Crystal Lake South tops Kaneland, Sycamore beats Lakes to reach Class 3A sectional final

Slowly by surely, Crystal Lake South is finding its flow.Even if something isn’t going the Gators’ way, they’re never down and they’re rarely out.After a dominant opening set Tuesday, South was able to overcome a three-point deficit in the second to sweep Kaneland 25-17, 25-22 in a Class 3A Crystal Lake South Sectional semifinal in Crystal Lake. “There’s always ups and downs. You know the other team is going to get kills, you know they’re going to get points on you,” said senior outside hitter Logan Georgy, who tallied a team-high eight kills and a pair of blocks against the fourth-seeded Knights.“It’s a game of errors, so it’s really about how you bounce back. What we’ve worked on over this entire season is keeping that energy up, keeping our connection strong when someone is down.”The second-seeded Gators (25-11) advance to meet No. 2 Sycamore (26-11), a 25-21, 27-25 winner against No. 1 Lakes (28-7) in the night’s first semifinal, in the sectional championship at 6 p.m. Thursday. So