Iowa Girls State Volleyball: Class 3A, 2A, 1A Quarterfinals

Final three classes set semifinals for Wednesday’s action

Davenport Assumption to the semifinals of the Class 3A Iowa girls high school state volleyball tournament on Tuesday. / IGHSAU

Day two of the Iowa girls high school state volleyball tournament featured 12 matches in three classifications from the Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa.

After Class 5A and 4A hit the court on Monday, it was 3A, 2A and 1A who had the opportunity to compete for a spot in the semifinals and move one step closer to playing for an Iowa girls high school state volleyball championship.

The semifinals in all five classes will be contested on Wednesday, with all five championship games scheduled for Thursday to bring an end to the Iowa girls high school volleyball season.

Here are recaps from all 12 of the state tournament quarterfinals.

Iowa Girls High School State Volleyball Roundup

Quarterfinals

Class 3A

Western Christian 3, Mount Vernon 0

It was business as usual for Western Christian, as the Wolfpack reached the final four for a 25th consecutive season with a sweep of Mount Vernon. The game was a rematch of the state finals from a year ago, but many different faces were on the court for defending champion Mount Vernon.

Scores were 25-12, 25-20 and 25-16.

Morgan Kooiman led Western Christian with 13 kills, as Scarlett Winterfeld added 12 and Maggie Van Schepen had 35 assists. Breslyn Kooima chipped in 11 digs.

Hayden Gookin’s six kills led Mount Vernon, as Madison Hoffert added five with 13 assists.

Humboldt 3, Cherokee 0

Humboldt celebrates after winning in the Class 3A Iowa girls state volleyball tournament quarterfinals on Tuesday. / IGHSAU

Defending North Central Conference champion Humboldt earned its first-ever state volleyball win, sweeping Cherokee. Scores were 25-16, 25-15 and 25-21.

Making just the second appearance at state, the Wildcats were efficient, attacking at a strong clip with 50 kills and just 12 errors. Adelynn Goodell had 14 of those kills, as both Mia Schluter and Kendall Works each had 12. Addie Waldorf recorded 39 assists with four kills and eight digs.

For Cherokee, Addy Wolfswinkel had 12 kills and Deidra Doeden nine.

Davenport Assumption 3, Mid-Prairie 0

Ellah Derrer had 16 kills as Davenport Assumption swept Mid-Prairie to advance. Scores were 25-19, 25-10 and 25-15.

Erin Robbins added 10 kills, Carsyn Kelley had 33 assists with eight digs and the Knights blocked eight shots as a team.

Mid-Prairie’s Jovi Evans recorded seven kills and Katelyn Harland had six.

Kuemper Catholic 3, Red Oak 1

After dropping the first set, Kuemper Catholic rallied, knocking off Red Oak and advancing. Scores were 25-27, 25-17, 25-16 and 25-22.

Mariah Heuton, Kolbi Peter and Brianna Wittrock each had 10 kills for the Knights, as Elsa Tiefenthaler dished out 38 assists and had eight kills with 15 digs of her own. Kaylie Simons recorded 25 digs and Addy Anthofer had 15.

For Red Oak, Jocelyn O’Neal finished with 20 kills and Emily Sebeneicher had 36 assists with 16 digs.

Class 2A

Denver players celebrate during a quarterfinal round win in Class 2A at the Iowa girls high school volleyball tournament. / IGHSAU

Denver 3, Wapsie Valley 0

The top-seeded Cyclones had no trouble moving on, sweeping Wapsie Valley. Scores were 25-14, 25-11 and 25-17.

Denver, a defending state champion, improved to 48-1 on the year as Bailey Mullihan had 11 kills. Adeana Murch recorded nine and Mylee Thurn added seven. Channing Johnson dished out 28 assists and had 11 digs, as the Cyclones blocked nine shots.

For Wapsie Valley, Sawyer Buhr and Taylor Buhr each had six kills, and Espyn Decker 11 digs.

Dike-New Hartford 3, Aplington-Parkersburg 0

Abby Jensen had 17 kills as Dike-New Hartford took care of Aplington-Parkersburg in three sets. Scores were 25-9, 28-26 and 25-21.

Keely Kauten had 12 kills, Rylee Reicks eight and Kailyn Messter dished out 35 assists. Aubrey Asche had 16 digs for the Wolverines.

Zoey Uhlenhopp led Aplington-Parkersburg with 12 kills as Jenzen Klooster added 11 and Adri Allan seven.

Grundy Center 3, Beckman Catholic 2

Facing elimination, Grundy Center rallied, winning the final three sets to advance over Beckman Catholic. Scores were 20-25, 10-25, 25-23, 25-23 and 15-13.

Ryanne Brubaker had 22 kills, Jenna Blythe added 17 and Lauren Zajac dished out 33 assists for Grundy Center. Caturella Brown added 14 assists and Charlee Kirkpatrick had nine kills with 13 digs.

Joy Burkle had 22 kills for Beckman, as Paige Fangman recorded 48 assists. Addison Hogan had 33 digs and Burkle finished with four aces.

Hinton 3, Iowa City Regina 1

Hinton capped off the 2A quarterfinals with a win over Iowa City Regina. Scores were 25-18, 25-17, 20-25 and 25-23.

Bailey Boeve had 28 kills and nine digs, Ellie Friessen added nine kills and Katelyn Hoefling had 27 assists for Hinton.

Reese Naeve led the Regals with a match-high 29 kills and 14 digs, Nora Wilhelm had 38 assists and Addison Bollier 24 digs.

Class 1A

Saint Ansgar 3, East Mills 0

Saint Ansgar celebrates a win in the state volleyball quarterfinals in Coralville. / IGHSAU

It was as easy as 1-2-3 for top-ranked Saint Ansgar, as they swept East Mills. Scores were 25-11, 25-16 and 25-18.

Lindsey Kruse tallied 15 kills and Jacey Johnson 13 for the Saints, as Sofia Parrott dished out 35 assists. Ava Falk had 12 of the 49 digs by Saint Ansgar.

Brooke Jones paced East Mills with seven kills.

Janesville 3, Gladbrook-Reinbeck 1

Tied at 1-1 after two sets, Janesville claimed the next two and the match with Gladbook-Reinbeck. Scores were 25-23, 23-25, 25-19 and 25-18.

Keke Smith had 11 kills, Hayden Anderson 10 and Quinn Swenney nine to pace a balanced attack for the Wildcats. Tayah Pollock had 39 assists and Anderson added 25 digs.

For Gladbrook-Reinbeck, Kennedy Brant and Elly Sieh each had nine kills.

North Tama 3, Sidney 0

North Tama put Sidney away, erasing a late deficit in the third set to secure a sweep. Scores were 25-19, 25-21 and 26-24.

Kruiz Ewoldt had 15 kills, Lily Sell 14 and Alaney Sienknecht nine. Isabelle Gropper dished out 21 assists and Addison Hochesteler had 23 digs.

For Sidney, Keyana Haggerty and Alyssa Melvin both had seven kills.

Dunkerton 3, BCLUW 2

The final match of the day went the distance, as Dunkerton secured a five-set victory. Scores were 25-20, 25-17, 17-25, 22-25 and 15-8.

For Dunkerton, Kylee Pexa had 21 kills and 23 digs while both Daisey Fetkether and Taylor Kipp recorded 14 kills each. Delaney Toneff racked up 50 assists and seven digs.

Grace Farnsworth tallied 19 kills and Olivia Peters 15 for BCLUW.

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