Monday, August 24 results
Bureau Valley def Newman Central Catholic 25-18, 23-25, 25-19
Newman Central Catholic (0-1 overall): Bella Lanning (9 kills, 14 digs, 1 block), Kate VonHolten (8 kills, 2 blocks), Ruby Burger (6 kills 3 blocks), Kennedi Shippert (4 kills, 2 aces, 3 blocks), Aubrey Devine (4 kills), Lauren McClain (26 assists, 1 ace, 1 block), Amaya Gomez (4 assists, 12 digs).
Carmel def. Crystal Lake Central 25-19, 25-22
Crystal Lake Central (0-1 overall, 0-0 in the Fox Valley Conference): Jordyn Johnson (7 kills, 8 digs, 4 aces, 1 block), Katie Piech (14 assists, 3 aces, 2 blocks), Lauren Smyth (8 digs).
Carmel (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the Girls Catholic Athletic Conference): Charlotte Shepherd (23 assists, 1 kill, 1 ace, 1 block, 7 digs), Brailyn Albanese (10 kills, 2 digs), Liv Johnson (4 kills), Beca Arreola (10 digs).
Carmel coach David Pazely: “Carmel’s last win of 2025 was against Crystal Lake Central in the sectional semifinal. Our first win of 2026 was the same team in the same gym. The mentality is different at the beginning of the season versus the playoffs, but the energy was still electric. Both teams battled hard. It was sloppy as you might expect at the start of a new season, but there were some promising moments as well. Brailyn was a big difference maker for us tonight and she earned some timely points to seal the win down the stretch of the second set. We have a long way to go, but are excited for the challenges that lie ahead.”
Next up: Carmel will compete at the Crosstown Classic at Warren on Friday.
Champaign Centennial def. Paxton-Buckley-Loda 23-25, 25-11, 25-22
Paxton-Buckley-Loda (09-1 overall): Ellie Dirks (13 kills, 2 aces),Kylie Rust (10 assists), Logan Loschen (10 assists), Josie Kaufmann (10 digs), Rylie Gillespie (2 blocks), Morgan Goss (2 blocks).
JV: Paxton-Buckley-Loda won 22-25, 25-20, 15-6
Frosh: Paxton-Buckley-Loda won 25-19, 25-12)
Coal City def. Prairie Central 25-21, 25-22
Coal City (1-0 overall): Ashlyn Siron (3 kills, 16 assists, 6 service points, 3 aces, 5 digs), Leah Aldridge (5 kills, 5 service points 2 aces, 3 digs), Alivia Waliczek (1 kill, 5 service points, 2 aces, 2 digs), Averie Hodgen (6 kills, 5 service points, 2 digs), Darcie Ladas (1 kill, 1 block, 4 service points, 1 ace, 2 digs), Lilly Gerrish (4 kills, 2 blocks, 2 digs), Maggie Carlson (3 kills, 1 block), Olivia Ferrari (9 digs).
Prairie Central (0-1 overall): Riley Huber (7 service points, 2 aces), Kinley Elliott (6 kills, 7 service points, 1 ace), Miranda Hari (7 kills, 3 blocks), Maggie Fehr (12 assists), Mia Elliott (4 blocks), Charlee Popejoy (12 digs).
Prairie Central coach Kirsten Smith: “Tonight was our season opener and the results did not end up the way we wanted, but our matchups with Coal City are always really close and this year was no exception. We played pretty well, our net game impressed me tonight and I have seen them working on it. Our defense was a little rough in the back tonight and that is what hurt us in the end. I do think that we will see pretty great things from these girls this season.”
Soph: Coal City won 18-25, 25-12, 15-2
Frosh: Coal City won 25-13, 25-18
(Decatur) Unity Christian def. Warrensburg-Latham 25-7, 25-20
(Decatur) Unity Christian (1-0 overall): Cameron Brown (8 kills, 10 assists), Mallory Harrison (6 kills, 11 digs), Laila Turner (5 kills), Lexi St. James (8 assists, 9 digs), Rory Hamilton (17 digs).
Next up: Unity Christian hosts Meridian on Thursday with the JV starting at 5:30 p.m.
Delavan def. Peoria Heights 25-20, 25-11
Delavan (1-0 overall): Kara Lowry (4 kills, 1 block, 9 digs), Jaylyn Diekhoff (3 kills), Addison Fisher (2 kills, 4 assists, 5 digs), Mckinzey’s ring (2 kills), Gwen Tierney (5 blocks).
Downers Grove North def. Sandburg 25-23, 30-28
Downers Grove North (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the West Suburban Silver): Nicole Liu (7 kills), Sienna Shelton (6 kills).
Sandburg (0-1 overall, 0-0 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): Bella Maras (13 kills), Aubrey Deverick (8 kills), Peyton Pawlicki (22 assists).
Dunlap def. Bloomington Central Catholic 25-20, 25-18
Bloomington Central Catholic (0-1 overall): Kampbell Niepagen (14 kills, 9 digs), Kendall Fair (19 assists), Kiley Twist (3 aces).
Fremd def. Mundelein 25-15, 25-18
Fremd (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the Mid-Suburban League): Harper Neill (13 kills, 1 ace, 5 digs), Karina Podstawka (7 kills), Cayla Chepulis (3 kills, 2 blocks), Zoe Horn (2 aces, 1 block), Reese Newton (8 digs), Scarlett Zientara (3 digs), Madison Drenth (16 assists, 1 block).
Fulton def. Riverdale N/R
Fulton (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference): Averi Bush (5 kills, 3 aces, 1 assist, 3 digs, 1 block), Brianne Brennan (1 ace, 5 assists, 6 digs), Chloe Wilkin (5 kills, 1 assist, 2 digs, 2 blocks), Ella Folk (1 dig), Iris Williams (2 digs, 2 blocks), Jordan Brechen (1 kill, 2 blocks), Kerby Germann (9 kills, 1 assist, 7 digs), Peighton Stretton 1 ace, 2 assist, 5 digs), Wrenn Coffey (1 ace, 1 assist, 1 dig), Zoe Kunau (2 aces, 1 assist, 4 digs).
Georgetown-Ridge Farm def. Judah Christian 25-8,25-17
Georgetown-Ridge Farm (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the Vermilion Valley Conference): Addison Ellis (7 kills, 2 digs), Brielle Lyons (4 kills, 1 ace, 1 dig), Annika Fraser-Soule (9 assists, 2 digs), Layla Portis (6 assists, 1 ace, 1 dig), Sadie Sands (3 kills), Aubree Latoz (5 kills, 1 ace, 1 dig), Madi Spesard (2 kills, 7 digs), Mallory Rollins (1 ace).
Glenbard West def. Yorkville 25-12, 25-17
Yorkville (0-1 overall, 0-0 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): Elyse Gleason (2 assists, 12 digs), Natalie Zepeda (7 digs), Emma Martin (3 kills, 4 assists, 3 digs, 1 block).
Next up: Yorkville will play at the Metea Valley tournament Friday and Saturday.
Grayslake Central def Prairie Ridge 25-19, 15-25, 25-21
Prairie Ridge (0-1 overall, 0-0 in the Fox Valley Conference): Adeline Grider (15 kills, 5 digs), Lauren Bruce (7 kills), Tegan Vrbancic (14 digs), Braelyn Berry (16 assists), Hailey Muench (12 assists).
Grayslake Central (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the Northern Lake County Conference): Alivia Salzman (11 assists), Megan Davies (11 assists), Ansley Carlson (13 kills), Amiyah Miller (11 kills).
Grayslake Central coach Arian Colton: “The Rams are starting the 2026 season off on the right foot. While the match was not perfect, we made some critical and impactful changes as the match went on that allowed us to find success. Tonight was a great way for us to see what we are doing well early on and what we need to continue to work to develop and clean up.”
Henry-Senachwine def. Galva 11-25, 25-12, 25-12
Henry-Senachwine (1-0 overall): Audrey Chambers (5 kills, 1 ace, 11 service points, 5 digs), Alaina Sprague (5 service points, 17 digs, 1 assist), Grace Duke (2 kills, 1 dig), Grace Anderson (2 kills, 1 ace, 6 service points, 6 digs, 12 assists), Emma Gaspardo (2 digs), Brynna Anderson (9 kills, 2 aces, 11 service points, 5 digs), Rylee Chaney (2 digs), Whitney Wealer (3 kills, 2 aces, 2 service points, 3 digs, 5 assists).
JV: Galva won 25-22, 25-15
Lake Park def. Schaumburg 27-25, 25-20
Lake Park (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the DuKane Conference): Evelyn Voytek (17 assists, 1.5 blocks, 5 digs, 1 ace), Malia Charse (5 kills, 1 block, 6 digs, 3 aces), Makenna Townsend (3 kills, 7 digs, 1 block, 1 ace), Kaitlyn Grumeretz (4 kills, 2.5 blocks), Tatiana Salazar (5 digs, 2 ace, 1 assist), Isabella Aguinaga (5 kills, .5 blocks, 3 digs), Zoey Houdek (2 digs), Addison Norberg (1 dig).
JV: Lake Park won in 3
Soph: Lake Park won in 2
Freshman: Lake Park “A” lost in 3, Lake Park “B” won in 3
Lakes def. Marian Central Catholic 25-12, 25-18
Marian Central Catholic (0-1 overall, 0-0 in the Chicagoland Christian Conference): Mary Kate Hernon (4 kills, 3 aces, 4 digs), Quinn Midday (1 kill, 1 assist, 1 ace, 2 digs, 3 blocks), Anita Furmanek (6 digs, 4 assists, 1 ace).
JV: Lakes won 25-10, 25-19
Soph: Lakes won 25-12, 25-12
Frosh: Lakes won 25-11, 25-11
LaSalle-Peru def Geneseo 25-21, 22-25, 25-21
LaSalle-Peru (1-0 overall): Aubrey Duttlinger (21 kills, 12 service points), Aubrey Urbanski (10 kills, 7 digs, 10 service points, 20 assists), Maggie Boudreau (4 blocks, 16 service 16 points).
Lexington def. Gardner-South Wilmington won 25-22, 25-16
Lexington (1-0 overall, 0-0 I the Heart of Illinois Conference): Jaclyn Grunloh (5 kills, 5 digs, 1 ace, 6 service points), Gracie Stutzman (4 kills, 6 assists, 9 digs, 1 ace), Macy Frank (6 assists, 3 aces, 8 service points), Tinleigh Miller (8 digs), Brenna Stover (5 digs), Jaelyn Melton (2 blocks, 1 ace, 10 service points), Destanee Cross (1 ace).
Gardner-South Wilmington (0-1 overall, 0-0 in the River Valley Conference): Brynn Christensen (8 kills, 1 dig), Julianna Moats (4 digs), Abby Galass (2 aces, 4 digs), Liv Siano (16 assists, 1 ace, 8 digs), Abbie Olsen (1 kill, 2 digs), Grace Vitko (3 kills, 1 dig), Lily Buck (1 kill, 3 aces, 3 digs), Jaci Wilkey (7 digs), Aubrey Male (2 kills), Leah Olsen (1 kill, 1 ace).
JV:Gardner-South Wilmington won 22-25, 25-21, 15-9
Lockport def. Oswego East 25-15, 25-18
Lockport (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): Kyla Mitchell (8 kills, 3 blocks), Hutsyn Timosciek (7 kills), Natalie Bochantin (15 assists, 1 ace).
Loyola Academy def. Lane Tech 25-13, 25-13
Loyola Academy (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the Girls Catholic Athletic Conference): Karolina Mordasiewicz (8 kills), Audrina Harvey (6 kills, 2 blocks), Kaelyn Pasma (9 kills), Lauren A’Hearn (2 kills), Allison Kilroy (19 assists), Emma Kalamperovic (5 assists), Hannah Kreutz (6 digs), Addi Daigler (12 digs).
Next up: Loyola Academy will compete in the Plainfield North Crimson Classic this weekend taking on Prospect at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Massac County def. Ballard Memorial (Kentucky) 25-16, 20-25, 25-23
Massac County (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference): Logann Miller (15 kills, 6 blocks, 1 ace), Sadie Kaylor (29 assists, 1 ace), Maia Jones (5 kills, 2 blocks), Kaylee Jones (4 kills, 13 digs, 1 ace), Aubrey Etheridge (2 kills, 4 blocks), Rachel Brown (3 digs, 3 aces), Selena Graves (5 kills, 5 digs), Alyssa Towery (20 digs), Harley Durham (8 digs, 1 ace).
Ballard Memorial (4-1 overall).
Next up: Massac County hosts Marion on Tuesday with freshman beginning at 5:00 p.m..
Metamora def. Eureka 19-25, 25-21, 27-25
Metamora (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the Mid-Illini Conference): Campbell Brown (15 kills), Ella Miller (33 assists, 3 aces), Grace Johns (1 block), Hannah Spangler (1 block), Junie Wagoner (18 digs, 3 aces).
Eureka (0-1 overall): Ellie Payne (21 assists; 2 aces; 6 digs), Chloe Williams (3 blocks), Emme Otto (5 kills, 2 blocks), Anika Schrock (5 kills), Natalie Wierenga (5 kills, 2 blocks).
JV: Metamora won 18-25, 25-11, 15-8
Frosh: Eureka won 25-21, 26-24
Milledgeville def. Scales Mound 25-21, 25-18
Milledgeville (1-0 overall): Ava Dodson (5 kills, 5 digs), Kennedy Livengood (4 kills, 2 digs), Claire Ottens (2 kills), Lexis Grenoble (13 assists), Elaina Pilgrim (6 digs, 1 ace).
Milledgeville coach Kurt Follk: “With the victory, the Lady Missiles open the season on a strong note.”
Monmouth-Roseville def. Ridgewood 25-18, 25-18
Monmouth-Roseville (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the Three Rivers Conference): Carmyn Way (4 digs, 5 kills, 4 aces, 1 block), Reese Anderson (4 digs, 6 assists), Alayna Riley (4 kills), Emily Stockdale (8 assists).
JV 1: Monmouth-Roseville won 25-16, 25-15
JV 2: Ridgewood won in 3 sets
Morton def. Peoria Notre Dame 25-23, 25-13
Morton (1-0 overall): Leigha Kempf (2 aces), Rebekah Stock (16 kills), Abby VanMeenen (9 kills, 2 blocks), Claire Ceresa (13 assists).
Peoria Notre Dame (0-1 overall): Sydney Huser (1 ace), Lilly Dries (12 digs), Violet Gardner (5 kills, 3 blocks, 1 ace), Whitney Parks (7 assists, 5 digs), Lauren Leustek (7 kills).
Newark def. Moline 27-25, 25-20
Newark (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the Little Ten Conference): Rylie Carlson (8 kills, 8 digs), Zoey Carlson (4 kills, 3 blocks, 9 digs), Ella Bromeland (2 kills, 6 assists, 3 aces), Taylor Jeffers (8 assists, 1 ace), Cayla Pottinger (14 digs).
JV: Moline won
Frosh: Moline won
Next up: Newark hosts Marquette on Thursday.
Niles West def. Warren 20-25, 26-24, 25-17
Niles West (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the Central Suburban League): Mira Dotlich (7 kills), Sydney Ordower (7 kills, 2 aces), Claire Stewart (6 kills). Sydney also had 2 aces.
Oblong def. Tri-County 25-19, 25-23
Tri-County (0-1 overall): Addi Heltsley (1 ace, 5 assists, 3 digs),Rylee Hill (2 aces, 1 block), Cara Phillips (1 kill, 1 assist, 1 block), Brookelyn Gough (1 kill, 3 assists, 1 block), Taylor Williams (3 kills, 1 block, 9 digs), Kenzie Willison (7 digs), Alexis Connely (2 kills).
JV: Oblong won 27-25, 26-24
Stagg def. Oak Lawn 25-16, 25-15
Oak Lawn (0-1 overall, 0-0 in the South Suburban Conference): Maggie Mitchell (11 digs, 1 ace), Daphne Fortner (5 kills, 4 digs), Aubrey Anderson (4 kills, 3 digs), Iza Gruszka (4 kills), Sara Nassar (8 assists, 2 digs), Angelica Ziaja (7 assists, 2 digs).
Stevenson def. Barrington 17-25, 25-18, 25-23
Barrington ( 0-1 overall, 0-0 in the Mid-Suburban League): Kalyn Brookbank (19 kills, 10 digs, 2 aces), Maddie Black ( 10 kills, 1 dig), Alessandra Mirkovich ( 2 kills), Eve Adler (36 assists, 4 digs), Toni Rojas (15 digs, 2 aces), Kinley Shinhoster (3 digs, 3 aces), Lexi Szlezak ( 5 kills, 4 digs), Anya Dunstan (1 block, 1 kill), Julia Schmidts (2 service points), Scout Matiyow (1 ace, 1 dig).
Stevenson (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the North Suburban Conference): Abby Inman (11 kills, 5 digs), Ryler Bondad (11 assists, 4 digs), Jane Tan (3 aces, 17 assists, 3 digs), Audri Linnane (2 kills, 1 block), Maya Patryarcha (6 kills, 2 blocks), Cate Taborek (4 kills, 2 blocks), Lydia Fakhoury (5 kills), Priscilla Weisner (5 digs), Zuzanna Wal (5 digs), Lydia Meng (2 kills, 2 blocks 2 digs).
Teutopolis def. Casey-Westfield 25-21, 25-15
Teutopolis (1-0 overall): Ella Willenborg (5 digs, 3 aces), Ella Tarter (9 digs, 1 assist), Brittney Swingler (3 kills, 1 block, 10 digs, 14 assists), Gabby Tegler (7 kills, 1 block, 11 digs, 1 assist, 1 ace), Clara Mette (17 digs, 2 aces, 6 service points), Emma Isley (1 kill), Elise Pals (4 kills, 2 blocks, 2 assists), Madison Probst (1 kill, 1 block), Addison Meyer (2 kills, 3 blocks), Marie Zumbahlen (7 kills, 2 aces, 3 service points).
JV: Teutopolis won 25-15, 25-14
Fresh/soph: Teutopolis won 25-13, 25-20
Next up: Teutopolis hosts Olney on Tuesday.
Wheaton Warrenville South def. South Elgin 25-11,25-19
Wheaton Warrenville South (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the DuKane Conference): Alison Coyne (12 assists, 11 kills), Khloe Dudick (9 kills, 6 digs, 2 aces, 1 block), Lina Mieliauskaite (6 kills, 4 aces, 12 digs), Maggie Nikischer (13 digs), Mia Kantowski (15 assists, 2 aces), Willow Boecker (3 kills, 2 aces).
Willowbrook def. Walter Payton 25-16, 25-18
Willowbrook (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the West Suburban Gold): Melanie Marinier (13 assists, 5 digs, 1 kill), Lily Rich (2 digs), Quintia Stallworth (1 kill, 2 digs), Matea Mockler (2 digs), Tess Doyle (1 ace, 11 digs), Maggie Hurley (2 aces, 10 kills), Tessa Burritt (2 kills, 1 block), Darcy Hurley (3 aces, 5 kills, 1 dig), Lucy Franz (4 kills, 1 block, 3 digs), Evelyn Lammers (2 kills, 4 digs), Paige Marinier (12 assists, 1 dig).
York def. Timothy Christian 25-18, 25-14
Timothy Christian (0-1 overall, 0-0 in the Chicagoland Christian Conference): Mia VanHekken (7 kills, 1 ace), Audrey Williams (6 kills), Maddie Rudman (4 kills), Avery Tazelaar (1 kill), Peyton Dorsey (1 kill, 2 assists), Sophie Kwak (1 kill, 16 assists), Kate Vogelzang (1 assist, 8 digs), Alexis Brandsma (7 digs).