Clear Creek Amana finishes second in five-set championship match to Norwalk

Published: Nov. 5, 2026 at 9:43 PM CST|Updated: 15 minutes ago

CORALVILLE, Iowa (KCRG) - Clear Creek Amana fell to Norwalk, 3-2 in the 4A Iowa state volleyball championship.

The Clippers lost in the 5th set, 15-11 to the top-seeded Warriors.

Junior middle hitter Julia Schlarbaum said that CCA gave it their all, against a quality opponent.

“Even when we were down, we knew that we could keep fighting. They were a really good team,” said Schlarbaum.

“They were definitely tough. It was hard to stay confident within ourselves after some of those kills Elle had,” said senior outside hitter Bailey Simpson.

Norwalk won their first state championship in volleyball, while the Clippers will still wait for theirs.