougars (28-8) fell behind the No. 8-seeded Omaha Duchesne Academy Cardinals (16-12) by as many as six points at one time.

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OMAHA - When the 2009 season started, Omaha Duchesne senior Katie Wright and the other six seniors knew they had a chance to accomplish something that no other team in their school’s history had ever done in the 128 years of the school’s existence.

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

CLASS A