Niles West captured the title of its own 10-team invite Saturday. Glenbard West demonstrated its depth and dominance while winning Springfest at Glenbard East, Oak Park-River Forest rebounded from losses to Palatine and Marist to win the 24-team event at Warren, previously unranked Niles West handily won its own invite, and poll newcomer Hersey defeated Plainfield South to win at St. Charles East. The tournament schedule is light this week, but there are still some big individual showdowns with Lincoln-Way West hosting Minooka on Mon...
No. 1-ranked Glenbard West rolls to championship at Glenbard East’s Springfest
Glenbard West rolled past Neuqua Valley to win Springfest on Saturday at Glenbard East. Despite the graduation of 6-foot-7 outside hitter Stone Metz and 6-10 middle hitter JT Ardell from last year’s third-place IHSA finisher, Glenbard West’s Ryan Swartz said this is probably the deepest team he has been a part of. So is the 6-2 senior outside hitter afraid of losing his job? “No,” Swartz said. “Not yet.” No. 1-ranked Glenbard West (9-0) showed off its depth at Saturday’s Springfest boys’ volleyball tournament at Glenbard East, running a...
Wednesday, April 10 Results
Wednesday, April 10 Results Benet def. Metea Valley 25-20, 28-26Benet (7-12): Sean Becker (11 digs, 1 ace), Matthew Degnan (15 assists, 2 kills), Augie Mazza (12 kills, 2 aces, 4 digs), Davis Kendrick (4 aces, 4 digs), Kevin Drazba (3 kills).Buffalo Grove def. Rolling Meadows 26-24, 25-20Buffalo Grove (7-8 overall, 3-0 in the Mid-Suburban East): Ethan Soifer (14 kills, 2 digs), Marty Gross (8 kills, 4 digs), Teddy Patlak (3 kills), Jack Franz (2 kills), Kyle Orton (11 assists), Tommy Gross (15 assists). No. 1 Glenbard West def. Naper...
Thursday, April 4 Results
Thursday, April 4 Results Andrew def. Argo 25-17, 25-11Argo (4-8 overall): Guillermo Robles (5 kills), Cincere Colbert (4 kills) David Mulica (10 assists). No. 11 Barrington def. Schaumburg 26-24, 25-15Barrington (8-5 overall, 2-0 in the Mid-Suburban West): Gabe Hartke (9 kills, 3 blocks), Ben Ridgway (15 assists, 4 kills), Ved Anand (3 kills), Matt Sarnowski (4 assists), Kyle Vasquez (7 digs), Chris Babicz (6 digs), Mark Lyon (2 blocks), Cole Bower (2 blocks). Bartlett def. Benet 25-22, 26-24Benet (3-9 overall): Sean Beck...
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Tuesday, April 9 Results
Tuesday, April 9 Results Bartlett def. No. 24 West Aurora 23-25, 25-17, 25-21 Carmel def. Warren 25-22, 25-22Carmel (5-5 overall, 1-0 in the East Suburban Catholic): Andersen Ptasienski (10 kills, 1 ace, 2 blocks), Camden Strutzel (3 kills), Camden Colter (3 kills, 1 block), David Foecking (2 kills), Sean Seidl (20 assists, 6 digs), Matt Herron (16 digs, 2 aces). No. 7 Deerfield def. Maine West 25-15, 25-18 Downers Grove North def. No. 12 Sandburg 25-23, 25-23Sandburg: Cort Jensen (6 kills), Luka Vukanic (6 kills).Downers Grove North (6...
Lincoln-Way Central exploits Richards’ service woes to extend winning streak
Lincoln-Way Central's Jack Yurkanin had 5 klls and 3 aces Tuesday to lead the Knights past Richards. (photos by Dave Ruggles) By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.com In a match where the two teams combined for 19 service errors, what was a big factor in Lincoln-Way Central pulling out a win? Serving, of course. The Knights stayed aggressive in their serving and went on to a 25-22, 25-19 victory over Richards in a southside nonconference tussle on Tuesday in New Lenox. With its third straight win, Lincoln-Way Central (8-8) climb...
Saturday, April 6 Tournament Results
At Glenbard East Glenbard West def. Conant 25-19, 25-11 Glenbard West def. West Aurora 25-16, 25-10Glenbard West def. Wheeling 25-16, 25-13Glenbard West def. St. Francis 25-16, 25-13Glenbard West def. Neuqua Valley 25-13, 25-13Glenbard West (9-0 overall): Ben Harrington (19 kills, 9 digs, 6 aces, 6 blocks), Ryan Swartz (23 kills, 16 digs, 9 aces, 4 blocks), Diego Guzman (8 kills, 4 blocks, 2 digs) Connor Williams (13 kills, 5 blocks, 5 digs), Henry Curtis (105 assists, 8 kills, 15 digs, 2 aces),...
