Downers North upsets Glenbard West
Jessie Tulacka had 14 kills and Katherine Mahlke 10 kills and 3 aces, as Downers Grove North outlasted No. 15 Glenbard West (24-4, 2-4 West Suburban Silver) 25-22, 23-25, 25-13 Tuesday in Glen Ellyn. Taylor Kasal added 29 assists and 2 aces for Downers Grove North (13-14, 3-2).
Hinsdale Central d. Lyons Twp.:Ally Davis threw down 24 kills, carrying the No. 12 Red Devils (16-11, 4-1 West Suburban Silver) to a big 26-24, 19-25, 25-21 win in LaGrange.WW South d. West Chicago:The Tigers knocked off the Wildcats for the second time this season, this time 26-24, 26-24 in Wheaton. Julia Conard had 8 kills and 5 digs and Nora Palermo 4 kills for West Chicago (16-6, 5-6 DuPage Valley Conference) in the loss. Payton Bayless added 10 assists and Mary Kate Katarzynski 7 assists.St. Charles East d. Neuqua Valley:Callie Huebener had 8 kills and 6 digs for the Wildcats in a 27-25, 25-23 loss to the No. 7 Saints. Brooke Antenen added 6 kills and 7 assists, Kaitlynn Novak 5 kills, 5 digs and 2 blocks and Cassie Collins 11 assists for Neuqua (19-15). Meghan Niski had 10 kills and 6 digs and Erienne Barry 15 assists for St. Charles East (25-4).Waubonsie Valley d. Lake Park:Lisa Studnicka put down 12 kills to pace the No. 20 Warriors past Lake Park 25-10, 25-17. Brittany Rampersad added 4 kills and Lauren Clarke 10 digs for Waubonsie (17-10, 5-0 Upstate Eight Valley).Glenbard South d. Ridgewood:Jane Trzaska had 10 kills and 2 blocks for the Raiders in a 25-16, 26-24 Metro Suburban Conference win. Tarah Valdez chipped in 9 kills, Kim Deprez 13 digs and Nicole Schutte 16 assists for Glenbard South (18-9, 7-2).Timothy Christian d. Elmwood Park:Kacie Stoll had 8 kills and Cassidy Block 10 digs in pacing the Trojans (25-3, 10-0 Metro Suburban) past Elmwood Park 25-13, 25-20.Addison Trail d. Leyden:JoAnn DiNatale had a fine all-around match with 8 kills, 10 assists and 6 digs to lead the Blazers past Leyden 25-11, 17-25, 25-15. Tania DiNatale added 5 kills and 15 digs, Christina Capuani 12 assists and Alex Maczynski 10 kills for Addison Trail (14-12, 3-2 West Suburban Gold Conference).Willowbrook d. Morton:Hannah Simons, Joanna Conley and Mary Annunziata each had 5 kills for the Warriors in a 25-19, 25-10 West Suburban Gold win. Andrea Enda added 9 assists and 5 digs and Sandy Hernandez 10 digs for Willowbrook (9-16, 2-3). 20651973Sydney Pearson of Glenbard West, right, hits the ball as Tess Johnson of Downers Grove North defends during volleyball action Tuesday in Glen Ellyn.Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com 16211936Katherine Mahike of Downers Grove North hits the ball past Charlotte Karp of Glenbard West in girls volleyball action Tuesday in Glen Ellyn.Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com 22051973Glenbard West celebrate winning the second game over Downers Grove North during girls volleyball Tuesday in Glen Ellyn.Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com 17952020Karissa Brazdys of Downers Grove North gets to the ball in action against Glenbard West Tuesday in Glen Ellyn.Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com 13091901Jessie Tulacka of Downers Grove North goes up to block a shot by Charlotte Karp of Glenbard West in girls volleyball action Tuesday in Glen Ellyn.Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com 18931598Setter Caleigh Ryan of Glenbard West gets to the ball in action against Downers Grove North during volleyball Tuesday in Glen Ellyn.Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com