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Coal City soccer, volleyball earn Illinois Central Eight wins: Thursday’s Herald News sports roundup.

Averie Hodgen and Alivia Waliczek combined for 24 service winners in Coal City's Illinois Central Eight win. Plus more scores in Thursday's Herald News Sports roundup.
Coal City soccer, volleyball earn Illinois Central Eight wins: Thursday’s Herald News sports roundup.

Coal City def. Peotone 25-23, 25-16: At Coal City, Averie Hodgen and Alivia Waliczek had 24 points as the Coalers cruised in the Illinois Central Eight. Darcie Ladas added nine kills for Coal City (11-6, 4-1).

Seneca def. Dwight 25-13, 25-22: At Dwight, Brooklyn Sheedy had 10 kills and Franki Meyers added nine as the Irish knocked off the Trojans. Graysen Provance added 18 assists for Seneca (12-2, 5-0 in the Tri-County Conference).

Plainfield South def. Joliet Central 25-13, 25-16: At Plainfield, the Cougars defeated the Steelmen in the SPC.

Oswego def. Plainfield Central 14-25, 25-10, 25-17: At Oswego, the Wildcats fell to the Panthers in the SPC.

Romeoville def. Plainfield East 21-25, 25-12, 25-15: At Romeoville, the Spartans improved to 4-5 overall and 1-0 in the SPC with the win.

Morris def. Sandwich 25-20, 25-22: At Sandwich, the Warriors took down the Indians in a nonconference match.

Wilmington def. Streator 25-16, 24-26, 25-15: At Streator, the Wildcats took down the Bulldogs in ICE play.

Coal City 2, Manteno 0: At Coal City, the Coalers improved to 7-2 overall with the win in the ICE.

Minooka 1, Oswego 1 (3-2 on PK): At Oswego, Dragos Gusanu scored in regulation and the Indians hung on for the 3-2 win on penalty kicks. Nolan Skedel had eight saves for Minooka (6-3, 2-2 in the SPC)

Providence 2, DePaul Prep 1: At New Lenox, Aldo Domiguez and Leo Mendoza scored for the Celtics in the Chicago Catholic League contest.

Peotone 2, Reed-Custer 1: At Peotone, the Blue Devils opened play in the Illinois Central Eight with a win.

Plainfield East 3, Plainfield Central 2: At Plainfield, the Bengals edged the Wildcats in the SPC.

Morris 2, Kaneland 0: At Morris, the Warriors blanked the Knights in an Interstate Eight contest.

Joliet Central 0, Plainfield South: At Plainfield, the Steelmen prevailed in the SPC on penalty kicks.

Lemont 2, Bremen 2: At Lemont, the Braves and Lemont tied in the South Suburban Blue.

Lincoln-Way West 147, Lockport 148, Homewood-Flossmoor 159, Bradley-Bourbonnais 167: At Homewood, Matt Nash and Connor Ramel finished 1-2 for West with a 36 and 37, respectively. Ryan Denk and Kaden Downer of Lockport finished in a second place tie with a 37 each.

Oswego East 153, Plainfield South: At Oswego, Cadyn Conroy shot a 42 to lead the way for the Cougars.

Ottawa 154, LaSalle-Peru 161, Morris 168, Lockport 172: At Morris, Braden Wickkiser shot an even-par 36 to lead the Warriors. Jackson Juergens and Teddy Torres shot a 41 each, tying for ninth for Lockport.

Minooka 155, Plainfield North 160: At Plainfield, Gabe Ciesielski fired an even-par 36 and Derek Przybyla carded a 37 to lead Minooka in the Southwest Prairie. Evan Lee shot a 38 and Nolan Moyer shot 39 for North.

Plainfield East 145, Joliet Catholic 170: At Joliet, Jacob Czerniak of Plainfield East led a sweep of the top four spots with a two-under 34. Chase Buettner and Jett Utrata shot a 36 each and Keagan Whittle a 39 for the Bengals. Jonah Bradley led JCA with a 40.

Lemont 156, Tinley Park 185: At Lemont, Alexander Tomala shot a two-over par 37 to lead Lemont to the win in the South Suburban Blue. Jack Simpson shot a 39 and Henry Markiewicz and Nathan Zdenovec carded 40 each for Lemont.

Putnam County 183, Dwight 185, Roanoke-Benson 186: At Toluca, Logan Rice, Dane Frobish, and Case Christensen shot a 46 apiece to tie for fourth overall for Dwight.

Livingston County Invite: At Pontiac, Jaxson Duke of Coal City fired a 79 to tie for fifth overall. The Coalers placed seventh overall in the team race.

La Salle-Peru Lady Cavs 18-Hole Scramble: At La Salle, Lincoln-Way East won the scramble with a combined 14-under par. Lincoln-Way Central Team 1 placed second at 12-under. Plainfield North shot 10 under collectively followed by Lincoln-Way Central No. 2.

Livingston County Invite: At Pontiac, Coal City placed eighth overall in the team race. Abi Rose and Emma Sinkular finished in a tie for 31st overall with a 107 each for the Coalers.

Joliet Central 175, Plainfield South 209: At Joliet, freshman Collyns Caruso shot a 37 to earn medalist honors for the Steelmen. Leah Duensing carded a 37 for Joliet. Grace Brown shot a 44 to lead South.

Lincoln-Way West 178, Oak Forest 215: At Flossmoor, Reilly Carlson led the way for West, placing second with a 41.

Sandburg 192, Providence 195: At Frankfort, Madalyn Ferguson earned medalist honors for the Celtics with a 40. Aubrey Domzal and Lilly Hartman shot a 50 each for PC.

Lemont 154, Oak Lawn 211: At Oak Lawn, Sarah Scott led five Lemont golfers in the top five with a 33. Sophia Zubek, Cailin Burke, Ella Noetzel, and Johanna Nichols rounded out the top five for Lemont.

Geneva 24, Plainfield Central 16: At Geneva, the Wildcats dropped their contest to the Vikings.

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