The Newark girls volleyball played a solid match against Stockton in Tuesday’s Class 1A Eastland Sectional semifinal in Lanark.

In the end, the Blackhawks played just a little bit better, especially in closing moments of each set, and advanced with a 25-21, 25-18 victory over the Norsemen.

Stockton (33-5), which also ended Newark’s season a year ago in the sectional semifinals, advances to play Galena at 6 p.m. on Thursday for the title.

The Norsemen end a tremendous season at 32-5.

“At this time of the season if you are not on your game every single point teams are going to take advantage of it,” Newark coach P.J. McKinney said. “Good teams find ways to score points, and you can’t give them more than they earn. Credit Stockton, they did that tonight. They just don’t make a lot of mi

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