Cedar Rapids Xavier's Kayla Torson has been selected the MVC Valley Division volleyball player of the year.Torson led the Saints to the division title and a state-tournament berth. Xavier faces Charles City in a Class 4A state quarterfinal next Wednesday.A 5-foot-11 sophomore, Torson averaged 3.96 ...

MONTICELLO – They scratched and clawed, but they just couldn’t grab the final win to advance.Cedar Rapids Kennedy fought the entire match, but third-ranked Dubuque Hempstead earned a 22-25, 25-21, 25-16, 27-25 win in the Class 5A Region 5 final Tuesday night at Monticello High ...

 CEDAR RAPIDS – Blink, and you missed it.Seventh-ranked Cedar Rapids Kennedy sprinted into familiar territory in a new venue, needing just 63 minutes to close out No. 4 Dubuque Hempstead, 25-9, 25-21, 25-15, in a Class 4A quarterfinal at the state volleyball tournament Wednesday afternoon ...