Benet rallied from a 19-14 deficit in Game 2 to defeat Hailey Sperling (2) and Minooka in the championship match of the St. Charles East Scholastic Cup at the Great Lakes Volleyball Center in Aurora. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) No one expected Benet to blow past Minooka 25-9 in the first game of their championship match Saturday at the St. Charles East Scholastic Cup hosted by the Great Lakes Volleyball Center in Aurora.And likely no one expected Benet to find itself trailing 5-0, 10-5 and 19-14 in the second game. “I think the other team step...
Saturday, October 12 results
Saturday, October 12 results Benet won the St. Charles East Scholastic Cup at the Great Lakes Volleyball Center in Aurora. At St. Charles East Scholastic CupGold Pool ABenet def. Lincoln-Way East 25-18, 25-21Lincoln-Way East def. Waubonsie Valley 25-16, 25-22Benet def. Waubonsie Valley 25-22, 25-6Gold Pool BMinooka def. Geneva 25-20, 25-17Edwardsville def. Geneva 17-25, 25-21, 25-21Minooka def. Edwardsville 25-19, 25-23Championship bracketBenet def. Minooka 25-9, 28-26 (championship)Lincoln-Way East def. Edwardsville 25-23, 27-25 (thir...
Friday, October 11 results
Prairie Ridge def. Bloomington 25-5, 34-36, 25-12Prairie Ridge (12-10 overall, 8-6 in the Fox Valley): Trinity Sheridan (21 kills, 5 aces, 5 blocks), Hannah Baudin (32 assists), Olivia Jost (11 digs).Waubonsie Valley def. Prairie Ridge 25-14, 25-20Prairie Ridge (12-11 overall, 8-6 in the Fox Valley): Trinity Sheridan (6 kills, 5 digs), Kaylin Mitchell (3 blocks), Hannah Baudin (16 assists, 1 ace), Taylor Parochelli (5 digs), Samantha Johnson (5 digs). ...
Edwardsville putting the fun back into its game at St. Charles East Scholastic Cup
Edwardsville defeated Hinsdale Central and Neuqua Valley on Friday to advance to Gold Pool B at the St. Charles East Scholastic Cup tournament hosted by the Great Lakes Volleyball Center in Aurora. Edwardsville is putting a new emphasis on having fun.After all, you don’t drive 248 miles to have a bad time.Friday at the St. Charles East Scholastic Cup tournament hosted by the Great Lakes Volleyball Center in Aurora, the Tigers defeated Hinsdale Central, 25-20, 25-17, and Neuqua Valley, 28-26, 25-19, to advance to Gold Pool B Saturday wher...
Thursday, October 10 results
Thursday, October 10 resultsBarrington def. Schaumburg 25-13, 25-12Barrington (11-11 overall, 5-3 in the Mid-Suburban West): Jessica Horwath (7 kills, 3 digs), Amanda Cleary (1 ace, 4 service points, 12 digs), Amelia Sigaev (9 assists, 2 digs, 7 service points), Noelle Daehler (3 kills, 2 blocks), Arianna Armando (8 digs, 1 ace, 7 service points), Felicia Guagliardo (7 service points, 11 assists, 5 digs, 7 kills), Campbell Paris (2 kills, 2 digs), Alyssa Rodda (1 ace, 2 digs).Buffalo Grove def. Wheeling 26-24, 25-16Buffalo Grove (10-13 overal...
Andrew, Haggerty are getting accustomed to having to prove themselves
Andrew is on the verge of 20 wins for the first time since 2012. Andrew's four-year starting outside hitter Bri Haggerty. By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comBri Haggerty has been a four-year varsity leader for Andrew volleyball. The outside hitter only played the first set Thursday. But that was fine with her. Haggerty still led the way with 9 kills and 6 digs as Andrew toppled District 230 rival Stagg, 25-16, 25-17, in a Southwest Suburban Conference Red Division match Thursday in Tinley Park. Haggerty was one of ...
Schaumburg Invitational
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Wednesday, October 9 results
Belleville Althoff's Karinna Gall (8) and Katie Wemhoener were honored recently for eclipsing the 1,000-career mark for kills and digs, respectively. Wednesday, October 9 resultsChicago Christian def. St. Francis 25-21, 23-25, 25-17St. Francis (17-9 overall, 5-1 in the Metro Suburban): Anna Calcagno (24 kills, 6 digs), Olivia Hojnicki (8 kills), Kennedy Riggs (9 kills), Katlyn Sipes (8 digs), Natalie Ingold (42 assists, 10 digs).Chicago Christian (22-3 overall, 3-0 in the Metro Suburban): Logan Grevengoed (17 kills, 10 digs), Lia Moore (13...
Joliet West gets help from some unlikely sources to defeat Yorkville
Joliet West overcame the loss of two starters for disciplinary reasons to defeat Yorkville and remain in the thick of the Southwest Prairie Conference race. By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comWith two players sitting out this week for a team rule violation, the Joliet West volleyball team could have let down Tuesday against Yorkville. Instead, the Tigers had players step up.A trio of players moved into different positions and all did well as the Tigers pounced on Yorkville, 25-15, 25-19, in a Southwest Prairie contest in Jolie...
36th Annual Huntley Tournament
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