Spartans earn State Tournament bid

WEST DES MOINES – The Grundy Center volleyball team took down another top-10 team in the state on Tuesday night.
As a reward, the Spartans will get a chance to continue their strong postseason run at the state tournament in Cedar Rapids with a 3-1 victory over Class 2A No. 5 Tri-Center in a 2A regional final at West Des Moines Valley High School.
Grundy Center (25-16) won 26-24, 23-25, 25-23, 25-22, following up last week’s win over No. 9 Woodward-Granger with another upset. The Spartans will play top-ranked Western Christian in a state quarterfinal Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids.
Kylie Willis put down 22 kills to lead the Spartans and Kyah and Landry Luhring had 20 and 18 digs, respectively, to power a defensive effort that was able to weather a strong Trojans attack, led by top attacker Allison Eikenberry with 29 kills.
“I love this feeling,” Grundy Center head coach Lori Willis said. “Love the fact that these girls get to go to state, love that Allyson (Grimm) gets to finish her senior year at state.”
 
Read more about the Spartans' victory in the Nov. 10 Grundy Register. Click the YouTube links below to view post-match interviews with two of the state-bound Spartans: