CORALVILLE — Adversity can breed success, and none more obvious the last two seasons than with Union volleyball.
MOUNT VERNON — The happy pregame warm-ups that included a game of Duck-Duck-Goose and quick line dance of the Macarena was the first act of a scene that would end in tears and a lot of pride.
LaPORTE CITY — Union volleyball is back in the State Volleyball Tournament for the third time in four years after taking down Center Point-Urbana (25-16, 22-25, 25-21, 25-19) in La Porte City …
Union volleyball is back in the Regional final for the first time since 2020 after defeating Eagle Grove and Forest City in first and second rounds of the postseason, setting up for a rematch …
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From six total wins in 2021 to a Regional final the next season, Center Point-Urbana has turned their fortunes around in a short amount of time. Ask senior Taylor Luscomb what the change has b…
VINTON -- It wasn't easy, but it still worked.
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Benton senior Olivia Janss can remember her first “nerve-wracking” start as a freshman in 2019. The match was a sweep of Vinton-Shellsburg, their first conference game of the season, and the f…
Postseason volleyball begins next week, but Union didn’t wait for Monday to get in qualify competition as they took on Dike-New Hartford, Nevada and Waverly-Shell Rock at the former, coming ou…
As the WaMaC Conference Tournament approaches this Thursday, Benton and Center Point-Urbana squeezed in one last regular tournament at Center Point-Urbana High School this weekend, with both t…
Union volleyball made its ways into Thursday’s NICL conference semis with wins over Aplington-Parkersburg and South Hardin earlier in the week, yet couldn’t replicate their success against Dik…
Pairings for 2022 volleyball Regionals were released on Tuesday with the four area teams split between two regionals in Class 3A, each kicking off the postseason on Monday, Oct. 17
TIFFIN - Growing pains were felt Tuesday night by Center Point-Urbana volleyball as they fell to Clear Creek-Amana 25-16, 25-12, 25-17 to decide the WaMaC West champ, but as the loss settled i…
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VAN HORNE — Vikette volleyball got its first divisional win of the season Tuesday night, but it didn’t come easy against rival Benton as the Bobcats made a five-set match out of it.
MANCHESTER — Just days after what might have been the low point in the season, the Vinton-Shellsburg volleyball team bounced back in a big way Saturday.
Center Point-Urbana volleyball went 0-6 in WaMaC West matches last season, but the Stormin’ Pointers put that record behind them as they defeated Vinton-Shellsburg 3-1 (25-13, 25-19, 21-25, 25…
Vikette volleyball hosted their round-robin tournament on Saturday and pulled off their best performance in the tournament in years, going 4-1 and battling against ranked West Delaware in three sets.
Center Point-Urbana volleyball got a preview of incoming WaMaC member Grinnell in a non-conference match at home on Tuesday, defeating the Tigers 25-19, 22-25, 25-19, 25-16 for their first win…
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A new environment can be nerve wracking for anyone. Devin Womochil certainly felt that when she came to Vinton in 2012. Her father had been hired as the new Vinton-Shellsburg coach and Devin c…
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Union volleyball had its hands full Tuesday night as it competed in three back-to-back matches against Jesup, Vinton-Shellsburg and Independence, managing to sweep the entire field and move to…
INDEPENDENCE — Benton and Union volleyball got plenty of games in on Saturday at Independence as the traditional tournament format was changed to a seven-team round robin to afford each team s…
MT. VERNON -- Center Point-Urbana volleyball got a small taste of how stacked the WaMaC East is this season as they fell to Solon and Mount Vernon on Thursday at the latter, yet the Stormin’ P…
VINTON — Mathematically, there is no way that Vinton-Shellsburg’s volleyball season could have started any better. Although if you ask Devin Kearns, there’s probably room for improvement.
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Waverly Shell-Rock CSD, recently voted out of the Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC), has asked the Iowa Department of Education to mediate a path forward in finding the Go-Hawks’ next conferenc…
Benton senior Alyssa Tegeler was surprised when her coach, Mike Embretson, told her she’d been nominated and ultimately selected for the Iowa Girls Coaches Association Senior All-Star game on …
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Union volleyball saw three players recognized with NICL East All-Conference honors this season after finishing 20-23 (2-2 NICL East).
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Vinton-Shellsburg senior co-captain Abby Davis blasts past Marion’s Katlyn Allison (2) and Selah Hill-Dale, just steps away from knocking in the game-tying goal, which also happened to be Davis’ 45th career goal, setting a new school record in that catagory.
