There are plenty of storylines to watch when the IHSA tournament gets underway Monday at 32 regional sites throughout the state. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) The IHSA boys volleyball tournament gets under way Monday, May 20, and when the dust settles May 31 with the eight sectional survivors gathering at Hoffman Estates, some of the best teams in Illinois will have been making vacation plans for more than a week. Meanwhile, there are many questions that will be answered along the way: Will all top eight sectional seeds reach the Elite Eight? W...
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Saturday, May 4 Tournament Results
Saturday, May 4 Results At Leyden Leyden def. St. Viator 25-16, 25-23Leyden def. Conant 25-16, 25-20Leyden def. Wheeling 25-21, 26-24Leyden def. DePaul Prep 25-5, 25-13Leyden def. Fenton 25-17, 22-25, 15-9Leyden (17-10 overall, 3-1 in the West Suburban Gold): Jason Kemp (32 kills, 2 blocks), Tyler Morgan (31 kills, 7 blocks), Chuy Mancha (24 kills, 10 blocks), Brendan Fuller (11 kills, 4 blocks), Gio De la Torre (11 kills), Jesse Federico (4 aces, 91 digs), Alex Martinez (7 aces, 116 assists). Wheeling def. Conant 25-22, 25-...
Wardlow, Bolingbrook are not going to be an easy out, as Lincoln-Way West will attest
Bolingbrook, which set a school record for wins this spring, has shown it can't be taken lightly in the IHSA tournament. (Photos by Dave Ruggles). Bolingbrook’s 6-foot-5 outside hitter Rico Wardlow played “about five or six sports” growing up, but … “I wasn't really good at any of them,” he said.That’s when his parents took him to a volleyball camp at Bolingbrook High School the summer before his freshman year.“I will never forget that day,” said Bolingbrook coach Molly DeSerf. “Rico came to camp as a freshman. His dad brought him. His dad...
The Latest 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com Boys High School Rankings
(Photo by Dave Ruggles) Finally at full strength, New Trier put itself back into the IHSA tournament title picture by defeating Oak Park-River Forest at the Northside Classic. Meanwhile, preseason No. 1 Glenbard West, which a few weeks earlier easily handled Oak Park-River Forest, lost to the Huskies in the semifinals. Elsewhere, Minooka didn’t lose to anybody at Metea Valley, and Lake Forest and Neuqua Valley struggled with their two stars playing in the Pan Am Games in Lima, Peru. Hinsdale Central won the title at York, Leyden won its ...
Hersey routs defending league champ Barrington to wear the 2019 MSL crown
Hersey avenged two earlier losses to Barrington to win the Mid-Suburban League championship Wednesday in Arlington Heights. Junior outside hitter Ben Ridgway was the lone bright spot for Barrington Wednesday at Hersey. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Hersey setter Jakub Migus said his team was overthinking too much earlier in the season, particularly on defense.Now the Huskies can think of themselves as Mid-Suburban League champions.Migus had 22 assists, 2 kills and a block, junior outside hitter Tim Nugent had 9 kills, and No. 23 Hersey (27-7 o...
Lincoln-Way West keeps title hopes alive by pulling inside job on Lincoln-Way East
Lincoln-Way West broke a 1-1 tie in this season's series with rival Lincoln-Way East with its win Tuesday, but more importantly, the Warriors kept their Southwest Suburban Conference title hopes alive. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) Lincoln-Way West libero Tyler Vedder. By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.com Dargan dominated the middle. Running the game plan to perfection, Chris Dargan had 9 kills and 3 blocks and fellow middle hitter Shane Wegrzyn added 6 kills as host Lincoln-Way West moved a step closer to earning at least a sh...
Friday, May 17 Results
Friday, May 17 ResultsMontini def. Marian Catholic 25-18, 25-21Marian Catholic (19-15 overall, 4-4 in the East Suburban Catholic): Chris Rouse (6 kills, 4 blocks), Kyle Rusin (5 kills), Johnny Ringo (14 assists).Montini (16-14 overall, 4-2 in the Catholic League White): Bobby Meifert (7 kills), Danny Cyze (7 kills), Mark Zheng (5 kills).Montini coach Brian Opoka: “We played really well in our final match of the regular season. I think we are prepared for our regional and we will give it our best effort.” Proviso West def. Prosser 25-16, 25...
Tuesday, May 14 Results
Tuesday, May 14 Results Andrew def. Homewood-Flossmoor 25-10, 21-25, 25-20Homewood-Flossmoor (7-22 overall): Avery Cole-Danner (9 kills), Kenyon Haynes (17 assists, 5 digs), Luis Lampley (2 blocks). No. 22 Bartlett def. South Elgin 25-19, 25-19 Bolingbrook def. Lockport 25-20, 21-25, 25-21Lockport (23-11 overall, 2-5 in the Southwest Suburban): Jake Whyte (10 kills, 2 aces), Robbie Maida (12 assists), Alex Matteucci (10 digs).No. 24 Edwardsville def. Belleville West 25-18, 24-26, 25-13 Eisenhower def. Tinley Park 25-9, 25-12 Glenbard...
Thursday, May 9 Results
Thursday, May 9 Results Belvidere def. Rockford Guilford 21-25, 25-23, 25-23 Carmel def. Marian Catholic 25-21, 26-24Carmel (14-13 overall, 5-2 in the East Suburban Catholic): Mike Scott (11 kills, 9 digs, 1 block), Camden Strutzel (2 kills, 2 blocks, 1 ace), Andersen Ptasienski (3 kills, 1 block), Sean Seidl (8 assists, 2 digs), Alex Thiel (10 assists, 2 digs), Matt Herron (6 digs).Marian Catholic (16-11 overall, 3-4 in the East Suburban): Kenny Fatoki (3 kills, 1 ace), Kyle Rusin (9 kills, 1 ace, 2 digs, 2 blocks).DePaul Prep def. St....