Class 1A state volleyball preview: Team capsules, stat leaders and predictions

CEDAR RAPIDS — Capsules for the Class 1A qualifiers at the Iowa high school state volleyball tournament, which runs Tuesday through Friday at the U.S. Cellular Center. Teams listed in bracket order.

No. 1 Janesville (34-7)

Nickname — Wildcats

Coach — Shelly Sorensen (27th year at Janesville, 614-270; 31st year overall)

Tournament history — 8th appearance, all in succession. Won 1A titles in 2013, 2015 and 2016.

Starting lineup

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos

1 Lily Liekwig 5-6 Jr. DS

2 Madison Stanhope 5-6 Sr. OH

4 Kennedy Rieken 5-2 Jr. DS

6 Kennedy Meister 5-7 Sr. OH

7 Alisa Bergen 5-8 Jr. S

11 Julia Meister 5-6 So. OH

12 Bree Thompson 5-11 Jr. MH

No. 13 East Mills (24-8)

Nickname — Wolverines

Coach — Connie Blank (11th year at East Mills, 125-169; 14th year overall, 145-217)

Tournament history — 1st appearance. Nishna Valley qualified in 1988.

Starting lineup

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos

5 Shellby Moore 5-6 Sr. OH

6 Rachel Schafer 5-4 Sr. S

7 Kassidy Croghan 5-4 Jr. DS

10 Dezirae Drake 5-5 So. S

13 Gracee Meyer 5-9 Sr. MH

14 Alex Knop 5-9 So. OH

21 Megan Hossie 5-4 Sr. L

No. 4 Starmont (30-5)

Nickname — Stars

Coach — Robert Goedken (11th year, 259-109)

Tournament history — 2nd appearance, and second straight.

Starting lineup

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos

2 Megan Janssen 5-6 Jr. S

3 Hayley Goedken 5-6 Jr. MH

4 Katie Berry 5-6 Jr. L

7 Macy Mommer 5-6 Jr. OH

13 Kylie Anfinson 5-6 So. OH

15 Madilyn Vaske 5-6 Jr. OH

18 Isabel Johanns 5-8 Jr. MH

No. 5 Fort Madison Holy Trinity (37-5)

Nickname — Crusaders

Coach — Melissa Freesmeier (13th year at Holy Trinity, 526-85; 26th year overall, 880-171)

Tournament history — 11th appearance, including eight in a row. 1A champion in 2014.

Starting lineup

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos

3 Emily Box 5-11 Jr. MH

8 Madison Mohrfeld 5-8 Sr. OH

12 Elyse Pothitakis 5-4 Jr. DS

14 Mya Lawlor 5-4 Jr. DS

16 Taylor Boeding 5-7 Jr. OH

19 Maya Rashid 5-7 Sr. S

25 Eryn Anderson 5-9 Jr. OH

No. 3 Le Mars Gehlen (27-6)

Nickname — Jays

Coach — Mike Meyer (12th year at Gehlen, 301-133; 38th year overall, 907-316)

Tournament history — 10th appearance, eighth in the last nine years.

Starting lineup

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos

4 Krista Lipp 5-9 Sr. OH

5 Brooklyn Heissel 5-6 Jr. OH

6 Kayla Mayer 5-8 Sr. OH

7 Katelyn Langel 5-8 Jr. MH

8 Anna Britt 5-6 Jr. S

10 Sydney Livermore 5-7 So. S

13 Katie Peters 6-0 Jr. MH

No. 7 Tripoli (25-13)

Nickname — Panthers

Coach — Courtney Anderson (1st year, 25-13)

Tournament history — 18th appearance, all in the last 20 years. Winner of 11 titles, most recently in 2012.

Starting lineup

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos

1 Samara Harms Jr. L

3 Kennedy Drewis Sr. OH

4 Sadie Bobst Jr. S

6 Addi Franzen Jr. DS

7 Brooke Dreesman Sr. MH

13 Brianna Lobeck So. OH

15 Zoe Semelroth So. MH

No. 2 Springville (38-2)

Nickname — Orioles

Coach — Claude Howard (5th year, 153-42)

Tournament history — 5th appearance, and third straight. Semifinalist last year.

Starting lineup

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos

4 Rylee Chapman Jr. OH

9 Mikayla Nachazel Sr. OH

10 Alyssa Jaeger Sr. MH

20 Rylee Menster Sr. OH

26 Sami Johnson Sr. MH

28 Madi Wagaman Sr. S

33 Mel Nulle Jr. L

No. 8 North Tama (29-7)

Nickname — Redhawks

Coach — Channing Halstead (4th year, 75-51)

Tournament history — 1st appearance.

Starting lineup

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos

1 Takoa Kopriva So. DS

4 Isabel Sierra So. S

5 Carlie Gorder So. OH

10 Katie Kopriva So. MH

11 Carissa Calderwood Jr. DS

12 Abby Deboef Fr. OH

14 Lydia Schafer Sr. OH

Stat leaders

Kills per set

Emily Box, Fort Madison Holy Trinity 6.11

Bree Thompson, Janesville 4.85

Katie Kopriva, North Tama 4.72

Kennedy Drewis, Tripoli 4.46

Alex Knop, East Mills 3.63

Assists per set

Maya Rashid, Fort Madison Holy Trinity 10.59

Regan Janssen, Starmont 10.21

Sadie Bobst, Tripoli 9.73

Alisa Bengen, Janesville 8.81

Madi Wagaman, Springville 8.69

Digs per set

Mya Lawlor, Fort Madison Holy Trinity 6.10

Takoa Kopriva, North Tama 4.76

Hayley Goedken, Starmont 4.56

Emily Box, Fort Madison Holy Trinity 4.33

Lily Liekweg, Janesville 3.78

Aces per set

Eryn Anderson, Fort Madison Holy Trinity 0.72

Brianna Lobeck, Tripoli 0.68

Rylee Chapman, Springville 0.64

Kennedy Drewis, Tripoli 0.63

Katelyn Kucera, North Tama 0.62

Blocks per set

Alyssa Jaeger, Springville 1.10

Madi Wagaman, Springville 0.78

Katie Peters, LeMars Gehlen 0.66

Emily Box, Fort Madison Holy Trinity 0.66

Brooke Dreesman, Tripoli 0.58

Predictions

Quarterfinals

Janesville over East Mills in 3

Fort Madison Holy Trinity over Starmont in 5

Tripoli over LeMars Gehlen in 5

Springville over North Tama in 4

Semifinals

Janesville over Fort Madison Holy Trinity in 4

Springville over Tripoli in 4

Championship

Janesville over Springville in 4

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