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MOUNT ZION — JC Anderson's play on defense for Mount Zion might've made him look like a veteran, but he's only been at the position for a couple of months.

In the final week of the regular season for high school volleyball, postseason pairings and brackets have been released.

In the final week of the high school football regular season, teams are only playing for three things — conference titles, playoff qualification/seeding and pride.

A number of local teams made the IHSA playoffs this season. Here are the matchups for Decatur-area schools and others from around the state

Maroa-Forsyth is 7-0 and will play Williamsville with the Sangamo title on the line. JOSEPH RESSLER, HERALD & REVIEW Class 1A

The season is over for more than half the state after Week 9, with the playoffs starting next week for the rest.

With the unveiling of the IHSA's postseason football field, each program kicks off the postseason next week with hopes of a trip to Normal in the state title game.

SULLIVAN — With a bunch of players sitting down before him, Sullivan-Okaw Valley assistant coach Ross Forlines asked the team a simple question.

The Chicago White Sox have reached an agreement to hire Texas Rangers coach Will Venable as their new manager, according to ESPN.

MAROA — Rachel Petersen remembered her joy as a player for Maroa-Forsyth in the late 2000s as a key member of the Trojans' final four team in 2008.