Tuesday, May 8 results

Addison Trail def. Lyons 24-26, 32-30, 25-20Addison Trail (20-8, 5-0 in the West Suburban Gold): Jacob Grygo (33 assists, 17 kills, 6 digs, 1 ace), Justin Werderitch (12 kills), David Zielinski (9 kills, 5 digs, 6 assists), Mikey Strycharz (8 kills, 9 digs, 6 assists), Joe Mosny (4 kills,1 ace), John Baumgartner (2 kills, 1 block), Bryan Florian (10 digs, 3 assists). Argo def. Tinley Park 25-15, 25-18Argo (11-11-3, 3-4 in the South Suburban Conference): Cincere Colbert (7 kills), Erick Lopez (11 digs), Danny Burke (10 digs), Angel Martinez (17

Uno Girls 18 Elite creeps a little closer, but SPVB 18 Elite prevails again.

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Depth. There Is No Substitute.

By Randy Whalen Special to Illprepvb.com With probably its best player – senior middle hitter Mike Herlihy – likely out for the season with a hand injury, the Lincoln-Way East boys volleyball team showed its depth and cruised to a 25-21, 25-17 over the host Crusaders on Tuesday, May 29 in the title match of the Brother Rice Sectional.  It was the third straight sectional championship and fourth in five years for the Griffins (36-3), who placed second last year and won the title in 2014.They will face Oak Park-River Forest, a 25-23,...

Glenbard West’s one-game-at-a-time approach pays off at Hinsdale Central

  One last ride. That’s all Glenbard West’s JT Ardell is looking for. “I want to win another (state title),” said the 6-foot-8 middle hitter, who has been part of the last two state championship teams at the Glen Ellyn school. “I'll be disappointed if we don't. One last ride. I really do want to win another.” But after Saturday’s hiccup in the semifinals at the Northside Classic, when the Hilltoppers were ambushed by shorthanded Barrington in strai...

Tuesday, August 21 results

Bishop McNamara def. Peotone 25-17, 20-25, 25-23 Bishop McNamara (1-0): Molly Kurtz (9 kills, 4 digs, 7 aces, 1 block), Ellie Nugent (6 kills, 6 digs, 2 aces), Kenna Kleinert (2 kills, 8 digs, 1 ace), Kara Kleinert (20 assists, 3 blocks, 2 kills). Chicago Christian def. Shepard 25-27, 25-21, 25-16 Shepard (0-1): Katie Alex (11 kills, 3 digs, 2 aces), Autumn Molenhouse (24 assists, 6 digs, 2 aces), Meghan Rohe (7 kills, 7 digs). Coal City def. Prairie Central,  25-15, 25-20 Coal City (1-0): Brooke Chapman (14 assists, 3 kills, 3 digs an

Ultimate B17 Gold living up to its name … the ultimate.

Ultimate B17 Gold shows off its hardware after winning the Winter Volleyball Championship at McCormick Place recently. In a sport dominated by teams from the West Coast, it would not be surprising to see Ultimate B17 Gold out of Frankfort, Illinois, hoist a national championship trophy at the Phoenix Convention Center in early July. Two weeks ago at the Winter Volleyball Championship (WVC) at McCormick Place, Ultimate B17 Gold carried the No. 1 seed into a 47-team Boys 17 Open field that featured teams from California to Florida and t...

Fusion 17 Red moves to the top of the rankings after strong showing over the weekend

Fusion 17 Red's Gigi Crescenzo and Katie Lanz of St. Charles North The Great Lakes Power League 18 Super Open division provided a few surprises over the weekend, including Fusion 17 Red’s impressive showing against some of the top 18s teams around.  IL STLHP 18 Elite dropped out of the rankings after finishing 11th at the Northern Lights Qualifier in Omaha., Nebraska. Rolling Thunder 18 Blue is in the spotlight this week. (Week 3 ranking in parenthesis) 18s 1. SPVB (Sports Performance) 18 Elite (1)Note: The serving of libero Grac...