Superman Slam champion Massac County Superman Slam All-Tournament Team (from left): Alicia Benson (Mt. Vernon), Loveleen Dunkin (Mt. Vernon), Avery Pierce (Trico), Paige Thies (Trico), Jessica Smith (Carmi-White County), Marley Mallow (Carmi White County), Frankie Hayes (Carmi-White County), Hailey Edwards (Massac County), Madison Hammonds (Massac County) and Cali McCraw (Massac County). Saturday, April 24 results Girls volleyball At Big Twelve Tournament (at Peoria Notre Dame)Champaign Centennial def. Normal West 18-25, 25-22,...
Friday, April 2 results
Late Thursday, April 1 results Chicago Christian def. Riverside Brookfield 25-15, 25-12Riverside-Brookfield (4-3 overall, 4-3 in the Metro Suburban West Conference): Colette Barnes (6 kills, 2 aces, 4 digs), Emeli Romo (9 assists, 6 digs). Dakota def. Orangeville 25-13, 25-20Dakota (7-1 overall, 5-0 in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference): Tabytha Toelke (14 kills, 1 block , 1 ace, 5 digs), Abi Schlueter (10 kills, 1 block, 5 digs), Lexi Brashaw (4 kills, 3 blocks), Brooke Schuler (1 kill), Olivia Schlueter (1 kil...
Friday, April 23 results
The 2021 Somonauk Lady Bobcats. Friday, April 23 results Girls volleyball Burlington Central def. Marengo 25-20, 25-20Marengo: Lilly Johnson (5 digs, 2 kills, 5 assists, 1 block), Isabella Simonini (8 digs, 2 kills, 1 block), Jenna Turner (10 digs), Beth Webster (1 kill), Michaela Almeida (4 digs), Abby Rohe (2 digs, 1 kill), Alexa Stallings (1 ace, 5 digs), Gianna Almeida (1 ace, 3 kills, 3 digs). Carmel def. Lake Zurich 25-15, 25-21Lake Zurich (8-10 overall, 3-4 in the North Suburban Conference): Madelyn Eisen (3 digs), Heidi ...
Glenbard West after beating Downers North … 'Let's play again, and again, and again'
Downers Grove North's (from left) Justin Griesbaum, Daniel Eckmann, Luke Saranecki, Ian Schuller and Cole Fulton. Glenbard West coach Christine Giunta-Mayer is trying to schedule as many matches as possible this spring.One problem. The West Suburban Conference will not allow schools to schedule teams outside the conference or outside their own school districts.So Glenbard West will play York four times this spring. The Hilltoppers will play Hinsdale Central, Downers Grove South and Lyons three times instead of the usual home-and-away. They...
Unbeaten Rochester gets monkey off back by beating CS8 rival Normal U-High
Rochester's Tori Taylor (3) soared for one of her 11 kills in Thursday's 26-24, 17-25, 25-16 victory at Normal University High. Attempting to block the attack were U-High's Chloe Clayton (7) and Maycie Welborn (19). (Photo by Randy Sharer) By Randy SharerSpecial to Illprepvb.com NORMAL – The unbeaten Rochester volleyball team got a Central State Eight Conference monkey off its back by hitting the targets on the backs of Normal University High’s players on Thursday.“Since U-High joined the conference (in 2017-18), we haven’t beaten t...
Saturday, April 24 results
Saturday, April 24 resultsGirls volleyballLibertyville def. Vernon Hills 25-19, 25-9Vernon Hills (12-11 overall, 6-4 in the Central Suburban North).Vernon Hills coach Chris Curry: “It was anything but a normal season, but we made it through the delay from fall, a COVID quarantine while we played four varsity matches with only a few varsity players, and only four weeks together with the full varsity and eight practices. Considering all that, we think it was a very successful season. Vernon Hills says ‘Goodbye’ to a group of seven seniors who we...
Thursday, April 15 results
(Photo by Dave Ruggles) Thursday, April 15 resultsGirls volleyball Barrington def Stevenson 15-25, 25-20, 25-22Barrington (13-1 overall, 10-0 in the Mid-Suburban Westl): Amanda Cleary (11 digs, 3 aces), Jessica Horwath (15 kills, 7 digs), Felicia Guagliardo (11 assists, 5 digs), Campbell Paris (11 kills), Jenna Meitzler (3 kills, 2 blocks, 7 service points), Colette Garrels (2 digs, 5 points), Sarah Jensen (4 service points, 1 dig), Amelia Sigaev (8 service points, 17 assists, 6 digs), Bre Dunn (2 blocks).Stevenson (8-4 overall, 5-2 in ...
Tuesday, April 13 results
(Photo by Dave Ruggles) Tuesday, April 13 resultsGirls Volleyball Barrington def. Conant 25-15, 25-18Barrington (11-1 overall, 9-0 in the Mid-Suburban West): Amanda Cleary (6 digs), Jessica Horwath (9 kills, 5 digs), Felicia Guagliardo (4 assists, 2 digs, 1 kill), Campbell Paris (3 kills), Jenna Meitzler (5 kills, 2 blocks, 2 assists), Colette Garrels (9 digs, 9 service points), Sarah Jensen (7 service points, 1 ace), Amelia Sigaev ( 4 service points, 8 assists, 1 kill), Bre Dunn (2 kills, 1 blocks), Hope Regas (2 blocks, 2 kills).Note:...
Naperville North's perfect, albeit short season ends with perfect sendoff for eight seniors
Naperville North bid farewell to eight seniors Thursday while wrapping up a 10-0 season with a 25-16, 25-9 victory over visiting Waubonsie Valley. Naperville North has enjoyed some great success during head coach Jen Urban’s tenure.There was the 2004 team that went 34-6 and reached the Class AA supersectional before losing to Downers Grove South, 25-20, 23-25, 25-23. There was the 31-7 team in 2006 led by future University of Illinois All-American Colleen Ward.And there was last year’s team, which overcame the loss of 6-foot-2 outside hitt...
The boys are back in town, but who will wear the crown … if there's a crown to wear?
Marist won it all in 2019, and if the RedHawks are to successully defend their title (providing there is a state tournament beyond the promised regionals), it will be due in large part to 6-8 senior Nyherowo Omene (center, standing behind Marty Jepsen), the one holdover from that championship team. (Photo by Dave Ruggles). (Updated 4/23)Marist won the IHSA boys’ championship in 2019, the last time a state series was conducted, the last time a boys’ volleyball season was conducted in Illinois.Who would have won it all in 2020? We can only s...