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Tony Baranek’s girls volleyball rankings

By  Tony Baranek
   
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With records and last rank

1. Mother McAuley 10-2 (1)

2. Sandburg 12-3 (2)

3. Lincoln-Way North 13-2 (3)

4. Marist 7-3 (4)

5. Joliet Catholic 5-5 (6)

6. Chicago Christian 19-2 (7)

7. Providence 11-5 (9)

8. Shepard 14-3 (5)

9. De La Salle 7-2 (8)

10. T.F .South 13-5 (10)

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