8+ hour, 49+ min ago   (226+ words) Plano 2, Serena 1: At Serena on Saturday, the host Huskers (4-2) lost a midday nonconference game to the Reapers, with two Plano penalty kick goals the difference. Damien Gonzalez scored Serena’s goal. Stillman Valley 7, Sandwich 0: At Stillman Valley, the visiting Indians (0-7) were…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (792+ words) Sterling’s Kasey Weeks (left) and Nia Harris go up for a block against Moline’s LaTasia Green-Huffman on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (Alex T. Paschal) Once Sterling grabbed the momentum in the first set, it didn’t let it go. But Moline turned the…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (332+ words) Polo's Reese Mekeel (9) hits a spike as Forreston's Alivia Ingram (10) and Grace Holaday (8) go up to block during a NUIC match on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026 at Polo High School. (Earleen Hinton) Polo def. Forreston 25-18, 22-25, 25-13: Polo’s Reese Mekeel had 15 kills, 12 digs and…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (503+ words) Avery Gribbin of Streator sets ball for teammate Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, during their game against Dwight at Krese Memorial Gymnasium in Dwight. (MaKade Rios for Shaw Local) The Streator girls volleyball team was solid in almost every aspect of Wednesday night’s…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (825+ words) All season long, the La Salle-Peru volleyball team has been jumping out to early leads. “I think we have a really good pregame,” L-P senior Addie Dawson said. “We have a lot of traditions that I think get our energy…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (116+ words) Shaw Local Richmond-Burton's Mia Furlan tries to hit the ball through the block of Johnsburg's Skye Toussaint during a Kishwaukee River Conference volleyball match on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2026, at Richmond-Burton High School. (Gregory Shaver/Gregory Shaver Shaw Media ) Sterling council puts…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1284+ words) Seneca's Brooklyn Sheedy (Brian Hoxsey) Seneca def. Marquette 25-13, 25-11: At Seneca, the Irish earned the Tri-County Conference victory over the Crusaders on Tuesday. Seneca was led by Brooklyn Sheddy (11 kills), Graysen Provance (18 assists) and Frankie Meyers (seven kills). Streator def. Peotone…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (783+ words) Grant Park High School logo (Provided by Grant Park High School) Grant Park def. Beecher 25-12, 21-25, 25-23: The Dragons (5-5, 2-0 River Valley Conference) handed the Bobcats (0-5, 0-2) their second straight three-set, RVC loss. Taylor Panozzo had 11 kills and nine digs for Grant Park while…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (236+ words) Benet d. St. Francis 25-13, 25-27, 25-12 Dina DiSanto had 13 kills and four digs, Claire Weathers 20 digs and six assists, Kyler Smith 10 kills, Sophia Youssef six kills and three blocks and Linden Stritch six kills, three aces and three digs for Benet (8-2). Mia VanHekken…...