(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...
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...
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...
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...
Wednesday, June 2 results
(Photo by Dave Ruggles) Wednesday, June 2 resultsBartlett def. Larkin 25-14, 25-14Bartlett (20-2 overall, 8-0 in the Upstate Eight Conference).Chicago Christian def. Marian Catholic 25-13, 25-11Chicago Christian (9-5 overall, 5-4 in the Metro Suburban Conference): Nolan Krygsheld (9 kills, 1 block, 2 digs), Jack Dryfhout (1 ace, 3 kills, 2 digs, 17 assists), Grant Veldman (3 aces, 7 kills, 3 digs, 1 assist).Downers Grove North def. Montini 25-16, 25-16Montini (10-5 overall, 8-0 in the Chicago Catholic League White): Dan Cyze (7 kills, 5 ace...
Thursday, June 3 results
Thursday, June 3 resultsGlenbard East def. Fenton 25-9, 25-14Glenbard East (11-6 overall, 6-1 in the Upstate Eight Conference): Trevor Real (7 kills, 3 digs), Dom O’Brien (5 digs, 1 ace), Griffen Skoumal (3 blocks), Tyler Johnwick (3 kills), Brian Whipple (6 assists), Connor Soto (6 assists).Hinsdale Central def. Downers Grove South 25-13, 20-25, 25-14Hinsdale Central (17-4 overall, 5-1 in the West Suburban Silver): Jakobi Lange (12 kills, 1 ace), AJ Hood (8 kills, 3 digs), Cullen Bradley (6 kills, 1 block).Lake Park def. Stevenson 25-19,...
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...
Here are the latest 1st Alliance VBC/Illprepvb.com 17s Girls Club Rankings
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...
Meet me in the middle? SPVB 18 Red defeats Illini Elite 18 Black for AAU title
Illini Elite 18 Black survived nearly a half-dozen three-set matches to reach the championship match of the 18 Club division in Orlando, but ultimately fell to SPVB 18 Red. Orlando, Florida – Sports Performance 18 Red and Illini Elite 18 Black traveled a combined 2,300 miles to play in the championship of the 18 Club division at the 48th AAU Junior National Volleyball Championships at the Orange County Convention Center.Wouldn’t it have been easier to settle things somewhere in the middle? Say, Dwight, Illinois?Maybe the accommodations are...
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...