Palatine dropped out of a tie for the Mid-Suburban West lead Tuesday with a loss at Barrington. The hunter vs. the hunted.“We’ve talked all season about being the hunted or the hunter,” said Palatine coach Pete Gavin. “Tonight, for sure, we were the ones being hunted.” No. 11 Palatine (26-4 overall, 6-2 in the Mid-Suburban West), which defeated No. 12 Barrington earlier this season in Palatine to gain an upper hand in the conference race, found itself on the wrong side of a 25-23, 25-20 score Tuesday in Barrington.Coupled with a loss to Fre...
Thursday, May 2 Results
Thursday, May 2 Results No. 25 Bartlett def. Huntley 25-15, 25-19 Benet def. Nazareth 25-8, 25-16Benet (14-17 overall, 5-0 in the East Suburban Catholic): Davis Kendrick (5 kills, 1 ace), Augie Mazza (4 kills, 6 aces), Edmon Bickelhaupt (4 kills, 1 ace), Kevin Drazba (5 kills, 3 aces), Niall Gallagher (2 kills), Matthew Degnan (20 assists, 2 aces), Sean Becker (3 aces).Bolingbrook def. Lincoln-Way Central 17-25, 25-12, 25-22Lincoln-Way Central (17-14 overall, 3-1 in the Southwest Suburban): Tyler Casey (10 digs), Sam Gorecki (6 digs), J...
Sports Performance wins two national AAU 18’s championships; SPVB 18 Elite falls short
Sports Performance 18 Red defeated Southern Performance 17 National Shelbie, 25-22, 25-12, to win the 18 Club division. Sports Performance Volleyball Club out of Aurora won two national championships at last weekend's AAU 2019 18U Girls Nationals in Orlando, Florida.But the big prize got away.Sports Performance 18 Kahl (9-0) defeated Asics Munciana Quora, 25-20, 21-25, 15-11, in the title match to win the 18 Premier division, and Sports Performance 18 Red (8-0) stopped Southern Performance 17 National Shelbie, 25-22, 25-12, to win the 18 Cl...
Marist, momentum could play major roles in determining IHSA champion this weekend
Marty Jepsen leads favored Marist into this weekend's IHSA boys volleyball tournament at Hoffman Estates. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) Oak Park setter Sean Califf. Momentum.Volleyball is a game of momentum. How else would you explain some of the IHSA tournament sectional results? Marist dominated defending IHSA champion and No. 2 seed Lincoln-Way East, which seemed to have found its footing toward the latter half of the season, in Tuesday's sectional final at Marist. Barrington defeated a pair of sub-sectional No. 1 seeds -- Boylan Catholic ...
Wednesday, May 22 Results
Wednesday, May 22 Results At AndrewMarist def. Andrew 25-14, 25-21Marist (35-2 overall): Jake McClain (7 kills, 3 blocks), Gene McNulty (25 assists), Jake Bonnett (7 kills). At AntiochLakes def. Grayslake Central 25-23, 25-16Lakes (24-13 overall). At Brother RiceLincoln-Way Central def. Richards 25-17, 25-15Lincoln-Way Central (20-17 overall): Sam Gorecki (5 digs), Jimmy Kapsalis (1 ace, 21 assists), Brendan McCarthy (4 aces, 3 kills), Sebastian Olmos (1 ace, 9 kills, 5 digs), Gunnar Strom (4 kills), Jack Yurkanin (9 kills, 8 d...
Spring Fling at Evanston & Loyola
No. 23 Sandburg holds ‘Cort’ at Lockport to remain in contention for SWSC title
Sandburg's Cort Jensen (right, pictured earlier this season) had 11 kills to help the Eagles avenge last season's IHSA regional championship match loss. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.com Sandburg held Cort. Cort Jensen put down a match-high 11 kills, including the match-winner, as Sandburg returned to the gym where its season ended last year.This time, Sandburg made sure there was a different result, defeating the host Porters, 25-23, 25-23, in a Southwest Suburban Conference match Wednesday at the Lockpo...
Tuesday, May 21 Results
Tuesday, May 21 Results At AndrewMarist def. Homewood-Flossmoor 25-14, 25-17Marist (34-2 overall): Brendan Barry (5 kills), James Yaeger (3 kills, 3 blocks), Jake Bonnett (5 kills), Neil Riggio (5 assists, 3 digs). At Bolingbrook Neuqua Valley def. Timothy Christian 25-11, 25-16Neuqua Valley (20-14 overall): Jeremy Cardenas (9 kills), Carson Gentry (8 digs), Kevin Kauling (4 kills, 15 assists), Joshua Martin (3 aces).Timothy Christian (19-5 overall): Alex Mitchell (4 digs), Jason Westra (6 assists, 4 digs), Josh Wise (6 assists), ...
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Dave Perillo, IHSA Boys Volleyball Official of the Year in 2017-18, passes away at age 71
David Perillo was as noted for his prowess in the kitchen as he was for his fanaticism for all things sports, excluding the Cubs. (Photo courtesy of the Daily Herald). David Perillo, 71, a familiar face around the Illinois high school volleyball scene and particularly in the western suburbs, passed away suddenly on May 24. Perillo possessed a lifelong passion for the game of baseball. He volunteered countless hours to coaching little league, refereeing high school volleyball games as an IHSA official, and serving on the board for the Nape...