St. Charles North girls volleyball takes down Burlington Central for first 4A sectional crown since 2017
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St. Charles North ignored the irrelevancies. It didn’t matter that six seniors departed in the offseason. The North Stars’ 25 victories this season didn’t touch the last two years’ 30-win campaigns, but the team knows itself better than what any record would suggest. Such familiarity showed in St. Charles North’s 25-13, 25-19 win over Burlington Central in the Class 4A Burlington Central Sectional final on Thursday night. “We didn’t have to build our bonds,” junior Brynn Hopkins said. “We already had such good chemistry, and that’s really what a team needs.” St. Charles North moves on and will take on Libertyville (38-1) in the Fremd Supersectional at 6 p.m. Monday.The North Stars won in straight sets for the third time in 12 matches. The Rockets didn’t make it easy, jumping to a 9-5 lead with an ace from Gabby Alesi in the second frame. Hopkins responded with a pair of kills while teammate Ellie Sutter delivered her seventh kill of the match to knot the set at 10 apiece. St. Charles N