Addison Trail def. Wheaton Warrenville South 25-22, 25-19 Addison Trail (17-18 overall, 4-2 in the West Suburban Gold): Jess D’Ambrose (6 kills, 1 assist, 7 digs), Ally Severino (7 kills, 2 digs), Katrina Bielanski (4 kills, 1 dig), Nina Muell (1 ace, 5 kills, 12 digs), Mia Johnson (1 ace, 4 kills, 2 blocks), Sam Pociecha (1 ace, 1 kill, 1 block, 10 assists), Amy Reyes (1 kill, 11 assists). Aurora Christian def. Elmwood Park 25-16, 25-7 Aurora Christian (20-8 overall, 5-0 in the Metro Suburban West). No. 9 Belleville Althoff def. No...
Tuesday, October 16 results
Glenbard East defeated South Elgin to win the Upstate Eight Conference title. Addison Trail def. Fenwick 26-28, 25-21, 25-21 Addison Trail (16-18 overall, 4-2 in the West Suburban Gold): Jess D’Ambrose (10 kills, 12 digs), Ally Severino (1 ace, 5 kills, 2 blocks), Katrina Bielanski (2 aces, 5 kills, 1 block, 7 digs), Nina Muell (4 aces, 6 kills, 13 digs), Mia Johnson (5 kills, 3 blocks), Sam Pociecha (3 aces, 1 kill, 16 assists, 2 digs), Amy Reyes (10 assists, 3 digs). Batavia def. Wheaton North 25-20, 25-19 Batavia (14-20 o...
38th Annual Lake Park Tournament
Normal West, Edwardsville, Bloomington go to great lengths to improve
Edwardsville's Storm Suhre, Alexa Harris, Maddie Isringhausen and Corrine Timmerman. The St. Charles East Scholastic Cup at the Great Lakes Volleyball Center in Aurora is a homecoming of sorts for Normal Community West coach Kelsey Mueller, who grew up in the far western suburbs and played her high school volleyball at Kaneland. “My parents are retired and still live in Elburn, but they come to a lot of our games,” said Mueller, who was Kelsey Drendel when she played for the Knights. “They come down to Normal all the time. “I think...
Benet roars past Leon, turns back Naperville North to win Scholastic Cup
Benet's Valentina Tabares, Ally Van Eekeren, Hattie Monson, Kyla Kenney and Rachel Muisenga. Bloomington bounced back from a quarterfinal loss to nationally-ranked Leon to place fifth. Despite being the No. 1 overall seed, Benet’s path to the championship of the St. Charles East Scholastic Cup Saturday at the Great Lakes Volleyball Center in Aurora was no walk in the park.First, Benet had to overcome Leon (Tallahassee, Florida), ranked No. 32 in the nation by Prepvolleyball.com – some 41 spots higher than the Redwings – in the semifin...
Monday, October 15 Results
No. 18 Newark def. Aurora Christian 25-13, 25-19 Aurora Christian (19-8 overall, 4-0 in the Metro Suburban West).Bunker Hill def. Mt. Olive 20-25, 25-15, 25-18Mt. Olive (7-18): Carlie Scheiter (6 kills, 3 blocks), Kayla Bumgardner (6 kills), Lillian Gretak (5 kills, 3 blocks), Miranda Matta (25 digs), Hailey Odorizzi (21 digs), Krista Whited (4 aces), Kaleigh Ziglar (21 assists, 2 aces). Bunker Hill: Allysa Austill (9 kills, 1 block, 8 digs), Brylie Chrisman (7 kills), Haley Burris (15 digs), Grace Kiffmeyer (7 assists, 8 digs), Briann Hefli...
1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com 2018 Week Eight Girls Rankings
1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com 2018 Week Eight Girls Rankings(Last week’s ranking in parenthesis)1. Marist (1) 31-2Camryn Hannah, RedHawks are not in Kansas anymore. Next: at Benet Tuesday, hosts Nazareth Thursday.2. Nazareth Academy (7) 26-3Finishes off St. Charles North without Leilani Dodson.Next: hosts St. Francis Monday, at Marist Thursday.3. Huntley (14) 30-3Seton Hall recruit Taylor Jakubowski is MVP of Autumnfest.Next: hosts Hampshire Tuesday, hosts Harvest Christian Thursday.4. St. Charles North (11) 28-5Gigi Crescenzo, N...
Match of the Week: Lemont may be young, but ‘Dang, they’re pretty good’
Lemont sophomore Amanda Rice, junior Ella Pelen, junior Amy Schwem and junior Nicole Komendant. By Randy Whalen Special to Illprepvb.com It was the final home match of the season for the Lemont volleyball team, but it wasn't Senior Night. That's because there are no seniors on the Lemont roster. So instead of Senior Night, the Indians held a “Volley For The Cause” event and raised around $1,000 to help fight multiple sclerosis. “We were glad to do a volley for the cause instead of Senior Night,” said Lemont coach Chris Zogata, ...
Benet three times a leader, hangs on twice, upsets No. 1 Marist
Benet's Caitlin Wepfer, Ann Marie Remmes, Kyla Kenney, Valentina Tabares and Rachel Muisenga. Falling behind early in every set is not typically a formula for success. “Especially not here,” said Marist coach Jordan Vidovic, who brought his No. 1-ranked Marist RedHawks to Benet Tuesday afternoon for a rematch of the Wheaton Warrenville South Tiger Classic championship match. “You saw it from them … they were fired up. They brought the energy. They brought the fire right from the beginning. They were obviously more aggressive. You can t...
Nazareth survives ‘chaos’ to best St. Charles North at Harvest Fest
Nazareth defeated St. Charles North to win Harvest Fest despite losing middle hitter Leilani Dodson (second from left) to an ankle injury late in the second set of the championship match. By Randy Whalen Special to Illprepvb.com Chaos. The Nazareth volleyball team prepared itself for a chaotic moment all season long. When it happened, the Roadrunners were ready. With one of their top players, junior middle hitter Leilani Dodson, on the bench with her left ankle on ice and elevated for the third set, the Roadrunners didn't flinc...