Here is the All-Kishwaukee River Conference girls volleyball team for the 2024 season, as selected by coaches. Richmond-Burton senior outside hitter Elissa Furlan was named KRC Player of the Year.

Yorkville Christian senior Ellie Stewart, who helped lead the Mustangs to three wins last week, including the program’s first-ever playoff win and first-ever regional championship, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Joshua Welge.

The Newark girls volleyball team dropped a tough 3-set match to Stockton in the semifinals of the Class 1A Polo Sectional on Tuesday night.

Sidney Hamaker had nine kills, four blocks and six digs as Oswego swept Joliet Weset 25-17, 25-19 in the Class 4A Bolingbrook Sectional semifinal. The Panthers advance to play Lockport Thursday for the program's first sectional championship.

Yorkville Christian volleyball's historic playoff run that included the program's first postseason win and first regional title came to an end Tuesday with a loss to Cissna Park in the Class 1A Ottawa Marquette Sectional semifinal.

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Here are Sean King's photos from Thursday's Class 4A Yorkville Regional final between Oswego and Yorkville.

Sidney Hamaker acknowledges that it took her some time to accept working finesse off her power game. The Long Beach State recruit picked an opportune time to break out the slower stuff Thursday, helping Oswego turn away Yorkville in the Class 4A Yorkville Regional final.

Yorkville rallied past Lincoln-Way Central 18-25, 25-18, 25-15 in a Class 4A Yorkville Regional semifinal.

Joliet West beat Plainfield Central in two and Romeoville swept Oswego East to set up Thursday's title match at the Joliet West Class 4A Regional.