UCLA recruit Cook gets another chance to represent Nebraska

Before Lauren Cook starts wearing a volleyball jersey with UCLA on the front, the Lincoln Pius X graduate has one more tournament in a uniform with Nebraska on the back.

Rockets' Bartek headed to South Dakota State

Bartek becomes the state’s third Division I volleyball college recruit from the class of 2010, joining Aurora’s Jessie Allen (Kansas) and Archbishop Bergan’s Courtney Cook (Kansas State).

Final 2008 Heartland Conference, area leaders

Statistics submitted by area coaches.

Cook, Mancuso lead '08 volleyball Super-State team

Lincoln Pius X’s Lauren Cook and Papillion-La Vista’s Gina Mancuso led on the volleyball court the way you’d expect from three-time, first-team Super-Staters.

Prep Extra's 2008 All-State Volleyball Teams

Selections are based on nominations received from coaches as well as staff observations.

Ratings: Coaches already looking to 2009

In terms of operating a diverse, quick-strike offense from antenna to antenna, only setters wearing red-and-white uniforms have done it with the same flair and efficiency in the NU Coliseum as Cook did Saturday nig

Defending champ Monarchs overcome Titans’ challenge

Papillion-La Vista had a two-set lead to play with in the Class A state volleyball championship match. History, however, indicated that the top-ranked Monarchs needed to play with urgency. That was eno

Pius X wins Class B title

The Thunderbolts swept Northwest after being extended to five sets by the Vikings earlier this season.

Columbus Scotus adds 13th state title

Top-ranked Columbus Scotus and No. 2 Grand Island Central Catholic found themselves in familiar territory Saturday morning in the finals of the Class C-1 State Tournament, looking through the net at one another.

Ravenna claims Class C-2 title

Ravenna recorded a 25-21, 25-11, 19-25, 25-13 win against the unranked Trojans at the NU Coliseum.

Giltner takes D-1 volleyball crown

By the time Taylor Tacha, Rachel Ford and the rest of their Bertrand teammates got their feet under them Saturday afternoon, Giltner seniors Anastasia Ott and Alexandra Hosier made sure the unranked Vikings’ Cinderella

Ewing captures Class D-2 title

Ewing’s Hayley Thramer ended her high school volleyball career at her future college home. It was both a fond farewell and a great housewarming all in one.

State volleyball results

The state tournament wrapped up Saturday in Lincoln.