IOWA CITY -- Autopilot most of the day. Overdrive at the very end.Class 4A top-ranked Iowa City West shifted gears when it mattered most, defeating No. 2 Iowa City High, 25-14, 25-18, in the championship match of the Mississippi Valley Conference volleyball tournament Saturday at ...

 IOWA CITY -- Iowa City West's emotional ride hit a crest Tuesday night.But even in victory, the sense of loss is never far away."Caroline (Found) would have loved this," a tearful West Coach Kathy Bresnahan said after the Class 4A second-ranked Women of Troy defeated No. 1 ...

Individually, they might not scare you. Collectively, they'll pound you.Saturday was a perfect example."We had four kids who were within two or three kills of each other (at the North Scott Invitational tournament)," said Craig Pitcher, head coach of the Iowa City High volleyball team."We ...

Shirley Ryan meant no offense."I wasn't crazy about seeing West Delaware (in the final of the Westside Invitational on Saturday)," said Ryan, the volleyball coach at Mount Vernon. "I figured there would be a good chance we'd be seeing them again on Thursday."A very good ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — It’s green, Coach. Forest green.No. 9 Linn-Mar endured five games and two hours — and survived two match points — to outlast No. 5 Iowa City High in a Class 4A regional-final volleyball match last night at Prairie High School.Scores were 25-27, ...