Throughout the volleyball season so far, the focus of Lockport ‘s offense has been outside hitter Bridget Ferriter.

Thursday night, in the Class 4A Lincoln-Way Central Regional, Plainfield North paid most of its defensive attention to Ferriter. The problem for the Tigers was that it left opposite hitter Hutsyn Timosciek alone against a single block.

Timosciek used that to her, and the Porters’, advantage, as she collected a team-leading 10 kills in a 25-19, 25-20 win that secured a third straight regional title for Lockport, which finished third in Class 4A last season.

“I saw a lot of single blocks tonight,” Timosciek said. “We have a lot of good hitters, and if a team tries to take one away, that means the rest will have good matchups.

“I got good sets tonight, and when I didn’t

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