Sophomore middle hitter Brynn Hopkins ran into a little bit of a rough patch recently, but she made a concerted effort to get herself back to being involved in St. Charles North’s offense.

It was welcomed sight because, when Hopkins is in the mix, the North Stars reach another level.

“At practice, we’ve talked about what we need to do to bring the team together more,” she said. “I need to be more aggressive. The last couple weeks, I haven’t been as aggressive as I need to be.

“(Thursday), I was.”

Hopkins helped St. Charles North jump out to a healthy lead in the Class 4A Naperville Central Regional championship match before Penn State-bound Haley Burgdorf got into her groove.

The result was a determined, focused performance Thursday night by the North Stars that produced a brisk 2

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