Shaw Local

News   •   Sports   •   Obituaries   •   eNewspaper   •   The Scene
Sports | Illinois Valley

Volleyball: Area regionals tip off tonight

Bureau Valley head volleyball coach Saige Barnett coaches her team against St. Bede on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023 at Bureau Valley High School.

Volleyball regionals tip off at six area sites tonight.

No. 8 Bureau Valley (14-16) faces No. 9 Rockridge (16-15) in a Three Rivers battle at 6 p.m. Monday in the Class 2A Sherrard Regional. Their winner will meet top-seeded Orion (30-3) at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

At the Class 2A Chillicothe Regional, No. 10 Hall (8-18-2) meets Three Rivers rival and No. 9 Kewanee (10-21-1) at 6 p.m. Their winner will advance to play top-seeded and host IVC (20-12) at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

No. 7 Princeton (16-16-1) will take the court at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Chillicothe against No. 3 El-Paso Gridley (24-5).

Regional play is also starting Monday at Henry (1A), Putnam County (1A), Mendota (2A) and LaSalle (3A).

On Tuesday at Granville, No. 3 PC (19-12-1) plays No. 14 DePue (1-12) at 6 p.m. followed by No. 6 St. Bede (13-17-1) vs. No. 13 LaMoille (1-18) at 7 p.m.

Regional finals will be held Thursday night at all sites.

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin has been sports editor of the BCR since 1986 and is Sports Editor of Putnam County Record. Was previously sports editor of the St. Louis Daily News and a regular contributor for the St. Louis Cardinals Magazine. He is a member of the IBCA and Illinois Valley Hall of Fames. He is one of 4 sportswriters from his tiny hometown Atlanta, IL