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Another net gain for Vernon Hills

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Vernon Hills' Haley Lieberman kisses the sectional championship plaque after she and her teammates topped Regina Dominican in the Class 3A final at Vernon Hills on Thursday.

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Vernon Hills' Meri Bennett-Swanson battles for a loose ball with Regina Dominican's Erin Gavin in Class 3A sectional final play at Vernon Hills on Thursday.

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Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com Vernon Hills' Brie Bahlmann steals the ball away from Regina Dominican's Lindsey Welch in Class3A sectional final play Thursday at Vernon Hills.

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Alina Lehocky and Meri Bennett-Swanson kept jumping, finessing, fighting and grabbing rebound after rebound. But all that mattered for the two Vernon Hills seniors was what they held so tightly following the top-seeded Cougars' 42-30 win over No. 3 Regina Dominican in the teams' Class 3A sectional final at Vernon Hills on Thursday night.