Waubonsie Valley, led by AAU All-American setter Melissa Walden, figures to be one of the top teams in the state this fall. School: Downers Grove NorthConference: West Suburban SilverHead coach: Mark Wasik Last season’s highlights: 27-13 overall, 6-0 in conference (conference champions), won Warrior Blast invite, won regional and sectional titles, lost 17-25, 25-16, 25-15 in Class 4A supersectional.Top returnees: 6-0 senior four-year outside hitter and St. Louis recruit Margaret Mahlke, 5-11 senior outsi...
Saturday, August 25 results
Tournament wanted: Chicago Roosevelt High School is looking for a sophomore or junior varsity volleyball tournament in the Chicago area. Please call Nathaniel Swopes at 773-754-9403. Chicago Christian Knight InviteChicago Christian def. Schaumburg Christian 25-21, 25-10DeLaSalle def. Chicago Christian 27-25, 26-24Chicago Christian def. Illiana Christian 25-20, 25- 14Bishop Noll def. Chicago Christian 25-17, 22-25, 25-19DeLaSalle def. Chicago Christian 25-17, 25-23 Chicago Christian Maddie Dryfhort (24 kills), Elise Vilindrer (85 ass...
Chicago Christian Knight Invite
West Aurora invite
Thursday, August 23 results
Andrew def. St. Laurence 25-11, 25-20Andrew: Jamie Skvarla (16 assists), Bri Haggerty (5 kills, 9 digs), Kylie Adams (13 digs), Amanda Long (3 digs), Meredith Flaherty (8 kills, 3 digs).Batavia def. Wheaton Academy 25-21, 25-18Batavia (1-0): Becca Robinson (19 assists, 1 ace, 6 digs), Maddy Boyer (8 digs, 7 kills, 4 aces), Lauren Haefer (6 kills, 6 digs), Alexis Whelpley (6 kills, 1 block).Wheaton Academy (0-1).Belleville Althoff def. Columbia. 25-14, 25-8Belleville Althoff (1-0): Karinna Gall (8 kills, 2 blocks), Katie Wemhoener (6 kills, 5 ...
Blue & Gold Tournament at Wheaton North
Wednesday's results Benet def. Kaneland 25-10, 25-15 Benet (1-0): Kyla Kenney (5 kills), Valentina Tabares (4 kills), Ally Van Eekeren (2 kills), Rachel Muisenga (5 kills), Caitlin McKee (4 kills). Kaneland (1-1): Shelby Hannula (5 assists), Sydney Fedderly (4 kills), Katie Jablonski (4 kills, 4 digs), Grace Franz (4 digs, 2 aces, 1 kill)> Naperville North def. York 25-23, 25-15 Naperville North def. Glenbard South 25-16, 25-10 Naperville North (2-0): Sarah Kushner (22 kills, 16 digs, 1 block, 2 aces), Kayla Griesbach (1...
Sandburg victory leaves Lincoln-Way East feeling Blue
Lincoln-Way East's Kaleigh Ritter, Nicki Bechtold, Molly Skoda, Jessica Pappas and Hannah Kowlczyk. By Randy Whalen Special to Illprepvb.com A conference championship really isn't won by capturing the first league match of the season. If history is an indicator, however, the SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue Division race may be over. That's because Sandburg stymied defending conference champion Lincoln-Way East 25-19, 25-21 in the conference opener for both teams Thursday in Frankfort. It's the second straight season that the...
Wednesday, August 29 results
Bremen def. Rich Central 25-17, 25-16Bremen (1-1 in the South Suburban). Fremd def. Libertyville 27-25, 25-16Fremd: Heidi Sayre (3 kills, 5 digs), Breslen Reid (6 kills), Peyton Hooker (9 kills), Breslen Reid (2 aces), Claudia Wala (2 aces, 1 block), Maddie Achinger (9 digs), Lydia Vander Ark (9 assists), Rian Baker (10 assists, 2 blocks), Jules Tangney (2 blocks).Cary Grove def. Grayslake Central 25-21, 25-22Grayslake Central (5-4): Cassidy Beshel (12 kills, 2 blocks, 1 ace), Amber Moser (5 kills, 2 aces), Kate Bullman (5 kills, 2 blocks)...
Benet finds there’s still some magic left in old ‘Alumni Gym’
Naperville Central's Grace Butler, Alexandra Vanwestrienen, Nicole Smith and Kayla Closset. There’s nothing like playing in your home gym to cure what’s been ailing you, even if it’s not really “home.”No. 4 Benet snapped a two-match losing streak Thursday in the school’s historic Alumni Gym, where the Redwings’ boys basketball team won a state-record 102 consecutive games from November 26, 1975 until January 24, 1987.Benet moved the varsity game to the old gym to make way for freshman “A” and “B” games in the main gym. The change of scen...
