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Top-ranked Saint Ansgar tops East Mills at state

Top ranked Saint Ansgar ended East Mills’ season in the Class 1A State Volleyball Tournament quarterfinals at the Xtream Arena in Coralville last Tuesday.Saint Ansgar (29-4) never trailed running away for a 25-11 first set win before holding off an energized Wolverines squad in the final two sets...

Tigers’ season ends in state quarterfinals

Red Oak saw its historic season came to an end in the quarterfinals of the Iowa State Volleyball Tournament last Tuesday.The Tigers pulled out a marathon, dramatic 27-25 first set victory over Kuemper Catholic but couldn’t hold off their Hawkeye 10 Conference rivals in the final three sets, going...

Tigers punch ticket to state volleyball

For the first time since 2020, Red Oak is headed to the Iowa State Volleyball Tournament.The Class 3A, No. 3 ranked Tigers (38-2) swept Clarinda 25-20, 25-22, 25-20 in last Tuesday’s regional finals to punch their state ticket.After never trailing in the first set, the Cardinals were well on their...

Wolverines headed to state tournament

Back in August, East Mills volleyball coach Connie Viner thought she had the pieces of potentially a very good team. Last week, the Wolverines combined all those pieces into a regional championship and a trip the Iowa State Volleyball Tournament.“We had the pieces, the puzzle was right there for...

2025 IGHSAU Girls State Volleyball Championships on Iowa PBS

From regional battles to the big stage, Iowa girls are chasing championship dreams! Don’t miss a moment - Iowa PBS will be there live as champions are crowned.The statewide network’s commitment to girls high school sports coverage continues as teams from across the state compete for the IGHSAU...

Tigers one win from state

Red Oaks set the tone early with its balancing attack and never lets Atlantic get into rhythm in a 25-13, 25-12, 25-12 sweep in the Class 3A, Region 4 semifinals Thursday.The win advanced the Class 3A, No. 3 rated Tigers (37-2) into last night’s regional finals with a trip to state on the line vs....

Essex’s Sandahl punches ticket to state

Runners from Southwest Valley, Stanton, Griswold and Essex competed at the Class 1A State Qualifying Cross Country meet in Leon hosted by Central Decatur on Thursday. Essex’s Ella Sandahl was the lone area runner to punch a ticket to state. Sandahl ran a 20:56 to place at the meet.The first two...

Tigers punch ticket to state cross country meet

Emmanuel Grass and Hayden Heitbrink placed first and second and the Red Oak boys punched its ticket to this week’s Iowa State Cross Country Meet at Thursday’s Class 2A State Qualifying Meet at Pella Christian.The Tigers placed third as a team, one point back of runner-up PCM-Monroe. Pella Christian...

Red Oak volleyball punches ticket to state

Tigers edge Lewis Central for Hawk-10 title

The Red Oak cross country team edged Council Bluffs Lewis Central down the final stretch to capture the boys team title at the Hawkeye 10 Conference Cross Country Meet Thursday at Shenandoah High School.Red Oak tallied 71 points to get by the Titans by two points. The Tigers’ No. 5 runner, Bryce...