Benet’s offense was not particularly efficient Wednesday against visiting Addison Trail. But, oh, that defense. Benet put up 11 blocks and 5-foot-10 setter Tommy Kmieciak and 5-8 libero Sean Becker combined for 19 digs as the Redwings rallied from deficits of 19-17 in Game 1 and 20-18 in Game 2 to defeat the Trail Blazers 25-21, 25-21. Benet’s defense was especially attentive to Addison Trail’s 6-foot-5 setter Jacob Grygo, who has been putting up some mind-boggling numbers...
Tuesday, May 8 results
Addison Trail def. Lyons 24-26, 32-30, 25-20Addison Trail (20-8, 5-0 in the West Suburban Gold): Jacob Grygo (33 assists, 17 kills, 6 digs, 1 ace), Justin Werderitch (12 kills), David Zielinski (9 kills, 5 digs, 6 assists), Mikey Strycharz (8 kills, 9 digs, 6 assists), Joe Mosny (4 kills,1 ace), John Baumgartner (2 kills, 1 block), Bryan Florian (10 digs, 3 assists). Argo def. Tinley Park 25-15, 25-18Argo (11-11-3, 3-4 in the South Suburban Conference): Cincere Colbert (7 kills), Erick Lopez (11 digs), Danny Burke (10 digs), Angel Martinez (17
Glenbard West’s one-game-at-a-time approach pays off at Hinsdale Central
One last ride. That’s all Glenbard West’s JT Ardell is looking for. “I want to win another (state title),” said the 6-foot-8 middle hitter, who has been part of the last two state championship teams at the Glen Ellyn school. “I'll be disappointed if we don't. One last ride. I really do want to win another.” But after Saturday’s hiccup in the semifinals at the Northside Classic, when the Hilltoppers were ambushed by shorthanded Barrington in strai...
Willowbrook Tournament May 11-12
Monday, May 7 results
Lake Forest def. Lakes 25-15, 25-20Lakes (11-15, 6-2 in the Northern Lake County Conference): Tyler Donovan (15 assists, 3 kills), Connor Clowers (5 kills), Clayton Nix (4 kills), Ethan Metzelaar (3 kills, 1 block), Broderick Solbrig (2 kills, 1 block). Lake Zurich def. Rolling Meadows 25-23, 25-20 New Trier def. Glenbrook South 25-22, 25-21New Trier (21-6, 7-0 in the Central Suburban South): Colin Heath (1 ace, 6 kills), Peter Brown (7 kills), Jay Saravis (6 kills), Aaron Schatz (8 digs). Providence def. Montini 25-
Illprepvb.com Top 20 Boys Volleyball Teams
Illprepvb.com Top 20 Boys Volleyball Teams (Week Six rankings in parenthesis) 1. Marist 27-4 (1)Red-hot RedHawks welcome St. Patrick Tuesday. 2. Lincoln-Way East 28-3 (3)Travel to rival Lincoln-Way Central on Tuesday. 3. Brother Rice 25-5 (4)Crusaders cruise past St. Rita, Oak Forest. 4. Lake Park 25-4 (6)Lancers beat Naperville North, Waubonsie Valley. 5. Glenbard West 27-3 (2)Hilltoppers’ defense AWOL against Barrington. 6. Barrington 26-5 (9)Beats Glenbard West, Libertyville with defense. 7. Libertyville 27-5 (7)Finis...
Sky High Adidas 16 Red – new coach, new attitude, better results
Sky High Adidas 16 Red proves the old adage that it’s not how you start that matters. It’s how you finish. The Crystal Lake crew opened the Great Lakes Power League 16 Super Open with four consecutive losses and found themselves buried in Bracket D. But the girls won seven of their next 11 matches to work their way up to Bracket B. Two losses Sunday – to Motion Volleyball 16 BLU and 1st Alliance 16 Black – sent Sky High Adidas 16 Red back to Bracket C when the Power League wraps up play next w...
Saturday, May 5 results
At Northside Classic Barrington def. Glenbard West 25-21, 25-21 (semifinals)Barrington (25-5): Michael O'Toole (15 kills, 3 blocks), Petar Lumovic (5 kills, 3 blocks), Ricky Gibson (3 kills, 4 blocks), Chris Babich (3 kills, 5 digs), Evan Carroll (23 assists, 3 blocks), Thomas Chapman (8 digs), Kyle Vasquez (7 digs). Barrington def. Libertyville 25-19, 25-22 (championship)Barrington (26-5): Michael O'Toole (15 kills, 2 aces, 7 digs), Chris Babich (5 kills, 4 digs), Petar Lumovic (4 kills, 2 blocks), Kyle Vasquez (8 digs, 1 ace), Evan
Northside Classic at New Trier/Glenbrook North
Friday, May 4 results
Loyola def. Evanston 25-21, 25-23Loyola (16-10): Drake Johnson (8 kills, 2 blocks), Jack Howard (8 kills, 2 blocks), Nick Howard (3 kills, 2 blocks), Clark Winkler (3 kills, 2 blocks), Ryan Merk (13 digs), John Hitt (11 assists, 3 kills), Rees Gray (13 assists), Matt Wiertel (4 kills). Montini def. Northside Prep 25-18, 25-6Montini (14-4, 6-0): Andrew Vogrin (4 aces, 18 assists), Charlie Woods (10 kills, 2 aces), Mark Zheng (4 kills), Connor Lindemann (4 aces).