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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.

Potent but erratic for much of the match, second-rated Indianola cleaned things up late and escaped the No. 7 Wolves in a five-set Class 4A quarterfinal at the state volleyball tournament Monday night at Xtream Arena.

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.

Here are five of Thursday’s best area Iowa high school volleyball regional-quarterfinal matches in 5A, 4A and 3A. Cedar Rapids Prairie is surging under Claude Howard; Monticello visits West Delaware in a battle of 3A ranked squads.

Linda W. Goad Marion Linda W. Goad, 81, of Marion, formerly of Marengo, passed away on Aug. 1, 2023, at …

Linda W. Goad Marion Linda W. Goad, 81, of Marion, formerly of Marengo, passed away on Aug. 1, 2023, at …

The American Library Association has announced the top children’s and young adult books for 2023. This year’s John Newbery Medal for best children’s book went to Amina Luqman-Dawson’s novel “Freewater” about a community of people who escaped slavery.

This is the first appearance at the state tournament for the Clear Creek Amana volleyball team since 2014. The Clippers already have set a school record for wins in a season, a total they padded with a five-set victory over Marion in a thrilling Class 4A quarterfinal.

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

Knoxville Volleyball Heads To Marion For A State Berth