MARION — The regular season for varsity volleyball was marked by the WaMaC Tournament Thursday, October 17 at Marion High School with the Lady Spartans going 2-1 on the night.

First up was a 2-0 win (25-15, 25-13) over South Tama. Then, it was a duel against archrival Mount Vernon and a 2-0 loss with the Mustangs taking the first set 25-13. Solon overcame a deficit in the second set and came close to forcing a third before falling 25-27. The Lady Spartans rebounded with a 2-0 (25-15, 25-20) win over Grinnell.

The Mustangs went on to claim the WaMaC Championship.

Individual stats were not available as of Sunday night’s deadline.

Other scores

Marion 2 Benton Community 0 (25-16, 25-9)

Independence 2 Williamsburg 0 (25-15, 25-11)

Vinton-Shellsburg 2 Center Point-Urbana 0 (25-10, 26-24)

CPU 2 Grinnell 1 (23-25, 25-23, 15-12)

West Delaware 2 Independence 0 (25-6, 25-15)

Clear Creek Amana 2 Marion 0 (25-22, 25-23)

South Tama 2 Vinton-Shellsburg 0 (25-21, 25-22)

Benton 2 Williamsburg 0 (25-21, 25-13)

Marion 2 Independence 0 (26-24, 25-17)

West Delaware 2 CCA 1 (25-16, 15-25, 15-11)

Mount Vernon 2 CPU 0 (25-19, 25-17)

Mount Vernon 2, West Delaware 0 (25-19, 25-13)

Postseason play is this week

Class 3A Quarterfinals were played Tuesday, October 22 (after this edition had gone to print) with Solon (2713) hosting Camanche (11-15). Also on Tuesday, Wahlert Catholic (22-8) hosted Tipton (9-20) while North Fayette Valley (17-6) hosted Waukon (17-14), and Monticello (24-8) hosted Oelwein (13-19). The winners will play Thursday, October 24 at Wahlert and Solon with a 7:00 p.m. start time.

The Regional Final with a trip to the State Tournament at stake will be played Tuesday, October 29 at the highest ranked team’s site.

In the Thursday, October 9 rankings by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union, Wahlert was ranked No. 4 while Solon remained in the No. 11 spot as the only ranked teams in Region 4.

Tickets for Thursday’s match are available online at www.gobound.com/ia/ighsau/vb/2024/tickets.

State Tournament information

The 2024 State Tournament is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 4 – Thursday, Nov. 7 at the Xtream Arena in Coralville with Class 3A Quarterfinals Tuesday, Nov. 5 at 10:00 and 10:25 a.m. and 12:00 and 12:25 p.m. 3A Semifinals are set for Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 2:00 and 2:25 p.m. with the Championship Match Thursday, Nov. 7 at 2:30 p.m.

Full tournament details including live stream and ticket information can be found at https://ighsau.org/ news/2024-volleyball-tournament-central/.