Class 1A
At Effingham St. Anthony
Decatur St. Teresa def. Altamont 25-14, 25-13
Windsor-Stewardson-Strasburg def. Louisville North Clay 25-8, 25-14
At Farmer City
Flanagan-Cornell def. Cissna Park 25-22 26-28 25-14
Flanagan-Cornell (24-11-1 overall, 8-4 in the Heart of Illinois): Rachel Harrison (4 kills, 15 digs, 1 ace), Madelyn Forney (26 assists, 9 digs, 2 kills, 1 ace), Molly Garretson (7 digs, 5 kills), McKenna Roth (9 kills, 3 blocks, 5 digs, 1 ace), Kayla VanWeelden (2 aces, 9 kills, 4 blocks, 3 digs), Regan Reed (2 aces, 4 kills, 10 digs).
At Jacksonville Routt
Jacksonville Routt def. Payson-Seymour 31-33, 25-23, 25-21
Payson-Seymour (28-10): Riley Epperson (21 kills, 15 digs), Cassie Eidson (27 assists), Lauryn Hinthorne (12 digs), Tori Schieferdecker (13 digs).
Payson-Seymour coach Teresa Loos-Tedrow: “It was a hard-fought match. Very close. Two great teams.”
Mt. Pulaski def. Mendon Unity 25-11, 25-14
At Peoria Heights
No. 21 Hartsburg-Emdem def. Annawan 25-9, 25-14
Kewanee Wethersfield def. Lewistown 25-23, 25-13
At Polo
No. 20 Durand def. Eastland 25-20, 25-17
Durand (34-2 overall, 13-0 in the Upstate Illini Conference): Marissa Kelsey (16 assists, 18 digs), McKenzie Damon (8 kills, 5 digs), Katie Nevdal (4 kills, 6 digs), Jaci Damon (8 digs), Hannah Proctor (5 kills, 3 blocks), Jenna Damon (15 digs).
Durand coach Molly Kelsey: “We played extremely scrappy defense tonight. Eastland was targeting our right back and we were able to adjust to out-of-system balls. Everyone stepped up their game and we handled their game plan in order to get the win.”
Sterling Newman def. Stockton 28-26, 25-23
At Serena
Aurora Christian def. Illinois Lutheran 25-18, 25-10
No. 19 Newark def. St. Francis de Sales 25-6, 25-4
At Thompsonville
Grayville def. Cobden 25-14, 25-22
No. 22 Norris City-Omaha-Enfield def. Carrier Mills-Stonefort 25-6, 25-15
At Valmeyer
Father McGivney def. Lebanon 15-25, 25-22, 25-14
Waterloo Gibault def. Greenfield 26-24, 25-17
Class 2A
At Beecher
Chicago Christian def. Beecher 25-16, 25-19
Chicago Christian (22-16): Logan Grevengoed (9 kills), Summer Clark (5 kills, 4 aces).
Seneca vs. Westmont
At Bismarck-Henning
St. Joseph-Ogden def. Minonk Fieldcrest 25-12, 25-21
St. Thomas More def. El Paso-Gridley 25-13, 25-12
At Monmouth United
Eureka def. Bureau Valley 25-17, 25-12
Deer Creek-Mackinaw def. West Central 25-19, 25-12
At Port Byron Riverdale
Lena-Winslow def. Orion 25-17, 25-17
Lena-Winslow (33-5): Jenna Bidingmaier (2 aces, 14 assists, 5 digs), Paige Sowie-Diffend (4 digs), Ana Zinke (6 kills, 1 block, 1 dig), Olivia Matz (1 kill, 1 dig), Jaden Julius (1 ace, 6 kills, 3 blocks, 6 assists, 4 digs), Madilyn Schultz (5 kills, 7 digs), Megan Packard (2 kills, 2 blocks, 3 digs), Jenna Zeal (12 digs), Sadie Mowery (1 kill, 1 dig).
Galena def. Forreston 29-27, 25-21
At Red Bud
Carlyle def. DuQuoin 25-14, 25-21
Nashville def. Staunton 25-21, 25-19
At River Grove Guerin
IC Catholic Prep def. Holy Trinity 25-8, 25-10
Harvest Christian def. DePaul Prep 25-18, 25-17
At Riverton
Pleasant Plains def. Williamsville 25-11, 25-21
Maroa-Forsyth def. New Berlin 25-15, 25-17
At Toledo Cumberland
Pana def. Edwards County 25-23, 25-23
Fairfield def. Teutopolis 25-20, 15-25, 25-23
Class 3A
At Brooks
(Chicago) Agricultural Science def. Oak Forest 10-25, 25-22, 25-23
St. Laurence def. Chicago U-High 25-18, 25-14
At Chicago Latin
Latin def. Hancock 25-2, 25-7
Payton def. Westinghouse 25-11, 25-11
At Chillicothe IVC
Morton def. Geneseo 25-21, 25-12
LaSalle-Peru def. No. 16 Quincy Notre Dame 25-14, 19-25, 28-26
At Coal City
No. 25 Joliet Catholic def. Champaign Central 25-27, 25-19, 25-20
Joliet Catholic (25-13): Emily Holbrook (18 kills, 13 digs, 5 service points), Jillian Gray (13 kills, 17 digs, 6 service points, 3 blocks), Sophie Krzysciak (9 kills, 6 service points, 1 ace, 5 digs, 2 assists, 1 block), Bella Ray (5 kills, 3 blocks), Ryan Hinshaw (35 assists, 9 service points, 2 aces, 6 digs), Molly Hibner (11 digs, 6 points), Noelle Chovanec (3 points), Emma Tacchia (1 block).
Note: Joliet Catholic improved to 13-2 in its last 15 matches and reached the 25-win mark for the 14th time in 19 seasons under Coach Chris Scheibe. Joliet Catholic will be playing for the 13th sectional title in program history and the 10th under Scheibe. Champaign Central closed out the season with a 28-9 record.
Normal U-High def. Providence 25-11, 25-14
At Glenbard South
No. 15 Montini def. Trinity 25-18, 26-24
St. Francis def. No. 4 Nazareth 25-20, 24-26, 25-19
At Mascoutah
Breese Mater Dei def. Murphysboro 25-16, 25-14
No. 9 Belleville Althoff def. Carbondale 25-17, 25-15
At Sacred Heart Griffin
Mt. Zion def. Effingham 25-23, 25-17
Taylorville def. Highland 25-15, 25-13
At Woodstock North
No. 8 Sterling def. Woodstock North 25-11, 25-14
Kaneland def. Carmel 18-25, 25-20, 25-20
Class 4A
At Bloomington
No. 17 O’Fallon def. Edwardsville 25-18, 25-20
No. 10 Bloomington def. Normal Community West 25-19, 25-19
At Blue Island Eisenhower
No. 1 Marist def. No. 24 Mother McAuley 25-16, 25-14
No. 7 Marian Catholic def. No. 6 Sandburg 22-25, 25-16, 25-19
At De La Salle
St. Ignatius def. Fenwick 25-19, 25-17
Whitney Young def. Oak Park-River Forest 23-25, 25-18, 25-22
At Elmhurst York
Downers Grove North def. No. 14 Glenbard East 25-16, 25-21
York def. Lyons 23-25, 25-15, 25-20
At Grayslake Central
Prairie Ridge def. Warren 25-15, 25-14
No. 11 Crystal Lake Central def. Stevenson 25-13, 25-10
At Huntley
St. Charles East def. No. 18 Belvidere North 25-20, 25-27, 25-19
No. 3 Huntley def. No. 5 St. Charles North 23025, 25-21, 25-21
At Plainfield North
No. 2 Benet def. Waubonsie Valley 22-25, 25-13, 25-21
Waubonsie Valley (24-14): Katie Krueger (16 digs), Elenzie France (9 kills), Jessica Molina (18 assists), Trinity Evans (8 kills), Gabi Croll (8 kills), Melissa Walden (8 kills, 10 assists).
Benet (33-5): Hattie Monson (19 digs), Kyla Kenney (7 kills), Valentina Tabares (4 kills, 2 blocks), Caitlin Wepfer (6 kills, 4 blocks), Ally Van Eekeren (22 assists), Ann Marie Remmes (5 kills), Rachel Muisenga (4 kills, 2 aces).
No. 13 Naperville North def. Lockport 25-10, 25-17
Lockport (28-10): Taylor Morgan (3 kills), Becca Oldendorf (4 kills), Jill Hook (19 digs), Hannah Pacheco (9 assists, 1 ace), Leena Ajibola (4 kills, 2 blocks).
Naperville North (31-6): Linnea Dale (5 kills, 2 blocks), Kayla Griesbach (5 kills, 13 digs), Ellie Hall (7 kills), Ashley Kushner (13 digs), Sarah Kushner (8 kills, 6 digs), Molly Russell (8 digs), Grace Selman (22 assists, 8 digs).
At Wilmette Loyola
Loyola Academy def. Hersey 19-25, 26-24, 25-18
Hersey (28-10): Kati Kaburov (13 kills, 1 ace, 15 digs, 2 blocks), Alessia Olhava (7 kills, 15 digs, 1 block), Kaiya Eshoo (31 assists, 11 digs,1 kill), Juliette Vandenherik (5 kills, 2 blocks), Janine Boyan (4 kills, 2 blocks), Maddie Mullin (19 digs), Karolina Wojdacz (15 digs, 1 ace, 1 kill), Kate Lubbe (1 kill).
Hersey coach Nancy Lill: “We led 24-20 in Game 2 after winning Game 1, but Loyola fought off 4 match points to come from behind to win the second set. We gave it everything we had but Loyola overpowered us and made fewer errors in the third set. It was a match filled with great defense and long, hard-fought rallies. With only one senior starter (Alessia Olhava), the Huskies have a lot to be excited about for next year.”
Fremd def. New Trier 23-25, 25-19, 26-24
Fremd (31-7): Heidi Sayre (14 kills, 2 blocks), Peyton Hooker (11 kills, 1 block), Rylen Reid (6 kills, 6 aces, 1 block), Rian Baker (12 assists, 2 aces), Lydia Van Ark (16 assists, 6 digs), Maddie Aichinger (21 digs, 2 aces).