Beckman Catholic has reached the final four at state volleyball. The Blazers defeated Denver 3-1 in Tuesday’s 2A quarterfinal, with scores of 25-18, 25-11, 22-25, 25-15. Beckman Catholic plays Grundy Center in today’s semifinals. Here are the other results from state volleyball on Tuesday:
2A Quarterfinals
#1 Hinton 3, #8 Hudson 0
#4 Riverside 3, #5 Union 1
#2 Grundy Center 3, #7 Aplington-Parkersburg 2
3A Quarterfinals
#1 Western Christian 3, #8 Roland-Story 0
#5 Humboldt 3, #4 Solon 1
#2 MOC-Floyd Valley 3, #7 Wilton 0
#6 Cherokee 3, #3 Dike-New Hartford 1
1A Quarterfinals
#1 Ankeny Christian 3, #8 West Monona 0
#5 Holy Trinity Catholic 3, #4 Wapsie Valley 2
#7 Gehlen Catholic 3, #2 Boyden-Hull 0
#3 Janesville 3, #6 Dunkerton 0
State Volleyball Semifinals schedule on Wednesday
Class 5A
Waukee Northwest vs Iowa City West 10 AM
Dallas Center-Grimes vs Ankeny 10:35 AM
Class 4A
Norwalk vs Western Dubuque Noon
Assumption vs Clear Creek Amana 12:35 PM
Class 3A
Western Christian vs Humboldt 2 PM
MOC-Floyd Valley vs Cherokee 2:35 PM
Class 2A
Hinton vs Riverside 4 PM
Beckman Catholic vs Grundy Center 4:35 PM
Class 1A
Ankeny Christian vs Holy Trinity Catholic 6 PM
Gehlen Catholic vs Janesville 6:35 PM
Thursday championship match schedule
5A – 10 AM
4A – 12:15 PM
3A – 2:30 PM
2A – 4:45 PM
1A – 7 PM
Men’s college basketball scores from Tuesday
Iowa 76, Lipscomb 54
Northern Iowa 106, Cornell 70
Men’s College basketball tonight
Central College @ Drake 6:30 PM
Women’s college basketball score from Tuesday
Drake 76, Eastern Illinois 54
The first College Football Playoff rankings were released Tuesday. The top four teams are Miami, Georgia, Utah and Indiana. Filling out the initial playoff bracket standings based on rankings and conference standings are Alabama, Kentucky, Texas, UCLA, BYU, Ole Miss, Notre Dame and Boise State at 5-12 seeds. Iowa is ranked 19 in the initial CFP top 25.