13 teams break into Michio Chicago/Illprepvb.com Week Two Rankings

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Heidi Bonde and the Minooka Indians are among the teams making their debut in the Michio Chicago/Illprepvb.com Girls High School Volleyball Rankings this week. (Photo by Dave Ruggles). Two weeks into the season and what have we learned?Well, we have learned the Class 3A and 2A are loaded with great teams, all of Class 4A is still chasing Marist, and Class 1A is still Newark and everybody else. Meanwhile, this week’s rankings feature 13 new teams, including Minooka, Naperville Central, De La Salle, LaSalle-Peru and Newman Central Cathol...

Yorkville slows down, but can’t stop Nazareth at Fall Harvest Festival

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Libero Gillian Grimes and her Nazareth teammates punched their ticket into the Gold bracket by winning their first two matches at the Plainfield Central Fall Harvest Festival sponsored by Illprepvb.com. (Photos by Dave Ruggles). The English-language pangram, “The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog,” certainly did not apply to Nazareth’s second-round match against Yorkville Friday in a Plainfield Central Fall Harvest Festival Pool E finale at Plainfield North. “That was not the pace we’re used to,” said Nazareth setter/rightside hitter E...

Edwardsville putting the fun back into its game at St. Charles East Scholastic Cup

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Edwardsville defeated Hinsdale Central and Neuqua Valley on Friday to advance to Gold Pool B at the St. Charles East Scholastic Cup tournament hosted by the Great Lakes Volleyball Center in Aurora. Edwardsville is putting a new emphasis on having fun.After all, you don’t drive 248 miles to have a bad time.Friday at the St. Charles East Scholastic Cup tournament hosted by the Great Lakes Volleyball Center in Aurora, the Tigers defeated Hinsdale Central, 25-20, 25-17, and Neuqua Valley, 28-26, 25-19, to advance to Gold Pool B Saturday wher...

St. Joseph (Missouri) Tournament

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Saturday, September 21 Pool ABriarcrest Christian (Memphis, Tennessee)Belleville AlthoffSt. Joseph (St. Louis, Missouri)St. Pius X (St. Louis, Missouri)Pool BLafayette (St. Louis, Missouri)Cor Jesu (St. Louis, Missouri)Francis Howell (St. Louis, Missouri)Borgia (St. Louis, Missouri)Play will continue after pool play into a gold and silver bracket. 1st and 2nd in gold 3rd and 4th in Silver. ...

Thursday, August 29 results

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Thursday, August 29 results Arcola def. Sullivan 24-26 , 25-20, 25-23Arcola (1-0 overall): Elizabeth Budd (3 aces, 14 assists, 3 digs, 1 kill), Abby Goad (2 kills, 3 digs), Ariana Warren (5 kills, 3 digs, 2 block), Astrid Obregon (4 kills, 3 digs, 7 assists), Chloe Ingram (2 kills, 2 digs), Hallee Gauna (9 kills, 1 block), Lyssa Madlem (3 digs), Delaney Melton (3 digs).  No. 2 (2A) Breese Mater Dei def. Mascoutah 26-24, 25-18Coal City def. Morris 25-20, 25-18Coal City (2-0 overall): Rose Feeney (10 assists, 5 service points), Macaya Ga...

Wednesday, April 17 Results

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Wednesday, April 17 Results Cristo Rey Jesuit def. Holy Trinity 25-9, 25-6 Downers Grove North def. Benet 25-16, 20-25, 25-15Downers Gove North (9-4 overall): Fred Halper (18 digs), Griffen Liszka (12 kills, 9 digs), Dan Eckmann (8 kills), Ben Thompson (25 assists), Dan Testin (2 aces). No. 21 Glenbard East def. Downers Grove South 25-17, 25-22Glenbard East (12-5 overall, 3-0 in the Upstate Eight): Jack Wozniak (4 kills, 1 ace, 2 blocks), Cal Iwinski (3 kills, 4 blocks), Nick Obrien (6 digs, 1 ace), Brenden Cardott (8 assists), Patri...