Thursday, April 18 Results At Downers Grove South No. 10 Loyola def. No. 21 Glenbard East 25-13, 25-15Loyola (17-4 overall): Jack Howard (12 kills), Henry Clmons (8 kills), Gavin Elliott (3 kills, 2 blocks), John Hitt (24 assists), Ryan Merk (16 digs, 3 aces). No. 10 Loyola def. Evanston 25-21, 25-12Loyola (18-4 overall): Jack Howard (13 kills), Henry Clemons (10 kills), Gavin Elliott (4 kills), John Hitt (21 assists), Ryan Merk (14 digs, 2 aces). No. 17 Barrington def. Naperville North 25-17, 25-19No. 17 Barrington def. Gle...
Wednesday, September 18 results
Wednesday September 18 results At Wheaton Warrenville South Tiger Classic Marist def. Metea Valley 25-13, 25-14Marist def. Geneva 25-22, 25-22Marist (10-1 overall, 1-1 in the East Suburban Catholic Conference): Camryn Hannah (15 kills, 5 blocks), Avery Jedry (15 kills, 10 digs), Jillian Elsouso (18 digs, 3 aces). Sandburg def. Harvest Christian 25-14, 25-14Sandburg def. St. Charles North 25-19, 25-18Sandburg (12-0 overall): Shelby Stefanon (15 kills), Rachel Krasowski (25 digs), Bianca May (28 assists), Keegan Carey (14 k...
Benet avenges last year’s loss to Huntley in Autumnfest championship match
Huntley defeated Mother McAuley in the semifinals of Autumnfest, avenging an earlier loss to the Mighty Macs at the Asics Challenge. (Photo by Dave Ruggles). By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comBenet’s masterful season continues. The undefeated Redwings, ranked No. 1 in Class 4A by Illprepvb.com, rarely let up and defeated No. 10 Huntley, 25-11, 25-21, in the title match of the Autumnfest tournament Saturday at Glenbard East in Lombard. Sophie Gregus led a balanced attack for Benet (34-0) with 6 kills, junior setter and tournament m...
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Tuesday, September 17 results
Tuesday, September 17 resultsAltamont def. Neoga 25-14, 25-7 Neoga: Olivia Titus (4 digs, 3 kills, 1 assist), Audrey Ramert (4 digs, 1 kill), Elizabeth Titus (4 digs, 3 assists), Trista Moore (1 kill, 1 dig, 1 block), Jaclyn Atwell (2 digs, 2 kills, 2 blocks), Gracie Gresens (5 digs), Haley Stodden (4 digs), Abbi Dow (1 kill, 1 block), Ella Schuler (5 assists, 1 dig), Avery Fearday (2 digs).Addison Trail def. Leyden 25-10, 25-14Leyden: Kinga Nowacyk (3 kills).Addison Trail: Ally Severino (1 ace, 3 kills, 2 blocks, 1 dig), Amy Reyes (1 ace, 1 ...
Friday, October 18 results
Friday, October 18 results At Plainfield Central Fall Harvest Festival Marist def. Stevenson 25-20, 25-11Marist def. St. Charles North 25-18, 25-13Stevenson def. St. Charles North 25-21, 25-17Plainfield North def. Timothy Christian 25-12, 25-14Plainfield North def. Bolingbrook 25-17, 25-20Bolingbrook def. Timothy Christian 25-17, 25-8Nazareth def. Richards 25-14, 25-15Nazareth def. Yorkville 25-20, 25-22Yorkville def. Herscher 8-25, 27-25, 18-16Herscher def. Richards 25-15, 25-18Normal U-High def. Glenbard North 25-13, 25-18Normal U-...
McAuley ends De La Salle’s season-opening win streak; Benet, Gregus stymie Nazareth
Ella Sandt and her Nazareth teammates had trouble containing Benet and outside hitter Sophie Gregus Tuesday in Lisle. By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.com De La Salle still believes.The Meteors saw their unbeaten start to the season end Tuesday. They battled, but fell short in a 25-20, 25-20 loss to host Mother McAuley in the Girls Catholic Athletic Conference Red Division opener for both teams.It was the sixth win in seven matches for the Mighty Macs (6-5), while De La Salle (8-1) saw its eight-match winning streak end. “We played ...
Mules have the horses to reach Redbird; Gorys’ return should give Providence a lift
Fairfield won a Class 2A sectional in 2018 before its season was derailed in the supersectional by Nashville. Despite losing six seniors, the Mules should enjoy another long tournament run in 2019. Illprepvb.com continues its coverage of the 2019 Illinois girls high school season with another set of team previews. School: FairfieldConference: Black Diamond EastHead coach: Chet SnyderLast season's highlights: 31-9 overall, 8-2 in conference (conference co-champs), won Benton invitational, won regional and sectional tournaments, lost...
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 ...
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 ...