St. Charles North's Renee Rhoades, left, and Sydney Wohlert embrace after defeating Batavia on Tuesday.
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St. Charles North's Emily Belz sets up a spike as Batavia's Heather Meyer readies for it in game one on Tuesday, September 4.
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Batavia's Anysa Ocon and Kristen Koncelik attempt a block on St. Charles North's Taylor Krage in game one on Tuesday, September 4.
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St. Charles North's Alex Stone spikes the ball over Batavia's Heather Meyer in game two on Tuesday, September 4.
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The opening night of the girls volleyball season was a harbinger of the what is expected to be a common theme in the Upstate Eight River Division. "A dogfight," acting St. Charles North coach Doug Foster said after the North Stars held off a surging Batavia squad by identical scores of 25-23 and 25-23 Tuesday evening in St. Charles. Renee Rhoades' serve fell innocuously to the floor, only inches from the back line, as the North Stars earned the final point after squandering an 11-point second-game lead against Batavia in the schools' league opener.Latest Galleries
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