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Washington defeated Sycamore 25-12, 25-13 on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025 in Sellett Gymnasium at L-P High School.

Yorkville Christian senior guard Jayden Riley, the Record Newspapers Player of the Year as a junior, made his verbal commitment this week to Division I SIU-Edwardsville.

Sandwich senior Sunny Weber was the individual sectional champion to lead the Indians to sixth place to qualify its team for state, and Yorkville's boys and girls teams and Oswego East's boys teams also qualififed for state at Saturday's sectional meet.

Heather Buhle helped get Newark off to great starts in both sets with her potent serving and earned the final point in a wild finish in the opening set of a 25-22, 25-13 sweep of Serena in Thursday's Class 1A Yorkville Christian Regional final.

Dayton recruit Hannah Herrick threw down 22 kills, powering fifth-seeded Oswego past fourth-seeded Neuqua Valley 25-13, 25-15 in the Class 4A Plainfield South Regional final for the Panthers' third straight regional championship.

Oswego senior Savannah Millard, who won three matches at the Class 2A state tennis tournament in her fourth appearance at state, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Sports Editor Joshua Welge.

Rylie Carlson had 14 kills, 10 digs and five blocks, Zoey Carlson 11 kills, six digs and two blocks and Heather Buhle eight kills, 11 digs and two aces as Newark rallied past Yorkville Christian in three sets in the Class 1A Yorkville Christian Regional semifinal.

Sandwich volleyball won its regional semifinal match and Plano dropped theirs in the Tuesday roundup.

Teyha Knapp had two kills early in the third set and two more to set up match point, as Yorkville – following a familiar theme – rallied past Oswego East in the deciding third set for a 25-21, 16-25, 25-22 win in the Class 4A Oswego East Regional semifinal.