1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com 2018 Week Seven Girls Rankings

Bloomington went 4-1 at the Scholastic Cup tournament, losing only to nationally-ranked Leon (Florida). 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com 2018 Week Seven Girls Rankings (Last week’s ranking in parenthesis) 1. Marist (1) 26-1 Ellie Kurpeikis, RedHawks stay Whitney Young. 2. Sterling (2) 26-0 Travels to Geneseo Tuesday for Big 12 showdown. 3. Benet (3) 23-4 Valentina Tabares, Kyla Kenney rule Scholastic Cup. 4. Sandburg (4) 24-4 Eagles able to hold off Natalie Mitchem, Bolingbrook. 5. Marian Catholic (5) 22-5 Thom...

Who is this week’s Illprepvb.com ‘Player of the Week?’

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 large 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 Barrington’s 6-foot-2 senior outside hitter Peyton Tilly, who led the West Division champion Fillies to their 12th Mid-Suburban League ch...

Who is this week’s Illprepvb.com ‘Player of the Week?’

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 large 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 Nazareth’s 6-foot-2 junior Leilani Dodson. Dodson herlped to lead Nazareth to a 23-25, 25-18, 25-21 victory over St. Charles North and ...

Saturday, October 5 tournament results

St. Charles East Scholastic Cup at the Great Lakes Volleyball Center   No. 3 Benet def. No. 8 Naperville North 21-25, 25-14, 25-20 (championship) Benet (23-4):Hattie Monson (17 digs, 1 ace), Kyla Kenney (8 kills, 16 digs), Caroline Gard (8 digs, 1 ace), Valentina Tabares (10 kills), Caitlin Wepfer (2 kills, 2 blocks, 1 ace), Ally Van Eekeren (29 assists, 6 blocks), Annie Remmes (4 kills, 8 blocks), Rachel Muisenga (5 kills). Naperville North (23-3): LInnea Dale (8 kills, 1 block), Kayla Griesbach (6 klls, 4 digs), Eva Hartung...

Sandburg clinches a share of SWSC title after beating Lockport

Sandburg, which took a backseat to Lincoln-Way East last year, is back on top the Southwest Suburban Conference after beating Lockport 25-20, 25-22 on the road Thursday. By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comBianca May was not on the Sandburg volleyball team last season when the Eagles’ eight-year SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue Division title streak was snapped.But the freshman setter was excited to be part of the team that started a new streak this season.May served a key stretch in the second set as No. 4-ranked Sandburg held off Lo...

Murphysboro, Massac County tie for SIRR Ohio Division title

Massac County and Murphysboro will share the Southern Illinois River-to-River Ohio Division championship after both teams won their final league matches Thursday. It came down the final day of conference play, and both teams held up their end. Five-time defending conference champion Murphysboro earned a share of the Southern Illinois River-to-River Ohio Division championship by defeating Benton 25-18, 25-21 Thursday. Murphysboro will share the conference championship with Massac County, a 25-14, 25-7 winner over West Frankfor...

Mother McAuley denies No. 16 Montini, clinches share of GCAC Red crown

It's been a season of ups and downs for Mother McAuley, but Tuesday was decidedly an "up." By Randy Whalen Special to Illprepvb.com When you have a program that has captured 15 state championships, including one just two years ago, it's easy to lose track of how many conference championships have been won along the way. But in a season of ups and downs, it was still an accomplishment for the Mother McAuley volleyball team to clinch at least a share of another one Tuesday night. That's what the Mighty Macs did as they showed a spark...

Marian Catholic dominates, but can’t put away Benet

Marian Catholic's Jaya Hall, London Hatch, Temitayo Thomas-Ailara, Savka Popovic and Lauren Hatch. Benet led very little Tuesday against visiting Marian Catholic. But the Redwings led when it mattered. No. 3 Benet (24-4 overall, 5-1 in the East Suburban Catholic) trailed the entire first set and found itself down two set points at 24-22. The Redwings faced an even bigger deficit in Game 2, trailing 18-12 after a 7-0 run by the Spartans. But a kill and an ace by Benet’s 6-foot sophomore Rachel Muisenga followed by a Marian Catholic ...

Friday, October 5 results

Downers Grove North def. Lincoln-Way East 25-16, 25-27, 25-15 Downers Grove North (18-8): Margaret Mahlke (14 kills, 3 blocks, 1 ace), Jade Casper (8 kills, 2 blocks, 1 ace),  Gwen Wolkow (7 kills, 1 block),  Madi Cuchran (19 digs), Beth Dunlap (25 assists, 2 blocks). Indian Creek def. Serena 25-16, 21-25, 25-10 Indian Creek (15-9-2 overall, conference 3-2): Riley Oros (18 assists, 6 digs), Evelyn Witte (9 kills, 5 blocks), Trysta Foster (13 digs, 8 kills), Autumn Johanningsmeier (11 digs), Kaira Langston (6 aces, 6 digs)....