Both Joliet Central and Plainfield Central took part in the Peg Bryan Invitational volleyball tournament at Joliet Central on Saturday, and both teams came away with plenty of positives.

Each team finished the tournament with a 2-1 record, with Joliet Central taking second to Oak Lawn in the eight-team event and Plainfield Central finishing third after beating Oak Forest in the third-place match. The tourney is named after Peg Bryan, a three-time cancer survivor and a Joliet Central/Township volleyball scorekeeper for nearly 20 years who lost her fight with the disease in 2012.

The two teams, who are Southwest Prairie Conference rivals as well, met in the semifinals after winning their first matches. Joliet Central came away with a 25-23, 11-25, 27-25 win to earn the right to play fo

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