Iowa state volleyball tournament 2020: The Gazette’s predictions

CEDAR RAPIDS — The Gazette's predictions for the 2020 Iowa high school state volleyball tournament, which runs Monday through Thursday at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse.

Class 5A

Quarterfinals

West Des Moines Dowling over Dubuque Hempstead in 3

Iowa City Liberty over West Des Moines Valley in 5

Ankeny over Ankeny Centennial in 4

Pleasant Valley over Cedar Falls in 5

Semifinals

West Des Moines Dowling over Iowa City Liberty in 5

Ankeny over Pleasant Valley in 4

Championship

Ankeny over West Des Moines Dowling in 5

Class 4A

Quarterfinals

Cedar Rapids Xavier over Dallas Center-Grimes in 4

Western Dubuque over Sergeant Bluff-Luton in 4

Gilbert over North Scott in 5

Glenwood over West Delaware in 4

Semifinals

Cedar Rapids Xavier over Western Dubuque in 5

Glenwood over Gilbert in 4

Championship

Cedar Rapids Xavier over Glenwood in 4

Class 3A

Quarterfinals

Osage over Humboldt in 3

Unity Christian over Davenport Assumption in 5

Clarion CGD over Red Oak in 4

Mount Vernon over Union Community in 4

Semifinals

Osage over Unity Christian in 4

Mount Vernon over Clarion CGD in 5

Championship

Mount Vernon over Osage in 5

Class 2A

Quarterfinals

Western Christian over South Hardin in 3

Denver over Boyden-Hull in 5

Wilton over Van Meter in 3

Dike-New Hartford over Sumner-Fredericksburg in 4

Semifinals

Western Christian over Denver in 4

Dike-New Hartford over Wilton in 5

Championship

Dike-New Hartford over Western Christian in 5

Class 1A

Quarterfinals

Janesville over Council Bluffs St. Albert in 4

Gladbrook-Reinbeck over Springville in 5

Burlington Notre Dame advances, bye

Le Mars Gehlen over New London in 5

Semifinals

Janesville over Gladbrook-Reinbeck in 4

Le Mars Gehlen over Burlington Notre Dame in 5

Championship

Janesville over Le Mars Gehlen in 3

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