HUMBOLDT GIRLS ADVANCE TO STATE VOLLEYBALL!!!
Members of the Humboldt volleyball team proudly display their state tournament banner after beating Roland-Story, 3-1 on Oct. 28 in Humboldt in a Class 3A Region 5 final. The Wildcats advanced into the state tournament in Coralville where they will face No. 4 seeded Cherokee at 12 noon on court one inside Xtream Arena in Coralville. Independent photo by Phil Monson.
Members of the Humboldt volleyball team celebrate after winning the fourth and deciding set in their 3-1 victory over Roland-Story in a Class 3A Region 5 final in the Humboldt gym on Oct. 28. The win sent Humboldt into the state tournament in Coralville Nov. 4-6. Independent photo by Phil Monson.
For only the second time in school history and the first time since 2020, the Humboldt High girls' volleyball team will play in the Class 3A state championships after they held off Roland-Story in four sets Tuesday night, Oct. 28, inside the Humboldt gym. Humboldt won by scores of 25-20, 25-23, 23-25 and 25-18 in a Region 5 championship match.
Humboldt, ranked No. 5 in the latest 3A rankings, will take a 31-6 record into the state meet to be held Nov. 4-6 inside Xtream Arena at Coralville. Humboldt drew a No. 5 seed in the state tournament and will face No. 4 seed Cherokee (29-7) in the first round on court one at 12 p.m. The winner of the match will play either top-seeded Western Christian (37-9) or No. 8 seed Mount Vernon (23-15) on Nov. 5 at 2 p.m.
The other half of the 3A state tournament field has No. 2 seed Davenport Assumption (25-7) taking on No. 7 seed Mid-Prairie (30-9) and No. 3 seed Red Oak (38-2) facing No. 6 seed Carroll Kuemper (31-2). The championship match will be played Thursday, Nov. 6, 2:30 p.m.
Roland-Story, ranked 10th, bowed out at 34-8.
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