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PHSVB :: District XI AAA tournament schedule announced

The 2008 District XI AAA tournament will feature 8 teams this year which will be split into 2 pools of 4. Official seedings are as followed: (1) Emmaus, (2) Freedom, (3), Parkland, (4) Wyoming Valley West, (5) Dieruff, (6) Whitehall, (7) Liberty, (8) Nazareth. Pool play will be held on Thursday (5/15) and Monday (5/19) with the semifinals and finals being held on Wednesday (5/21) and Thursday (5/22) at Freedom HS.

The complete pool play schedule and other information can be seen here.

PHSVB :: Practice time UNchanged today

Forget my previous note about practice being pushed back to 5:30-7. The aux gym is open so girls soccer will be in there. Boys volleyball practice will remain at its usual 4:30-6:00 time slot. I apologize about any confusion this might have caused.

PHSVB :: Parkland closes out regular season with win over Whitehall

Parkland's regular season ended Friday night with a 3-0 (25-19, 25-15, 25-12)�win over visitin Whitehall to bring their record to 14-2.� Matt Sundahl lead the way with 9 kills and 2 aces.� Chris Zumberge turned away 6 Whitehall swings and added 5 kills.� Chris Busack dished out 32 assists guiding Parkland to a .338 hitting %.� Next up for the Trojans is the District XI tournament which begins next Thursday at Freedom HS.

PHSVB :: Ivan to be honored prior to Whitehall match tonight

Prior to Parkland's match against Whitehall, Parkland's senior Ivan Stalev will be honored. Parkland enters the match 13-2 in the LVIAC (13-4 overall) and is looking to give Ivan one last home win. JV will begin at 5:30pm and varsity is set to begin around 6:30pm. Ivan's ceremony will begin around 6:20pm, prior to the varsity warm-up.

PHSVB :: Trojans cage Canaries 3-0

Parkland rebounded from their loss to Emmaus by defeating the Allen Canaries 3-0 (25-12, 25-15, 25-14) on Wednesday night. Piotr Kuczaj, sporting a face mask due to an accident at practice yesterday, lead the way with 8 kills and 7 blocks. Chris Busack dished out 30 assists and chipped in 6 digs. The win moves Parkland to 13-2 in the LVIAC. Up next for Parkland is Whitehall on Friday night which will be the last match of the year. Prior to the match, Parkland's lone senior Ivan Stalev will be honored.

PHSVB :: Emmaus dismantles Trojans in 3

In front of a packed house in Emmaus's gym, the Hornets showed why they are undefeated in LVIAC play defeating the Trojans 3-0 (25-18, 25-17, 25-19). The Hornets offense and defense was firing on all cylinders and never let the Trojans into the match forcing the Trojans to hit at a .130 clip. Matt Sundahl led the Trojans offensively with 10 kills and Chris Busack dished out 23 assists and added in 6 digs.

PHSVB :: Penn State Men's Volleyball: National Champions!

Congratulations to Penn State's men's team on capturing the 2008 NCAA Men's Volleyball National Championship, defeating Pepperdine 3-1 (27-30, 33-31, 30-25, 30-23). It was incredible to see 4 Pennsylvania players contributing to the win as Luke Murray (11 blocks), Jay Stauffer, and Ryan Sweitzer all started and Jon Sherrick came in late in the match and added a big block.

2008 NCAA Men's Volleyball Post-match facts

PHSVB :: Parkland cruises past Vikings 3-0

Visiting Allentown CC showed great improvemet from the first time the two teams faced, but were once again overpowered by the Trojans' offense 3-0 (25-15, 25-11, 25-6). Piotr Kuczaj and Matt Sundahl went for 10 kills each while Andy Buss and Chris Zumberge added in 3 and 4 kills respectively. The Trojans block was solid all night as Kuczaj, Zumberge and Buss sent back 6, 5, and 4 Vikings swings. Parkland moves to 12-1. Next up for the Trojans is a rematch with Emmaus on Monday night, 5/5 at Emmaus.

PHSVB :: IN MEMORY: Andrew Milheim

Yesterday, the LVIAC, District XI and the volleyball community in general lost Andrew Milheim. Andrew was a junior at Nazareth HS and played on the boys volleyball team. Since being diagnosed with terminal cancer in October, he had fought an remarkable battle with the disease. The entire Parkland boys volleyball family sends our condolences to the Nazareth volleyball program and Andrew's family and friends. Service information will be posted when made available.

From Coach Jill Lichty - Nazareth HS boys and girls volleyball--

Andrew Milheim was a junior on the Nazareth Blue Eagles Volleyball Team. Andrew passed away on Wednesday morning at Lehigh Valley Hospital after an eight month fight with terminal cancer. Andrew fought a hard fight to an incurable disease that in the end was too much to overcome. Andrew was not the player you will remember for an amazing kill or block but an athlete that loved the game more than anyone. He was one of the first athletes to go through this young program and helped to found the program. Andrew will be missed tremendously by the Nazareth Community and High School and by the entire volleyball community. I would encourage anyone from the volleyball community to pay their respects at the to be announced services, the family would appreciate any and all support by the volleyball community and beyond! Services to be announced shortly.

PHSVB :: Parkland welcomes Allentown CC tonight

In another Lehigh Divisional match, Parkland will play host to the Vikings of Allentown Central Catholic. ACC earned their first win in program history last week, defeating Northampton in 4. Parkland stands in second place at 11-1. JV will begin at 5:30pm while varsity will begin around 6:30.