Union’s all-time leader in assists will have the opportunity to add more to her career as Allie Driscol signed with Hawkeye Redtails volleyball on Tuesday.
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Long before Vinton-Shellsburg senior Kayla Griffith was racking up blocks for Vikettes volleyball this season, she was rocking a whole different sport altogether. Recently named an honorable m…
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A sense of deja vu overcame Sophie Winkelpleck. The Union senior was behind the serving line with the Knights up 24-21 to Independence in the third and ultimately final set. She had been in th…
As the volleyball season draws closer to the State tournament in Cedar Rapids, the WaMaC Conference has released their WaMaC All-Conference Volleyball Teams, including honorees from the WaMaC West.
Vinton-Shellsburg volleyball's season came to an end as they fell to Independence in three sets in 3A Regionals. The Vikettes finished 16-23 and will be a team to watch in 2021.
Benton volleyball opened 4A Regional play at home with an effortless sweep of Washington (25-14. 25-6, 25-10) to compete another day in the postseason.
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Postseason play has not been kind to Vinton-Shellsburg volleyball in recent years. Either it’s a highly ranked team they are facing, or they simply face a fellow WaMaC team. The cycle was brok…
Vinton-Shellsburg volleyball finished their regular season on a high note as the Vikettes defeated Benton, Center Point-Urbana and fell to host Williamsburg in the WaMaC consolation bracket on…
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Benton, Center Point-Urbana and Vinton-Shellsburg volleyball competed in pool play on Tuesday to determine brackets for Thursday’s WaMaC Conference Tournament, with all three teams finishing 0…
Center Point-Urbana and Vinton-Shellsburg both went 0-2 in pool play to determine where they will play in the WaMaC Conference Tournament on Thursday. The schools will find out their placement…
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The 2020 postseason for high school volleyball is just around the corner and the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union has announced where area teams will be competing beginning on October 19 and 20.
The Vikettes could not overcome hot hitting from the Clippers in their final home game of season as they fell in three sets.
The Bobcats' last home game of the regular season saw them host a Center Point-Urbana focused on securing one last WaMaC West win. The Stormin' Pointers earned a sweep (25-13, 25-18, 25-18) ov…
Vinton-Shellsburg volleyball continued WaMaC West play as they hosted Center Point-Urbana on Tuesday during Homecoming Week, but it would be the Stormin’ Pointers celebrating after a sweep of …
The Bobcats got off to a hot start with a 25-23 win in the first set over ranked Marion, yet could not replicate as the Indians took the next three sets to play spoiler on Homecoming Week.
Benton hosted two pools for a round robin tournament on Saturday, with their pool including Union. Benton would finish 1-2 with a win over Durant and losses to Grundy Center and Union. The Kni…
Vinton-Shellsburg’s return home to face Williamsburg on Tuesday saw the Vikettes swept behind inconsistent serving and growing pains of a team still learning to play together as a unit this season.
The 2020 season has been anything but normal for Benton volleyball and it’s two seniors, Caitlin Kieper and Sophia Carlson, but the Bobcats put aside the noise outside and took care of South T…
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Vikettes volleyball traveled to Le Grand on Saturday, where they defeated host East Marshall (21-8, 21-15), fell to West Marshall in two close sets (22-24, 21-23) and ended their afternoon wit…
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11 seniors were recognized just before the Stormin Pointers defeated the visiting Trojans of South Tama 3-1 (27-29, 25-13. 25-16. 25-15).
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Kansas State defensive tackle Drew Wiley (59) brings down Oklahoma running back T.J. Pledger during the Wildcat’s upset over the third-ranked Sooners on Saturday, Sept. 26 in Norman.
