The Trinity Catholic and Parkside seventh grade volleyball teams qualified for the IESA state tournament with sectional wins Monday.
Trinity defeated Marquette 25-15, 25-18 to win Sectional 2 at Cornell Grade School. Trinity advanced to the sectional with a 25-12, 25-16 win over Mendota Holy Cross in the regional championship.
The Saints (18-0) will face Greenfield (18-8) at 7 p.m. Friday in the quarterfinals at Clinton Junior High.
The semifinals along with the third-place and title matches are Saturday.
Parkside beat Peotone 19-25, 25-16, 25-18 to win Sectional 2 at Saratoga Grade School. Parkside advanced to the sectional with a 25-21, 25-14 win over Braidwood Reed-Custer in the regional title match.
The Raiders (20-5) will play Staunton (25-1) at 7 p.m. Friday in the quarterfinals at Warrensburg-Latham Middle School.
The semifinals along with the third-place and title matches are Saturday.
In Class 2A, Putnam County came up just short of a state berth, losing 25-17, 20-25, 25-18 to Bloomington Corpus Christi in Sectional 1 at Lexington.
The Pumas, who finish 23-3, defeated Ottawa Wallace 25-16, 25-15 in the regional final.