The week of Nov. 1-7 saw two teams from the Ames area compete in the IGHSAU high school state volleyball tournament, and one area school take part in the IHSAA high school football playoff quarterfinals.
Ballard and Roland-Story both played at the state volleyball tournament as the No. 8 seed in their respective classes, and they both fell to the eventual state champion. Ballard lost to Norwalk in four sets during the Class 4A state quarterfinals, 16-25, 28-26, 26-28, 12-25, and Roland-Story came up short against Western Christian, 24-26, 12-25, 16-25, in the 3A quarterfinals.
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The Roland-Story football team took on No. 2 Van Meter in the 2A football playoff quarterfinals on Nov. 6 at Van Meter. The Norsemen stunned the Bulldogs, 28-14, to advance to the state semifinals at the UNI-Dome.
The Ames girls swimming and diving team qualified for state in all 12 events after the state qualifying meet in Waukee on Nov. 7.
There were several standout performances by high school athletes from the Ames area during the week.
Here are the Ames Tribune Athlete of the Week nominees for the week of Nov. 1-7. AmesTrib.com readers vote to determine the winner, who will be announced at the end of the week.
Geise gave a strong effort in defeat for the Roland-Story volleyball team during its three-set loss to eventual state champion Western Christian in the Class 3A quarterfinals of the Iowa state volleyball tournament on Nov. 3 at Xtream Arena in Coralville.
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The all-state setter handed out 21 assists, and she only had one error in 75 sets. Geise also contributed nine digs, three kills, two aces and one block.
Estrem was fantastic at setter in helping Ballard push eventual 4A state champion Norwalk hard before coming up short in four sets during the 4A quarterfinals of the IGHSAU state volleyball tournament on Nov. 2 at Xtream Arena in Coralville.
Estrem handed out 32 assists in 89 sets with no errors. She also slammed down eight kills on 61.5% efficiency and tallied 12 digs and one ace.
Mazyck sealed the Roland-Story’s 28-14 upset of No. 2 Van Meter during the 2A state football playoff quarterfinals on Nov. 6 at Van Meter.
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Mazyck intercepted Van Meter quarterback Keenan Lundy in the end zone late in the fourth quarter to squash a potential Bulldog scoring drive and seal the victory. Mazyck also finished the night with six tackles and 0.5 sacks, and on offense he carried the ball five times for 29 yards.
Udelhofen-Clark qualified for the IGHSAU girls state diving meet as an eighth-grader after placing third at the Waukee state qualifier diving meet on Nov. 5 at Waukee.
Udelhofen-Clark placed third in the 1-meter, 11-dive competition with 344.35 points. That places her 16th among 32 state qualifiers.
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Carlson carried the load on offense for most of the night for Roland-Story during its 28-14 victory over No. 2 Van Meter in the 2A Iowa high school football playoff quarterfinals on Nov. 6 at Van Meter.
Carlson ran the ball 40 times for 174 yards. He scored all four Roland-Story touchdowns.
Joe Randleman covers high school sports for the Ames Tribune. Contact him at jrandleman@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JoeRandleman
This article originally appeared on Ames Tribune: Vote for Ames Tribune Athlete of the Week for Nov. 1-7
