Addie Kashuba, Ellie Sutter lead St. Charles North girls volleyball to regional final win over Hampshire

On a night with far from perfect service, St. Charles North girls volleyball wasted no time at the line with a regional title hanging in the balance. After securing the 24th point of the third set, senior Addie Kashuba delivered an ace that not one defender touched. “I wanted to play the most aggressive I could and just lay it out,” Kashuba said. Kashuba’s ace and on-court guidance as the North Stars’ libero led the team to a three-set victory (25-19, 23-25, 25-19) over Hampshire in the Class 4A St. Charles North Regional final Thursday night.A second-set loss featured numerous errors, but the North Stars entered the final frame with a rigid determination. The team typically skips school after a playoff loss, senior Ellie Sutter said, and the outside hitter and the rest of the squad reminded themselves they would be in class on Friday. “I think that was when everyone was like, ‘This is our last chance,’” Sutter said. Kashuba opened the final frame with an ace as the teams sat tied at e