Wednesday, August 28 results ...
No. 2-ranked Benet hands the ‘keys to the kingdom’ to Muisenga
(Front row, from left) Annie Sobolewski and Hattie Monson and (back row, from left) Colleen McGuire, Maeve Nelligan, Rachel Muisenga, Sophie Gregus and Kyla Kenney hope to lead Benet to its sixth appearance at Redbird Arena in the last nine years. You might say Rachel Muisenga, a setter by trade, served her apprenticeship at Benet the past two years by being on the receiving end of sets instead of setting others.This year, however, the 6-foot junior is getting her chance to run the show.Muisenga and the No. 2-ranked (Class 4A) Redwings ...
Metea Valley/Oswego East Invitational
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Tuesday, August 27 results
Tuesday, August 27 results Addison Trail def. Lake Park 25-9, 25-18Addison Trail (1-0): Ally Severino (2 aces, 2 kills, 1 block, 2 digs), Amy Reyes (1 kill, 26 assists, 5 digs), Diana Villegas (1 kill, 3 blocks, 1 dig), Jess D’Ambrose (1 ace, 9 kills, 5 digs), Katrina Bielanski (2 aces, 7 kills, 6 digs), Mia Johnson (2 aces, 5 kills, 5 blocks, 1 dig), Nicole Bartosik (7 digs), Pauline Wirebicki (2 assists, 4 digs). Bishop McNamara def. Peotone 25-18, 25-17Bishop McNamara (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the Metro Suburban): Molly Kurtz (8 kills, 10 dig...
Joliet Catholic gets help from Hungate to overcome injuries, Mother McAuley
Joliet Catholic's 6-2 middle hitter Bella Ray (14) had 9 kills and 5 blocks to help the Angels overcome a myriad of injuries to defeat Mother McAuley Tuesday on the south side. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comLast week, sophomore Riley Hungate didn't know if she would be on the Joliet Catholic varsity volleyball team. Tuesday night, Hungate had 10 kills in her varsity debut as the Angels overcame the absence of five players, including a pair of starters out with injuries, and defeated host Mother McAuley,...
Monday, August 26 results
The South County Vipers will get their season underway Tuesday when they visit Springfield Lutheran. Monday, August 26 results Annawan def. Morrison 25-14, 25-14Bartlett def. Willowbrook 29-27, 18-25, 26-24Willowbrook (0-1 overall): Natalie Cipriano (12 kills, 1 block, 1 dig), Payton Ceh (1 kill, 4 aces, 29 digs, 2 assists), Mendoza (6 kills, 1 block), Stephanie Dasbach (1 kill, 6 blocks), Kyla Ostrowski (7 kills, 3 aces, 18 digs), Grace Reckamp (7 kills, 2 blocks, 14 digs, 22 assists), Katie Linnig (2 kills, 6 digs, 10 assists).Brimfi...
Lincoln-Way East flips the switch – and the script – against visiting Montini
(From left) Kaleigh Ritter, Ali Sorenson, Jess Pappas and Ava Porada plan to help Lincoln-Way East erase the memory of the program's first losing season in nine years. By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.com Lincoln-Way East flipped the switch.A year ago, the Griffins opened the season with a loss to Montini. They went onto have their first losing campaign in nine years. Ten of the players who lived through that 18-19 season return in 2019. Determined not to go through that again, those returners made big contributions as the Griffin...
Marist, Sterling, QND, Newark top Michio Chicago/Illprepvb.com preseason rankings
Marist walked off with a lot of hardware in 2018, including the title of the Illprepvb.com/Crosstown Classic hosted by Plainfield North. Marist was Illprepvb.com’s No. 1 team in the preseason in 2018, and justified that confidence by rolling through the regular season and the IHSA to win its second consecutive IHSA Class 4A championship. Will history repeat itself … again? Meanwhile, this season, Illprepvb.com is changing things up a little. After ranking 25 teams regardless of class each of the previous two seasons, this fall...
Record-breaking Romeoville starts over; Missiles plan to sizzle in 2019
Freeport Aquin Catholic is seeking its first regional championship since 2014 with several key returning players and a new coach. Illprepvb.com continues its coverage of the 2019 Illinois high school girls' volleyball season with another set of team previews. School: Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-HammondConference: Little Okaw ValleyHead coach: Emily Crossman Last season’s highlights: 23-12 overall, 6-3 in conference, lost to St. Joseph-Ogden, 25-17, 25-18, in a Class 2A region...
Walden, Waubonsie Valley top WW South to reach Crimson Classic quarterfinals
Waubonsie Valley defeated Oswego and Wheaton Warrenville South on Friday to advance to the championship quarterfinals of the Illprepvb.com/Crimson Classic at Plainfield North. Melissa Walden made the difficult decision to graduate early and get a head start on her volleyball career at Texas A & M.But that’s nothing new for the 6-foot setter, who has been making difficult decisions from the moment she joined the varsity team at Waubonsie Valley as a freshman. “I’m going in January,” she said. “Part of it is that I will be able to get use...