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Monday's results

At the halfway point, St. Charles North (9-4) remains at the top of The Courier News area girls basketball rankings after a respectable 2-2 showing at the Dundee-Crown Charger Classic. St. Charles East (9-4) moves into the Top 5, bumping out South Elgin, after beating the Storm 58-40 in head-to-head play on Saturday.

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St. Charles North moves to top -- Having not played in 13 days probably doesn't help St. Charles North (7-2) as it prepares for the Dundee-Crown Tournament.

But it does help them jump to No. 1 in this week's rankings, up two spots from last week.

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Class 2A St. Edward has earned the top spot in the first edition of The Courier News' girls basketball rankings.

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St. Edward finishes on top -- St. Edward concluded its season with a 25-22, 26-24 victory over Princeton for third-place in the Class 2A State Finals on Saturday at Redbird Arena.

By Tim Masmar

Staff Writer

NORMAL -- The St. Edward girls volleyball team was denied a chance to play for its first state championship on Friday at Redbird Arena after losing to Freeburg 25-23, 25-22 in the Class 2A semifinals.