
Monday, September 30 results
Arthur Lovington-Atwood Hammond def. Monticello 25-17, 25-17
Arthur Lovington-Atwood Hammond (12-4 overall, 5-0 in the Lincoln Prairie Conference): Karaline Vanausdoll (10 digs, 3 assists), Mackenzie Condill (6 digs), Sara Herschberger (3 digs), Summer Melton (1 ace, 5 kills, 3 digs), Bella Romine (3 kills, 1 block), Addison Yeakel (2 kills), McKenna Blaudow (3 kills, 2 digs), Alayna Plank (2 kills, 5 digs, 15 assists), Savannah Butcher (7 kills, 1 dig).
JV: Monticello won 25-19, 26-28, 18-16
Belleville Althoff def. Belleville West 25-23, 25-8
Belleville Althoff (13-9 overall, 6-0 in the Gateway Metro Conference): Haley Wallin (3 kills, 3 blocks, 12 digs), Gabby Orlet (9 kills, 2 aces, 2 blocks, 5 digs, 11 assists), Amalia Distler (2 kills, 1 dig), Zoey Masengale (2 blocks, 1 dig), Paityn Schreibel (2 kills, 1 block, 1 dig), Katelyn Karban (2 aces, 5 digs, 3 assists), Riley Fairbairn (1 ace, 3 digs), Ella Riley (3 digs).
Benet Academy def. Marian Catholic 25-10, 25-12
Benet Academy (19-0 overall, 3-0 in the East Suburban Catholic Conference): Audrey Aselson (3 kills, 18 assists, 2 digs), Brooklynne Brass (4 kills, 1 dig), Gabby Stasys (4 kills, 2 blocks), Sophia Chinetti (1 kill), Keira O’Donnell (2 kills), Lynney Tarnow (5 kills, 1 block), Aniya Warren (11 digs), Ava Ledebuhr (3 digs), Marikate Ritterbusch (1 dig), Molly Welge (3 kills, 1 block), Sophia Pursley (3 kills, 1 block).
Durand def. Warren 25-14, 25-10
Durand (16-4 overall, 4-1 in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference): Mary Jane Norman (14 assists, 6 digs, 1 ace), Emily Quine (5 kills, 9 digs, 3 aces), Lola Robertson (12 kills, 6 digs, 1 ace), Maddy Moore (6 digs, 3 aces).
JV Warren won 22-25, 25-19, 25-23
Frosh/Soph: Durand won 25-11, 25-19
Fremd def. Lake Zurich 25-21, 23-25, 25-16
Fremd (14-5 overall, 6-0 in the Mid-Suburban West): Sasha Sallade (5 kills, 5 digs), Emily Karmazin (7 kills, 4 blocks), Ashley Brim (20 digs), Victoria Belmonte (28 assists, 1 ace), Natasa Radisic (2 blocks), Jay Akshara (7 kills), Ella Castelloni (6 aces, 9 digs).
JV: Fremd won 25-16, 25-18
Sophomore: Fremd won 25-13, 25-20
Freshman A: Fremd 26-24, 28-26
Freshman B: Fremd won 25-13, 25-8
Heyworth def. Prairie Central 25-21, 25-22
Prairie Central (9-12 overall, 1-1 in the Illini Prairie Conference): Lydia Kilgus (8 service points, 2 aces), Mia Elliott (6 service points, 5 kills), Miranda Hari (7 kills, 1 block), Kyah Creek (16 assists, 1 block), Meghan Gentry (1 block), Jules Woodrey (9 digs).
Prairie Central coach Kirsten Smith: “We came home with three losses tonight, but they girls played some good volleyball. Our serves were better and we went up against a couple real solid hitters. Heyworth has a solid team and they had a couple hitters who played around with our defense (when we adjusted, they adjusted). Overall, although we brought home the loss, I thought the girls worked hard and played well.”
Sophomore: Heyworth won 25-14, 20-25, 15-10
Freshman: Heyworth won 25-17, 25-10
Lemont def. Hinsdale South 25-18, 25-12
Lemont (18-5 overall, 6-1 in the South Suburban Conference): April Rice (5 kills, 12 assists), Izabella Kowalczyk (9 digs).
Lincoln-Way Central def. Beecher 25-22, 25-23
Lincoln-Way Central (8-10 overall, 0-2 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): Penny Smith (5 kills. 3 digs), Haley Podkul (4 kills), Ava Birmingham (15 digs).
Lincoln-Way West def. Joliet West (no score reported)
Lincoln-Way West (16-8 overall, 2-0 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): Kara Stigter (2 kills, 2 blocks, 5 aces, 8 digs), Caroline Smith (10 kills), Lily Goyer (8 kills), Elly Decker (7 kills), Kaylea Armstrong (7 kills), Claire Murphy (32 assists).
Joliet West (14-4 overall, 4-0 in the Southwest Prairie Conference).
Next up: Lincoln-Way West plays Stagg on Tuesday.
Loyola Academy def. Marist 25-17, 14-25, 25-23
Loyola Academy (18-4 overall, 2-0 in the Girls Catholic Athletic Conference): Grace Kreutz (16 kills, 15 digs), Ellen Gundlach (6 kills, 6 blocks), Addie Leadbetter (5 kills), Kenzie Boylan (3 kills, 2 blocks), Julia York (16 assists), Brea Payne (15 assists), Ava Swanson (18 digs).
Next up: Loyola Academy hosts Fenwick on Wednesday.
Maine South def. Evanston 23-25, 25-11, 26-24
Maine South (14-6 overall, 3-2 in the Central Suburban South).
Milford def. Tri-Point 26-24, 25-21
Milford (4-13 overall, 1-3 in the Vermilion Valley Conference).
Neoga def. (Mowequa) Central A & M 25-20, 16-25, 25-10
(Mowequa) Central A & M (4-13 overall, 0-2 in the Central Illinois Conference): Kaydence Wilkinson (2 kills), Sophie Roe (2 aces, 2 kills), Avery Jordan (3 kills, 9 assists, 3 digs), Payton Schinzler (7 digs), Emma Snow (5 kills, 3 digs), Gwyn Hardimon (1 ace, 3 kills, 10 digs), Holly Paradee (2 aces, 1 kill, 1 assist, 14 digs), Callie Robertson (6 aces, 5 assists, 5 digs), Myleigh Sieben (2 kills, 1 dig).
(Mowequa) Central A & M coach Vanessa Rork: “Neoga pushed us out of consistent serve receive with their aggressive serves, yet our team fought back many times to close the gap. We were able to put the ball away at the net but needed to command the offense from the first time ball on serve receive. I’m pleased with the team’s effort and attitude in this scrappy fight.”
Next up: (Mowequa) Central A & M travels to St. Teresa for a non-conference match Thursday.
Newark def. Sandwich 25-11, 25-15
Newark (13-6 overall, 6-0 in the Little Ten Conference): Adrianna Larsen (9 kills, 4 aces. 2 blocks), Addison Ness (3 kills, 3 aces), Taylor Jeffers (13 assists, 3 aces).
Next up: Newark travels to Rosary 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
Nokomis def Hillsboro 25-18, 25-15
Nokomis (18-3 overall, 3-0 in the MSM Conference): Addison Glenn (9 kills, 3 blocks), Maddison DeWerff (5 service points, 1 ace), Mackenzie Mehochko (10 kills, 12 digs), Kinley Stolte (13 service points, 4 aces, 9 assists, 11 digs, 1 block), Natalie Brownback (1 block), Becca Hill (8 service points, 2 aces, 3 kills, 8 assists, 9 digs), Grace King (3 service points), Lizzy Hill (4 service points).
Plano def. (Channahon) Families of Faith Christian Academy 25-7, 25-10
Plano (8-14 overall, 3-5 in the Kishwaukee River Conference): Jessel Leon (9 aces, 3 digs), Rita Lauro (3 kills, 3 digs, 6 assists), Kalia Young (3 kills).
Note: Freshman defensive specialist Jessel Leon tied the school record for aces in a single match.
Pontiac def. Lexington 17-25, 25-15, 25-19
Lexington (14-5 overall, 3-4 Hin the Heart of Illinois Conference): Avery Poppe (14 kills, 17 digs, 1 ace), Kennedy Sennett (5 kills), Emma Bennett (13 assists, 1 block, 1 ace, 8 service points, 17 digs), Meredith Grunloh (10 assists, 18 digs, 1 block, 5 service points), Vivian Wright (16 digs, 2 aces), Jillian Reimer (1 block), Eleana Atkins (2 aces), Brooke Stover (1 ace, 6 service points).
JV: Lexington won 23-25, 25-18, 15-11
Freshman: Split 25-17, 25-20
Richmond-Burton def. Lakes 25-21, 25-20
Richmond-Burton (22-1 overall, 8-0 in the Kishwaukee River Conference): Elissa Furlan (6 kills), Alex Hopp (18 assists), Dani Hopp (6 kills), Reagan Wisnewski (2 blocks, 4 kills), Zoe Freund (3 kills, 1 block).
Thornton Fractional South def. Crete-Monee 25-18, 25-19
Thornton Fractional South (11-12 overall, 3-4 in the South Suburban Conference): Earehc’ Hill (13 kills, 2 digs).
Timothy Christian def. Hope Academy 25-7, 25-4
Timothy Christian (18-2 overall, 4-0 in the Chicagoland Christian Conference): Abby VanderWal (9 kills, 7 aces, 1 block, 1 dig), Bella Potempa (3 kills, 2 aces, 2 digs), Ella Rickert (2 kills, 1 block), Jenna Wasco (4 kills, 1 ace, 1 dig), Audrey Williams (1 kill, 1 block), Kate Vogelzang (1 ace), Miriam Pozdol-Niego (1 ace, 4 digs, 2 assists), Elizabeth Alex (8 assists, 1 kill), Maria Pozdol-Niego (3 assists, 1 kill), Anna Stoll (4 assists, 2 aces, 1 dig), Carolina St. Charles (1 dig), Etta Slinkman (1 ace, 1 dig), Norah Rudman (1 kill).
Westmont def. (Deerfield) Rochelle Zell 25-8, 25-8
Westmont (13-9 overall, 4-0 in the Chicago Prep Conference).
Williamsville def. New Berlin 25-16, 25-17
Williamsville (13-6 overall, 3-0 in the Sangamo Conference): Riley Holliday (5 digs, 1 ace, 21 assists), Britni Walters (12 kills, 10 digs, 2 assists), Brianna Walters (22 digs, 2 assists), Hannah Holliday (14 kills, 10 digs), Ella Kistner (1 block), Ayla Howard (2 aces).
At Normal Community
Normal U-High def. Bloomington Central Catholic 26-24, 25-15
Normal U-High (21-2 overall, 5-0 in the Central State Eight Conference): Levyn Snow (10 kills, 13 digs), Lola Clayton (7 assists), Amanda Freehill (5 kills, 2 aces), Morgan Petelin (13 assists), Emma Jean Lehnen (14 digs).
Bloomington Central Catholic (16-4 overall, 3-0 in Illini Prairie Conference): Kampbell Niepagen (10 digs), Josie Certa (10 assists), Aubrey Fair (9 kills).
Normal West def. Bloomington Central Catholic 26-24 25-22
Normal West (19-2 overall, 5-0 in the Big Twelve Conference): Ellie Rink (7 kills, 2 aces, 15 digs), Laine Thompson (20 assists), Asiah Blanks (2 blocks).
Bloomington Central Catholic (16-3 overall, 3-0 in the Illini Prairie Conference): Aubrey Fair (9 kills), Kampbell Niepagen (12 digs), Josie Certa (10 assists).
Normal U-High def. Bloomington 25-10, 25-11
Normal U-High (21-2 overall, 5-0 in the Central State Eight Conference): Emma Jean Lehnen (8 digs), Laney Snow (9 kills), Madison Funk (3 aces).
Normal Community def. Bloomington, 25-10, 25-16
Late Saturday results
At Watseka
Milford def. Danville 26-24, 25-20
Peotone def. Milford 25-15, 25-9
Paxton-Buckley-Loda def. Milford 24-26, 25-16, 21-15
Gardner-South Wilmington def. Milford 24-26, 25-14, 15-4 (third place)
Milford (3-13 overall, 1-3 in the Vermilion Valley Conference).
At Normal Community
Bloomington Central Catholic def. Normal Community 25-17, 25-23
Bloomington Central Catholic (15-2 overall, 3-0 in the Illini Prairie Conference): Kampbell Niepagen (8 kills, 8 digs), Rosie Krenz (7 kills) Lauren O’Brien (12 assists).
Bloomington Central Catholic def. Bloomington 25-5, 25-12
Bloomington Central Catholic (16-2 overall, 3-0 in the Illini Prairie Conference): Kampbell Niepagen (9 kills), Aubrey Fair (3 aces).