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Glenbard West girls volleyball

2018 season

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SENIORS pages!

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Thanks Hilltoppers
for a great season!
25-12
(9th straight season with 25 victories!)
Glenbard West Invite champions!


Video Interview!
Regional final/Season wrapup

Katie Ryan, Kaitlyn DuMerer

Class 4A
Lyons Township Regional

Class 4A girls volleyball ScoreZone at IHSA.org


REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Thursday, October 25
(6) Lyons Township (21-13) d. (3) GLENBARD WEST (25-12) 25-21, 26-24

Tuesday, October 23
(3) GLENBARD WEST d. (14) Hinsdale South 25-13, 23-25, 25-18
(6) Lyons Township d. (10) Downers Grove South 25-15, 25-17

Monday, October 22
(14) Hinsdale South d. (19) Willowbrook 25-19, 25-13

(Regional champion advances to York Sectional at 6:30 p.m. Monday, October 29 vs. Addison Trail Regional champion -- (2) York)

Class 4A girls volleyball ScoreZone at IHSA.org


Video Interview!
Glenbard West defeats Hinsdale South

Nina Crawford, Ellory Graff

Wednesday, Oct. 17
Glenbard West d.
At Downers Grove South
25-16, 25-22
(GW finishes regular season 24-11)

Video Interview!

Ananda Patterson, Ellory Graff


Glenbard West statistical leaders
Ellory Graff: 10 kills, 4 aces, 7 digs, 8 service points, including last two

Kaitlyn DuMerer: 19 assists, 13 digs, kill, 2 aces, 7 service points
Katie Ryan: 8 digs, 2 aces, 4 assists, 6 service points
Virginia Curtis: 8 kills, block, dig
Maeve Campanella: 8 digs
Sophie Alles: 6 digs
Ananda Patterson: 4 kills, 2 digs
Nina Crawford: 4 kills, ace, block
Lucy Brizzolara: 2 blocks, kill

Tuesday, Oct. 16
Glenbard West d.
At Lyons Township
25-15, 25-20
(Hilltoppers now 23-11, 4-2 in WSC Silver)


Glenbard West statistical leaders
Katie Ryan: 18 digs, kill
Ellory Graff: 8 kills, 7 digs, ace

Virginia Curtis: 10 kills, block, dig
Kaitlyn DuMerer: 10 digs, 2 aces
Sophie Alles: 6 digs
Maeve Campanella: 6 digs
Nina Crawford: 4 kills, ace
Ananda Patterson: 4 kills, dig
Lucy Brizzolara: 3 kills

Friday-Saturday, Oct. 12-13
At Autumnfest Tournament
At Glenbard East
11th place

Glenbard West No. 11 seed

Saturday's Silver bracket playoffs
(11) Glenbard West d. (14) Wheaton Warrenville South 25-21, 25-20 (quarterfinals)
(10) Joliet Catholic d. (11) Glenbard West 25-23, 21-25, 25-20 (semifinals)
(11) Glenbard West d. (8) West Aurora 25-12, 25-21 (11th place)
(Hilltoppers now 22-11)

Glenbard West statistical leaders
(All five Autumnfest matches combined)
Katie Ryan: 87 digs, 4 kills, 2 aces
Ellory Graff: 37 digs, 21 kills, 6 aces

Virginia Curtis: 38 kills, 7 blocks, 7 digs
Ananda Patterson: 34 kills, 8 blocks, ace, 5 digs
Nina Crawford: 31 kills, 3 aces, 3 blocks, 10 digs
Sophie Alles: 44 digs, 2 aces
Lucy Brizzolara: 23 kills, 4 blocks, 2 digs
Kaitlyn DuMerer: 6 aces, 3 kills, 27 digs
Maeve Campanella: 19 digs
Caroline Casey: 2 aces, 3 digs
Anna Sear: 3 aces

Friday's Pool 6 results
(11) Glenbard West d. (22) Schaumburg 25-16, 25-10
(6) Waubonsie Valley d. (11) Glenbard West 25-20, 19-25, 25-18

Autumnfest Friday's pool results

UPDATED Autumnfest Silver playoff bracket (after Friday's pool play)

Autumnfest Friday's pools/time schedule

Autumnfest Saturday's playoff brackets

SENIOR NIGHT

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Glenbard West 2018 Seniors booklet PDF

Thursday, Oct. 11
SENIOR NIGHT
Glenbard West d. Addison Trail
25-16, 25-12
(Hilltoppers now 19-9)

Glenbard West statistical leaders
Katie Ryan: 18 digs, ace, 2 assists, 7 service points
Ellory Graff: 12 digs, 3 kills, ace
Nina Crawford: 9 kills, ace, 2 blocks, 5 digs, 5 service points
Kaitlyn DuMerer: 23 assists, 2 aces, 7 digs, 7 service points
Virginia Curtis: 8 kills, block, 2 digs
Ananda Patterson: 6 kills
Sophie Alles: 5 digs
Lucy Brizzolara: 2 kills, 3 blocks, 2 digs
Maeve Campanella: 3 digs
Caroline Casey: 2 assists

Tuesday, Oct. 9
Glenbard West d. At Oak Park-River Forest
25-21, 25-16
(Hilltoppers now 18-9, 3-2 in WSC Silver)

Glenbard West statistical leaders
Katie Ryan: 13 digs
Virginia Curtis: 10 kills, 3 blocks
Ellory Graff: 4 kills, 17 digs, block
Ananda Patterson: 8 kills, 2 blocks
Nina Crawford: 7 kills, ace, 2 blocks, 6 digs
Kaitlyn DuMerer: 2 aces, 6 digs
Lucy Brizzolara: 3 kills
Sophie Alles: 6 digs
Maeve Campanella: 4 digs

Wednesday, Oct. 2
At Benet Academy
d. Glenbard West
25-15, 25-16
(Hilltoppers now 17-9)
Tuesday, Oct. 2
At Glenbard West d. Hinsdale Central
25-16, 25-14
Teacher Appreciation Night
(Hilltoppers now 17-8, 2-2 in WSC Silver)

VIDEO INTERVIEW!

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Caroline Casey, Katie Ryan, Sophie Alles

Glenbard West statistical leaders
Kaitlyn DuMerer: 24 assists, 2 aces, 2 blocks, 14 service points
Katie Ryan: 14 digs
Virginia Curtis: 8 kills
Ananda Patterson: 7 kills
Nina Crawford: 6 kills, ace, block, 7 service points
Ellory Graff: 4 kills, ace
Lucy Brizzolara: 2 kills, 4 blocks
Sophie Alles: 6 digs, ace
Maeve Campanella: 2 digs
Caroline Casey: Served match point

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LET’S TRY AGAIN!
VOLLEY FOR THE CURE

Wednesday, Sept. 26
Doubleheader at Glenbard West!!
Glenbard West d. Plainfield East 19-25, 25-13, 25-11
Glenbard West d. Montini Catholic 25-18, 25-16
(GW now 16-8)

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VOLLEY FOR THE CURE
Tuesday, Sept. 25
Montini Catholic at Glenbard West
Canceled-Power outage!
Rescheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 26

THANK YOU everyone who organized and worked tirelessly (even in the dark) and donated to continue making this event successful!


VIDEO INTERVIEW!
(with emergency lights)

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Ashleigh Wince, Celia Ryan

HOMECOMING 2018

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Photo courtesy of Jim Ryan

Thursday, Sept. 20
Joliet Catholic Academy d. Glenbard West 25-16, 25-15
Glenbard West now 14-8
Wednesday, Sept. 19
Glenbard West d. Plainfield South
25-20, 25-13
GW now 14-7

VIDEO INTERVIEW!

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Virginia Curtis, Kaitlyn DuMerer

Glenbard West statistics leaders
Katie Ryan (15 digs, ace, 10 service points)
Ananda Patterson (7 kills, block)
Kaitlyn DuMerer (17 assists, 5 digs, ace, block, 10 service points)
Ellory Graff (5 kills, 4 digs)
Virginia Curtis (5 kills, 2 digs)
Lucy Brizzolara (3 kills)
Sophie Alles (3 digs, 4 service points)
Caroline Casey (4 service points)
Maeve Campanella (2 digs)

Tuesday, Sept. 18
At Downers Grove North d. Glenbard West
23-25, 25-18, 25-19
GW now 13-7, 2-1 in WSC Silver

Saturday, Sept. 15
Glenbard West Invitational
CHAMPIONS!
(17-25, 25-18, 25-19 over Glenbard South!)
Glenbard West now 13-6

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Photos courtesy of Jim Ryan

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Curtis, Ryan, Patterson

All-Tournament
Katie Ryan (MVP)
Ananda Patterson
Virginia Curtis

Saturday's results
Glenbard West d. Glenbard South 17-25, 25-18, 25-19 (championship)
Glenbard West d. Joliet West 25-14, 25-20 (semifinals)
Glenbard West d. Glenbard East 21-25, 25-21, 25-17 (quarterfinals)

Saturday statistics leaders
(3 matches combined -- assists unavailable)
Katie Ryan (25 digs)
Ananda Patterson (19 kills, 5 blocks)
Virginia Curtis (26 kills, 5 digs)
Ellory Graff (23 kills, 21 digs, 5 aces)
Lucy Brizzolara (22 kills, 3 digs)
Kaitlyn DuMerer (4 aces, 15 digs)
Anna Sear (15 kills, 18 digs)
Sophie Alles (9 digs)
Maeve Campanella (9 digs)
Caroline Casey (6 aces)
Celia Ryan (4 digs)

38th annual Glenbard West Invitational pool play/playoff brackets

Friday, Sept. 14
Glenbard West Invitational

Friday pool play
Glenbard West d. Oswego East 25-13, 24-26, 25-13
Glenbard West d. Northside Prep 25-14, 25-11

Friday statistics leaders
(2 matches combined)
Katie Ryan (22 digs, 4 aces, kill)
Ananda Patterson (5 kills, block)
Virginia Curtis (21 kills, block, 4 digs)
Kaitlyn DuMerer (44 assists, 9 digs, 5 aces, kill)
Anna Sear (9 kills, 11 digs, 2 aces)
Ellory Graff (9 kills, 2 digs)
Celia Ryan (6 digs, 6 aces, block)
Caroline Casey (4 digs, 2 aces)

38th annual Glenbard West Invitational pool play/playoff brackets

Wednesday, Sept. 12
Glenbard West d. At West Chicago 25-14, 25-15
Glenbard West now 8-6

Glenbard West statistics leaders
Virginia Curtis 7 kills
Ananda Patterson 6 kills
Ellory Graff 4 kills, 9 digs, 3 aces
Kaitlyn DuMerer 20 assists (estimated), 3 digs
Katie Ryan 7 digs
Anna Sear 4 kills, 5 digs
Lucy Brizzolara 4 kills

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Tuesday, Sept. 11
York d. At Glenbard West 17-25, 25-23, 25-23
Glenbard West now 7-6, 1-1 in WSC Silver

VIDEO INTERVIEW!

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Glenbard West statistics leaders
Virginia Curtis: 17 kills, ace
Ellory Graff: 5 kills, 9 digs
Kaitlyn DuMerer: 28 assists, 3 kills, 6 digs, 2 aces, 11 service points
Katie Ryan: 14 digs, 3 aces, 11 service points
Lucy Brizzolara: 4 kills
Ananda Patterson: 4 kills
Sophie Alles: 10 digs, ace, 6 service points
Anna Sear: 5 digs
Ashleigh Wince: 2 kills, 2 blocks
Maeve Campanella: 2 digs
Celia Ryan: ace

Saturday, Sept. 8
At Crossroads Classic
At Effingham High School


SIXTH PLACE
Virginia Curtis All-tournament

Normal University d. Glenbard West 25-17, 25-12 (quarterfinals)
Glenbard West d. Edwardsville 25-20, 18-25, 26-24 (consolation semifinals)
Belleville Althoff d. Glenbard West 25-19, 25-17 (5th-place match)
Glenbard West now 7-5

Crossroads Classic T-shirt order form

Crossroads Classic Tournament website

Glenbard West parental travel release form

Friday, Sept. 7
At Crossroads Classic
At Effingham High School

(1301 Grove Ave., Effingham)
Pool B play
Glenbard West d. Breese Central 25-18, 20-25, 25-9
Glenbard West d. Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg 25-20, 33-31
(Glenbard West now 6-3 overall)

Crossroads Classic Friday pool play

Crossroads Classic T-shirt order form

Crossroads Classic Tournament website

Thursday, Sept. 6
At Marist d. Glenbard West 25-22, 25-15

Glenbard West statistics leaders
Katie Ryan: 14 digs
Kaitlyn DuMerer: 15 assists, 8 digs, 3 kills
Virginia Curtis: 6 kills
Nina Crawford: 4 kills
Maeve Campanella: 5 digs

(GW now 4-3 overall)

Tuesday, Sept. 4
Glenbard West d. Proviso West
25-13, 25-10
(GW now 4-2 overall, 1-0 in WSC Silver)

VIDEO INTERVIEW!

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2018 Seniors!

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Photos courtesy of GWGirlsVB.com staff

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Lucy Brizzolara (left), Kaitlyn DuMerer, Katie Ryan, Ellory Graff, Ananda Patterson, Nina Crawford, Sophie Alles

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Saturday, Aug. 25
Wheaton North
Blue-Gold Tournament
Fourth place
All-Tournament Team: Katie Ryan
VIDEO INTERVIEW:
Katie Ryan

Saturday, Aug. 25 results
Third place
Naperville North d. Glenbard West 25-17, 25-21
Glenbard West statistics leaders
Katie Ryan: 9 digs, 7 service points, aces
Nina Crawford: 4 kills, 2 blocks
Kaitlyn DuMerer: 9 assists, 5 digs 
Ellory Graff: 2 kills, 3 service points, ace, 3 digs
Virginia Curtis: 4 kills
Lucy Brizzolara: 3 kills, 2 blocks
Anna Sear: Ace, 3 service aces
Celia Ryan: 3 assists
Ashleigh Wince: 3 blocks

Semifinals
Montini d. Glenbard West 27-25, 25-16
Glenbard West statistics leaders
Kaitlyn DuMerer: 18 assists, 12 digs
Katie Ryan: 10 digs, ace, 4 service points
Nina Crawford: 7 kills, 11 digs, 3 blocks
Ellory Graff: 6 kills, 2 digs
Sophie Alles: Ace, 6 digs
Virginia Curtis: 4 kills
Maeve Campanella: 3 digs
Lucy Brizzolara: Ace, 3 blocks
Anna Sear: Ace

Glenbard West d. Kaneland
13-25, 27-25, 25-19

Glenbard West statistics leaders
(5-match cumulative tournament statistics) 
Katie Ryan: 57 digs, 5 aces
Nina Crawford: 35 kills, 8 blocks, 23 digs
Kaitlyn DuMerer: 37 digs, 3 kills, ace 
Ellory Graff: 28 aces, 5 aces, 11 digs
Virginia Curtis: 29 kills, 2 blocks, 7 digs
Lucy Brizzolara: 10 kills, 6 blocks, 2 aces
Sophie Alles: 16 digs, 2 aces
Anna Sear: 6 kills, 2 aces, 17 digs
Maeve Campanella: 14 digs
Caroline Casey: 3 digs
Ashleigh Wince: 2 kills
Celia Ryan: 2 digs
Emma Ohrnstein: 2 digs

Wheaton North Blue and Gold Tournament Saturday results

Wheaton North Blue Gold All-Tournament Team

Wheaton North Blue Gold championship bracket for Saturday (improved 8/24)

Wednesday Aug. 22
Wheaton North
Blue-Gold Tournament
Pool D results

Glenbard West d. St. Viator 25-18, 25-10
Glenbard West d. Buffalo Grove 25-15, 25-11
Glenbard West statistics leaders
(Two-match combined totals)
Ellory Graff: 17 kills, 4 aces, 3 digs
Katie Ryan: 19 digs, 3 aces
Nina Crawford: 15 kills
Kaitlyn DuMerer 2 kills, 5 digs (assists unavailable)
Anna Sear: 6 kills, 13 digs
Virginia Curtis: 8 kills
Maeve Campanella: 8 digs
Sophie Alles: 4 digs

Wheaton North Blue Gold championship bracket for Saturday (improved 8/24)

Wheaton North Blue and Gold Tournament pool play/brackets

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Season outlook
video interview

2018 Varsity results

FINAL
25-12 record
4-2 West Suburban Conference Silver Division
11-2 Home; 7-6 Away; 7-4 Neutral

Wed. 8/22
At Wheaton North Blue and Gold Tournament

Wheaton North Tournament: Wednesday's results/Saturday's brackets

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vs. St. Viator (Pool D play)
W
25-18
25-10
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vs. St. Viator (Pool D play)
W
25-15
25-11
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Sat. 8/25
At Wheaton North Blue and Gold Tournament

Wheaton North Tournament - Final results/All-tournament team

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vs. Kaneland (quarterfinals)
W
 
13-25
27-25
25-19
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vs. Montini Catholic (semifinals)
L
25-27
16-25
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vs. Naperville North (4th place)
L
17-25
21-25
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Tues. 9/4
PROVISO WEST*
W
15-13
15-10
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Thur. 9/6
At Marist
L
22-25
15-25
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Fri. 9/7
At Crossroads Classic
At Effingham High School
(1301 Grove Ave., Effingham)

Crossroads Classic Pool Brackets

Crossroads Classic T-shirt order form

Crossroads Classic Tournament website

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vs. Breese Central (Pool B play)
W
25-18
20-25
25-9
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vs. Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg (Pool B play)
W
25-20
33-31
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Sat. 9/8
At Crossroads Classic
At Effingham High School
(1301 Grove Ave., Effingham)

Crossroads Classic Tournament website (scores/brackets)

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vs. Normal University (quarterfinals)
L
17-25
12-25
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vs. Edwardsville (consolation semifinals)
W
25-20
18-25
26-24
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vs. Belleville Althoff (5th place)
L
19-25
17-25
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Tues. 9/11
YORK*
L
25-17
23-25
23-25
Wed. 9/12
At West Chicago
W
25-14
25-15
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Fri. 9/14
38TH ANNUAL
GLENBARD WEST INVITATIONAL

Glenbard West Invitational pool play/playoff brackets

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vs. Oswego East (Pool A play)
W
25-13
24-26
25-13
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vs. Northside Prep (Pool B play)

W
25-14
25-11
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Sat. 9/15
38TH ANNUAL
GLENBARD WEST INVITATIONAL
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vs. Glenbard East (quarterfinals)
W
21-25
25-21
25-17
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vs. Joliet West (semifinals)
W
25-14
25-20
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vs. Glenbard South (championship)
W
17-25
25-18
25-19
Tues. 9/18
At Downers Grove North*
L
25-23
18-25
19-25
Wed. 9/19
PLAINFIELD SOUTH
W
25-20
25-13
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Thur. 9/20
JOLIET CATHOLIC ACADEMY
L
16-25
15-25
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Wed. 9/26
PLAINFIELD EAST (Match moved to Glenbard West)
W
19-25
25-13
25-11
Wed. 9/26
MONTINI CATHOLIC (Volley for the Cure) (RESCHEDULED from Tuesday, Sept. 25)
W
25-18
25-16
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Tues. 10/2
HINSDALE CENTRAL*
(Teacher Appreciation Night)
W
25-16
25-14
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Wed. 10/3
At Benet Academy
L
25-15
25-16
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Tues. 10/9
At Oak Park-River Forest*
W
25-21
25-16
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Thur. 10/11
ADDISON TRAIL
(Senior Night)
W
25-16
25-12
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Fri. 10/12
At Autumnfest Volleyball Classic
Hosted by Glenbard East
(No. 11 seed)

Autumnfest Friday's pool results

Autumnfest Friday's pools/time schedule

Autumnfest Saturday's playoff brackets

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vs. (22) Schaumburg (Pool play)
W
25-16
25-10
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vs. (6) Waubonsie Valley (Pool play)
L
20-25
25-19
18-25
Sat. 10/13
At Autumnfest Volleyball Classic
At Glenbard East
(No. 11 seed)

UPDATED Autumnfest Silver playoff bracket (after Friday's pool play)

Autumnfest Friday's pools/time schedule

Autumnfest Saturday's playoff brackets

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vs. (14) Wheaton Warrenville South (Silver Bracket quarterfinals)
W
25-21
25-20
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vs. (10) Joliet Catholic (Silver Bracket semifinals)
L
23-25
25-21
20-25
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vs. (8) West Aurora (Silver Bracket 11th place)
W
25-12
25-21
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Tue. 10/16
At Lyons Township* (North campus)
W
25-15
25-20
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Wed. 10/17
At Downers Grove South
W
25-16
25-22
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Class 4A Lyons Township Regional (North campus)
No. 3 seed York Sectional
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Tues. Oct. 23
vs. (14) Hinsdale South
W
25-13
23-25
25-18
Thur. Oct. 25
Regional final -- (6) Lyons Township
L
21-25
24-26
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Class 4A York Sectional
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Mon. Oct. 29
Lyons Township Regional champion vs. Addison Trail Regional champion -- (2) York or (7) Glenbard North
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Wed. Oct. 31
Sectional final -- vs. Maine South Regional champion or Glenbard East Regional champion
6 p.m.
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Class 4A Bartlett Super-Sectional
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Fri.
Nov. 2
York Sectional champion vs. Huntley Sectional champion
6 p.m.
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* - West Suburban Conference Silver Division match

Class 4A York Sectional teams (seeds in parentheses)

Lyons Township Regional: (3) GLENBARD EAST, (6) Lyons Township, (10) Downers Grove South, (14) Hinsdale South, (19) Willowbrook

Addison Trail Regional: (2) York, (7) Glenbard North, (11) Addison Trail, (15) Maine West, (18) Proviso West

Maine South Regional: (1) Downers Grove North, (8) Maine South, (9) Lake Park, (16) West Chicago, (17) Riverside-Brookfield

Glenbard East Regional: (4) Glenbard East, (5) Wheaton Warrenville South, (12) Hinsdale Central, (13) Fenton, (20) Leyden, (21) Wheaton North

Class 4A York Sectional teams (21 teams): GLENBARD WEST, Addison Trail, Downers Grove North, Downers Grove South, Fenton, Glenbard East, Glenbard North, Hinsdale Central, Hinsdale South, Lake Park, Leyden, Lyons Township, Maine West, Maine South, Proviso West, Riverside-Brookfield, West Chicago, Wheaton North, Wheaton Warrenville South, Willowbrook, York