The Sentinel: Bloomington Central Catholic

Niepagen leads Saints into Class 2A championship match at state volleyball

Photo: Sentinel/Clark Brooks

NORMAL - Bloomington Central Catholic outside hitter Kampbell Niepagen yells instructions to a teammate during set two of her team's match against Timothy Christian at the IHSA Volleyball State Finals on Friday. Niepagen led all hitters with 13 kills, 2 aces, and a block in the Saints' 25-21, 25-16 win. BCC advanced to Saturday's title game against the winner of the second semifinal between Breese Central and El Paso-Gridley at around 1:15 PM. Below: Saints' Aubrey Campbell receives a serve from the Trojans. The 5'-8" senior was the target of 12 serves and contributed three digs in the victory.

Photo: Sentinel/Clark Brooks

KEYWORDS: Illini Prairie Conference, IHSA State Volleyball, State Championship, Central Catholic, BCC Volleyball

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Big win over BCC, Spartans now playoff eligible

BLOOMINGTON - St. Joseph-Ogden's Collin Thomey runs out of bounds after hauling in a fourth-quarter interception, returning the ball 18 yards during the Spartans away game at Central Catholic. After the 38-19 victory, SJO moved to 6-0 and remain in a two-way tie (5-0) with Paxton-Buckley-Loda for first place in the Illini Prairie Conference. Below are more photos from last Friday's game.

All photos: Sentinel/Clark Brooks

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