Hinton 25-25-25, Hudson 16-22-12
Last year’s Class 2A runner-up opened its return trip to state with a sweep.
Ellie Friessen had 13 kills, and top-seeded Hinton beat eighth-seeded Hudson 25-16, 25-22, 25-12 on Tuesday in the first round of the Class 2A state volleyball tournament.
Macie Charlson added nine kills and three block assists for the Blackhawks. Addy Ortegren had eight kills and two aces, and Raelyn Kempema had seven kills and four block assists. Addison Dunkel had 31 assists, and libero Brynlee Boeve had 25 digs.
Hinton outhit Hudson .259 to .058.
Paige Davis led Hudson (36-9) with nine kills and nine digs. Natalie Rausch had eight kills and 10 digs. Brinn Olsen had 19 assists, and libero Siri Olsen had 14 digs and passed 25 serves without an error. The Pirates were making their first state tournament appearance since 2019.
Hinton (32-3) advances to the semifinals at 4 p.m. Wednesday.
(Summary courtesy of the IGHSAU)
Riverside 27-15-25-25, Union 25-25-14-22
Riverside is still perfect.
The fourth-seeded Bulldogs, the only unbeaten team in the state, beat fifth-seeded Union 27-25, 15-25, 25-14, 25-22 on Tuesday in the first round of the Class 2A state volleyball tournament.
Lilli Reed had 16 kills, 11 digs and four block assists for Riverside. Sydney Somers added 12 kills, 12 digs and three aces, and Vivian Gross had nine kills and four block assists. Ashley Kelley had 38 assists, and libero Sophia Fenner had 14 digs.
Riverside won a first set that had 12 ties. The Bulldogs held Union to minus-.067 hitting in the third set, and the fourth set had 13 ties and seven lead changes before Riverside closed it out.
Bianca Grimm led Union (44-8) with 15 kills and 11 digs. Taylen Smith had seven kills and nine blocks, Hinley Mast had 31 assists, and libero Chloe Sadler had 14 digs.
Riverside (40-0) will play top-seeded Hinton in the semifinals at 4 p.m. Wednesday.
(Summary Courtesy of the IGHAU)
Grundy Center 25-20-25-23-15, Aplington-Parkersburg 17-25-21-25-10
November 3rd, 2026
Grundy Center outlasted North Iowa Cedar League rival Aplington-Parkersburg 25-17, 20-25, 25-21, 23-25, 15-10 on Tuesday in the first round of the Class 2A state volleyball tournament.
Ryanne Brubaker had 17 kills and 10 blocks for the second-seeded Spartans, who reached the semifinals for the second straight year. Jenna Blythe added 14 kills, 15 digs and three aces, and Charlee Kirkpatrick had nine kills and 13 digs. Trinity Jirovsky had 38 assists and seven blocks, and Ava Mundt also had seven blocks. Libero Raelyn Steinmeyer had 13 digs.
Seventh-seeded Aplington-Parkersburg won a fourth set that had 16 ties to force a fifth set.
Adri Allan led Aplington-Parkersburg (26-11) with 18 kills, 23 digs and three blocks. Jenzen Klooster added 14 kills, and Shelby Arkulari had 12. Julia Mostek had 43 assists and 14 digs, and libero Kennedy Kalkwarf had 18 digs.
Grundy Center (37-7) advances to the semifinals at 4:35 p.m. Wednesday.
(Summary courtesy of the IGHSAU)
