Lincoln-Way East outside hitters Nate Van Dellan and Ryan Vorderer combined for 18 kills as the Griffins sent home Sandburg 25-16, 27-25 in the finals of the Brother Rice Smack Attack tournament Saturday at St. Xavier University.
Brother Rice finally broke into the win column in its second match of pool play against Andrew 25-21, 25-21 on Friday at the Tiger Classic at WW South.
Brother Rice's Rudy Yates Jr. ended his freshman season with a state title and a perfect record, earning him a spot on this year's SouthtownStar All-Area team. Check out who else made the cut.
Marian Catholic diver Joey Cifelli claimed the state runner-up medal Saturday at New Trier with a 443.60 total, finishing only a few points behind state champion Brandis Heffner, of Normal (447.25).