Iowa City West and Cedar Rapids Kennedy are fixtures at the state volleyball tournament.There's no guarantee either of them will get back."It looks like there might be some new teams this year," West Coach Kathy Bresnahan said as the Women of Troy prepared for Monday's ...

All-division volleyball selections for the Wamac Conference, as selected by the coaches:WAMAC CONFERENCE EAST DIVISIONFirst Team (*unanimous)*Kelsey Cave, sr., Solon*Devon O'Connell, sr., Maquoketa*Marissa Stark, sr., Mount Vernon*Leslie Hoffmann, sr., West DelawareRylee Smith, jr., SolonKelsey Hinrichs, sr., SolonMarlee Lindstrom, sr., MaquoketaMorgan Melchert, soph., Mount VernonClaire Willenbring, ...

Mississippi Valley Conference volleyball standings, final/regular season:(x-clinched division title, y-clinched tie for division title)MVC Mississippi Division Div. Ally-Dubuque Hempstead 5-1 27-6y-Iowa City High 5-1 27-8Cedar Rapids Kennedy 4-2 22-12Iowa City West 4-2 19-15Dubuque Senior 2-4 13-22Cedar Rapids Jefferson 1-5 4-26Waterloo East 0-6 3-26MVC Valley Division Div. Allx-Cedar Rapids Xavier 6-0 24-11Cedar Falls 4-2 27-10Cedar Rapids Washington 3-3 25-13Dubuque Wahlert 3-3 16-18Waterloo West 2-4 20-18Cedar Rapids Prairie 2-4 16-20Linn-Mar 1-5 15-19 TUESDAY'S RESULTSCedar Falls def. Waterloo West, 25-17, 25-12, ...

Tuesday night is coronation night for the Xavier Saints.Class 4A ninth-ranked Cedar Rapids Xavier puts a wrap on its MVC Valley Division championship season Tuesday when it hosts No. 13 Dubuque Wahlert.The Saints (23-11 overall, 5-0 division) clinched the title last week with a win ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- Maybe they're just not morning people.The early edition of Dubuque Hempstead was vulnerable, highly beatable. But when championship play arrived, so did the Mustangs.Class 5A third-ranked Hempstead cranked it up Saturday afternoon and captured the Mississippi Valley Conference volleyball tournament championship. The Mustangs ...

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 ...

A conglomeration of volleyball notes during a busy week:WAMAC PLAY REACHES BRACKET PHASEThe Wamac Conference tournament will enter bracket play Thursday at Mount Vernon High School. Here are championship pairings, based on Tuesday's pool play:#1 Solon (26-4) vs. #8 Clear Creek Amana (20-11), 5 p.m.#4 ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- All-state volleyball player Jordan Calef has committed to play collegiately at the University of Sioux Falls (S.D.), an NCAA Division-II program.A 6-foot senior, Calef averages 2.97 kills per set and owns a .324 kill efficiency. She leads the Cougars (16-11) with 37 aces ...

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 ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- Frightening thought: There's still room for this team to grow. And plenty of time to do it.Already a special squad, the Dike-New Hartford Wolverines could become extraordinary."They could really do some great things," Coach Diane Harms said after the Class 2A top-rated ...