Thursday, October 24 results
(Bartonville) Limestone def. Canton 25-12, 25-7
(Bartonville) Limestone (26-9 overall, 10-4 in the Mid-Illini Conference).
Bolingbrook def. Plainfield East 25-14, 25-15
Bolingbrook (16-16 overall, 6-5 in the Southwest Prairie Conference).
Brown County def. Beardstown 25-14, 25-17
Brown County (17-18 overall, 6-4 in the Western Illinois Valley Conference): Ashlee Markert (10 kills, 5 digs, 1 ace), Brooke Garthaus (4 kills, 3 aces,2 digs, 1 block), Kenzie Kassing (2 kills, 4 blocks).
Champaign Central def. Bradley-Bourbonnais 26-24, 25-17
Champaign Central (23-12 overall, 8-2 in the Big Twelve Conference).
Crystal Lake Central def. Hampshire 22-25, 25-16, 25-21
Crystal Lake Central (26-8 overall, 12-6 in the Fox Valley Conference): Mykaela Wallen (11 kills), Tessa Popp (10 digs), Becca Kuehn and Izzy Lampier (combined for 22 assists).
(Decatur) Unity Christian def. Tri-County 25-17, 25-11
(Decatur) Unity Christian (33-2 overall, 11-0 in the Lincoln Prairie Conference): Cameron Brown (5 kills), Hillary Griffy (4 kills, 5 aces), Mallory Harrison (6 digs), Abby Jones (15 assists).
Tri-County (8-18 overall, 5-6 in the Lincoln Prairie Conference): Taylor Williams (1 kill, 1 dig), Haylee Buckler (1 kill, 1 block), Amaya Duzan (5 assists, 3 kills), Cara Phillips (1 assist, 1 kill, 3 blocks, 4 digs), Carleigh Clifton (2 kills, 2 blocks, 1 dig), Addi Heltsley (2 assists), Rylee Hill (1 ace), Lily Brown (8 digs).
JV: (Decatur) Unity Christian won 25-15, 25-7
Edwardsville def. Belleville West 25-13, 25-14
Edwardsville (22-13 overall, 11-1 in the Southwestern Conference).
Grayslake Central def. Waukegan 25-13, 25-8
Grayslake Central (29-5 overall, 7-0 in the Northern Lake County Conference): Ella LaPorte (8 kills), Katie Marcelain (7 kills), Amelia Lacroix (4 aces).
Note: Grayslake Central earns the Northern Lake County Conference championship and finishes the regular season with a program record 29 wins.
Huntley def. (Burlington) Central 25-22, 25-12
Huntley (27-8 overall, 16-2 in the Fox Valley Conference): Sophia Tocmo (4 aces), Alex Goritz (2 assists, 7 digs, 2 aces), Diellza Sejdini (3 kills, 1 dig), Emily Ernst (3 assists), Jocelyn Erling (4 kills, 1 block), Mari Rodriguez (6 digs, 2 aces), Rachel Hein (9 assists, 5 digs, 2 aces), Georgia Watson (3 kills, 3 digs), Sienna Robertson (4 kills), Izzy Whitehouse (2 kills, 5 digs).
Jacobs def. Crystal Lake South 27-25, 25-18
Jacobs (13-20 overall, 5-13 in the Fox Valley Conference): Jordan Miller (21 digs, 2 aces), Mia Koltuniuk (11 digs), Gianna Coletti (22 assists, 2 aces, 3 digs), Emmerson Freewalt (5 kills, 3 blocks), Layla Merlin (4 kills, 2 blocks, 3 digs), Alena Clarke (10 digs, 1 ace), Molly Hoch (3 kills, 1 block, 4 digs), Maddie Mitchell (5 kills, 4 blocks, 2 digs), Rylee Van Stone (5 digs, 1 kill, 1 ace), Gracyn Sanders (1 kill, 4 blocks, 1 dig).
Kewanee def. Rockridge 25-19, 19-25, 25-23
Kewanee (16-15-1 overall, 8-3 in the Three Rivers Conference): Macy Anderson (8 kills, 3 digs, 5 aces, 14 service points), Aaliyah Duarte (4 kills, 2 blocks, 1 dig, 2 service points), Macee Pickering (5 kills, 12 assists, 4 digs, 3 aces, 6 service points), Kendyl DeBlieck (3 kills, 9 assists, 5 digs, 2 aces, 5 service points), Taylor VanWinkle (2 digs, 1 assist, 1 ace, 9 service points), Tejhiana Amos (1 kill, 2 blocks), Bailey VanWinkle (3 kills, 1 dig), Claire Taylor (4 digs, 1 ace, 3 service points), Ava Laue (1 kill).
Sophomore: Kewanee won 17-25, 25-16, 15-12
Freshman: Rockridge won 25-19, 20-25, 15-12
LaSalle-Peru def. Kaneland 25-20, 25-16
LaSalle-Peru (28-5 overall, 9-1 in the Interstate Eight Conference).
Note: LaSalle-Peru wins the Interstate Eight Conference championship.
Lena-Winslow def. Durand 25-19, 25-15
Lena-Winslow (23-7 overall, 11-0 in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference).
Durand (25-10 overall, 7-5 in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference): Addy King (11 assists, 8 digs), Emily Quine (4 kills, 6 digs), Lola Robertson (7 kills, 9 digs, 1 ace), Cailyn Lane (5 kills, 2 blocks).
Durand coach Molly Kelsey: “We are on the second straight night of a new lineup due to an injury and a player being out of town. This is not what we were hoping for the week before postseason. On a positive note, our defense was extremely scrappy tonight. We were very adaptable to mid-game switches, which got us on some longer rallies. It was a tough loss, but having to deal with large changes so late in the season, I was happy with our hustle.”
Note: Lena-Winslow is back-to-back undefeated conference champion.
JV: Lena-Winslow won 25-10, 25-20
Freshman: Lena-Winslow won 25-7, 25-23
Next up: Lena-Winslow will compete in the Stillman Valley tournament on Saturday before playing Forreston at the Forreston Class 1A regional at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday.
Leyden def. Ridgewood 25-20, 25-16
Leyden (15-18 overall, 2-4 in the West Suburban Gold): Sarah Skorna (10 kills), Nicol Bokuniewicz (6 kills),
Aleksandra Manojlovic (17 assists).
Lincoln def. Bloomington 25-21, 25-15
Lincoln (18-13 overall, 8-2 in the Central State Eight Conference): Payton Sasse (11 kills, 1 ace, 2 blocks, 8 digs), Lily Holmes (5 kills, 1 ace), Jayden Behrends (7 kills, 5 aces, 3 blocks), Kauren Tedrick (22 assists).
Lincoln-Way Central def. Richards 25-14, 25-21
Lincoln-Way Central (17-18 overall, 3-5 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): Morgan Kozlowski (5 kills, 2 digs, 1 block), Callie Jukovich (6 aces, 4 digs, 3.0 serve receive), Zoe O’Connor (7 assists).
Massac County def. West Frankfort 25-20, 25-16
Massac County (24-6 overall, 8-0 in the Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference): Hannah Edwards (20 assists, 5 kills, 6 digs, 3 aces), Kinley Logeman (5 kills, 10 digs, 2 aces), Logann Miller (6 kills, 7 digs, 2 aces), Kaylee Jones (2 kills, 16 digs), Hallee Smallman (14 digs), Lydia McCraw (4 kills, 3 blocks), Natalie Evans (4 digs), Alyssa Towery (3 digs), Jordan Hansen (2 kills, 2 blocks).
West Frankfort (5-29 overall, 1-9 in the Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference).
Next up: Massac County will compete in the Fairfield Invitational on Saturday.
Metamora def. Dunlap 23-25, 25-20, 25-14
Metamora (20-13 overall, 10-4 in the Mid-Illini Conference): Addison Pacha (16 kills, 12 digs), Ella Miller (20 assists), Mia Stivers (2 blocks), Ava Puntoni (2 blocks), Kailey Cieslinski (2 blocks, 4 aces).
Dunlap (22-12 overall, 9-5 in the Mid-Illini Conference): Tessa Arnott (12 kills, 6 aces), Caroline Holmes (11 assists), Chloe Roberts (2 blocks), Sadie Siwicke (18 digs).
JV: Dunlap won 25-18, 25-23
Freshman: Dunlap won 25-17, 23-25, 15-12
Metea Valley def. DeKalb 25-15, 25-14
DeKalb (12-18 overall, 2-8 in the DuPage Valley Conference).
Next up: DeKalb, which finishes fifth in the DuPage Valley Conference, will compete in the Stillman Valley tournament this weekend and play Honenegah in a regional semifinal on Tuesday, October 29, at Hampshire.
Milledgeville def. Ashton-Franklin Center 25-10, 25-19.
Milledgeville (23-8 overall, 9-3 in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference South): Zaddie Janssen (1 kill, 2 blocks), Brinley Harkbarth (6 assists, 3 aces, 4 digs), Hannah Foster (4 kills, 9 digs), Kendra Hutchinson (1 assist, 4 digs, 1 block), Kendra Kingsby (8 kills, 3 digs), Macey Schryver (1 block), Kennedy Livengood (1 kill, 1 dig), Natalie Pilgrim (2 assists, 1 ace, 7 digs), Lilly Drinkall (1 block), Loren Meiners (4 assists, 2 aces).
Next up: Milledgeville will travel to Indian Creek on Tuesday and play Ashton-Franklin Center in the first round of the IHSA regional.
Moline def. Newark 25-15, 24-26, 25-15
Newark (23-10 overall, 10-0 in the Little Ten Conference): Addison Long (3 kills, 4 blocks), Rylie Carlson (3 kills, 7 digs), Morgen Hergenhahn (11 digs), Taylor Jeffers (11 assists).
Next up: Newark will participate in the Serena Class 1A Regional at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday vs. TBA.
Montini def. Providence Catholic 25-16, 22-25, 25-17
Montini (13-20 overall, 2-3 in the Girls Catholic Athletic Conference).
(Mowequa Central) A & M def. Tuscola 25-17, 25-19
Tuscola (6-24 overall, 0-5 in the Central Illinois Conference): Reese Davis (1 ace, 13 digs), Chloe Fowler (4 kills, 11 digs), Lilly Kurtz (3 kills), Bella Notaro (3 kills, 2 aces, 3 digs), Carly Ochs (1 kill, 11 digs), Ava Rauguth (10 assists, 7 digs), Olivia Wallace (2 kills, 1 ace, 2 digs, 1 block).
(Mowequa) Central A & M (7-24 overall, 1-4 in the Central Illinois Conference): Kaydence Wilkinson (1 kill, 1 dig), Sophie Roe (2 aces, 1 kill, 1 dig, 1 block), Avery Jordan (6 assists, 2 digs), Payton Schinzler (1 ace, 6 digs), Gwyn Hardimon (1 ace, 1 kill, 6 digs), Holly Paradee (2 aces, 1 kill, 1 assist, 10 digs), Callie Robertson (2 aces, 1 kill, 6 assists, 8 digs), Mabry Metzger (9 kills, 4 digs).
(Mowequa) Central A & M coach Vanessa Rork: “Early on, it was neck and neck with long rallies, but the team did a great job of building momentum to create a nice deficit in points. Aggressiveness at the net and quick defense were key factors in the success of this match.”
Next up: (Mowequa) Central A & M travels to Mt. Pulaski to play St. Teresa in the 1A Regional at 7:00 p.m. Monday.
Niles West def. Resurrection 25-21, 25-17
Niles West (24-11 overall, 10-0 in the Central Suburban North): Megan Burke (11 kills, 3 digs).
Plainfield North def. Minooka 22-25, 25-23, 25-23
Minooka (17-18 overall, 7-4 in the Southwest Prairie Conference): Kira Cailteux (14 digs), Kendall Kozak (12 kills, 10 assists).
Plainfield North (8-23 overall, 5-5 in the Southwest Prairie Conference).
Pontiac def. Prairie Central 25-12, 25-14
Prairie Central (11-19 overall, 3-5 in the Illini Prairie Conference): Ava Elliott (4 service points, 4 digs), Miranda Hari (4 kills), Jules Woodrey (3 kills), Mia Elliott (3 kills, 2 blocks), Kyah Creek (11 assists, 5 digs), Paige Young (17 digs).
Sophomore: Prairie Central won
Freshman: Pontiac won
Prairie Central coach Kirsten Smith: “I think this was one of our best nights at the net. Even though we didn’t always score from the blocks, I was proud of the girls for their work at the net. Pontiac did well at getting what we tried to put away and playing to our open areas tonight. We had some really good rallies, but unfortunately for us, Pontiac came out on the right side of it more times than not.”
Romeoville def. Plainfield South 25-22, 25-22
Romeoville (18-16 overall, 8-3 in the Southwest Prairie Conference).
St. Ignatius def. Oak Park-River Forest 28-26, 20-25, 25-23
St. Ignatius (19-9 overall, 1-4 in the Girls Catholic Athletic Conference).
St. Thomas More def. Paxton-Buckley-Loda 25-12, 25-16
Paxton-Buckley-Loda (10-23 overall, 1-7 in the Illini Prairie Conference): Ellie Dirks (6 kills), Aubrey Busboom (11 assists, 2 aces), Taryn Rock (8 digs).
Note: Aubrey Busboom recorded her 1,900th career assist during the match.
Stockton def. River Ridge 25-16, 25-13
Stockton (31-2 overall, 11-1 in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference).
Wheaton North def. South Elgin 25-21, 25-19
Wheaton North (19-16 overall, 4-3 in DuKane Conference): Mackenzie Nettles (9 kills, 3 digs), Kate Koliopoulos (3 aces, 1 dig), Chloe Zych (3 digs, 2 aces), Emilia Lee (2 assists, 2 digs), Halina Istanbouli (3 digs, 2 kills, 2 aces), Olivia Zamis (2 kills), Izzy Gibbons (1 dig).
Wilmington def. Evergreen Park 29-27, 12-25, 25-19
Evergreen Park (26-7 overall, 11-2 in the South Suburban Conference): Neve Hayes (21 assists, 6 kills), Fiona Buchanan (10 kills, 2 blocks), Bridget Hayes (4 kills, 2 blocks), Julia O’Hare (6 kills).
Williamsville def. Sacred Heart-Griffin 22-25, 25-21, 26-24
Williamsville (22-9 overall, 9-0 in the Sangamo Conference).
At Heart of Illinois Conference
Lexington def. Heyworth 25-18, 25-15
Lexington (25-7 overall, 7-5 in the Heart of Illinois Conference).
Heyworth (18-12 overall, 6-6 in the Heart of Illinois Conference).
Eureka vs. Deer Creek-Mackinaw 25-14, 25-19 (semifinal)
Eureka (25-7 overall, 10-2 in the Heart of Illinois Conference): Elle Blunier (17 assists, 7 aces, 6 digs), Karis Wolfe (8 kills), Sophia Musselman (8 kills, 5 digs), Josie Wiegand (6 kills, 7 digs), Jessi Rokey (4 kills, 3 digs, 2 blocks).
Deer Creek-Mackinaw (22-10 overall, 11-1 in the Heart of Illinois Conference).
Tremont def. El Paso-Gridley 25-23, 25-15 (semifinal)
Tremont (25-6 overall, 11-1 in the Heart of Illinois Conference).
El Paso-Gridley (24-7 overall, 9-3 in the Heart of Illinois Conference).
At Mid-Suburban League
Fremd def. Rolling Meadows 25-21, 25-10
Fremd (29-6 overall, 10-0 in the Mid-Suburban West): Emily Karmazin (6 blocks), Ashley Brim (10 digs), Victoria Belmonte (15 assists, 1 block), Sasha Sallade (6 kills), Harper Neill (3 kills, 14 digs, 2 aces), Ella Castelloni (2 aces, 7 digs).