According to prepvolleyball.com, six of the top 100 volleyball teams in the nation reside in Iowa.Ankeny, the Class 4A state champion is ranked 25th while 4A runner-up Iowa City West is No. 32.Class 2A champion Mount Vernon is 38th, 3A titlist Waverly-Shell Rock is 60th, ...

According to prepvolleyball.com, six of the top 100 volleyball teams in the nation reside in Iowa.Ankeny, the Class 4A state champion is ranked 25th while 4A runner-up Iowa City West is No. 32.Class 2A champion Mount Vernon is 38th, 3A titlist Waverly-Shell Rock is 60th, ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — It came down to this: Iowa City West couldn’t finish. Three times, top-rated Ankeny sprinted by the No. 2 Women of Troy at the wire, and the Hawkettes retained the Class 4A volleyball crown, 25-21, 14-25, 26-24, 27-25, Saturday at the U.S. Cellular ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — If this was baseball, Jessica Gehrke’s final swing would have drawn chalk.Gehrke hit the sideline for her 33rd kill, clinching second-ranked Iowa City West’s dramatic five-set victory over No. 3 Cedar Rapids Kennedy in a Class 4A semifinal at the state volleyball ...

Updated scores Friday from the state volleyball tournament:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------CLASS 2A SEMIFINALS-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Western Christian (38-10)                            25   19   18   27Sheldon (38-2)                                                   21   25   25   29-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Wapsie Valley (36-3)                                      16   18    25   18Mount Vernon (42-1)                                      25   25   23   25-------------------------------------------------------------------------------CLASS 1A SEMIFINALS-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Treynor (37-5)                                                  25   25   23   25   5Schaller-Crestland (33-3)                              16   27   25   21   15-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Don Bosco (26-10)                                              ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Most likely, this is the last hurrah for Schaller-Crestland. In any sport.The Wildcats lengthened their stay at the state volleyball tournament Thursday, sweeping New London in a Class 1A quarterfinal.Volleyball is the only sport in which Schaller-Crestland is playing independently this school ...

The Mississippi Valley Conference has quantity on its side. Five of the eight 4A qualifiers hail from the MVC.Question is, can any of them stop Ankeny?The Hawkettes have snagged three of the last four big-school titles and enter the week as the No. 1 team. ...

Class 4A state volleyball capsules, in bracket order: WEST DES MOINES VALLEYNickname: TigersCoach: Doug Frazell (7th year, 213-78)Record and ranking: 34-6, No. 6State tournament history: 6th appearance, first since 2005.Probable starters8 Rachel Hussey 5-9 Sr. S5 Cari Miller 6-0 Jr. MB7 Paige Harris 5-7 Sr. S4 ...

Ankeny (4A), Sioux City Heelan (3A) and Tripoli (1A) were wire-to-wire No. 1 teams in the Iowa Girls High School volleyball rankings.The Union released the final rankings today.Mount Vernon is No. 1 in Class 2A.Postseason tournaments begin Monday.

Mount Vernon High School's undefeated volleyball team has moved into the top-50 nationally by prepvolleyball.com.The Mustangs are rated No. 44.Ankeny is the highest rated of four Iowa teams, at No. 37. Cedar Rapids Kennedy is 56th, Iowa City West is 79th.