Girls volleyball
Ottawa finishes runner-up at Rochelle: The Pirates, despite six kills from Ayla Dorsey, 16 assists from Skylar Dorsey and eight digs from Kendall Biba, lost to McHenry 25-13, 29-27 in the championship match of Saturday’s Rochelle Invite.
Ottawa reached the title match with a 19-25, 25-20, 25-13 win over Rochelle in which Ayla Dorsey had 12 kills and three blocks, Belle Markey six kills, Skylar Dorsey 21 assists, Ella Schmitz seven digs and Ana Zeglis a pair of aces.
In pool play the Pirates defeated Yorkville Christian 25-13, 25-7 (Addison Duggan 9 kills, Mary Stisser 4 kills, Skylar Dorsey 16 assists, Bina 5 digs), Earlville 25-9, 25-7 (Ayla Dorsey 8 kills, Skylar Dorsey 12 assists, Jordyn Allen 3 assists, Biba 10 digs, Schmitz 9 digs) and Freeport 25-15, 25-15 (Ayla Dorsey 10 kills and 4 aces, Duggan 6 kills, Skylar Dorsey 18 assists, Biba 7 digs, Ella Damron 6 digs).
Newark finishes 4th at Manteno: The Norsemen defeated Grant Park (25-12, 25-18) and Illinois Lutheran (25-13, 25-7), but fell to Sherrard (25-18, 25-18) in pool play at the Manteno Earlybird Tournament. Newark then dropped a 25-23, 20-25, 15-11 decision to Watseka in the third-place match.
Newark was led on the day by all-tournament selection Taylor Jeffers (69 assists, 16 aces), as well as Adrianna Larsen (30 kills) and Elle Norquist (48 digs, 11 aces).
Boys soccer
Ottawa 2, Sterling 1: At the King Field pitch, the host Pirates improved to 5-0 on the season with the victory over the Golden Warriors.
Romeoville 6, Streator 1; Streator 2, Rockford Auburn 1: At Woodstock, the Bulldogs (5-5-1) fell to the Spartans but rebounded to top the Knights at the Jacob Norys Tournament on Saturday.
On Friday at the event, Streator lost 7-0 to Sycamore.
Somonauk/Leland/Newark 3, Bloomington Cornerstone Christian 0; Herscher 1, S/L/N 0: At Herscher, the Bobcats blanked the Cyclones but fell to the host Tigers at the Herscher Shootout.
Girls tennis
Ottawa 5th at own invite: At the Henderson-Guenther Tennis Facility, the Pirates scored 16 points finished in fifth place at the eight-team Ottawa Invite that was won by Metamora (32).
In singles, Zulee Moreland finished second at No. 1, while Reese Purcell was fourth at No. 2. Brooklyn Byone and Gabby Cooper placed fourth at No. 2 doubles, while both the No. 1 team of Yaquelin Hernandez-Solis/Rylee Harsted and the No. 3 duo of Laurel Fisher/Tessa Diaz finished seventh.