Solon tames Metro volleyball teams
It's somewhat odd, but the so-called “old gym” used for the Cedar Rapids Washington volleyball tournament Saturday is air conditioned while the “new gym ” is not due to an ongoing geo-thermal project at the school.
Switching back and forth over a sweltering eight-hour day didn't seem to faze small-school Solon, which lost just one game in five matches and claimed the championship in a star-studded 11-team field.
No real surprise there, since the Spartans are ranked second in the Class 4A IGHSAU poll and have won this meet against bigger schools twice in the last three years.
What was mildly surprising is that Solon faced Xavier in the title game.
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