Sep. 16—In volleyball
Ten kills from , seven kills from , 14 assists from and six digs from led the host Knights (11-1) past the Redskins (8-3) in a 25-18, 25-11 Lincoln Prairie Conference match.
Twelve assists, 10 digs and three kills from helped the Blue Devils (9-4) claim a 25-8, 25-20 nonconference win against the host Hilltoppers (0-1), with adding four kills, contributing nine digs and chipping in eight digs and five assists to help the winning effort.
Eleven assists from , six assists from and four kills apiece from and helped the Timberwolves (6-4) take down the Buffaloes (4-3) in a 25-16, 25-9 Vermilion Valley Conference decision. led the Buffaloes with four kills while set six assists.
The Raiders (5-3) came from behind to score a 14-25, 25-15, 25-21 VVC win against the host Cardinals (1-6) thanks to eight digs from , eight kills from and six kills from . led the Cardinals with five kills and three aces, served three aces and added four kills and three aces.
Ten digs from , 10 assists from and seven kills from gave the Sages (6-7) the edge in a 25-16, 25-17 win against the Maroons (6-6) in nonconference play.
Seven kills from , 15 assists from and 11 digs from powered the Hawks (9-7) past the Spartans in a 25-20, 25-15 nonconference win.
The Spartans (10-4) rallied after dropping the opening set against the Bulldogs and pulled out a 25-27, 25-12, 25-21 nonconference win, with and each contributing 18 digs and and totaling seven kills apiece to help the winning effort.
slammed eight kills, added seven kills and added 14 assists to give the Sabers (3-4) a 25-18, 25-11 edge against the Warriors (6-8) in nonconference play.
Seven kills apiece from , and helped the Lions (9-1) cruise past the Bombers (9-8) 25-15, 25-12, with adding 11 digs and three aces for good measure in the LPC win.
totaled 12 assists and five kills to lead the Tigers (11-1) past the Bearcats (0-7) 25-7, 25-6 in VVC play, with adding 10 kills and six aces, collecting 11 digs and adding nine assists to power the Tigers’ attack.
In boys’ soccer
Three goals from , two goals from and scores from and keyed the Raiders (6-3) past the Cornjerkers (3-8-1) in a VVC meeting.
scored on an assist from to mark the lone goal for the Buffaloes (0-7) in a VVC loss to the Warriors (3-6).
In boys’ golf
LeRoy carded a collective score of 31 — four strokes under par — to beat Ridgeview in a Ryder Cup-style meet at Highland Park Golf Course, with , , and chipping into the winning effort.
Mahomet-Seymour’s collective 18-hole score of 304 gave the Bulldogs a four-stroke edge over Champaign Central in the Champaign County Tournament, with St. Thomas More (329), Rantoul/Paxton-Buckley-Loda (330) and St. Joseph-Ogden (354) rounding out the leaderboard among schools that fielded full teams. Central’s was the medalist at 74 and was joined on the All-County team by Mahomet-Seymour’s (75), (76), (76) and (76), Central’s (76) and St. Thomas More’s (76).
In girls’ golf
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley finished three strokes under par to claim a five-player scramble at LeRoy Country Club, winning a scorecard playoff against Prairie Central to win the 18-hole event.
In girls’ swimming and diving
Champaign Central beat Urbana 135-42 at Unit 4 Pool thanks to individual wins from Stella Gwinn (200 yard freestyle, 2:11.72 and diving, 208.30), (200 individual medley, 2:57.42), (100 freestyle, 57.29), (500 freestyle, 5:55.68) and (100 breaststroke, 1:17:09). Urbana’s individual victories came from (100 backstroke, 1:08.19) and (100 butterfly, 1:10.37).
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