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...

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. ...

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...

Macomb joins crowded 2A field; Hononegah needs no introductions; Roosevelt rising

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Macomb has a lot of fresh faces in the lineup this season, including a freshman and two juniors at the pins. This is another in a series of team previews as Illprepvb.com looks at the 2019 Illinois girls high school season.School: Macomb Conference: West CentralHead coach: Briana RexroatLast season’s highlights: 25-12 overall, 5-3 in conference, lost to Quincy Notre Dame, 25-15, 25-14, in a Class 3A regional championship.Top returnees: 5-4 sophomore setter Avery Rexroat, 5-4 senior libero Maggie Valillo, 5-7 junior middle hitter Lael McKee....