Saturday, April 20 Tournament Results

Saturday, April 20 Results At Brother Rice Smack Attack St. Francis def. Eisenhower 25-9, 25-14St. Francis def. Naperville Central 24-26, 25-23, 25-23Marist def. St. Francis 25-15, 25-17St. Francis def. Glenbrook North 25-15, 25-12St. Francis def. St. Rita 25-22, 25-19St. Francis (20-5 overall): Bryce Walker (42 kills, 19 blocks, 5 aces, 4 digs), KJ Glab (40 kills, 8 blocks, 12 digs), Marcus Ingold (20 kills, 5 aces, 5 digs), Kevin Schuele (108 assists, 11 kills, 9 blocks, 9 aces, 14 digs), Danny Fernandez (48 digs, 9...

Sunday at Windy City National Qualifier proves to be a mixed bag for local entries

Adversity G16 Adidas may have learned some valuable lessons after competing in the 16 Open division at the Windy City National Qualifier. It was a beautiful Easter Sunday afternoon outside McCormick Place along Chicago’s lakefront for the final day of the 2019 adidas Windy City National Qualifier.   Inside, however? Well, that was a mixed bag. Dreams were shattered, hopes were dashed, and lessons were learned. Adversity G16 Adidas had already qualified for the 2019 USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championships June 27-July 6 ...

No. 7 Deerfield has its eyes on the prize (two of them) after beating Maine West

No. 7 Deerfield improved to 17-3 overall with its win Thursday at Maine West and stayed in contention for the Central Suburban North title. By Randy WhalenSpecial  to Illprepvb.com After learning earlier in the day that it received the No. 1 seed in a sub-sectional of the (Machesney Park) Harlem Sectional, Deerfield went out and kept itself in contention for a more immediate goal. A share of the Central Suburban North title.The Warriors kept themselves alive in the conference race a 25-16, 25-21 victory Thursday over Maine West...

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...

Friday, September 20 results

Illinois Lutheran def. (Kankakee) Trinity Academy 25-2, 25-14Illinois Lutheran (9-4 overall, 4-1 in the River Valley): Isabella Biesterfeld (12 kills, 5 digs, 1 block), Paige Biesterfeld (5 aces, 23 assists, 4 kills, 2 digs, 1 block), Sofia Biesterfeld (1 ace, 6 kills, 7 digs), Madison Peters (2 kills, 4 digs, 1 block), Jessie Moseley (10 digs), Stephanie Edwards (4 kills, 9 digs). Latin def. (Chicago) Jones 23-25, 25-22, 25-22Latin (13-2 overall, 2-0 in the Independent School League).Jones (9-4 overall, 5-0 in the Chicago Public League). ...