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Why is this state so rich in volleyball talent, success? #volleyballstate provides the answer
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Why is this state so rich in volleyball talent, success? #volleyballstate provides the answer
- Brent Wagner | Lincoln Journal Star
- Aug 5, 2017
- Aug 5, 2017 Updated Jan 21, 2021
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Katie Placke (Hastings), Marysa Wilkinson (Creighton), Tara Ziegelbein (Nebraska-Kearney), Maci Coffey (Doane), Kelly Hunter (Nebraska), and Priscilla O'Dowd (Midland) play at different levels, but together make up a strong core of volleyball players from the state of Nebraska.
- AMBER BAESLER, JOURNAL STAR
Hastings' Katie Placke (9) and teammates react as they pull within one point of their victory over Dordt during the NAIA national championship in 2016.
- JIM LEE, Sioux City Journal file photo
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Brent Wagner | Lincoln Journal Star
One of the first times this Internet grouping of like topics — #volleyballstate — seemed appropriate last year came in September, and other similar opportunities kept presenting themselves during the 2016 college volleyball season.
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