Kennedy Volleyball

Lions, Saints climb in volleyball poll

The Linn-Mar Lions and Xavier Saints both climbed a notch in the IGHSAU volleyball rankings Thursday.

Linn-Mar jumped from No.7 to No.6 in the Class 5A rankings. Xavier went from No.11 to No.10 in the Class 4A poll.

The Marion Indians remained the highest-ranked team in the Metro area with the No.3 spot in the Class 4A poll.

Kennedy, which was ranked 10th last week in Class 5A, dropped out of the ratings this week.

CLASS 4A

1. Harlan (11-1), 2. West Delaware (10-0), 3. Marion (6-1), 4. Le Mars (4-0), 5. Sioux City Heelan (5-5), 6. Indianola (8-4), 7. Charles City (12-2), 8. Clear Creek-Amana (5-3), 9. Lewis Central (5-4), 10. Xavier (5-3), 11. ADM (14-5), 12. Carroll (2-1), 13. Waverly-Shell Rock (7-6), 14. Boone (5-2), 15. DeWitt Central (8-3).

CLASS 5A

1. Ankeny Centennial (12-0), 2. Dowling (11-1), 3. Bettendorf (6-0), 4. Johnston (7-1), 5. Ankeny (4-2), 6. Linn-Mar (6-1), 7. Southeast Polk (15-1), 8. Iowa City High (5-1), 9. Council Bluffs Lincoln (7-6), 10. West Des Moines Valley (11-3).

Indians, Lions climb in volleyball poll

Two of the top volleyball teams in the state are located in Marion, according to the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union.

The Marion Indians climbed one spot to No.3 in the Class 4A rankings Thursday and the Linn-Mar Lions climbed two spots to No.7 in the Class 5A poll.

The Xavier Saints are ranked No.11 in Class 4A, down one spot from the initial rankings. The Kennedy Cougars jumped into the rankings at No.10 in Class 5A.

CLASS 4A

1. Harlan (6-0), 2. West Delaware (5-0), 3. Marion (0-0), 4. LeMars (3-0), 5. Sioux City Heelan (3-1), 6. Indianola (7-4), 7. Clear Creek-Amana (4-2), 8. Charles City (4-1), 9. Boone (5-1), 10. Lewis Central (2-1), 11. Xavier (0-1), 12. Davenport Assumption (2-0), 13. Waverly-Shell Rock (4-2), 14. DeWitt Central (5-0), 15. ADM (6-2).

CLASS 5A

1. Ankeny Centennial (7-0), 2. Dowling Catholic (6-0), 3. Bettendorf (5-0), 4. Johnston (1-0), 5. Ankeny (0-1), 6. Iowa City West (3-1), 7. Linn-Mar (1-0), 8. Southeast Polk (9-0), 9. Council Bluffs Lincoln (4-2), 10. Kennedy (2-2).

No. 9 Lions trim Cougars in marathon

Ellie Anderson loves volleyball so much that she plays the sport 12 months of the year.

She plays sand volleyball, club volleyball, USA volleyball and high school volleyball for the Linn-Mar Lions.

"It's so fun," she said Tuesday night. "It gets me going. I love it.

"I love setting up my teammates," she said. "When they get a kill I go crazy."

Anderson led a balanced attack Tuesday as the ninth-ranked Lions trimmed Kennedy in a five-set marathon, 19-25, 25-20, 21-25, 25-21, 15-10 in a Mississippi Valley Conference match at Linn-Mar.

Anderson, a 5-foot-7 sophomore, was all over the court with her jump serves, digs, assists and kills at the net.

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Cougars win twice at MVC/MAC Challenge

BETTENDORF - The Kennedy volleyball team finished with a 2-1 record at the MVC/MAC Challenge in Bettendorf Thursday night.

The Cougars topped Pleasant Valley, 21-19, 21-15, and defeated North Scott, 21-7, 21-19.

Kennedy lost its middle match to Bettendorf, 21-18, 21-10.

Cedar Rapids Prairie went 1-2 in the Challenge. The Hawks defeated North Scott, 19-21, 21-12, 15-13. They lost to Bettendorf, 19-21, 21-12, 15-13, and lost to Pleasant Valley, 21-16, 21-12.

The event matched teams from the Mississippi Valley Conference and Mississippi Athletic Conference.