Friday, October 11 results

Prairie Ridge def. Bloomington 25-5, 34-36, 25-12Prairie Ridge (12-10 overall, 8-6 in the Fox Valley): Trinity Sheridan (21 kills, 5 aces, 5 blocks), Hannah Baudin (32 assists), Olivia Jost (11 digs).Waubonsie Valley def. Prairie Ridge 25-14, 25-20Prairie Ridge (12-11 overall, 8-6 in the Fox Valley): Trinity Sheridan (6 kills, 5 digs), Kaylin Mitchell (3 blocks), Hannah Baudin (16 assists, 1 ace), Taylor Parochelli (5 digs), Samantha Johnson (5 digs). ...

Jepsen leads Marist into the history books with victory over Glenbard West

Glenbard West's Ryan Swartz had 9 kills to lead the Hilltoppers past New Trier in a semifinal Saturday at Hoffman Estates. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) Marist's Marty Jepsen had 8 kills in a semifinal victory over Oak Park-River Forest. Move over, Superman. There’s a new sheriff in town.Marty Jepsen slammed 14 kills on 31 attempts without an error for a staggering .452 kill percentage to lead No. 1-ranked Marist to a 25-21, 25-23 victory over Glenbard West in the championship match of the 2019 IHSA boys’ volleyball tournament Saturday at H...

Crossroads champ Plainfield North re-enters Michio Chicago/Illprepvb.com Rankings

Plainfield North, ranked No. 7 in the preseason, re-entered the rankings following its championship run at the Effingham Crossroads Classic. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) There were some changes in the rankings since last week with a handful of teams making some big noise. Marist remained No. 1 in Class 4A despite losing on the road at (Mundelein) Carmel, while Plainfield North re-entered the rankings after its impressive performance at Effingham’s Crossroads Classic. Sterling remained No. 1 in 3A despite losing Saturday to East Moline at Ga...

Monday, September 9 results

New Trier defeated Oak Park-River Forest in three sets to win its own Summer's End tournament Saturday. Monday, September 9 results Blue Ridge def. Fisher 25-7, 25-11Fisher (3-6 overall): Kylee Bishop (3 digs, 1 assist, 2 service points), Leah McCoy (1 kill, 6 digs).Deerfield def. Mundelein 25-9, 25-15Mundelein (1-8 overall): Elise Bernett (1 kill, 6 digs, 2 assists), Olivia Cartland (2 kills, 1 ace, 5 digs, 1 assist), Belle Breitenreiter (1 dig), Willow Ottoman (3 kills), Claudia Wilcox (4 digs, 2 assists), Brianna Martin (3 kills, 2 bl...

Thursday, May 2 Results

Thursday, May 2 Results No. 25 Bartlett def. Huntley 25-15, 25-19 Benet def. Nazareth 25-8, 25-16Benet (14-17 overall, 5-0 in the East Suburban Catholic): Davis Kendrick (5 kills, 1 ace), Augie Mazza (4 kills, 6 aces), Edmon Bickelhaupt (4 kills, 1 ace), Kevin Drazba (5 kills, 3 aces), Niall Gallagher (2 kills), Matthew Degnan (20 assists, 2 aces), Sean Becker (3 aces).Bolingbrook def. Lincoln-Way Central 17-25, 25-12, 25-22Lincoln-Way Central (17-14 overall, 3-1 in the Southwest Suburban): Tyler Casey (10 digs), Sam Gorecki (6 digs), J...

Waubonsie Valley prizes sectional title; Funk should be Titan-ic for El Paso-Gridley

Waubonsie Valley's (from left) Elenzie France, Melissa Walden and Gabi Croll headline what should be one of the best teams in all of Illinois. Illprepvb.com continues its coverage of the 2019 Illinois girls high school season with another set of team previews. School: BataviaConference: DuKaneHead coach: Lori Trippi-PayneLast season’s highlights: 14-22 overall, 3-4 in conference, finished fifth at the Maine West Pumpkin tournament, awarded the AVCA All-Academic All-American Award for the 22nd year in a row with a 3.84 cumulative team...

Sports Performance wins two national AAU 18’s championships; SPVB 18 Elite falls short

Sports Performance 18 Red defeated Southern Performance 17 National Shelbie, 25-22, 25-12, to win the 18 Club division. Sports Performance Volleyball Club out of Aurora won two national championships at last weekend's AAU 2019 18U Girls Nationals in Orlando, Florida.But the big prize got away.Sports Performance 18 Kahl (9-0) defeated Asics Munciana Quora, 25-20, 21-25, 15-11, in the title match to win the 18 Premier division, and Sports Performance 18 Red (8-0) stopped Southern Performance 17 National Shelbie, 25-22, 25-12, to win the 18 Cl...