The Kankakee Valley girls volleyball team closed its regular season with a split, sweeping Kouts before falling at Hobart.
The Kougars beat Kouts 26-24, 25-13, 25-21 on the road on Wednesday, Oct. 7. Kankakee Valley won a tight first set and then took control, winning the second set by 12 points.
A night later, Kankakee Valley lost 3-1 at Hobart on Thursday, Oct. 8, in a Northwest Crossroads Conference match. Hobart also swept the Kougars 3-0 on Sept. 10.
Kankakee Valley (9-21, 3-11 NCC) went 1-2 in its final week, which opened with a 3-1 home loss to Munster on Oct. 6.
The Kougars will open Class 3A Sectional 18 play in the semifinals at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at Hanover Central. They will face the winner of Thursday's quarterfinal between Lowell and Illiana Christian.
Both possible opponents are familiar. Kankakee Valley swept Lowell 3-0 twice this season, on Sept. 1 and Sept. 29. The Kougars lost to llliana Christian in five sets both times, 3-2 on Aug. 25 and 3-2 on Sept. 22.
The sectional final is set for 6 p.m. Saturday. Hanover Central, the back-to-back NCC champion, plays River Forest in the other semifinal.
Kankakee Valley had posted three straight winning seasons, going 21-13 in 2023-24, 20-12 in 2024-25 and 15-13 last season. The Kougars need two wins Saturday to claim the sectional title.
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