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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Grace Nelson (11) and Oak Park-River Forest defeated St. Charles East and Crystal Lake South to advance to the Gold bracket of the Glenbard East Autumnfest. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Friday, October 13 resultsAt Glenbard East Autumnfest Saturday's brackets At Bloomington Central Catholic Saints Fall Classic  Pool AMetamora def. Peoria Notre Dame 25-8, 25-14Williamsville def. Jacksonville Routt 25-13, 25-11Metamora def. Jacksonville Routt 25-5, 25-14Williamsville def. Peoria Notre Dame 25-13, 25-10Pool BPleasa...

Genoa-Kingston began its IHSA Class 2A title defense with a 25-12, 25-10 victory over Byron on Tuesday. Tuesday, October 24 results (updated 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, October 25)IHSA tournament (in bracket order)Class 1AAt (Augusta) SoutheasternLiberty def. South Fulton 25-7, 25-10Rushville/Industry def. Havana 26-28, 25-17, 25-17At Jacksonville RouttNew Berlin def. White Hall North Greene 25-21, 25-12New Berlin (17-14-1 overall, 3-6 in the Sangamo Conference): Kami Sheedy (6 kills), Layla Hein (4 kills, 11 digs), Kaylee Cowhick (13 assists), ...