Each week during the season, Illprepvb.com will name a "Player of the Week" selected from nominations provided by Illinois volleyball coaches. Coaches can nominate their players by providing a 100-150 word summary of their achievement and a 2x3-inch high quality headshot and sending it to illprepvb@gmail.com by noon on Sunday of the week for which they wish to nominate a player.This week's "Player of the Week" is St. Charles North's Katie Lanz. Lanz, a 6-0 senior setter/outside hitter and North Carolina-Wilmington recruit, had 6 kills, 6 di...
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Friday, September 7 results
No. 4 Benet def. Downers Grove North 25-16, 26-24Downers Grove North (2-4): Margaret Mahlke (10 kills), Gwendolyn Wolkow (4 kills), Jade Casper (4 kills, 1 block), Maddie Degiorgio (4 kills, 1 block), Elizabeth Dunlap (21 assists, 8 digs).Benet (8-2): Ally Van Eekeren (2 kills, 15 assists, 5 digs), Annie Sobolewski (5 digs), Caitlin McKee (9 kills, 2 digs), Hattie Monson (13 digs, 1 ace), Kyla Kenney (5 kills), Rachel Muisenga (4 kills, 11 assists, 5 digs), Valentina Tabares (7 kills), Sophie Gregus (2 kills, 1 block).Loyola def. Glenbrook So...
Thursday, September 6 results
Argo def. Bremen 25-18, 25-15Bremen (2-2 in the South Suburban).No. 9 Belleville Althoff def. Mascoutah 25-10, 25-12Coal City def. Sandwich 25-20, 25-13Coal City (9-5 overall, 2-0 in the Interstate Eight): Brooke Chapman (28 assists, 8 service points, 1 kill), Luci Hakey (9 service points, 9 digs), Blaire Harseim (11 digs, 7 kills), Ali Brancato (10 digs, 1 service point, 1 kill), Megan Norris (5 kills, 3 service points), McKenna Fitzpatrick (3 kills, 4 blocks), Natalie Durham (5 kills), Lauren Phillips (4 kills).No. 25 Durand def. Dakota 25-...
Gregus easing into Benet lineup, helps stop Downers Grove North
Benet pin hitters Sophie Gregus, Kyla Kenney, Valentina Tabares, Caitlin McKee and Caitlin Wepfer. Sophie Gregus was expected to be a big part of No. 4-ranked Benet’s offense this season. But a back injury suffered during the latter stages of the club season sidelined her for nearly three months.The 6-foot junior outside hitter made a cameo appearance Wednesday in a win at St. Charles East, getting credit for 1 kill. She got a little more playing time Friday against visiting Downers Grove North and made the most of it. Gregus had 2 ki...
Wednesday, September 5 results
Andrew def. Richards 25-18, 17-25, 25-16Andrew (4-1): Bri Haggerty (8 kills, 10 digs), Kylie Adams (20 digs), Katie DeHaan (18 assists), Abby Kiaupa (5 kills), Keri Herman (6 digs). No. 4 Benet def. St. Charles East 25-18, 25-10Benet (7-2 overall, 1-0 in the East Suburban Catholic) Ally VanEekern (3 kills, 19 assists, 4 digs), Annie Sobolewski (4 digs), Caitlin McKee (8 kills, 2 digs), Caroline Gard (5 digs, 3 aces), Hattie Monson (19 digs, 1 ace), Kyla Kenney (5 kills), Rachel Muisenga (5 kills, 12 assists, 5 digs), Valentina Tabares (8 k...
Katie Lanz lights the lamp from the service line against Naperville Central
St. Charles North's Kyla Lannert, Gigi Crescenzo, Ashley Bruns, Katie Lanz and Brigid McCarthy. And on the 14th point, St. Charles North rested.St. Charles North’s 5-11 senior setter/outside hitter Katie Lanz broke a 6-6 tie with a kill in Game 1 of the North Stars’ nonconference match Wednesday at Naperville Central, then proceeded to serve the next 17 points during a run that featured 12 aces.There really wasn’t much for her teammates to do except watch, wonder and wait for the return that never came.“You don’t have to do much,” St. Ch...
1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com 2018 Week Three Girls Rankings
O'Fallon won the Lincoln Tournament after defeating Deer Creek-Mackinaw in the finals.1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com 2018 Week Three Girls Rankings(Last week’s ranking in parenthesis)1. Marist (1) 10-0RedHawks rematch with Marian Catholic on Tuesday. 2. Sterling (2) 15-0Gretchen, Grace Gould complement Borums, Rodriguez. 3. Benet (4) 7-2Sophie Gregus, Caitlin Wepfer need the ball to shake off rust.4. St. Charles North (8) 10-1Katie Lanz, Gigi Crescenzo a tough combination to handle. 5. Marian Catholic (3) 7-2Can Spar...
No. 2-ranked Sterling makes quick work of United Township
Sterling's Breelyn Borum, Lexi Rodriquez, Brooklyn Borum and Josilyn Borum. By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comSterling sophomore Breelyn Borum had a direct answer when asked about her teams goal this season.“To win state,” Borum said of the Class 3A title. “We're really playing together as a team and making our connections.”That's something Sterling has been doing all season. The Golden Warriors remained undefeated with a 25-8, 25-20 victory over (East Moline) United Township in a nonconference match Tuesday at Sterling.The Borum sister...
Tuesday, September 4 results
Tuesday, September 4 resultsAlden Hebron def. Westminster Christian 16-25, 25-15, 25-13Westminster (3-6 overall, 0-2 in the Northeaster Athletic: Grace Bickford (9 kills, 5 digs, 7 assists), Grace Schmitt (5 kills, 4 digs, 9 assists), Madelyn McGraw (3 kills, 2 aces, 6 digs).Aurora Christian def. St. Edward 25-14, 28-26Aurora Christian (3-1 overall, 1-1 in the Metro Suburban League).No. 9 Belleville Althoff def. Waterloo Gibault Catholic 25-12, 25-14No. 4 Benet def. No. 17 Joliet Catholic 25-23, 25-13Benet (6-2 overall, 1-0 in the East Suburb...