Normal U-High triangular

Saturday, October 26 U-High vs. Sterling, 10:00 a.m.Sterling vs. Althoff Catholic, 11:30 a.m. (possibly earlier)U-High vs. Althoff Catholic, 1:00 p.m. (possibly earlier) ...

Monday, October 14 results

Monday, October 14 resultsElgin Academy def. Christian Liberty Academy 25-19, 25-19Elgin Academy (12-15 overall, 3-3 in the Independent School League): Elizabeth Sporina (16 assists, 5 blocks), Annie Wittmeyer (5 kills), Marina Aristodemo (4 kills, 2 blocks), Maddy Beauchamp (15 digs), Madison Noble-Stas (3 aces, 4 digs, 4 kills), Caelinn Leahy (4 blocks, 3 kills).Herscher def. Pontiac 25-12, 25-15Herscher (25-1 overall): Mady Rogers (5 kills, 7 digs), Claudia Huston (6 kills, 3 aces), Jordan Pierce (12 assists), Olivia Ruder (4 digs, 3 aces)....

Marist routs Benet to end Redwings’ perfect season, earn share of ESCC title

A huge crowd was on hand Tuesday to watch Marist blast error-prone Benet and hand the Redwings their first loss of the season. It had everything … except perhaps drama.A huge crowd. A recognition of teachers. A ring ceremony for the 2019 IHSA championship boys’ team (minus Marty Jepsen, who was the team’s heart and soul). A conference championship at stake.At one point in the second set, the officials even had to stop play to warn the Marist student section on the stage to stop relaying zone serving signals to the Marist players on the othe...

Monday, October 21 results

Elgin Academy closed out its regular season Monday by defeating Schaumburg Christian. Monday, October 21 resultsArcola def. University High 25-13 25-22Arcola: Arianna Warren (5 kills, 7 digs, 2 blocks), Hallee Gauna (8 kills, 1 dig, 1 block), Lyssa Madlem (13 digs). Carmel def. Libertyville 18-25, 25-16, 25-17Carmel (29-5 overall, 4-2 in the East Suburban Catholic): Annie Bart (11 kills, 13 digs, 1 ace), Shannon Brennan (16 assists, 6 digs), Riley Clark ( 9 kills, 1 block, 5 digs), Ally DiBartolo (9 digs, 1 ace, 1 assist), Kaitlyn Donton (1...

Fall Harvest Festival, Autumnfest will test Michio Chicago/Illprepvb.com’s best

Six-foot-2 junior middle hitter Storm Suhre (17) and Edwardsville went 3-2 at last weekend's Scholastic Cup tournament hosted by St. Charles East at the Great Lakes Volleyball Center in Aurora. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) Class 4A powerhouses Benet and Marist headline the two major tournaments in the Chicago area this weekend. Marist (25-2) is the top seed at the 30-team Fall Harvest Festival sponsored by Illprepvb.com at Plainfield Central beginning Friday with pool play at Plainfield North and the host school. Plainfield North is the No...

Marist out to spoil Benet’s perfect season, No. 1 ranking Tuesday on the south side

Class 1A No. 1 Newark (31-1) defeated Class 3A Metamora and Morton to win last weekend's Saints Fall Classic at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington. You can bet the stands will be full Tuesday when Class 4A No. 2 Marist entertains top-ranked and unbeaten Benet. The two programs have dominated Class 4A volleyball the past eight years with Benet winning three IHSA championships (2011, 2013, 2014) during that period and Marist winning the last two. Last year, the programs met three times. Marist defeated Benet to win the Wheaton ...

Tuesday, October 22 results

Tuesday, October 22 results Addison Trail def. Hinsdale South 25-22, 25-19Addison Trail (22-12 overall, 5-1 in the West Suburban Gold): Ally Severino (1 ace, 6 kills, 1 dig), Amy Reyes (21 assists, 7 digs), Jess D’Ambrose (1 ace, 6 kills, 9 digs), Katrina Bielanski (1 ace, 6 kills, 19 digs), Mia Johnson (2 kills, 1 assist, 4 digs), Nicole Bartosik (1 kill, 12 digs), Pauline Wirbicki (9 digs).Note: Addison Trail finished second in the conference.Barrington def. Wheeling 25-20, 25-18Barrington (18-17 overall, 5-5 in the Mid-Suburban West): Jessi...