Boys volleyball: Barrington advances to Palatine sectional
Mid-Suburban League boys volleyball champion Barrington is moving on to the sectional semifinals.
The Broncos advanced in the postseason by topping Deerfield 25-23, 25-13 on Wednesday for a regional championship at Deerfield.
Barrington's next match is at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Palatine in the second of two sectional semifinals. The opponent will be Hersey, making it a reprisal of the recent MSL championship game (which Barrington won).
Libertyville and Stevenson will compete in first semifinal at 5:30 p.m. Friday at Palatine.
Libertyville d. Buffalo Grove: Drew Fortini and Brendan Cook pounded 8 and 7 kills, respectively, and Libertyville's boys volleyball team captured its own regional championship by beating eighth-seeded Buffalo Grove 25-21, 25-11 Wednesday night.
Ryan Hirschel dished out 43 assists and also recorded 3 aces, 2 blocks and 6 digs, as the top-seeded Wildcats (35-2) advanced to Friday's 5:30 p.m. sectional semifinal at Palatine against No. 5 Stevenson (25-12).
Libertyville's other contributors included Sam Kharasch (2 assists, 16 digs), Jack Stevens (6 kills, 2 blocks, 11 digs), Mark Demaree (3 kills, 2 blocks), Steve Donovan (1 ace, 3 digs), Shane Feiereisel (6 blocks) and Ryan Winiger (3 digs).
Top contributors for Mid-Suburban East runner-up Buffalo Grove included Ian Van Wazer and Brian Franz (5 kills apiece), Chris Tsourmas (4 kills) and Danny Zickert (3 kills).
"Libertyville is a great team," said Buffalo Grove coach Tim Kosiek. "They showed their best in that second game, and we wish them the best as they continue to battle in the postseason."
Leyden d. Fenwick: The Eagles advanced to the sectional round by topping regional host Fenwick 27-25, 25-21, 25-19.
Coming up big for coach Shelly Mueller's team were Tom Radziszewski (6 blocks, 7 kills), Devinn Wood (7 blocks), Jason Kemp (7 kills) and Mike Motyka (25 assists).
Leyden next plays Oak Park-River Forest at 5:30 p.m. Friday in River Grove-Guerin sectional semifinal. The 6:30 p.m. semifinal at Guerin features York and St. Patrick.