Marist, Marian Catholic to meet for the third time after winning at Eisenhower

Marist and Marian Catholic will meet for the third time this season in the finals of the Eisenhower Class 4A Sectional. By Randy Whalen Special to Illprepvb.com Marian Catholic girls’ volleyball coach Ryan Summers put it best. "We out-Temi-ed them," he said. Temitayo “Temi” Thomas-Ailara was amazing with 25 kills as the Spartans rallied for a 22-25, 25-16, 25-19 victory over Sandburg in the second semifinal of the Eisenhower Class 4A Sectional Monday in Blue Island. The victory set up a third meeting this season with Marist,...

128 teams, 96 games, 32 sites, 1 goal: scouting this week’s sectionals

Mike Layne's Murphysboro team is part of a loaded Class 3A sectional field at Mascoutah. The 2018 IHSA Girls State Volleyball Tournament resumes Monday with 32 sectional semifinals in four classes. Here is a look at the various sectionals across Illinois: Class 4A Normal Community Supersectional At Bloomington Game 1, Monday, October 29, 5:30 p.m. – O’Fallon (30-7) vs. Edwardsville (23-12) Game 2, Monday, October 29, 6:30 p.m. – Bloomington (31-4) vs. Normal Community West (25-11) Game 3, Wednesday, October 31, 6:00 p.m. – win...

Winning regional titles never gets old at Mother McAuley

By Randy Whalen Special to Illprepvb.com It's 39 in a row and it never gets old. According to the IHSA website, Mother McAuley has won a regional title every year since 1980. That includes what were then district championships in the early ‘80s. Well, the Mighty Macs continued that streak with a 25-13, 25-17 victory over the host Astros on Thursday in the title match of the Class 4A Shepard Regional in Palos Heights. No. 4 seeded McAuley (24-13) advances to the Eisenhower Sectional and will play a familiar foe, top-seeded Maris...

Monday, October 29 state tournament results

  Class 1A At Effingham St. AnthonyDecatur St. Teresa def. Altamont 25-14, 25-13Windsor-Stewardson-Strasburg def. Louisville North Clay 25-8, 25-14At Farmer CityFlanagan-Cornell def. Cissna Park 25-22 26-28 25-14Flanagan-Cornell (24-11-1 overall, 8-4 in the Heart of Illinois): Rachel Harrison (4 kills, 15 digs, 1 ace), Madelyn Forney (26 assists, 9 digs, 2 kills, 1 ace), Molly Garretson (7 digs, 5 kills), McKenna Roth (9 kills, 3 blocks, 5 digs, 1 ace), Kayla VanWeelden (2 aces, 9 kills, 4 blocks, 3 digs), Regan Reed (2 ace...

Benet takes Waubonsie Valley’s ‘best shot,’ Naperville North rolls

Top-seeded Benet advanced to the sectional finals at Plainfield North with a three-set win over Waubonsie Valley on Monday. Beating a team in straight sets is nice, but some victories don’t come that easy. “Before every game, (head coach Brad) Baker tells us it's going to be an hour-and-a-half,” said Benet's 5-foot-10 sophomore outside hitter Kyla Kenney. “We have to be prepared to play for an hour-and-a-half.” Ninety minutes must have seemed like an eternity for No. 2-ranked Benet (33-5) and its fans Monday, but the Redwings r...

Thursday, October 25 state tournament results

  Class 1A At Barry Payson-Seymour def. Western 25-13, 25-22 Payson-Seymour (28-9): Riley Epperson (10 kills, 10 service points), Carly Wolf (5 kills), Cassie Eidson (18 assists). Payson-Seymour coach Teresa Loos-Tedrow: “Western fought hard in both sets. It was tight in Game 1 to point 8-8 then Payson took control. Never relinquished lead. Set ended with kill from Carly Wolf. Western jumped out to early 7-3 lead in Game 2 and led by as much as 12-7 before Payson made move. Slowly erased lead to tie at 16-16 on kill by Riley...

Tuesday, October 23 state tournament results

West Aurora lost a heartbreaking 25-10, 23-25, 27-25 regional semifinal to Minooka Tuesday at Oswego East. Class 1A At Aurora Christian Aurora Christian def. Mooseheart 25-13, 25-8 Aurora Christian (23-8 overall, 6-0 in the Metro Suburban West). At Barry Payson Seymour def. Pleasant Hill 25-1, 25-3 Payson-Seymour (26-9): Abby Coonrod (5 kills), Cassie Eidson (15 assists), Livia Perry (15 service points), Lauryn Hinthorne (17 service points). Western def. Liberty 25-20, 15-25, 25-22 Western (12-20): Chloe Mello...

Monday, October 23 state tournament results

Class 1AAt Cissna ParkFisher def. Donovan 25-9, 25-21Fisher: Cameron McGrew (5 aces, 1 block, 12 assists, 9 service points), Shelbee Owens (8 kills, 1 block), Ashley Smith (1 block), Lauren Sommer (6 digs).At Danville SchlarmanDanville Schlarman def. Bement 25-13 25-33Bement (3-21): Shelby Strack (5 kills, 1 aces, 16 digs), Trinity Stroisch (4 digs), Haley Gadbury (3 digs), Addie Fritz (2 kills, 1 dig, 2 blocks), Halee Schimansky (1 kill, 2 digs, 1 block), Madison Price (1 block), Ellie Shonkwiler (2 kills, 8 digs, 1 block), Tatum Auth (11 ...

1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com 2018 Final Regular Season Girls Rankings

  Norris City-Omaha-Enfield hopes to return to Redbird Arena after losing to Cobden in the 2017 sectional finals. 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com 2018 Final Regular Season Girls Rankings(Last week’s ranking in parenthesis. Rankings will not be updated again until after the state tournament.)1. Marist (1) 32-2Closes out regular season with big win over Nazareth. Next: vs. Bremen/Eisenhower winner Tuesday at Bradley-Bourbonnais.2. Benet (5) 30-5Puts Huntley loss in rearview mirror, beats Marist. Next: vs. Romeoville/Oswego Eas...

Saturday, October 20 tournament results

At Ashton-Franklin CenterOrangeville def. Somonauk 2-0 Ashton-Franklin Center def. Somonauk 2-0 Somonauk def. Leland 1-1 Somonauk def. (kirkland) Hiawatha 2-0 Somonauk (5-18 overall, 1-7 in the LIttle Ten).At AuburnMurphysboro def. PORTA/Ashland-Central 24-26, 27-25, 25-13PORTA/Ashland-Central def. Pawnee 25-15, 21-25, 18-16Taylorville def. PORTA/Ashland-Central 25-20, 25-23Auburn def. PORTA/Ashland-Central 25-22, 26-24PORTA/Ashland-Central def. Lincolnwood 25-19, 25-18PORTA/Ashland-Central (24-8): Isabel Hudspeth (34 kills, 17 aces, 41...