The North Tama volleyball team lost multiple small leads in their state quarterfinal sets Tuesday against Le Mars Gehlen, but pulled it out in the fifth set to win the match and advance to the state semifinals. It was a bracket upset, No. 7 beating No. 2. (Story: Cedar Rapids Gazette)
In 2019, NT swept Gehlen and lost to eventual state champion Sidney in the semifinals.
On the other side of the lower bracket tonight is Springville, NT’s 2017 state tournament opponent. Springville defeated Gladbrook-Reinbeck, who beat North Tama twice in the regular season. This is Springville’s seventh state tournament appearance.
The Class 1A semifinals are another case of “private bracket vs. public bracket”, as three private schools were among the eight teams and Springville’s two rounds are the only public-vs.-public matchups. The Springville-North Tama winner will face the Burlington Notre Dame-Fort Madison Holy Trinity winner.
GO REDHAWKS!