Jeff Linder

Quarterback Preston Wicker ran for 215 yards and three touchdowns to lead Madrid past Lisbon 27-14, and a return trip to the Class A state football semifinals.

State volleyball, Class 1A final: Led by Drake recruit Katie Quick, top-ranked Ankeny Christian put a bow on its third consecutive Class 1A state championship Thursday night, sweeping No. 6 Conrad BCLUW.

Area volleyball Super Ten rankings (2024, final): Class 3A state champion Mount Vernon closes at No. 1.

State volleyball, Class 2A final: Denver swept EBF to win its first state volleyball championship. the Cyclones’ Mullihan twins joined the Rockets’ Shafer twins on the all-tournament team.

State volleyball, Class 3A final: Mount Vernon swept powerhouse Western Christian to take the last step to a championship.

State volleyball, Class 4A final: Sioux City Heelan completed a week of sweeps with a 65-minute conquest of Pella.

State volleyball, Class 5A final: No. 1 Pleasant Valley scored 14 of the final 16 points to close out youthful Waukee Northwest for its second title in four years.

State volleyball, Class 1A semifinal: Led by dynamic, aggressive-serving Katie Quick, Ankeny Christian swept Oakland Riverside’s “BIG DAWGS.“ The Eagles are a step away from their third consecutive 1A championship.

State volleyball, Class 2A semifinal: Dike-New Hartford had handled Denver — and virtually everybody else in the state — for many, many years. The Cyclones break through this year, and it was a little extra special.

State volleyball, Class 3A semifinal: No. 1 Mount Vernon was surgical early and overwhelmed Dubuque Wahlert. The Mustangs earned another shot at a state championship; they’ll face Western Christian in a title rematch.

State volleyball, Class 4A semifinal: Scheckel accounted for the final two points — one as a setter, the other as an attacker — and fifth-ranked Pella swept No. 12 Sergeant Bluff-Luton.

State volleyball, Class 5A semifinal: Top-ranked Pleasant Valley came back from an 18-9 hole in Game 3 to conclude a sweep of West Des Moines Dowling and advance to Thursday’s championship match.

What to know about Wednesday’s Iowa women’s basketball game against Northern Illinois.

State volleyball, 1A quarterfinals: BCLUW earned a first-round win for the second straight year, scoring the last six points of Game 1 and the first six of Game 2 against Fort Madison Holy Trinity.

State volleyball, Class 1A quarterfinal: Janesville’s Zoey Barnes and Dani Hughes combined for 27 kills, against just two errors in a sweep of Saint Ansgar.