
Monday, August 26 results
Bloomington Central Catholic def. Deer Creek-Mackinaw 25-12, 25-20
Bloomington Central Catholic (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the Illini Prairie Conference): Kampbell Niepagen (8 kills), Aubrey Fair (7 kills), Makayla Wieduwilt (11 digs). Lauren O’Brien (21 assists, 4 aces).
Brimfield def. ROWVA/Williamsfield 25-18, 25-12
Brimfield (0-1 overall, 0-1 in the Inter County Athletic Conference): Sawyer Secrist (2 blocks, 10 digs), Addie Byrd (3 blocks), Riley Smith (3 kills), Tori Trotter (8 assists).
(Burlington) Central def. DeKalb 25-21, 25-16
DeKalb (0-1 overall, 0-0 in DuPage Valley Conference): Adi Galijatovic (6 kills, 4 digs, 2 aces), Maddi Hollar (5 digs, 7 assists, 2 kills), Molly Fell (10 digs).
(Burlington) Central (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the Fox Valley Conference): Leah Freesemann (6 kills, 3 digs), Haidyn Schatz (4 kills, 2 aces), Tiernan Naus (2 kills, 3 assists), Peyton Strout (1 kill, 1 block, 2 aces), Ainsley Wilson (4 kills), Emily Maramba (4 kills), Sarah Jack (3 aces, 7 assists), Brianna Gritzman (12 digs, 3 assists, 1 ace).
Next up: DeKalb hosts Sycamore Wednesday.
Camp Point Central def. Brown County 25-20, 25-17
Brown County (0-1 overall, 0-0 in the Western Illinois Valley Conference): Ashlee Markert (4 assists, 3 aces, 3 digs), Brooke Garthaus (4 kills, 1 ace), Kenzie Kassing (3 kills, 2 aces, 1 block).
Brown County coach Katie Berens: “The Hornets struggled to find a rhythm throughout the match.”
Coal City def. Prairie Central 25-22, 20-25, 25-16
Coal City (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the Illinois Central Eight): Sydney Larson (15 assists, 8 service points, 4 aces, 5 digs), Naomi Rodriguez (13 assists, 9 service points, 2 aces, 5 digs, 1 kill), Emma Rodriguez (7 kills, 8 service points, 2 aces, 5 digs), Addison Hodgen (7 kills, 6 service points, 3 aces), Aylie Castle (5 kills), Ava Kenney (4 kills, 3 service points, 1 ace, 2 digs), Lilly Feisley (7 digs, 1 service point, 1 ace), Alaina Morales (3 digs), Stana Milinkovic (2 digs).
Prairie Central (0-1 overall, 0-0 in the Illini Prairie Conference): Paige Young (10 service points, 6 aces), Lydia Kilgus (9 service points), Mia Elliot (7 service points), Jules Woodrey (8 kills, 1 block, 17 digs), Ava Elliot (6 kills), Miranda Hari (5 kills), Kyah Creek (18 assists, 1 block), Kate Slagel (1 block).
Prairie Central coach Kirsten Smith: “Our game was changed from a home match to an away match. We are proud of all three of our teams last night. Our freshman and JV took the win in their matches in three competitive sets each. The girls really gave us some things to get excited about. Our varsity lost in three but played real well. We got ourselves in a couple of holes, but as their coach I am proud that they dug themselves out and kept working for each point. Coal City made some nice plays where they caught us out of system. We had some good solid digs and saves tonight that are fun to watch as well. It was a very nice start to our season to see what the girls have in them, and we look forward to seeing what they do in the upcoming matches.”
JV: Prairie Central won 25-23, 26-28, 25-19
Freshman: Prairie Central won 15-25, 25-23, 15-12
Crete Monee def. Illinois Lutheran 23-25, 25-16, 25-18
Illinois Lutheran (0-1 overall, 0-0 in the River Valley Conference): Emma Nagle (1 ace, 13 assists, 4 kills, 14 digs), Mia Jacobucci (2 aces, 5 assists, 20 digs), Kimberly Danielewicz (2 aces, 6 kills), Anna Oestmann (6 kills, 6 digs), Azaylia Sanchez (1 kill, 6 digs), Madison Permenter (1 kill, 9 digs).
Crystal Lake Central def. Marian Central 25-19, 25-17
Crystal Lake Central (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the Fox Valley Conference): Mykaela Wallen (4 kills, 10 digs, 4 aces), Alexis Hadeler (5 kills, 1 block), Becca Kuehn (6 kills, 5 assists), Emily Mazza (5 kills, 2 aces).
Downers Grove North def. Sandburg 25-20, 25-14
Downers Grove North (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the West Suburban Silver): Jenny Buehler (9 kills), Kelley Crowley (8 kills, 3 aces). Abby Gross (13 digs), Ellery Cabaj (21 assists).
Downers Grove South def. Stagg 25-22, 26-24
Downersd Grove South (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the West Suburban Gold): Leah Blaylock (4 aces), Niya Mincheva (10 assists), Alex Barcenas (6 assists), Jayda Dixon (4 kills), Jen Curran (4 kills), Sylvia Masiulionis (3 kills), Lauren Curran (4 kills), Claire Cushing (3 kills), Keegan O’Keefe (6 digs).
Downers Grove South coach Madisen Babich: “It was a full team effort. Serving aggressively kept us in this game.”
Fremd def. Crystal Lake South 25-12, 25-19
Fremd (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the Mid-Suburban West): Sasha Sallade (7 kills, 5 digs, 2 blocks), Jay Akshara (4 kills), Emily Karmazin (3 kills, 1 block), Ella Castelloni (3 aces), Katelyn Chuang (1 ace), Ashley Brim (1 ace, 6 digs), Natalie Radisic (3 digs,2 blocks), Victoria Belmonte (19 assists).
JV: Fremd won 23-25, 25-10, 25-21
Sophomore: Fremd won 32-30, 25-22
Freshman A: Fremd won 25-6, 25-8
Freshman B: Fremd won 25-9, 25-3
Glenbard South def. Proviso West 25-6, 25-6
Glenbard South (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the Upstate Eight East): Callie Hardtke (5 kills, 2 aces), Yanna Chavez (2 kills, 2 aces), Emma Full (5 kills), Brooklynn Moore (5 kills), Rebecca Johnston (2 kills), Mia Abate (2 kills), Maura McGovern-Bothie (2 kills), Mira Hines (21 assists, 2 kills).
Glenbard West def. Yorkville 25-17, 28-26
Yorkville (0-1 overall, 0-0 in the Southwest Prairie Conference): Maddie Hilker (5 kills), Charlee Young (9 kills, 10 digs).
Next up: Yorkville competes in the Metea Valley/Oswego East Kickoff Classic Friday and Saturday.
Hoffman Estates def. Elk Grove 25-14,19-25, 26-24
Hoffman Estates (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the Mid-Suburban West): Bhavya Muthu (24 assists), Karyn Opara (7 kills, 3 aces), Veronica Wierzbicki (3 aces), Maddie Wadas (7 kills), Peyton Young (6 kills), Nadia Nowak (5 kills).
Huntley def. Lakes 25-18, 25-14
Huntley (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the Fox Valley Conference): Alex Goritz (10 digs, 1 ace), Diellza Sejdini (4 kills, 2 blocks), Emily Ernst (7 assists), Jocelyn Erling (3 kills, 3 blocks), Summer Massow (1 kill, 1 block, 1 dig), Mari Ridriguez (1 dig, 1 ace).
Lake Park def. Schaumburg 25-14, 25-19
Lake Park (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the DuKane Conference): Devin Townsend (3 digs), Brooke Olejniczak:( 4 kills, 3 digs), Makenna Townsend (3 kills, 3 digs), Aaliyah Cage (3 kills, .5 blocks, 2 digs, 1 ace), Victoria Spiewak (5 digs, 1 ace, 1 assist), Olivia Pruyn (2 kills, 1 block), Ana Kadolph (2 kills, 1 ace), Elena DeValk (1 kill, 2 digs, 1 ace), Amirah Dyer (10 kills, 5 digs, 1 ace), Kaileigh Krawiec (2 kills, 2 blocks, 18 assists, 1 dig, 2 aces).
Maine West def. Conant 25-21, 25-18
Maine West (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the Central Suburban North): Paige Foster (10 kills, 2 aces, 6 digs, 1 block).
Meridian def. Sullivan 25-13, 25-20
Meridian (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the Central Illinois Conference): Ella Woolington (9 kills, 16 digs), Layla Lucas (4 kills, 7 digs), Nora Roush (2 kills, 2 blocks), Alyssa Meisenhelter (2 kills, 2 blocks), Julia Meisenhelter (1 kill, 1 block, 6 assists, 5 service points), Haley Leffler (11 assists, 1 block, 20 service points), Shelby Renfro (11 digs), Emma Parks (7 digs).
Milledgeville def. Scales Mound 28-26, 25-18
Milledgeville (1-0 overall, 1-0 in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference): Kendra Kingsby (14
kills, 2 aces, 1 block), Hannah Foster (6 kills), Loren Meiners (14 assists, 1 ace), Brinley Hackbarth (6 assists), Kendra Hutchinson (1 kill, 2 aces), Addie Janssen (1 block), Macey Schryver (1 ace).
Scales Mound (0-1 overall, 0-1 in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference): Halle Wiegel (18 digs), Ellaina Kostenbader (4 kills), Ava Wiederholt (3 kills, 2 blocks), Campbell Hereau (17 assists).
JV: Milledgeville won.
Morris def. Manteno 25-17, 25-18
Morton def. Peoria Notre Dame 25-20, 26-24
Morton (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the Mid-Illini Conference): Carly Whitaker (8 kills), Ella Durbin (2 aces),
Abby VanMeenen (1 block), Claire Ceresa (13 digs).
Niles West def. Warren 26-24, 22-25, 25-21
Niles West (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the Central Suburban North: Megan Burke (14 kills, 1 ace), Sydney Ordower (8 kills, 3 aces).
Normal University High def. Bloomington 25-8, 25-17
Normal University High (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the Central State Eight): Levyn Snow (13 kills, 2 aces, 5 digs), Laney Snow (7 kills, 4 digs), Morgan Petelin (13 assists, 3 aces, 4 digs).
Oblong def. Tri-County 24-26, 25-17, 25-16
Tri-County (0-1 overall, 0-0 in the Lincoln Prairie Conference): Lily Brown (1 kill, 1 dig), Carleigh Clifton (2 kills, 1 block), Shaylun Christenberry (4 kills, 3 digs), Cara Phillips (4 kills, 4 blocks), Brooklyn Gough (1 assist, 1 ace), Amaya Duzan (9 assists, 1 ace, 2 kills, 3 digs), Kenzie Willison (1 kill, 5 digs), Taylor Williams (1 block, 3 digs), Lainey Ehlers (1 block, 1 dig).
JV: Oblong won 25-9, 13-25, 15-12
Orion def. Erie-Prophetstown 25-16, 25-18
Orion (1-0 overall, 1-0 in the Three Rivers Conference): Avery Knupp (11 kills), Lainey Kunert (4 kills, 7 assists), Ellie Knupp (4 kills, 2 aces), Allie Taets (8 assists), Claire Weber (2 blocks), Kennedy DeBaillie (10 digs).
Paxton-Buckley-Loda def. (Champaign) Centennial 25-23, 19-25, 15-11
Paxton-Buckley-Loda (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the Illini Prairie Conference):Ellie Dirks (8 kills, 2 blocks), Aubrey Busboom (14 assists, 2 aces), Emmy Bagwell (2 blocks), Tanner Graham (15 digs).
Prairie Ridge def. St. Viator 14- 25, 25-18, 25-18
Prairie Ridge (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the Fox Valley Conference): Maizy Agnello (12 kills, 9 digs), Abbi Smith (6 kills), Jada Hoyt (7 blocks), Tegan Vrbancic (13 digs), Allison Rogers (12 digs), Grace Jansen (15 assists).
Richmond-Burton def. Johnsburg 25-22, 25-15
Richmond-Burton (1-0 overall, 1-0 in the Kishwaukee River Conference): Lanee Cooley (15 digs),
Elissa Furlan (5 kills, 1 block), Alex Hopp (16 assists, 3 aces), Regan Wisnewski (3 kills), Dani Hopp (6 kills), Zoe Freund (3 kills).
St. Laurence def. Lincoln-Way West 25-23, 25-20
Lincoln-Way West (0-1 overall, 0-0 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): Elly Decker (6 kills, 3 aces), Caroline Smith (6 kills), Lily Goyer (2 blocks, 4 kills).
Next up: Lincoln-Way West visits Lyons Township on Thursday.
Tuscola def. Cerro Gordo 25-12, 25-23
Tuscola (1-0 overall,0-0 in the Central Illinois Conference): Reese Davis (11 digs), Ayla Deleva (3 aces, 4 digs), Chloe Fowler (3 aces, 1 dig), Lilly Kurtz (1 kill), Bella Notaro (5 kills, 1 ace, 5 digs), Carly Ochs (2 kills, 1 assist, 1 dig), Ava Rauguth (11 assists, 5 aces, 6 digs), Olivia Wallace (5 kills).
Williamsville def. South County 25-9, 25-11
Williamsville (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the Sangamo Conference): Britni Walters (5 kills, 12 digs), Brianna Walters (2 assists, 8 digs), Riley Holliday (17 assists, 3 aces), Ayla Howard (1 blocks, 2 kills), Norah Dodsworth (5 aces), Hannah Holliday (10 kills, 9 digs, 1 block), Ella Kistner (4 kills), Kendyl Mirabile (1 block).
Willowbrook def. Bartlett 25-11, 25-15
Willowbrook (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the West Suburban Gold): Hannah Kenny (6 kills, 9 assists, 5 digs, 1 ace, 1 block), Anna Marinier (7 kills, 1 ace, 2 digs), Lily Javier (6 kills, 6 aces, 4 digs), Giada Crocetti (10 digs, 1 ace, 1 assist), Maggie Hurley (2 kills, 2 blocks), Kendall Norton (11 assists), Julia Amin (1 block, 1 dig).
Woodstock North def. Marengo 25-20, 25-16
Thunder (1-0 overall, 1-0 in the Kishwaukee River Conference): Devynn Schulze (13 kills, 1 ace, 1 dig), Gabby Schefke (16 assists, 7 digs, 2 aces, 1 kill), Maddie Sofie (13 digs, 3 assists, 1 ace), Clara Klasek (4 kills), Tayler Menzel (2 aces), Chloe Soto-Garcia (2 kills), Addie Udelhofen (2 kills, 1 dig), Jayden Johnson (2 kills), Kayla Smiley (1 ace, 1 dig).
Notes: The match opened with the remarkable return of all-conference setter Gabby Schefke after surgery to repair a torn ACL in late February. All-state libero Devyn Schulze had 13 kills in her debut at outside hitter. With 17 players on the roster, the Thunder boasts the largest roster since coach Eric Schulze took over the program in 2017.
Next up: Woodstock North visits conference opponent Plano on Wednesday.
York def. Timothy Christian 25-23, 26-24
Timothy Christian (0-1 overall, 0-0 in the Chicagoland Christian Conference): Abby VanderWal (5 kills, 1 ace, 9 digs), Ella Rickert (4 kills, 1 ace), Audrey Williams (2 kills, 1 block), Bella Potempa (2 kills, 3 digs), Miriam Pozdol-Niego (2 aces, 7 digs), Jenna Wasco (1 block, 3 digs), Elizabeth Alex (8 assists, 2 aces, 3 digs), Maria Pozdol-Niego (5 assists, 5 digs).
York (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the West Suburban Silver): Amelia Toliopoulos (12 assists, 3 kills, 1 block), Eileen Carroll (2 kills), Katie Day (7 kills, 1 block), Lilly Roach (3 kills), Allison Fehlberg (1 ace), Lila Bennis (1 ace), Ava Nawrocki (1 kill, 4 aces), Audrey Faley (1 block, 1 kill).
JV: York won 25-18, 25-22