Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids Xavier High School

State volleyball, Class 4A quarterfinals: Cedar Rapids Xavier bowed out in the first round for the second straight year as Sergeant Bluff-Luton shocked the top-ranked Saints in five sets.

Follow the 2024 Iowa high school state volleyball tournament with our updated brackets, scores and schedules, including links to complete match coverage.

The Gazette’s roundup of the first day of the 2024 Iowa high school state volleyball tournament Monday at Xtream Arena in Coralville with quarterfinal matches in Class 5A and Class 4A.

Eight area teams qualified for the Iowa high school state volleyball tournament, and our championship picks are Pleasant Valley, Cedar Rapids Xavier, Mount Vernon, Dike-New Hartford and Ankeny Christian.

Iowa City West played well in all three phases of the game and Jack Wallace hit Julian Manson for three touchdowns in a 21-16 victory over No. 6 Bettendorf. The Trojans advance to the Class 5A state quarterfinals at Southeast Polk.

The Iowa high school football playoff field is down to 56 teams, eight in each of the seven classes. The Iowa High School Athletic Association released the quarterfinal host sites Friday night.

Photos from day one of the 2024 Iowa high school state cross country meet featuring Class 3A and 4A schools at Kennedy Park in Fort Dodge, Iowa on Friday, November 1, 2024.

Twenty-two Iowa high school football playoff games Friday feature Gazette-area teams. Here is an overview of 12 contests and the full schedule.

It’s all about the playoffs now with 16 teams remaining in each of the seven Iowa high school football classes. This episode of the Prep Football Huddle takes a class-by-class look at the brackets with games to watch and surprise teams to consider.

Libby Fandel posted a whopping 11 service aces and 15 kills as top-ranked Cedar Rapids Xavier swept Charles City in a Class 4A prep volleyball regional final Tuesday. The victory delivers Xavier to the state tournament for the ninth year in a row.

Cedar Rapids Xavier defeated Charles City 3-0 in a Class 4A Iowa high school volleyball regional volleyball final Tuesday at Xavier to advance to the state tournament.

All four Iowa City football programs are in the Round of 16. Which Metro team has the best chance to advance? Will the playoffs eventually include all teams? The Gazette’s Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford share their insights on these Iowa high school football topics.

Iowa high school vollleyball regional finals are Tuesday in 3A, 4A and 5A, and Anamosa and Monticello look for a state-tournament breakthrough.

Iowa high school football rankings: Dowling, North Polk close as unanimous No. 1 teams in 5A and 4A; Dubuque Wahlert and Sergeant Bluff-Luton share the top spot in 3A.

Three former Cedar Rapids Xavier standouts were on the field at the same time (and made some big plays) as Iowa’s defense limited Northwestern to 163 yards in Saturday’s homecoming win.