SOLON -- Out with the "interim."The Solon Community School District announced Tuesday that volleyball coach Peter Gustin will have the "interim" tag removed from his title and will be the head volleyball coach at Solon High School moving forward."Coach Gustin did a fabulous job this ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- Maybe they were genuine. Maybe they were somewhat forced.But the Solon Spartans were able to muster smiles for the postmatch photo with their runner-up trophy."It's a bad feeling now, but tomorrow we'll be OK," Kelsey Hinrichs said.Top-ranked Charles City rallied from a ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- They were tight. They were tense. They were teetering with trouble."I didn't like the look of our faces," Solon Coach Peter Gustin said. "They weren't the faces of champions."The Spartans had just lost the second game and faced an early 9-1 deficit ...

MOUNT VERNON -- First, they started communicating.Then, they started clicking.The Class 4A sixth-ranked Solon Spartans overcame a quiet, tired first set and surged past No. 8 Maquoketa, 17-25, 25-15, 15-10, to win their second straight Wamac Conference volleyball tournament Thursday night at Mount Vernon High School."We finally ...

Solon High School volleyball coach Peter Gustin was asked to name a primary challenger for his team at the Wamac Conference volleyball tournament this week.It became a fairly lengthy conversation."Let's see. Maquoketa has an incredibly strong team," Gustin said. "If you play them, you've got to ...

MARION -- Red became yellow. Then green meant go for Pleasant Valley.A long day at the Linn-Mar Invitational volleyball tournament ended in controversy Saturday evening, when Class 5A sixth-ranked Pleasant Valley rallied past 4A No. 8 Solon to win the championship, 16-25, 25-14, 18-16.That's how ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- First time: Scared.Second time: Steely.Class 4A 10th-ranked Cedar Rapids Xavier reversed a lopsided pool-play loss, knocking off No. 3 Solon, 21-18, 13-21, 15-10, to win the championship of the Warrior Invitational volleyball tournament Saturday at Cedar Rapids Washington."I think when we played ...

SOLON -- The Solon Community School District announced the hiring of Peter Gustin as interim head varsity volleyball coach Monday, pending school board approval.Gustin is a 2010 graduate of the University of Iowa and 2006 graduate of Frankfort (Ill.) Lincoln-Way East High School.He was a ...