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Welcome to the Iowa Rockets VBC Web Site 2009-10
| Congratulations to the Iowa players competing at the USA High Performance Championships at the Wisconsin Dells. The Iowa Region sent 4 girls teams to complete with International teams, USA teams, and HP teams from other regions. This past spring players throughout Iowa attended tryouts and selected for the Iowa Region HP camp. From the many players attending the camp, players were selected for 4 Iowa High Performance teams. Congratulations to the 11 Iowa Rockets players competing at the USA High Performance Championships. Players include: Allie Hutcheson (16R), Maddie Kennedy (17 Black), Lexi Potter (17R), Haley Wandrey (17R), Kelsey Cave (16R), Kelsey Hinrichs (16R), Jordan Calef (15 Black), Lexi Rogers (15R), Mollie Mason (14R), Kayla Ruff (14 Black), and Morgan Waterman (14R).Congratulations to the Iowa Rockets 13 Black who powered through the USA Volleyball National Championship tournament in Reno, NV to capture 3rd place overall. Ranked 9th going into the tournament, the Rockets went 4-1 in their initial pool defeating Palm Beach Jrs, (Florida), Springfield Stars 13-1 (Missouri), TVA 13-1 (Oklahoma), and Payes Performance 13-1 (California). They swept their next pool (San Antonio Magic 13-1 and TVC 13-1 Ohio) and challenge match against Southwest 13 Asics from Texas. In the Gold Division playoffs Iowa Rockets 13 Black handled Colorado United 13 Black in 2 games. In the semi-finals Rockets were defeated by eventual tournament winner, Rockwood Thunder 13-1 (Missouri), to capture 3rd place at the national tournament.Their outstanding finish in Reno capped off a superb season by Iowa Rockets 13 Black. They captured 1st place four times this season – including 2 at the 14s level. They had an outstanding finish at Iowa Regionals capturing 3rd place and at Northern Lights National Qualifier capturing 5th place overall.
Iowa Rockets Teams Descend into Reno for Nationals
Congratulations to all 10 Iowa Rockets teams for participating in the USA Volleyball National Championship tournament. There were only 4 other clubs in the country to send 10 teams to the tournament; this puts Iowa City and the Iowa Rockets on the national volleyball map along with clubs from large metropolitan areas of Atlanta, Kansas City, Dallas and San Francisco. The teams and players had a great time in Reno with great competition, seeing the sights and just hanging with their friends and teammates. Iowa Rockets 12 Black finished 15th while 13 Black team went to the Gold Division to finish 3rd place overall. Rockets 14 Black captured 31st at the national tournament while 14R went to the Silver Division to finish 13th overall. 15 Black finished 22nd in their division, while 15R finished with a 4-6 record – which included an amazing win over #1 seeded Wave from Southern California. 16R had a great tournament finishing 7 wins and 3 losses – the only 3 losses came in pool play against teams that went to the Gold Division. 17 Black finished 27th, while 17R finished 31st and 18R had a fabulous tournament to finish with 7 wins and 3 losses. Thanks to all teams, coaches, players and parents for an outstanding season, being part of a wonderful Rockets family and putting Iowa on the national volleyball map.Congratulations to the Rockets players and their recent college commitments:
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Iowa Rockets 17R captures 2nd in 17 Open Iowa Rockets 17R tops the charts again in Iowa with another record-setting finish for the Iowa Region by finishing 2nd place in the 17 Open division at the Northern Lights National Qualifier. 17R went 7-2 for the weekend. They got off to a slow start on day 1 dropping a match but then regrouped to beat previously qualified teams: Tampa Bay Juniors 17 Black and A5 17 Hiedi. They also defeated Northern Lights 17-1, St Louis CYC 17 Green, and Skyline 17 Roshambo. Iowa Rockets 17R will be competing in the USAV National Championships tournament in Reno, NV along with 8 other Iowa Rockets teams that previously qualified for the national event.  Congratulations to all the Iowa Rockets teams! |
Take 2 - Another GREAT weekend for Rocket teams Another weekend - another 4 teams qualify for USAV Nationals.  Iowa Rockets 15 Black - 3rd place Iowa Rockets 17 R - Region Champs Iowa Rockets teams showed up in force and strength at the Iowa Region tournament this past weekend in Des Moines. Nine Rockets teams participated and four placed to qualify for the USAV National Championship tournament. Iowa Rockets 15 Black and 17 Black each placed third. 16R placed second. While 17R went undefeated on the weekend to capture first place. See below for full results. (Pictures coming soon)15 Black - 3rd place 15 Gold - 3rd in flight 16 Black - 5th place 16 Gold - 16 R - 2nd place 17 Gold - 2nd place in gold 17 Black - 3rd place 17 R - 1st place 18 Black - 5th place Congratulations to all teams for another great weekend. |
Another GREAT weekend for Rockets teams One weekend - 5 teams - Rockets goin' to Reno!  14R Iowa Regions Champs!   15 R Mideast Qualifier 15 Champs 18 R Mideast Qualifier 18s Champs Between the Iowa Regional tournament and the Mideast Qualifier tournament this weekend, the Iowa Rockets qualified 13 Black, 14R, 14 Black, 15R, and 18R teams for the USAV National Championship tournament in Reno, Nevada. Iowa Rockets 13 Black and 14 Black teams placed third at Iowa Regionals, while 14R went undefeated on the weekend to capture first at Iowa Regionals. Out in Indianapolis, Indiana, Iowa Rockets 15R and 18R both went undefeated to capture first place at the Mideast Nationals Qualifier. 15R finished first out of 57 teams while 18R finished first out of 128 teams. The USAV National Championship tournament will be held in Reno, Nevada on June 24 - July. Other results reported for this weekend include: 12 Black - 3rd Iowa Regionals 13 Black - 3rd Iowa Regionals 14 Black - 3rd Iowa Regionals 14 R - 1st Iowa Regionals 15 Black - 9th place Gold Division Mideast Qualifier 15 R - 1st place Gold Division Mideast Qualifier 17 Black - 17th place Gold Division place Mideast Qualifier 17 R - 5th place Mideast Qualifier 17 Open 18 Black - 2nd place Bronze Division Mideast Qualifier 18R - 1st place Gold Division Mideast Qualifier Congratulations to all teams for a great weekend! |
Great weekend for Rockets Teams Mideast Qualifier - Iowa Rockets 16 Black captured 3rd place overall with a record of 8 match wins and 1 loss. They swept every pool play match in 2 games and averaged 9 blocks per match. Going into the gold division, Rockets faced tough competition in a taller and bigger Colorado Performance team. Rockets 16 Black ran a fast offense and dominant defense to quickly close out Colorado Performance. Their only loss was to eventual tournament champions WA Lightning! Rockets 16 Black showed how well they work together as a team and how much they can accomplish together on the court. Congratulations! Mideast Qualifier - Iowa Rockets 14R captured 9th place overall. They advanced to the Gold bracket and were eliminated by eventual runner-up OP2 Smack. Congratulations! Hwy 1 Challenge - Rockets sent 12 teams in 7 age brackets to the annual Hwy 1 Challenge - the largest single day tourney in Iowa. All the Iowa Rockets teams did great across the board. Below are some reported finishes:
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