2001 Rainbow Volleyball News

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Calendar

• Volleyball News (from Volleyball Worldwide)
• 2001 Men's Collegiate Schedule
• men's college volleyball on Broadcast.com

• Oct 6 - Warrior intrasquad scrimmage at Pearl City
• Aug 11 - IAMS Players Championship
• Jul 23-27 - University of Hawai'i Men's Volleyball Camp for Youth and Adults
• May-June - World League at Colorado Springs (TV schedule)
• May 3-5 - NCAA National Championships at Long Beach State
• Jan 2 - University of Hawaii individual tickets on sale
• Nov 27 - University of Hawaii season tickets on sale

2001 Season News Archive

May 2001 news - World League

• USA travels to Germany for opening weekend of World League
• BYU, UCLA, Hawaii, Long Beach, Stanford, Pepperdine top final poll
• University of Hawai'i adds two outside hitters
• Tuyay and Ching to join Junior National Team
• Mike Wilton's contract soon to expire
• Warriors find middle blocker in Makiki
• Men's volleyball profitable for UH
• U.S. defeats Germany in first match of World League (stats)
• U.S. defeats Germany in second match of World League (stats)

• 6-foot-3 setter joins Warriors
• Mike Wall was a punk
• The Pat Powers Gold Medal School O' Romance
• Dr. PP explains what really happened
• USA Volleyball to host block party in Colorado Springs
• Junior National Team begins play in Brazil
• Delgado signs with Warriors (BruinFan)
• Junior National Team defeats Colombia
• U.S. opens World League home schedule against the Netherlands Saturday
• Nieves resigns for Positive Coaching Alliance (replacement possibilities)
• McGown apologizes for joke
• The Volleyball Hall of Fame has come a long way
• USA defeats Netherlands to open World League home stand before enthusiastic crowd
• Netherlands hands USA first World League loss

• Wilton will meet with Yoshida on contract
• World League week 3 preview
• Win One for Alex Chang's Jump Serve
• Wilton to return for his 10th season
• AAU Jr. volleyball at Queen's Beach
• Wilson: The Life & Death of a Hollywood Extra
• U.S. hosts Brazil in World League
• U.S. swept by Brazil
• U.S. comes from behind to stun Brazil
• World League Week 3 Wrap-Up (standings)
• AAU Junior Hawaiian Beach Volleyball Results
• LA Athletic Club/Plyo wins USA Volleyball championship

June 2001 news - World League

• World League preview - week 4
• Chicago player of the year to attend Pepperdine
• USA Volleyball Open Results
• USA Volleyball Age Group Results
• USA Volleyball All-Tournament Teams
• USA visits Brazil this weekend
• Italy, Cuba, Greece, Brazil lead the charge in World League week 4
• USA drops two to Brazil

• McGown named AVCA coach of the year
• World League week 5 preview
• Punahou deals with exodus of coaches
• Ching and Podlewski at Queen's Beach Saturday
• St. Louis pair to attend USA camp
• Scott and Hanneman end first day of AVP play undefeated
• U.S. gets past Germany
• U.S. gets past Germany again in week 5 of World League
• World League standings after week 5

• Wilson does DVD promo tour
• Wilton asks UH for multi-year deal
• World League week 6 preview
• Miller named Central Coast player of the year
• Wilton satisfied with new conference schedule
• USA to face Netherlands in Amsterdam
• Yoshida admits flaw in contract system
• Hawaii players around the world
• Gawlik left his mark
• USA suffers setback to Netherlands
• Metzger and Wong hit the beach
• Stanhiser will play basketball instead
• For Rick Capone, life goes on
• Netherlands closes door on United States
• Final-Eight for World League now determined

• Chris McLachlin gets a Father's Day present
• Warriors add one, but may have lost one
• Brazil vs. USA on TV today at noon and midnight (HST)
• World Leagues standings and playoff matchups
• Don Shaw named Stanford men's coach
• David Russell takes charge
• Wong and Metzger capture Swiss Open

  June 25 - World League Final 8

• Cuba defeats Netherlands
• France upsets Yugoslavia (Dr. W)
• Russia outlasts Italy
• Brazil defeats Poland

  June 26 - World League

• Italy too strong for Netherlands
• Cuba upends Russia
• Poland edges by France (Christian)
• Brazil defeats Yugoslavia
• Wilton couldn't turn down the 'freak'

  June 27 - World League

• Russia eliminates Netherlands
• Italy sweeps Cuba
• Yugoslavia defeats Poland
• Brazil puts away France (Christian)

• Four Warriors named to MPSF All-Academic team
• World League photos (fashion commentary by Dr. W)

  June 29 - World League semi-finals

• Italy claws back against Yugoslavia
• Brazil holds off Russia

  June 30 - World League finals

• Russia defeats Yugoslavia for third place
• Brazil dethrones Italy for World League Championship (Are)

July 2001 News

• Carney goes to camp
• Firefighters banned from playing volleyball
• Foreign flavor adds a lot a UH
• LaBarre leaves Warriors to go on church mission
• Hawai'i Warriors finish third at Junior Olympics
• Theocharidis, Miladinovic, Tuyay win Volleyball Magazine honors
• Still a thrill with rally scoring
• Metzger-Wong win in Switzerland (sure, but that was last month)
• They actually finished fourth in Italy
• Odd couple reunites in victory

• DeWolff, Soares, and Carney to attend USA Volleyball Camp
• Parker Smith awarded Outrigger scholarship
• Whatever happened to Allen Allen, Carlos Briceno, and Brian Poppinga?
• LeGrande, Doble win at Belmar
• Metzger and Wong finish third in France

• Tony Ching to undergo shoulder surgery
• Zodrow, Soares, deWolff named High Performance MVPs
• USA begins World Championship quest by defeating Dominican Republic
• USA defeats Barbados 3-0
• USA loses barnburner to Canada
• Thoughts from the floor of Stan Sheriff Center
• Naveh still dreams pineapples
• Brazil, Cuba, Canada and USA qualify for Men's 2002 World Championships
• Dexter Young named head coach at St. Louis

August 2001 - World University Games

• Podlewski made critical save
• Riggers Championships Saturday and Sunday at Kuhio Beach
• Riggers tournament goes in a new direction
• Beach volleyball is a sickness
• Junior college athletics could be a catalyst
• Li and Williams, Ilustre and Fuamatu win Riggers

• Worldwide Peace at BYUH
• Worldwide Peace is a happy party
• Stanhiser might play volleyball after all
• Iams Tournament set for Saturday
• World University Games USA roster
• Wilton may accept one year deal
• Four Hawaii players rank in Fab 50
• Williams and Li stay hot on beach
• Team Hawaii defeats Korea for Worldwide Peace

• Iolani takes Waimea Invitational title
• USA ready to take on the world at the World University Games
• Metzger and Wong win Michelob Light Open at Santa Barbara
• Scott Wong to carry U.S. flag at World University Games

• U.S. slides past Portugal at World University Games
• A moment to remember for Scott Wong
• U.S. opens NORCECA with victory over Puerto Rico

• USA blanks Ukraine at World Univerity Games
• USA sweeps Mexico at NORCECA
• Manhattan Beach field wide open
• LeGrande has cast away hothead image

• Sinjin is leaving behind a lasting imprint in the sand
• USA carves up Turkey at World University Games
• Punahou players remain in contention at Manhattan Beach
• USA defeats Dominican Republic to advance to NORCECA finals
• USA defeats Japan to advance to quarterfinals of World University Games
• Metzger and Wong defeat Fonoimoana and Heidger to win at Manhattan Beach
• Night falls on career of star
• Metzger is flying high all the way to Australia

• USA to open medal play at World University Games against Brazil
• Sivan Leoni, Jon Stanley among new OIA coaches
• USA puts up great wall of defense against Brazil and advances to semi-final
• Unheralded Rivera holds key to U.S. success
• Punahou grads on a roll on the beach
• U.S. tops Russia to advance to gold medal match at World University Games
• Raiders ready to roll into ILH season
• Metzger and Wong advance by forfeit at Goodwill Games
• U.S. defeats France to win gold at World University Games

September 2001

• Metzger/Wong defeat Brazilians to advance to semi-final at Goodwill Games
• Metzger/Wong ousted at Goodwill Games
• Metzger/Wong win bronze
• Don Shaw wins at Mother Lode
• Waiakea stunned by Kealakehe
• Sunahara now calls Cincinnati home
• UCLA wins one out of three in Europe
• Kamehameha claims early lead over Punahou
• Wong and Metzger advance to final four at King of the Beach
• Kevin Wong is King of the Beach

• Iolani, Kamehameha duel in battle of unbeatens
• Kamehameha fights past Raiders
• FIVB Best of the 20th Century
• Warrior intrasquad scrimmage October 6 at Pearl City
• Al Scates' European Tour report
• Leoni: from headbands to headman
• Jeep America's Cup set for Argentina
• USA drops opening match to Cuba
• USA rebounds with win over Argentina

October 2001 - America's Cup

• USA flat in loss to Venezuela
• Kevin Wong and Stein Metzger: The Odd Couple
• USA dropped by Brazil
• USA defeats Canada to advance to semi-final
• White defeats Black in Warrior scrimmage
• No airfare keeps Dunphy, Kiraly at home
• USA finishes fourth at America's Cup
• Pearl City stays unbeaten in OIA
• Bruins travel to Canada
• Da Dunes Pro-Am kicks off
• Beach volleyball: it's all in the spirit
• 49ers finish 3-1 in Edmonton
• Pepperdine splits matches at Can-Am Challenge
• UCLA goes without wins in Canada
• Blue Water Grill, Zebras win at Da Dunes

• Warrior alumni matches this Friday (Oct 19, Stan Sheriff Center, 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm)
• Bninski, Kamana'o named athletes of the week
• Long Beach State hosts tournament this Sunday
• Kiraly inducted into Volleyball Hall of Fame
• Jensen commits to UCSB
• Warriors electrify alumni
• Kamehameha remains unbeaten in ILH
• Long Beach State defeats USC in Pre-season Invitational
• Washington transfers making a difference in OIA
• OIA tournament starts Thursday
• Grobe named athlete of the week
• Penn State to host Hawaii

• Ball State defeats Pepperdine in New York
• UCLA wins Calgary tournament
• Kamehameha defeats Punahou to capture ILH championship
• Moanalua ejects over Kalaheo into OIA finals
• Discussion on volleyballmag.com

November 2001 - Hawaii High School State Tournament

• Iolani knocks Punahou out of state tournament berth
• Hawaii gets by Penn State in thriller
• Pearl City holds off Moanalua to win OIA title
• Penn State defeats Hawaii in second match
• Showtime for Brook Billings
• Top seeds at state tournament are unbeaten
• DuPont, Estrada, Kamana'o, Peters win weekly honors
• Iacovelli ran away from volleyball
• Kamehameha top seed at state tournament
• Who will take Punahou's place?
• Pena looks forward to winning
• Top seeds advance in state tournament
• Wilton agrees on one-year contract
• Maui, Pearl City stagger into quarterfinals
• UCLA grabs McKinney away from UCSB
• Kalaheo surprises Pearl City, Kealakehe outlasts Waimea to reach semi-finals
• Kamehameha, Iolani advance to semifinals
• Kamehameha captures state title

• Kneubuhl, Estrada, Grobe earn weekly honors
• Star Gaze's Top Ten Mens VB Hunk List
• Cuba defeats Olympic champion Yugoslavia on first day of World Grand Champions Cup
• Undefeated Brazil is behind Cuba after day 2
• Cuba edges Brazil on day 3
• ILH All-Stars
• Cuba hangs on to lead at Grand Champions Cup
• Cuba is the Grand Champion
• Matt Denmark: Matt in the Middle
• Hawaii could lose conference playoffs
• CNN/SI wants to televise MPSF playoffs

December 2001 News

• Ball State defeats Quincy and edges Loyola to complete preseason
• Otte signs with USC
• UCLA signs Nihipali and McKinney
• Scates brings a guest
• Estrada, Kneubuhl share ILH player of the year
• Alama-Francis, Leoni win OIA East honors
• DuPont leaps to OIA West player of the year
• Beach tournament coming to Waimea
• UH Men's volleyball season tickets on sale Monday
• Wong and Metzger on Kauai this weekend

• Composite MPSF schedule
• Hawaii close to hosting MPSF playoffs
• Estrada leads All-State team
• Penn State signs O'Dell and Proper for 2003
• Kneubuhl selected as player of the year
• 2002 UCLA Outlook
• Pepperdine to host La Verne, Long Beach State, and Santa Barbara (Jan 6-7)
• Irvine to host UCLA, USC, and Pepperdine in Wyndam West Coast Challenge (Jan 11-12)
• 2002 looks bright for Loyola

More Volleyball Information

Results, Standings, Poll, Statistics

• CVU Scoreboard / Weekly Results
• Conference Standings
• AVCA Player of the Week
• USA TODAY/AVCA Poll

Volleyball News Sources

• Hawaii Rainbows Online / Star-Bulletin, Ka Leo, Advertiser, KHNL
• Ball State Headlines / Ball State Daily News, The Star Press
• BYU Cougars / NewsNet @BYU / Daily Herald, Deseret News, Salt Lake Tribune
• Concordia College News
• University of Findlay
• George Mason Sports News / Broadside Online
• UC Irvine New University Newspaper
• Lewis University Sport Updates
• Long Beach State Men's Volleyball / On-Line 49er, Press-Telegram
• Loyola Chicago Men's Volleyball
• New Jersey Institute of Technology Highlanders
• New York University Athletics
• Cal State Northridge Daily Sundial, Los Angeles Times
• Ohio State Men's Volleyball / The Lantern
• Pacific Tigers Men's Volleyball
• Penn State Men's Volleyball / The Digital Collegian at Penn State / Centre Daily Times
• Pepperdine Athletics
• Princeton Tigers / The Daily Princetonian, Princeton Alumni Weekly, Princeton Packet
• Quincy Men's Volleyball
• Rutgers-Newark Scarlet Raiders
• UCSD Guardian Online
• Santa Barbara Gauchos Volleyball / Daily Nexus
• Stanford Men's Volleyball / The Stanford Daily Online, SF Gate
• Bruins Men's Volleyball / Daily Bruin Online, Daily News
• Trojan Men's Volleyball, Pat Powers Home Page / Daily Trojan Online

• College Sports News Daily
• Collegiate Volleyball Update
• Esports Media Group
• Excite NewsTracker
• FANSonly Newswire
• MPSF Media Releases
• NCAA Championships
• rec.sport.volleyball (via DejaNews)
• Rollshot.com
• Volley Central
• Forums: Rainbow Volleyball Forum, Volleyball 24/7, Volleyball Magazine

Team Schedules / Rosters

• Men's Division 1 Net Links
• 2001 Men's Collegiate Schedule
• 2001 MPSF Schedule

  MPSF

Hawaii Volleyball

• Rainbow Men's Volleyball (official site)
• Rainbow Men's Volleyball Booster Club
• DeJaN & Da GaNg
• Rainbow Wahine Volleyball (official site)
• Rainbow Wahine Volleyball Season (sistah site)
• Wahine Volleyball Information (Russell)
• UH Tribute Page
• HHSAA Boys Volleyball
• HHSAA Girls Volleyball
• Asics Rainbow Volleyball Club
• Beach Volleyball Maui
• Hawaii Volleyball People

More Volleyball Links

• Volleyball Worldwide - General Information
• Collegiate Volleyball Update Question Of The Day
• USA Volleyball email lists
• Volleyball on the Internet
• volleyball.about.com
• Vball.net / Volleyball.Com
• VolleyballSeek - volleyball internet resource

• A comprehensive list of volleyball sites
• Al's Volleyball Page
• AMG Volleyball / Jumpset.com
• Andre Breuer's Volleyball Shopping Mall
• Bring It Volleyball, Kevin Barnett Weekly Updates
• The Coach magazine
• eteamz: Volleyball
• Ravi's Chicken Jokes and Haikus
• Rolly's Volleyball Homepage
• Schneid's Volleyball Page
• Tom Wilson's Volleyball Page: Skills, Strategy and More

• V-Spirit
• Volleyball Hall of Fame
• Volleyball Southern California Style
• Yahoo! Volleyball Clubs
• Idiom Savant / Volleyball Slang (the "old" days) / VolleyballSpeak, Dictionary
• FIVB official rules / USA Volleyball Rule Book
• Volleyball Video and Computer Games
• Mintonette Volleyball

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