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Marquette captures 3rd straight 1A regional championship: The Times Thursday Roundup

Crusaders play Lexington in Tuesday’s semifinal at Bader Gym

The Marquette Academy girls volleyball team won the championship of Thursday's Class 1A Illinois Lutheran Regional.

The Marquette Academy girls volleyball team won the championship of Thursday's Class 1A Illinois Lutheran Regional. (Provided by Marquette Academy High School)

By Brian Hoxsey

Girls volleyball

Marquette 2, Illinois Lutheran 0: At Crete, the Crusaders rolled to a 25-18, 25-10 victory over the host Chargers on Thursday to capture the Class 1A Illinois Lutheran Regional championship.

It’s the third straight season and fourth time in the past six years that Marquette has taken home a regional title.

The Crusaders (23-11) advance to their own sectional, where they will play Lexington, a 19-25, 25-20, 25-14 regional title winner over Cornerstone Christian Academy at Flanagan, in a semifinal match at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Bader Gymnasium.

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Brian Hoxsey

Brian Hoxsey

I worked for 25 years as a CNC operator and in 2005 answered an ad in The Times for a freelance sports writer position. I became a full-time sports writer/columnist for The Times in February of 2016. I enjoy researching high school athletics history, and in my spare time like to do the same, but also play video games and watch Twitch.