Volleyball roundup: AFC, Bureau Valley win openers at their own regionals

Sauk Valley sports roundup

The AFC Raiders volleyball team won its opening match at the 1A AFC Regional on Monday, advancing to Wednesday’s semifinals against Pearl City.

Taylor Jahn had three kills, two blocks, two digs and two aces for AFC, while Ellah Dorn added three kills and five digs, and Sara Ramadani finished with a kill, four aces and three digs.

Bureau Valley def. Midwest Central 25-16, 25-13: The Storm cruised to victory in their opener at the 1A Bureau Valley Regional, advancing to Tuesday’s semifinals against Knoxville.

Forreston def. Milledgeville 25-11, 25-12: The Cardinals knocked out the Missiles and advanced to Wednesday’s semifinals at the 1A Eastland Regional in Lanark.

Rockford Christian def. West Carroll 14-25, 25-11, 25-23: The Thunder saw their season end in a heartbreaking three-set loss at the 2A Byron Regional, falling in the second and third sets after winning the opener.

Ty Reynolds

Ty Reynolds

Ty is the Sports Editor at Sauk Valley Media, and has covered sports in the Sauk Valley for more than two decades.