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...
St. Joseph (Missouri) Tournament
Saturday, September 21 Pool ABriarcrest Christian (Memphis, Tennessee)Belleville AlthoffSt. Joseph (St. Louis, Missouri)St. Pius X (St. Louis, Missouri)Pool BLafayette (St. Louis, Missouri)Cor Jesu (St. Louis, Missouri)Francis Howell (St. Louis, Missouri)Borgia (St. Louis, Missouri)Play will continue after pool play into a gold and silver bracket. 1st and 2nd in gold 3rd and 4th in Silver. ...
Casey-Westfield Lady Warrior Classic
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Massac County Super Slam
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Macomb joins crowded 2A field; Hononegah needs no introductions; Roosevelt rising
Macomb has a lot of fresh faces in the lineup this season, including a freshman and two juniors at the pins. This is another in a series of team previews as Illprepvb.com looks at the 2019 Illinois girls high school season.School: Macomb Conference: West CentralHead coach: Briana RexroatLast season’s highlights: 25-12 overall, 5-3 in conference, lost to Quincy Notre Dame, 25-15, 25-14, in a Class 3A regional championship.Top returnees: 5-4 sophomore setter Avery Rexroat, 5-4 senior libero Maggie Valillo, 5-7 junior middle hitter Lael McKee....
Plainfield North shocks No. 3 Belleville Althoff to win Crossroads Classic
Ariel Amaya (13) and her Plainfield North teammates defeated Breese Mater Dei, Breese Central and Belleville Althoff to win the Crossroads Classic Saturday in Effingham, (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Zach RaineySpecial to Illprepvb.com Surprise. The Plainfield North Tigers, not even seeded among the top eight teams, defeated Illprepvb.com No. 3 (4A) ranked Belleville Althoff, 25-23, 25-22, to win the 28th Annual Crossroads Classic Volleyball Tournament Saturday in Effingham.The road was not an easy one however, as the Tigers had to defeat ...
Saturday, September 14 results
The 2019 Crossroads Classic champion Plainfield North. Saturday, September 14 results At Effingham Championship bracketPlainfield North def. Breese Mater Dei 12-25, 25-23, 25-20Breese Central def. Normal U-High 11-25, 25-23, 25-21Edwardsville def. Naperville Central 18-25, 25-22, 28-26Belleville Althoff def. McCracken County (Kentucky) 25-19, 17-25, 25-15 Championship semifinals Plainfield North def. Breese Central 25-14, 25-15Belleville Althoff def. Edwardsville 27-25, 22-25, 25-21 Consolation semifinalsNaperville Central def. McC...
Knights bring about the fall of the Romans, Tortorello at Niles West invite
Latin, last year's Class 3A fourth-place finisher, has a lot of new faces and a new coach, and a junior setter who is certain to draw a lot of interest from college coaches. Charlotte Cronister. 150 kills. 400 digs. Graduated. Moved on to Northwestern.Kelsey Watkins. 150 kills, 60 blocks. 50 aces. Graduated. Moved on to Furman. Julia Kinder. 230 kills. 100 digs. Graduated. Bryn Kehoe. Married. Left after a two-year stint as head coach.This is not the same Latin team that defeated St. Francis, 25-18, 25-18, in a supersectional last fall...
Friday, September 13 results
Friday, September 13 results At Niles West Glenbrook South def. Lake Forest 25-20, 25-10Glenbrook South: MJ Noteman (15 assists). Latin def. Glenbrook South 18-25, 25-21, 17-15Glenbrook South: Emma Almburg (11 digs), MJ Noteman (16 assists). Glenbrook South def. Northside Prep 25-7, 25-8At Louisville, KentuckyMother McAuley def. Alter 25-11, 25-13Walton def. Mother McAuley 25-23, 25-19At Effingham Crossroads ClassicPool APlainfield North def. Windsor-Stewardson-Strasburg 25-9, 25-11Ozark (Missouri) def. Windsor-Stewardson-Strasbu...
Friday, September 13 results
Friday, September 13 results No. 2 (4A) Benet Academy def. Downers Grove North 25-21, 25-16Benet Academy (10-0 overall, 1-0 East Suburban Catholic): Sophie Gregus (13 kills, 2 block, 1 dig), Kyla Kenney (9 kills, 2 blocks), Ann Marie Remmes (3 kills, 3 blocks), Maeve Nelligan (3 kills, 1 block), Colleen McGuire (2 kills), Hattie Monson (12 digs), Caroline Doyle (2 digs), Kiara Zamar (1 dig), Annie Sobolewski (3 digs), Sam Buckley (32 assists, 2 kills, 2 blocks).New Trier def. Mundelein 25-7, 25-19Mundelein (1-10 overall, 0-1 in the North...