Downers Grove South is looking for two teams to participate in a Freshman ‘B’ team tournament on Saturday, October 12. If interested, contact Kristina Toth, head volleyball coach, at ktoth@csd99.org. ...
The Latest 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com Boys High School Rankings
(Photo by Dave Ruggles) Finally at full strength, New Trier put itself back into the IHSA tournament title picture by defeating Oak Park-River Forest at the Northside Classic. Meanwhile, preseason No. 1 Glenbard West, which a few weeks earlier easily handled Oak Park-River Forest, lost to the Huskies in the semifinals. Elsewhere, Minooka didn’t lose to anybody at Metea Valley, and Lake Forest and Neuqua Valley struggled with their two stars playing in the Pan Am Games in Lima, Peru. Hinsdale Central won the title at York, Leyden won its ...
Friday, April 5 Results
No. 11 Barrington def. Libertyville 25-20, 25-19Barrington (9-5 overall, 2-0 in the Mid-Suburban West): Game Hartke (11 kills, 5 digs), Ben Ridgway (5 kills, 15 assists, 2 blocks), Cole Bower (4 kills, 2 blocks), Clark Parker (1 ace), Chris Babicz (1 ace, 4 digs), Matt Sarnowski (5 assists), Ricky Gibson (1 block), Kyle Vasquez (5 digs), Chris Babicz (4 digs).Montini def. St. Edward 25-11, 25-19Montini (7-4, 2-0 in the Metro Suburban): Danny Cyze (10 kills), Mark Zheng (8 kills), KP Daarol (22 assists). Montini coach Brian Opoka: “We playe...
Friday, September 6 results
Friday, September 6 results At Joliet Central InvitationalYorkville def. Shepard 25-22, 25-21Yorkville (5-3 overall, 1-0 in the Southwest Prairie): Maddy Bourque (18 assists, 3 aces), Hailey Jansen (4 kills, 2 blocks), Abby Colon (6 kills), Roni Blissit (8 digs). Yorkville def. Aurora Central Catholic 25-15, 19-25, 15-5Yorkville (6-3 overall, 1-0 in the Southwest Prairie): Saige Avery (5 kills, 4 aces), Hailey Jansen (4 kills, 3 blocks), Maddy Bourque (18 assists, 5 aces), Roni Blissit (9 digs). At Lyons Quad York def. Normal West 26-28, ...
Minooka, Newark share a court at UNO, expectations for mid-November
Megan Williams and Newark, who rate as heavy favorites to repeat as IHSA Class 1A champions, are getting ready for the regular season at the UNO Summer League. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Newark's Madi Malone is expected to be at full strength when the regular season begins August 26. By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.com Two girls’ volleyball programs that have experienced a lot of recent success were on the court together Wednesday at the UNO Volleyball Center in Joliet. Although neither Minooka nor Newark were at full stre...
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Hersey routs defending league champ Barrington to wear the 2019 MSL crown
Hersey avenged two earlier losses to Barrington to win the Mid-Suburban League championship Wednesday in Arlington Heights. Junior outside hitter Ben Ridgway was the lone bright spot for Barrington Wednesday at Hersey. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Hersey setter Jakub Migus said his team was overthinking too much earlier in the season, particularly on defense.Now the Huskies can think of themselves as Mid-Suburban League champions.Migus had 22 assists, 2 kills and a block, junior outside hitter Tim Nugent had 9 kills, and No. 23 Hersey (27-7 o...
Lincoln-Way West keeps title hopes alive by pulling inside job on Lincoln-Way East
Lincoln-Way West broke a 1-1 tie in this season's series with rival Lincoln-Way East with its win Tuesday, but more importantly, the Warriors kept their Southwest Suburban Conference title hopes alive. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) Lincoln-Way West libero Tyler Vedder. By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.com Dargan dominated the middle. Running the game plan to perfection, Chris Dargan had 9 kills and 3 blocks and fellow middle hitter Shane Wegrzyn added 6 kills as host Lincoln-Way West moved a step closer to earning at least a sh...
Massac County, Montini drop down, look up; will Spartans surprise again?
Massac County and Montini are two teams dropping down from Class 3A to 2A for the 2019 and 2020 seasons thanks to the IHSA's new enrollment reclassification policy. School: BarringtonConference: Mid-Suburban WestHead coach: Michelle Jakubowski Last season’s highlights: 24-12 overall, 9-1 in conference, defeated Buffalo Grove, 25-22, 23-25, 25-21, to win Mid-Suburban League championship, lost to Cary-Grove, 25-20, 25-16, in Class 4A regional semifinal.Top returnees: 5-11 senior middle blocker Noelle Daehler, 5-3 seni...
Pluskota, No. 4 Lincoln-Way West win first round against No. 2 Minooka
Louden Moran (far left) had 5 kills Monday to help Lincoln-Way West defeat Minooka. (photos by Dave Ruggles) By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.com It’s only the second week of April, but Monday's match-up between No. 2 Minooka and No. 4 Lincoln-Way West could have implications for the end of May. The two teams figure to be the top seeds in the local sub-sectional as part of the Belleville East sectional. A lot can happen between now and then, but at the moment, it's Lincoln-Way West with the upper hand as Ben Pluskota led a...