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Bulthuis, Chicago Christian soldier onward, but Timothy earns the win at night’s end
Six-foot-6 middle hitter Zach Bulthuis (No. 79, shown here playing with Ultimate B18 Gold), is enjoying this high school season with his Chicago Christian teammates. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Chicago Christian's Zach Bulthuis will continue his playing career at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dave Ruggles). By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comZach Bulthuis had a big smile.He had every reason to. An outside hitter on the Ultimate B18 Gold team, Bulthuis never got to officially experience playing for his high school team...
The Latest 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com Boys High School Rankings
Niles West captured the title of its own 10-team invite Saturday. Glenbard West demonstrated its depth and dominance while winning Springfest at Glenbard East, Oak Park-River Forest rebounded from losses to Palatine and Marist to win the 24-team event at Warren, previously unranked Niles West handily won its own invite, and poll newcomer Hersey defeated Plainfield South to win at St. Charles East. The tournament schedule is light this week, but there are still some big individual showdowns with Lincoln-Way West hosting Minooka on Mon...
Final Regular-Season 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com Boys High School Rankings
Marist is the No. 1 team in the 1st Allliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com Boys Volleyball final regular-season rankings heading into the IHSA tournament. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) The postseason. A chance for redemption. Or an early start to summer. It all begins Monday. Here are the top 25 teams at the end of the regular season, and when and where you can find them as they begin the road to Hoffman Estates. (previous ranking in parentheses) 1. Marist 33-2 (1)Next: Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. vs. winner of Oak Lawn vs. Homewood-Flossmo...
Monday, May 6 Results
Monday, May 6 Results Argo def. Tinley Park 25-19, 25-15Argo (10-17 overall, 3-4 in the South Suburban): Cincere Colbert (4 kills, 8 digs), Gavin Akoto (4 blocks), Guillermo Robles (3 aces). Belleville East def. Metro East Lutheran 25-15, 25-21 Chicago Christian def. T.F. North/South Co-op 25-20, 25-22 No. 8 Deerfield def. Highland Park 25-15, 21-25, 25-11 Grant def. Zion-Benton 25-23, 15-25, 27-25 Lakes def. No. 18 Lake Forest 18-25, 24-17, 34-32Lakes (17-10 overall, 8-0 in the Northern Lake County): Tyler Donovan (28 ass...
No. 1-ranked Glenbard West rolls to championship at Glenbard East’s Springfest
Glenbard West rolled past Neuqua Valley to win Springfest on Saturday at Glenbard East. Despite the graduation of 6-foot-7 outside hitter Stone Metz and 6-10 middle hitter JT Ardell from last year’s third-place IHSA finisher, Glenbard West’s Ryan Swartz said this is probably the deepest team he has been a part of. So is the 6-2 senior outside hitter afraid of losing his job? “No,” Swartz said. “Not yet.” No. 1-ranked Glenbard West (9-0) showed off its depth at Saturday’s Springfest boys’ volleyball tournament at Glenbard East, running a...
Thursday, September 5 results
Thursday, September 5 results Arthur-Lovington Atwood-Hammond def. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 18-25, 25-23, 25-23Arthur-Lovington Atwood Hammond (1-2 overall): Abby Ambercrombie (5 digs), Addi Tinkle (3 aces, 1 block, 4 digs, 2 assists), Kaylee Yaekel (4 kills, 2 blocks, 1 dig) Mackenzie Bowles (6 kills, 1 block, 2 digs), Cheyenne Chupp (1 ace, 9 kills, 1 block, 2 digs), Michaela Powell (8 digs), Alisha Frederick (4 aces, 1 kill, 5 digs, 22 assists), Charley Condill (1 ace, 6 kills, 1 block, 6 digs), Ashley Seegriller (2 aces, 2 kills,...
Wednesday, April 10 Results
Wednesday, April 10 Results Benet def. Metea Valley 25-20, 28-26Benet (7-12): Sean Becker (11 digs, 1 ace), Matthew Degnan (15 assists, 2 kills), Augie Mazza (12 kills, 2 aces, 4 digs), Davis Kendrick (4 aces, 4 digs), Kevin Drazba (3 kills).Buffalo Grove def. Rolling Meadows 26-24, 25-20Buffalo Grove (7-8 overall, 3-0 in the Mid-Suburban East): Ethan Soifer (14 kills, 2 digs), Marty Gross (8 kills, 4 digs), Teddy Patlak (3 kills), Jack Franz (2 kills), Kyle Orton (11 assists), Tommy Gross (15 assists). No. 1 Glenbard West def. Naper...
Monday, September 30 results
Monday, September 30 results Aurora Christian def. Somonauk 25-11, 25-17Somonauk (4-9-2 overall, 3-3 in the Little Ten): Katelynn Tripp (1 ace, 4 kills), McKenna Dayhuff (3 kills), Aubrey Westbrook (6 digs).Belleville Althoff def. Belleville West 25-11, 25-23Benet Academy def. Lincoln-Way East 25-18, 25-22Benet Academy (20-0 overall, 3-0 in the East Suburban Catholic): Rachael Muisenga (4 kills, 30 assists), Sophie Gregus (9 kills, 2 digs, 1 block), Kyla Kenney (5 kills, 4 digs), Ann Marie Remmes (4 kills, 5 blocks), Colleen McGuire (7 kills...
A step up in class will challenge St. Thomas More, new coach
Alabama recruit Allie Trame is the only senior who will take the floor this fall for St. Thomas More, which was bumped up to Class 3A by the IHSA's "success factor." (Photo by Dave Ruggles) St. Thomas More's Allie Trame pounded down 17 kills in the 2018 Class 3A third-place match. New coach. New class. Pretty much the same cast. Founded in the fall of 2000 with an enrollment of 18 students, (Champaign) St. Thomas More has recently established itself as a powerhouse in Illinois high school girls’ volleyball. In 2017, the Sabres ...