Girls volleyball: Carmel stays hot, wins regional title
Girls volleyball
Carmel d. Woodstock: At Rockford Boylan, Annie Bart slammed 10 kills, Kaitlyn Donton dished out 15 assists, and the Corsairs won their eighth match in a row.
Top-seeded Carmel won the Class 3A regional championship 25-15, 25-14 to improve to 22-15, while ending No. 5 Woodstock's season at 24-13-1
Carmel advances to the Woodstock North sectional and will play Kaneland in Monday's 6:30 p.m. semifinal.
The Corsairs' other contributors included Riley Clark (3 kills, 2 blocks), Tayah Farris (3 kills), Mya Mainzer (3 kills, 3 blocks), Jolina Moisio (6 digs), Milana Moisio (15 digs), Patti Needham (7 assists) and Eileen Tarcha (5 kills, 3 aces).
"I'm very proud of how this team is playing together right now," Carmel coach David Pazely said. "Annie caught fire so we kept feeding her, but it was a complete team performance. All five of our hitters are a threat, as they combined for 26 kills on the night, our serve receive passed at a 2.45, and we racked up 43 digs, 7 blocks and 6 aces. We know we have a challenge ahead of us on Monday, but we look forward to the opportunity to keep this 8-game win streak alive."
Crystal Lake Central d. Libertyville: At Libertyville, the second-seeded Tigers captured the Class 4A regional championship.
No. 7 Libertyville finished 20-17.
Crystal Lake Central (29-5) earns a berth in the Grayslake Central sectional and will play No. 3 Stevenson (26-11) in Monday's 6:30 p.m. semifinal.
Prairie Ridge d. Mundelein: At Lake Forest, the top-seeded Wolves won the Class 4A regional final 25-13, 25-9.
No. 8 Mundelein, which finished 21-16, enjoyed only its fifth 20-win campaign since 2000.
Prairie Ridge (26-10) will play No. 4 Warren (30-7) in Monday's 5:30 p.m. sectional semifinal at Grayslake Central.
Woodstock North d. Richmond-Burton: At Antioch, the seventh-seeded Thunder won 25-23, 10-25, 25-16 for their first regional championship in school history.
Woodstock North (22-16) advances to its own Class 3A sectional and will play Sterling at 5:30 p.m. Monday in the semifinals.