Chicago Bounce 17 Red qualified for the 2019 USA Volleyball Boys Junior National Championships by finishing fifth in the 17 Open division at the Winter Volleyball Championships at McCormick Place in January. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) Here are the Great Lakes Region qualifiers for the 2019 USA Volleyball Boys Junior National Championships, June 30-July 7, at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas, Texas:18 OpenAdversity B18 Adidas (Gateway Qualifier)Future 18 Elite (Gateway Qualifier)Pipeline 18 Nike (Gateway Qualifier)SPVB ...
Downers Grove South seeks Freshman B girls teams for tournament
Downers Grove South seeks Freshman B girls teams (or very low level Freshman A teams) for a tournament or quad for the 2019 season. Tentative dates are September 7, October 5, 12 or 19. Please contact Downers Grove South head volleyball coach Kristi Conrad at kconrad@csd99.org or (630) 795-8816 by Friday, May 10, to indicate interest. ...
Friday, May 31 Quarterfinal Results
Friday, May 31 Quarterfinal Results New Trier def. St. Rita 25-22, 23-25, 25-21New Trier (31-7): Zachary Salberg (3 kills, 31 assists, 5 digs), Colin Heath (10 kills, 1 ace, 8 digs, 1 block), Connor Pochetti (6 kills, 2 aces, 6 digs, 3 blocks), Peter Brown (14 kills, 1 ace, 6 digs, 2 blocks), Eli Lieberman (3 kills, 1 dig, 2 blocks), Emmett Burnside (2 kills, 2 blocks), Aidan Rico (1 ace), Aaron Schatz (3 assists, 9 digs), Jay Saravis (2 digs). St. Rita (28-12): Quinn Coghlan (10 kills, 2 assists, 5 digs), Joe Horn 3 kills, 32 assists...
Brown, New Trier show ’em what they ‘can’ do to win Northside Classic crown
New Trier rallied from a 20-16 deficit and fought off two match points in the third set to defeat Oak Park-River Forest and win the Northside Classic Saturday at Glenbrook North. https://youtu.be/exxcEp93N_A New Trier showed ‘em.At full strength for the first time this season, New Trier rallied after squandering a 23-17 lead in Game 1 to defeat Oak Park-River Forest, 23-25, 27-25, 27-25, and claim the championship of the Northside Classic hosted by Glenbrook North Saturday in Northbrook. “O, my God,” said New Trier junior outside hitte...
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...
Paris burning for a shot in Class 2A, Foxes jump into the Prairie fire, & 21 more
After a successful run in the now-defunct Northern Illinois Big 12, Yorkville joins the Southwest Prairie Conference for 2019. Illprepvb.com continues its coverage of the 2019 Illinois high school girls' volleyball season with another set of team previews. School: ChristopherConference: Black Diamond WestHead coach: Adam RosohoLast season’s highlights: 9-24 overall, 5-7 in conference, lost to Woodlawn, 25-13, 25-14, in a Class 1A regional semifinal. Top returnees: 5-9 junior outside hitter Shianne Dejear (27 kills in 58 a...
Sterling repeats as Class 3A champion; Nazareth downs U-High for third place
Joliet Catholic's Bella Ray (14) tries to hit through the block of Sterling's Brooklyn Borum (10) and Kierra Collins (15). Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.com NORMAL – Sterling believed all season. Now the Golden Warriors are back-to-back IHSA Class 3A champions. Brooklyn Borum bashed 16 kills, and what Grace Egan imagined came through as the freshman outside hitter added 11 kills and 5 digs, as Sterling stopped Joliet Catholic with a 25-16, 25-19 victory Saturday in the Class 3A championship match at R...
Glenbard East turns focus to defense; Foster, Indian Creek are worth a peek
Graduation took a toll on Glenbard East's offense, so the Rams' veteran defense will be called upon as the team seeks to replace Allison Hamaker, Emily Sarles and Sarah Elliott. Illprepvb.com continues its coverage of the 2019 Illinois girls high school season with another set of team previews. School: Aurora ChristianConference: Metro SuburbanHead coach: Taylor Knauf (first year)Last season’s highlights: 24-9 overall, 7-0 in conference, lost to Newark, 25-16, 25-14, in a Class 1A sectional championship.Top returnees: 6-0 senior middl...
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...
Wednesday, November 6 results
Wednesday, November 6 results At Back of the YardsDe La Salle def. Richards 25-16, 25-15De La Salle (31-6 overall): Nyiah Penny (10 kills, 2 blocks), Francesca Bertucci (8 digs, 2 aces). At BolingbrookBenet def. Waubonsie Valley 25-19, 25-17Benet Academy (38-1 overall, 6-1 East Suburban Catholic Conference) Rachael Muisenga (2 kills, 30 assists, 2 digs) Sophie Gregus (7 kills), Maeve Nelligan (2 kills, 5 blocks), Colleen McGuire (5 kills, 1 block), Kayla Kenney (9 kills, 2 digs), Ann Marie Remmes (5 kills, 4 blocks, 1 dig), Hattie Monson (...