It isn’t usually that a senior high school women beach ball period surpasses the preseason buzz and also assumptions, however this period was an exemption to that regulation.
Throughout, the celebrities beamed brilliantly. In a period with many troubles, lots of turn over in the positions and also extreme competitions, the very first state event at Xtream Sector in Coralville was one that will certainly be tough to leading.
By the time the last kill struck the flooring, Iowa City Freedom, Cedar Rapids Xavier, Davenport Presumption, Western Christian and also Ankeny Christian Academy won state champions. For Freedom, Presumption and also Ankeny Christian, they were the very first state beach ball champions in program background.
As Well As the Course 2A and also 1A suits, each going 5 collections, were 2 for the ages.
That equilibrium and also skill are mirrored in the 2022 Des Moines Register’s All-Iowa beach ball groups.
ELITE GROUP
Lily Dykstra, sr., Urbandale
Dykstra, a six-foot outdoors player, has actually been just one of the state’s finest gamers the last 3 periods. She aided her group get to the state event this period, balancing 5.4 eliminates and also 2.3 digs per collection and also offering 87.4 percent. Dykstra will certainly bet the College of Northern Iowa following period.
Libby Fandel, so. Cedar Rapids Xavier
Fandel, a six-foot outdoors player, led the Saints to the Course 4A state champion, making all-tournament group captain honors. She balanced 4.1 eliminates and also 2.4 digs and also offered 90.5 percent with 47 aces for the period.
Cassidy Hartman, sr., Iowa City Freedom
Hartman, a 6-foot-1 outside/middle player, led the Lightning to the Course 5A state champion this period, their very first. Hartman, a UNI dedicate, balanced 5.0 eliminates and also 4.0 digs and also offered 94.4 percent for the period.
Payton Petersen, jr., Dike-New Hartford
Petersen, a 5-foot-11 outside player, led the Wolverines to the Course 2A state champion suit where they shed a five-set thriller to Western Christian. Petersen, a College of Louisville dedicate, balanced 4.6 eliminates and also 2.4 digs per collection while offering 88.3 percent with 64 aces.
Katie Quick, so., Ankeny Christian Academy
Quick, a 5-foot-7 setter, was the ignition system for the Eagles’ go to the Course 1A state champion. Quick balanced 8.3 helps, 1.9 eliminates and also 1.9 digs, offered 89.8 percent and also led the state in aces with 112.
Ava Schubert, sr., Davenport Presumption
Schubert, a six-foot outdoors player and also Tennessee Technology dedicate, led the Knights to their first-ever state beach ball champion, winning Course 3A. She balanced 3.5 eliminates, 2.0 digs and also 0.6 blocks and also offered 85.2 percent with 65 aces.
COURSE 5A
- Chloe Cline, sr., Pleasant Valley
- Lily Dykstra, sr., Urbandale
- Brooklyn Halbur, sr., Waukee Northwest
- Cassidy Hartman, sr., Iowa City Freedom
- Katie Remmert, sr., Cedar Falls
- Jesa Wallace, sr., Ankeny
COURSE 4A
- Happiness Beck, jr., Clear Creek-Amana
- Libby Fandel, so., Cedar Rapids Xavier
- Avery Van Hook, sr., Marion
- Abby Hayes, so., North Scott
- Ella Meyer, sr., Western Dubuque
- Anna Strohmeier, jr., Lewis Central
COURSE 3A
- Willow Bleeker, sr., Sioux Facility
- Aubrey Gates, sr., Union
- Gabby Lombardi, jr., Des Moines Christian
- Chloe Meester, so., Mount Vernon
- Madeleine Miller, sr., Mount Vernon
- Ava Schubert, sr., Davenport Presumption
COURSE 2A
- Sophia Armstrong, sr., West Burlington
- Channing Johnson, fr., Denver
- Payton Petersen, jr., Dike-New Hartford
- Molly Shafer, so., Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont
- Abby VerBurg, sr., Western Christian
- Stella Winterfeld, sr., Western Christian
COURSE 1A
- Kennedy Breitfelder, sr., Springville
- Gabby Deery, sr., Burlington Notre Dame
- Emma McClintock, sr., Gladbrook-Reinbeck
- Katie Quick, so., Ankeny Christian Academy
- Brynn Smith, sr., AGWSR
- Ava Wyatt, sr., Gladbrook-Reinbeck
Matt Levins is a sporting activities press reporter for the United States Today Network in Burlington, Iowa, that has actually covered neighborhood sporting activities for 32 years at The Hawk Eye. Reach him at [email protected].