No. 1 Ankeny Christian handles adversity in first-round win

Defending Class 1A state volleyball champion Ankeny Christian showed it could handle adversity in its opening round match with unranked Newell-Fonda.

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BCLUW rallies past Saint Ansgar in 5-set state volleyball quarterfinal

Even after dropping the third set, BCLUW was not about to be denied. It came on strong in the final two sets to complete an 18-25, 29-27, 20-25, 25-16, 15-11 victory over Saint Ansgar in the Class 1A state volleyball quarterfinals.

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Gritty senior Natalie Randolph helps lead Holy Trinity to a first-round win

Natalie Randolph nearly posted a volleyball-style triple double, recording nine kills, 12 assists and 14 digs in third-ranked Holy Trinity’s Class 1A quarterfinal sweep of No. 10 Don Bosco (25-21, 25-17, 25-21) at the state tournament Tuesday night at Xtream Arena.

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Final: BCLUW 3, Saint Ansgar 2 (18-25, 29-27, 20-25, 25-16, 15-11)

Comets score the last four points of the final set to win a thriller in the 1A quarterfinals.

FINAL: #3 Fort Madison Holy Trinity 3, #10 Don Bosco 0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-21).

Crusaders (32-10) vs. Boyden-Hull (22-11) in a semifinal at 6:25 Wednesday night.

Don Bosco finishes 24-17.

BCLUW and Saint Ansgar going 5

BCLUW wins Set 4, 25-16.

HOLY TRINITY 2, DON BOSCO 0

Crusaders in charge of the second throughout. 25-17.

Hoegh sisters help Boyden-Hull get past St. Albert

Four players finished between 10 and 12 kills for Boyden-Hull (22-11), which recovered from an opening-set loss.

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Holy Trinity wins Game 1, 25-21.

Crusaders rallied from a 9-2 deficit and broke a 21-21 tie.

Set 2: BCLUW 29, Saint Ansgar 27

And we are even. Passing error gives BCLUW the Set 2 win to even the match at 1-1.

Watch Holy Trinity vs. Don Bosco

It's No. 3 Fort Madison Holy Trinity (31-10) vs. No. 10 Don Bosco (24-16) in a Class 1A quarterfinal on Court 2.

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Saint Ansgar 1, BCLUW 0

Saints take the opening set, 25-18.

FINAL: #2 Boyden-Hull 3, Council Bluffs St. Albert 0 (23-25, 25-16, 25-19, 25-20).

Comets (22-11) vs. Holy Trinity/Don Bosco at 6:45 tomorrow night. St. Albert finishes 23-15.

Watch BCLUW vs. Saint Ansgar

It's No. 4 Conrad BCLUW (34-10) vs. No. 9 Saint Ansgar (24-6) in a Class 1A quarterfinal on Court 1.

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6-1 run for Boyden-Hull to end Game 3, 25-19.

Comets up 2 sets to 1.

BOYDEN-HULL 1, ST. ALBERT 1

Comets square the match with a 25-16 win in Game 2.

Final: Ankeny Christian 3, Newell-Fonda 1 (20-25, 25-11, 25-21, 25-14)

Top-ranked Eagles move on to the Class 1A semifinals.

Ankeny Christian 2, Newell-Fonda 1

Eagles win Set 3, 25-21.

Team is playing without leading hitter Carley Craighead, who is behind the bench, standing, flexing her left leg.

ST. ALBERT 1, BOYDEN-HULL 0

Down 23-22, the Saintes score the last three of the set.

No. 2-ranked Comets are down a set.

Carlie Willis’ 28 kills help Grundy Center move along in Class 2A

Carlie Willis counted 28 kills as third-ranked Grundy Center defeated No. 6 Carroll Kuemper in a four-set Class 2A quarterfinal (25-19, 20-25, 25-19, 25-22) at the state volleyball tournament Tuesday night at Xtream Arena.

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Set 2: Ankeny Christian 25, Newell-Fonda 11

Eagles even the match at 1-1.

FINAL: #3 Grundy Center 3, #6 Carroll Kuemper 1 (25-19, 20-25, 25-19, 25-22).

Carlie Willis with 28 kills.

Grundy (38-7) vs. Hinton (31-1) at 4:25 p.m. tomorrow.

Kuemper finishes 34-7.

Set 1: Newell-Fonda 25, Ankeny Christian 20

Unranked Newell-Fonda takes the first set against top-ranked Ankeny Christian.

Watch Boyden-Hull vs. St. Albert

It's No. 2 Boyden-Hull (21-11) vs. No. 11 Council Bluffs St. Albert (23-14) in a Class 1A quarterfinal on Court 2.

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Denver makes a new state volleyball memory

Denver wiped away a bad memory on Tuesday. The Cyclones were ousted from the 2022 state tournament in the quarterfinals by Hinton. Tuesday, they advanced by sweeping Sumner-Fredericksburg.

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Watch Ankeny Christian vs. Newell-Fonda

It's No. 1 Ankeny Christian (36-3) vs. Newell-Fonda (21-8) in a Class 1A quarterfinal on Court 1.

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GRUNDY CENTER 2, KUEMPER 1

Spartans lead Game 3 from first point to last and wins it 25-19.

GRUNDY CENTER 1, CARROLL KUEMPER 1.

Spartans win the opener, 25-19.

Knights answer, 25-20.

Final: Denver 3, Sumner-Fredericksburg 0 (25-18, 25-16, 25-11)

Cyclones advance to face top-ranked Dike-New Hartford in the Class 2A semifinals.

Denver 2, Sumner-Fredericksburg 0

Denver takes Set 2, 25-16.

Dike-New Hartford gets early wake-up call, then rolls to state semifinals

EBF was two points from taking a set from a team that had lost just one set this year coming into state. From that point on, Dike-New Hartford showed why it is likely the best volleyball team in the state, regardless of class.

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Bailey Boeve and the Blackhawks of Hinton cruise in a 2A state volleyball quarterfinal

Bailey Boeve collected 16 kills, and second-ranked Hinton dusted No. 8 Aplington-Parkersburg in a straight-set Class 2A quarterfinal at the state volleyball tournament Tuesday afternoon at Xtream Arena.

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Denver 1, Sumner-Fredericksburg 0

Denver takes Set 1 25-20.

Watch Grundy Center vs. Kuemper

It's No. 3 Grundy Center (37-7) vs. No. 6 Carroll Kuemper (34-6) in a Class 2A quarterfinal on Court 2.

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Watch Denver vs. Sumner-Fredericksburg

It's No. 4 Denver (34-10) vs. No. 5 Sumner-Fredericksburg (28-13) in a Class 2A quarterfinal on Court 1.

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Western Christian answers CPU’s surge, reaches its 24th straight state volleyball semifinal

The Stormin’ Pointers rallied to win Game 3 and put themselves in position to send the match to an unlikely fifth set. But third-ranked Western — as is always the case in the first round — was money when it counted.

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Final: Dike-New Hartford 3, Eddyville EBF 0 (25-23, 25-5, 25-12)

Top-ranked Wolverines move on to the Class 2A semifinals.

HINTON 2, APLINGTON-PARKERSBURG 0.

Blackhawks have won the first two sets, 25-14 and 25-13.

HINTON 1, APLINGTON-PARKERSBURG 0.

Blackhawks lead throughout in a 25-14 first-set breeze.

Assumption back in the state semifinals

No. 4 Davenport Assumption went to its middle hitters consistently and No. 5 Des Moines Christian never really had an answer. And the Knights were never really threatened as they rolled to a 25-21, 25-15, 25-21 win in a Class 3A state volleyball quarterfinal matchup at Xtream Arena.

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Set 1: Dike-New Hartford 25, EBF 23

A big block by Addy Joslin and Shannon Moorman closes out the first set for the top-ranked Wolverines.

Dike-New Hartford has only lost one set this season. Wolverines in a first-set tussle, trailing EBF 20-18.

Watch Hinton vs. A-P

It's No. 2 Hinton (30-1) vs. No. 8 Aplington-Parkersburg (34-8) in a Class 2A quarterfinal on Court 2.

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FINAL: #3 Western Christian 3, #7 Center Point-Urbana 1 (25-13, 25-19, 22-25, 25-22).

Wolfpack (30-13) into the semifinals for the 24th year in a row, will face #8 Union Community at 2:25 p.m. tomorrow.

CPU finishes 27-10 ... and should be back in 2024.

Watch DNH vs. EBF

It's No. 1 Dike-New Hartford (47-0) vs. No. 15 Eddyville EBF (26-7) in a Class 2A quarterfinal on Court 1.

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WESTERN CHRISTIAN 2, CENTER POINT-URBANA 1.

Just when you thought Western was sure to sweep, CPU scores 9 straight late to overturn a 20-15 deficit.

CPU wins Game 3, 25-22.

Final: Davenport Assumption 3, Des Moines Christian 0 (25-21, 25-15, 25-21)

The Knights will meet top-ranked Mount Vernon in Wednesday's semifinals.

WESTERN 2, CPU 0.

Wolfpack wins Game 2, 25-19.

Union Community pulls a first-round shocker

Eighth-ranked Union pulled a surprising sweep at the state volleyball tournament Wednesday morning at Xtream Arena, taking down No. 2 Cherokee in a Class 3A quarterfinal, 25-21, 25-21, 25-15.

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Set 2: Davenport Assumption 25, Des Moines Christian 15

Knights take a 2-0 lead in the match.

WESTERN CHRISTIAN 1, CPU 0 (25-13)

Stormin' Pointers hung in for a while, but the Wolfpack assert themselves in the back two-thirds of the set, outscoring CPU 18-6.

Chloe Meester’s all-around game propels Mount Vernon to first-round sweep

The development of Mount Vernon’s Chloe Meester’s all-around game was evident in Mount Vernon’s 25-21, 25-21, 25-21 sweep over Dubuque Wahlert in a Class 3A state volleyball tournament quarterfinal match Tuesday at Xtream Arena.

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Davenport Assumption 1, Des Moines Christian 0

Knights take the first set 25-21.

Watch Western Christian vs. CPU

It's No. 3 Western Christian (29-13) vs. No. 6 Center Point-Urbana (27-9) in a Class 3A quarterfinal on Court 2.

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Watch Assumption vs. DMC

It's No. 4 Davenport Assumption (27-7) vs. No. 5 Des Moines Christian (37-7) in a Class 3A quarterfinal on Court 1.

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FINAL: #8 Union 3, #2 Cherokee 0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-15).

Knights will face #3 Western Christian or #7 Center Point-Urbana in a semifinal at 2:25 tomorrow afternoon.

Final: Mount Vernon 3, Dubuque Wahlert 0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-21)

Chloe Meester had match-highs of 22 kills and 19 digs as the top-ranked Mustangs advance to the Class 3A semifinals.

UNION 2, CHEROKEE 0 (25-21, 25-21)

Knights play the rally card again, coming back from 10-5 down. Tie at 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20.

Close with 6-1 run.

Set 2: Mount Vernon 25, Dubuque Wahlert 21

Sydney Huber block ends it and the Mustangs lead the match 2-0.

UNION 1, CHEROKEE 0.

Knights shake off a rough start (down 9-2).

Get within 16-15, 18-17, 19-18, 20-19 ... then score the last five to win it 25-21.

Wahlert on a 6-1 run to tie Set 2 at 16-16. Timeout Mustangs.

Run included a save off the head of one of the Wahlert players.

Set 1: Mount Vernon 25, Dubuque Wahlert 21

Chloe Meester's sixth kill closes out the first set for the top-ranked Mustangs.

UNION vs. CHEROKEE

Eighth-ranked Knights take aim at the No. 2 Braves in 5 minutes.

Watch Cherokee vs. Union

It's No. 2 Cherokee (29-6) vs. No. 8 Union Community (38-11) in a Class 3A quarterfinal on Court 2.

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Watch Mount Vernon vs. Wahlert

The day starts with No. 1 Mount Vernon (33-4) vs. No. 9 Dubuque Wahlert (18-12) in a Class 3A quarterfinal on Court 1.

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State volleyball preview

Predictions: The Gazette’s Jeff Linder picks the outcomes of all 35 matches

How to watch: Live stream links for all 35 matches

Area qualifiers: Meet the 6 teams from the Gazette area