1st Alliance 17 Silver takes over the top spot in the latest 17s rankings despite going 1-6 at the Triple Crown NIT in Kansas City, Missouri, last weekend. While the Illinois boys’ high school season enter the home stretch, the girls club season continues in earnest for the 17-and-under age groups. Local clubs have been in action at the Triple Crown NIT in Kansas City, Missouri, May 29-31, and the 2021 adidas Windy City National Qualifier in Indianapolis, Indiana, May 14-16, among other events both local and out-of-state.Looming o...
Hinsdale Central stuns St. Francis (again); Marist, L-W East and Lockport move on
Lake Park defeated Buffalo Grove, 25-19, 25-13, on Saturday to advance to Tuesday's finals of the Lake Park Sectional against Glenbard North. At Hinsdale CentralHinsdale Central senior AJ Hood chose an unusual way to prepare for what many assumed would be the final match of his high school career on Saturday.“I was driving around this morning before the match,” Hood said. “I drove around my town and all I could think of was I owe it to this town to make another state run.”Thanks in part to the play of Hood, the fourth-seeded Red Devils rode...
Visiting St. Francis proves its point, hands Marist a rare second straight loss
Marist lost a second consecutive match for the first time since 2017 when it fell to visiting St. Francis on Monday. St. Francis' Aiden Benson (left) and Kevin Schuele. By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comComing off its first loss of the season, St. Francis not only wanted to regroup, the Spartans wanted to show they were still a top team.The Spartans did exactly that.Coming up with some huge plays down the stretch, St. Francis defeated Marist, 25-17, 25-23, in a scintillating matchup Tuesday on Chicago’s south side.St. Francis...
Friday, June 4 results
(Photo by Dave Ruggles) Friday, June 4 resultsGlenbrook North def. Hersey 25-17, 25-17Lake Park def. Lake Zurich 25-10, 25-17Libertyville def. Grayslake Central 25-19, 25-19Lockport def. Lyons Township 22-25, 25-23, 25-20Lockport (18-3 overall, 7-1 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): Matt Arens (16 kills, 4 blocks), Owen Knezevich (6 kills), Bryan Maida (10 digs), Evan Dziadkowiec (31 assists). Wheaton North def. Glenbard South 25-10, 24-26, 25-14Glenbard South (3-12 overall, 3-5 in the Upstate Eight Conference): Will Mack (8 kills, 1 bl...
Saturday, June 19 results
Glenbrook North junior libero Paul Wyszynski digs a ball during the Spartans' 25-22, 18-25, 25-19 victory over Lake Park in the IHSA boys volleyball championship game Saturday at Glenbard West. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Saturday, June 19 results IHSA boys semifinals Glenbrook North def. Lincoln-Way East 25-17, 25-14Lincoln-Way East (20-6 overall): Tyler Walenga (8 kills, 1 assist, 1 ace, 2 digs), Ian Nicholson (4 kills, 1 assist, 5 digs), Owen Morrow (17 assists, 2 kills, 1 dig), Jason Kougan (1 kill, 2 blocks), Jon Guch (4 kills, 3 di...
Loyola-bound Schwieger powers Waubonsie Valley to outright DuPage Valley title
Ben Schwieger (9) had 18 kills, 2 blocks and 12 digs in his final appearance in a Waubonsie Valley uniform before he departs to begin his college basketball career Sunday at Loyola-Chicago. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Ben Schwieger donned his Superman cape … er, his Waubonsie Valley jersey … for the last time Thursday at Naperville North.He made his final game one to remember.The 6-foot-6 senior outside hitter, who will begin his college basketball career Sunday when he arrives on the campus of Loyola University-Chicago, pounded 18 kills to g...
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Saturday, June 12 results
Lane Tech defeated Jones College Prep, 25-18, 13-25, 25-21, Saturday at the (Chicago) Wolcott Sectional. Saturday, June 12 results Sectional semifinals (in bracket order) Marist Sectional Marist def. Homewood-Flossmoor 25-16, 25-10Lincoln-Way East def. Sandburg 25-15, 20-25, 25-23Minooka SectionalAt Belleville WestEdwardsville def. O’Fallon 27-25, 20-25, 25-20At MinookaLockport def. Lincoln-Way West 25-21, 23-25, 25-13Lockport (21-3): Matt Arens (21 kills), Braeden Goebbert (5 kills, 2 blocks), Carter Steffgen (15 digs), Evan Dziad...
Tuesday, June 15 results
A large and enthusiastic crowd was on hand Tuesday to watch Lake Park defeat Glenbard North in a sectional championship game. Tuesday, June 15 results Sectional finals (in bracket order) Marist Sectional Lincoln-Way East def. Marist 26-24, 26-24Lincoln-Way East (19-5 overall): Ian Nicholson (9 kills), Owen Morrow (21 assists), Jason Kougan (5 kills), Jon Guch (5 kills), Sam Szafoni (5 digs).Minooka Sectional Lockport def. Edwardsville 27-25, 25-21Lockport (22-3 overall): Matt Arens (11 kills, 3 blocks), Carter Steffgen (7 kills)...
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...