CEDAR RAPIDS -- Mikaela Foecke was going to get her kills.The key, for Tripoli, was to get touches periodically and to make hay when she was in the back row.The Panthers did both.Courtney Anderson made two match-swinging blocks at the end of the second game, ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- Mikaela Foecke is a hitter, the most prolific in the state.The wants to be known as more.Winner."We want to be state champions at the end of the day," Foecke said after second-ranked Fort Madison Holy Trinity swept No. 8 Bellevue Marquette, 25-22, ...

Team capsules for the Class 1A qualifiers at the state volleyball tournament (in bracket order):No. 6 STANTON (34-2)Nickname: ViqueensCoach: Jody Druivenga (1st year, 34-2)Tourney history: 3rd appearance, and third in a row.Starting lineup:No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos.6 Rachel Sorensen 5-6 Sr. OH8 Ragen Anderson 5-4 Sr. S10 Kara Allen 5-11  Sr. MH12 Rochelle Sink 5-6 Sr. S13 Carmen Subbert 5-7 Jr. OH14 Erin Dekay 5-9 Jr. MH No. 4 JANESVILLE (31-8)Nickname: WildcatsCoach: Shelly ...

Wednesday’s area regional final volleyball matches for Class 2A and 1A:EDGEWOOD-COLESBURG vs. SUMNER-FREDERICKSBURG (Class 2A)Time and site: 7 p.m., at ArlingtonRecords and rankings: Ed-Co is 31-5; No. 12 Sumner-Fredericksburg is 23-6.Notable: Both teams have swept their way to this point, and both are looking for ...

Class 1A state volleyball team capsules. Teams listed in bracket order. WOODWARD-GRANGER Hawks Coach -- Meg Jackson (10th year, 144-95)Record & ranking -- 20-5, No. 10Tournament history -- 1st appearanceStarting lineupNo. Name Ht. Yr. Pos.3 Maddie Bardole 5-10 Jr OH4 Haley Manning 5-9 Jr. S5 Emily Howe 5-8 Jr. OH6 Sarah Hansen 5-8. Jr. OH10 Sydney Crnkovich 5-8 Sr. MH12 Kylie Bustad 5-9 Jr. OH           TRIPOLI Panthers Coach -- Will Baumann (6th year at Tripoli, 198-40; 7th ...

They've got an all-new lineup and a brand-new coach.But they're still defending state champions. And they're still alive.The Mount Vernon Mustangs are in a familiar spot -- on the brink of the state volleyball tournament. They'll face fourth-ranked Grundy Center in a Class 2A regional ...

The pressure of a five-set thriller? No sweat.Mike Meyer has survived worse.Fifth-ranked LeMars Gehlen battled back from a 20-17 lead in the fourth game and staved off a match point in the fifth, outlasting No. 6 Fort Madison Holy Trinity, 17-25, 25-19, 23-25, 25-22, 19-17, ...

1A Quarterfinal 1 2 3 4  5 Fort Madison Holy Trinity (39-10) 25 19  25 22  17**LeMars Gehlen (28-6) 17 25 23  25 191A Quarterfinal 1 2 3    East Union (30-8) 7 9 14    **Tripoli (34-5) 25  25  25    1A Quarterfinal 1 2 3 4   **Stanton (28-3) 21 25  25 25   Grandview Park Baptist (35-12) 25  22 22 17  1A  Quarterfinal 1 2 3 4  5**Janesville (25-8) 23 22 25 25 15Alta (24-6) 25  25 21 22 10  CEDAR RAPIDS -- The pressure of a five-set thriller? No sweat.Mike Meyer has survived worse.Fifth-ranked LeMars Gehlen battled back from a 20-17 lead in the fourth ...

(Teams listed in bracket order)FORT MADISON HOLY TRINITYNickname: CrusadersRanking & record: No. 6, 39-9.Coach: Melissa Freesmeier (18th year, 595-133)State-tournament history: 4th appearance as Holy Trinity. West Point Marquette qualified eight times and won two titles.Probable startersNo. Name Pos. Ht. Yr.5 Emily Lewis OH 5-6 Jr.16 Ashley Tinguely S 5-4 Jr.7 Emily Tinguely S 5-4 So.2 Deanna Knustrom OH 5-7 Sr.4 Amanda Welding DS 5-3 So.1 Amanda Dupuis DS 5-4 Jr.         LE MARS GEHLENNickname: JaysRanking ...

A primer on the 10 area regional volleyball finals Tuesday: IOWA CITY WEST vs. WEST DES MOINES VALLEY (4A)Time & place: 7 p.m., at NewtonRecords: Third-ranked West is 30-7; Valley is 20-15.Notable: Last year's 4A state runner-up, West is finally healthy and extremely formidable. The victim ...