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Photos: Union vs. Cherokee in 2023 Class 3A Iowa high school state volleyball quarterfinals

Oct. 31, 2023 12:47 pm
No. 8 Union Community swept No. 2 Cherokee 25-21, 25-21, 25-15 in a Class 3A Iowa high school state volleyball quarterfinal match Tuesday at Xtream Arena in Coralville.
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Union Community players Knights celebrate their 3A quarterfinal win over the Cherokee Washington Braves at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Union Community's Gracie Klima (7) gets a dig during their 3A quarterfinal match against the Cherokee Washington Braves at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Cherokee Washington's Keylee Gregg (8) digs a Union Community Knights serve during their 3A quarterfinal match at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Union Community's Gracie Klima (7) fields a serve during their 3A quarterfinal match against the Cherokee Washington Braves at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Cherokee Washington head coach Tara Lugar gives instructions to her players during their 3A quarterfinal match against the Union Community Knights at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Cherokee Washington head coach Tara Lugar gives instructions to her players during their 3A quarterfinal match against the Union Community Knights at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Union Community's Gracie Klima (7) dig of a Cherokee Washington serve goes awry for a Braves ace during their 3A quarterfinal match at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Union Community head coach Brian Jesse lowers his head after coming out of a timeout during their 3A quarterfinal match against the Cherokee Washington Braves at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Union Community head coach Brian Jesse talks to his players during a timeout of their 3A quarterfinal match against the Cherokee Washington Braves at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Cherokee Washington's Deidra Doeden (13) celebrates a Braves kill during their 3A quarterfinal match against the Union Community Knights at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Cherokee Washington's Addy Wolfswinkel (14) attacks across from Union Community's Avery Knoop (4) during their 3A quarterfinal match at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Cherokee Washington players celebrate a Braves point during their 3A quarterfinal match against the Union Community Knights at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Union Community's Reagan Glenn (2) attacks into the block of Cherokee Washington's Harper Benson (left) and Deidra Doeden (13) during their 3A quarterfinal match at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Union Community's Reagan Glenn (2) tries for a block against a Cherokee Washington's Macy Gravenish (6) attack during their 3A quarterfinal match at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Union Community's Gracie Klima (right) drives her attack through the block of Cherokee Washington's Jada Timmerman (left) and Cherokee Washington's Harper Benson during their 3A quarterfinal match at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Cherokee Washington's Laney Wolfswinkel (9) encourages her teammates during their 3A quarterfinal match against the Union Community Knights at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Cherokee Washington's Deidra Doeden (13) celebrates a Braves point with Elise Anderson during their 3A quarterfinal match against the Union Community Knights at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Union Community's Bianca Grimm (13) gets her attack through the blocks of Cherokee Washington's Laney Wolfswinkel (9) and Jada Timmerman (10) during their 3A quarterfinal match at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Union Community players Knights celebrate their 3A quarterfinal win over the Cherokee Washington Braves at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Cherokee Washington's Ava Anderson (3) sets during their 3A quarterfinal match against the Union Community Knights at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Union Community players Knights celebrate their 3A quarterfinal win over the Cherokee Washington Braves at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Union Community's Dena Robb (21) for for a block on Cherokee Washington's Addy Wolfswinkel (14) during their 3A quarterfinal match at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Cherokee Washington Braves players gather around the state participant trophy after their 3A quarterfinal loss to the Union Community Knights at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Union Community's Avery Knoop (4) jousts at the net with Cherokee Washington's Deidra Doeden (13) during their 3A quarterfinal match at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Union Community's Gracie Klima (7) comes into the huddle after a Knights point during their 3A quarterfinal match against the Cherokee Washington Braves at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Union Community's Sydney Schmuecker (12) pumps her fist after a Knights point during their 3A quarterfinal match against the Cherokee Washington Braves at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Union Community players celebrate a Knights point during their 3A quarterfinal match against the Cherokee Washington Braves at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Union Community's Gracie Klima (7) digs during their 3A quarterfinal match against the Cherokee Washington Braves at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Union Community players celebrate a Knights point during their 3A quarterfinal match against the Cherokee Washington Braves at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union 2023 State Volleyball Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
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