Sandburg extended its season-opening winning streak to 10 with a straight-set win Thursday at Joliet Catholic. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comThe smallest girl on the court continues to make a big impact.Rachel Krasowski is listed at 5-foot-3. But the Sandburg senior libero, who is a four-year varsity player, admits that she's not quite that tall.“I'm happy I'm listed as that, and I will take it,” Krasowski said. “But I'm probably 5-foot-2.” Five-foot-2 or 5-foot-3, Krasowski’s steady defensive influence is ...
Thursday, September 12 results
Thursday, September 12 results Addison Trail def. Fenton 25-10, 25-9Addison Trail (10-5 overall, 1-0 in the West Suburban Gold): Ally Severino (3 kills, 2 blocks, 1 dig), Amy Reyes (11 assists, 2 aces), Jess D’Ambrose (3 aces, 3 kills, 2 digs), Katrina Bielanski (1 ace, 2 kills, 1 dig), Mia Johnson (3 klls), Nicole Bartosik (3 aces, 2 digs), Pauline Wirbicki (4 digs).Argo def. Bremen 25-19, 26-24Bremen (6-3 overall, 2-2 in the South Suburban).No. 3 (4A) Belleville Althoff def. Mascoutah 25-10, 25-6Belleville Althoff (5-0 overall). No. 2 (2A...
Saturday, August 31 results
At Illprepvb.com/Crimson Classic hosted by Plainfield North At Illprepvb.com/Crimson Classic at Plainfield North Sandburg def. Nazareth 25-21, 23-25, 25-23 (championship)Sandburg (5-0 overall): Shelby Stefanon (11 kills, 12 digs), Rachel Krasowski (31 digs), Keegan Carey (10 kills), Bianca May (24 assists), Julia Stefanon (20 assists). Minooka def. Riverside-Brookfield 25-13, 25-11Minooka def. Lincoln-Way Central 25-18, 25-7Minooka def. Plainfield North 25-20, 25-27, 25-10Sandburg def. Minooka 25-13, 23-...
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Mother McAuley breaks into the win column, defeats visiting St. Francis
Mother McAuley earned its first win of the season Wednesday against visiting St. Francis. By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comMother McAuley knew the victory would come. The Mighty Macs just didn't know when.It came Wednesday evening as the Mighty Macs clicked like they believed they could and pulled away down the stretch of each set for a 25-17, 25-19 victory over visiting St. Francis. The win was the first of the season for McAuley (1-4), which likely had more than a few folks scrambling for the record books during their ina...
Wednesday, September 11 results
Wednesday, September 11 resultsAndrew def. Richards 25-16, 25-14 Richards (5-3 overall, 2-0 in the South Suburban): Aleksa Curta (1 kill, 9 assists, 1 dig), Sam Mayo (6 kills, 4 blocks), Kerri Olson (3 kills, 5 blocks), Jenna Weiland (2 assists, 3 digs). No. 3 (4A) Belleville Althoff def. Belleville East 25-20, 25-22No. 2 (4A) Benet Academy def. St. Charles East 25-11, 25-16Benet Academy (9-0 overall, 1-0 East Suburban Catholic): Rachel Muisenga (4 kills, 27 assists, 1 block), Sophie Gregus (8 kills, 1 block), Kyla Kenney (4 kills, 1 dig, 1...
Tuesday, September 10 results
What a roll! Saturday, Carmel won the Ram Slam at Grayslake Central. Tuesday, the Corsairs knocked off No. 1-ranked Marist. Tuesday, September 10 resultsAddison Trail def. Willowbrook 25-13, 20-25, 25-20Addison Trail (9-5 overall, 1-0 in the West Suburban Gold)): Ally Severino (3 aces, 5 kills, 3 blocks, 2 digs), Amy Reyes (22 assists, 11 digs), Jess D’Ambrose (2 aces, 10 kills, 8digs), Katrina Bielanski (5 kills, 5 digs), Nicole Bartosik (10 digs), Pauline Wirbicki (3 digs).Willowbrook (4-5 overall, 0-1 in the West Suburban Gold): Natali...
Minooka stuns Lockport with late rally; Benet closes out Joliet Catholic
Lockport's Leena Ajibola (shown here earlier in the season against Plainfield North) had 7 kills for the Porters, but it wasn't enough as Minooka erased an 18-10 deficit in Game 2 to win the match in three sets. )Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comMinooka was down, but not out.For a set-and-two-thirds, Lockport had its way with the host Indians. It appeared that the Porters were well on the way to a breakthrough victory. Not so fast. The Indians regrouped and ended the last two sets with combined bursts...
Monday, September 9 results
New Trier defeated Oak Park-River Forest in three sets to win its own Summer's End tournament Saturday. Monday, September 9 results Blue Ridge def. Fisher 25-7, 25-11Fisher (3-6 overall): Kylee Bishop (3 digs, 1 assist, 2 service points), Leah McCoy (1 kill, 6 digs).Deerfield def. Mundelein 25-9, 25-15Mundelein (1-8 overall): Elise Bernett (1 kill, 6 digs, 2 assists), Olivia Cartland (2 kills, 1 ace, 5 digs, 1 assist), Belle Breitenreiter (1 dig), Willow Ottoman (3 kills), Claudia Wilcox (4 digs, 2 assists), Brianna Martin (3 kills, 2 bl...
13 teams break into Michio Chicago/Illprepvb.com Week Two Rankings
Heidi Bonde and the Minooka Indians are among the teams making their debut in the Michio Chicago/Illprepvb.com Girls High School Volleyball Rankings this week. (Photo by Dave Ruggles). Two weeks into the season and what have we learned?Well, we have learned the Class 3A and 2A are loaded with great teams, all of Class 4A is still chasing Marist, and Class 1A is still Newark and everybody else. Meanwhile, this week’s rankings feature 13 new teams, including Minooka, Naperville Central, De La Salle, LaSalle-Peru and Newman Central Cathol...