Scouting Report: Pleasant Valley-Waukee Northwest 5A State

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CORALVILLE, Iowa - </strong>Third-seeded and defending Class 5A state champion Pleasant Valley opened up this year's state tournament in impressive fashion Monday here at XTream Arena. The Spartans took down Waukee Northwest in four sets. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here are some student-athletes who stood out: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_63618d880262c","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["193147"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":241882,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Vice is a wonderful all-around performer, who looks equally comfortable at the net and in the back row. During this victory, she paced her squad in kills (18) and digs (22) to go with three blocks and an ace. 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