Friday, November 13 IHSA semifinals
(In bracket order)
Class 1A
Athens def. Illini Bluffs 24-26, 25-18, 25-23
Athens (34-6): Devan Barrett (10 kills, 2 aces, 8 digs), Lydia Hart (12 kills, 3 assists, 17 digs), Arabelle Cunningham (2 kills, 25 assists, 3 aces, 12 digs, 2 blocks), Maddie Womble (5 kills, 1 dig, 2 blocks), Jaci Derringer (5 kills, 1 block), Chloe Barrett (4 assists, 2 aces, 6 digs), Ashley Nicholson (1 assist, 2 aces, 3 digs), Meredith Avart (1 kill, 1 dig), Amber Nicholson (1 ace).
Illini Bluffs (30-5): Emerson Eeten (23 kills, 7 digs), Addi Woertz (15 kills, 5 assists, 1 ace, 6 digs), Maddy Stephens (2 kills, 34 assists, 12 digs, 1 block), Kelsey O’Connor (2 kills, 4 digs, 1 block), Sofia Hicks (2 blocks), Chenoa Howard (15 digs), Sydney McMahill (1 dig).
Stockton def. Okawville 25-20, 25-22
Stockton (37-2): Ireland Mensendike (11 kills, 4 digs), Taylor Haas (10 kills, 1 assist, 1 dig, 1 block), Sadie Johnson (4 kills, 1 assist, 6 digs), Emma Eisfeller (4 kills, 6 digs, 1 block), Kaydra Wright (2 kills, 24 assists, 7 digs), Emma Haas (1 dig), Payton Goswick (2 digs), Natalee Sullivan (1 assist, 2 aces, 19 digs).
Okawville (26-13): Jaycie Buss (13 kills, 3 assists, 4 aces, 12 digs), Taylor Statler (4 kills, 6 digs), Trista Behrman (4 kills, 2 digs), Kylie Klingenberg (4 kills), Kaylee Wolf (2 kills), Josephin Schmersahl (6 digs), Kenley Hackstadt (21 assists, 1 dig), Katelyn Williams (2 digs), Jilien Harre (9 digs).
Class 2A
Breese Central def. Rochester 25-21, 25-19, 25-15
Breese Central (29-9): Bailey Gebke (11 kills, 1 assist, 6 digs, 2 blocks), Madelyn Luebbers (10 kills, 1 assist, 3 aces, 8 digs, 2 blocks), Aspen Hollenkamp (6 kills, 3 digs), Lana Kraeger (2 kills, 1 assist, 2 aces, 3 digs, 2 blocks), Haley Becker (2 kills, 3 digs, 2 blocks), Abbigail Leezer (4 blocks), Kynley Barth (2 kills, 12 assists, 3 digs), Austyn Benhoff (15 assists, 1 ace, 2 digs), Aubrey Mulvin (5 digs), Madi Redman (2 assists, 11 digs).
Rochester (32-8): Liv Kratochvil (11 kills, 1 assist, 8 digs), Katie Riedle (7 kills, 3 aces, 8 digs), Peyton Zeidler (8 kills, 2 assists, 5 digs, 1 block), Hannah Florent (1 kill, 1 assist, 1 ace), Cami Berberet (2 kills, 1 dig), Maddy Powell (1 kill, 1 assist, 1 block), Cami Tinder (23 assists, 11 digs), Sam Kerley (2 assists, 14 digs).
(Downs) Tri-Valley def. Richmond-Burton 25-17, 20-25, 25-19
(Downs) Tri-Valley (31-3): Presley Shanahan (10 kills, 2 aces, 11 digs), Kinley Morris (10 kills, 6 digs, 2 blocks), Ava Black (9 kills, 2 digs), Annabelle Bischoff (6 kills, 1 dig, 2 blocks), Chloe Bruce (3 kills, 4 blocks), Blythe Burk (1 kill, 20 assists, 1 ace, 2 digs), Elle Filarski (3 assists, 1 ace, 16 digs), Bella Medeiros (4 blocks, 1 dig), Lauren Louck (14 assists, 2 aces, 10 digs).
Richmond-Burton (39-3): Dani Hopp (18 kills, 2 aces, 10 digs), Mia Furlan (10 kills, 2 digs), Josie Franckowiak (2 kills, 26 assists, 2 aces, 10 digs), Helaina Thibadeau (2 kills, 1 dig, 3 blocks), Sophie Nelson (1 kill, 2 blocks), Malorie Komar (7 digs), Lanee Cooley (4 assists, 13 digs), Addy Woods (1 assist, 2 digs), Bri Shufelt (1 dig, 1 block).
Class 3A
Nazareth Academy def. Geneva 20-25, 25-23, 25-23
Nazareth (28-13): Sadie Quinlan (9 kills, 1 ace, 4 digs), Talia Surendran (8 kills, 1 ace, 14 digs, 1 block), Lexi Van Eekeren (7 kills, 14 assists, 2 aces, 5 digs, 1 block), Elizabeth Mackenzie (4 kills, 4 digs, 2 blocks), Ellie Warren (3 kills, 1 dig, 2 blocks), Tess Tortorello (1 assist, 1 ace, 26 digs), Emily Gravante (1 assist, 1 dig, 5 blocks), Madeline Briscoe (15 assists, 1 ace, 7 digs, 1 block), Caitlin O’Connell (5 digs), Emma O’Connell (1 dig).
Geneva (30-11): Zori Malone (17 kills, 2 aces, 8 digs, 1 block), Emma Peterson (13 kills, 2 aces, 12 digs, 4 blocks), Teagan Lee (1 kill, 3 digs, 1 block), Ally Stevenson (25 assists, 9 digs), Lexi Meives (4 assists, 3 aces, 16 digs), Evie Ross (1 assist, 2 aces, 9 digs), Charlotte Otto (1 ace, 4 digs, 4 blocks), Ashley Copeland (2 blocks).
Mascoutah def. Crystal Lake South 25-14, 25-16
Mascoutah (37-4): Elli Love (8 kills, 2 assists, 2 aces, 7 digs, 1 block), Kinze Reese (6 kills, 3 assists, 9 digs), Harper Whitworth (5 kills, 18 assists, 4 digs, 2 blocks), Ayanna Jones (4 kills, 1 assist, 3 blocks), Ava Hedley (2 kills, 1 assist, 2 digs), Bailey Seibert (3 aces, 3 digs), Paisley Crow (1 dig).
Crystal Lake South (27-12): Joanna Kruzolek (6 kills, 1 block), Logan Georgy (5 kills, 1 assist, 4 digs), Makayla Westermann (3 kills, 1 block), Bobbi Wire (2 kills, 5 digs), Sahara Okirika (1 kill, 1 block), Peyton Ziegler (9 assists, 2 digs, 1 block), Nora Wiggs (4 assists), Olivia Kouretsos (2 digs), Layla Addison (1 assist, 4 digs).
Class 4A
Mother McAuley def. Oak Park-River Forest 16-25, 25-17, 25-18
Mother McAuley (37-4): Keira McQuillan (17 kills, 1 ace, 14 digs), Chyla Jukes (12 kills, 1 dig, 5 blocks), Jayce Prohaska (8 kills, 1 assist, 11 digs, 1 block), Alyson Cahill (3 kills, 1 assist, 1 dig, 5 blocks), Peyton Heatherly (1 kill, 32 assists, 1 ace, 2 aces, 13 digs, 2 blocks), Natalie DeMatteo (1 assist, 1 ace, 5 digs), Ava Calle (2 assists, 18 digs), Riley Wilson (1 assist, 1 block).
Oak Park-River Forest (27-9) : Emmi Bozarth (10 kills, 1 ace, 19 digs), Bella Gray (9 kills, 1 assist, 12 digs, 2 blocks), Aniyah Scott (7 kills, 2 digs, 4 blocks), Jaida Garland (3 kills, 1 dig, 6 blocks), Celia Jackson (1 kill, 2 blocks), Eva Truss (1 kill, 1 dig, 3 blocks), Mia Mahoney (1 dig), Devyn Kleidon (3 assists, 1 ace, 12 digs), Edie Carroll (14 assists, 1 dig), Lura Weiner (11 assists, 1 ace, 5 digs).
Libertyville def. Joliet West 25-12, 25-20
Libertyville (40-1): Carsen Sesi (7 kills, 2 digs, 1 block), Elle Knight (5 kills, 1 ace, 1 dig), Emmi Zovistoski (5 kills, 2 assists, 2 digs, 2 blocks), Vivian Lang (3 kills, 1 dig, 3 blocks), Liz Galloway (3 kills), Brynne Colton (2 kills, 14 assists, 1 ace, 3 digs), Hailie Knight (1 kill), Charlie Fleegle (3 aces, 14 digs), Mairead Fleming (9 assists, 4 digs), Romy Fleegle (4 digs).
Joliet West (37-4): Lexie Grevengoed (7 kills, 1 ace, 5 digs), Na’Riah Autman (3 kills, 6 digs), Cassidee Cartwright (3 kills, 3 digs), Lily Swan (1 kill, 2 aces, 6 digs), Giselle Harper (1 kill, 1 dig, 1 block), Julia Adam (15 assists, 2 digs, 1 block), Penny Wagner (1 dig).
Upstate Eight Conference all-conference
East Division
Player of the Year: Mackenzie Sloger, Sr., OH, Riverside-Brookfield
Asha Ponnappan, Sr., OH, Riverside-Brookfield
Mackenzie Sloger, Sr., OH, Riverside-Brookfield
Elsie Crist, So., S, Riverside-Brookfield
Sage Roldan, So., L, Riverside-Brookfield
Belle McDermott, Sr., OH, Glenbard East
Eileen Urbina, So., L, Glenbard East
Rebecca Johnston, Sr., OH, Glenbard South
Makenna Minkley, So., L, Glenbard South
Alyna Krabec, Sr., S, Glenbard South
Anaya Blissit, Sr., OH, Fenton
Carolina Herrera-Reyes, Sr., S, Fenton
Brielle Borner, Sr., OH, West Chicago
Alex Wilk, Jr., OH, Ridgewood
Kayla Calixto, Sr., L, Elmwood Park
West Division
Player of the Year: Camryn Boyd, So., OH, South Elgin
Paige Werve, So., OH, West Aurora
Aiyanah Vega, Sr., OH, West Aurora
Natalie Mitchell, Sr., OH, West Aurora
Janessa Garcia, Sr., L, West Aurora
Brianna Decheva, Sr., L, South Elgin
Kate Fenner, Sr., MH, South Elgin
Camryn Boyd, So., OH, South Elgin
Loriley Fuentes, Fr., OH, Bartlett
Caylee Kurzynski, Jr., L, Bartlett
Brielle Boehm, Sr., S, Elgin
Elliana Hernandez, Sr., L, East Aurora
Sarai Castaneda, Sr., S, Larkin
Gionna Terry, Sr., OH, Streamwood
Emily Mendez, Sr., MH, Streamwood
Interstate Eight Conference all-conference
Co-MVPs: Aubrey Duttlinger, Sr., LaSalle-Peru; Khiara Thomas, Sr., Sycamore
Maggie Boudreau, Sr., LaSalle-Peru
Aubrey Duttlinger, Sr., LaSalle-Peru
Aubrey Urbanski, So., LaSalle-Peru
Khiara Thomas, Sr., Sycamore
Maddie Patton, Sr., Sycamore
Lizzie Goff, Sr., Sycamore
Eliza Bruhl, So., Kaneland
Jaedyn Martz, Fr., Kaneland
Cami Pfeifer, Sr., Morris
Jillian Bruns, Jr., Rochelle
Bella Knoll, Sr., Ottawa