2014 Pre-Season High School Volleyball Rankings
If the pre-season rankings are any indication, there should be some strong high school volleyball teams in Northeast Iowa this season. Sixteen area teams are featured in the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union poll, which was released on Monday (August 25, 2014).
Class-1A
School (2013 Record)
1 Holy Trinity Catholic (47-5)
2 Janesville (38-4)
3 Central Lyon (28-7)
4 Grandview Christian (28-11) [as GV Park Baptist]
5 LeMars Gehlen Catholic (24-12)
6 Tripoli (24-15)
7 Guthrie Center (23-7)
8 Don Bosco (18-14)
9 New London (37-7)
10 Algona Bishop Garrigan (18-17)
11 Turkey Valley (20-14)
12 Northwood-Kensett (16-9)
13 Springville (30-11)
14 Fremont-Mills (22-5)
15 Murray (27-4)
Class-2A
School 2013 Record
1 Dike-New Hartford (45-1)
2 Western Christian (45-3)
3 Unity Christian (23-11)
4 Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont (35-6)
5 Grundy Center (29-9)
6 Council Bluffs St. Albert (27-5)
7 South Central Calhoun (38-5)
8 Wapsie Valley (28-9)
9 Des Moines Christian (28-10)
10 West Branch (26-8)
11 Treynor (23-12)
12 Hudson (23-12)
13 Sumner-Fredericksburg (38-4)
14 Woodward-Granger (24-16)
15 Jesup (20-12)
Class-3A
School 2013 Record
1 Solon (33-3)
2 Mount Vernon (26-11)
3 Iowa Falls-Alden (28-7)
4 Independence (35-9)
5 Red Oak (27-7)
6 Nevada (32-12)
7 Mediapolis (34-9)
8 Kuemper Catholic (28-5)
9 West Liberty (19-13)
10 Beckman Catholic (19-18)
11 Algona (31-7)
12 La Porte City Union (28-8)
13 Davis County (29-14)
14 Forest City (27-11)
15 MOC-Floyd Valley (35-6)
Class-4A
School 2013 Record
1 Harlan (37-4)
2 West Delaware (37-6)
3 Indianola (29-11)
4 Marion (25-16)
5 Sioux City Bishop Heelan (32-20)
6 Clear Creek-Amana (23-10)
7 Le Mars (24-13)
8 Lewis Central (18-16)
9 Charles City (40-7)
10 Cedar Rapids Xavier (28-11)
11 Waverly-Shell Rock (46-7)
12 Boone (25-19)
13 Pella (21-16)
14 Webster City (24-10)
15 Mount Pleasant (29-5)
Class-5A
School 2013 Record
1 Ankeny Centennial (33-9)
2 Ankeny (37-5)
3 Dowling Catholic (32-8)
4 Bettendorf (36-2)
5 Iowa City West (26-10)
6 Pleasant Valley (28-7)
7 Waukee (19-20)
8 Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln (38-12)
9 Linn-Mar (23-15)
10 Johnston (32-5)