Tuesday, June 1 results

Tuesday, June 1 results Barrington def. Rolling Meadows 25-19, 25-16Barrington (12-4 overall, 9-1 in the Mid-Suburban West).Rolling Meadows (10-7 overall, 7-3 in the Mid-Suburban East).Bartlett def. South Elgin 25-22, 25-19Belleville Althoff def. Granite City 25-6, 25-9Brother Rice def. Homewood-Flossmoor 18-25, 25-15, 25-20Homewood-Flossmoor (10-11 overall): Kenyon Haynes (2 kills, 17 assists, 1 ace, 3 digs), Charlie Van Etten (1 kill, 1 ace, 2 digs, 1 block), Luis Lampley (1 dig, 2 blocks), Marquel Flanagan (5 kills, 1 ace, 1 assist, 13 d...

St. Francis, York advance; Lockport wins, Lincoln-Way Central survives thriller

Oswego (left) surprised Benet in a regional semifinal Tuesday in Lisle. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) https://youtu.be/b8pYfsg-cDk By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comMary Brown has the video of the final point when her Lincoln-Way Central boy's volleyball team upset Lockport to win the regional title in 2017.The Knights will have an opportunity to add to Brown's video highlight collection Thursday. That's because they persevered in a wild and crazy match with a 25-23, 36-34 victory Tuesday over Plainfield East in the second semifin...

Memory serves St. Francis; Downers Grove South, Lincoln-Way West claim regional titles

After dropping the first set, Aaron Marrs (3, far right) and Downers Grove South rallied to beat Oswego in the Benet Regional championship match. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Aiden Benson remembers.“Bad memories,” he said. “Bad memories all the way around.”Two years ago, led by 6-7 junior middle hitter Bryce Walker and a bunch of sophomores and vying for its first-ever berth in the IHSA state quarterfinals, St. Francis was the No. 1 seed in the Hinsdale South sectional. But the Spartans were stunned by No. 8 Hinsdale Central, 25-18, 25-16, in t...

Tuesday, June 8 results

(Photo by Dave Ruggles) Tuesday, June 8 results Regional semifinals (in bracket order) Marist Sectional At BolingbrookMarist def. Tinley Park 25-12, 25-13Bolingbrook def. Bremen 25-13, 25-16At CorlissHomewood-Flossmoor def. Andrew 18-25, 25-15, 25-22Homewood-Flossmoor (12-11 overall): Kenyon Haynes (1 kill, 27 assists, 12 digs, 1 block), Christian Van Vorhees (6 kills), Charlie Van Etten (4 kills, 3 aces, 2 digs, 1 block), Marquel Flanagan (10 digs), Ramon Martinez (2 assists, 14 digs), Elijah Jean-Simon (2 kills, 2 blocks, 4 digs)...

College of DuPage to offer men's volleyball beginning in 2022-23 with aid of grant

A $10,000 grant from the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Foundation and First Point Foundation will help to establish a men's volleyball program at College of DuPage.  College of DuPage will launch a men's volleyball program during the 2022-23 academic year, thanks in part to a $10,000 grant from the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Foundation and First Point Foundation, the college announced June 30. COD is one of 15 institutions to receive grant funding as part of the NJCAA and Fi...

Monday, June 7 results

Ben Rosenow (12) and Oswego advanced to the regional semifinals Tuesday at Benet with a 25-6, 25-16 victory over Marmion Academy on Monday. Oswego will play Benet at 6:30 p.m. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Monday, June 7 results Regional quarterfinals (in bracket order) Marist Sectional At RomeovilleRomeoville def. Marian Catholic 25-19, 25-10At RichardsRichards def. Eisenhower 25-17, 25-17At. T.F. NorthT.F. United def. Bloom 25-10, 25-16At Tinley ParkTinley Park def. Shepard 25-15, 25-23At AndrewAndrew def. Corliss 25-2, 25-2Andrew (3-...