Prairie Ridge found its groove in October and stayed in the hunt for a Fox Valley Conference championship, only to finish two wins behind first-time FVC champ Hampshire.

The Wolves, however, had bigger plans.

An injury to junior hitter Maizy Agnello, a Missouri commit who set the program record with 483 kills as a sophomore, that kept her out the last five weeks didn’t derail the Wolves’ goals of reaching the Class 3A state tournament after placing third in 2024.

Prairie Ridge, with a lineup constantly changing to find the perfect fit, took off in the postseason. Under first-year coach Leah Groat, the Wolves won their fourth straight regional and second straight sectional titles, then rallied to defeat St. Viator 21-25, 25-20, 25-22 to take the Class 3A Streamwood Supersectional and re

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