La Salle-Peru volleyball cruises in regional opener: Tuesday’s NewsTribune/BCR roundup

VOLLEYBALLLa Salle-Peru def. Richwoods 25-15, 25-11: Aubrey Duttlinger put down 14 kills to go along with nine points, three aces and eight digs as the No. 1-seeded Cavaliers beat the No. 8 Knights in a Class 3A Dunlap Regional semifinal Tuesday in Dunlap.Aubrey Urbanski had 14 assists, 13 points, two aces, seven kills and five digs while Shayla Turczyn served 14 points and two aces for L-P (29-6), which advances to play the No. 5-seeded hosts in the championship match at 6 p.m. Thursday. Dunlap defeated No. 4 Geneseo 25-16, 25-23 in Tuesday’s other semifinal.Bureau Valley def. Amboy 25-7, 25-12: Brynley Doty had 10 points, six aces and nine kills to lead the No. 4-seeded Storm to a victory over the No. 13 Clippers in a Class 1A St. Bede Regional quarterfinal in Peru.Libby Endress had 17 assists and seven digs and Aubrey Endress served 12 points and six aces for BV (25-7-1), which moves on to face No. 5 Marquette in a semifinal at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Marquette def. Henry-Senachwine 25-16, 25-10: The No. 12-seeded Mallards saw their season end with a loss to the No. 5 Crusaders in a Class 1A St. Bede Regional quarterfinal.Henry finishes 16-19.GIRLS SWIMMINGLa Salle-Peru co-op 88.5, Metamora 60.5: Sam Nauman won two individual events and swam on two winning relays as the Cavaliers celebrated senior night with their first victory over the Redbirds in three years.Nauman won the 200-yard individual medley (2:10.39) and the 100 freestyle (53.07 seconds).Nauman, Anna Weitl, Finley Jobst and Clara Weitl swam to victories in the 200 medley relay (1:57.36) and the 200 freestyle relay (1:48.17).Other winners for the Cavs were Jobst in the 50 freestyle (26.51), Clara Weitl in the 100 backstroke (1:11.41), Anna Weitl in the 100 breaststroke (1:18.84) and Addisyn Budnick in the 500 freestyle (5:56.08).