Andrew def. Morris 25-10, 25-19Andrew: Bri Haggerty (11 kills, 8 digs), Abby Kiaupa (5 kills, 4 blocks), Jamie Skvarla (15 assists), Kylie Adams (13 digs), Amanda Long (6 digs, 2 aces), Meredith Flaherty (6 kills).Morris: K. Dransfeldt (4 kills, 2 blocks, 3 digs), N. Guth (3 kills, 1 block, 1 dig), K. Adams (2 kills), H. Barth (2 kills, 7 assists, 2 kills), J. Less (1 kill, 3 assists, 1 ace, 3 digs), O. Schultz (5 digs, 1 assist).Barrington def. Dundee-Crown 25-21, 25-17Barrington (1-1), Peyton Tilly (6 kills, 1 blocks, 2 aces), Bailey Madr...
Arundel switches jerseys, sparks Marist comeback against St. Francis
No. 1-ranked Marist rallied after dropping the first set Wednesday to visiting St. Francis. By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comAs both the defending Illinois Class 4A state champion and defending national champion, it's easy to say that the Marist girls volleyball team is versatile.But after the RedHawks were trounced Wednesday in the opening set of their home matchup with Wheaton St. Francis, that versatility really showed.After starting the match at libero, Maddie Arundel switched to her usual position at outside hitter. That was the...
Friday, August 24 results
Maine East def. Leyden 25-22, 25-18Leyden: Destiny Corral (9 kills), Beatriz Verin (7 digs).Niles West def. Northside College Prep 25-14, 25-19At Chicago Christian Richards def. Aurora Central Catholic 25-14, 25-18Aurora Central Catholic (0-2): Ava Wilkins (6 kills, 5 digs), Megan Anderson (6 assists), Khya Phillippe (4 assists, 5 digs), Kaileigh Remlinger (6 digs).Herscher def. Aurora Central Catholic 25-13, 26-24Aurora Central Catholic (0-3): Kaileigh Remlinger (5 digs, 3 aces), Ava Wilkins (5 kills, 7 digs), Khya Phillippe (6 as...
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Illprepvb.com set to release 2018 preseason rankings
Belleville Althoff, which won the IHSA Class 3A title in 2017, finished fifth in the Illprepvb.com final rankings published last November. Illprepvb.com will begin releasing its 2018 preseason rankings on Tuesday, August 14. This season's weekly rankings are being sponsored by 1st Alliance Volleyball Club and will expand to include 25 teams statewide and a teams to watch category. Meanwhile, here are last year’s final rankings: Illprepvb.com 2017 Final Top 20 Rankings (Preseason rank in parenthesis) 1. Marist (41-1) 3 2...
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Monday, August 20 results
Bloomington def. Normal U-High 20-25, 25-22, 25-22East Dubuque def. Central (Elkader, Iowa) 25-15, 25-11, 14-25, 26-24East Dubuque (1-0): Chloe Oberman (8 kills), Caitlyn Mai (9 kills), Paige Middendorf (4 kills).Fisher def. Clifton Central 22-25, 26-24, 15-11Fisher (1-0): Casey Wagner (8 kills, 6 digs, 1 ace), Shelbee Owens (8 kills, 1 ace, 3 digs), Kylee Bishop (12 assists, 1 ace, 1 block, 3 digs, 1 kill).Glenbard North def. East Aurora 25-15, 25-7Glenbard North (1-0): Maddie Meyers (7 kills, 1 ace), Maddie Vegrzyn (5 kills, 6 aces), Christ...
Marian Catholic rallies to defeat Downers Grove North
Downers Grove North's Elizabeth Dunlap, Margaret Mahlke, Jade Casper and Maddie DeGiorgio. Marian Catholic is sporting a spattering of new faces this season, like 5-foot-7 sophomore setter London Hatch, 5-9 freshman outside hitter Jordan Walker and 6-0 sophomore middle hitter Nnedi Okabuonye.So it’s not surprising that the Spartans leaned on a couple of old reliables to push past Downers Grove North in both teams’ season opener Tuesday in Downers Grove.Five-foot-10 senior outside hitter Lauren Hatch had 15 kills and 4 aces, and 6-2 senior ...
Kingsfield, Montini’s veterans turn back inexperienced Lincoln-Way East
Lincoln-Way East's (from left) Kaleigh Ritter, Nicki Bechtold, Molly Skoda, Jess Pappas and Hannah Kowalczyk. There’s no substitute for experience, especially when you’re using three freshmen to fill in at spots where you graduated some key personnel. Montini leaned on its veterans – 5-foot-11 middle hitter Johanna Kingsfield, outside hitter Caitlyn Meeks, defensive specialist Maddie Pickering and libero Joslyn Boyer – to surprise visiting Lincoln-Way East Monday in Lombard. Kingsfield had 7 kills and 4 blocks, Meeks had 7 kills and 2 ac...
Here they are … the 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com top 5 teams in 2018
State title record-holder Mother McAuley opens the season ranked No. 2 in the preseason by Illprepvb.com. Here it is ... the final installment of the 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com 2018 Illinois girls high school volleyball rankings, which features teams ranked Nos. 1-5. These are the teams that Illprepvb.com determines to be the best of the best this fall. Last spring, we named Lincoln-Way East to be the No. 1 boys team in the preseason, and the Griffins came through. How accurate will these predictions prove? 1. Marist ...