Jefferson Volleyball

J-Hawk spikers fall to Hempstead

The Cedar Rapids Jefferson volleyball team was defeated by Dubuque Hempstead, 21-25, 25-21, 25-14, 25-18, in a Mississippi Valley Conference match at Jefferson on Tuesday night.

Amanda Ollinger collected 23 kills and 16 digs for the J-Hawks. Keke Pledge had 22 digs.

Noisy Lions push Dike-New Hartford

According to the Linn-Mar volleyball players, the louder they are the better they play.

“It's an energy thing,” said senior Kristie Sommer. “It seems like when we're talking more to each other more, we're a lot livelier.”

And on Saturday at Cedar Rapids Jefferson's Westside Volleyball Invitational, they were talking up a blue streak.

Seeded No.11 out of 21 teams in the field, the Lions advanced to a semifinals match with top seeded Dike-New Hartford.

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Spunky J-Hawks whip Washington

Under new volleyball coach Mary Kay Van Oort, the Jefferson girls are suddenly full of spunk.

No longer the doormat they used to be, they made it clear Tuesday night that they're a team to be reckoned with by dominating Washington 3-1 on the Warriors' home court.

''Wash is a high quality team,” said Van Oort, who inherited a squad that managed a mere 4-32 mark last year.

“We've had some close games this year, but we haven't had a lot of success with really good teams.

“This win is the first we've had against such a high level team.”

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J-Hawks split 6 matches at tourney

WAVERLY - The Jefferson J-Hawks compiled a 3-3 record and finished sixth out of 10 teams at the Waverly-Shell Rock volleyball tournament Saturday.

The J-Hawks defeated Grundy Center, which is ranked No.6 in Class 2A, by a score of 21-17, 18-21, 15-9 in pool play. The J-Hawks also defeated Gladbrook-Reinbeck in pool play, 21-16, 21-7.

Jefferson lost to Waverly-Shell Rock, 21-15, 21-18, and lost to Nevada, 17-21, 21-13, 15-10, in pool play. Waverly-Shell Rock is ranked No.3 in Class 4A and Nevada is ranked No.9 in Class 3A.

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