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1996 Pre-Season / Early Season

• Bruins vs. The Beach (Ravi)
• NCAA Men's Meeting Notes (John Kessel)
• Stanford Slugs UCSC (Chris)
• Irvine vs. Pepperdine (Ravi)
• UCSB Tournament Will Evaluate Bruins
• Bruins Capture UCSB Tournament Title (Chris)
• Volleyball Magazine Poll

Week of January 22, 1996 - The Outrigger Tournament

• UCLA Over Penn State, Hawaii Over Ball State (Brian, Jay)
• Hawaii Pounds Penn State (Brian)
• Hawaii And UCLA Put On A Show (Notes from Brian, Tim)
• John Kessel's Twenty Volleyball Questions (Rolly)
• This Week's Results

Week of January 29, 1996 - Hawaii vs. Pepperdine

• AVCA Poll, Harris Player of the Week
• Softball - Volleyball Parallels
• Irvine vs. Northridge (Ravi)
• Gauchos Surprise Bruins
• Hawaii Riddles Waves (Brian)
• This Week's Results

Week of February 5, 1996 - Rainbows On The Road

• AVCA Poll, Rogers Player of the Week
• Hawaii Over Northridge (Brian)
• Hawaii Defeats Loyola-Marymount (Brian, Ravi)
• Bruins Defeat Aztecs (Ravi)
• Penn State drops ball against Cardinals
• Hawaii Defeats UCSB (Brian, Ravi)
• This Week's Results

Week of February 12, 1996 - Hawaii Meets Long Beach

• USA Today/AVCA Poll
• Salak Named Player of the Week
• #1 Hawaii Defeats #2 Long Beach State
• The Word on the Cardinal
• UCLA vs. Marymount (Ravi)
• Stanford Defeats BYU
• Penn State Over George Mason
• Stanford Defeats Irvine
• Hawaii Repeats Victory Over Long Beach
• This Week's Results

Week of February 19, 1996 - Rainbows Play At USC

• USA Today/AVCA Poll
• Yuval Katz Named Player of the Week
• Bruins Barely Escape from Lions
• Fred Robins Jumped To UCLA
• Bruins Cruise by Stanford and Pacific
• Hawaii Defeats USC (Brian)
• Hawaii Repeats Over Trojans (Brian)
• Ravi's Midseason Report
• This Week's Results

Week of February 26, 1996 - Bruins Play Two in Hawaii

• USA Today/AVCA Poll
• Mihacevich Player of the Week
• Bruins squeak by Anteaters (Ravi)
• Irvine vs. Pepperdine - the sequel (Ravi)
• UCLA Hopes to Fly Past Hawaii
• Rainbows Upend Bruins (Brian/Ravi)
• Bruins Avenge Loss To Rainbows (Ixthus1)

Week of March 4, 1996 - Hawaii vs. UC-Irvine

• Rainbows Take It Out on Anteaters (Brian)
• Stanford Swings Through Long Beach and Southern Cal (Ravi)
• UCLA Rides Waves in Sweep
• Hawaii Completes Sweep Over Irvine (Brian)
• This Week's Results

Week of March 11, 1996 - Hawaii vs. BYU

• Matt Fuerbringer Named Player of the Week
• UCLA Smokes BYU
• Oski's Guide To Coaches
• USA-Spain Men's Tour
• UCLA Squeaks by BYU
• Stanford, Ohio State, USC, NVA (Ravi)
• Katz Rescues Rainbows From Cougars

Week of March 18, 1996 - Hawaii vs. Pacific

• starbulletin.com is born
• USA Today/AVCA Poll
• Tom Hoff Named Player of the Week
• USA Men Reign Over Spain in Opener
• Katz, Leoni, Milo Think of Homeland
• Tough USA Serving Stymies Spain Again
• Hawaii Still Driven to Prove Selves
• Hawaii Unravels Pacific (Brian)
• Watts Rejects Spanish Attack
• U.S. Completes Sweep of Spain
• Northridge Defeats San Diego State / Ode to the Not Volleyball League (Ravi)
• Hawaii Tames Tigers Again (Brian)
• This Week's Results

Week of March 25, 1996 - Rainbows Play In San Diego

• USA Today/AVCA Poll
• Mike Prosek Named Player of the Week
• Rainbows Travel To San Diego
• Canada-Spain Match 1
• Tino Reyes, Right-Hand Man
• Canada-Spain Match 2
• Hawaii Overcomes Slow Start Against San Diego State
• Rainbows Sweep Aztecs
• Rainbows Top Stat Charts
• Stanford Prevails Over Marymount (David)
• UCLA Bounces Back Over Trojans (Ravi)
• Hawaii/UC-San Diego Match 1 (Brian)
• Hawaii/UC-San Diego Match 2 (Brian, Patrick)
• This Week's Results

Week of April 1, 1996 - Hawaii Faces Stanford

• USA Today/AVCA Poll
• Phil Eatherton Named Player of the Week
• Grant for LeGrand
• 'Bows Are In Good Hands With Pichel
• Down The Stretch: UCSB, UCLA, CSUN, USC, LMU, UCI (Ravi)
• Gauchos End Bruins 43 Match Home Winning Streak (Ravi, (), Ravi)
• Stanford stands in Rainbows' way once again
• UH Ticket Prices To Rise
• USA Men's Team Hotsheet for April
• Hawaii Stuns Stanford (JumpServe3, Brian)
• UCLA Ends Regular Season With Classic Victory Over USC
• Hawaii Sweeps Stanford
• This Week's Results

Week of April 8, 1996 - California Comes To Hawaii

• USA Today/AVCA Poll
• Eduardo Ferraz Named Player of the Week
• Celebrity Up Refs (Ravi)
• The Rainbow Jump Serve - Can You Dig It?
• KFVE To Telecast Volleyball Exhibitions Instead of Baseball
• Volleyball Playoff Tickets to go on sale Sunday
• Bruins Tame Lions
• UH To Recognize Student-Athletes
• Bruins and 49ers Battle To Determine Who's In Second
• Rainbow Baseball Attendance is on the Decline
• Looking Ahead to the MPSF Tournament (Chris)
• UCLA Hammered in Long Beach
• Hawaii defeats California (Brian) (pictures)
• MPSF Standings Update
• This Week's Results
• MPSF Standings Update

• USA Today/AVCA Poll
• Ivan Contreras Named Player of the Week
• Rainbow Volleyball Awards
• MPSF Final Standings
• Re: NCAA Player of the Year
• Bruins Show Irvine Quick Exit
• Bruins Head To Conference Playoffs
• New Wave Challenges Rainbows
• PRESSURE? What Pressure?
• UCLA vies to unpend Pacific
• Sivan Leoni Taking His Best Shot
• Metzger Edges Katz For MPSF Player of the Year (Brian)
• Lewis Upsets Ball State for MIVA Title
• Penn State Defeats Princeton for EIVA Title (Josh)
• Stanford vs. UCSB (Chris)
• Pepperdine Gunned Down In Hawaii (Brian)
• This Week's Results

Week of April 22, 1996 - MPSF Final Four

• USA Today/AVCA Poll
• Doug McBride Named Player of the Week
• Rainbows Have This Rock Rocking (Fitz)
• Hawaii To Face UCSB in MPSF Semi-Final (le poidog)
• Rainbows Face Another Must-Win Situation
• Coloradan Looks To Purchase Pro League
• Vocal Turner, silent Stillwell comprise dominant Bruin block
• Milo Turns World Upside Down
• Time Hurts Home Court Advantage
• The three from Galilee to be featured on Israeli TV
• It's Showtime at the MPSF Tournament
• Bruins will unexpectedly face Matadors
• Jim Leahy Belongs As Voice of the Rainbows
• MPSF Semi-Finals (Brian)
• New Ball-Handling Rules (Rolly)
• Nihipali Nails UCSB in MPSF Final (Brian)

Week of April 29, 1996 - The NCAA Tournament

• USA Today/AVCA Poll
• Rainbows Get The Call to the Final Four
• USA Volleyball To Delay Start of Pro League
• All In The Wilton Family
• Nihipali hears the boos turn to cheers
• Metzger, Katz Co-Players of the Year
• 1996 AVCA All-America Team
• Metzger and Wells Hunt for One Last Wave
• Second Chance for Rainbows
• UCSB Deserves Better (le poidog) (Jay)
• USA Men's Team Hot Sheet
• Nihipali Closed In For Kill at NCAA Tournament
• Lewis Boasts Firepower led by Rivera
• Bruins Sweep Flyers, Will Face Hawaii in Final (Ravi)
• Metzger and Katz Headline National Title Battle
• Energized at the Final
• AVCA Coaching Clinic (Ravi)
• Ode to Ravi (Tom)
• Scates Leads Bruins To 16th Title Against Hawaii
• Bruins Find Pot of Gold at End of Rainbows (pictures)
• Final Four Reactions (Eric, Brian H, Brian, Tomoo)
• Ravi Rehashes The NCAA Finals
• Huge Contingent of Hawaii Fans Invaded Pauley for Final Four
• Lost Weekend for Sports Fans
• Final USA Today/AVCA Coaches Top 15 Poll
• Trong Win

May 1996 - Post-Season

• Rainbows Return To Champions Welcome
• What's Next for the Rainbows?
• Bruins have title, but 'Bows are also champs
• Final Four Thoughts
• UCLA gamesmanship
• Why Different Rules?
• Rainbows Honored at Washington Place (picture)
• Volleyball TV Ratings
• Part of national title belongs to Hawaii
• Hawaii's Favorite Pastime?
• A Tribute to the '96 Rainbows (jumpserve1)
• Katz is Ricoh "Name To Know" Player of the Year
• Fone Fitz has UH coaches on the hotline
• Katz named Volleyball Magazine Player of the Year
• MPSF All-Chutzpah Team (Ravi)
• Four Rainbows named to MPSF Academic Team
• Hawaii Pono'i in L.A. was chicken-skin time

June-July 1996 News

• Katz goes to the beach
• UV sparks Team Erik to 4-Man title
• Advice for Yuval (don't leave yet)
• Yuval Katz turns pro
• Koa Ostrem receives Haine Endowment
• Young teacher a mentor for Aiea team
• Li-Scott, Malae-Atwood win Jose Cuervo Tournament
• Outrigger Finishes Second in Junior Olympics
• Olympic Preview: Mike Lambert
• Winslow won't be stopped by broken hand
• Fortune motivated for his third Olympics
• U.S. defeats Bulgaria in tuneup match
• Athletes put on chef's caps
• U.S. wins its opener against Poland
• Who needs vowels when you have Ctvrtlik
• Lambert leads sweep of Argentina
• Lambert shines in defeat
• Italy finishes pool play 5-0
• Bulgarians overpower Americans at end of pool
• U.S. stunned after being spiked out of Games
• Hawaii/Fukuoka Sister-State Educational, Athletic and Cultural Exchange

August-October 1996 News

• Netherlands defeats Italy to win gold medal
• NCAA investigates UH for rules violations
• Beach volleyball detracts from "real" volleyball
• Yuval Katz signs pro contract
• Katz hopes to play for Hawaii pro team
• Stein Metzger awarded Morgan Trophy
• Honolulu professional team is a dream
• Li and Scott unseat Lockwood and Anderson at Armani beach championship
• Okamoto Volleyball Classic
• Historic night: U.S. plays Japans using controversial NVL rules
• Stanford athletes at the Olympics
• Leoni and Milo suspended for eating dinner
• Tom Haine's memory, spirit burn brightly
• Waianae teams defeat Pearl City to remain undefeated
• Two UH athletes suspended for beating incident
• UH men's exhibition set

November-December 1996 News

• Two UH athletes reinstated
• Parker McLachlin commits to UCLA
• UH men start learning about life without Yuval
• Punahou boys clinch ILH title
• Waianae, Pearl City win OIA semi-finals
• Pearl City defeats Waianae for OIA championship
• Punahou, Kamehameha, University, Waianae advance unbeaten in State Championships
• Rainbow tickets to be sold by lottery
• State tournament athletes deserve better
• Stanford defeats Hawaii in exhibition
• ILH and OIA All-Star Teams
• Massey dismissed from Rainbow program
• Katz to be found on Bishop Street
• Onward to the 1997 Season

More Volleyball Information

Results, Standings, Poll

• NCAA Men's Weekly Results
• Conference Standings
• USA TODAY/AVCA Coaches Top 15 Poll
• AVCA Player of the Week
• Collegiate Volleyball Update
• CVU Question Of The Day
• Inside Volleyball (Volleyball Magazine)
• Hawaii Game Stats
• Ohio State Game Reports
• UCLA Bruin Game Reports
• USC Trojan Game Reports

Volleyball News Sources

• Honolulu Star-Bulletin
• BYU Newsline
• On-Line 49er
• Cal State Northridge Daily Sundial
• The Digital Collegian at Penn State
• The Daily Princetonian
• UCSD Guardian Online
• San Diego State Daily Aztec
• UC Santa Barbara Daily Nexus
• The Stanford Daily Online
• Daily Bruin Online / Sports-U: UCLA
• Daily Trojan Online / Trojan Athletics

Team Schedules / Rosters

MPSF

• University of Hawaii Rainbows
• BYU Cougars
• UC Irvine Anteaters
• University of Pacific Tigers
• Long Beach State 49ers
• Loyola Marymount Lions
• UC San Diego Tritons
• San Diego State Aztecs
• UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
• Stanford Cardinal
• UCLA Bruins
• USC Trojans

  OTHER

• Ball State Cardinals
• California Golden Bears
• George Mason Patriots
• Lewis University Flyers
• Loyola University Chicago Ramblers
• Ohio State Buckeyes
• Penn State Nittany Lions
• Princeton Tigers
• Rutgers-Newark Raiders
• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers

There's Always Hope...

• Cal State Northridge Matadors
• Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons
• Pepperdine Waves

University of Hawaii

• Rainbow Volleyball Season (current)
• Rainbow Wahine Volleyball Season (sister site)
• UH Rainbow Men's Volleyball
• Rainbow Men's Volleyball (official site)
• Rainbow Wahine Volleyball (official site)
• University of Hawaii On AudioNet
• Men's Volleyball On AudioNet

Fan Pages

• Yuval Katz Fan Page by Jennifer
• The Unofficial Heidi Illustre Homepage
• Hawaii Volleyball People
• Ravi's Match Notes
• Ravi's Chicken Jokes
• rec.sport.volleyball (via DejaNews)
• Rolly's Volleyball Super-Conductor Super-Collider
• Schneid's Volleyball Dictionary
• FIVB Rules
• Volleyball Video and Computer Games

Bonus: A Few Special Reports From 1995

• Bruins defeat hosts at UCSB Tournament
• Bruins Avenge NCAA Finals Loss with sweep over Penn State
• Bruins Win Hawaii Tournament Title
• Nihipali Propels To Starting Opposite / Stillwell Debuts
• Ball State Hands Bruins First Loss of Season
• Nihipali Rises Off the Bench
• Hawaii defeats CSUN (Jay)
• Special Event - Hawaii vs. Northridge II
• Special Event II - Hawaii vs. Northridge III (Jay's Report)
• Katz, Wilton Win MPSF Awards
• UCLA Motivated in MPSF Semi-Finals
• MPSF SemiFinals - Hawaii/UCSB, UCLA/BYU (Ravi's Comments)
• MPSF Final: Hawaii vs. UCLA (Jeff, Ravi, Tom, Jeff, Jay)
• Hawaii May Be Saving Best For NCAAs
• Nygaard Learning To Accept Praise
• Final Four Semi-Final: Hawaii vs. Penn State (Pat, Jay)
• Order Restored: UCLA Defeats Penn State for NCAA Title (Mike, Jason, Larry, Ravi)

• Prep volleyball factory
• World University Games

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