Saturday, June 12 results
Sectional semifinals (in bracket order)
Marist Sectional
Marist def. Homewood-Flossmoor 25-16, 25-10
Lincoln-Way East def. Sandburg 25-15, 20-25, 25-23
Minooka Sectional
At Belleville West
Edwardsville def. O’Fallon 27-25, 20-25, 25-20
At Minooka
Lockport def. Lincoln-Way West 25-21, 23-25, 25-13
Lockport (21-3): Matt Arens (21 kills), Braeden Goebbert (5 kills, 2 blocks), Carter Steffgen (15 digs), Evan Dziadkowiec (33 assists, 2 aces,1 block).
Note: Lockport advances to the Sweet 16 for the second time in school history.
Northbrook Sectional
Glenbrook North def. Deerfield 25-22, 25-16
Glenbrook South def. Loyola 25-19, 26-24
Loyola (29-8 overall): Michael Tilmont (7 kills), Sebastian Park (3 kills), Dawson Kimbell (3 kills, 2 blocks), Mark Gonzalez (3 blocks), Roan Regnier (14 assists, 4 kills).
Loyola coach Lionel Ebeling: “Grateful for a season and blessed to coach a fantastic group of guys.”
Vernon Hills Sectional
Zion-Benton def. Hononegah 25-22, 25-20
Vernon Hills def. Rockford Guilford 25-18, 25-19
Vernon Hills (32-1 overall): Jack McDonald (8 kills, 3 digs, 2 blocks), Tony Mischiara (5 kills), Erik Giezycki (9 assists, 3 aces), Kevin Schumacher (11 assists, 1 ace, 7 digs), Jeff Altmark (10 digs), Anthony Viviano (3 kills), Ryan Ellis (4 kills).
Vernon Hills coach Chris Curry: We played a much better match today, much more under control. And, honestly, the guys were just a lot looser. Kevin was back to the setter he’s been all year. Viviano came in and gave us a great spark off the bench when we needed it. His hitting was tremendous.”
St. Rita Sectional
St. Rita def. Argo 25-20, 25-16
St. Rita (18-7): Danny Chambers (24 assists, 2 aces), Jimmy Sanders (16 digs), Zach Carroll (9 kills, 2 aces), Ryne Jacobsen (5 kills), Charlie Flynn (4 kills), Mark Erdmann (4 kills).
Brother Rice def. Lyons 25-20, 16-25, 25-20
Hinsdale Central Sectional
Hinsdale Central def. St. Francis 22-25,7-25, 25-22
Glenbard West def. Downers Grove South 25-20, 26-24
Glenbard West (33-2 overall): Tommy Lohman (21 assists, 2 blocks, 5 digs, 2 kills, 1 ace), Danny Pasinski (6 kills, 2 digs, 2 blocks), Gavin Swartz (5 kills, 5 digs), Nick Jones (3 kills, 1 block, 1 dig), Danny Dorsey (4 kills, 2 blocks), Parker Moorhead (2 kills, 2 blocks, 1 dig), Kenny Gibson (7 digs), Sam Alles (4 digs), Zach Noland (3 digs).
Lake Park Sectional
Lake Park def. Buffalo Grove 25-19, 25-13
Glenbard North def. Fremd 25-20, 25-13
Fremd (12-5 overall, 8-2 in the Mid-Suburban West): Aaron Sallade (6 kills, 1 ace), Marcin Warzecha (2 blocks), Greg Harmon (3 kills, 1 block, 3 digs), Matt Caro (4 digs), Marco Boscolo (20 assists), Camden Seaver (3 kills, 5 digs), Ethan Wang (1 block).
Latin Sectional
Lane Tech def. Jones College Prep 25-18, 13-25, 25-21
Oak Park-River Forest def. Latin 25-16, 25-15
