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...
LaCoco, De La Salle's defense bring Montini's unblemished season to a stunning end
Montini could not protect big leads in both sets and dropped its first match of the season Monday to De La Salle. By Matt Le CrenSpecial to Illprepvb.comIsabella LaCoco is back.That’s a good thing for De La Salle. For Montini, though, it proved to be a problem.LaCoco missed De La Salle’s home loss to Montini last week with a back injury, but the Western Illinois-bound senior setter was in fine form Monday and made Montini feel the pain.LaCoco, who also worked on the right side while splitting setting duties with Daniela Scalise, had a team-...
Wednesday, April 14 results
Woodstock North players celebrate after winning the first set in the match that gave the Thunder no worse than a share of the Kishwaukee River Conference title, the first conference title in school history. (Photo by Vicki Long) Wednesday, April 14 results Girls volleyball Barrington def. Fremd 25-17, 25-23Fremd (6-3 overall, 6-3 in the Mid-Suburban West): Samantha Gump (7 kills), Claudia Wala (4 kills, 3 blocks), Sarah Graham (2 kills), Deme Yainas (2 aces, 5 digs), Rian Baker (12 assists, 1 ace, 3 blocks), Maeve Miller (1 ace), Iz...
Friday, April 9 results
(Photo by Dave Ruggles) Friday, April 9 resultsBloomington def. Peoria Notre Dame 25-23, 25-23Huntley def. Woodstock North 25-18, 25-23Woodstock North (7-2 overall, 6-0 in the Kishwaukee River Conference): Alyssa Wickersheim (7 kills, 10 digs, 1 block), Kylie Schulze (15 assists, 10 digs, 1 ace, 1 kill), Faith Eddy (5 kills), Kaitlyn Wickersheim (12 digs, 1 ace), Avery Crabill (2 kills, 6 digs, 1 ace).Leyden def. Proviso West 27-25, 25-23Leyden: Jenny Herrera (6 kills).Joliet Catholic def. Minooka 25-18, 25-23Minooka (4-4 overall): Ashlyn B...
Wednesday, April 28 results
Barrington players huddle around new coach BJ Boldog. Wednesday, April 28 results Evanston def. Maine South 25-19, 25-20Evanston (4-2 overall, 1-1 in the Central Suburban South): Aidan Klein (10 kills), Jesse Ijiwola (9 kills, 3 blocks), Olu Logan (25 assists), Sam Johnson (13 digs).Glenbrook North def. New Trier 25-16, 18-25, 25-19Lemont def. Oak Lawn 25-9, 25-15Lemont (2-0 overall): Jacob TerMaat (4 kills, 6 assists), Martin Kowalczyk (4 kills), Chris Calhoun (8 digs), Ethan Calderon (6 assists).Lockport def. Lincoln-Way Central 25-15,...
Benet's Kenney, defense overcome Marist in state final-caliber ESCC title match
Benet players celebrate after defeating Marist, 23-25, 25-11, 25-22, in the East Suburban Catholic Conference Tournament championship match Wednesday in Lisle. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) https://youtu.be/u_Nl7ta4K-0 By Matt Le CrenSpecial to Illprepvb.comBenet and Marist have combined to win the last three Class 4A state championships and six of the past nine.The two powers have built up a nice rivalry lately and were considered by many to be the two best teams in the state again this year.While the IHSA opted not to hold a state tourn...