Belleville Althoff defeated Glenbard West to finish fifth Saturday at Effingham.By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprevb.comHalf his lifetime ago, Tony Miner played in a baseball game to advance to the Little League World Series.But what the current Belleville Althoff girls’ volleyball coach remembers is they spelled his name wrong on his jersey.“I was so mad,” Miner said of his name being spelled Minor.Miner, however, will gladly take having his name spelled correctly in the Illinois High School A...
Saturday, April 7 results
Addison Trail went 5-0 to win the Rolling Meadows Round-Robin Invite At Glenbard East Invitational ChampionshipGlenbard West def. Neuqua Valley 23-25, 30-28, 25-23Glenbard West (8-1): Ryan Swartz (10 kills, 3 blocks), Stone Metz (9 kills, 3 blocks), JT Ardell (7 kills, 6 blocks), Ben Harrington (4 kills, 11 digs, 1 ace), Zach Morris (12 digs, 1 ace), Connor Williams (2 kills), Henry Curtis (42 assists, 6 kills, 8 digs, 2 blocks). Neuqua Valley (12-1): Jeremy Grove (28 kills, 4 blocks), Mark Borghesi (7 kills), Jeremy Cardenas (7 k...
1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com girls high school rankings, Pt. III
Here is the third installment of the 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com 2018 Illinois girls high school volleyball rankings, which features teams ranked Nos. 16-20. The rankings include teams from Classes 1A-4A. Coming Friday: teams ranked No. 11-15. 16. Mt. Zion (35-5) – The Braves return their top five players from a team that lost 25=20, 25-21 to eventual state champion Belleville Althoff in a Class 3A supersectional, including 5-9 junior outside hitter Karlee McAtee (287 kills, 20 blocks, 327 digs), 6-1 senior middle hitte...
Blue & Gold Tournament at Wheaton North
Illprepvb.com Crosstown Showdown at Plainfield North
Libertyville gets punched in the face, knocks out Barrington
Lemont handles Evergreen Park, sets sights on Richards
Lemont’s Ella Pelen, Amanda Rice and Mary Kate Arundel. By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comEverything is coming up aces for a young Lemont squad.The Indians served 8 aces and cruised to a 25-12, 25-18 victory over the host Mustangs in a South Suburban Conference clash Thursday in Evergreen Park.The win kept Lemont (6-4 overall, 3-0 in the South Suburban Conference), which has no seniors on the team, undefeated in conference play heading into Tuesday's home showdown with Richards. Last year, Richards beat ...
Newton features mix of young and old; West Aurora youngsters rising
Newton would like to get back to Redbird Arena in 2018, but the Lady Eagles will have to get there without last year's leading attacker Abby Frohning. School: Champaign CentennialConference: Big TwelveHead coach: Taylor Swords Last season’s highlights: 10-25 overall, 4-5 in conference, lost 25-17, 25-14 to Pekin in a Class 4A regional semifinal. Top returnees: Senior defensive specialist Hannah Luchinski, sophomore setter Leah Luchinski, senior setter Jenna Woods.Coach’s quote: “We are very excited to have a...
1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com girls high school rankings, Pt. II
Here is the second installment of the 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com 2018 Illinois girls high school volleyball rankings, which features teams ranked Nos. 21-25. The rankings include teams from Classes 1A-4A. Coming Thursday: teams ranked No. 16-20.21. Norris City-Omaha-Enfield (29-4) – Six-foot senior middle blocker Halle Everett, the school’s all-time kill leader, and 5-10 junior middle blocker and third-year starter Emilee Bishop were members of the NCOE team that went 28-8 and finished fourth in Class 1A in 2016. They’d like...
Marist repeats as Illprepvb.com Crosstown Showdown champion
Marist began its magical run to the 2017 Class 4A state championship when it stunned pre-season No. 1 Minooka at Plainfield North last August.“Hopefully, the is the beginning of another magical run,” said Marist’s 6-foot-2 junior rightside hitter Camryn Hannah on Saturday at Plainfield North.No. 1-ranked Marist’s 25-18, 21-25, 25-17 victory over No. 8 Marian Catholic in the Illprepvb.com Crosstown Showdown championship match certainly is a clear indication that despite the loss of five starters from a year ago, the RedHawks are ready to def...