Saturday, September 8 results

Flanagan-Cornell won the Sandwich tournament by defeating the hosts in the championship match. Pictured are (front row, left to right): Allyson Howell, Alexis Howell, Regan Reed, Molly Garretdon, Rosalee Zehr, Jordan Crutcher and Madelyn Forney; and (back row, left to right): Kaleigh White, Jadyn Bayer, Payton Zimmerman, Kayla VanWeelden, Baleigh Watson, McKenna Roth and Rachel Harrison.

Effingham Crossroads Classic

St. Louis Visitation def. Massac County 25-22, 25-15
Wheaton St. Francis def. Massac County 25-23, 25-17
Effingham def. Massac County 20-25, 26-24, 16-14
Moline def. Massac County 25-17, 25-16
Massac County def. Dieterich 25-14, 25-10
Massac County (9-6): Brooke Stepter (86 digs), Becca Jackson (16 blocks), Bailey Duckworth (69 assists), Madison Miller (30 digs), Jessie Lewis (31 kills), Kara Womack (2 assists), Cali McCraw (17 blocks), Jenna Bunting (39 digs), Madison Hammonds (27 digs).


At Geneseo

Geneseo def. Kewanee 25-17, 25-6
Geneseo def. Mercer County 25-14, 25-13
Geneseo def. Annawan 25-15, 25-13
Wethersfield def. Geneseo 16-25, 31-29, 15-13 (championship)
Geneseo (9-2): Maggi Weller (4 aces, 48 digs), Elli Weller (4 aces, 36 digs), Keeli Frerichs (11 aces, 18 digs), Maddi Barickman (6 aces, 5 blocks, 77 assists, 18 digs), Rachel Daniels (21 digs), Abbi Barickman (28 kills, 7 digs), Hannah Adams (2 aces, 5 assists), Emily Pobanz (21 kills, 13 digs), Alex Horne (10 kills, 9 blocks), Hannah Himmelman (1 ace, 22 kills, 8 blocks, 6 digs).

Note: Geneseo’s Elli Weller and Hannah Himmelman (pictured) were named to the all-tournament team.


Leyden Invitational

Willowbrook def. Taft 26-24, 25-18
Lane Tech def. Willowbrook 27-25, 26-27
Willowbrook def. Walter Payton 25-12, 25-22
Willowbrook def. Leyden 25-19, 25-19
Willowbrook def. Conant 25-20, 25-20
Willowbrook (6-9 overall, 1-0 in West Suburban Gold).

Conant def. Leyden 25-21, 25-15
Walter Payton def. Leyden 21-25, 25-22, 15-12
Leyden def. Taft 27-26, 25-20
Willowbrook def. Leyden 25-19, 25-19
Lane Tech def. Leyden 25-22, 27-26
Leyden: Destiny Corral (35 kills, 3 aces), Bea Verin (41 digs, 9 aces), Jailynn Bravo (10 kills), Summer Mohammad (12 kills, 2 aces), Jocelyn Escamilla (60 assists, 8 aces).

Final standings
1. Lane Tech
2. Willowbrook
3. Taft
4. Conant
5. Payton
6. Leyden


At Mahomet-Seymour

Rantoul def. Urbana 25-22, 25-15
Rantoul def. Southeast 25-13, 25-13
St. Anthony def. Rantoul 28-26, 25-19
Mattoon def. Rantoul 25-15, 26-24
Central def. Rantoul 25-23, 25-17
Rantoul: Alexia Sherrick (2 aces, 10 kills, 1 block ,4 assists, 37 digs), Jade Mosley (3 aces, 28 digs), Joselyn Rodriguez (7 aces, 2 kills, 13 assists, 10 digs), Madison Palmer (3 blocks, 5 digs), Tanaya Young (5 aces, 20 kills, 23 digs), Bella Shields (6 kills, 2 blocks, 55 assists, 23 digs), Myejoi Williams (1 ace, 30 kills, 7 blocks, 9 digs), Sabrina Fullencamp (11 kills, 3 blocks, 2 digs).


At Mascoutah

Pool play 
Grayslake Central def. Janesville-Craig 25-20, 25-23
Grayslake Central def. Rockford Auburn 25-21, 25-22
Pekin def. Grayslake Central 25-21, 25-23
Gold bracket
Antioch def. Grayslake Central 25-21, 25-19
Grayslake Central d. Rockford Jefferson 25-22, 25-20 (third place) 
Grayslake Central (13-8): Taylor Hindman (27 kills), Casidy Beshel (22 kills, 4 blocks), Elisa Koshy (20 kills, 9 aces, 5 blocks, 50 assists), Kate Bullman (13 kills, 7 blocks), Avery Guenther (22 assists), Abby Marassa (40 digs). 


Sandwich Tournament

Pool play
Flanagan-Cornell def. Reed-Custer High School 21-14, 21-17
Flanagan-Cornell def. Harvard High School 21-7, 21-10
Sandwich def. Flanagan-Cornell 10-21, 21-16, 16-14
Semifinal
Flanagan-Cornell def. Plano 21-9, 20-22, 15-9
Championship
Flanagan-Cornell def. Sandwich 21-17, 15-21, 15-6
Flanagan-Cornell (10-6-1 overall, 1-1 in the Heart of Illinois): Rachel Harrison (28 kills, 16 digs, 5 aces), Kayla VanWeelden (8 blocks, 21 kills, 5 aces), Madelyn Forney (32 assists, 6 aces), Molly Garretson (36 digs, 5 aces), Alexis Howell (28 assists, 4 aces), Regan Reed (20 kills, 5 aces, 31 digs).


Plano def. Aurora Central Catholic 21-17, 21-9
Aurora Central Catholic (8-11): Grace Watson (3 kills), Tori Lee (7 digs), Megan Anderson (8 assists).

Aurora Central Catholic def. Streator 21-18, 12-21, 17-16
Aurora Central Catholic: Kyra Grainger (3 aces), Jessica Estrada (10 kills), Vianni Duarte (5 kills), Khya Phillippe (13 digs), Tori Lee (7 digs), Megan Anderson (22 assists).

Serena def. Aurora Central Catholic 21-9, 21-9
Aurora Central Catholic: Megan Anderson (3 aces, 6 assists).

Aurora Central Catholic def. Harvard 21-8, 21-8
Aurora Central Catholic: Serving: Kyra Grainger (4 aces), Megan Anderson (14 assists, 3 aces), Tori Lee (3 aces, 4 digs), Jessica Estrada (6 kills), Maggie Dervis (5 kills).

Aurora Central Catholic def. Braidwood Reed Custer 18-21, 21-19, 15-11
Aurora Central Catholic: Megan Anderson (3 aces, 6 digs, 29 assists), Jessica Estrada (9 kills, 7 digs), Kaitlyn Catich (7 kills), Grace Watson (6 kills), Vianni Duarte (5 kills), Kyra Grainger (10 digs), Tori Lee (9 digs), Khya Phillippe (9 digs).


At Wheaton Academy

Rolling Meadows def. Wheaton Academy JV 
Wheaton Academy def. Rolling Meadows 20-25, 25-15, 15-6
Rolling Meadows def. Evergreen Park 25-18, 25-19
Rolling Meadows def. Little Village 25-6. 25-15
Aurora Christian def. Rolling Meadows 26-24, 25-16
Rolling Meadows (8-7): Ashlyn Ryan (3 aces, 31 kills, 2 blocks, 20 digs), Emma Morath (5 aces, 1 assist, 31 digs), Erin Behls (28 aces, 1 kill, 81 assists, 1 block, 5 digs), Leticia Avellaneda (3 aces, 28 kills, 5 blocks, 4 digs), Maggie Goodwin (5 aces, 17 digs), Patrycja Winnicki (5 aces, 17 kills, 1 block, 14 digs), Annie Piet (1 kill, 5 digs), Caroline Slowik (20 kills, 1 assist, 5 digs), Emma Luedloff (3 kills), Mieka Smith (3 kills, 1 block).

Note: Rolling Meadows finished third.