Jeff Linder

CEDAR RAPIDS – Janesville remains the shiniest jewel in the world of Iowa small-school volleyball. All-tournament captain Bree Thompson put …

CEDAR RAPIDS – The Tipton Tigers have skill and guts. But they don’t have 6-foot-1 or 6-foot-3. Carroll Kuemper does. …

The Gazette’s final 2018 area volleyball Super 10 for the 2018 season. 1. Linn-Mar 32-10 (6-1 …

CEDAR RAPIDS – You’d think it would be a reprieve, Aliyah Carter going to the back row. Instead, it was …

CEDAR RAPIDS – A lot changed in 2 1/2 months. Namely, Devyn Robinson was back. Second-ranked Ankeny Centennial captured its …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Melissa Freesmeier noticed some slumped shoulders and concerned faces. ‘We were dragging a little bit,” she acknowledged. …

CEDAR RAPIDS – They are sister schools, 16 miles away from each other. Both are very good at volleyball. One …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Before taking the court, Coach Amy Calonder sometimes has her team take a moment, relax and breathe. …

CEDAR RAPIDS – The semifinals are no longer Cedar Rapids Xavier’s glass ceiling. The second-ranked Saints shrugged off an ugly …

CEDAR RAPIDS – The pressure, Jessica Rinehart said, is off. ‘We’ve made the finals,” the Ankeny Centennial volleyball coach said. …

CEDAR RAPIDS – On the court and on the bench, Fort Madison Holy Trinity enjoyed a big advantage in state-tournament …

CEDAR RAPIDS – LeMars Gehlen is a regular here, and Mike Meyer knows how much of a grind a deep …

CEDAR RAPIDS – About once per set, Jaden Daffer gets her chance. ‘I see the set coming toward me and …

CEDAR RAPIDS – You’d think a two-set deficit would make a team like Western Christian freak out. And you’d be …

CEDAR RAPIDS – They’re not just losses. They’re lessons. And though Mount Vernon’s record is relatively modest for reaching this …