Area volleyball notes & scores for September 21



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Area volleyball scores

• St. Thomas More 2, Armstrong 1
23-25, 26-24, 27-25

Julianne Kerr led the Sabers with 17 kills and 13 kills. Kolbie Busboom contributed 10 kills in the three-set thriller.


• Georgetown-Ridge Farm 2, Urbana U-High 0
25-15, 25-11

Freshman Lauren Braun tallied two kills in the non-conference home match on Monday. Chloe Burton served up two aces and Ava Roberts led the team with five digs on defense.


• Marshall 2, St. Joseph-Ogden
25-22, 25-20

Lillian Ross led the Lions with 10 kills and five digs in the road win. Ali Sheets led the team on defense with nine digs.


• Fisher 2, Lexington 0
26-24, 25-16

Bunnies' Teagan Murray had three blocks and five kills in their home match against the Minutemen. Senior Reagan Kilman led the team offense with 10 kills


• Paxton-Buckley-Loda 2, Oakwood 0
25-19, 25-19

Panthers' Ellie Dirks and Hallie Johnson bashed 10 and 9 kills, respectively. Logan Loschen served four of the team's 11 aces. Bella Martin paced the Comets' offense with six kills. The Oakwood defensive effort kept the game close with 46 digs. Ainsley Lyons, Aria Elliott and Martin were responsible for eight each.


• Hoopeson Area 2, Judah Christian
25-13, 25-23

• Centennial 2, Rantoul 0
25-20, 25-19

• Heritage 2 Chrisman 0
25-10, 25-11

• Heyworth 2, Unity 0
25-11, 25-18


Other scores from around the state

• Martinsville 2, Arcola 0
25-12, 25-12

Tenley Thomas, Averi Kutz, and Aymara Leal logged two kills each on their home court in the non-conference match on Monday. Reese Miller had six assists.


• Argenta-Oreana 2, Tuscola 0
25-20, 25-16

Tuscola senior Sawyer Cleland let the Warriors with five kills. Bella Wishard added four more in the non-conference road loss. Argenta-Oreana's Khloe Hartrich delivered a match-high eight kills. Freshman setter Maryn Hill led the Bombers with nine assists.


• Joliet Catholic 2, Plainfield South 0
25-17, 25-18

• Ottawa Marquette 2, Somonauk 1
25-18, 27-25, 25-16

• Quincy 2, Jacksonville 1
22-25, 25-15, 25-16

• Pontiac 2, Hersher 0
29-27, 25-15

• Teutopolis 2, Greenville 1
25-22, 19-25, 25-21

• Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 2, Clifton Central 0
25-21, 25-11

• Columbia 2, Gibault 0
25-12, 25-11

• Clark 2, North Lawndale 1
25-6, 18-25, 25-18

• Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin 2, Milfors 0
25-20, 25-14

• Cissna Park 2, Beecher 0
25-21, 25-13


Hey, volleyball coaches ~

Keep your fans and community informed. Send The Sentinel your match scores and player stats to sports@oursentinel.com to be included in our volleyball scoreboard and recaps.




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