Xavier Volleyball

Saints swept by Clear Creek-Amana

MARENGO - The Xavier Saints were swept by Clear Creek-Amana, 25-16, 25-23,25-20, in the Class 4A regional finals in Marengo Tuesday night.

The Clippers earned a spot in the state volleyball tournament next Tuesday at the U.S. Cellular Center.

Kayla Torson finished her all-state career for Xavier with 15 kills, 11 digs and three blocks. Madsy Richards had 11 digs, Melanie Wertzberger 11 assists, Rachel Sodawasser 11 assists and Ellie McDermott three aces for the Saints.

Torson wins Metro Spotlight Award

Kayla Torson of Xavier is the winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school girls this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday.

Torson, a 5-foot-11 senior, is one of the top volleyball players in the state and she's been a fixture for the Saints the past four years.

Torson owns the Xavier High School records with 1,230 kills and 917 digs during her career. She has never missed a set, playing in 380 straight games, and has helped the Saints compile a 91-57 record since the 2011 campaign.

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Xavier, Jeff, Prairie win matches

Xavier, Jefferson and Prairie won their matches in the regional volleyball tournament Thursday night and will play in the regional finals Tuesday.

The Xavier Saints blanked Fairfield, 3-0, and will face Clear Creek-Amana in the Class 4A regional finals at Marengo.

The Jefferson J-Hawks trimmed Marshalltown, 3-2, and will meet Ankeny Centennial in the Class 5A regional finals at Huxley.

The Prairie Hawks shut out Davenport West, 3-0, and will tangle with Iowa City High in the Class 5A regional finals at Linn-Mar.

The regional champions will advance to the state tournament at the U.S. Cellular Center.

Amanda Ollinger collected 35 kills for Jefferson despite battling leg cramps. Avery Guy contributed 49 assists. Sam Kitterman had 22 digs, Maddie Slagle 15 digs, Makenzie Tomkins 17 kills and Autumn Anderson 15 assists.

Kayla Torson led Xavier with 19 kills and 14 digs. Melanie Wertzberger had 20 assists, Rachel Sodawasser 13 assists and Charlotte Richards 10 kills.

Mallory Jones had 16 assists for Prairie. Kendra Gaskill had 15 assists, Kenzie Soeken 14 kills and Megan Sprengeler five aces.

Cougars make strong run in MVC tourney

After winning  five straight matches Saturday, the Kennedy girls finally ran out of steam and had to settle for second place to Iowa City High in the 14-team Mississippi Valley Conference volleyball tournament.

Along the way, the Cougars got revenge for regular-season losses to Iowa City West and Linn-Mar. And they beat City High in three games in pool play during the morning session.

But in the championship final the Little Hawks found their groove and posted a dominating 25-16 25-16 victory.

“I think the kids were kind of zapped at the end,” said Kennedy Coach Michelle Goodall. “And Iowa City came out on fire.”

Ranked eighth in Class 5A, City High (21-9) came into the tourney as the top seed with the only unblemished MVC record of 6-0. The Class 5A 10th-ranked Cougars (25-11) were seeded eighth based on their 4-2 conference mark.

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