Oak Park-River Forest could meet Glenbard West again in the IHSA tournament finals. https://youtu.be/PZoZLYn0xdM Oak Park-River Forest won’t see West Suburban Conference rival Glenbard West again during the regular season, and if the two teams do meet again, it would be in the IHSA championship game. So what would Oak Park do differently the second time around? “We have to have more mental toughness,” said Oak Park-River Forest’s 6-foot-6 senior setter and Purdue University Fort Wayne recruit Sean Califf. “You’re going to get dow...
Monday, April 15 Results
Monday, April 15 Results No. 1 Glenbard West def. No. 5 Oak Park-River Forest 25-15, 25-18Oak Park-River Forest (12-3 overall, 1-1 in the West Suburban Silver): Quinton Kitzman (3 kills), Lucas Schattauer (3 kills), Kyle Rasmussen (7 kills), Jared Schainis (5 kills, 2 blocks), Sean Califf (2 kills, 17 assists, 1 ace, 4 digs), Mike Perla (5 digs).Glenbard West (13-0 overall, 3-0 in the West Suburban Silver): Ben Harrington (6 klls, 5 digs, 1 block), Nicco Cavalcante (3 kills, 4 digs), Zach Morris (7 digs), Will Schwegel (1 ace, 3 digs), ...
Lions 15-1 wins battle, but 1st Alliance 16 Silver wins war on ‘Epic’ final day of WCPL
1st Alliance 16 Silver won the Windy City Power League 15&16 Open division. Lions 15-1 defeated Epic United 15 Elite ROX to win Bracket A Sunday at Velocity. Maybe it wasn’t the way 1st Alliance 16 Silver wanted to go out, but the girls from Western Springs finished on top nevertheless. Despite losing to Lions 15-1, 21-25, 25-20, 17-15, in a Bracket A semifinal Sunday at the Velocity Athletic Club in Mokena, 1st Alliance 16 Silver won the Windy City Power League 15&16 Open division title. 1st Alliance 16 Silver, which won Bracke...
The Latest 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com Boys High School Rankings
Is anyone capable of taking down Glenbard West? That’s the question to ponder this weekend when many of the top teams in Illinois will converge on Downers Grove South and the Smack Attack hosted by Brother Rice, including Glenbard West, Lincoln-Way West and Marist at Brother Rice and Oak Park and New Trier at Downers South. Here are the top 25 teams heading into a pivotal Week Five. (previous ranking in parentheses) 1. Glenbard West 12-0 (1)Hosts league foe Oak Park on Monday, travels to Smack Attack this weekend. 2. Lincoln-Way ...
Saturday, April 13 Results
Saturday, April 13 Results At Eisenhower Marian Catholic def. Lemont 25-23, 25-19Marian Catholic def. Rich Township 25-14, 25-21Richards def. Marian Catholic 22-25, 26-24, 25-10Marian Catholic def. Eisenhower 25-17, 26-24Marian Catholic (12-7 overall): Mason Tates (47 assists, 13 kills, 17 digs, 4 aces), Jared Byas (23 kills, 13 digs, 3 blocks, 4 aces), Kevin Johnson (13 assists, 20 kills, 13 digs, 5 aces). At Lake County Invite Mundelein def. Grant 25-21, 25-17Mundelein def. Lakes 25-21, 25-16Carmel def. Mundelein 25-22,...
Friday, April 12 Results
Friday, April 12 Results Mundelein def. Grant 25-21, 25-17Mundelein (6-11 overall, 1-1 in North Suburban): Marc Rey (4 kills, 3 blocks), Andrei Varanic (2 kills, 4 blocks), Eric Morales (2 kills), Talon Clausen (6 assists, 3 digs), Tyler Vander Ploeg (3 kills), Ty Brua (5 assists, 1 ace), Andrew Gibbons (3 kills). New Trier def. Loyola 16-25, 25-21, 25-19New Trier: Peter Brown (15 kills), Aaron Schatz (13 digs), Connor Pochetti (8 kills, 3 aces), Emmitt Burnside (5 kills, 5 blocks). Loyola (15-4 overall): Jack Howard (10 kills), Henry ...
No. 4 Lincoln-Way West gets ‘Loud,’ wins thriller over No. 3 Marist
Lincoln-Way West's Chris Dargan had 4 kills Thursday in the Warriors' win over Marist. (photos by Dave Ruggles) By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comGet “Loud.”Louden Moran capped off an exhilarating match with a kill and an ace as No. 4 Lincoln-Way West outlasted No. 3 Marist, 20-25, 25-18, 30-28, in a battle of top-ranked teams Thursday in New Lenox.It was the third win in four days for the Warriors (16-1), who avenged their only loss of the season. Marist (14-2) had a trio of match-point opportunities, but couldn't complete the third ...
Thursday, April 11 Results
Thursday, April 11 Results Argo def. Bremen 25-21, 19-25, 25-23Argo (5-8 overall, 1-0 in the South Suburban): Cincere Colbert (7 kills), Gavin Akoto (6 kills). No. 11 Barrington def. Fremd 25-13, 25-12Barrington (10-6 overall, 3-1 in the Mid-Suburban West): Ved Anand (5 kills), Gabe Hartke (4 kills, 3 aces), Ben Ridgway (3 kills), Kyle Vasquez (15 assists, 2 aces), Chris Babicz (7 digs), Clark Parker (5 digs), Cole Bower (2 blocks), Ricky Gibson (2 blocks). Benet def. Waubonsie Valley 23-25, 25-15, 25-15 Buffalo Grove def. No. 2...
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Evanston foiled by Moy, No. 21 Niles West in CSL South opener for both teams
https://youtu.be/_-In8IlF1IM Niles West coach Drew Roche did not have another setter on his roster when Kyle Moy walked into the gymnasium on the first day of practice in 2017. “When he came in his freshman year, we were running a 5-1,” Roche said. “We all thought, ‘OK, you’re the varsity setter by default.’ But he proved he belonged at the varsity level from the get-go.”Two years later, Moy has proven that he not only belongs, he is one of the best setters in Illinois.Wednesday in Evanston, Moy dished out 25 assists to lead No. 21 Ni...