IHSA 2024 volleyball playoff schedule, results for Springfield

Bill Welt

Springfield State Journal – Register

The Taylorville volleyball team treats the regular season as one big workout for the postseason, and the time has finally come.

The Tornadoes announce another high-powered lineup ahead of the Class 3A playoffs, with a group of seniors dating back to the first grade.

That includes 6-4 hitter Mazie Fleming and 5-8 setter Sami Breckenridge.

Fleming recently committed to NCAA Division II University of Illinois Springfield. Fleming, also a standout basketball player, said she went the other way because she enjoys the intensity and camaraderie that comes with volleyball.

“I’m super excited and I think it’s a great fit for me,” Fleming said.

Fleming said she has improved in all facets of the game over the past four years under head coach Kim Peabody, especially in blocking. She was strictly a middle hitter before injuries on the team led her to become an outside hitter last season. She can now handle both positions.

“We block a lot at practices,” Fleming said. “Coach Peabody likes to really get into it because it’s a really big part of the game. It’s a lot easier for our passers to get those hard hits when we get a touch on them.”

Indeed, Fleming led the team in kills (156) and blocks (43) prior to the weekend.

Breckenridge has a wealth of other options with four other players with at least 90 kills, including juniors Alayna Vincent (149) and Ella Appel (116) and seniors Liv Havera (102) and Lia Champley (92). That doesn’t include junior Robyn Ward, who was injured early in the season.

“I have a lot of confidence in my hitters,” Breckenridge said. “When I set them up, I have the mentality that they’re going to put the ball down and they’re going to be smart with it. Even if it’s not a really good set, they’re going to do something with the ball that will make a change. ”

Breckenridge has emerged as an assertive leader over the past two seasons as he posted 562 assists and 192 digs this fall. Until about a month ago she also did gymnastics, mainly trampoline and tumbling.

She has represented USA Gymnastics abroad for the past three years in England (2023), Bulgaria (2022) and Azerbaijan (2021). Breckenridge said she first tried gymnastics when she was 3.

“My mom (Josi) put me in this because I was really shy and she hoped it would open me up a little bit,” Breckenridge said. “It didn’t really help with my shyness, but I was just a natural at it and did really well.”

Maybe not at first, but over time it cultivated Breckenridge into the proverbial quarterback she is today. She plans to resume volleyball in college.

“I feel like this is a really big opportunity for you and it really changed the person I am today,” Breckenridge said of her time with Team USA. “It has made me more responsible. And because I would go without my parents and be a leader for younger people, I think that helped me become a leader in volleyball.”

Fleming and Breckenridge certainly share a history of success together that extends to their teammates as well.

In fact, they finished 18-0 in eighth grade. Although the Illinois Elementary School Association state finals were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic that year, Fleming was a key contributor to Taylorville’s first-ever run to the Illinois High School Association state finals in 2022.

“I’m very grateful to have her as my setter,” Fleming said of Breckenridge. “She is really talented and knows where to put the ball. She has great timing and I am very grateful that she is my full-time setter again for a second year. And the friendship we have since playing together for so long makes the connection just so much better.”

Here is the IHSA volleyball playoff schedule for the Springfield region. This page will be updated with the results.

Class 1A

Pulaski Regional Mountain

Monday October 28

No. 2 Hartsburg-Emden defeats. No. 14 Mount Pulaski, 25-19, 25-18

No. 8 Decatur St. Teresa def. No. 10 Moweaqua Central A&M, 25-19, 25-14

Tuesday October 29

No. 3 Greenview def. No. 13 Delavan, 23-25, 25-14, 25-20

No. 11 Mason City Illini Central final No. 7 Edinburgh, 18-25, 25-18, 26-24

Wednesday October 30

No. 2 Hartsburg-Emden vs. No. 8 Decatur St. Teresa, 6 p.m

No. 3 Greenview vs. No. 11 Mason City Illini Central, 7 p.m

Thursday October 31

Regional Championship, 6 p.m

The winner will advance to the Hartsburg-Emden semi-finals against the regional winner of Havana on Tuesday, November 5 at 7 p.m.

Franklin Regional

Monday October 28

No. 6 Golgotha final No. 9 Jacksonville Routt, 25-21, 22-25, 25-22

Tuesday October 29

No. 4 New Berlin final. No. 15 White Hall North Greene, 25-8, 25-15

No. 5 South County final. No. 12 Pawnee, 11/25, 25/20

Wednesday October 30

No. 1 Decatur Unity Christian vs. No. 6 Calvary, 6 p.m

No. No. 4 New Berlin vs. No. 5 South County, 7 p.m

Thursday October 31

Regional Championship, 6 p.m

The winner will advance to the Hartsburg-Emden semifinals against the regional winner of Camp Point Central on Tuesday, November 5 at 6 p.m.

Regional Havana

Monday October 28

No. 11 Havana final No. 6 Bluffs, 25-9, 20-25, 26-24

Tuesday October 29

No. 4 Concord Triopia def. No. 14 Griggsville-Perry, 10-25, 13-25

No. 5 Rushville-Industry def. No. 12 Astoria South Fulton, 25-22, 25-11

Wednesday October 30

No. 1 Augusta Southeastern vs. No. 11 Havana, 6 p.m

No. No. 4 Concord Triopia vs. No. 5 Rushville-Industry, 7 p.m

Thursday October 31

Regional Championship, 6 p.m

The winner will advance to the Hartsburg-Emden semifinals against the Mount Pulaski regional winner on Tuesday, November 5 at 7 p.m.

Regional Mount of Olives

Monday October 28

No. 13 Mulberry Grove final. No. 12 Ramsey, 25-19, 25-16

Tuesday October 29

No. 4 Raymond Lincolnwood def. No. 15 Bunker Hill, 25-15, 25-17

No. 7 Greenfield/Northwest Finals No. 14 Mount of Olives, 25-19, 25-16

Wednesday October 30

No. 1 Hardin Calhoun vs. No. 13 Mulberry Grove, 6 p.m

No. 4 Raymond Lincolnwood vs. No. 7 Greenfield/Northwestern, 7 p.m

Thursday October 31

Regional Championship, 6 p.m

The winner will advance to the Farina South Central Sectional semifinals against the regional winner of Lebanon on Tuesday, November 5 at 7 p.m.

Effingham St. Anthony Regional

Monday October 28

No. 2 Nokomis final No. 11 Altamont, 25-13, 25-7

No. 6 St. Elmo/Brownstown final. No. 8 Farina South Central, 25-19, 18-25, 25-19

Tuesday October 29

No. 3 Carrollton def. No. 10 Cowden-Herrrick-Beecher City, 27-25, 25-13

No. 5 Effingham St. Anthony def. No. 9 Louisville North Clay, 25-19, 25-12

Wednesday October 30

No. 2 Nokomis vs. No. 6 St. Elmo/Brownstown, 6 p.m

No. No. 3 Carrollton vs. No. 5 Effingham St. Anthony, 7 p.m

Thursday October 31

Regional Championship, 6 p.m

The winner will advance to the Farina South Central Sectional semifinals against the Edwardsville Metro-East Lutheran Regional winner on Tuesday, November 5 at 6 p.m.

Class 2A

Maroon regional

Monday October 28

No. 10 Pittsfield final. No. 9 North Mac, 22-25, 25-23, 25-20

Tuesday October 29

No. 2 Williamsville def. No. 10 Pittsfield, 25-12, 25-13

No. 3 Athens final No. 7 Chestnut brown, 25-10, 25-18

Thursday October 31

Regional Championship: No. 2 Williamsville vs. No. 3 Athens, 6 p.m

The winner will advance to the Riverton Sectional semifinals against the Warsaw regional winner on Tuesday, November 5 at 7 p.m.

Sacred Heart-Griffin Regional

Monday October 28

No. 6 Lutheran final No. 8 Riverton, 20-25, 28-26, 25-15

No. 5 Pleasant Plains final No. 11 Buffalo Tri-City, 11-25, 10-25

Tuesday October 29

No. 1 Heilig Hart-Griffin def. No. 6 Lutheran, 25-19, 20-25, 25-20

No. 5 Pleasant Plains final No. 4 Petersburg PORTA/AC Central, 25-22, 23-25, 25-20

Thursday October 31

Regional Championship: No. 1 Sacred Heart-Griffin vs. No. 5 Pleasant Plains, 6 p.m

The winner will advance to the Riverton Sectional semifinals against the Farmington regional winner on Tuesday, November 5 at 6 p.m.

Regional Warsaw

Monday October 28

No. 7 Monmouth-Roseville def. No. 9 Beardstown, 25-21, 25-13

No. 5 Knoxville beats. No. 10 Warsaw, 25-15, 25-16

Tuesday October 29

Number 1 Quincy Notre Dame def. No. 7 Monmouth-Roseville, 25-15, 25-16

No. 4 Carthago Illini West def. No. 5 Knoxville, 25-21, 25-21

Thursday October 31

Regional Championship: No. 1 Quincy Notre Dame vs. No. 4 Catharge Illini West, 6 p.m

The winner will advance to the Riverton Sectional semifinals against the Auburn Regional winner on Tuesday, November 5 at 7 p.m.

Carlinville Regional

Monday October 28

No. 9 Piasa Southwestern final. No. 8 Alton Marquette, 25-18, 27-25

No. 11 Gillespie def. No. 7 East Alton-Wood River, 29-27, 25-19

Tuesday October 29

No. 2 Carlinville def. No. 9 Piasa Southwestern, 25-17, 25-17

No. 3 Pana def. No. 11 Gillespie, 25-21, 27-25

Thursday October 31

Regional Championship: No. 2 Carlinville vs. No. 3 Pana, 6 p.m

The winner will advance to the Staunton Sectional semifinals against the Breese Central Regional winner on Tuesday, November 5 at 7 p.m.

Litchfield Regional

Monday October 28

No. 6 Litchfield def. No. 10 Greenville, 25-21, 25-22

No. 5 Shelbyville beats. No. 12 Vandalia, 25-13, 25-11

Tuesday October 29

No. 1 Staunton beats. No. 6 Litchfield, 25-17, 25-14

No. 5 Shelbyville beats. No. 4 Hillsboro, 25-19, 27-25

Thursday October 31

Regional Championship: No. 1 Staunton vs. No. 5 Shelbyville, 6 p.m

The winner will advance to the Staunton Sectional semifinals against the Columbia Regional winner on Tuesday, November 5 at 6 p.m.

Class 3A

Decatur MacArthur Regional

Monday October 28

No. 9 Southeast final. No. 10 Decatur MacArthur, 25-18, 25-18

Tuesday October 29

No. 1 Taylorville def. No. 9 Southeast, 25-15, 25-16

No. 4 Rochester final No. 7 Decatur Eisenhower, 12/25, 14/25

Thursday October 31

Regional Championship: No. 1 Taylorville vs. No. 4 Rochester, 6 p.m

The winner will advance to the Mahomet-Seymour semifinals against the winner of the Champaign Central Regional on Tuesday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m.

Lincoln Regional

Monday October 28

No. 6 Jacksonville final No. 8 Lanphier, 25-14, 25-13

Tuesday October 29

No. 2 Chatham Glenwood def. No. 6 Jacksonville, 25-12, 25-13

No. 3 Lincoln final No. 5 Springfield High, 18-25, 25-20, 25-21

Thursday October 31

Regional Championship: No. 2 Chatham Glenwood vs. No. 3 Lincoln, 6 p.m

The winner will advance to the Mahomet-Seymour semi-finals against the regional winner of Rantoul on Tuesday, November 5 at 6 p.m.