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La Salle-Peru volleyball has high expectations once again despite losses to graduation · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Lasal Peru volleyball has high expectations once again despite losses
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  Speaker 1: to graduation. Written by Kevin Schlumm, this article is being
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  Speaker 1: The lsal Peru volleyball team graduated a lot of talent
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  Speaker 1: from last year's team that went thirty two to six
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  Speaker 1: and advanced to a sectional final, including five players who
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  Speaker 1: played significant roles. Obviously, we lost a lot of people everywhere.
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  Speaker 1: LP senior outside hitter Aubrey Duntlinger said, but our juniors
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  Speaker 1: have been stepping up a freshman too. Everyone's been stepping
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  Speaker 1: up no matter what age. Senior middle hitter Maggie Boudreau said,
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  Speaker 1: the Cavaliers are coming together in practice. All of us
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  Speaker 1: really haven't played together that much. Boudreau saida leaders are
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  Speaker 1: definitely stepping up and making sure everyone is talking. I
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  Speaker 1: think we've been meshing really well together despite all the
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  Speaker 1: holes to fill, The Cavaliers have high hopes for the season.
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  Speaker 1: I do believe we have enough talent and potential to
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  Speaker 1: make a run at a third straight Interstate eight Conference
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  Speaker 1: title this year. LP coach Mark Hebercorn said the expectations
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  Speaker 1: are high again. The Calves also look to make another
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  Speaker 1: postseason run. I want to get as far as we
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  Speaker 1: possibly can, Dutlinger said. This is my last year, so
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  Speaker 1: I want to go as hard as I can and
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  Speaker 1: win as much as we can. Winning regionals twice in
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  Speaker 1: my career, I want to get a third one this year.
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  Speaker 1: It's a goal to work toward because we lost a
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  Speaker 1: lot of people. The younger players coming up and US
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  Speaker 1: seniors were just hungry and want to win. I have
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  Speaker 1: really big ambitions this year. Dutlinger will play a large
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  Speaker 1: role in whatever success the Calves have as a four
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  Speaker 1: year starter and reigning News Tribune Volleyball Player of the Year.
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  Speaker 1: The Troy recruit led the area and kills last season
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  Speaker 1: at four point five percent and is closing in on
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  Speaker 1: one thousand career kills with less than one hundred to go.
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  Speaker 1: The Calves also returned Boudreau, senior right side hitter Alexis
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  Speaker 1: Hines and sophomore setter Aubrey Urbanski. We lost a good
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  Speaker 1: corps of players last year, but we bring back a
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  Speaker 1: good core of players also, Habercorn said, Alexis Hines had
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  Speaker 1: a lot of clutch hits and blocks for US last year.
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  Speaker 1: Maggie Boudreau led us in blocks last year and at
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  Speaker 1: times in practice she looks unstoppable. In the middle, obviously,
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  Speaker 1: we have Aubrey Dutlinger. She'll be a four year starter
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  Speaker 1: and led us in kills and digs. Aubrey Orbanski had
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  Speaker 1: a very good year last year. We're expecting all four
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  Speaker 1: to do more for us this year. They have all
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  Speaker 1: really improved. Duttlinger, Boudreau, and Hines will be key pieces
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  Speaker 1: in the front row. Urbanski also will play outside hitter,
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  Speaker 1: along with senior Maddy Gross, junior Riley Russell, and freshman
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  Speaker 1: Quinn Krug. Joining Boudreau in the middle are juniors Addie
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  Speaker 1: Schmidt and Reagan Fundel, along with Hines on the right side, Gross, Schmidt, Krug,
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  Speaker 1: and junior years Avery Murtaz and Riley Baldwin will contribute.
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  Speaker 1: Seniors Sheila Turson and Addison Schweikert and junior Rosalie Laninger
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  Speaker 1: are in the mix to be LP's second setter alongside Urbanski.
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  Speaker 1: I expect us to be consistent and be a really
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  Speaker 1: big threat at the net. Bo Dro said, Obviously we
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  Speaker 1: have Aubrey Duttlinger, and other teams know Aubrey's our key hitter,
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  Speaker 1: so all our hitters need to step up and be
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  Speaker 1: a threat as well. The ball can't get to LP's
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  Speaker 1: big hitters without a good pass from the defense, and
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  Speaker 1: Boudreau said the Calves have a good defense that lets
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  Speaker 1: the hitters get good opportunities. Seniors Kenzie Chamberlain and Addie
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  Speaker 1: Dawson and junior Kira Murtez could all see time at Libureau,
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  Speaker 1: while Urson Leaninger and junior Sophia Kanchak also will contribute
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  Speaker 1: in the back row. A lot of our defensive players
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  Speaker 1: didn't get a lot of opportunity last year, but they
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  Speaker 1: were able to play against some really good hitters in practice,
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  Speaker 1: so Habercorn said it's their turn. They're ready to go,
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  Speaker 1: and they're very talented and very athletic. Habercorn said the
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  Speaker 1: Calves are consistent in every phase of the game. We're
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  Speaker 1: a strong and aggressive serving team. Habercorn said, we're solid blockers,
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  Speaker 1: our defense is unrelenting. Offensively, we have the ability to
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  Speaker 1: be very versatile on the front line, and we're able
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  Speaker 1: to execute a lot of different attacks. We have a
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  Speaker 1: pretty good volleyball IQ on offense and defense.