Volleyball

Minooka Community High School and Plainfield Central High School girls volleyball teams are hoping to score a lot of points on Tuesday, Oct. 15 to benefit Shorewood HUGS.

Crystal Lake Central volleyball went 4-1 over the weekend to place third at the Huntley Invite, plus more scores and results in Saturday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Woodstock North and Crystal Lake Central each went 2-0 on the first day of the Huntley Volleyball Invite in Friday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Get caught up on news, sports and features in the Sauk Valley from the week of Oct. 5-11, 2024.

Huntley volleyball beat Hampshire to stay atop the Fox Valley Conference standings, Huntley and Crystal Lake South boys soccer kept their FVC title hopes alive, Jacobs flag football won a regional championship, plus more in Thursday's Northwest Herald roundup.

L-P beat Morris in two sets 25-21, 25-17 on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024 at L-P High School.

The IHSA will announce the sub-sectional volleyball seeds at 4 p.m. Thursday and the regional pairings at 4 p.m. Friday. BCR Sports Editor Kevin Hieronymus projects the top seeds and pairings.

Downers Grove South senior Syliva Masiulionis, who had a team-high 10 kills to lead Downers Grove South past Willowbrook and snap Willowbrook’s 29-match conference winning streak, is the Suburban Life Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Joshua Welge.

Oswego senior Ava Flanigan, who had 22 assists in a win over Minooka, and in the match broke the program’s all-time assists record with her 1,444th, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Joshua Welge.

A look at Bureau County area volleyball standings as of Oct. 9

Prairie Ridge faces Huntley in a Fox Valley Conference volleyball match on Tuesday Oct. 8, 2024, at Huntley High School.

Rock Falls hosts Stillman Valley in volleyball Tuesday, October 8, 2024. Rock Falls won in straight sets.

Cary Grove junior Jameson Tenopir used a big surge in the final mile to win the St. Charles North Boys Cross Country Invite, Huntley senior Tommy Nitz won the Peoria Invite, plus more scores and results in Saturday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Henry-Senachwine defeated Woodland in three sets 17-25, 25-14, 25-20 on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024 at Henry-Senachwine High School.

Hampshire faces Prairie Ridge in a Fox Valley Conference volleyball match on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, at Prairie Ridge High School in Crystal Lake.

Dixon heads down the road to Newman High to take on the Comets in volleyball Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. Dixon won in straight sets.

Richmond-Burton and Harvard boys soccer advanced to the Kishwaukee River Conference Tournament championship, R-B's Elissa Furlan reached 1,000 career kills in volleyball, plus more scores and results in Wednesday's Northwest Herald roundup.

L-P defeated Ottawa in three sets 24-26, 25-17, 25-13 during Volley for a Cure (pink) night on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024 at AJ Sellett Gymnasium.

The Kaneland volleyball team traveled to Sycamore to take on the Spartans in an Interstate 8 Conference matchup.

Marengo sophomore Maggie Hanson earned medalist honors, and the Indians girls golf team captured their third straight Kishwaukee River Conference championship. That and more in Thursday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Wilmington defeated Streator 25-23, 25-22 on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024 in Pops Dale Gym at Streator High School.

Benet junior Brooklynne Brass, who had a team-high 10 kills to lead Benet past Lincoln-Way East in the championship match of the Wheaton Classic during her first day competing for the Redwings, is the Suburban Life Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A.

Johnsburg's Riley Johnson earned medalist honors to lead the Skyhawks boys golf team to the Kishwaukee River Conference championship, Harvard boys soccer won its fourth straight KRC regular-season title, plus more in Wednesday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Woodland defeated Earlville 25-20, 25-16 on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024 at Woodland High School.

Morris defeated Ottawa 29-27, 18-25, 25-22 on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024 at Kingman Gym.

St. Bede defeated Putnam County 25-11, 25-20 on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024 at St. Bede Academy.

Crystal Lake Central faces Hampshire in a Fox Valley Conference volleyball match on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, at Hampshire High School.

The Indian Creek volleyball team traveled to Hinckley-Big Rock High School Tuesday for a match against the Royals.

Dixon volleyball hosts North Boone Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. Dixon rolled the Vikings 2 games to none.

Sterling meets Galesburg at Musgrove Fieldhouse in Sterling for a volleyball match-up. Sterling took the match 2-0.

Area teams compete in the Hampshire Volleyball Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, at Hampshire High School in Hampshire.

Hampshire and Burlington Central both shot 147s in their Fox Valley Conference boys golf dual wins on Thursday. Plus more results in girls golf, girls tennis, volleyball and boys soccer in the Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Seneca defeated Marquette 25-18, 25-15 on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024 at Seneca High School.

Dixon travels to Rock Falls for a volleyball matchup Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. Dixon takes the match 2-0.

The Sauk Valley College volleyball team plays host to Highland Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. SVCC won in three sets.

Woodstock North faces Richmond-Burton in Kishwaukee River Conference volleyball match on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, at Richmond-Burton High School.

Crystal Lake Central co-op's Rylee Rud earned medalist honors at the Stillman Valley Invite in girls golf, Crystal Lake South's Morgan Johnson reached 500 career kills in volleyball, plus more scores and results in Saturday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Burlington Central's Leah Freesemann reached 500 career kills in a Fox Valley Conference win against Jacobs on Thursday. Plus more volleyball, girls swimming, girls tennis, boys soccer and boys golf results in the Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Andy Puck rests with an even 500 victories after Tuesday’s win over Mendota. He has 482 wins, against 271 losses with 10 ties at PHS, and went 18-12 in one year at Hall (2001) before making the move west.

St. Francis senior Addy Horner, who had 68 kills, 55 assists, 32 digs and eight aces over six matches to lead St. Francis to second place at the Peggy Scholten Tourney, is the Suburban Life Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Joshua Welge.

Yorkville sophomore Camryn Carter, who had 15 kills and four digs in a three-set win over Lincoln-Way West, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Sports Editor Joshua Welge.

Newman heads into Oregon for a volleyball showdown Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. Oregon took the match 25-11, 25-16.

The Genoa-Kingston volleyball team hosted nonconference foe DeKalb Thursday night in the return of former Cogs head coach Keith Foster.

Sterling hosts Moline volleyball Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, at Musgrove Fieldhouse. Sterling lost 25-23, 26-24, in two close matches.

Seneca defeated Newark in three sets 15-25, 25-21, 25-21 on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024 at Newark High School. Check out photographer Kyle Russell's photos from the game.

St. Bede defeated Bureau Valley 25-19, 25-15 on Monday, Sept. 9. 2024 at St. Bede Academy.

Erie-Prophetstown downed Lena-Winslow in the championship match at the Oregon Volleyball Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024.

Huntley volleyball coach Karen Naymola earned her 500th career victory as the Red Raiders beat Prairie Ridge Thursday in Fox Valley Conference action. Plus more volleyball, girls tennis, boys and girls golf and boys soccer results.

Geneseo heads to Sterling's Homer Musgrove Fieldhouse to play Sterling Sept. 5, 2024

Pontiac defeated Streator 25-19, 25-23 on Wednesday, Sept 4, 2024 at Streator High School.