The high school volleyball postseason began Monday for the smaller classes. Six teams in Class 1A received byes, in alphabetical order: Ankeny Christian, Burlington Notre Dame, Don Bosco, Gladbrook-Reinbeck, North Tama, and Springville.<\/p>\n
The cluster of four teams in a small area \u2014 especially NT and GR \u2014 has caused an interesting geographical bracket setup. GR is the southernmost team in a north regional<\/a>. NT is the second-northeasternmost team<\/a> in a regional half northeast of Des Moines and half encompassing all of south-central Iowa.<\/p>\n North Tama’s 33-4 record includes invitationals, including the Springville Invitational on Sept. 17, when the Redhawks lost their No. 1 ranking to the Orioles<\/a>. Other teams played far fewer games; Orient-Macksburg is 1-15.<\/p>\n Only Southeast Warren is more than two games above .500 in the 15-team regional. It is possible SEW could play NT in the final at a site to be determined.<\/p>\n First, tonight North Tama plays 5-29 Collins-Maxwell in Traer.<\/p>\n If the Redhawks make it to state, they’ll be playing in Coralville, which GO REDHAWKS!<\/p>\n (The Bound site does not appear to honor right-clicking for “open in new tab”. How rude.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The high school volleyball postseason began Monday for the smaller classes. Six teams in Class 1A received byes, in alphabetical order: Ankeny Christian, Burlington Notre Dame, Don Bosco, Gladbrook-Reinbeck, North Tama, and Springville. The cluster of four teams in a … Continue reading stole the tournament from<\/del> was awarded the tournament over Cedar Rapids<\/a>, in an arena that\u00a0refuses to disclose what Mediacom paid for naming rights.<\/a>\u00a0(As a Gazette<\/em> employee and believer in the public’s right to know, this offends my sensibilities.) The “Fieldhouse” next door is in a $1.4 million, 10-year deal with GreenState Credit Union<\/a>., only slightly less than what MidAmerican Energy paid to have its name and logo plastered on the turf<\/a> at Jack Trice Stadium.<\/p>\n