Marion Volleyball

No.3 Indians clipped at Wamac meet

MOUNT VERNON - They held a mini-state volleyball tournament at Mount Vernon High School Tuesday night and called it the Wamac Conference tournament.

Seven ranked teams reached the quarterfinals of the star-studded field, so some awfully good squads fell by the wayside and failed to reach the semifinals in the elite event.

Unfortunately for the Marion Indians, they were one of the teams that fell short.

Clear Creek-Amana swept Marion, 31-29, 25-18, in the quarterfinals, dropping the Indians into the consolation bracket with other disappointed clubs.

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Prairie jumps to 6th in volleyball

Cedar Rapids Prairie climbed four spots to No. 6 in the Class 5A volleyball rankings Thursday by the IGHSAU.

The Hawks (17-7) were ranked 10th a week ago and are the only Metro school in the 5A rankings.

The Marion Indians (23-3) held onto the No. 3 spot in the Class 4A poll. The Xavier Saints (13-11) dropped from 11th to 15th in the 4A rankings.

CLASS 4A

1. Harlan (22-1), 2. West Delaware (29-0), 3. Marion (23-3), 4. Sioux City Heelan (18-8), 5. Clear Creek-Amana (17-6), 6. Charles City (26-4), 7. Le Mars (21-4), 8. Indianola (20-9), 9. Boone (22-5), 10. ADM (19-8), 11. Lewis Central (16-9), 12. Creston (14-3), 13. Carroll (16-6), 14. Wahlert (10-12), 15. Xavier 13-11).

CLASS 5A

1. Bettendorf (27-0), 2. Johnston (23-2), 3. Ankeny Centennial (23-1), 4. Dowling (24-3), 5. Iowa City High (13-6), 6. Prairie (17-7), 7. West Des Moines Valley (29-9), 8. Council Bluffs Lincoln (29-11), 9. Ankeny (26-5), 10. Southeast Polk (26-5).

Marion spikers raise mark to 23-3

The third-ranked Marion volleyball team raised its record to 23-3 Tuesday night with a 25-19, 25-12, 25-10 victory over South Tama in a Wamac Conference match at Marion.

The Indians are 6-0 in Wamac contests and can finish the conference with a perfect record in their final match at Williamsburg Oct. 14.

Amanda Sahm filled up the stats sheet with 17 assists, nine digs, seven kills and two blocks. Alyssa Thomas had nine kills, six digs, three blocks and was 9-for-9 on serves.

Caitlyn Smith contributed 28 assists and was 11-for-11 on serves. Olivia Frazier contributed 10 kills and five blocks.

Isabella Sade led Marion in kills with 15. Abby Phillips had 11 digs, Johanna Steggall had seven digs and Tanera Westhoff had six digs.

Marion stays No. 3 in volleyball poll

The Marion Indians remained in the No. 3 spot in the Class 4A volleyball rankings by the IGHSAU.

Marion has an 18-2 record this season.

The Xavier Saints slipped two spots from No. 9 to No. 11 in Class 4A. The Prairie Hawks fell one spot from No. 9 to No. 10 in Class 5A.

Harlan topped the 4A rankings and Bettendorf led the 5A poll.

CLASS 4A

1. Harlan (15-1), 2. West Delaware (28-0), 3. Marion (18-2), 4. Charles City (20-3), 5. Indianola (17-7), 6. Sioux City Heelan (16-8), 7. Le Mars (17-4), 8. Clear-Creek Amana (11-6), 9. Boone (17-3), 10. ADM (18-8), 11. Xavier (13-10), 12. Lewis Central 915-9), 13. Creston (13-3), 14. Dubuque

Wahlert (8-8), 15. Carroll (14-6).

CLASS 5A

1. Bettendorf (26-0), 2. Johnston (16-2), 3. Ankeny Centennial (22-1), 4. Ankeny (23-2), 5. Dowling (23-3), 6. West Des Moines Valley (27-6), 7. Council Bluffs Lincoln (27-9), 8. Iowa City High (12-6), 9. Southeast Polk (25-5), 10. Prairie (12-6).