(Coralville, IA) — Results from Class 1A State Volleyball Tournament
Top Seeded Eagles Win Big
Ankeny Christian still hasn’t lost a match at the state tournament.
Havanna Dolbeare had 17 kills, and the top-seeded Eagles swept eighth-seeded West Monona 25-16, 25-19, 25-19 on Tuesday in the first round of the Class 1A state volleyball tournament at Xtream Arena. Ankeny Christian, which won three straight 1A titles from 2022 to 2024, is now 10-0 in state tournament matches.
Dolbeare hit .400 and had 11 digs. Breeze Bentz added 15 kills on .444 hitting, and Maleah Porter had six kills. Gabby Quick had 30 assists and six aces, and Dani Craighead had five kills and two solo blocks.
Ankeny Christian outhit West Monona .301 to .215 and had 10 aces to the Spartans’ two.
Georgia Jones led West Monona (25-9) with nine kills and 10 digs. Keirra Jones had six kills on 10 attacks and two blocks, and Brynn Bellis added six kills. McKenna Baker had five kills, 16 assists and two aces. The Spartans were making their first appearance at the state tournament.
Ankeny Christian (39-2) advances to the semifinals at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Seventh-seeded Gehlen Catholic scored the first big upset of the 2026 State Volleyball Tournament.
Emmi Castle had 11 kills and 12 digs as the Jays swept the second-ranked Boyden-Hull 25-20, 25-19, 25-18 on Tuesday in the first round of the Class 1A state volleyball tournament.
Kenadee Sitzmann added eight kills for Gehlen Catholic, who improved to 23-7. Addi Castle had seven kills, 17 assists and nine digs, and Kori Bonderson had five kills and five block assists. Kennedy Konz added 10 assists. Libero Ella Ruhland had 12 digs, and Delainey Kerns had 10.
Gehlen hit .132 and outblocked the Comets 7-2.
Elsie Hoegh led Boyden-Hull (24-12) with 14 kills and 13 digs. Erica Volink and Ada Hoegh each had five kills. Kaylee Kamies had 25 assists, and libero Josie Rokusek had 14 digs.
The Jays will play Wednesday night at 6:35 in the 1A semifinals.
Holy Trinity Wins 5 Set Thriller
Adalyn Kruse had 19 kills, five aces and 16 digs, and the fifth-seeded Holy Trinity Catholic rallied to beat fourth-seeded Wapsie Valley 12-25, 25-22, 23-25, 25-18, 15-12 on Tuesday in the first round of the Class 1A state volleyball tournament.
Olivia Bendlage added 16 kills and 18 digs for Holy Trinity Catholic, and Kate Pieper had 11 kills on .357 hitting. Elizabeth Griffin had 45 assists and 15 digs. Libero Brynn Denning had 37 digs as the Crusaders finished with 101.
The second set had 12 ties and eight lead changes before Holy Trinity won it to even the match. After Wapsie Valley took the third, the Crusaders hit .298 in the fourth set and .227 in the fifth.
Sawyer Buhr led Wapsie Valley (31-14) with 23 kills on 43 attacks with no errors. She also had 12 digs and three blocks. Taylor Schneider added 18 kills, and Espyn Decker had 12 kills and 33 digs. Emry Shannon had nine kills and 23 digs, and Tessa Brunscheon had 54 assists. The Warriors outhit Holy Trinity .240 to .190.
Holy Trinity Catholic (30-6) will play top-seeded Ankeny Christian in the semifinals at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Janesville Advances With Sweep Over Raiders
Three seeded Janesville defeated Dunkerton 25-13, 25-18, 25-19 to move into the semifinals. Quinn Sweeney led the Wildcats with 19 Kills while Hayden Anderson added 12.
