With the postseason looming, high school volleyball teams across the country are building momentum toward what they hope to be a championship finish. Three schools in this week’s SBLive National High School Girls Volleyball rankings won tournaments last weekend, and two others finished third. The strong showings set up what should be a highly competitive battle for the national title.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Thirty-five high school teams were named as recipients of the United Soccer Coaches Team Pinnacle Award for the 2023-2024 academic year. Two programs–Cambridge Christian School (Girls), Tampa, Fla. and Hamilton Southeastern High School (Girls), Fishers, Ind., earned the award for the sixth straight year.

Benet Academy football makes one more regular season stop at Benedictine to celebrate senior night against DePaul College Prep. The Rams just lost a tough overtime game at St. Francis, while the Redwings lost to Nazareth. The winner of tonight’s contest will be the crowned champions of the CCL/ESCC Purple Division. This highlight is sponsored by BMO.

Benet Academy girls volleyball and Waubonsie Valley meet up in a Pool Play matchup at the Wheaton Classic. The Redwings look to build off an impressive start to the season, holding a 12-0 record and have lost just one set. The Warriors are 4-4 and have picked up three straight wins. Benet is looking for a third straight Wheaton Classic Championship. This highlight is sponsored by BMO.

ROCHELLE — The Rochelle Hub varsity football team will play Marmion Academy in the first round of the IHSA 5A Playoffs. Rochelle is the No. 2 seed in the north bracket in Class 5A. Rochelle will host the game, which will take place next Friday, Nov. 1 at 7...

The Benet Academy Girls’ Volleyball team has catapulted to a 14-0 undefeated start. Only one team has taken a set off them: the Lincoln-Way East Griffins, who meet them again as opponents in the Wheaton Classic Championship. Both teams are loaded with talent, vying for a prestigious tournament title. This highlight is sponsored by BMO.

Benet Academy and Timothy Christian meet up in the IHSA Boys Soccer playoffs for a second straight year. The Trojans won last season’s Sectional Title in overtime, and host this year’s Regional Final against the Redwings. Timothy Christian took down Nazareth 7-0 in the semis, while Benet defeated St. Francis 6-1. This highlight is sponsored by BMO.

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The new West Baton Rouge Career Academy allows high school students to take hands-on training and concentrated courses in different industries. The new facility, located at 3665 Rosedale Road in Port Allen, will be unveiled on Wednesday, Oct. 16 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony scheduled to take place around 5:30 p.m. followed by an open house.

Back-to-back IHSA 5A state champions Nazareth football host Benet with just two weeks left in the regular season. In their last matchup in 2022, the Roadrunners came out on top, 37-7. This highlight is sponsored by BMO. Nazareth football scores two touchdowns off two plays from scrimmage. On the first...