Edgewood-Colesburg had climbed to a height the volleyball program hadn’t reached since 2005 — a regional final match. Fort Madison Holy Trinity denied the Vikings a trip to state with a sweep.
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Edgewood-Colesburg had climbed to a height the volleyball program hadn’t reached since 2005 — a regional final match. Fort Madison Holy Trinity denied the Vikings a trip to state with a sweep.
Prep volleyball: Denver serves 17 aces, comes on strong after dropping Game 1 and denies West Branch in a Class 2A regional final.
A quick turnaround and tough regional-final tests await the West Branch, Edgewood-Colesburg and North Tama volleyball teams.
The 2023 Iowa high school state volleyball tournament has 24 of its 40 spots filled after Tuesday’s regional finals in Class 5A, 4A and 3A. Here’s a look at the regional finals, plus the state tournament brackets in those three classes.
The Class 3A seventh-rated Center Point-Urbana volleyball team is state tournament bound for the first time since 2015 after defeating No. 12 Mid-Prairie (32-13) in four sets (25-23, 17-25, 25-17, 25-21) Tuesday night at Center Point.
Pinpoint passing led to a balanced attack, and Cedar Rapids Xavier swept Waverly-Shell Rock to reach the state volleyball tournament for the eighth straight year.
Cedar Rapids Xavier swept Waverly-Shell Rock in a Class 4A Iowa high school volleyball regional final Tuesday at Xavier High School to advance to the state tournament for the eighth straight year.
All seven classes will compete in the Iowa high school football playoffs this week. The Gazette’s Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford share their thoughts on topics related to the postseason.
West Branch beat Lisbon in a five-set Class 2A Iowa high school volleyball regional semifinal match Monday night at Lisbon.
Reigning state champion Iowa City Liberty is one of three Metro/Iowa City “big-school” teams — and one of five overall — playing in regional-final volleyball matches Tuesday night.
West Branch snagged its second straight five-set postseason triumph Monday night, outlasting Lisbon (26-24, 25-20, 24-26, 23-25, 15-9) in a Class 2A volleyball regional semifinal Monday night at Lisbon High School.
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Southeast Polk (5A), Western Dubuque (4A) and Creston (3A) are unanimous No. 1 picks in The Gazette’s final Iowa high school football rankings of the 2023 season.
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