Columbia Eagles senior Maura Kohlenberger (15) and Columbia Eagles junior Claire Sandstrom (10) put up a block during a match against Waterloo in October.
The Illinois High School Association鈥檚 girls volleyball playoffs kicked off last week. With sectional semifinals and finals up next, here are four things to watch as local teams try to march to CEFCU Arena in Normal for state next weekend:
Mascoutah libero Bailey Seibert digs for a serve. St. Joseph鈥檚 hosted Mascoutah in a girls volleyball game at St. Joseph Academy in Frontenac on October 9, 2025.
Edwardsville players Isabella Bollman, front, and Liv Goebel leap and try to block. Belleville East defeated Edwardsville in a Southwestern Conference volleyball match at Edwardsville High School in Edwardsville on Tuesday October 14, 2025.
Tim Vizer, Special to the Post-Dispatch
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Columbia Eagles senior Maura Kohlenberger (15) and Columbia Eagles junior Claire Sandstrom (10) put up a block during a match against Waterloo in October.
Mascoutah libero Bailey Seibert digs for a serve. St. Joseph鈥檚 hosted Mascoutah in a girls volleyball game at St. Joseph Academy in Frontenac on October 9, 2025.
Edwardsville players Isabella Bollman, front, and Liv Goebel leap and try to block. Belleville East defeated Edwardsville in a Southwestern Conference volleyball match at Edwardsville High School in Edwardsville on Tuesday October 14, 2025.