Mike Condon

Top-ranked Burlington Notre Dame got an early wake-up call from Tri-Center and rallied to advance in the Class 1A state volleyball tournament.

No. 6 Denver swept No. 4 Boyden-Hull in the Class 2A state volleyball quarterfinals and will get another shot at NICL rival Dike-New Hartford, the top-ranked defending champion.

Dike-New Hartford played like the No. 1-ranked team it is in a Class 2A state volleyball quarterfinal sweep of South Hardin.

Macy Daufeldt had a Class 3A state volleyball tournament record 33 kills in West Liberty’s first-round sweep of Mount Vernon.

Top-ranked Davenport Assumption needed to “get yelled at” and rallied to beat Des Moines Christian in the state volleyball quarterfinals.

Waverly-Shell Rock advanced to the Class 4A state volleyball semifinals with a five-set win over Oskaloosa.

North Scott had early state volleyball exits in 2019 and 2020, but despite a hand injury, Ella McLaughlin played, and the Lancers won their first match this year.

Down 2-1 to Urbandale, Ankeny kept “rowing the boat” to prevail in a five-set Class 5A state volleyball quarterfinal.

After splitting the first two sets with Ankeny Centennial, Pleasant Valley found its footing in the next two and won a Class 5A state volleyball quarterfinal.

Dyersville Beckman held off Wapsie Valley in five sets to advance to the state volleyball tournament.

Lisbon volleyball players were given hammers, levels and cornerstone to remind them how to build a victory in a regional volleyball semifinal win over Sigourney.

Solon’s Kayla Young won her first individual title in Wednesday’s state Class 3A cross country qualifier as the top-ranked Spartans dominated the team race.

5A No. 6 Cedar Rapids Prairie dominated from the start in a 50-14 win over Iowa City West.

Carter Henderson rushed for 140 yards on nine carries, scoring three times as No. 9 Linn-Mar closed in on a Class 5A playoff berth.

Western Dubuque’s Spencer Zinn scored four touchdowns for the second straight game in a win over Marion.