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Wednesday, August 25 results
Quincy Notre Dame opened its season Wednesday by defeating Mendon Unity. Wednesday, August 25 results Addison Trail def. Maine East 19-25, 26-24, 25-23 Canton def. Peoria High 29-27, 25-21Peoria High (0-2 overall): Kennadie Fuller (14 assists), Kammie Hess (8 kills, 11 digs, 4 blocks), Mary Schmitt (17 digs, 11 kills, 1 assist, 3 aces, 7 blocks), Cheyenne McKinley (2 digs, 1 kill), Tyanna Ward (20 digs, 2 assists), Ionna Martin (1 ace), Aquarius Young (4 digs), Ailani Lee (2 blocks), Dania Covington (5 digs, 3 assists).De La Salle de...
Wheaton North Blue & Gold Invitational
Benet def. Wheaton North 25-17, 25-20Benet (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the East Suburban Catholic Conference): Caelin Abramic (9 kills), Ava Novak (9 kills), Annie Eschenbach (4 kills), Caroline Carens (4 kills), Sam Buckley (21 assists, 3 aces, 1 dig), Evie Biacha (1 kill, 1 block), Rese Bastuga (5 digs, 3 aces), Aniya Warren (5 digs, 3 aces).Wheaton North (0-2, 0-0 in the DuKane Conference): Audrey Brcka (12 kills, 4 digs, 1 block), Ella Brend (14 digs, 1 ace), Paige Syswerda (16 assists, 2 digs, 1 block, 2 kills, 1 ace), Mia Benson (2 kill...
Benet finds offense here, there and everywhere in opener at Wheaton North
Kaneland is a team that hopes to make a long run in the postseason, and achieving that goal started with a strong showing Wednesday at the Wheaton North Blue & Gold Invitational. After losing his most experienced player and most proven offensive threat – 6-2 senior middle hitter Ann Marie Remmes – to an ACL injury during the club season, Benet coach Brad Baker wondered where his offense would come from this fall. The answer? Everywhere. Outside. Rightside. Middle. Service line. The Redwings scored from all over the cou...
Tuesday, August 24 results
Kewanee's Makaela Salisbury (5) slips a kill past two Ridgewood defenders during the Boilermakers' season opener Tuesday. Tuesday, August 24 resultsAnnawan def. Alleman 25-14, 25-11Alleman (0-1 overall): Anne VanDerHeede (1 dig), Annaliese Dockery-Jackson (1 block), Bella Runge (1 ace), Clair Hulke (2 kills, 1 block), Claire Sottos (1 ace, 1 kill, 1 dig), Colleen Kenney (3 kills, 12 digs), Darryn Reyes Clay (1 kill), Iris Reynolds (1 ace, 1 kill, 2 digs), Lauren Reger (1 dig),Sasha Cornillaud (1 block).Barrington def. Stevenson 25-14, 25-20...
It's last call for Fremd seniors, and has Brown County’s time finally arrived?
Brown County went 17-4 in the spring and hopes to duplicate, if not exceed, that success this fall behind (front row, from left) Gabby McGath, Cortni Law and Makenna Post; (middle row, from left) Brooke Garthaus, Justyce Hunter, Cyrah Dunlap and Lea Houston; and (back row, from left) Ashlee Markert, Klare Flynn, Katey Flynn and Gracie Hedden. Not pictured is Kaci McKeon. Illprepvb.com continues its look at the 2021 season with more previews, including those of (Mt. Sterling) Brown County, which is on a quest to make history this fall a...
Monday, August 23 results
The 2021 Somonauk Lady Bobcats Monday, August 23 resultsBelvidere def. Marian Central 25-19, 25-18Marian Central (0-1 overall): Ella Conlon (6 kills, 3 blocks), Valle Leggett (6 kills, 3 blocks), Jessa Passi (8 digs, 1 kill).Blue Ridge def. Iroquois West 25-9, 25-13Iroquois West (0-1 overall).Brown County def. Camp Point Central 25-21, 25-19Brown County (1-0 overall): Gracie Hedden (8 kills, 13 digs, 1 ace), Klare Flynn (5 kills, 9 digs, 1 ace), Gabby McGath (20 assists, 10 digs, 1 block), Cortni Law (13 digs), Katey Flynn (12 digs).Brown C...
Young Fillies eye race to the finish line; Arndt, Bulldogs are small but mighty
Freeport Aquin has an enrollment of 88.50 students (how do you classify as a half-student?), but Lucy Arndt (12) and the Lady Bulldogs are among the favorites to reach Redbird Arena in Class 1A later this fall. Illprepvb.com continues its look at the 2021 season with more previews, including those of several teams hoping to build on their success in the spring and others that are facing a total revamp after suffering heavy graduation losses. (Last spring's record in parenthesis): Barrington (14-2)Start with the Mid-Suburban League Player...
Richards pins hopes on Glynn, Kenzinger; Bourque lays down law for Yorkville
Tara Glynn (above) and Abby Kenzinger (on the home page) are two reasons Richards is expected to vie for the South Suburban Conference Red Division title again this fall. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Illprepvb.com continues its look at the 2021 season with more previews, including those of several teams hoping to build on their success in the spring and others looking to move up the heirarchy in their respective leagues. (Last season's record in parenthesis):Crystal Lake South (7-6)After a slow start, the Gators won four of their final five...
(Almost) nobody's back for Benet; Montini, Plainfield North ready to make noise
Sam Buckley (middle row, third from left), who played rightside hitter for Benet last spring, is the lone returning starter for the Redwings this fall, and she will not be returning to the position she played as a junior. A minor bump in the road?Or a pothole the size of Pontiac?Benet has won four of the last nine Class 4A championships – 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2019. It has won 13 consecutive regional championships, played in 12 sectional championships over the last 13 years (winning eight of them), and has won a state trophy seven times d...