Iowa Prep Dig Week 2 Class Team Rankings

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Get 30% off your first billing cycle with code:&nbsp;howe30&nbsp;in the coupon code area</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2025/08/class-5a-2025-preseason-top-15/">Class 5A Preseason Rankings</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2025/09/iowa-prep-dig-week-1-class-team-rankings/">Iowa Prep Dig Week 1 Class Team Rankings</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CLASS 5A</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1.</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Waukee Northwest</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2. Ankeny Centennial</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3. Ankeny</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>4. Waukee</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5. Pleasant Valley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>6. Iowa City Liberty</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>7. WDM Valley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>8. Dowling Catholic</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>9. Iowa City West</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>10. Cedar Falls</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>11. Johnston</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>12. Waterloo West</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>13. Iowa City High </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>14. Bettendorf</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>15. Cedar Rapids Kennedy</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Week that was in 5A...</strong>Centennial pushed Northwest to five sets before the Wolves came through for the win. [player_tooltip player_id='490013' first='Logan' last='Vogt'] and [player_tooltip player_id='493601' first='Piper' last='Ladwig'] each cranked out 18 kills for the winners, while [player_tooltip player_id='545971' first='Avery' last='Cordes'] ripped 14 in 22 attempts. [player_tooltip player_id='389019' first='Avery' last='Vogt'] dished out 53 assists, [player_tooltip player_id='555820' first='London' last='Taylor'] came up with 27 digs and [player_tooltip player_id='490011' first='Leah' last='Janulewicz'] stuffed the stat sheet as she usually does. The Jaguars bounced back to go 5-0 at the Iowa City High tournament on Saturday. They've received outstanding play this season from [player_tooltip player_id='389060' first='Tatem' last='Schmidt'] (96 kills, 112 assists, 75 digs, 22.0 blocks), [player_tooltip player_id='261083' first='Maegan' last='Cheeseman'] (180 assists, 103 digs, 33 kills), [player_tooltip player_id='827838' first='Sophia' last='Heither'] (63 kills, 37.0 blocks), [player_tooltip player_id='261088' first='Mya' last='Lei-Butters'] 136 digs) and [player_tooltip player_id='808135' first='Ellie' last='Pollock'] (60 kills, 80 digs). It feels like Northwest and Centennial are in a tier by themselves right now in 5A with the Wolves clearly at the top. After that, it's pretty wide open. Ankeny, Waukee and Pleasant Valley make up the second tier of these rankings. The Hawks have reloaded and are getting great play from [player_tooltip player_id='827425' first='Miya' last='Steinkamp'], [player_tooltip player_id='730419' first='Hailey' last='Wiederin'] and [player_tooltip player_id='389074' first='Hailey' last='Flanders'], in particular. Liberty, Valley, Dowling, Iowa City West and Cedar Falls make up the third tier of these rankings. The final five schools included in them are the fourth tier.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2025/08/class-4a-2025-preseason-top-15/">Class 4A Preseason Rankings</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CLASS 4A RANKINGS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1.&nbsp;<strong>Clear Creek Amana</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2. Pella</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3. Norwalk</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>4. Marion</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5. ADM</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>6. Sergeant Bluff-Luton</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>7. Waverly-Shell Rock </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>8. Xavier</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>9. North Scott</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>10. Western Dubuque</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>11. Solon</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>12. Nevada</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>13. Bishop Heelan </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>14. Burlington</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>15. Sioux Center</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Week that was in 4A...</strong>CCA dropped a match against Xavier that went the distance but has bounced back with nine wins in a row in dominant fashion. [player_tooltip player_id='243457' first='Emily' last='Henderson'], [player_tooltip player_id='361168' first='Averie' last='Lower'], [player_tooltip player_id='516002' first='Julia' last='Schlarbaum'], [player_tooltip player_id='493660' first='Bailey' last='Simpson'] and [player_tooltip player_id='517585' first='Sariah' last='Sherman'] have led the way for the Clippers. Pella jumps up from two spots to No. 2 in these rankings based on an impressive 3-0 win against visiting Norwalk last week. [player_tooltip player_id='389942' first='Katie' last='Scheckel'] (13 kills), [player_tooltip player_id='810068' first='Abbie' last='Brand'] (10) and [player_tooltip player_id='753905' first='Brooke' last='Schulte'] (9) led the Dutch attack in that match, while freshman Julia Settles (24 assists, 12 digs) also shined. Overall, 4A feels like the most wide-open classification in Iowa this early season. That shows up in trying to rank the teams beyond the top three.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CLASS 3A RANKINGS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1. Western Christian</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2. Assumption</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3. Cherokee Washington</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>4. Mid-Prairie</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5. Kuemper Catholic</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>6. Red Oak</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>7. Humboldt</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>8. West Delaware</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>9. Unity Christian </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>10. Mount Vernon</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>11. Wilton</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>12. Williamsburg</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>13. West Liberty </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>14. Tipton</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>15. Wahlert Catholic</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Week that was in 3A...</strong>Western Christian remains No. 1 and in its own tier when it comes to the 3A rankings. The Wolfpack is unbeaten against Iowa competition thanks to the strong play of [player_tooltip player_id='838030' first='Scarlett' last='Winterfeld'],&nbsp;[player_tooltip player_id='781456' first='Morgan' last='Kooiman'], [player_tooltip player_id='767740' first='Maddyn' last='De Jager']<a href="https://prepdig.com/player/maddyn-de-jager/"></a>, [player_tooltip player_id='455736' first='Maggie' last='Van Schepen']<a href="https://prepdig.com/player/maggie-van-schepen-2/"></a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;[player_tooltip player_id='741262' first='Breslyn' last='Kooima']<a href="https://prepdig.com/player/breslyn-kooima/"></a>. Assumption has looked a team that will make Western work for the championship. The Knights have wins added wins against Liberty and North Scott to an already impressive resume last week. [player_tooltip player_id='389006' first='Carsyn' last='Kelley'], Delylah Graves, [player_tooltip player_id='230661' first='Ellah' last='Derrer'], [player_tooltip player_id='630696' first='Erin' last='Robbins'], [player_tooltip player_id='694203' first='Belle' last='Cotton'] and [player_tooltip player_id='742600' first='Piper' last='Hodge'] are standing out for them. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CLASS 2A</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1. Denver</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2. Dike-New Hartford</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3. Hinton</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>4. Regina Catholic</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5. Grundy Center</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>6. Beckman Catholic</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>7. Riverside</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>8. Union</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>9. Aplington-Parkersburg</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>10. Wapsie Valley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>11. Hudson</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>12. Sumner-Fredericksburg</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>13. Missouri Valley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>14. Emmetsburg</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>15. Cascade</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Week that was in 2A...</strong>No. 1 Denver heads the top tier of these rankings, which also includes Dike-New Hartford and Hinton. The defending state champion Cyclones are 15-0 with wins against Pella and Indianola on their resume. They've been led by [player_tooltip player_id='389012' first='Channing' last='Johnson'], [player_tooltip player_id='389017' first='Bailey' last='Mullihan'] and [player_tooltip player_id='755663' first='Adeana' last='Murch']. [player_tooltip player_id='389014' first='Abby' last='Jensen'], Ruby Varney, Kailyn Meester and [player_tooltip player_id='815128' first='Keely' last='Kauten'] are standing out for Dike-New Hartford, while [player_tooltip player_id='389079' first='Bailey' last='Boeve'],&nbsp;[player_tooltip player_id='833710' first='Karlyn' last='Kovarna'] and [player_tooltip player_id='772136' first='Ellie' last='Friessen'] have been shining for Hinton. Regina, led by [player_tooltip player_id='261094' first='Reese' last='Naeve'], and Grundy Center, headed by [player_tooltip player_id='818213' first='Ryanne' last='Brubaker'], form the second tier of the 2A rankings. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CLASS 1A</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1. Holy Trinity Catholic</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2. East Mills</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3. Saint Ansgar</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>4. Gladbrook-Reinbeck</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5. North Tama</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>6. Ankeny Christian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>7. Fremont-Mills</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>8. Janesville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>9. Dunkerton</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>10. Boyden-Hull</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>11. BCLUW</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>12. Burlington Notre Dame</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>13. St. Albert</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>14. Don Bosco</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>15. Lake Mills</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Week that was in 1A...</strong>After sitting out the first week of competition, Holy Trinity put together a 3-1 Week 2 to remain at the top of 1A. The loss came at the hands of a ranked 3A Wilton outfit. [player_tooltip player_id='493659' first='Adalyn' last='Kruse'] (24 kills), Olivia Bendlage (20) and [player_tooltip player_id='320104' first='Presley' last='Myers'] (19) powered the Crusader attack. East Mills moved to 8-1 with its lone setback coming against 2A ranked Riverside. Loycee Palmer, Brooke Jones and Venna Sayers have paced the Wolverines. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->