Mike Condon

Gladbrook-Reinbeck recovered from a rocky performance in the second set with impressive play in the final two sets to down No. 9 Fort Madison Holy Trinity, 25-20, 14-25, 25-14, 25-22 in a Class 1A state volleyball quarterfinal match Tuesday night at Xtream Arena.

AGWSR scored the final 10 points to close out an improbable 25-21, 11-25, 25-27, 25-14, 15-13 win over North Tama at Xtream Arena in the Class 1A state volleyball quarterfinals.

No. 7 Eddyville EBF now is in the Class 2A state volleyball semifinals after an impressive 25-22, 11-25, 25-20, 25-21 win over No. 3 Wapsie Valley in a quarterfinal round match at Xtream Arena.

No. 2 Western Christian came into Tuesday's Class 2A quarterfinal match with No. 8 Sumner-Fredericksburg as a prohibitive favorite. The Wolfpack left the court following the match victorious, but not without some anxious moments.

Third-ranked Mount Vernon used dominant net play to frustrate Unity Christian en route to a 25-17, 25-17, 25-15 Class 3A state volleyball quarterfinal victory at Xtream Arena.

It was the inspired play of freshman Ellah Derrer, especially at critical moments, that allowed No. 2 Davenport Assumption (31-7) to advance with a 25-22, 19-25, 25-15, 32-30 victory over Osage in the Class 3A state volleyball quarterfinals at Xtream Arena.

No. 8-ranked East Buchanan didn't complete one pass, but ran the ball, unofficially, for 500 yards in an impressive, 57-21, win over 10th-ranked Alburnett in the Class A playoffs before an overflow crowd at Jim Carver Field.

No. 8 Don Bosco came into Wednesday night's Class 1A Region 6 final against No. 10 North Cedar with a plan and executed it to perfection en route to a 25-19, 25-19, 25-10 win.

Lisbon topped Hudson on Monday and faces Sumner-Fredericksburg on Wednesday for a trip to the state volleyball tournament.

Led by senior Jade Roghair and junior Kolby Reese, Iowa City West came up big in the final two relays to claim its fifth straight Mississippi Valley Conference girls’ swimming title. The Trojans won just four of 12 events, but used their depth to finish with 409 points.

Cedar Rapids Xavier used the big play early and often, rolling to a 52-6 win over Oskaloosa on Senior Night.

For many years, the Veterans Memorial Tennis Center in Cedar Rapids has played host to the Class 2A boys’ state tennis tournament. Come next spring, the tournament will move south to the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreation Center on the campus of the University of Iowa.

The Roghair name has been synonymous with girls’ swimming at Iowa City West for more than a decade. Now Jade, a senior, is one of the state's best distance freestylers, posting the top times in the state this year in the 200- and 500-yard freestyles.

Linn-Mar is one of 6 hosts and welcomes, among others, Kennedy, Washington, Tipton, Vinton-Shellsburg and Williamsburg

Linn-Mar earned a record-setting 72-0 win over Davenport Central on Senior Night and an opportunity to earn a return trip to the Class 5A playoffs.