MARION -- This was a four-month courtship that ultimately ended in engagement.Linn-Mar High School announced Tuesday that Teresa Kehe will be its volleyball coach next season."We are so excited," athletics director Scott Mahmens said. "This is a step toward putting us with the elite programs ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- Krista Johnson, a former assistant at Mount Mercy University, has been named volleyball coach at Cedar Rapids Xavier.A 1998 graduate of Cedar Rapids Jefferson, Johnson has been an assistant coach at Northern State University in Aberdeen, S.D., for the last two seasons. She ...

Cedar Rapids Jefferson announced its hiring of a new volleyball coach late Thursday evening. The J-Hawks have hired Mary Kay Van Oort as their new coach, after Kelly Phelan resigned in January. Here's the release from the school.

CEDAR RAPIDS -- Kelly Phelan has resigned as volleyball coach at Cedar Rapids Jefferson.The school released the announcement Thursday, saying Phelan reported family reasons for her decision.Phelan coached at Jefferson 12 years. She will continue her work as a PE teacher at the school.Jefferson Athletics ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- Tom Keating still feels the void."I loved coaching, and every day I miss it," he said.But that doesn't mean he will be the next volleyball coach at Cedar Rapids Xavier. Keating said Monday that there is "zero chance" that he will fill ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- In her four years as volleyball coach at Cedar Rapids Xavier, Barb Sullivan has preached a family-first message.Now, she's following that credo.Sullivan, who is due to give birth in January, announced her resignation Friday."It's killing me," she said. "It's not the first ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- Iowa City High was close. Solon was closer. And Union was the closest.Three area volleyball teams reached the state finals. And those three teams combined for four first-team all-state players. The Iowa Girls Coaches Association released its honor teams Monday morning.City High's ...

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 ...

Area volleyball Super Ten, FINALTEAM W-L Pvs1. Solon 33-5 12. Iowa City High 31-9 33. Maquoketa 31-7 24. Cedar Rapids Xavier 26-12 45. West Delaware 31-12 86. Union 35-8 --7. Cedar Rapids Washington 27-14 58. Mount Vernon 28-11 109. West Branch 36-5 710. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 24-13 6Dropped out: Iowa City West (9).

IOWA CITY -- Just call them the Breakthrough Bears.Fourth-ranked West Branch capitalized on some error-filled play by Durant and swept the Wildcats, 25-12, 25-16, 25-17, in a Class 2A volleyball regional final Wednesday night at Regina High School."We just made history," Heather Poula proclaimed.The Bears (36-4) advance ...