Jeff Linder

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 …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Some people aren’t cat people. Most people aren’t Monday people. The Tipton Tigers aren’t second-set people. ‘I’d …

CEDAR RAPIDS — For two hours, Aliyah Carter and Madison Larson took turns teeing off from above the net. Unfittingly, …

CEDAR RAPIDS – It’s no mystery that the West Delaware Hawks like to run fast. So Macey Kleitsch’s post-match observation …

CEDAR RAPIDS — The Linn-Mar Lions force-fed Cedar Rapids Jefferson another bitter postseason pill. Running its gameplan — keep the …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Dominance has its drawbacks. As the Cedar Falls Tigers turned the third set into a rout, their …

A closer look at this week’s Class 1A state volleyball tournament. Team capsules    No. 1 Janesville (43-5) Nickname — …