Jeff Linder of The Gazette/KCRG predicts the 2012 state volleyball tournament:

CLASS 5A

Quarterfinals

Ankeny over Johnston in 3

Iowa City High over West Des Moines Dowling in 4

Dubuque Hempstead over Bettendorf in 4

Pleasant Valley over Urbandale in 4

Semifinals

Ankeny over Iowa City High in 5

Dubuque Hempstead over Pleasant Valley in 5

Championship

Ankeny over Dubuque Hempstead in 4

CLASS 4A

Quarterfinals

Charles City over Cedar Rapids Xavier in 5

North Scott over Waverly-Shell Rock in 5

Harlan over Solon in 5

Sioux City Heelan over West Delaware in 4

Semifinals

North Scott over Charles City in 5

Sioux City Heelan over Harlan in 4

Championship

North Scott over Sioux City Heelan in 5

CLASS 3A

Quarterfinals

Mediapolis over Iowa Falls-Alden in 4

Sioux Center over Union in 4

Davenport Assumption over Mount Vernon in 5

MOC-Floyd Valley over Red Oak in 4

Semifinals

Sioux Center over Mediapolis in 5

MOC-Floyd Valley over Davenport Assumption in 4

Championship

MOC-Floyd Valley over Sioux Center in 4

CLASS 2A

Quarterfinals

Dike-New Hartford over Sumner-Fredericksburg in 3

Council Bluffs St. Albert over West Branch in 5

Western Christian over Treynor in 3

Carroll Kuemper over Lake Mills in 4

Semifinals

Dike-New Hartford over Council Bluffs St. Albert in 3

Western Christian over Carroll Kuemper in 3

Championship

Dike-New Hartford over Western Christian in 5

CLASS 1A

Quarterfinals

Janesville over Stanton in 4

Grundy Center over Grandview Park Baptist in 3

Tripoli over LeMars Gehlen in 3

Fort Madison Holy Trinity over Bellevue Marquette in 3

Semifinals

Grundy Center over Janesville in 4

Tripoli over Fort Madison Holy Trinity in 4

Championship

Grundy Center over Tripoli in 5