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Mike Vorel: A Washington soccer star still shines a year after her death
By Tom Patel
Highlights/scores: High school volleyball super-sectionals (11/9/26)
Tom Patel
Tom Patel
Reporter · Bloomington, IL
With a background in educational policy and a degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago, Tom has spent the last 6 years covering the Bloomington school district for various outlets. He is passionate about education and has won awards for his investigative pieces on local school funding and reforms.
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CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) -- Spots in the state semifinals were up for grabs on the volleyball court before the action heats up in Normal. GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL SUPER-SECTIONALS Athens 2, Unity Christian 1 Rochester 2, Quincy Notre Dame 1 Tri-Valley 2, Manteno 0
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