Joliet West's Mikey Meloy shrugged off a bloody nose and returned to help lead the Tigers boys volleyball team past Bolingbrook 28-26, 25-19.

Minooka defeated Timothy Christian 22-25, 25-17, 25-23 to win the championship of the Marmion Tournament Saturday.

Joliet West got the bragging rights after a 26-24, 25-21 win over a scrappy Minooka team.

Despite losing 10 players to graduation from last year, Lockport's boys volleyball team has gotten out to an 11-7 record, plus more in this edition of the Herald-News Boys Volleyball Notebook.

Adam Gieser, one of just two returning players for the Lockport volleyball team, helped lead the Porters to a 28-26, 25-16 win over Providence Catholic

Domonic Krejci was the male lead in Plainfield South's school musical, and led the Cougars to a 17-25, 25-19, 25-21 win over Joliet Catholic Academy in his first volleyball match of the season.

Anyone interested in being a part of the tournament can contact coach Litwicki at tlitwicki@jths.org.

Connor Jaral of Lincoln-Way West helped lead the Warriors to the state quarterfinals for the first time since 2018. He is the Herald-News boys volleyball Player of the Year.

The York boys volleyball team defeated Lincoln-Way West in two sets in a state quarterfinal Friday in Hoffman Estates.