FREMONT - Coach Paul Giesselmann has released his 2012 recruiting class for Midland University’s 2012-13 volleyball squad. The Warriors, coming off a 20-win season and their first ever appearance in the GPAC Semifinals, will add an impressive list of 12 new names to next year’s roster, including 10 all-state achievers and nine all-conference athletes.

“We are really happy with our second recruiting class at Midland,”said Paul Giesselmann, Midland University volleyball head coach. “When you combine this class with last year’s group, I believe it sets Midland Volleyball up to be a competitive program for several years. The class has a great mix of a couple players who potentially could help us on the varsity immediately, several players that with a couple years of training will be very strong contributors for us, and a couple players that are going to be great role players that we can plug into several positions.”

Of the 12 athletes, 10 have led their high school volleyball teams to conference championships. Seven recruits hold school records and six have led their teams to top-8 or better state tournament finishes.

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BURWELL - Heartland Lutheran dropped two matches at the Burwell Triangular.
The Red Hornets opened with a 25-14, 25-13 loss to Burwell. Beth Hollman had four kills for Heartland Lutheran while Lauren Staehr and Lyndsay Rathke had two each.

Katie McClintic had 16 points for Burwell while, Kaitlin Garner had 10 kills, Miranda Maxon 19 set assists and MacKenna Brunken 10 digs.

Ansley def. Elba/NL- Scotia

ANSLEY — Kara Ostrand (18) and Siera Rohde (16) combined for 34 service points to lead undefeated Ansley to a 25-15, 25-20, 25-13 victory over Elba/North Loup-Scotia (0-3).

Rohde led the Warriors (6-0) with 11 kills and five ace blocks.

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One week of the 2011 season is down and there were quite a few big matches right out of the gate that help to reshape the NebVolleyball/Jones Insurance Agency, Inc. Rankings for each classification.

Games to Watch the Week of Sept. 5, 2011.

NebVolleyball recently caught up with St. Paul setter Sarah Mamot, who has transferred from Palmer to St. Paul for her senior season. Mamot is adjusting to her new teammates and hoping to lead the Wildcats to a successful season this year. Below are the questions and her answers.

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Volleyball practice kicked off Monday across Nebraska and though the first games of the high school season are still two weeks away, it's time to put the best educated guess together for the NebVolleyball/Jones Insurance Agency, Inc. Preseason Rankings for each classification.

Class A
1. Papillion-LaVista South
2. Omaha Marian
3. Omaha Burke
4. Millard North
5. Papillion-LaVista
6. Lincoln Southwest
7. Bellevue East
8. Lincoln Southeast
9. Grand Island
10. Lincoln Northeast

Class B
1. Lincoln Pius X
2. Grand Island Northwest
3. Bennington
4. Omaha Skutt
5. Elkhorn South
6. Waverly
7. Gretna
8. Seward
9. Elkhorn
10. Aurora

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PALMER - Whenever a team has great chemistry, it usually means success to a season.

That’s what Palmer coach Sherise Loeffelbein has had this season.

SPALDING — Palmer downed Spalding/Spalding Academy 26-24, 24-26, 25-16 and Elba 25-14, 25-13 at the Spalding/Spalding Academy Triangular.

Chloe Wichman (nine points), Shelbea Mamot (nine) and Sara Mamot (seven) combined for 25 service points to lead the Tigers over Spalding/Spalding Academy. Wichmann added 18 digs and 11 kills, while Mamot added 25 digs. Shayla Wichmann had nine kills and Mamot had 32 assists and 16 digs.

Maggie Ramold was the top scorer for the Tigers against Elba as she accounted for 10 points. Sidney Roepker and Julie Happold each added six points, while Chloe Wichmann (six) and Shayla Wichmann (four) combined for 10 kills.

PALMER — Palmer won its own triangular with straight-set wins over Burwell and Heartland Lutheran.

The Tigers (11-1) prevailed over Burwell 25-9, 25-10 with Palmer’s Shelbea Mamot accounting for 14 points and seven digs. Sarah Mamot added nine points, Shayla Wichmann had seven points and four kills, Chloe Wichman had six kills and seven digs and Sydney Roepker had four kills and five digs.

Ashley McMullen led Burwell with four kills.

Read Bob Gonderinger's story on the tournament in the Grand Island Independent

Things didn’t go quite according to plan for the Heartland Lutheran Red Hornets, as they came up short in their double triangular.

St. Edward took the opening match against Heartland 25-10, 25-23, then Nebraska Christian outlasted the Red Hornets in the evening’s final match, taking a 25-18, 20-25, 25-19 victory.