Saturday, October 19 resultsAt Plainfield Central Fall Harvest Festival Note: Richards' setter Aleksa Curta was inadvertently left off the list of all-tournament selections. Marist def. Naperville North 25-9, 25-15Marist def. Nazareth 25-22, 25-17Marist def. Crystal Lake Central (championship) 25-22, 25-16Marist (31-2 overall, 5-1 in the East Suburban Catholic): Camryn Hannah (33 kills, 11 blocks, 27 assists), Maddie Arundel (23 kills, 28 digs), Mairead Boyle (41 digs, 3 aces), Avery Jedry (22 kills), Nikki Jones (65 a...
Marist ‘smacks’ No. 1 Glenbard West; Oak Park stops Barrington at Downers South
(photos by Dave Ruggles) By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comThere's no substitute for versatility. There’s also no substitute for having Marty Jepsen on your team. That combination proved to be the winning one as No. 3 Marist knocked off No. 1 Glenbard West, 26-28, 25-23, 25-22, in the title match of the Brother Rice Smack Attack on Saturday at St. Xavier University.Jepsen, who officially signed with Lewis University this week, led the way for Marist (19-2) with a match-high 21 kills. But the senior outside hitter, who also le...
Thursday, September 19 results
Thursday, September 19 results Addison Trail def. Glenbard East 25-11, 25-18Addison Trail (12-5 overall, 2-0 in the West Suburban Gold): Ally Severino (1 ace, 5 kills, 1 block, 4 digs), Amy Reyes (1 ace, 18 assists, 9 digs), Jess D’Ambrose (6 kills, 7 digs), Katrina Bielanski (1 ace, 8 kills, 10 digs), Mia Johnson (6 kills, 1 dig), Nicole Bartosik (2 aces, 5 digs), Pauline Wirbicki (2 aces, 4 assists, 10 digs).Glenbard East (5-11 overall, 3-0 in the Upstate Eight): Becca Honig (6 assists, 6 digs), Libby Hurlburt (11 digs, 1 ace), Gabbie Spo...
Hannah, Marist leave Crystal Lake Central behind in Fall Harvest Festival finale
Crystal Lake Central's Maddy McCormick hits against the block of Marist's Ellie Kurpeikis (10) and Kamryn Chaney (9) during the championship match of the Fall Harvest Festival at Plainfield Central. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) Camryn Hannah took one look at Marist’s championship game opponent and knew the RedHawks were in for a fight.“That's something we identified during warm-ups,” said Marist’s 6-foot-2 outside hitter/setter. “They’re a big team. They were going to swing on us. So we knew we had to play defense, and I think that was somethi...
Rosary getting ready for a new (2A) day; IC Prep reaches Silver at Tiger Classic
Jessica Gardella (17), Sarah Konovodoff (2), Paige Gardella (11) and their Rosary teammates hope to find success in the IHSA Class 2A tournament later this season. Rosary is among the schools that joined the exodus from Class 3A to 2A this season thanks to the IHSA’s new enrollment policy. But was it really that much of a blessing?Sure, Rosary will avoid perennial nemesis and Metro Suburban Conference foe St. Francis in the playoffs. Nazareth is out of the picture, too. “We’re excited about the opportunity to play in 2A this year...
The Latest 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com Boys High School Rankings
Eric Epenesa and Edwardsville will host Southwestern Conference rival O'Fallon Tuesday. (photos by Dave Ruggles) Marty Jepsen and Marist repeated as Smack Attack champions, beating Glenbard West in the finals for the second time in two years. Meanwhile, Oak Park defeated Barrington to win the Richard Griesheim Invitational at Downers Grove South, and Palatine only dropped one set while winning its own invite. Next up: the Lincoln-Way East tournament. Here are the top 25 teams heading into Week Six. (previous ranking in parentheses...
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Sandburg, Stefanon twins stop Nazareth at Illprepvb.com/Crimson Classic
Sandburg celebrates a point during its semifinal win over Minooka Saturday at the Illprepvb.com/Crimson Classic hosted by Plainfield North. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) Sandburg outside hitter Shelby Stefanon is not afraid to tell her setter when she’s feeling it.Especially since one of the setters in Sandburg’s 6-2 offense is her twin sister, Julia.“Sometimes she's like, ‘I'm feeling it. Get me the ball,’” Julia said“Yeah, yesterday it was like, ‘Set me more,’” Shelby replied. Julia knew just where she wanted to go with Sandburg clinging to ...
Wednesday, September 18 results
Wednesday, September 18 results Kewanee's Josie DeBord and Tristan Nolan Dakota def. Aquin 25-13, 19-25, 25-20Dakota (15-1 overall, 3-0 in the Northwest Upstate Illini): Tabytha Toelke (22 kills, 5 assists, 1 block, 1 ace), Abi Schlueter (10 kills, 6 aces, 4 assists, 1 block), Laura Rankin (18 assists), Kaylyn Field (2 aces, 4 kills, 1 block), Casey Besse (2 kills, 2 blocks).Dakota coach Kim Toelke: “The girls came ready to play tonight. A little hiccup in the second set, but came back in the third with some outstanding hustle and ball c...
A difference-maker and class act, Jepsen is the 2019 Illprepvb.com Player of the Year
Marty Jepsen celebrates with his teammates after Marist won the 2019 IHSA Boys Volleyball championship. (Photo courtesy of Joe Hovanes) 2019 Illprepvb.com Player of the Year Marty Jepsen of Marist. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comMarist had just edged Glenbard West 25-21, 25-23 in a hard-fought IHSA championship match. The two teams congratulated each other after they received their medals.As the Marist players shook hands with her and her team, Glenbard West coach Christine Giunta-Mayer took time to give o...