Chris Babicz was tossin’ and turnin’ Friday night. “I was freaking out,” said Barrington’s 5-foot-8 junior libero. “I went to bed and couldn’t sleep.” Babicz learned that come Saturday he would be taking over at the left side for Barrington’s 6-4 junior Gabe Hartke, who was taking an Advanced Placement Test. Barrington was already down a starter with 6-3 sophomore opposite Ben Ridgway nursing a knee injury. But with 6-5 outside ...
Friday, May 4 tournament results
Northside Invitational (at Glenbrook North/New Trier) Glenbard West def. Stevenson 25-10, 25-14Stevenson (21-7, 4-1 in the North Suburban Conference): Gavin Meng (2 kills, 1 block), George Lie (5 digs), Thomas Finn (2 kills, 5 digs), Leo Chen (3 kills, 1 dig), Alex Bian (1 kill, 1 dig), Justin Ross (2 kills), Will Sorenson (9 assists). Stevenson def. Niles West 25-12, 25-21Stevenson (22-7, 4-1 in the North Suburban Conference): Gavin Meng (6 kills, 2 digs), George Lie (10 digs), Thomas Finn (1 kill, 3 digs), Leo Chen (6 kills, 2 digs, 2 aces),
Northside Invitational (at Glenbrook North/New Trier)
Thursday, May 3 results
Barrington def. Conant 25-20, 25-22Barrington (21-5, 9-0 in the Mid-Suburban West): Michael O'Toole (6 kills), Gabe Hartke (5 kills, 3 aces), Petar Lumovic (3 kills), Evan Carroll (12 assists), Matt Sarnowski (6 assists), Hari Ramakrishnan (7 digs), Kyle Vasquez (4 digs), Cam Sorce (4 digs, 1 ace), Cole Bower (2 blocks), Luke Kolder (1 block). Boylan Catholic def. Belvidere 25-16, 25-14 Brother Rice def. Oak Forest 25-17, 25-22 Deerfield d. Vernon Hills 25-18, 25-19Vernon Hills (10-11, 3-4 in the Central Suburban North): John Otoo (2 kills, 1 b
Plainfield East adjusts to not one, but two setters, while all the court’s a learning stage for Minooka
Minooka's Alginon Lewis-Fregeau, Rafael Vieyra and Shane Ooms. Minooka's 6-4 junior outside hitter Alginon Lewis-Fregeau Plainfield East middle hitter Remington Norman Minooka coach Mike Kargle Following its impressive 4-1 showing two weeks ago at Smack Attack – where its only blemish was a 25-20, 18-25, 25-22 loss to Brother Rice – Plainfield East hit a bump in the road a few days later when it played Southwest Prairie Conferen...
Metea Valley Invitational
York Invite
Wednesday, May 2 results
Glenbrook South def. Niles West 25-22, 25-21Glenbrook South (10-10, 3-3 in the Central Suburban South): Thomas Cavallaro (32 assists), Jack Shampine (5 kills, 4 blocks, 5 aces), Konrad Wojslaw (9 kills, 4 blocks), Joe Masloski (11 kills, 2 aces), Colin Roy (7 kills, 4 blocks). Libertyville def. Mundelein 25-16, 25-14Mundelein (14-12, 2-3 in the North Suburban Conference): Ben Arebalo (1 ace, 1 assist, 9 digs), Steven Miritello (8 assists, 1 kill), Marc Rey (3 kills, 1 block), Abram Nazario (4 kills, 1 assist, 2 digs), Tyler Vander Pl
Northside Classic
Tuesday, May 1 results
Addison Trail def. Downers Grove South 25-18, 25-19Addison Trail (19-7, 5-0 in the West Suburban Gold): Jacob Grygo (13 assists, 10 kills, 3 blocks), David Zielinski (6 kills, 5 assists), Justin Werderitch (4 kills), Joe Mosny (1 kill, 2 blocks), Bryan Florian (6 digs, 3 assists, 1 kill), Christopher Garcia (2 aces, 2 digs). Barrington def. Fremd 25-22, 25-15Fremd (11-9, 3-5 in the Mid-Suburban West): Aaron Peterson (6 kills, 2 digs), Rocco Stella (5 blocks), Jacob Peterson (2 kills, 5 digs, 7 assists, 3 blocks), Martin Michalski (2 kills,