This year's Erie-Prophetstown volleyball team raised the bar for future Panthers after making their first ever run to the Sweet 16. E-P (32-4-2) fell to El Paso-Gridley in Thursday night's sectional final.

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Erie-Prophetstown faces off against El Paso-Gridley in the Class 2A volleyball sectional championship Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024 at Bureau Valley High School. El Paso-Gridley won in straight sets to advance to the super-sectional.

Lacey Eissens and Jess Johns combined for 29 kills as top-seeded Sauk Valley Community College opened the postseason in Region 4 with a sweep of South Suburban at home Wednesday night.

Dixon's impressive postseason run as the only No. 7 seed in the Class 3A sectional semifinals ended in a loss to Limestone on Tuesday night.

A late Fulton rally pushed Galena to the brink of a third set Tuesday, but the defending Class 1A state-champion Pirates scored three straight to end the Steamers’ season and move on to the title match with a 25-16, 27-25 victory in their 1A Polo Sectional semifinal.

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Erie-Prophetstown defeated Seneca 25-16, 25-22 in the Class 2A volleyball sectional on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 at Bureau Valley High School. The Panthers will play El Paso Gridley in the Sectional final on Thursday at 7p.m.

Milledgeville junior volleyball player Kendra Kingsby, who led the team in kills and digs this season en route to a 24-9 finish, is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Drake Lansman.

Fulton beat Polo to win a regional volleyball title in Class 1A and Eastland fell short against top-seeded Galena in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Dixon got off to a fast start, then rallied to finish strong in a 25-20, 25-22 win over Morris in the Class 3A Dixon Regional final on Thursday at Lancaster Gym. It's the Duchesses second regional title in the last 3 years on their home court.