Lady Railers finish second in Champaign Centennial JV Tournament

[October 26, 2026]  The Lincoln Lady Railers JV volleyball team had another terrific tournament finish on Saturday, October 24, 2026.
 
 The Lady Railers finished in second place at the Champaign Centennial JV Tournament with a 4-1 record.
 
 The girls won their first four matches on Saturday before coming up short in the championship match.

Lincoln beat Normal West 26-24 and 25-19 to start the day.

Front row: Amaya Stewart, Charlotte Van Bogaert, Kianna Hassebrock and Paisley Holmes.

Back row: Assistant Coach Hope Self, Ashlan Bruns, Serra Skelton, Isabell Zupsich, Ella Ciaccio, Palmer Turner and Head JV Coach Megan Bossingham. Photo courtesy of Carrie Turner

The ladies then defeated Peoria Notre Dame 22-25, 25-14 and 15-10.

Next the team knocked off Herscher 25-15 and 25-22.

Then it was a two-set win over Bradley Bourbonnais 26-24 and 25-16 that put the girls into the championship match, which was a rematch with Peoria Notre Dame.

This time Peoria Notre Dame beat Lincoln 25-17 and 25-17 to take the championship.

The Lincoln JV team is coached by Megan Bossingham and Hope Self.

Total stats for the five games:

Serra Skelton 23 kills 5 aces
Palmer Turner 22 kills
Amaya Stewart 21 kills
Ashlan Bruns 20 kills 4 aces
Isabell Zupsich 19 kills
Charlotte Van Bogaert 17 digs 6 aces
Ella Ciaccio 83 assists 5 aces
Paisley Holmes 22 digs 4 aces
Kianna Hassebrock 31 digs

[Teena Lowery]

 

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