April's Beach Volleyball Log

In Colorado, Lightening Strikes Twice

Today a lone gunman walked into a Park County ,Colorado Middle School and took students in a clasroom hostage.

He shot one female student before killing himself.

The female student subsequently died.

Unbelievable.

You are always supposed to come back home from school. Always.

Prep Volleyball in San Luis Obispo

Prep Volleyball

Night of sweeps on area courts

Paso Robles, Atascadero, AG, SLO, Nipomo, Coastal Christian, Mission Prep and Shandon all win 3-0

Tribune staff report

Paso Robles High had to work a bit in the third game but overall had no problem sweeping Morro Bay 3-0 in girls volleyball action Tuesday night.

The Bearcats came back from a 19-13 deficit to tie the third game 24-24 and then pulled ahead to clinch the 25-15, 25-16, 26-24 victory.

"I think maybe we let down a little bit," Bearcats head coach Terry Gutierrez said about her team’s performance early in the third game. "I think we started breaking down, but we pulled back to 24-24 and won the match."

Morro Bay came out for the third game with a lineup change and head coach Miranda Mayes noticed her team started to "fight for every ball."

The adjustment was to better handle Paso Robles’ strong presence at the net.

First Official Season for Penn High School

High School Notebook: Bubblers welcome girls' volleyball

By Brenda Crowell, August 17, 2006

Ever watch “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” and marvel at how fast Ty Pennington and his team can build a house?

After all, “building” tends to be a lengthy process, so it's amazing that week after week, Pennington & Co. build large dream houses in a span of seven days.

There's something kind of similar going on at Boiling Springs High School, where the Bubblers' girls' volleyball team is about to embark on its first official season in the Mid-Penn. Head coach Mark Smith talks enthusiastically about building a program, but it sounds like the foundation's already laid and the roof's on.

“So far we're looking at 26 girls that I know are trying out,” Smith says. “That's a lot, definitely more than what we need to fill the two squads (varsity and JV).”

About three years ago, according to Boiling Springs athletic director Scott Govern, the school did a survey to see if any girls would be interested in playing volleyball. The response was positive, and the Bubblers' team was born in 2004.

For more on a great story Click Here.

tags: girls high school varsity volleyball

Lady Cats Rebuilding

Lady Cats, Portales rebuilding
Cnjonline.com (Sunday August  6, 2006)
The Portales Lady Rams will have to overcome a heavy hit from graduation to top last year.

Lady Cats, Portales rebuilding
By Dave Wagner: CNJ sports writer
dave_wagner@link.freedom.com

For more on the story, click here.

tags: girls volleyball lady cats portales cnjonline.com

George Clooney's site www.savedarfur.org

Just spent an hour on George's (Clooney) website entitled www.savedarfur.org where action is being encouraged to collect a Million Voices for Darfur campaign.

I bought postcards to distribute among friends and family for awareness and bracelets as well. There is a place where you can contact your people to tell them about the genocide currently happening.

Most important you can send a postcard to the President asking him to use a stronger multi-national force to protect the civilians of Darfur.

Take Action Now!

Whatever you choose to do, you will be making a difference in ending the violence in Darfur and reducing the suffering of your neighbors, even though they may live thousands of miles away.

An essential part of taking action is letting the United States government know that the American people care about the people of Darfur. The Million Voices for Darfur campaign helps individuals contact President Bush and demand that he do more to protect the civilians of Darfur. You can order postcards or participate electronically. 

Student Activism

Student activism has historically played a crucial role in promoting human rights and social justice. Young people continue to follow in the tradition of student activism, from the Civil Rights Movement here in the U.S. to the struggle to end Apartheid in South Africa.

You can raise awareness and act to help bring an end to the atrocities in Darfur. As the genocide in Darfur continues, the involvement of high school students and college students continues to grow. In addition, if you are a teacher interested in incorporating the crisis in Darfur into your classroom, several curricula are available

Vince Carter builds a HS Volleyball Gym

*IF YOU BUILD IT THEY WILL COME!*
If you build it they will come! If that statement is true, then Mainland can expect a flock of volleyball players. Construction is nearly complete for the new Mainland High School. Part of the new school will be the VINCE CARTER ATHLETIC COMPLEX. The athletic complex will be a state of the art facility which will be the home of , Vince's summer basketball camps. It is estimated that move in will occur June 2006.
The facility will be an excellent training facility with 4 full size basketball/volleyball courts, and a fitness center/weight room. Plans are in the making to have volleyball camps and volleyball tournaments in the new facility.
Check out the photos of the new construction in the photo link.

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