Thursday, October 10
Volleyball
NICL Tournament Finals @ Denver (The Wave)
Semifinals
#5 (2A) Aplington-Parkersburg – 1
@ #1 (2A) Denver – 2 (16-25, 25-23, 15-11)
#11 (2A) Grundy Center – 2 (18-25, 25-22, 15-12)
Vs. Wapsie Valley – 1
Third Place
Aplington-Parkersburg – 2 (24-26, 25-19, 15-12)
Vs. Wapsie Valley – 1
Championship
Denver – 2 (25-12, 25-10)
Vs. Grundy Center – 0
NICL Tournament Consolation @ Hudson
AGWSR – 1
@ Hudson – 2 (25-16, 23-25, 15-11)
Jesup – 2 (17-25, 25-23, 15-12)
Vs. #15 (1A) Gladbrook-Reinbeck – 1
AGWSR – 2 (25-18, 25-16)
Vs. Gladbrook-Reinbeck – 0
Hudson – 2 (20-25, 25-22, 15-11)
Vs. Jesup – 1
NICL Tournament Consolation @ Dike-New Hartford
Union – 2 (13-25, 25-23, 15-10)
@ #4 (2A) Dike-New Hartford – 1
#6 (2A) South Hardin – 2 (25-15, 25-21)
Vs. #12 (2A) Sumner-Fredericksburg – 0
Dike-New Hartford – 2 (25-11, 25-10)
Vs. Sumner-Fredericksburg – 0
Union – 2 (25-20, 27-25)
Vs. South Hardin – 0
NICL Tournament Consolation Triangular @ Columbus Catholic
East Marshall – 0
@ Columbus Catholic – 2 (25-9, 25-20)
East Marshall – 2 (25-21, 15-25, 15-12)
Vs. Oelwein – 1
Oelwein – 1
@ Columbus Catholic – 2 (25-21, 21-25, 15-5)
Belmond-Klemme – 3 (25-21, 25-14, 25-15)
@ North Union – 0
Algona – 3 (25-16, 25-14, 25-12)
@ Clarion-Goldfield-Dows – 0
Clarksville – 0
@ Waterloo Christian – 3 (25-11, 25-18, 25-11)
Iowa Falls-Alden – 1
@ Hampton-Dumont-CAL – 3 (25-12, 25-19, 22-25, 25-15)
Central Springs – 3 (25-13, 25-13, 25-16)
@ West Fork – 0
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