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Marist rolls past Minooka in reboot of 2017 Class 4A title bout
Minooka saw its eight-match winning streak snapped Tuesday by No. 1-ranked Marist, which extended its win streak to 49 and moved into second place on the Illinois' all-time win streak list. By Randy Whalen Special to Illprepvb.com If a team is going to move up the ranks of the all-time win list, it might as well do it in a big match. That's what the Marist volleyball team did Tuesday. By virtue of its 25-13, 25-21 victory over the host Indians in Minooka, the RedHawks won their 49th consecutive match to move into sole possession o...
Illprepvb.com Crosstown Showdown Volleyball Invitational
Illprepvb.com Crosstown Showdown Volleyball Invitational hosted by Plainfield NorthAugust 24-25, 2018Plainfield North & Plainfield CentralLink to live results: bit.ly/pnhsgvbParticipating 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 Ce...
Who is this week’s Illprepvb.com “Player of the Week?”
Each week during the season, Illprepvb.com will name a "Player of the Week" selected from nominations provided by Illinois volleyball coaches. Coaches can nominate their players by providing a 100-150 word summary of their achievement and a large quality headshot and sending it to illprepvb@gmail.com by noon on Sunday of the week for which they wish to nominate a player.This week’s Illprepvb.com "Player of the Week" is 5-foot-10 sophomore outside hitter Annie Bart from Carmel Catholic High School in Mundelein. Bart registered 46 kills, 6 se...
Marist survives test from Benet to win Wheaton Classic
Prairie Ridge overcame the loss of setter Jayden Otto (ankle) to win the Wheaton Classic Silver division. Any chance Marist’s players had to be on time for their Homecoming celebration Saturday night was squashed when the title match against Benet at the Wheaton Classic hosted by Wheaton Warrenville South started nearly two hours later than the scheduled 5:00 p.m. start time.Was it worth the wait?You’d have to ask the RedHawks, but an educated guess would be an emphatic “Yes.”No. 1-ranked Marist (16-0) rallied from a 14-11 deficit in the...
Timothy Christian must avoid sophomore slump; Neuqua Valley confident
Neuqua Valley won the Great Lakes Summer League title, shaking off two previous losses to Waubonsie Valley to defeat the Warriors in the final.School: Neuqua ValleyConference: DuPage ValleyHead coach: Kelly Simon (18th season)Last season’s highlights: 22-15 overall, 5-3 in conference (tied for third), finished third at Benet invite, finished fourth at Waubonsie Valley Warrior Blast, finished eighth at St. Charles East Scholastic Cup, lost 25-20, 27-25 to Benet in a Class 4A regional final.Top returnees: 5-9 senior outside hitter Bella Agui...
Analyzing the field at the Illprepvb.com Crosstown Showdown at Plainfield North
Host Plainfield North hopes to make some noise at the Illprepvb.com Crosstown Showdown. Bigger, better and tougher top to bottom. The Illprepvb.com Crosstown Classic at Plainfield North has expanded to 32 teams this year from 24 teams in 2017 and has added more of the top teams in the state, providing back-to-back nights of some of best high school volleyball anywhere. “The Crosstown Showdown will be bigger and better,” Plainfield North coach Matt Slechta said. “With the addition of eight more teams, we now have a 32-team field tha...
Saturday, September 15 results
Lena-Winslow defeated defending Class 2A state champion St. Thomas More to win the Mt. Pulaski tournament. Wheaton Classic at Wheaton Warrenville South Mother McAuley Preview Wheaton Classic Marist def. Plainfield Central 25-20, 22-25, 26-24 Marist def. Waubonsie Valley 25-21, 25-15 Marist def. Benet 25-23, 23-25, 25-19 Marist (16-0 overall, 2-0 in the East Suburban Catholic): Katie Mather (95 assists), Camryn Hannah (39 kills, 10 blocks), Mattie McCabe (16 kills, 6 blocks), Abby Callahan (15 kills), Avery J...
Friday, September 14 results
Mother McAuley Preview No. 14 Nazareth def. Crystal Lake South 25-10,25-17Nazareth (10-2 overall, 2-0 in the East Suburban Catholic): Leilani Dodson (7 kills, 3 blocks), Ella Sandt (15 assists, 6 digs), Izzy Decker (7 kills).No. 14 Nazareth def. Oak Park-River Forest 25-16, 25-15Nazareth (10-2 overall, 2-0 in the East Suburban Catholic): Leilani Dodson (13 kills, 5 digs), Ella Sandt (19 assists), Gillian Grimes (13 digs).Mt. Pulaski Fall Festival No. 23 Newark def. No. 23 Hartsburg Emden 25-12, 25-23No. 23 Newark def. No. 16 Eureka 25-22...
