CEDAR RAPIDS -- For 2 1/2 sets, it was anybody's match.Then, it was strictly a Dutch display of dominance.Third-ranked MOC-Floyd Valley closed the third set with a 17-1 explosion, and went on to defeat No. 9 Red Oak, 25-19, 23-25, 25-12, 25-9, in a Class ...

Team capsules for the Class 3A qualifiers at the state volleyball tournament, in bracket order:No. 14 IOWA FALLS-ALDEN (32-4)Nickname: CadetsCoach: Steve Barhite (10th year, 216-124)Tourney history: 11th appearance, first since 2001. Class 2A state champions in 1999.Starting lineup:No. Name   Yr. Pos.3 Lindsey Barnhart   Sr. S5 Kylie Gerstein   Jr. OH6 Kelsey Redmond   So. MH 8 Harli Janes   Sr. MH13  Jamie Peterson    Sr. OH16 Jessi Timm   Sr. OH No. ...

The top-ranked Mustangs made easy work of Red Oak, moving a step closer to a second straight state title with a 25-14, 25-8, 25-5 quarterfinal win.It was business as usual Wednesday for the Mustangs (38-0) on and off the court, who attended a ...

CEDAR RAPIDS  - It was the match of the day on a day full of mismatches.Sioux City Heelan and Pella battled in the only five-game match of the first day of the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union state volleyball tournament, and the Crusaders will ...

3A Quarterfinal 1 2 3 4  5 Pella (38-6) 20 25 16  25 8**Sioux City Heelan (46-9) 25  23 25  23 153A Quarterfinal 1 2 3    Red Oak (22-12) 14 8 5     **Mount Vernon (38-0) 25 25 25     3A Quarterfinal 1 2 3    Union (30-7) 11 22  29    **Waverly-Shell Rock (49-1) 25  25 31    3A Quarterfinal 1 2 3    Williamsburg (25-10) 14  17 20    **West Delaware (40-3)  25  25 25    CEDAR RAPIDS -- Down three points late in Game 3, the West Delaware Hawks barely blinked."The scoreboard said we were behind, but I still felt we were ...

(Teams listed in bracket order)PELLANickname: DutchRanking & record: No. 5, 38-5.Coach: Bob Fessler (14th year, 392-145).State-tournament history: 6th appearance, its 5th in a row.Probable startersNo. Name Pos. Ht. Yr.8 Brooke Fessler S 5-10 Sr.10 Kelsi Rempe OH 5-10 Sr.7 Hali Steenhoek MB 5-11 Sr.1 Lindsay Bentzinger L 5-6 Sr.5 Alexa Azinger DS 5-7 Sr.2 MaKenzie Vander Molen OH 5-6 Sr.         SIOUX CITY HEELANNickname: CrusadersRanking & record: No. 4, 45-9.Coach: Mary Miller (1st year, 45-9; ...