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Adeline Grider had 12 kills, Abby Smith added seven, and Prairie Ridge's volleyball team beat Carmel 25-12, 25-19 to win the Class 3A Carmel Sectional championship Thursday night. It was the second year in a row the Wolves ended the Corsairs' season.

Burlington Central, seeking its first sectional title since since 2008, fell to St. Viator 25-10, 25-20 on Thursday night in the Class 3A IC Catholic Sectional championship. Senior captain Haidyn Schatz paced the Rockets with eight kills.

Second-seeded Richmond-Burton, looking to win its first sectional title since 2012, fell short Thursday night with a 25-21, 25-23 loss to top-seeded Rockford Christian at the Class 2A Boylan Sectional final.

Elizabeth King led Hampshire with nine kills, two aces and two blocks as the Whip-Purs fell to Libertyville during their IHSA 4A sectional championship girls volleyball match Thursday evening.

Adeline Grider had 17 kills and Prairie Ridge's girls volleyball team rallied to beat Grayslake Central 22-25, 25-21, 25-20 in a semifinal of the Class 3A Carmel Sectional on Tuesday night. Crystal Lake Central lost to Carmel 25-12, 16-25, 25-18 in the other semifinal.

Burlington Central and St. Viator both won three-set thrillers Tuesday to survive and advance to Thursday's championship match of the Class 3A IC Catholic Sectional.

Kylie Lambert surpassed 1,000 assists, while Elizabeth King and Katelyn Petterson posted a combined 21 kills in Hampshire's IHSA 4A sectional semifinal win over Mundelein. The Whip-Purs will face Libertyville, which beat Huntley in two sets on Tuesday, for the sectional title.

A wooded area near Woodstock houses a little known, long-abandoned and vandalized cemetery from the 1800s. McHenry County's treasurer hopes to find an entity to care for the property and the graves.