Saturday, August 25 results ...
Newton features mix of young and old; West Aurora youngsters rising
Newton would like to get back to Redbird Arena in 2018, but the Lady Eagles will have to get there without last year's leading attacker Abby Frohning. School: Champaign CentennialConference: Big TwelveHead coach: Taylor Swords Last season’s highlights: 10-25 overall, 4-5 in conference, lost 25-17, 25-14 to Pekin in a Class 4A regional semifinal. Top returnees: Senior defensive specialist Hannah Luchinski, sophomore setter Leah Luchinski, senior setter Jenna Woods.Coach’s quote: “We are very excited to have a...
1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com girls high school rankings, Pt. II
Here is the second installment of the 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com 2018 Illinois girls high school volleyball rankings, which features teams ranked Nos. 21-25. The rankings include teams from Classes 1A-4A. Coming Thursday: teams ranked No. 16-20.21. Norris City-Omaha-Enfield (29-4) – Six-foot senior middle blocker Halle Everett, the school’s all-time kill leader, and 5-10 junior middle blocker and third-year starter Emilee Bishop were members of the NCOE team that went 28-8 and finished fourth in Class 1A in 2016. They’d like...
Marist repeats as Illprepvb.com Crosstown Showdown champion
Marist began its magical run to the 2017 Class 4A state championship when it stunned pre-season No. 1 Minooka at Plainfield North last August.“Hopefully, the is the beginning of another magical run,” said Marist’s 6-foot-2 junior rightside hitter Camryn Hannah on Saturday at Plainfield North.No. 1-ranked Marist’s 25-18, 21-25, 25-17 victory over No. 8 Marian Catholic in the Illprepvb.com Crosstown Showdown championship match certainly is a clear indication that despite the loss of five starters from a year ago, the RedHawks are ready to def...
Glenbard West best in the West? Valmeyer set to make big leap
Glenbrook South graduated eight seniors from last year's regional semifinalist that took New Trier to three sets.School: Glenbard West Conference: West Suburban SilverHead coach: Pete Mastandrea Last season’s highlights: 29-10 overall, 5-1 in conference (second place), finished second at the Effingham Crossroads Classic, won sixth consecutive regional title, reached the Sweet 16 for the third straight year, lost 18-25, 25-18, 25-23 to Downers Grove North in a Class 4A sectional championship.Top returnees: 5-11 senior all-conference mi...
Sterling takes down Joliet Catholic in battle of Class 3A powers at Metea Valley
Joliet Cathoic suffered its first loss of the season Saturday against fellow Class 3A power Sterling. By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprevb.comIf Sterling wasn’t a household name in Illinois volleyball prior to Saturday, it should be now. The Golden Warriors lived up to their No. 4 billing in the 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com preseason girls high school rankings by defeating No. 7 Joliet Catholic 25-19, 19-25, 25-19 Saturday at the Metea Valley/Oswego East Invitational. And that was just a semifinal.Led by t...
Get results from the Illprepvb.com Crosstown Showdown
Get live results from the Illprevb.com Crosstown Showdown Volleyball Tournament at Plainfield North & Central here: bit.ly/pnhsgvb Participating teams: Bloomington Central Catholic, Bolingbrook, Downers Grove South, Geneva, Grayslake North, Hinsdale Central, Hinsdale South, Homewood-Flossmoor, Lincoln-Way Central, Lincoln-Way East, Lincoln-Way West, Lockport, Maine South, Marian Catholic, Marian Central Catholic, Marist, Minooka, Munster (Indiana), Nazareth, Neuqua Valley, Oswego, Plainfield Central, Plainfield East, Plainfield N...
Marist looks to defend title; Lemont young, but restless
Marist will begin its Class 4A title defense next weekend at the Illprepvb.com Crosstown Showdown hosted by Plainfield North and Plainfield Central. School: Arthur-Lovington-Atwood HammondConference: Little Okaw ValleyHead coach: Emily CrossmanLast season’s highlights: 26-4 overall, 7-0 in conference, lost 25-19, 22-25, 25-17 to Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin in a Class 2A regional semifinal.Top returnees: Outside hitter Taylor Powell, setter Marissa Herschberger.School: LemontConference: South Suburban BlueHead coach: Chris Zogata (18th...
Staunton and the Sandburg kids advance at the Illprepvb.com Crosstown Showdown
Nazareth's sophomore Izzy Decker, senior Leilani Dodson, junior Ella Sandt and freshman Gillian Grimes. If there was any question whether the Sandburg kids can play, it was answered Friday at the Illprepvb.com Crosstown Showdown hosted by Plainfield North.Sandburg (2-0), seeded third in the 32-team field, defeated Shepard 25-15, 25-20 and Plainfield North 25-15, 25-17 to advance to Saturday’s Gold bracket quarterfinal round where it will face St. Charles North at 9:15 a.m.Sandburg features a solid core of seniors led by last year’s leading...
Thursday, August 30 results
Andrew def. Stagg 25-27, 25-21, 25-14Andrew: Bri Haggerty (11 kills, 9 digs), Katie DeHaan (26 assists), Kylie Adams (19 digs), Amanda Long (9 digs), Meredith Flaherty (7 kills), Alexa Caponigro (6 kills).Aurora Christian def. Westminster Christian 25-9, 25-12Westminster (3-5 overall, 0-1 in the Northeastern Athletic). Aurora Christian (2-1 overall, 1-1 in the Metro Suburban Conference).No. 16 Belleville Althoff def. Marion 25-14, 25-10No. 4 Benet def. Naperville Central 25-11, 25-20Naperville Central (2-2): Alexandra Vanwestrienen (9- digs)...