Comment on High school volleyball players, and COVID-19 concerns, descend on Cedar Rapids

CEDAR RAPIDS — When the city sees the annual influx of visitors for the state high school girls volleyball tournament, players and their parents typically come in droves to fill tables at downtown spots like The Map Room pub. Christina Springman, who co-owns the restaurant with her husband, Mitch, said groups often came in as a table of 15 or so players, and parents sat in similarly sized group at a different table. “We can’t do that this year,” Springman said. It won’t be business-as-usual when thousands starting Monday come to Cedar Rapids from across the state for the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union state volleyball tournament at the newly renamed Alliant Energy PowerHouse.