Prairie Volleyball

Prairie bows out of volleyball tournament

DUBUQUE - Dubuque Senior swept past Prairie in the quarterfinals of the Class 4A volleyball tournament Monday night at Dubuque Senior.

The Rams beat the Hawks, 25-18, 25-17, 25-17.

Senior advances to play at Pleasant Valley in the semifinals Thursday.

Prairie ended its season 12-21.

Hawks drop Waterloo East in straight sets

WATERLOO - Prairie beat Waterloo East in three straight sets Tuesday night in a Mississippi Valley Conference Valley Division volleyball match.

The Hawks (3-3, 12-20) won by scores of 25-22, 25-18, 25-19.

East dropped to 1-5, 4-26.

Prairie opens play in the Class 4A regional volleyball tournament Monday at Dubuque Senior.

Hawks 1-3 at MVC volleyball tourney

IOWA CITY - Seventh-ranked Kennedy knocked off No. 4 Dubuque Hempstead in pool play, but the Cougars couldn't get past No. 2 Iowa City High in the semifinals of the Mississippi Valley Conference volleyball tournament Saturday at Iowa City West.

Top-ranked Iowa City West knocked off City High in straight sets to win the championship.

Kennedy went through pool play with a 3-0 record, beating Jefferson (21-11, 21-13), Hempstead (21-15, 21-16) and Cedar Falls (21-12, 21-16). The Cougars beat Xavier, 25-18, 25-13, in the quarterfinals, but were beaten in straight sets by City High, 25-15, 25-23.

Xavier went 2-1 in pool play to reach the championship bracket. The Saints beat Washington (21-13, 17-21, 15-8), and Waterloo West,  but lost to Iowa City West.

Washington and Linn-Mar both were 0-3 in pool play, but both won two matches in the consolation bracket.

Prairie was 1-2 in pool play with a win over Waterloo East. The Hawks were beaten by Washington in the consolation bracket.

Jefferson lost all four of its matches, going 0-3 in pool play and losing to Washington in the consolation bracket.

The regular season concludes Tuesday. The regional tournament series starts Oct. 24. The state tournament is Nov. 9-12 at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena.

MVC VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT
At Iowa City West

Pool A - 1. Iowa City High 3-0, 2. Dubuque Senior 2-1, 3. Prairie 1-2, 4. Waterloo East 0-3
Dubuque Senior def. Prairie, 17-21, 24-22, 15-12
Iowa City High def. Waterloo East, 21-13, 21-8
Prairie def. Waterloo East, 14-21, 21-13, 15-11
Iowa City High def. Dubuque Senior, 23-21, 21-14
Dubuque Senior def. Waterloo East, 21-15, 21-11
Iowa City High def. Prairie, 21-11, 21-12

Pool B - 1. Iowa City West 3-0, 2. Xavier 2-1, 3. Waterloo West 1-2, 4. Washington 0-3
Xavier def. Washington, 21-13, 17-21, 15-8
Iowa City West def. Waterloo West, 14-21, 21-13, 15-4
Waterloo West def. Washington, 21-15, 21-19
Iowa City West def. Xavier, 21-17, 21-14
Iowa City West def. Washington, 21-12, 18-21, 15-8
Xavier def. Waterloo West, no scores

Pool C - 1. Wahlert 3-0, 2. Cedar Falls 1-2, 3. Linn-Mar 0-3
Wahlert def. Linn-Mar, 21-18, 21-8
Cedar Falls def. Linn-Mar, 21-12, 21-14
Wahlert def. Cedar Falls, 21-10, 21-18
Wahlert def. Jefferson, 21-9, 21-12
Kennedy def. Cedar Falls, 21-12, 21-16

Pool D - 1. Kennedy 3-0, 2. Hempstead 2-1, 3. Jefferson 0-3
Hempstead def. Jefferson, 21-9, 21-7
Kennedy def. Jefferson, 21-11, 21-13
Kennedy def. Hempstead, 21-15, 21-16
Hempstead def. Linn-Mar, 21-13, 21-7

Consolation Bracket
Washington def. Jefferson, 24-26, 25-19, 15-5
Linn-Mar def. Waterloo East, 13-25, 25-19, 15-7
Washington def. Prairie, 25-19, 25-19
Linn-Mar def. Waterloo West, 26-24, 25-22

Championship Bracket
Quarterfinals
Iowa City High def. Cedar Falls, 25-13, 25-13
Kennedy def. Xavier, 25-18, 25-13
Iowa City West def. Hempstead, 25-14, 25-17
Wahlert def. Dubuque Senior, 25-17, 19-25, 15-6

Semifinals
Iowa City High def. Kennedy, 25-15, 25-23
Iowa City West def. Wahlert, 25-17, 19-25, 15-8

Championship
Iowa City West def. Iowa City High, 25-14, 25-18

Hawks finish 4th at own volleyball invitational

Prairie won two of five matches and finished fourth at its own invitational volleyball tournament Saturday.

West Branch went undefeated and won the round-robin event. Johnston was second with a 4-1 mark.

Prairie, Western Dubuque and West Burlington had 2-3 marks. Western Dubuque was awarded third, West Burlington fifth. Don Bosco rounded out the field at 0-5.

Prairie's wins were over Don Bosco and West Burlington.

PRAIRIE INVITATIONAL

Teams -- 1. West Branch 5-0, 2. Johnston 4-1, 3. Western Dubuque 2-3, 4. Prairie 2-3, 5. West Burlington 2-3, 6. Don Bosco 0-5

Western Dubuque def. Prairie, 21-17, 21-11
Johnston def. West Burlington, 21-10, 21-15
West Branch def. Don Bosco, 21-8, 21-13
Johnston def. Prairie, 21-6, 21-18
Western Dubuque def. Don Bosco, 16-21, 21-11, 15-7
West Branch def. West Burlington, 21-15, 21-19
Prairie def. Don Bosco, 21-17, 21-18
West Branch def. Johnston, 17-21, 21-19, 15-10
West Burlington def. Western Dubuque, 21-15, 21-19
West Branch def. Prairie, 21-15, 21-14
West Burlington def. Don Bosco, 21-15, 21-19
Johnston def. Western Dubuque, 21-13, 21-10
Prairie def. West Burlington, 21-16, 21-16
West Branch def. Western Dubuque, 22-20, 21-10
Johnston def. Don Bosco, 21-11, 21-18