Teams with championship ambitions need role players like St. Charles North’s Amber Czerniak .

While the opposition tends to focus on Haley Burgdorf and Sidney Wright , the North Stars’ two Division I-bound heavy hitters, Czerniak quietly fills the stat sheet on a nightly basis.

“When everyone else’s eyes are on Haley, Amber is the silent killer,” St. Charles North coach Lindsey Hawkins said of the 5-foot-9 senior outside hitter. “She is our unsung hero.”

Czerniak helped the host North Stars put on an heroic performance Tuesday night. They had their 17-match winning streak snapped in a 26-24, 23-25, 25-21 nonconference loss to Benet.

It was the second loss to the Redwings this season for St. Charles North (22-3), which received six kills and two aces Tuesday from Czerniak. The P

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