REINBECK — The No. 9 Gladbrook-Reinbeck volleyball team vaulted past Meskwaki for a 3-0 win in last Wednesday’s (Oct. 22) Class 1A Region 7 quarterfinals. The Rebels (25-13) opened postseason play with a 25-10, 25-12, 25-4 win over the Warriors (5-17).

Elly Sieh and Kennedy Brant had 12 kills apiece to pace the G-R offense. Jada Cheville had eight kills and setter Kailey Larsen finished with 32 assists. The Rebels hit .427 as a team.

Brant had three of the Rebels’ eight assisted blocks. Larsen led the defense with eight digs, Cheville had seven, while both Brinn Schneider and Ayla Baer had six digs. Larsen served 23-for-23 with five of G-R’s 14 aces. Leila Thesing was 12-of-14 with four aces.

G-R hosted Don Bosco (20-16) in this past Monday’s regional semifinals, handily shutting down the Dons 3-0 (25-19, 25-11, 25-10) to earn a spot in the 1A District 7 final against Springville (26-12) this past Wednesday, Oct. 29. The game was set to be played in Van Horne at Benton Community High School. The Sun Courier will feature the results of that game in next week’s edition.