Moraine Valley Volleyball Looks to Emerge from Shadows

Take notice.

The  women's volleyball team might just be the best team you're not watching. The Cyclones defeated both the College of DuPage and Oakton Community College in a NJCAA Region IV tri-meet on Friday.

Moraine Valley showcased an amazing service performance against DuPage with 18 service aces spread out over the three-game sweep (25-19, 25-5, 25-9). The Cyclone charge was led by Kelly Stack’s (Sandburg) smart attacking. She scored 10 kills and had five service aces. Meghan Lyons (Marist) scored five service aces and had four digs.

Oakton proved to be a tougher match, but Moraine Valley prevailed in four sets (19-25, 25-15, 25-15, 25-21). Stack notched her second double-double of the season with 18 kills and 27 digs. Allison Pytko (Stagg) pitched in seven kills and a block.

“This was a good opportunity for us to see Oakton up close before we meet them in our regular conference season match on Oct. 6," Moraine Valley coach Gloria Coughlin said. "They will improve in some areas and we will as well, so it will be another good matchup for these two conference foes."

The Cyclones are 11-7 overall and 3-0 in conference play.

Football: Stagg Snaps Scoreless Streak

and Stagg both have started off the football season with four straight setbacks. The Knights lost to Aurora Central Catholic Friday night 38-12. After a rough start, Chicago Christian closed to within 20-12 at one point, but Aurora Central Catholic was too much.

Meanwhile, the scorless streak for the Stagg Chargers finally came to a close against Thornwood on Friday night. While Stagg did not win, the Chargers did manage to post a season-high 24 points in the 39-24 defeat.

Shepard Volleyball On a Roll

The Astros started slow, but rebounded to win six of seven matches last week and raised their record to 8-5 on the season. The lone loss in the hot streak came in the semifinals of the Oak Lawn Spartan Classic. Shepard fell to Lincoln-Way North (25-17, 25-23).

The Astros rallied to defeat T.F. South (25-22, 25-22) and placed third in the tournament. Stephanie Korbakes had 101 assists, 21 kills and 13 solo blocks. Sam Ziola-Vega was selected to the all-tournament team.

Chicago Christian Falls at McCauley

Defending Class 2A state volleyball champ Chicago Christian found the going to be pretty tough in Mother McAuley's Asics Challenge.

The Knights' only win was a 21-25, 25-23, 25-18 decision over Marian Catholic. Their losses were to the Who's Who of Illinois volleyball: York (25-23, 25-16), Lyons Township (25-15, 20-25, 25-20), Marian Central Catholic (25-15, 25-14) and Belleville East (27-25, 27-17).

Junior Emily Lindemulder led Chicago Christian with 34 kills. Emily Workman added 110 assists. Libero Celaine Haan posted 70 digs.

New Feature!

You may have seen it on a few of our other Patch sites, but now  has come to Palos Patch. We'll put links to all of the previous action leading into the weekend's slate of games across the Palos and Orland Park region, including a brief breakdown of the big matchups that night.

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