Monmouth-Roseville, one of the smallest schools in Class 3A, won the Macomb invite Saturday. 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com 2018 Week One Girls Rankings(Preseason rank in parenthesis)1. Marist (1) 6-0Another “magical season” in store for Camryn Hannah & Co.? 2. Marian Catholic (8) 5-1Nothing fancy from the Spartans, just in-your-face volleyball.3. Sterling (4) 6-0Who’s the boss? Avenges 2017 loss to Joliet Catholic at Metea Valley. 4. Benet (3) 4-1Redwings sorely miss Hattie Monson, Sophie Gregus, Caitlin Wepfer.5. Sandbu...
Marist’s practice makes almost perfect; Downers North’s remarkable run continues
Marist will defend its state championship Saturday after beating conference rival Benet 25-18, 25-15 in a Class 4A semifinal Friday. NORMAL -- This was not the same Marist team that lost to Benet 22-25, 25-22, 25-19 in an East Suburban Catholic Conference match in Lisle on October 16. “We’ve been practicing really hard these past three weeks,” said Marist coach Jordan Vidovic. “The girls were really motivated to improve and clean some things up. Tonight showed the kind of work we put in.” Marist (38-3) overcame an early 8-5...
O’Fallon emerges as team to beat down south
Coach Joe Nesbit and his Belleville East Lancers The O'Fallon Panthers under first-year coach Amy Sheehan are 9-0 and have emerged as the team to beat in Southern Illinois. O'Fallon, led by Justin Hovick and Bryce Backus, edged Southwestern Conference rival Edwardsville 26-25, 31-29 on March 29. Edwardsville was coming off a 25-20, 25-14 victory over Belleville East two nights earlier. Last weekend, the Panthers went 5-0 to win the Rockwood Summit Tournament in Missouri. The three Belleville schools have taken turns beating up an each ...
Pleasant Plains stuns St. Thomas More; Galena romps in Class 2A semifinals
Pleasant Plains defeated defending Class 2A state champion St. Thomas More Friday in a semifinal at Redbird Arena. NORMAL – Down 24-23 in Game 3 of its semifinal against defending Class 2 State champion St. Thomas More Friday at Redbird Arena, Pleasant Plains found a way. A tip kill by 5-foot-8 junior middle hitter Anna Kanilakan, a service ace from 5-7 junior libero MacKenzie Houser and a kill to an open corner by 5-10 senior Allie Edwards gave Pleasant Plains a thrilling 25-22, 15-25, 26-24 victory over St. Thomas More and sent the ...
Hartsburg-Emden bounces St. Teresa; Newark routs Grayville in Class 1A semis
Hartsburg-Emden meets the media after defeating Decatur St. Teresa Friday at Redbird Arena. NORMAL -- Moments like these don’t come often for schools like Hartsburg-Emden, which has an enrollment of 75 students. Of course, it helps when one of those students is 6-foot senior outside hitter and University of Memphis recruit Anna Hayes. Hayes had 17 kills while hitting just a shade under .300 as Hartsburg-Emden (36-4) defeated Decatur St. Teresa 25-17, 25-14 to advance to the IHSA Class 1A state championship match Saturday at 10:30 a...
St. Charles East Tournament
Friday, November 9 state semifinal results
Class 1ANewark def. Grayville 25-7, 25-15Newark (38-2): Evelyn Martin (2 kills), Mattie Chapman (2 kills, 1 block), Olivia Nelson (20 assists, 6 digs), Megan Williams (8 kills, 3 digs, 3 blocks), Alyssa Gittins (2 kills), Madi Malone (12 kills, 8 digs, 1 block), Maggie Scott (3 assists, 13 digs).Grayville (27-9): Callie Neeley (1 kill), Macy Knight (3 kills, 1 assist, 1 ace), Kinley Milligan (3 aces, 10 digs), Sidney Foster (5 kills, 5 digs), Carsyn Robinson (2 kills, 7 assists).Hartsburg-Emden def. Decatur St. Teresa 25-17, 25-14Hartsburg-Em...
Tuesday, September 4 results
Tuesday, September 4 resultsAlden Hebron def. Westminster Christian 16-25, 25-15, 25-13Westminster (3-6 overall, 0-2 in the Northeaster Athletic: Grace Bickford (9 kills, 5 digs, 7 assists), Grace Schmitt (5 kills, 4 digs, 9 assists), Madelyn McGraw (3 kills, 2 aces, 6 digs).Aurora Christian def. St. Edward 25-14, 28-26Aurora Christian (3-1 overall, 1-1 in the Metro Suburban League).No. 9 Belleville Althoff def. Waterloo Gibault Catholic 25-12, 25-14No. 4 Benet def. No. 17 Joliet Catholic 25-23, 25-13Benet (6-2 overall, 1-0 in the East Suburb...
38th Annual Crimson Invitational at Jacksonville
Marist, Belleville Althoff seek to defend state titles this weekend at Redbird Arena
Belleville Althoff reached the state finals with a 25-18, 23-25, 25-16 supersectional victory over Mt. Zion. Durand coach Molly Kelsey was reminded last Friday what many fans of Illinois volleyball already knew – the most deserving teams don’t always get to Redbird Arena.Durand, which finished third in Class 1A in 2017 and returned every starter save one from that team, saw its 37-3 season end in a 25-23, 24-26, 25-20 supersectional loss to Newark last Friday at Westminster Christian. “I, like many others, believe that this was a state serie...