Northern Lights 1
Good luck to all teams traveling to the first weekend of the Northern Lights Qualifier. Want to keep up with the teams from your computer? Click here for real time results. Here are Saturday assignments for all Front Range teams traveling to Minneapolis this weekend.
Black: Coach Jim Miret |
Ct. 1 8 am Play |
Silver: Coach Eduardo Fiallos |
Ct. 8 8 am Play |
Crimson: Coach Aaron Shepardson |
Ct. 24 3 pm Play |
Blue: Coach James Beasley |
Ct. 15 8 am Play |
Red: Coach Craig Kingsley |
Ct. 27 8 am Play |
Scarlet: Coach Erin Dilbeck |
Ct. 41 8 am Play |
Pink: Coach Jen Pokraka |
Ct. 54 9 am Play |
A reminder to all of you shutterbugs out there that picture submissions are always welcome for use in future newsletters as well as for use in the banquet slide show. Please email pictures to eduardo@frvbc.com or bring a CD-ROM with pictures to Eduardo at Front Range. Thanks!
RMR Regionals
Good luck to all Front Range teams participating in this weekend's RMR Regional tournaments. Here are playing sites for the event. Please remember that these sites may change. To see the complete list of teams, see this PDF . Click
here if you need directions to any of the sites. All sites have unique rules that govern their use; most sites do not allow coolers in the gym. Please represent Front Range well by being sure to obey the rules of the facility, as well as the tournament director. If you have any questions, please contact
your coach.
White: Coaches Michelle and Emilee Hoffner
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Platte Valley MS |
Amber: Coach Shawn Kissman
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Volley Shack |
Royal: Coach Sasha Kissman
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Ruby: Coach Jolene Shepardson
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Colorado College |
Senior Signings and Junior Verbal Commitments
Congratulations to our Front Range athletes who recently signed National Letters of Intent or verbally committed to universities!
Mandy Bauer from 18 Black will be playing volleyball in Colorado next season at the Colorado School of Mines. Bauer is a senior at Mountain Vista High School and has played for Front Range for the past two seasons. As a freshman for the Orediggers next year, Mandy will be competing in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. In addition to being a solid NCAA Division II competitor, the school is also a standout science and engineering school.
Stevie Hurlbirt from 18 Black will officially be a Lady next season. We have known that she has been a lady for longer than that but by signing to play at Centenary College, whose mascots are the Ladies and the Gents, the title becomes official. Hurlbirt is a graduate of Heritage High School. Stevie, a young graduate, elected to return for one more year of club volleyball as part of her effort to rehab from a serious knee injury and a pair of surgeries. She will be moving to Shreveport, LA to compete in the NCAA Division I Summit League. See the press release about her signing here.
Gabi Dewberry from 17 Silver has verbally committed to Cal State Fullerton beginning in the 2009 season. Gabi will sign a National Letter of Intent next year. Dewberry is a junior at Cherry Creek High School, where she helped lead her team to the 2008 state semifinals. CSUF is part of the California State University system and is located in Orange County in Southern California. The Titans are an NCAA Division I program that competes in the Big West Conference.
Jordan Kissman from 17 Silver has verbally committed to Georgia Tech to play volleyball for the "Ramblin' Wreck" beginning in the 2009 season. Jordan will sign a National Letter of Intent next year. Kissman is a junior at Eaglecrest High School. Jordan has played in the last three State Championship matches. She will be moving to Atlanta, GA, the home of the Yellow Jackets (The school's official mascot). Georgia Tech is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, an NCAA Division I conference.
Good luck to all of you in your college volleyball careers!
Alumnae News
Tracy Stalls makes another appearance in our newsletter (for two reasons) this week. Tracy was recently named as one of 58 NCAA student-athletes to be awarded an education grant through the NCAA postgraduate scholarship program. See the complete article here. Stalls was also featured in the most recent issue of Volleyball USA, the official publication of USA Volleyball, in an article about National Team players with professional athletes for parents.
Mekana Barnes was recognized by the Rotary Club of Fort Collins for her distinguished season in 2007. Mekana is one of 14 Colorado State University student-athletes to be recognized. See the complete article here.
And Now For Something Completely Different...
Remember that camp information is now available online here. See the camp calendar here. Mountain Division camps will be posted in the next week.
