Sky High Adidas 15 Black's Maddie Timmerman and Peyton O'Brien Sky High Adidas 15 Black had already qualified for the USAV Junior National Championships June 26-29 in Detroit, Michigan, finishing second to Lions 15-1 at the at 2018 Nike Mideast Qualifier in March. But it never hurts to see how you stack up against some of the other top competitors in the country. Last weekend, Sky High Adidas 15 Black ventured to Minnesota to participate in the Northern Lights Qualifier. Despite dropping a 25-29, 25-23 decision to Circle City 15 Purple...
Benet Invitational, April 27-28
Lincoln-Way East Invitational, April 27-28
Lake Park’s soul-searching leads to gold-clinching
After losing to Neuqua Valley in the championship match at the Tiger Classic and falling to Glenbard West in the semifinals at Springfest, Lake Park took a little collective inventory. “We've kind of been doing some soul-searching as a team the last few weeks,” Lake Park coach Brian Fischer said. “We haven’t been clicking the way I think … and they think also … the way we should. We talked about things in practice...
Jepsen, Marist ‘smack’ Glenbard West
By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.com Marist has put itself squarely in the mix. Behind a monster match for tournament MVP Marty Jepsen, the RedHawks toppled three-time defending state champion Glenbard West 18-25, 25-20, 25-19 on Saturday in the title match of the Brother Rice Smack Attack at St. Xavier University in Chicago. With its ninth win in a row, Marist (19-3) has put itself right in the state title conversation when the postseason opens a month from today. "Marist is a solid team," Glenbard West coach Christine Giunta-Maye...
Palatine Tournament Results
Smack Attack at Brother Rice
Richard Griesheim Invitational at Downers Grove South
Saturday, April 21 results
Richard Griesheim Invitational at Downers Grove SouthNew Trier def. Hinsdale Central 25-23, 25-22 (quarterfinals)New Trier def. Loyola 25-14. 25-22 (semifinals)Lake Park defeated New Trier 25-22, 25-22 (championship) New Trier (13-4): Joe D’Attomo (23 kills, 9 blocks), James Snyder (17 kills, 8 blocks), Marty Tatosian (20 kills, 3 aces, 3 blocks), Tennessee Fulks (19 kills, 7 aces, 3 blocks), Ben Weigand (83 assists, 5 aces), Aaron Schatz (14 digs).Loyola def. Barrington 26-24, 25-23 (quarterfinals)Loyola (13-8): Drake Johnson (9 kills,...
