Monday, November 8 IHSA supersectionals
(In bracket order)
Class 1A
At New Berlin
Athens (33-6) def. (Decatur) Unity Christian (34-6) 25-18, 17-25, 25-18
At Brimfield
Illini Bluffs (30-4) def. Newark (35-6) 25-17, 25-21
Newark (35-6 overall, 8-1 in the Little Ten Conference): Zoey Carlson (11 kills, 3 blocks), Rylie Carlson (6 kills, 10 digs), Taylor Jeffers (13 assists), Ella Bromeland (6 assists).
Note: Newark is the sixth team in program history to reach a supersectional.
Newark coach PJ McKinney: I am very proud of our accomplishments during the 2026 season.”
At Rockford Christian
Stockton (36-2) def. Schaumburg Christian (26-4) 25-16, 25-15
At Okawville
Okawville (26-12) def. Norris City-Omaha-Enfield (32-7) 27-25, 25-20
Friday, November 13 semifinals
Athens (33-6) vs. Illini Bluffs (30-4), 8:00 a.m.
Stockton (36-2) vs. Okawville (26-12), 10:30 a.m.
Class 2A
At Nashville
Breese Central (28-9) def. Red Bud (32-8) 25-14, 26-24
At Pleasant Plains
Rochester (32-7) def. Quincy Notre Dame (27-13) 24-26, 25-17, 25-20
At Mendota
Richmond-Burton (38-2) def. Westmont (30-5) 25-13, 25-12
Richmond-Burton (38-2 overall, 14-0 in the Kishwaukee River Conference): Dani Hopp (14 kills, 4 digs), Josie Franckowiak (21 assists, 2 digs, 1 block), Mia Furlan (6 kills, 1 dig), Blakely Sterbenz (3 aces, 1 dig), Lanee Cooley (2 aces, 5 digs), Malorie Komar (2 aces, 6 digs), Reagan Wisniewski (2 aces, 1 dig), Addy Woods (1 ace, 5 digs), Bri Shufelt (1 kill, 2 blocks), Helaina Thibadeau (1 kill, 1 block), Sophie Nelson (1 kill).
Note: Richmond-Burton is going to the State Finals at CEFCU Arena in Normal for the first time since 2012. The win sets a school record for victories in a season, passing the 37 wins by the 2012 team that finished second in Class 3A. The Rockets have won all five of their postseason matches without dropping a set.
At Seneca
(Downs) Tri-Valley (30-3) def. Manteno (37-2) 25-15, 25-19
Friday, November 13 semifinals
Breese Central (28-9) vs. Rochester (32-7), 12 noon
Richmond-Burton (39-2) vs. (Downs) Tri-Valley (30-3), 1:30 p.m.
Class 3A
At (Elmhurst) Timothy Christian
Geneva (30-10) def. Lake Forest (17-18)25-17, 25-13
Geneva (30-10 overall, 6-1 in the DuKane Conference): Ally Stevenson (17 assists, 1 kill, 1 ace), Zori Malone (7 kills, 2 aces), Evie Ross (2 aces), Emma Peterson (9 kills, 1 ace), Charlotte Otto (3 kills), Teagan Lee (4 kills, 1 block).
Lake Forest (17-18 overall, 4-3 in the North Suburban Conference): Kayla Lim (4 assists), Abby Uhart (1 ace), Bella Goldfayn (1 kill, 3 blocks), Sophia Yelissev (3 kills), Lily Lamp (6 assists), Emma Helmer (2 kills), Jasmine Kotleski (1 kill), Vivian Whiteside (2 kills).
At (Darien) Hinsdale South
Nazareth Academy (27-13) def. Lemont (27-12) 25-22, 12-25, 25-16
At LaSalle-Peru
Crystal Lake South (27-11) def. Washington (26-12) 25-12, 20-25, 25-18
Crystal Lake South (27-11 overall, 13-5 in the Fox Valley Conference): Logan Georgy (14 kills, 3 blocks), Jo Kruzolek (9 kills), Bobbi Wire (8 kills, 10 digs), Peyton Ziegler (28 assists, 2 aces), Layla Addison (10 digs, 2 aces), Makayla Westermann (4 blocks).
At Jacksonville
Mascoutah (36-4) def. Normal West (31-9) 25-20, 25-13
Normal West (31-9 overall, 9-0 in the Big Twelve Conference): Eden Hafermann (7 kills, 8 digs, 1 ace), Allie Hernandez (6 assists).
Friday, November 13 semifinals
Geneva (30-10) vs. Nazareth Academy (27-13), 4:00 p.m.
Crystal Lake South (27-11) vs. Mascoutah (36-4), 5:30 p.m.
Class 4A
At (LaGrange) Lyons Township
Mother McAuley (36-4) def. Downers Grove North (29-10) 25-12, 19-25, 25-22
Mother McAuley (36-4 overall, 5-1 in the Girls Catholic Athletic Conference Red): Payton Heatherly (31 assists, 10 service points, 2 kills, 2 aces), Keira McQuillan (12 kills, 9 service points, 1 ace), Jayce Prohaska (10 kills, 5 service points, 1 block). Riley Wilson (4 kills), Chyla Jukes (4 kills, 2 blocks), Alyson Cahill (3 kills, 1 block), Ava Calle (6 service points, 1 ace), Natalie DeMatteo (3 service points, 2 aces).
Downers Grove North (29-10 overall, 4-2 in the West Suburban Silver): Nicole Liu (17 kills, 12 digs), Ellery Cabaj (21 assists, 25 digs, 7 service points, 2 kills, 2 aces, 2 blocks), Brynne Burkhart (7 kills, 5 service points, 2 aces, 10 digs), Sienna Shelton (5 kills), Angelika Krob (16 digs, 5 service points, 4 assists, 1 ace), Madi Mastalarz (8 assists, 4 service points, 1 ace), Samantha Hancock (5 kills, 4 blocks).
At (Winnetka) New Trier
Oak Park-River Forest (27-8) def. Loyola Academy (25-15) 25-20, 22-25, 25-17
At (Richton Park) Rich Township
Joliet West (37-3) def. Lockport (34-6) 16-25, 25-16, 25-22
Lockport (34-6 overall, 8-0 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): Hutsyn Timosciek (16 kills), Quinn Higham (10 kills), Kyla Mitchell (8 kills, 3 blocks), Natalie Bochantin (22 assists), Malley Green (9 assists, 1 ace) Emma Consigny (10 digs).
Joliet West (37-3 overall, 11-0 in the Southwest Prairie Conference): Lexie Grevengoed (12 kills, 4 blocks, 2 aces), Julia Adams (33 assists, kill), Na’Riah Autman (11 kills), Cassidee Cartwright (8 kills), Penny Wagner (4 blocks, kill), Lily Swan (8 digs).
At (Palatine) Fremd
Libertyville (39-1) def. St. Charles North (25-15) 25-20, 25-20
Libertyville (39-1 overall, 7-0 in the North Suburban Conference): Elle Knight (8 kills, 3 blocks, 1 ace), Emmi Zovistoski (7 kills, 6 digs, 1 block), Vivian Lang (5 kills), Carsen Sesi (3 kills, 3 digs), Brynn Colton (14 assists, 3 blocks, 2 kills, 3 digs), Hailie Knight (2 kills, 3 blocks), Liz Galloway (2 kills, 2 blocks), Charlie Fleegle (12 digs, 4 assists, 2 aces), Mairead Fleming (5 assists, 5 digs), Romy Fleegle (6 digs, 1 ace), Ella Obourn (3 digs).
Friday, November 13 semifinals
Mother McAuley (36-4) vs. Oak Park-River Forest (27-8), 7:00 p.m.
Joliet West (37-3) vs. Libertyville, (39-1), 8:30 p.m.