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‘I’ve been very fortunate’: La Salle-Peru volleyball coach Mark Haberkorn reaches 1,100 wins · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: I've been very fortunate LaSalle, Peru volleyball coach Mark Haberkorn
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  Speaker 1: reaches 1,100 wins. Written by Kevin Schlum. This article is
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  Speaker 1: When LaSalle, Peru junior Addy Schmidt's block landed for the
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  Speaker 1: final point, four sophomore players ran onto the court holding
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  Speaker 1: four green balloons, 2-1-S and 2-0-S. They held up the 1,100
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  Speaker 1: seconds as the large crowd stood and cheered to celebrate
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  Speaker 1: LP's 25-18, 25-14 non-conference victory over Pontiac on Thursday at LP,
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  Speaker 1: which gave coach Mark Haberkorn 1,100 career victories. It's exciting,
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  Speaker 1: but also humbling to achieve something like 1,100 victories, said Haberkorn,
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  Speaker 1: who was presented with a plaque after the match. There's
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  Speaker 1: been a lot of people who were a big part
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  Speaker 1: of it. Even though the wins go onto my record,
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  Speaker 1: I've had a lot of people contribute to this milestone.
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  Speaker 1: It wasn't just one person. I've been very fortunate to
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  Speaker 1: have great players and outstanding assistant coaches. I enjoy coaching
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  Speaker 1: the game. It's been a lot of hours in the
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  Speaker 1: gym and many, many miles on a bus. I want
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  Speaker 1: to thank everybody who contributed to this milestone, the athletic directors,
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  Speaker 1: the athletic secretaries, and my family for their sacrifices and support.
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  Speaker 1: Haberkorn is 10318. a. 776 winning percentage in his 42nd
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  Speaker 1: season overall, an average of 26.7 victories per season. He
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  Speaker 1: started his career at Lostand, going 104-22 from 1980, 2-86
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  Speaker 1: before taking over at LP in 1988. He went 118-16-4
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  Speaker 1: from 1988-91 before stepping away from the program, returning in
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  Speaker 1: 1994 and staying on the Cavalier bench since. Haberkorn, who
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  Speaker 1: is 996-200-78-18 in his 37th season at LP, has 16
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  Speaker 1: 30-win seasons, 25 25-win seasons, and 37 20-win seasons. He
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  Speaker 1: has also claimed 25 regional championships, four sectional titles, and
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  Speaker 1: three state trophies. I mean, 1,100 wins. That's pretty incredible,
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  Speaker 1: LP senior Aubrey Duttlinger said. It is really special to
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  Speaker 1: be part of the 1,100th win. Because I wasn't here
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  Speaker 1: for the 1,000th, so it's very exciting. I'm very proud
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  Speaker 1: to be part of it. Haberkorn, who ranks 3rd in
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  Speaker 1: state history for volleyball coaching wins, won his 250th match
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  Speaker 1: in 1994, his 500th in 2004, his 750th during the
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  Speaker 1: state runner-up season in 2013, his 900th in 2018, and
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  Speaker 1: his 1,000th in 2022. We know as volleyball players at
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  Speaker 1: LP that we have to work hard with him, said Duttlinger,
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  Speaker 1: who has been part of 98 wins as a four-year
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  Speaker 1: varsity starter. He will get on us, but that's what
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  Speaker 1: you need from a coach. We want to work hard
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  Speaker 1: and he directs us. He tells us what to do.
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  Speaker 1: The Cavs started strong in both sets Thursday, scoring the
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  Speaker 1: first six points of the first set and the first
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  Speaker 1: seven of the second set and never trailing in the match.
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  Speaker 1: This is probably our best match of the year, Haberkorn said.
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  Speaker 1: We came out in both sets and jumped ahead early
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  Speaker 1: with strong serving. We had to weather the storm in
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  Speaker 1: the middle, then we finished. We executed well. Our communication
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  Speaker 1: was outstanding. It was a great team effort, offensively and defensively.
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  Speaker 1: Sophomore Aubrey Urbanski served the first six points of the
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  Speaker 1: opening set, a run that included an ace and two
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  Speaker 1: kills by Duttlinger. After a Pontiac error to start the
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  Speaker 1: second set, Urbanski served an ace to start a six-point
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  Speaker 1: run for a 7-0 lead. Aubrey and Maggie Boudreau pushed
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  Speaker 1: those hard serves, and that's something we've always been good at,
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  Speaker 1: is hard serves, Duttlinger said. The Indians rallied within 12-11
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  Speaker 1: in the first set, but never tied it, and Pontiac
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  Speaker 1: never got closer than three points in the second set.
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  Speaker 1: Duttlinger pounded down 15 kills to go along with 10 points,
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  Speaker 1: three aces, six digs, and a block. Duttlinger has 135
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  Speaker 1: kills in 20 sets this season, an average of 6.8
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  Speaker 1: per set. I wouldn't be able to do it if
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  Speaker 1: I didn't have a pass and if I didn't have
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  Speaker 1: Aubrey sending me the ball, Duttlinger said. She has developed
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  Speaker 1: so much over the past year, and I think our
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  Speaker 1: connection is really strong this year. I'm excited to see
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  Speaker 1: what else it brings. Urbanski finished with 18 points, 4 aces,
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  Speaker 1: 17 assists, 5 kills, and 2 blocks for LPLP. 8-1.