The Breakdown, Minnesota Sports Preview

VOLLEYBALL
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Kevin's a busy man, as he spends his fall (and the rest of the year) tracking down the best of Minnesota high school volleyball.

(Sept. 21, 2009)

Class AAA

1. Shakopee (18) 270
2. Chaska 252
3. Eastview 219
4. Andover 208
5. Wayzata 159
6. Eden Prairie 148
7. Stillwater 130
8. Lakeville North 96
9. Lakeville South 95
10. Prior Lake 83

Others: Burnsville 71, Apple Valley 64, Bloomington Jefferson 56, Bemidji 26, Alexandria 10, Waconia 8, Hill-Murray 6, Eagan 6, Woodbury 4

Class AA

1. Jackson County Central (7) 169
2. Marshall (4) 144
3. LeSueur-Henderson 131
4. Hutchinson 120
5. Jordan 109
6. Stewartville 102
T7. Delano 96
T7. Hibbing 96
9. Wadena-Deer Creek 50
10. New London-Spicer 31

Others: Annandale 20, Chatfield 20, Belle Plaine 19, Pipestone Area 18, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 7, Esko 6

Class A

1. Bethlehem Academy (14) 210
2. Minneota 184
3. Windom Area 171
4. Northern Freeze 148
5. Bertha-Hewitt 135
6. Martin County West 103
7. Lake of the Woods 92
8. Deer River 91
9. SW Christian 82
10. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 65

Others: Meadow Creek Christian 48, LeRoy-Ostrander 25, Nevis 21, Canby 18, Ada-Borup 12, Mabel-Canton 12, SW Star Concept 12, Murray County Central 11, Nicollet 10, Brandon-Evansville 9, Win-E-Mac 8, Parkers Prairie 6, Sebeka 6

Tim Kolehmainen - Tim's back in state and excited about the upcoming high school sports seasons.

Ben Stewart - The Breakdown's newest photographer has his online portfolio's available now.

Dave Hill - His high school and youth basketball photos are now available online.

The Breakdown's third annual volleyball preview will be available in May!

The BREAKDOWN
(updated 02/10/2010)

The Breakdown staff is pleased to announce the upcoming release of our third annual "encyclopedia of Minnesota volleyball" in plenty of time to get your volleyball fix before the fall season begins!

The preview book is your best source for information on Minnesota high school volleyball, featuring capsules on every team in the state -- from Kittson Central to Red Wing, Silver Bay to Luverne and all schools in between. We also preview all 24 sections (Class A through AAA) with preseason rankings of teams, as well as a Super 100 seniors, Top 75 juniors and Elite 50 underclassmen profiles, including Q and A with many players.