Barrington def. St. Rita 25-22, 25-5Barrington def. Glenbrook North 25-17, 25-14Barrington (7-1): Michael O'Toole (14 kills, 11 digs), Gabe Hartke (13 kills, 2 aces), Ben Ridgway (8 kills, 4 blocks), Petar Lumovic (4 blocks), Ricky Gibson (3 blocks), Evan Carroll (32 assists), Thomas Chapman (8 digs), Kyle Vasquez (7 digs).Glenbrook North (0-1): Jack Joselit (4 kills), Ethan Brodell (4 kills).Glenbrook North def. St. Rita 25-17, 25-16Glenbrook North (1-1): Timmy Lillig (6 kills, 2 blocks), Michael Roane (6 kills), Jack Ferber (6 ki...
‘Sterling’ performances help SPVB win two national AAU titles
Sports Performance Volleyball Club's 15 Elite and 15 C-Fed teams celebrate their national titles Wednesday in Orlando, Florida. Never say they don’t play “big-girl” volleyball in small-town Illinois. Twin sisters Brooklyn and Breelyn Borum from Sterling, Illinois, were named MVPs of their respective divisions while leading SPVB 15 Elite and SPVB 15 C-Fed to national titles Wednesday at the 45th AAU Girls' and Boys' Junior National Volleyball Championships in Orlando, Florida. Brooklyn Borum, a 6-foot outside hitter, was named th...
Brother Rice Stuns Marist
By Randy Whalen Special to Illprepvb.com Brother Rice wasn’t going down without a fight. In the end, the Crusaders didn’t go down at all. Senior outside hitters Tom Phelan and Kyle Springer made sure their season continued as they helped rally the host Crusaders to a 25-19, 19-25, 25-23 victory over Marist in a neighborhood battle before a large crowd on Friday in the second semifinal of the Brother Rice Sectional. Brother Rice (30-8) will face a familiar foe, Lincoln-Way East – a 25-13, 25-19 winner over Lockport Township in the...
Where are Illprepvb.com’s top girls recruits going? (updated 8/26)
Joliet Catholic's Emily Jones (Fredonia State, New York), Emmie Naal (North Central College) and Nico Meyer (Georgia Southern) with their coach Chris Scheibe. Illprepvb.com presents where many of the top high school girls players in Illinois will be heading to continue their volleyball careers. Class of 2018 Nicole Acton, 6-1, MB, Geneva/Club Fusion, Carthage College Temi Adekoya, 5-9, OH, Marian Catholic/Michio Chicago, University of Chicago Mica Allison, 6-1, S, (Champaign) St. Thomas More/Illini Elite Volleyball Club, Auburn ...
Brittany Welch begins a new life after Resurrection
Following a career that included nearly 1,200 kills, 750 digs, 100 aces, 140 blocks, every conceivable school record and a state runner-up trophy, Brittany Welch is beginning life after Resurrection. “It's something that I’ll never forget,” Welch said about her high school career at the northwest side of Chicago school. “I miss it so much. I would go back if I could. They (her teammates and friends) all said, ‘Stay home, stay home.’ But I can’t. “It’s a long way from home, but I like it here,” she said. “Here” is New Mexico State Un...
Monday, August 20 results
Bloomington def. Normal U-High 20-25, 25-22, 25-22East Dubuque def. Central (Elkader, Iowa) 25-15, 25-11, 14-25, 26-24East Dubuque (1-0): Chloe Oberman (8 kills), Caitlyn Mai (9 kills), Paige Middendorf (4 kills).Fisher def. Clifton Central 22-25, 26-24, 15-11Fisher (1-0): Casey Wagner (8 kills, 6 digs, 1 ace), Shelbee Owens (8 kills, 1 ace, 3 digs), Kylee Bishop (12 assists, 1 ace, 1 block, 3 digs, 1 kill).Glenbard North def. East Aurora 25-15, 25-7Glenbard North (1-0): Maddie Meyers (7 kills, 1 ace), Maddie Vegrzyn (5 kills, 6 aces), Christ...
Sky High Adidas 16 Black gearing up for Mideast Qualifier
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...
Tiger bites Redhawks, Warriors Wednesday at Wheaton Warrenville South
Tuesday, May 29 sectional championship results
At Addison Trail Glenbard West def. Lake Park 18-25, 25-19, 25-18 Glenbard West (35-3): Ben Harrington (5 kills, 7 digs, 1 ace, 2 blocks), Stone Metz (14 kills, 3 blocks, 9 digs), Zach Morris (15 digs), Ryan Swartz (13 kills, 2 blocks, 8 digs), Connor Williams (2 kills, 1 block), Henry Curtis (38 assists, 1 kill, 1 block), JT Ardell (5 kills, 4 blocks).Lake Park (31-6): Robert Sampson (33 assists, 3 blocks, 8 digs), Jordan haigh (9 kills, 9 digs), Alexander Green (12 digs), Nick Carzolia (20 digs), Max Ellenbecker (3 blocks), Zachar...