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• Jul 21-25 - University of Hawaii men's volleyball camp
• Nov 8 - Tony Ching Fund Raiser

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Earlier 2003 News

May 2003 News

• Campbell and Maryknoll looking for coaches
• Judd and Theocharidis named Bonham Award winners
• Arizona club team won fourth title in five years
• MPSF coaches want to come to Hawaii for postseason
• Premium season donaton increase proposed for Warrior tickets
• Lewis, Penn State, Manitoba are expected to play in next season's Outrigger Invitational
• William Melemai agrees to remain a Warrior
• Sam Kim reveals his big secret
• Champion Lewis introduced at Wrigley Field
• 2004 MPSF tournament headed for Hawaii (maybe)

• USA Men to Host Korea in Season-Opening Domestic Tour
• McGown joins USA Men's team as consultant
• USAV will recognize All-Era Teams in Minneapolis May 22
• Spookiest sight at the Stan Sheriff Center

• Ben Brockman's stature rises with ascent of libero
• Six Warriors, Five Cardinal named to MPSF All-Academic team
• Alfred Reft transfers from UCSB to Hawaii, Cal Baptist seeking to join MPSF
• San Diego State drops athletic director
• USA Volleyball's 2003 Award Winners Announced at "the BOYCE"
• Marv Dunphy named to USVA Men's 1978-2002 All-Era Team
• Theocharidis Named to Verizon Academic All-District VIII Team
• Tony Ching injured in moped accident
• Tony Ching appears improved after neural surgery
• St. Francis (PA) finally lands David Woodward

• Tony Ching transferred out of intensive care
• Keawe Adolpho named South Florida Sun-Sentinel's first Boys' Volleyball Player of the Year
• Jimmy Pelzel is a face in the crowd
• UC Irvine signs seven Fab 50s
• Wilton now planning to get a helmet
• Beach Volleyball Shootout Saturday at Queens
• Jim Polster is not your average Joe
• Tony Ching discharged, transferred to Rehab Hospital
• Kahumoku and Nordberg reconsidering their mopeds
• Red-light runners should be prosecuted

June 2003 News

• Costas in Puerto Rico
• Tony gets a new puppy
• Orange Coast had four starters from Hawaii
• Dream match: East Brunswick versus St. Joseph's of Metuchen
• Committee recommends Ball State cut six sports including men's volleyball
• Ball State dropping volleyball would be crummy
• Jason Olive to put on the Jayo Invitational Olympic-Amateur-Celebrity Volleyball Tournament
• Dain Blanton and Jeff Nygaard claim gold medal at Hellas Open

• State Rep Marumoto to introduce legislation regarding helmets for moped riders
• Save Ball State volleyball
• Petition to save Ball State men's volleyball
• Pierce College has been the doorway for Pedro Leal to USC
• Ball State timetable could be delayed
• Theocharidis named to Verizon Academic All-America Men's At-Large team
• Tony Ching leaves hospital a changed man
• Dave Deuser named 2003 coach of the year
• Coaching is a woman's job too
• Melissa's brother, Press-Telegram player of the year, will walk on at UH
• USA to open 2003 season against Korea
• Regents to vote on tiered ticket pricing
• Chris Marlowe interview with Karch Kiraly
• Metzger/Wong advance to semifinal in San Diego
• USA opens season with loss to Korea
• Blanton and Nygaard win San Diego Open

• Cutting Ball State volleyball was Option G
• Julie Foudy does her part for Title IX
• Doug Beal has been around a long time
• Stuntz selected to try out for World University Games team
• Stanley Dominates as USA Men Defeat Korea
• Decision to cut Ball State sports could be held before University Senate debate
• Joel Walton hopeful that volleyball program can be saved
• Warrior volleyball holding two camps, July 21-25
• Brooks Dierdorff prepares for life in Division I
• Billings Scores 26 as USA Men Defeat Korea
• UH to hike ticket prices
• Hawaii All-Stars win three at Long Beach Boys Classic
• Scott and Rogers reach Swiss Open Sweet 16
• USA takes third straight from Korea
• Rogers/Scott finish ninth at Swiss Open
• Hawaii All-Stars advance to gold division championship round
• USA takes fourth straight from Korea
• Hawai'i All-Stars finish third at Long Beach Boys Classic

• Beach volleyball tournament at Queen's Beach
• Aloha State Games volleyball Thursday thru Sunday
• Rick Olmstead takes over as Athletic Director at Carpinteria High School
• Jon and Clay Stanley: like father, like son?
• No one is safe from reckless drivers
• Metzger/Wong, Scott/Rogers advance to round of 16 in Berlin
• For one night, Anteaters were on top of the Southern California sports world
• Hawaii will send 18 teams to JOs

July 2003 News

• Motter to JC, student ticket price drop, MPSF tourney update
• You mean we're not supposed to sit there?
• Vee Hiapo set her sights
• Hawaii All-Stars, Asics Rainbows finish third at Junior Olympics
• Metzger/Wong finish fifth in Norway

• UH being investigated for using a player with professional experience
• UH may have to wait for punishment
• USA travels to Canada for three match series (roster)
• Brad Keenan named Volleyball Magazine Player of the Year
• Eligibility investigation recalls a bad memory
• I'm an NCAA cop

• USA Edges Canada in Thrilling Five-Set Match
• Theocharidis said to be the player in violation of NCAA rules
• Violations worse than thought for UH
• Ball State announces plan to balance budget
• National champion Lewis announces 2004 schedule
• Billings, Gardner Help USA Men Sweep Canada
• International recruiters need to be well-versed
• Tony Ching, Allen Allen expected to play this weekend and coach next week
• USA defeats Canada in five to end series
• USA's Blanton/Nygaard Reach French Quarterfinals
• USA's Blanton/Nygaard Lose in Semifinals
• Ball State decision process slowed recruiting
• Shaun Frederick is trying out at left tackle
• Blanton/Nygaard Win French Grand Slam Bronze Medal
• Kahanamoku Foundation award winners
• EIVA Tabs Marquez as Executive Director
• World University Games Hopefuls Travel to Japan for Six Matches
• AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour Stops in Belmar, N.J.
• Scott and Rogers drop quarterfinal match at Portuguese Open
• Jason Ring and Scott Wong reach semifinals at Belmar
• World University Games training team splits first two in Japan

• Volleyers get down and dirty to fight epilepsy
• Diligence a UH must in foreign influx
• USA Volleyball Names 2003 Men's Pan American Games Team
• Catching up with Katz
• 2003 Pan American Games Schedule (Men)
• Bookum's Teams ready for the Manhattan Six
• Jeremy Barndt is the ultimate finisher

August 2003 News

• Zimet and Ching at Volleyball Camp of Champions
• USA Men Open Pan American Games with Barbados
• USA Men Make Quick Work of Barbados to Open Pan Am Play
• USA Pan American Beach Volleyball Players Face First Matches Monday
• Wong/Metzger Capture Silver In Austria

• Fischer & Torsone Net USA Win at Pam Am Games
• Delano Thomas won't try out for football
• Gardner, Billings Help USA Men Sweep Dominican Republic at Pan Am Games
• Arthur "Bud" Fields is going into the Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame
• USA Men Need Win to Clinch Pan Am Games Semifinal Berth
• USA Men Edge Venezuela to Earn Pan Am Semifinal Berth
• USA Nets Two Quarterfinal Spots in Men's & Women's Pan American Beach Volleyball
• USA'S Fischer & Torsone Upset Canadians in Friday's Men's Quarterfinals
• Fischer and Torsone defeated by Cubans in semifinal at Pam American Games
• USA'S Fischer & Torsone Drop Pan American Bronze Medal Match
• Pam American Games Beach Volleyball Wrap-Up
• Fonoimoana and Wong win at Manhattan

• Pam American Games Update
• USA Men Ready for Semifinal Showdown with Cuba
• USA Men Lose to Cuba, Will Play for Pan Am Bronze Medal Friday
• USA Men, Brazil to Battle for Pan American Bronze Medal Friday
• Penn State signs seven for 2004
• Tony Ching reportedly helping out at Iolani, Low gives up volleyball
• Brazil Sweeps USA to Win Pan American Bronze Medal
• Williams, Metzger, Wong move on to quarterfinals at Huntington Beach
• Kamehameha wins Longy Okamoto Tournament
• Doble/Kiraly block Scott/Rogers to win Huntington Beach title

• Theocharidis hopes to be cleared of any wrongdoing
• USA looks to defend Gold Medal at World University Games
• Kamehameha hosts invitational tournament Friday and Saturday
• USA Youth National Teams Earn Gold and Bronze Medals in Montreal
• USA Men Open World University Games with Comeback Win over Ukraine
• USA wins barnburner over Canada at World University Games
• Player's Championship this weekend at Queen's Surf
• USA stumbles against Denmark at World University Games
• Kamehameha Invitational results
• Ching, Theocharidis, Zimet, Vaughan and Hotz expected at Players Championship
• Kamehameha Invitational results
• USA sweeps Netherlands at World University Games

• USA sweeps hometeam North Korea to reach World University Games quarterfinals
• USA stuns Russia to reach World University Games semfinals
• USA swept by South Korea in World University Games semifinal
• USA Volleyball Mourns the Loss of Former President Wilbur H. Peck
• USA Teams Advance at FIVB Under-18 Beach Volleyball World Championships
• Top Seeds Advance at AVP Chicago Open
• USA volleyball team selected at flag bearers at World University Games
• USA Teams Finish 9th at FIVB U-18 Beach Volleyball World Championships
• USA Men Win Bronze, then bear flag at World University Games
• Blanton/Nygaard Capture AVP Chicago Open

September 2003 News - Hawaii stripped of 2002 NCAA title

• McKienzie and Polster win Mother Lode
• Sinjin Smith is coming to town
• USA Men to Play Intrasquad Match at USOTC Next Week
• AVP to take on the world in Carson California September 18-21
• Defending champion Kamehameha opens season
• NCAA strips Hawaii of 2002 national championship
• NCAA ruling catches students off guard
• UH implementing system to identify eligibility problems
• Theocharidis supported by former teammates
• University of Hawaii rules violations
• Past NCAA vacated titles
• Few blameless parties to be found
• UH to appeal NCAA penalty
• NCAA did not find lack of institutional control
• Warriors say NCAA decision won't take away the championship experience
• Marv Dunphy feels for the Warriors
• European athletes are incompatible with NCAA rules
• Dejan says Costas says he's sorry
• Wilton says he'll continue to recruit international players
• Blanton/Nygaard win final match of the season

• AVP Announces USA Teams for FIVB Grand Slam
• Dobelle says NCAA penalty does not meet fairness and common sense rules
• Importance of contracts should be impressed upon foreign athletes
• UH appeal a long shot, but worth a try
• Theocharidis was an exemplary student
• Podlewski won't have to go into hiding
• USA Men to Play Intrasquad Matches at USOTC Next Week
• Team Blue defeats Team Red
• Parker McLachlin joins Michelle Wie in Boise Open
• AVP vs. the world in California
• USA Men Ready for NORCECA Zone Championship in Mexico
• Metzger/Holdren advance to main draw at Nissan Grand Slam
• Punahou silenced by Iolani
• Ceman/Whitmarsh defeat Berger/Doppler Win Grand Slam Bronze Medal
• It was a great day to be alive for Tony Ching

• NORCECA Zone Championships Begin Thursday for USA Men (roster)
• USA Men Sweep Panama to Start NORCECA Championships
• USA sweeps Guatemala at NORCECA
• USA downs Mexico to reach NORCECA semifinals
• Kahuku bounces back to beat Kalaheo
• USA defeats Cuba in NORCECA semifinal
• Al Scates signs multi-year contract for the first time

October 2003 News

• Beau Peters transfers to UCLA
• USA defeats Canada to win fifth NORCECA championship
• USC to honor first collegiate champions
• World Cup schedules announced
• UH gets extension on appeal of title forfeiture

• Kamehameha and Iolani to go head-to-head
• California practices somersaulting
• "Burt" DeGroot Passes Away at 96
• Iolani tops Kamehameha to take first place
• Fund raiser for Ching to feature scrimmage and concert
• Hawaii's appeal will be heard in December

• 49ers go 3-1 at Cam-Am Challenge
• Tony Ching fundraiser tickets now on sale
• Men's alumni game and Beach Party to precede Saturday's UCSB-Long Beach State match
• Ray Ratelle to be inducted into Long Beach State Hall of Fame
• Mililani staves off Leilehua to remain unbeaten
• Holdren/Metzger, Blanton/Nygaard, Fonoimoana/Wong advance at Men's FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
• Penn State opens season in Hawaii
• Pepperdine hosts Santa Barbara Saturday morning, then travels to Santa Barbara for another match Saturday evening
• Holdren/Metzger Reach Men's Beach Volleyball World Championship Semis
• Sinjin Smith Headlines VB Hall of Fame Class of 2003
• Kalaheo peaking for playoffs
• Metzger/Holdren reach Beach Volleyball World Championship finals
• Holdren/Metzger Settle for Silver Medal at Beach Volleyball World Championships
• Lewis fights off challenge of Trinity Western

• UCLA opens fall season at Husky Dino Cup in Calgary
• Aiea upsets Moanalua, Kaimuki advances in OIA first round playoffs
• Top seeds move on to OIA semifinals
• Trinity Western defeats UCLA for Dino Cup championship
• Scates gives his players a look in Canada
• Lewis season preview (media guide)
• Punahou comes back to knock off Iolani
• Mel Purcell is a football player

November 2003 News - Tony Ching Fundraiser, State Tournament, George Mason at Hawaii, World Cup

• Trojans head to OIA title match behind Neumann brothers
• Volleyball Magazine publisher is now stuck
• ILH champion will be decided in the next couple of days ... maybe
• Saturday's benefit for Tony Ching will help offset medical costs
• Kamehameha sweeps Iolani to set up winner-take-all match
• Lewis hosts Winnipeg Nov 13-14
• Kahuku edges Mililani to win OIA title
• Iolani outlasts Kamehameha to win ILH title
• UCLA starting lineup up for grabs
• 2004 Warriors to be unveiled at Tony Ching fund raiser
• UCLA sweeps Team Canada
• Tony Ching happy to be back on the court
• Geronimo Chala at Cal

• Iolani is top seed at state tournament
• Iolani has real volleyball players now
• Brian Zodrow has been stellar for Pacific
• High school weekly honors
• Waiakea rallies past Kalaheo, Mililani defeats Waimea
• Iolani sweeps Maui, Kamehameha defeats Kahuku
• Men's World Cup begins Sunday in Japan
• Lewis outlasts Winnipeg in marathon
• UCLA signs Tony Ker and D.J. Stromath for 2004
• Kamehameha defeats Seabury Hall, Iolani defeats Kealakehe to reach state finals
• Iolani edges Kamehameha to win first state volleyball title
• Sean Carney commits to Lewis
• USA sweeps Canada to begin World Cup

• The team formerly known as Yugoslavia defeats USA at World Cup
• Jose Delgado to miss preseason with back injury
• Warriors host George Mason in Fall Preview series starting Wednesday
• Stanley and Gardner power USA over China
• Warriors to unveil surprisingly different lineup
• USA Men Hand Japan First World Cup Loss
• Warriors cruise past George Mason in preseason exhibition
• Warriors sweep George Mason on the Big Island
• Brook Billings leads USA over Egypt at World Cup
• Warriors defeat George Mason on Maui
• Warriors finish off Patriots on Molokai
• Clay Stanley leads USA over Tunisia at World Cup

• USA Men Sweep Korea for Fifth-Straight World Cup Win
• Signing of Diefenbach Completes UCLA's Recruiting Class
• This year's Warriors are huge
• USA Men Sweep Venezuela for Sixth-Straight World Cup win
• WORLD CUP: Final Round Will Determine Fate of USA Men
• Dennis Gonzalez has impressed in bid to be UCLA setter
• Italy Sweeps USA Men in Crucial World Cup Match
• ILH All-Star team
• Brazil Sweeps USA Men to Claim Olympic Berth
• USA defeats France to finish fourth at World Cup

December 2003 News

• Hans Vogel perservered to get USC teams recognized
• Jimmy Killian, Andrew Vernon and Chris Jones sign with USC for 2004
• Blankenship, Carney, Tuifagu, Puna Neumann, Wilhoite named Players of the Year
• NCAA will hear Hawaii appeal this week
• OIA West All-Stars
• OIA West All-Stars
• Cal State Northridge signs Michael Jordan
• Penn State to host 2006 national championships

• Star Bulletin All-State Volleyball Teams
• Warriors season tickets go on sale December 22
• Alumni Match on January 2
• USA Men Gearing Up for NORCECA Olympic Qualifier
• Sean Carney named best in state
• Advertiser All-State Volleyball Team
• Lewis reports infraction to NCAA
• Olive, Wilton, Ching, Leoni scheduled to play for alumni
• MIVA preview

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