JOLIET — Right from the onset of Monday’s  IHSA volleyball regional at Joliet West High School, fans could tell Minooka was on. Natalie Yard opened with an ace against Danville and five points later it was a six-point lead.

Before the Vikings knew what had hit them, they had lost the first game 25-6 and the Indians didn’t let up in the second game, taking that by a 25-9 count.

“We knew we had to bring energy to this regional,” Minooka senior Raven Burns said. “That’s been one of our downfalls, which is why we wanted to bring it.”