Prep Volleyball: Holy Trinity, Notre Dame Clinch State Berths:
No. 5 Holy Trinity 3, Lamoni 0
Holy Trinity started fast and never let off the gas as the fifth-ranked Crusaders rolled to a three set win over unranked Lamoni yesterday at Ottumwa Middle School.
The win propels Holy Trinity to the Class 1A State Volleyball tournament.
Sophomore hitter Natalie Randolph and her sister Kassie led the way in the front row with 12 and six kills respectively.
The Crusader block was on fire last night with Kayla Box and Reagan Holvoet combining for nine blocks, frustrating Lamoni hitters all night long.
Holy Trinity led wire-to-wire except for a brief Lamoni lead at 2-0 in the third set.
The win marks Melissa Freesmeier’s 20th trip to the state volleyball tournament, cementing her status as one of the very best to ever do it.
She’s taken Holy Trinity 13 times in 16 years before leading West Point Marquette seven times.
Holy Trinity improved to 32-10, while Lamoni ends their great run 29-5.
No. 1 Notre Dame 3, Easton Valley 0
The defending state champion Notre Dame Nikes looked strong from set one as they cruised to a sweep victory over Easton Valley in yesterday’s Class 1A, Region 7 championship.
The Nikes picked up 25-12, 25-13 and 25-17 wins to advance.
Gabby Deery led the Nikes with 12 kills, while Abby Korschgen chipped in with eight.
Jenna Bentz had 30 assists.
Notre Dame has been tabbed as the No. 1 overall seed at the state tournament, they’ll take on eighth-seeded Tri-Center, Monday night.
The Nikes upped their ledger to 35-8, Easton Valley fell to 21-9.
No. 2 Wilton 3, Mediapolis 0
The second-ranked Wilton Beavers rode their star hitters Kelsey Drake to a three-set win over Mediapolis, ending the Bullettes dream run of the state tournament just one match short.
The Bullettes, who finished the year 14-24, suffered 17 losses to either ranked opponents or teams in a larger class.
Kennedy Welliver and Emma Hastings paced the Bullettes front row, with Welliver also chipping in with six assists.
Wilton will play Osage next Tuesday in the first round of the Class 2A State Tournament.
Prep Volleyball: State Brackets Released:
The Iowa High School State Volleyball pairings have been released.
1A
No. 1 Notre Dame vs. No. 8 Tri-Center (FM 105.5) – 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 2nd
No. 4 Holy Trinity vs. No. 5 Janesville (FM 105.5) – 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 2nd
No. 2 Gehlen Catholic vs. No. 7 North Tama
No. 3 Springville vs. No. 6 Gladbrook-Reinbeck
2A
No. 1 Dike New-Hartford vs. No. 8 South Hardin
No. 4 Boyden-Hull vs. No. 5 Denver
No. 2 Wilton vs. No. 7 Osage
No. 3 Western Christian vs. No. 6 Beckman Catholic
3A
No. 1 Davenport Assumption vs. No. 8 Des Moines Christian
No. 4 West Liberty vs. No. 5 Mount Vernon
No. 2 West Delaware vs. No. 7 Unity Christian
No. 3 Sheldon vs. No. 6 Sergeant Bluff-Luton
4A
No. 1 Western Dubuque vs. No. 8 Bishop Heelan
No. 4 Xavier vs. No. 5 Marion
No. 2 North Scott vs. No. 7 Bondurant-Farrar
No. 3 Waverly-Shell Rock vs. No. 6 Oskaloosa
5A
No. 1 Iowa City Liberty vs. No. 8 Johnston
No. 4 Cedar Falls vs. No. 5 Dowling Catholic
No. 2 Pleasant Valley vs. No. 7 Ankeny Centennial
No. 3 Ankeny vs. No. 6 Urbandale
Women’s College Basketball: Williamson Sparkles in Debut:
Kyla Moore poured in a game-high 25 points as Iowa Wesleyan rolled past Waldorf 79-49 in their season opening contest
The win was the first in Steve Williamson’s new tenure with the Tigers.
Brittany West added 18 points and eight boards, while Maci Kuchta chipped in with 12 points, five assists and three steals.
Former Mount Pleasant standout Maddie Williamson had six points and an assist in 11 minutes.
Wesleyan will be off until next Friday, November 5th when they travel to Canton, Missouri to partake in the Culver-Stockton Classic Tournament.
They’ll open the weekend with Hannibal-LaGrange.
Men’s College Basketball: Tigers Rally for Second Half Comeback:
Iowa Wesleyan outscored Waldorf 38-19 in the second half as they earned a hard-fought 73-62 come from behind victory last night at Ruble Arena.
Jett Tjaden poured in 18 points to lead Wesleyan, he was 5-for-6 from three point land, while former Fort Madison prep Kaleb Cresswell added 15.
Joey Brown chipped in with nine points and eight boards.
The Tigers will take today off before traveling to Des Moines tomorrow to scrap with Grand View University.
Tip is set for 7:30 p.m.