Glenbrook South graduated eight seniors from last year's regional semifinalist that took New Trier to three sets.School: Glenbard West Conference: West Suburban SilverHead coach: Pete Mastandrea Last season’s highlights: 29-10 overall, 5-1 in conference (second place), finished second at the Effingham Crossroads Classic, won sixth consecutive regional title, reached the Sweet 16 for the third straight year, lost 18-25, 25-18, 25-23 to Downers Grove North in a Class 4A sectional championship.Top returnees: 5-11 senior all-conference mi...
Naperville Central stuns Belleville Althoff, St. Francis to reach Effingham finals
Naperville Central took home the second-place trophy from the Crossroad Classic at Effingham. Special to Illprepvb.comNaperville Central coach Brie Isaacson said following Wednesday’s loss to St. Charles North that her team’s goal was to be a better team in November than it is today.Winter came early for the Redhawks.Naperville Central (6-4) surprised Illinois powers Belleville Althoff 19-25, 25-20, 30-28 and St. Francis 25-23, 19-25, 25-17 in Gold bracket play to reach the championship match of Saturday’s Crossroads Classic ...
Saturday, September 8 results
Flanagan-Cornell won the Sandwich tournament by defeating the hosts in the championship match. Pictured are (front row, left to right): Allyson Howell, Alexis Howell, Regan Reed, Molly Garretdon, Rosalee Zehr, Jordan Crutcher and Madelyn Forney; and (back row, left to right): Kaleigh White, Jadyn Bayer, Payton Zimmerman, Kayla VanWeelden, Baleigh Watson, McKenna Roth and Rachel Harrison. Effingham Crossroads Classic St. Louis Visitation def. Massac County 25-22, 25-15Wheaton St. Francis def. Massac County 25-23, 25-17Effingham def. ...
Warren Blue Devil Invite
Friday, April 6 resultsEvanston def. Mundelein 25-12, 25-15Mundelein (4-5): Ben Arebalo (9 digs), Steven Miritello (6 assists, 2 kills), Marc Rey (1 kill, 1 dig), Abram Nazario (2 kills, 3 digs), Eric Morales (1 kill, 6 digs),Tyler Vander Ploeg (1 kill, 3 digs), Martin Carrillo (2 kills, 2 blocks, 6 digs).Lincoln-Way East def. Mundelein 25-12, 19-25, 25-7Mundelein (4-6): Ben Arebalo (2 kills, 11 digs), Steven Miritello (15 assists, 1 kill), Marc Rey (5 kills, 4 blocks, 1 ace), Abram Nazario (6 kills, 1 block, 13 digs), Eric Morales (3 kill
Friday, April 6 results
Libertyville def. Barrington 25-23, 25-23Libertyville (8-1): Carter Schaffnit (21 assists, 1 kill), Ryan Winiger (1 assist, 13 digs), Sammy Stortz (6 digs), Jack Stevens (6 kills, 1 ace, 4 digs, 3 blocks), Colin Hawkinson (6 kills, 6 digs, 2 blocks), Brendan Cook (9 kills, 1 dig), Zach Ford (1 kill, 3 blocks), Mark Demaree (1 kill).Barrington (10-4): Gabe Hartke (8 kills, 5 digs, 1 ace), Michael O’Toole (6 kills, 7 digs, 1 ace), Petar Lumovic (2 blocks, 1 ace), Ricky Gibson (3 kills), Evan Carroll (21 assists).Schaumburg def. Fremd 25-12,...
Sterling takes down Joliet Catholic in battle of Class 3A powers at Metea Valley
Joliet Cathoic suffered its first loss of the season Saturday against fellow Class 3A power Sterling. By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprevb.comIf Sterling wasn’t a household name in Illinois volleyball prior to Saturday, it should be now. The Golden Warriors lived up to their No. 4 billing in the 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com preseason girls high school rankings by defeating No. 7 Joliet Catholic 25-19, 19-25, 25-19 Saturday at the Metea Valley/Oswego East Invitational. And that was just a semifinal.Led by t...
Get results from the Illprepvb.com Crosstown Showdown
Get live results from the Illprevb.com Crosstown Showdown Volleyball Tournament at Plainfield North & Central here: bit.ly/pnhsgvb Participating teams: Bloomington Central Catholic, Bolingbrook, Downers Grove South, Geneva, Grayslake North, Hinsdale Central, Hinsdale South, Homewood-Flossmoor, Lincoln-Way Central, Lincoln-Way East, Lincoln-Way West, Lockport, Maine South, Marian Catholic, Marian Central Catholic, Marist, Minooka, Munster (Indiana), Nazareth, Neuqua Valley, Oswego, Plainfield Central, Plainfield East, Plainfield N...
Who are some of the biggest winners, losers under the IHSA’s new classification system?
Despite an enrollment of just 382 students, Belleville Althoff will be competing in Class 4A for the next two years. By Phil Brozynski and Daniel BlakemanOK, boys and girls. It’s time to break out your slide rules, Ouija boards, Magic 8-Balls and super computers.Last week, the IHSA released information about its new two-year classification cycle, which was adopted by the IHSA Board of Directors in June. The classification cycle covers the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years.During those two periods, classifications in multi-class sports such ...
Marist looks to defend title; Lemont young, but restless
Marist will begin its Class 4A title defense next weekend at the Illprepvb.com Crosstown Showdown hosted by Plainfield North and Plainfield Central. School: Arthur-Lovington-Atwood HammondConference: Little Okaw ValleyHead coach: Emily CrossmanLast season’s highlights: 26-4 overall, 7-0 in conference, lost 25-19, 22-25, 25-17 to Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin in a Class 2A regional semifinal.Top returnees: Outside hitter Taylor Powell, setter Marissa Herschberger.School: LemontConference: South Suburban BlueHead coach: Chris Zogata (18th...
Staunton and the Sandburg kids advance at the Illprepvb.com Crosstown Showdown
Nazareth's sophomore Izzy Decker, senior Leilani Dodson, junior Ella Sandt and freshman Gillian Grimes. If there was any question whether the Sandburg kids can play, it was answered Friday at the Illprepvb.com Crosstown Showdown hosted by Plainfield North.Sandburg (2-0), seeded third in the 32-team field, defeated Shepard 25-15, 25-20 and Plainfield North 25-15, 25-17 to advance to Saturday’s Gold bracket quarterfinal round where it will face St. Charles North at 9:15 a.m.Sandburg features a solid core of seniors led by last year’s leading...