LOUPLATTE ALL-CONFERENCE
Sydney Niemeyer Senior MH Adams Central
Sarah Allen Sophomore OH Adams Central
Courtney Aitken Senior MH Centura
Angelica Young Senior S Centura
Taylor True Senior Libero Centura
Emily Lienemann Senior S Doniphan-Trumbull
Katie Pfeiffer Senior S Doniphan-Trumbull
Taylor Godberson Senior OH Gibbon
Macy Milks Senior OH Gibbon
Megan Anderson Junior MB Kearney Catholic
Bailey Sokolowski Junior MB Kearney Catholic
Michaela Mestl Junior OH Kearney Catholic
Shayla Conner Sophomore S Kearney Catholic
Morgan McDonald Junior OH Loup City
Nicki Carson Junior S Ord
Megan Alexander Junior OH Ord
Katie Peterson Senior MB Ord
Holly Heil Senior MB Ord
Alisa Pecka Senior OH Ravenna
Maggie Matejka Senior OH Ravenna
Mercedes Lassen Sophomore OH St. Paul
Sarah Mamot Senior S St. Paul
Maddie Nyberg Senior RS St. Paul
Morgan Heise Senior OH Wood River
Kelly Boshart Junior MB Wood River
Kelsey Bahe Sophomore S Wood River

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The LouPlatte Conference Tournament will begin next Monday.

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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.

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MINDEN - The LouPlatte Conference All-Star volleyball team was slightly shorthanded on Thursday night at the New West All-Star Classic to benefit the Nebraska Kidney Association in Minden.

It didn't phase the LouPlatte All-Stars in their 25-11, 25-20. 25-15 victory over the Southwest All-Stars in the first game.

However, the lack of depth caught up with the LouPlatte Conference team of Cassie Donlinger and Mariah Reicks of Kearney Catholic, Taylor Hand of Ravenna, Angie Bowers of Wood River, Chelsea Caruso and Makenzie Mudloff of St. Paul and Brook Henry of Loup City as the Fort Kearny Conference All-Stars won the championship in three sets in the best-of-three format.

The New West All-Star Classic benefiting the Nebraska Kidney Association will be held on June 9 starting at 5 p.m. at Minden.

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WOOD RIVER - The LouPlatte Conference recently announced All-Conference selections for the 2010 volleyball season.

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KEARNEY — Ravenna went through a metamorphosis into a champion.

Shelton went from Dr. Jekyll to Mr. Hyde.

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KEARNEY — In a slightly inconsistent performance Monday night, No. 1-seeded Kearney Catholic overtook No. 8 seed Ravenna 25-17, 25-18, 26-24 in the quarterfinals of the LouPlatte Conference Volleyball Tournament.

Ravenna was riding the momentum of a victory over ninth-seeded Gibbon earlier Monday, and KCHS coach Kris Conner said the Bluejays caught her squad by surprise.

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Attention Crusader fans — for at least one game Thursday night, the future was now.

Grand Island Central Catholic took care of business Thursday night, as the Crusaders swept Ravenna in a three-set ambush. After rolling to wins of 25-6 and 25-3 in the first two sets, the Crusaders put what could amount to next year’s varsity squad on the floor in the third. The younger players did not disappoint, as Class C-1 No. 1-rated Central Catholic finished with a 25-17 win to keep its perfect record intact at 17-0 and perhaps giving the younger Bluejay team a glimpse at its possible future.

RAVENNA — Class C-2 No. 2 Sutton defeated Ravenna 25-23, 25-21, 25-15 Thursday.

Maggie Matejka led the Ravenna attack with ten kills and 37 digs, while Taylor Hand dished out 22 set assists.