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Prep volleyball: The 2023 Gazette all-area team. Mount Vernon’s Chloe Meester, Clear Creek Amana’s Jackie Clubb are selected as player, coach of the year.

Down 11-5 in Game 5, sixth-ranked Lewis Central battled all the way back and toppled No. 3 Cedar Rapids Xavier in a 2-hour, 6-minute Class 4A quarterfinal marathon (25-21, 13-25, 25-19, 22-25, 17-15) at the state volleyball tournament Monday night at Xtream Arena.

State volleyball: Cedar Rapids Xavier has a new head coach and a lot of new faces. But the Saints remain a threat in Class 4A.

Here’s what we learned about the contenders for a state championship in the 5A, 4A and 3A classes after their regionals completed.

Prep volleyball: Pinpoint passing leads to a balanced attack, and Cedar Rapids Xavier sweeps Waverly-Shell Rock to reach the state tournament for the eighth straight year.

Reigning state champion Iowa City Liberty is one of three Metro/Iowa City “big-school” teams — and one of five overall — playing in regional-final volleyball matches Tuesday night.

(Being unable to make this year's Boo Williams event, I asked a number of proven evaluators and key travel coaches to provide me with information about this year's event. I am quite familiar with many of the players as many are BlueStar30s and also players who I saw either on the USABJNT or at the…

State volleyball, Class 4A quarterfinal: No. 1 Cedar Rapids Xavier dominates all facets, sweeps Sioux City Heelan in 62 minutes.

By Bret Hayworth | Photo by Matthew Putney   IOWA CITY, Iowa – All the off season workouts, the team practices and meetings, the long Saturdays filled with

Class 5A and Class 4A Iowa high school volleyball regionals hit full steam Thursday. Here are five area matches to watch.