CL Central handles D-C; Sabres dump Larkin

Dundee-Crown girls volleyball coach Tracy Williams knew Thursday's match against Crystal Lake Central was going to be tough.

She just didn't expect what happened.

The Tigers scored 11 of the first 12 points of the match and cruised to a 25-7, 25-16 nonconference victory in Carpentersville.

"I thought we could have stuck with them a little more in the first game," Williams said. "I was very disappointed at the way we played the first game."

CL Central's Carly Hayes opened Game 1 with a kill and the senior and the Tigers (9-0) were just warming up. Kathryn Chrystal's kill gave the Tigers a 2-0 lead. After D-C (2-1) earned a point on a service error, CL Central scored the next 9 points as three different Tigers recorded kills and Kelly Farrell added 2 aces.

"We have been (jumping on teams early) quite a bit," Tigers coach Doug Blundy said. "We played really well in Game 1 and OK in Game 2."

The Tigers, a state-title caliber team in Class 3A, added a 10-0 run to make the score 24-3.

The Chargers got 2 aces from Adrienne Seymour and a kill from Amanda Lutzow to save a few game points, but a service error gave the Tigers the Game 1 victory.

"The first game my kids were really nervous. I guarantee it," Williams said.

"They play club with a lot of (the Tigers) and they know how good they are."

D-C found itself down big early in the second game as well. The Tigers took a 10-4 lead on a Rachael Thornquist kill.

An ace from Stephaine Thorson brought the Chargers within three, 11-8, but that was as close the match would get.

The Tigers scored the next 7 points to take an 18-8 lead and used the run to finish off the Chargers.

"Second game we did some good things at times," Williams said. "We weren't consistent with anything we did."

Kathleen Collingbourne led D-C with 3 kills. Lutzow had 2.

Hayes had 9 kills for the Tigers. Chrystal and Cori Cooper each added 5.

Streamwood d. Larkin: Led by Katie Post with 8 kills and 2 assists, Streamwood (5-3, 1-0) came out on the winning end of this Upstate Eight Conference meeting defeating Larkin (0-3, 0-1) in two games by scores of 25-8, 25-10. Adriana Salgado and Maber Lightbourne each added 9 assists to the Sabre attack.

Hampshire d. Winnebago: Hampshire (8-0) continued its winning streak behind solid play from Amy Wehrs (8 kills), Jena Karkos (7 kills), Amber Ladwig (6 stuff blocks) and Kara Wehrs (21 assists, 4 stuff blocks). The Whips defeated nonconference opponent Winnebago in two games by scores of 25-17, 25-12.

"Our blocking was really tough today," said Hampshire coach Karen Whitehouse. "It's always nice to beat a tough team back to back, and I was very impressed with Winnebago's play."

Burlington Central d. Rockford Lutheran: Burlington Central improved to 7-2 on the season with this nonconference win over Rockford Lutheran in two games (25-16, 25-19).

Leading the Rocket attack were Molly Turk (15 assists, 2 kills, ace, 11 blocks), middle hitters Teresa Krog (6 spike kills, 9 blocks, ace) and Kim Ingraham (11 blocks, 3 kills) and Rachael Latham (5 kills). Brittany Priest was 11-for-11 on serve receive with 7 digs and Brooke Porto was 9-of-9 on serve receives with 6 digs.

"We played excellent defense in defeating a tough Lutheran squad," said coach Marv Leavitt. "Brooke Porto and Brittany Priest led the way with outstanding passing, while Kim Ingraham, Molly Turk and Teresa Krog formed a solid wall at the net."

NSCD d. Fox Valley Lutheran Academy: Fox Valley Lutheran Academy (3-2) battled a tough loss falling short to North Shore Country Day 25-20, 26-24. Despite only having 6 players on the team Sarah Mounger led Fox Valley Lutheran Academy with 7 aces while her teammate Katie Mazur added one herself.

Cary-Grove d. Grayslake North: With scores of 25-16 and 15-14, Cary-Grove (8-1) walked away with this nonconference win over Grayslake North. Kelly Lamberti (5 kills), Abbey Heredia (4 aces) and Erin Wahl (7 digs) led the Trojans.

Lake Park d. South Elgin: South Elgin (2-5, 0-1) jumped out ahead in this Upstate Eight Conference match-up with Lake Park winning Game 1 by a score of 25-23, but dropped the next two games (25-22, 25-15).

Hayley Bradley (8 kills), Genevieve Johnson (23 digs) and Christie Cortese (6 digs) led the Storm attack.

"We played really well in the first game," said Storm coach Joni Melahn. "We moved to the ball well and executed free balls. They (Lake Park) got the momentum in the final two."

Prairie Ridge d. McHenry: The Wolves (3-1) defeated McHenry with scores of 25-19, 25-14. Sondra Payrs led Prairie Ridge with 6 kills and Ashley Doherty contributed with 4 kills. Taylor Brauneis tallied 20 assists to lead the wolves to victory.

Johnsburg d. Jacobs: Despite key efforts from Lauren Pigatto (9 kills, 2 digs), Stacie Weinert (3 kills, 10 digs, ace), Amy Cavanaugh (6 kills, 5 digs), Sam Vojtsek (3 kills, block, dig), Brittney Mascola (26 digs) and Erica Liss (22 assists, 5 digs), Jacobs (4-5) dropped this nonconference contest by scores of 25-23, 25-19.

"We played a little flat and had a lot of unforced errors," said Golden Eagle coach Lisa Dwyer. "We cannot allow teams to have big runs. We need to close the gaps."

Westminster Christian d. Chicago Waldorf: With a score of 25-3, 25-8 the Warriors (2-5) defeated Chicago Waldorf. Jessica Benson led Westminster Christian with 8 kills. Sarah Russell collected 17 assists and had 7 aces. Abby Stevenson also had 8 aces and 5 kills to contribute to the Warriors win.

CL South d. Grayslake Central: Behind solid teamwork, Crystal Lake South (5-3) earned this nonconference win over Grayslake by scores of 25-8 and 25-7.

Leading the Gator attack were Morgan Kilberger (5 kills), Erin Johnson (3 kills), Katie Trayser (3 kills) and Jordan Guida (11 assists).

Woodstock d. Huntley: Huntley (4-4) came up just shy in the Fox Valley crossover losing to Woodstock in two games by scores of 25-20 and 25-19.

Despite the loss, the Red Raiders saw solid play from Krissy Bergquist (7 kills, 3 digs), Taylor Karns (9 digs) and Allyson Stellmach (7 digs).