2011-2012 NIOBRARA VALLEY CONFERENCE
ALL-CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL

Click to view story on Grand Island Independent.

Ansley def. Elba/NLS

SCOTIA — Ansley won two matches at the Elba/North Loup-Scotia Triangular

There were many big matches during the second week of the high school season that have shook up some of the NebVolleyball/Jones Insurance Agency, Inc. Rankings for each classification.

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

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.

Darren Ivy/NebVolleyball

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.

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

NORFOLK - The Northeast Nebraska Volleyball All-Star match will be held on June 17 at 7 p.m. at Northeast Community College in Norfolk.

To view the rest of this story, a NebVolleyball.com Subscription is required. Please Click Here.

Darren Ivy/NebVolleyball Wheeler Central-Chambers' Erin DeVries goes up for an attack against the Howell's block of Megan Chebuchar (6) and Katie Rocheford.

Click to view and/or buy more photos from the Howells vs. Chambers/Wheeler Central match.

GRAND ISLAND - Third-seeded Howells (27-5) came from behind to defeat Wheeler Central-Chambers 18-25, 25-13, 23-25, 25-21, 15-11 at Grand Island Northwest Thursday night.

The Bobcats will take on Cedar Valley in the semifinal.

NebVolleyball recently asked Chamber/Wheeler Central head coach Kelly Kasselder about the 2010 State Volleyball Tournament. Below are the questions and responses.

To view the rest of this story, a NebVolleyball.com Subscription is required. Please Click Here.

BASSETT— Chambers/Wheeler Central (6-0) remained undefeated on the season with a pair of wins at the North Central Triangular.

The Renegades downed Ainsworth 25-12, 25-14, and host North Central 25-12, 25-11.

Laura Tomjack led Chambers/Wheeler Central against Ainsworth with six kills and two ace blocks. Megan Hoffman added 13 set assists, and Kelsey Owen had five kills, seven ace serves, and seven digs.