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...
Joliet Catholic powers on, beats Whitney Young for Metea Valley/Oswego East title
Joliet Catholic won its second Metea Valley/Oswego East Tournament title in three years. By Randy WhalenSpecial to ILlprepvb.comEverything that happened to the Joliet Catholic girls’ volleyball team in August has not only helped the team now, it should certainly pay dividends in November.Still missing five players and a pair of starters, the Angels just keep going strong. They did that again Saturday morning with a 25-16, 25-23 victory over Whitney Young in the title match of the Metea Valley/Oswego East Tournament in Oswego. The win ...
Benet stops two-time defending champ Marist; WW South reaches 4A final
Benet's Sophie Gregus hits over the block of Marist's Ellie Kurpeikis and freshman Kamryn Chaney (Photo by Dave Ruggles). NORMAL – The Roman philosopher Seneca once said, “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." Benet coach Brad Baker had his own spin on preparation Friday in the catacombs of Redbird Arena. “It’s one thing to know what to do, it’s another thing to do it,” he said. Benet did it. Behind a smothering Game 1 defense and an 11-4 run in Game 2 that wiped out a 17-11 deficit, Benet defeated two-time defending Cl...
Vasquez setting up winners for Barrington; Downers Grove South stuns Rockford Boylan
Gabe Hartke led Barrington with 17 kills Thursday at Downers Grove South. (photo by Dave Ruggles) Barrington’s Kyle Vasquez has not set a ball in anger since his freshman year. He is better known as one of the top liberos in the Class of 2019 and has committed to play volleyball at Benedictine University, ranked No. 5 in the nation in Division III. But after the Broncos struggled through the first half of the season despite returning four starters from last year’s 34-6 IHSA quarterfinalist, Vasquez was pressed into duty at the reins of the ...
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Marist’s balance, determination too much for Mother McAuley in sectional final
Marist defeated Mother McAuley for the third time this season to win the Class 4A sectional at Marist. By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comMarist took care of business. Displaying the balanced attack and fortitude that made them a two-time defending IHSA Class 4A champion, the host RedHawks toppled Mother McAuley, 25-21, 25-13, Wednesday in the title match of the Class 4A sectional at Marist. The victory was the 24th consecutive win for Marist (37-2), which will face Sandburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday at the Eisenhower supe...
Monday, September 16 results
Monday, September 16 results Arthur-Lovington Atwood-Hammond def. Sullivan 25-14, 25-19Arthur-Lovington Atwood-Hammond (4-8 overall, 0-2 in the Lincoln Prairie): Addi Tinkle (1 ace, 7 digs, 1 assist), Kaylee Yaekel (41 kills), Mackenzie Bowles (9 kills, 2 digs), Cheyenne Chupp (5 kills, 1 dig), Michaela Powell (2 aces, 3 digs), Alisha Frederick (1 ace, a kill, 1 block, 3 digs, 17 assists), Charley Condill (1 ace, 4 kills, 3 digs, 1 assist), Ashley Seegriller (1 ace, 2 digs). Camp Point Central def. (Barry) Western 25-19, 17-25, 25-17Wester...
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Monday, April 29 Results
Monday, April 29 Results Argo def. Chicago Christian 25-21, 25-22Argo (9-15 overall, 2-3 in the South Suburban) :Gavin Akoto (7 kills, 2 blocks), Cincere Colbert (6 kills, 10 digs), Cesar Ramirez (5 kills), David Mulica (17 assists). Bremen def. Tinley Park 25-20, 25-17 No. 7 Deerfield def. No. 10 Lake Forest 22-25, 28-26, 25-19 Holy Trinity def. Christ the King 25-18, 25-22 Holy Trinity (5-5 overall, 4-3 in the Chicago Prep): Jalen Gomez (3 kills),Thomas Cheng (2 kills, 7 service points), Jonathan Vega (9 assists), Aiden Gomez ...
Thursday, April 18 Results
Thursday, April 18 Results Bolingbrook def. Homewood-Flossmoor 25-17, 25-11Homewood-Flossmoor (5-12): Chin Okpukpara-Hanson (3 kills), Kenyon Haynes (7 assists), Avery Cole-Danner (3 digs). Grayslake North def. North Chicago 25-17, 25-15Grayslake North (10-7 overall, 3-2 in the Northern Lake County): Nathan Atwell (5 kills, 3 digs, 1 block), Nicholas LeBaron (2 kills, 8 digs, 1 ace), Ein Atwater (2 kills, 3 digs, 2 blocks), Teddy Gedville (10 assists, 3 kills, 7 digs, 1 block), Sam Inmon (13 digs), Rowdy Kram (3 digs). Lemont def. Ar...