Saturday, October 26 results
At Normal U-High
Normal U-High def. Sterling 25-18, 25-18
Sterling def. Belleville Althoff 25-18, 25-18
Belleville Althoff def. Normal U-High 25-22, 22-25, 25-23
Sterling (29-6 overall): Brook Borum (16 kills, 21 digs, 2 aces), Bree Borum (12 kills, 5 blocks, 24 assists), Grace Gould (8 kills, 2 aces), Lexi Rodriguez (31 digs, 8 assists), Kierra Collins (7 blocks).
Normal U-High (29-6 overall): Isabel Schaefbauer (20 kills, 27 assists, 15 digs), Alayna Crabtree (14 kills, 22 digs), Lily Barry (17 kills, 14 digs), Logan Murray (14 digs), Maycie Welborn (6 kills, 8 blocks), Kendall Burk (7 kills, 23 assists).
At Lake Park
Hersey def. Bartlett 25-18, 25-16
Hersey def. Lake Park 25-16, 22-25, 15-9
Hersey def. Dundee-Crown 25-15, 25-13
Edwardsville def. Hersey 25-23, 25-16
Fremd def. Hersey 26-27, 25-19, 15-8 (third place)
Hersey (27-8 overall): Kati Kaburov (44 kills, 9 aces, 37 digs, 4 blocks), Nora Zielke (23 kills, 1 ace, 5 blocks, 25 digs), Kaiya Eshoo (3 kills, 4 aces, 22 digs, 73 assists), Juliette Vandenherik (26 kills, 1 ace, 9 blocks), Janine Boyan (22 kills, 17 blocks), Olivia Mellen (6 aces 76 digs), Kate Lubbe (14 kills, 8 blocks), Allie Korba (20 digs, 46 assists), Victoria Babinski (7 kills, 6 blocks, 5 digs), Morgan Breden (2 blocks), Sydney Pape (2 blocks).
Hersey coach Nancy Lill: “We experimented with our lineup some to prepare for the postseason. We are hoping to get (libero) Maddie Mullin back for the playoffs. She suffered a concussion in the conference championship this past week. We played some tough matches which was good preparation for the postseason.”
Edwardsville def. Joliet West 25-16, 25-19 (championship)
At Ashton-Franklin Center
Polo def. Sterling JV 25-12, 25-16
Polo def. Leland 25-8, 25-18
Polo def. Ottawa Marquette JV 25-18, 25-13
Serena def. Polo 25-15, 23-25, 25-10
Polo: Nicole Boelens (10 aces, 20 kills, 1 block, 31 digs), Becca Wagner (9 aces, 21 kills, 3 blocks, 1 assist, 21 digs), Marah Blake (2 aces, 10 kills, 6 blocks, 2 assists, 16 digs), Addy Grobe (2 aces, 9 kills, 1 block, 4 digs), Alex Dusing (8 aces, 11 kills, 1 block, 13 assists, 5 digs), Izzy Sellers (6 digs), Mallory Patterson (3 aces, 15 kills, 1 block, 32 assists, 11 digs), Natalie Nelson (3 aces, 19 assists, 9 digs).
Serena def. Somonauk 25-19, 25-15
Ashton-Franklin Center def. Somonauk 25-19, 25-18
Somonauk def. Hiawatha 25-14, 25-22
Marquette JV def. Somonauk 25-14, 25-17
Somonauk (9-14-2 overall, 4-4 in the Little Ten): Katelynn Tripp (5 aces, 20 kills, 16 digs), McKenna Dayhuff (21 kills, 5 digs), Sydney Johnson (7 kills, 33 assists, 15 digs).
Note: Somonauk took third in pool play, then lost to Marquette JV.
At Stillman Valley
Fulton def, Indian Creek 20-10, 20-14
Stillman Valley def. Indian Creek 20-18, 20-17
Indian Creek def. Warren 20-16, 20-13
Stillman Valley def. Indian Creek 20-11, 16-20, 15-10
Indian Creek (14-19-1 overall, 6-2 in the Little Ten): Trysta Foster (1 ace, 35 digs, 23 kills), Audrey Hulthen (32 assists), Audrey Witte (2 aces, 23 digs, 13 kills), Emily Astling (24 kills, 3 blocks), Kaitlyn Frazier ( 29 digs).
At Quincy Notre Dame
Decatur St. Teresa def. Quincy Notre Dame 25-17, 18-25, 15-4 (semifinal)
Decatur St. Teresa def. Breese Mater Dei 25-14, 25-23 (championship)
Final standings
1. Decatur St. Teresa 4-0
2. Breese Mater Dei 3-1
3. Quincy Notre Dame 3-1
4. Gateway Academy 2-2
Pleasant Plains 3-1 (won Silver bracket)
Hartsburg-Emden 2-2 (second place Silver bracket)
West Prairie 2-2 (won Bronze bracket)