CEDAR RAPIDS -- It was everything it was supposed to be.Dike-New Hartford came back from two sets down, then survived a match point in the final game to outlast Western Christian in a breathtaking Class 2A championship classic, 18-25, 18-25, 25-18, 27-15, 16-14, at the ...

DIKE -- Big Blue is back, and better than ever before.As if it ever really went away.One of the cornerstones of Iowa high school volleyball, Dike-New Hartford appears to be on the verge of a second dynasty. The Wolverines are defending Class 2A state champions. ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- Frightening thought: There's still room for this team to grow. And plenty of time to do it.Already a special squad, the Dike-New Hartford Wolverines could become extraordinary."They could really do some great things," Coach Diane Harms said after the Class 2A top-rated ...

 CEDAR RAPIDS -- Western Christian owned Dike-New Hartford and Diane Harms at the state volleyball tournament.Until now.Third-ranked Dike-New Hartford won its eighth state championship -- but its first since 1997 -- by shocking No. 1 Western in straight sets, 25-19, 30-28, 25-23, for the Class ...

 CEDAR RAPIDS -- Leading can take several forms.It can mean mentoring young, talented players. And it can mean stepping forward and, well, leading the team.Sara Koch has done a lot of the former this season. Friday night, she did the latter.The fourth-leading player on her ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — You’ve got to say Darwin Sents has a definite grasp of the obvious. When asked the difference between his team’s regular-season encounter with neighborhood rival Dike-New Hartford and last night’s dual at the state tournament, the Grundy Center volleyball coach responded with ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — So, which is it? Is it volleyball, the sport that will pay her way through college? Or is it track and field, the sport that has treated her to numerous state championships? Which is Hannah Willms’ best sport? If you ask her father ... neither. “I have ...