Mike Condon

State volleyball, Class 2A quarterfinal: Dike-New Hartford may have lost three all-staters from last year's 50-0 Class 2A state volleyball championship team, but those who took their place looked more than capable of making it back-to-back titles in a win over Aplington-Parkersburg.

State volleyball, Class 2A quarterfinals: Top-ranked Denver had some issues, especially behind the service line against No. 11 Boyden-Hull. However, when it counted the most, the Cyclones came through with a big play.

State volleyball, Class 3A quarterfinals: Dubuque Wahlert’s growth as a team was on full display at a critical point of Tuesday’s win over Carroll Kuemper.

State volleyball, Class 3A quarterfinals: Top-ranked Mount Vernon has one of the best offensive attacks in the state. Mid-Prairie hants it hat on defense, which helped it make the state field for the first time in 20 seasons. Chalk one up for the offense of the Mustangs, but it certainly did not come easily.

State volleyball, Class 4A state quarterfinals: North Scott looked very capable of being able to repeat as the Class 4A state champion when it swept Glenwood in a first-round match Monday night.

State volleyball, Class 4A quarterfinals: Sioux City Heelan Coach Lauren Boatman has developed trust with her team and it showed in Monday’s win over Carlisle.

State volleyball, Class 5A quarterfinals: Waukee Northwest sophomore Logan Vogt said her team had never wanted to win a match so badly this entire season. After falling three times to No. 3 Ankeny in the regular season, the No. 6 Wolves swept the Hawks at state.

State volleyball, Class 5A state quarterfinals: Ankeny Centennial was able to hold a big lead in the first set and overcome a deficit in the second en route to a sweep over Cedar Falls.

No. 4 Lisbon ran only two offensive plays the entire first quarter, but jumped to a 21-0 lead on an 81-yard touchdown run from senior Tiernan Boots and a pair of interception returns for scores en route to a 56-12 victory over Bellevue in the second round of the Class A high school football playoffs.

Dyersville Beckman had not been to state volleyball since 2021 and it was something the team thought about all season. The No. 3 Trailblazers rolled to an impressive victory over West Burlington to get there.

Fun may have been the key word to describe the mood at Saturday’s Mississippi Valley Conference girls swim meet. For Cedar Falls, it was a return to glory. For Iowa City High, it was the joy of hosting the meet with one of the state's best performers taking center stage.

Iowa City Liberty put up over 550 yards of total offense in Friday's night 70-33 win over Cedar Rapids Jefferson at Kingston Stadium. The Lightning will be the No. 1 seed in Class 5A playoffs.

Kennedy Gilbertson, the MVP of the Iowa swimming team in 2023, has embraced the tradition of Iowa City West swimming while also putting her own touch on the program as its new head coach.

Linn-Mar will serve as one of the six host sites for the Iowa high school girls’ regional swimming meets set for Nov. 9. The regional assignments were released Tuesday by the IGHSAU.

With Friday night’s 55-6 demolition of winless Davenport West, Linn-Mar likely has secured a spot in the Class 5A playoffs. The next goal: Securing a first-round home game in the playoffs.