Dear Member, The next newsletter will come out in September! Important News  Minneapolis welcomes World-Class Volleyball! Don't miss your chance to watch these exciting professional men's volleyball players complete in the sport's most prestigious event! USA Men vs. Japan. July 29-30 at 7:00 PM at the Target Center. USAV members receive a discount price of $11.75 for lower level reserved seats. To order, just stop by the Target Center Box Office, or go online to the Target Center page at www.ticketmaster.com and use the password "MINNEAPOLIS" when prompted for the USAV Member offer code. NCR Volleyballs for Sale Used Regular Volleyballs $25 each ~ No limit, NEW Volleylites $25 (Limited Number) To Purchase Contact Ken Miller: ken@ncrusav.org or 952/831-9150 or 800/657-6967 ex. 12 ALL REGISTRATION INFORMATION WILL BE POSTED ONLINE OCTOBER 1ST! Graduating Seniors-just a reminder you can still play volleyball through North Country Region, please check out the adult schedule.   Adults (Ages 18 and up)-we offer all levels! Central Zone Beach Volleyball Union Be sure to keep checking our website for 2006-07 Educational Clinics and Upcoming Tournament Schedule. Don't forget to check out what Sol Volleyball has to offer.   Juniors (Ages 18 and under for boys and girls) BOYS Contact Jennifer (jennifer@ncrusav.org or ext 14) if you are interested in becoming involved with North Country Regions Boy's Volleyball program. Results from Nationals-Boys  14's-Jaguar Boys-22nd 18's-Jaguar Boys-54th GIRLS Results from Junior Olympic Volleyball Championships 13 Nationals 39 MN Select 13-1 47 Centennial VBC 131 14 National 42 MN Select 14-1 47 Mizuno M1 141 14 Open 5 Kaepa Northern Lights 141 15 American 31 Kaepa Northern Lights 152 33 Mizuno M1 151 38 Club Alex 15 47 MN Select 15-2 15 National 10 Kaepa Northern Lights 151 23 MN Select 15-1 16 American 43 Southwest MN Juniors 43 MN Select 16-1 47 Club Adidas Select 16 16 National 5 Kaepa Northern Lights 162 13 Kaepa Northern Lights 161   47 Mizuno M1 16 Black 16 Open 14 Mizuno M1 161 17 American 19 Kaepa Northern Lights 172 42 Esko Gold Diggers 17-1 47 East End 17 Select 47 Club Adidas Select 17 17 Nationals 27 Mizuno M1 171 42 MN Select 17-1 17 Open 1 Kaepa Northern Lights 171 18 American 23 Southwest MN Juniors 34 Club Adidas Select 18 45 Mizuno M1 18Black 47 Mizuno M1 18Green 18 National 11 Kaepa Northern Lights 181 38 MN Select 18-1 18 Open 27 Mizuno M1 181 Results from the Junior Olympic Invitational 12 Club 3 Kaepa Northern Lights 121 5 Eden Prairie 121 9 Kaepa Northern Lights 122 13 Club 13 Chaska 131 13 Mizuno M1 131 14 Club 5 Eden Prairie 141 5 Kaepa Northern Lights 142 9 Chaska 141 11 SMV 14 Elite 13 NLS Wildcats 19 Stewie 14 Blue 21 Eden Prairie 142 29 Hibbing Spirit 14-1 15 Club 17 Hibbing Tamales 15-1 20 Mizuno M1 15Black 20 Stewie 15 Blue 25 Lakes 15 16 Club 3 Chaska 161 11 Granite City 16's 13 Stewie 16 Blue 21 Mizuno M1 16Green 21 West Fargo 16 29 Eden Prairie 161 29 Southside Juniors 16-1 34 MN Select 16-2 37 SMV 16 Elite 17 Club 5 Southside Juniors 17-1 8 Hibbing 171 19 Mizuno M1 17Black 23 MN Select 17-2 24 Crossfire Spirit 17s 18 Club 5 Crossfire Spirit 18s 10 DGF Slammers 13 MN Select 182 13 Stewie 18 Blue 18 Southern Lights 18-1 19 Moorhead JO 18-1 19 SMV 18-1 21 Heartland Adidas 18 NIT 26 TMB Juniors 18-1 29 SMV 18-2 NCR is looking for courts for the 17th Annual Presidents' Day Festival on February 17-18, 2007, if interested contact sue@ncrusav.org.      Officials CONGRATULATIONS to Ed Richardson and April Sutor who passed their Junior National Referee ratings. CONGRATULATIONS to Tim Harlow for being selected to officiate at the High Performance Championships. If you are interested in becoming a clinician to give junior officials clinics. Contact Candy. Sponsors Kaepa USA-The official outfitter of NCR. NCR Kaepa Representative. Kaepa's website. Molten USA-The official ball supplier for NCR. Premier Volleyball Recruiting. Championship Productions-DVDs, Videos, Books and more. NEW-VolleyMall-puts you through directly to the retailer where each purchase benefits your sport. There are no "add on" or "fees" for using the VolleyMall portal.Your purchases help support: North Country Region, USA Volleyball and USA Volleyball Foundation.

Contents USA MEN VS. JAPAN Important News Adults  Juniors  Officials Sponsors USA MEN VS. JAPAN USA Men will play JAPAN on July 29-30, at the Target Center. Ticket information here. Jim Polster coming back home to play in Minnesota see story details  Summer Hours: (May 15th-Sept 8th) Mon-Thurs 9:00-1:00 Closed Fridays  NCR Staff www.ncrusav.org 800-657-6967/952-831-9150 Judy Praska, Executive Director, judy@ncrusav.org ext. 10 Candy Kolbow, Officials Coordinator, candyk@ncrusav.org ext. 11  Ken Miller-Junior  Coordinator, ken@ncrusav.org ext. 12 Sue Murphy-Assistant Jr Coordinator, sue@ncrusav.org, ext. 13 Jennifer Brathol, Adult Coordinator/Boys Coordinator, jennifer@ncrusav.org, ext. 14 Sarah Hammers, Asst Adult/ Officials/Webmaster, sarah@ncrusav.org, ext. 15   Next Board meeting will be December 3rd, 2006 at 9:00AM.  Minutes from the July meeting will be posted as soon as they are approved.

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