Three wins and two losses last week has the PORTA-AC Central volleyball team sitting pretty with a 12-5 overall record and a 4-1 mark in the Sangamo Conference. The Lady Bluejays opened the week with a 25-15, 25-16 conference win over Auburn on the road. Jayce Privia had eight kills and seven digs, Cassie Cox had three aces and four blocks, Mikaela Clary had three aces, Chloe Maltby had seven digs and Caitlyn DeFreezer had 13 assists in the win.
The finish may have been disappointing but the final results of the season and the journey there were fantastic for the Beardstown Middle School softball team as they finished the year placing fourth in the Class 2A IESA State Softball Tournament. In just year two of the BMS softball redux, the Lady Tigers have served notice they will be a player on the state scene by bringing home a state trophy. Beardstown opened State Tournament play at Champions Field in Normal in impressive fashion, defeating Princeton Logan 7 to 0 in the opening quarterfinal game. Scheduled for Friday morning, a needed rainstorm hit the Bloomington-Normal area Thursday night and continued until all games were moved to Saturday, meaning the quarterfinal winners would have to play two games in one day.
The Beardstown Lady Tiger volleyball team picked up a win last week, knocking off the Vipers of South County on the road in straight sets 25-22, 25-17 last Tuesday. A great team effort led to an exciting win and brought the girls’ record to 4-12 on the season. Vanessa Nunez had five aces, 13 assists, 11 digs and a block to lead the way home for BHS. Shelby Goodrich had 16 digs and a block, Brandy Mendoza had eight kills and eight digs, Bella Palmer and Gracy Hamlin each had four kills, Ashley Salazar had nine digs and Alora Logan had four assists in the win.
The Beardstown Tiger Middle School softball team is advancing to the IESA Softball State Tournament.
The Tigers won the Regional Championship with a 4 to 1 victory over Pikeland and captured the Sectional Title with a 3 to 0 win over Havana last Saturday. They will be the opening game of the Class 2A State Tournament, playing against Princeton Logan at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, September 22 at Champions Field in Normal. There will be a student fan bus going to the game with enough interest. For information and for ticket purchase information go to the Beardstown CUSD # 15 Facebook page.
It was a rough week for the BHS Varsity Volleyball team as they lost all three matches in straight sets to fall to 3-11 on the season. At home last Monday against a very good Illini West team, the Tigers lost 25-11, 25-14. Shelby Goodrich, Ashley Salazar and Gracy Hamlin all had a kill, Goodrich, Hamlin, and Brandy Mendoza each had an ace, Mendoza had a block, Alora Logan, Mendoza, and Mia Playan all had three digs and Vanessa Nunez had three digs and three assists.
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