Leena Ajibola (12) had 5 kills in Lockport's victory over Crete-Monee Tuesday at Lockport. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comThe last time Joliet West won a regional title was in 2016. That season, the Tigers defeated Lockport in the regional championship match. They will have an opportunity to repeat that feat in the title match of the Class 4A Lockport regional Thursday at 6:00 p.m. The Tigers defeated crosstown rival Joliet Central, 25-7, 25-13, in Tuesday’s second semifinal, and Lockport took ca...
Lyons Invitational
Saturday, October 26 (Revised schedule with Payton and Young not expected to participate due to Chicago Public School teachers' strike. This schedule also subject to change). ...
Monday, August 26 results
The South County Vipers will get their season underway Tuesday when they visit Springfield Lutheran. Monday, August 26 results Annawan def. Morrison 25-14, 25-14Bartlett def. Willowbrook 29-27, 18-25, 26-24Willowbrook (0-1 overall): Natalie Cipriano (12 kills, 1 block, 1 dig), Payton Ceh (1 kill, 4 aces, 29 digs, 2 assists), Mendoza (6 kills, 1 block), Stephanie Dasbach (1 kill, 6 blocks), Kyla Ostrowski (7 kills, 3 aces, 18 digs), Grace Reckamp (7 kills, 2 blocks, 14 digs, 22 assists), Katie Linnig (2 kills, 6 digs, 10 assists).Brimfi...
Holubek, Pluskota power Lincoln-Way West past pesky Plainfield North
Lincoln-Way West will meet Minooka for the third time this season in a sectional semifinal Friday at Plainfield North after beating the Tigers Thursday at Oswego. Louden Moran had 4 kills, 6 digs, 2 blocks and an ace for the Warriors Thursday at Oswego. Lincoln-Way West got what it wanted, and probably a little more than it bargained for.Six-foot-2 rightside hitter Tyler Holubek and 5-11 outside hitter Ben Pluskota each had 11 kills and 6-1 setter David Flores distributed 28 assists to go with 11 digs as the Warriors held off Plainfield...
Monday, October 28 results
Somonauk defeated Yorkville Christian in a thrilling three-setter to advance to Wednesday's Class 1A regional semifinal at Somonauk against Newark. Monday, October 28 resultsAt AuburnNorth Mac def. Gillespie 25-14, 25-23At Blue RidgeSalt Fork def. Fisher 25-13, 25-18At BluffsWestern def. Meredosia 25-19, 25-20At Earlville Amboy def. Indian Creek 22-25, 27-25, 25-20Indian Creek (14-20-1 overall, 6-2 in the Little Ten): Trysta Foster (2 aces, 16 digs, 14 kills), Clara Hulthen (14 digs, 9 assists), Audrey Witte (...
Plainfield South Cougar Invite
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Hersey’s Lill reflects on long and winding road on way to joining 1,000-win club
Nancy Lill won her 1,000th career game as a varsity girls' coach at Hersey earlier this month. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) Hersey coach Nancy Lill gives instructions to libero Maddie Mullin during the Mid-Suburban League championship game. By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.com Nancy Lill believes things happen for a reason.That's led her to register over 1,000 wins as a girls’ volleyball coach.Lill, who has been the head coach at Hersey since 1988, reached that milestone on Friday, October 18. when the Huskies defeated Evanston, ...
Lincoln-Way East flips the switch – and the script – against visiting Montini
(From left) Kaleigh Ritter, Ali Sorenson, Jess Pappas and Ava Porada plan to help Lincoln-Way East erase the memory of the program's first losing season in nine years. By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.com Lincoln-Way East flipped the switch.A year ago, the Griffins opened the season with a loss to Montini. They went onto have their first losing campaign in nine years. Ten of the players who lived through that 18-19 season return in 2019. Determined not to go through that again, those returners made big contributions as the Griffin...
Reids book Mid-Suburban League championship for young but feisty Fremd
Hersey's Katie Kaburov rises for a kill over Fremd's Allie Belmonte (18) and Cassie Seaver (3) during the first set of the Mid-Suburban League championship match Wednesday in Palatine. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) Fremd’s 5-foot-11 sophomore outside hitter Rylen Reid was named the Mid-Suburban West Player of the Year prior to Wednesday’s league championship game against visiting Hersey.But Rylen said they gave the award to the wrong Reid. “That award should've been hers,” Rylen said about her sister, 5-9 senior outside hitter Breslen Reid. “...
Neuqua Valley in a groove behind Cardenas, who leads Wildcats past visiting Metea Valley
Six-foot-1 junior outside hitter Ryan Owens had a kill and 4 digs in Metea Valley's loss to Neuqua Valley Thursday in Naperville. (photos by Dave Ruggles) Neuqua Valley may not have found the next Jeremy Grove, but it’s definitely finding its groove.The Wildcats won for the 10th time in their last 12 matches behind 6-foot-8 middle hitter-turned-outside hitter Jeremy Cardenas (9 kills) and 6-7 setter Kevin Kauling (17 assists, 6 kills), defeating Metea Valley, 25-21, 25-16, Thursday in Naperville. Neuqua Valley coach Erich Mendoza knew...