Chicago Christian, Joliet West looking to make long tournament runs in 2019

Chicago Christian, which finished 9-2 and in third place at the UNO Summer League, hopes to return to the top of the Class 2A world in 2019. By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comA decade ago, the Chicago Christian girls’ volleyball team was on top of the world.With seven seniors back from last season’s Class  2A sectional final squad, the Knights hope to get back there in 2019.Chicago Christian has certainly showed this summer that it’s capable of getting back to Redbird Arena. The Knights tuned up for the upcoming fall campaign by g...

The Latest 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com Boys High School Rankings

Neuqua Valley's Gabe Scharosch slams a kill past New Trier's Emmett Burnside (24) and Zachary Salberg (11) Saturday at North Central College. (Photos by Dave Ruggles). The rankings are becoming a roll of the dice, darts thrown at the wall, drawing pieces of paper out of a hat and a multiple-guess exam. No. 2 Lincoln-Way East loses to unranked Lincoln-Way Central. No. 3 Lincoln-Way West falls to No. 23 Sandburg. No. 4 New Trier tumbles to No. 11 Barrington. No. 10 Loyola is beaten by No. 14 St. Rita. No. 8 Deerfield is stopped by No. 9 ...

Sandburg, Riverside-Brookfield rule invites; Barrington speeds past New Trier

Barrington setter Kyle Vasquez dumps one over the net during the the Broncos' win over New Trier Saturday at North Central College. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comThis is the time of the season a team wants to hit its stride. Sandburg certainly is.The Eagles scored the final 3 points of the match and slipped past Downers Grove North, 18-25, 25-21, 25-23, to capture the championship of the Richards Tournament on Saturday in Oak Lawn.Junior rightside hitter David Vales, who is the son of the Eagles’ coach by ...

Saturday, March 30 Tournament Results

Saturday, March 30 Tournament Results At Argo At Argo Plainfield North def. Shepard 25-16, 25-15Plainfield North def. Stagg 25-15, 11-25, 15-13Plainfield North def. Providence 25-22, 25-20 (championship) Stagg def. Lockport 18-25, 25-22, 15-13Lockport def. Shepard 25-13, 25-17Lockport def. Hinsdale South 25-17, 25-18 (fifth place)Lockport (9-3). At Conant St. Francis def. Maine West 25-13, 25-16St. Francis def. St. Patrick 25-14, 25-17St. Francis def. Conant 25-7, 25-17St. Francis def. Walter Payton 25-12, 25-16S...

This time, Minooka, Lewis get the better of Marist to win Tiger Classic title

AJ Lewis had 17 kills to lead Minooka past Marist for the Tiger Classic championship. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) Same teams. One week later. Different result. With his team trailing 14-9 in the third set, Minooka’s 6-foot-4 outside hitter AJ Lewis sparked a 5-0 run with 3 kills and a block as the Indians rallied for an 18-25, 26-24, 25-23 victory in the championship match of the 17th annual Tiger Classic at Wheaton Warrenville South.   Lewis finished with 17 kills as Minooka reversed a 25-21, 25-21 loss suffered at the hands of Mar...

Friday, March 29 Tournament Results

Friday, March 29 Tournament Results At Wheaton Warrenville South Barrington def. Brother Rice 25-22, 25-19Barrington def. Moeller 25-22, 25-21 No. 12 Barrington (6-2): Gabe Hartke (21 kills, 2 blocks), Ricky Gibson (7 kills, 4 aces), Ved Anand-(6 kills, 3 blocks), Ben Ridgway (33 assists, 5 kills, 1 ace), Kyle Vasquez (17 digs), Chris Babicz (13 digs), Cole Bower (6 blocks), Matt Sarnowski ( 4 assists), Luke Kolder (2 aces). St. Rita def. Archbishop McCarthy 25-15, 20-25, 25-22 St. Rita def. Lincoln-Way Central 25-1...

Lincoln-Way West, Barrington reach Gold; St. Rita dumps No. 5 seed Arch. McCarthy

Lincoln-Way West defeated Metea Valley and Downers Grove South on Friday to advance to the Gold bracket at the 17th Annual Tiger Classic. https://youtu.be/Q-S--Hv9_vI Lincoln-Way West saw what happened to two other tops seeds Thursday at the 17th Annual Tiger Classic at Wheaton Warrenville South.The Warriors made it a point Friday not to become one of the ignominiously vanquished. “I saw couple of the other seeded teams lost,” said Lincoln-Way West’s 6-foot-4 senior rightside hitter Louden Moran. “I guess that was a good goal for us … ...