Prep SportsThursday, November 5
Iowa City West's state volleyball run ends in the Class 5A semifinals
The Good Day Iowa City team
If you were at Xtream Arena in Coralville on Wednesday, you watched Iowa City West's season end. Top-seeded Waukee Northwest swept the fifth-seeded Trojans 25-19, 25-15, 25-18, and West finishes 26-7. Cyan Blommer led West with 13 kills.
“We have come so far since my freshman year. Now, in my senior year we can say we made it to the semifinals. I am just so happy and proud of the way the program has progressed.”
Waukee Northwest and Dallas Center-Grimes will meet for the 5A title
Iowa Class 5A volleyball state tournament
Semifinals
Final
Thu., 10 a.m.
Sources: KSOM, The Gazette, IGHSAU
View as table
| Round | Game | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Semifinals | 1 Waukee Northwest vs. 5 Iowa City West | Waukee Northwest 3–0 |
| Semifinals | 2 Dallas Center-Grimes vs. 3 Ankeny | Dallas Center-Grimes 3–2 |
| Final | Waukee Northwest vs. Dallas Center-Grimes | Thu., 10 a.m. |
The other semifinal went five sets. Second-seeded Dallas Center-Grimes beat third-seeded Ankeny 25-16, 25-21, 16-25, 21-25, 15-11 to reach its first state final, in its first season in 5A.
- 5A final: Waukee Northwest vs. Dallas Center-Grimes, Thu., 10 a.m.
- Waukee Northwest: one win away from a second straight 5A title
- Dallas Center-Grimes: joins the Central Iowa Metro League in fall 2028
Standouts from the 5A semifinals
- 14
- kills for Waukee Northwest's Leah Janulewicz, on .619 hitting
- 49
- assists for Dallas Center-Grimes' Gwen Farley
- 20
- kills for Ankeny's Hailey Wiederin in the loss
- 26-7
- Iowa City West's final record
Sources: KSOM, The Gazette, IGHSAU
Sources: KSOM, The Gazette, IGHSAU