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QUINCY — The Quincy Junior High School eighth grade girls volleyball team finished third at the Illinois Elementary School Association Class 4A state tournament, while the Liberty eighth graders took fourth at the Class 2A state tournament. QJHS split its matches Saturday at Morton Junior High School, losing 25-15, 25-21 to Frankfort Hickory Creek in…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Junior High School and Liberty eighth grade girls volleyball teams will be bringing trophies home from their respective state tournaments. QJHS beat Shorewood Troy in straight sets Friday night in the quarterfinals of the Illinois Elementary School Association Class 4A state tournament at Morton Junior High School and will play in…
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QUINCY — A pair of eighth grade girls volleyball teams are headed to their respective Illinois Elementary School Association state tournaments. Quincy Junior High School beat Taylorville 13-25, 25-22, 25-11 in Monday night’s sectional to advance to the Class 4A state tournament. The Comets (27-1) will face Shorewood Troy (12-9) in the state quarterfinals at…
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BRIMFIELD, Ill. — The Carthage seventh-grade girls volleyball team finished as the Illinois Elementary School Association runner-up at the Class 2A state tournament. The Bluegirls beat Peoria Christian 25-17, 25-13 in the state quarterfinals at Brimfield High School and took down Springfield Christian 25-18, 25-22 in the semifinals. In the championship match, Morrisonville ended Carthage’s…
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KANKAKEE, Ill. — The Western eighth grade girls volleyball team pushed the powerhouse Pontiac St. Mary’s squad further than anyone. Still, St. Mary’s continued its reign. Western rallied for a 28-26 victory in the second set of Saturday’s Illinois Elementary School Association Class 8-1A state championship match, but St. Mary’s finished off back-to-back titles with…
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KINDERHOOK, Ill. — The Western eighth grade girls volleyball team is headed to the Illinois Elementary School Association state tournament. So are the Unity eighth graders. Western won its Class 8-1A sectional championship, beating Concord Triopia 25-12, 25-16 on Tuesday night at Jacksonville Routt High School. Western (19-3) will face Royal Prairieview Odgen (20-3) at…
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QUINCY — Three teams will represent this area in the Illinois Elementary School Association eighth grade girls state volleyball tournaments beginning Friday. In Class 1A, Southeastern reached the quarterfinals with a 25-13, 25-12 victory over Greenfield in the Carrollton Sectional championship. The Suns (19-2-1) will face Cornell at 8:15 p.m. Friday at Central A&M MIddle…
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CLINTON, Ill. — The Southeastern seventh grade girls volleyball team won the Illinois Elementary School Association Class 1A state championship last weekend, beating Pontiac St. Mary’s in straight sets in the title match to finish the season with a 17-1 record. The Suns beat undefeated Sigel St. Michael’s 25-18, 25-13 in the quarterfinals and beat…
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DEKALB, Ill. — Quincy Junior High School’s Todd Smith won the Class AA 275-pound state wrestling championship last weekend at the Illinois Elementary School Association state tournament at the Northern Illinois University Convocation Center. Smith pinned three consecutive opponents — DeKlab Huntley’s Will Bryant in 53 seconds, Lake Zurich North’s Julian Buller in 1:14 and…
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