Prairie Volleyball

Prairie tops Lions for L-M title

The 10th-ranked Cedar Rapids Prairie volleyball team bumped off No. 7 Linn-Mar, 21-12, 21-19, in the championship match of the Linn-Mar Invitational Saturday.

Prairie reached the finals with victories over Davenport Assumption and Hempstead. Linn-Mar advanced with triumphs over Pleasant Valley and Marion

The Marion Indians, who are ranked No. 2 in Class 4A, topped Solon in the quarterfinals before losing to Linn-Mar.

Cougars jump to 4th in volleyball poll

The Kennedy Cougars climbed three spots to No. 4 in the new Class 5A volleyball rankings Thursday by the IGHSAU.

Kennedy has an 8-3 record and trails Cedar Falls, Bettendorf and Ankeny Centennial in the poll.

Linn-Mar jumped one notch to No. 7 in the 5A rankings. Prairie fell five spots to No. 10.

The Marion Indians stayed No. 2 in Class 4A behind West Delaware.

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No. 5 Prairie falls to Hempstead

The fifth-ranked Prairie volleyball team was swept by No. 14 Dubuque Hempstead, 27-25, 25-21, 25-22, in a tight Mississippi Valley Conference match Tuesday night at Prairie.

Kenzie Soeken led Prairie with 11 kills. Megan Oldenburger was 18-for-19 on serves with eight kills and two aces.

Kendra Gaskill collected 28 assists and Taylor Fisher had 16 digs.

Prairie jumps to 5th in volleyball

The Cedar Rapids Prairie volleyball team jumped seven spots to No. 5 in the new Class 5A rankings Thursday by the IGHSAU.

The Hawks are now the highest-ranked Metro team in Class 5A after getting off to a 4-0 start. Kennedy is ranked No. 7 in Class 5A and Linn-Mar is ranked No. 8.

The Marion Indians, who open their season Thursday night against Vinton-Shellsburg, stayed in the No. 2 spot in Class 4A.

Iowa City High is ranked No. 1 in Class 5A and West Delaware is No. 1 in Class 4A.

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