Genoa-Kingston, Richmond-Burton sweep into Class 2A sectional final

Genoa-Kingston scored 10 straight points and was closing in on a victory Tuesday in the first Class 2A Genoa-Kingston Sectional semifinal. The Cogs were waiting for No. 1 seed Winnebago to make a run.The run never came. The No. 2 Cogs stayed strong at the net, limited their errors and finished off a 25-23, 25-17 sweep of the Indians to advance to their first sectional final since their 2022 state championship season.“I think we realized what was on the line,” G-K senior setter Presley Meyer said. “So just knowing what we can do and staying calm with ourselves. We know we’re good passers, we know we’re good hitters, so we just had to stay calm and put the ball down.”The Cogs (29- 9) are scheduled to face Richmond-Burton at 6 p.m. Thursday for the sectional title. The Rockets beat Riverdale 25-15, 25-17 in the other semifinal. Richmond-Burton beat Genoa-Kingston 25-17, 25-14 in Genoa on Sept. 8.The top-seeded Rockets (36- 2) and No. 2 Rams (23- 11) were close throughout the first set. Th