Galena's Addie Hefel had 14 kills in the Pirates' 25-23, 25-16 victory over Hartsburg-Emden in the IHSA Class 1A championship game. (Photo by Dave Ruggles). Saturday, November 11, IHSA finals resultsClass 1AEffingham St. Anthony def. Cissna Park 25-15, 23-25, 25-23 (third place)Effingham St. Anthony (33-9 overall, 6-0 in the National Trail Conference): Addi Wernsing (15 assists, 6 digs), Andrea Rudolph (13 kills, 1 ace, 3 digs, 1 block), Laney Coffin (2 digs, 1 block), Stacey Vonderheide (8 assists, 1 ace, 4 digs), Abbi Hatton (9 kills, 1 a...

Breese Mater Dei's 6-5 Alyssa Koerkenmeier had 7 kills in the Knights' semifinal win over Rock Falls. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) Friday, November 10 IHSA semifinal resultsClass 1A Cissna Park's Brooklyn Stadeli slips a kill past Hartsburg-Emden's Ellie Klokkenga during the Stags' semifinal win. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Hartsburg-Emden def. Cissna Park 25-17, 25-13Cissna Park (37-4 overall, 12-0 in the Vermilion Valley Conference): Ava Morrical (16 assists, 2 digs), Regan King (1 dig), Brooklyn Stadeli (6 kills, 1 assist, 7 digs), Addison...

Mother McAuley will be making its third consecutive trip to the IHSA Class 4A semifinals in Normal. (Photo by Randy Sharer) Friday, November 10, IHSA semifinal pairings Class 1AHartsburg-Emden vs. Cissna Park, 9:00 a.m.Hartsburg-Emden (32-7 overall, 5-0 in the Tomahawk Conference).Cissna Park (37-3 overall, 12-0 in the Vermilion Valley Conference).Effingham St. Anthony vs. Galena, 10:30 a.m.Effingham St. Anthony (32-8 overall, 6-0 in the National Trail Conference).Galena (34-4 overall, 10-0 in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference).Class ...

Joliet West's Ava Grevengoed (1) had 10 kills Friday in the Class 4A supersectional at Bolingbrook, but it was not enough as the Tigers fell to Willowbrook, 25-18, 25-14. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Friday, November 3, IHSA supersectional results Class 1AAt (Bushnell) Prairie CityHartsburg-Emden def. Annawan 25-17, 16-25, 25-19Hartsburg-Emden (32-7 overall, 5-0 in the Tomahawk Conference).Annawan (29-7 overall, 10-1 in the Lincoln Trail Conference).At MilfordCissna Park def. Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg 25-16, 19-25, 28-26Cissna Park (37-3 ove...

Barrington will seek its third consecutive IHSA Class 4A semifinal berth Friday when it hosts Libertyville in the Barrington supersectional. Friday, November 3, IHSA supersectional pairings (all matches at 6:00 p.m. unless otherwise indicated)Class 1AAt (Bushnell) Prairie CityHartsburg-Emden vs. AnnawanHartsburg-Emden (30-7 overall, 5-0 in the Tomahawk Conference).Annawan (29-6 overall, 10-1 in the Lincoln Trail Conference).At MilfordCissna Park vs. Windsor/Stewardson-StrasburgCissna Park (35-3 overall, 12-0 in the Vermilion Valley Conf...

Natalia Harris (24) and Joliet West defeated Lockport at the Oswego sectional Wednesday and will face Willowbrook at the Bolingbrook supersectional on Friday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Wednesday, November 1, IHSA sectional championship resultsClass 1AAt (Concord) TriopiaHartsburg-Emden def. (Decatur) Unity Christian 25-13, 25-14(Decatur) Unity Christian (32-6 overall, 10-1 in the Lincoln Prairie Conference).Hartsburg-Emden (30-7 overall, 5-0 in the Tomahawk Conference).At PrincevilleAnnawan def. Illini Bluffs 33-31, 25-20Illini Bluffs (25-5-1...

The Lockport bench hopes to be doing more of this Wednesday when the Porters meet Joliet West for the Class 4A sectional championship at Oswego. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Wednesday, November 1, IHSA sectional championship pairings (Sectional championship matches begin at 6:00 p.m.)Class 1AAt (Concord) Triopia(Decatur) Unity Christian vs. Hartsburg-Emden(Decatur) Unity Christian (32-5 overall, 10-1 in the Lincoln Prairie Conference).Hartsburg-Emden (29-7 overall, 5-0 in the Tomahawk Conference).At PrincevilleIllini Bluffs vs. AnnawanIlli...

Lockport freshman middle hitter Kyla Mitchell (8) had 4 kills and a block in the Porters' 25-23, 25-18 victory over Oswego at the Oswego Class 4A sectional Monday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Monday, October 30, IHSA sectional results (updated 8:55 a.m., Tuesday, October 31)(Sectional championship matches at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday)Class 1AAt (Concord) Triopia(Decatur) Unity Christian def. (Augusta) Southeastern 25-21, 25-18(Augusta) Southeastern (29-8-1 overall, 4-2 in the West Central Conference): Kenzie Griswold (7 kills), Abigail Shaffer ...

There will be tears of joy and tears of sorrow when the regional survivors square off at 32 sectional sites throughout the state Monday. Oswegp (above) hopes it is one of the former. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) IHSA sectional pairings (Semifinals Monday at 6:00 and 7:00 p.m., finals Wednesday at 6:00 p.m.)Class 1AAt (Concord) Triopia (Augusta) Southeastern vs. (Decatur) Unity Christian(Augusta) Southeastern (29-7-1 overall, 4-2 in the West Central Conference)(Decatur) Unity Christian (31-5 overall, 10-1 in the Lincoln Prairie Conference).H...

Head coach Gary Mosley led Oswego to its first regional championship since 2011 when the Panthers defeated Plainfield North Thursday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Thursday, October 26 results (updated 3:45 p.m., Friday, October 27)IHSA tournament (in bracket order)Class 1AAt (Augusta) Southeastern(Augusta) Southeastern def. Rushville/Industry 25-12, 25-14(Augusta) Southeastern (29-7-1 overall, 4-2 in the West Central Conference): Kenzie Griswold (13 kills, 8 digs), Kara Stephens (6 kills, 5 assists), Abigail Shaffer (5 kills, 15 assists,...