Crystal Lake Central defeated Andrew at the Mother McAuley Preview tournament Saturday to earn a berth in next October's Asics Challenge. By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comMaddy McCormick just wanted to get it over. So that's exactly what the Crystal Lake Central junior outside hitter did.Her match-ending kill gave the Tigers a 25-18, 25-23 win over upstart Andrew on Saturday in the title match of the Mother McAuley Preview Invite.With the championship match already starting nearly an hour late, and at least an hour-and-a-half ride hom...
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Friday, September 20 results
Illinois Lutheran def. (Kankakee) Trinity Academy 25-2, 25-14Illinois Lutheran (9-4 overall, 4-1 in the River Valley): Isabella Biesterfeld (12 kills, 5 digs, 1 block), Paige Biesterfeld (5 aces, 23 assists, 4 kills, 2 digs, 1 block), Sofia Biesterfeld (1 ace, 6 kills, 7 digs), Madison Peters (2 kills, 4 digs, 1 block), Jessie Moseley (10 digs), Stephanie Edwards (4 kills, 9 digs). Latin def. (Chicago) Jones 23-25, 25-22, 25-22Latin (13-2 overall, 2-0 in the Independent School League).Jones (9-4 overall, 5-0 in the Chicago Public League). ...
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...
Thursday, September 19 results
Thursday, September 19 results Addison Trail def. Glenbard East 25-11, 25-18Addison Trail (12-5 overall, 2-0 in the West Suburban Gold): Ally Severino (1 ace, 5 kills, 1 block, 4 digs), Amy Reyes (1 ace, 18 assists, 9 digs), Jess D’Ambrose (6 kills, 7 digs), Katrina Bielanski (1 ace, 8 kills, 10 digs), Mia Johnson (6 kills, 1 dig), Nicole Bartosik (2 aces, 5 digs), Pauline Wirbicki (2 aces, 4 assists, 10 digs).Glenbard East (5-11 overall, 3-0 in the Upstate Eight): Becca Honig (6 assists, 6 digs), Libby Hurlburt (11 digs, 1 ace), Gabbie Spo...
Rosary getting ready for a new (2A) day; IC Prep reaches Silver at Tiger Classic
Jessica Gardella (17), Sarah Konovodoff (2), Paige Gardella (11) and their Rosary teammates hope to find success in the IHSA Class 2A tournament later this season. Rosary is among the schools that joined the exodus from Class 3A to 2A this season thanks to the IHSA’s new enrollment policy. But was it really that much of a blessing?Sure, Rosary will avoid perennial nemesis and Metro Suburban Conference foe St. Francis in the playoffs. Nazareth is out of the picture, too. “We’re excited about the opportunity to play in 2A this year...
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...
Sandburg, Stefanon twins stop Nazareth at Illprepvb.com/Crimson Classic
Sandburg celebrates a point during its semifinal win over Minooka Saturday at the Illprepvb.com/Crimson Classic hosted by Plainfield North. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) Sandburg outside hitter Shelby Stefanon is not afraid to tell her setter when she’s feeling it.Especially since one of the setters in Sandburg’s 6-2 offense is her twin sister, Julia.“Sometimes she's like, ‘I'm feeling it. Get me the ball,’” Julia said“Yeah, yesterday it was like, ‘Set me more,’” Shelby replied. Julia knew just where she wanted to go with Sandburg clinging to ...
Wednesday, September 18 results
Wednesday, September 18 results Kewanee's Josie DeBord and Tristan Nolan Dakota def. Aquin 25-13, 19-25, 25-20Dakota (15-1 overall, 3-0 in the Northwest Upstate Illini): Tabytha Toelke (22 kills, 5 assists, 1 block, 1 ace), Abi Schlueter (10 kills, 6 aces, 4 assists, 1 block), Laura Rankin (18 assists), Kaylyn Field (2 aces, 4 kills, 1 block), Casey Besse (2 kills, 2 blocks).Dakota coach Kim Toelke: “The girls came ready to play tonight. A little hiccup in the second set, but came back in the third with some outstanding hustle and ball c...