Monday, April 8 Results Granite City def. Father McGivney 25-19, 25-22 Lake Park def. Rolling Meadows 25-21, 25-21 Lincoln-Way Central def. Joliet Catholic Academy 22-25, 25-21, 25-19 Lincoln-Way Central (7-8 overall): Tyler Casey (4 assists, 10 digs), Jimmy Kapsalis (1 ace, 15 assists, 10 digs), Sebastian Olmos (8 kills, 5 digs), Jack Yurkanin (2 aces, 12 kills, 6 digs). No. 4 Lincoln-Way West def. No. 2 Minooka 25-17, 23-25, 25-16 Maine West def. Niles North 25-20, 25-22Maine West (11-3 overall). Mundelein def. Hig...
Minooka ‘mans up’ to race past Plainfield South; Timothy Christian gets first varsity win
Plainfield South's Cougars found themselves on the wrong end of the score Thursday at Minooka. (photo by Dave Ruggles) By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comIt was “next man up” and Minooka didn't miss a beat. Playing in its first match since winning the Wheaton Warrenville South Tiger Classic last Saturday, the Indians found themselves without senior middle hitter Noah Easter.“Noah has whatever is going around,” said Minooka coach Mike Kargle. “He was too sick to get out of bed.” Enter Jordan Boe. The sophomore stepped in at middle ...
Friday, April 5 Results
No. 11 Barrington def. Libertyville 25-20, 25-19Barrington (9-5 overall, 2-0 in the Mid-Suburban West): Game Hartke (11 kills, 5 digs), Ben Ridgway (5 kills, 15 assists, 2 blocks), Cole Bower (4 kills, 2 blocks), Clark Parker (1 ace), Chris Babicz (1 ace, 4 digs), Matt Sarnowski (5 assists), Ricky Gibson (1 block), Kyle Vasquez (5 digs), Chris Babicz (4 digs).Montini def. St. Edward 25-11, 25-19Montini (7-4, 2-0 in the Metro Suburban): Danny Cyze (10 kills), Mark Zheng (8 kills), KP Daarol (22 assists). Montini coach Brian Opoka: “We playe...
Pluskota, No. 4 Lincoln-Way West win first round against No. 2 Minooka
Louden Moran (far left) had 5 kills Monday to help Lincoln-Way West defeat Minooka. (photos by Dave Ruggles) By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.com It’s only the second week of April, but Monday's match-up between No. 2 Minooka and No. 4 Lincoln-Way West could have implications for the end of May. The two teams figure to be the top seeds in the local sub-sectional as part of the Belleville East sectional. A lot can happen between now and then, but at the moment, it's Lincoln-Way West with the upper hand as Ben Pluskota led a...
Wednesday, April 3 Results
Wednesday, April 3 Results Carmel def. St. Viator 25-23, 27-25Carmel (2-2 overall, 1-0 in the East Suburban Catholic): Mike Scott (13 kills, 2 blocks), David Foecking (2 kills), Andersen Ptasienski (2 kills, 1 ace), Sean Seidl (19 assists, 1 kill, 8 digs), Matt Herron (11 digs). No. 1 Glenbard West def. Naperville Central, 25-15, 25-23 Glenbard West (4-0 overall): Ben Harrington (11 kills, 4 digs, 1 ace), Ryan Swartz (11 kills, 7 digs, 1 ace), Diego Guzman (3 kills, 2 blocks), Connor Williams (3 kills, 1 block), Henry Curtis (30 assi...
The Latest 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com Girls Club Rankings
The Windy City Power League 16/15s Division wraps up this weekend at Velocity Athletic Club in Mokena, and many teams are focusing on the 2019 adidas Windy City National Qualifier April 19-21 at McCormick Place. Meanwhile, here are the latest 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com Girls Club Volleyball Rankings as of April 9. (Previous ranking in parenthesis) 18s1. SPVB 18 Elite (1)SPVB 18 Elite defeated KU’IKAHI 18 Wahine RSB (27-25, 25-13), Mintonette Sports – m.81 (25-20, 25-21) and Elevation 18 Schaad (25-16, 25-22) to finis...
Who’s on the inside looking out at the USAV Junior Nationals? (as of 6/24)
Michio Chicago 15 National (pictured), Lions 15-1 and Adversity G16 Adidas are the only teams from Illinois to qualify for the USAV junior nationals in an Open division. Here is a list of Illinois teams that have qualified and the divisions in which they have qualified for the USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championships June 27-July 6 in Indianapolis, Indiana (15s, 16s and 17s) and April 26-28 in Dallas, Texas (18s). 15 AmericanLions 15 Blue (Great Lakes Region)Sky High Adidas 15 Red (Great Lakes Region)15 USASky High Adidas 15 Black...
The IHSA lays an egg – again – with its “rolling of the peas”
Too often, just being great isn't good enough to reach the IHSA finals. (photo by Dave Ruggles) Instead of rolling a pea, the IHSA laid an egg.In case you missed it, the IHSA released the results of its Spring Bracket Drawing last week, the blind drawing the folks down in Bloomington like to refer as the “rolling of the peas.”If you’re a boys’ volleyball fan of top-ranked Glenbard West, you have to be thrilled by the outcome. Although Glenbard East was assigned to the same sectional – at Fremd – all that really stands between the Hilltopper...
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Tuesday, April 2 Results
Tuesday, April 2 Results Addison Trail def. Willowbrook 25-19, 28-26Addison Trail (4-5 overall, 1-0 in the West Suburban Gold): Joe Mosny (15 kills, 2 blocks, 1 ace), Justin Werderitch (5 kills, 5 digs, 1 ace), Giany Patano (6 kills, 2 blocks), Nico Nasti (25 assists, 5 digs), Michael Tulke (6 digs). No. 12 Barrington def. Hoffman Estates 25-18, 25-10Barrington (7-5 overall, 1-0 in the Mid-Suburban West): Ricky Gibson (6 kills), Luke Kolder (3 kills), Mark Lyon (3 kills, 2 blocks), Ben Ridgway (11 assists, 3 digs), Matt Sarnowski (3 assis...