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Burnsville’s Northern Lights Volleyball Team Shines Across the Country
The team made it to the semifinals of this year's AAU Junior National Volleyball Championships and are headed to the U.S. Junior Olympic Championship.
“In short, the Northern Lights’ 18-1 Junior Olympic girls’ volleyball can make a strong case for being the best girls’ volleyball team to ever come out of Minnesota.”
That’s how the Star Tribune describes the Burnsville-based Northern Lights’ elite volleyball team.
The team is made up of:
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- Alyssa Goehner, Lakeville North
- Katherine Hawkins, Blaine
- Lauren Houg, Wayzata
- Tegan Laberge, Maple Grove
- Nora Reed, Hopkins
- Samantha Seliger Swenson, Hopkins
- Hannah Tapp, Stewartville
- Paige Tapp, Stewartville
- Sarah Wilhite, Eden Prairie
The Northern Lights entered this year’s AAU Girls' Junior National Volleyball Championships with a 62-3 record. The team won its first 10 games at the tournament but lost Wednesday in the semifinals, according to AAU.
They’re now headed to Dallas to try to win the U.S. Junior Olympic Championship, which kicks off Friday.
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