Saturday, September 25 results

Saturday, September 25 resultsWest Chicago def. Wheaton Academy 23-25, 25-22, 25-13West Chicago (18-3 overall, 4-0 in the Upstate Eight Conference): Brianna Gromos (8 kills, 8 digs), Ava Lowell (4 kills, 3 aces, 11 digs), Marie Lowell (3 aces, 20 digs), Brianna Pechman (5 kills, 2 blocks, 7 digs), Kayla Sennese (5 kills, 1 block), Trinity Nelson (23 assists, 6 aces, 6 digs, 3 kills), Regan Miessler (10 digs, 1 ace).At AllemanMoline def. Geneseo 25-9, 25-16Geneseo (15-7 overall, 7-3 in the Western Big Six): Kammie Ludwig (2 kills, 2 digs), Laur...

Saturday, September 25 tournament results

Hersey defeated Naperville North 25-22, 25-23 to claim the championship of the tournament in Arlington Heights. Saturday, September 25 tournament results At Arcola Arthur Lovington-Atwood Hammond def. Mowequa Central A & M 25-17, 25-11Arthur Lovington-Atwood Hammond def. Armstrong-Potomac 26-24, 20-25, 17-15Arthur Lovington-Atwood Hammond def. Urbana 25-17, 25-19Broadlands Heritage def. Arthur Lovington-Atwood Hammond 25-22, 23-25, 15-2Arthur Lovington-Atwood Hammond (11-7 overall, 2-2 in the Lincoln Prairie Conference): Michaela...

Metea Valley has it their way at Kaneland with MacDonald (sort of) out of the picture

Metea Valley defeated host Kaneland to win the Knight Invite on Saturday. https://youtu.be/P-PnPYAbFDA By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorAgustin “Gus” Colima was on the hot seat Saturday in Kaneland.It’s a good thing he had Kira Hutson watching his back.Hutson, a 6-4 junior outside hitter who is committed to Florida, had 21 kills, 3 blocks and an assist to lead Metea Valley (24-2) to a 25-18, 15-25, 25-14 victory over host Kaneland Saturday in the championship match of the Knight Invite.Junior outside hitter Annabelle Troy added 8 ...

Wollard's 22 kills help IVC withstand late surge by Bloomington Central Catholic

Bloomington Central Catholic High School sophomore Isabelle Niepagen (7) hammered 13 kills in Tuesday's 25-18, 22-25, 30-28 loss to visiting Chillicothe Illinois Valley Central. (Photo by Randy Sharer) By Randy SharerSpecial to Illprepvb.comBLOOMINGTON – It’s a rare volleyball match when both teams go home happy, but that’s what happened after a raucous Illini Prairie Conference battle on Tuesday.Visiting Chillicothe Illinois Valley Central got the win, but Bloomington Central Catholic didn’t feel or look like losers after escaping a 17...

Mother McAuley, Ellie White thrill their fans with thrashing of archrival Marist

Marist outside hitter Kamryn Haney, who led the RedHawks to the championship of the Wheaton Classic, was limited to just a single kill Thursday at Mother McAuley. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comWhen Marist traveled to face rival Mother McAuley in the spring, there was something missing.The crowd.That wasn't missing when the two teams got together again on Thursday night, however. The gym was packed to the rafters and the home crowd left happy. That's because Mother McAuley’s 5-11 sophomore outside hitte...

Lauterwasser: Naperville North has a new vibe with several 'newbies' in the lineup

Paige Lauterwasser (14) and her Naperville North teammates suffered their first loss in the DuPage Valley Conference on Thursday. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorGone is longtime setter Anna Jaworski, who is busy setting all kinds of records at Southern Illinois University.Gone, too, are middle hitter Ellie Hall and outside hitter Eva Hartung, who were a big part of Naperville North’s unbeaten season last spring.So there are a lot of new faces on the Huskies’ side of the court this fall. But there is one familiar face.“Yeah, we only d...

St. Viator's season-opening win streak ends, not with a whimper but with a roar

St. Viator is enjoying its most successful season since the 2017 team reached the Class 3A semifinals in Normal, an aspiration that is shared by this 2021 edition. Adversity.What was it that German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche said? “That which does not kill us makes us stronger?"St. Viator is a much stronger volleyball team today than it was Tuesday.“We knew adversity would come our way,” said St. Viator setter Cailyn Harrington. “We had to face that today. We knew it was coming. We know Benet's a great team. Today, we were kind of prep...

Sangamon County Tournament Results

Pleasant Plains won the recent Sangamon County tournament. Sangamon County Tournament, September 25-27Quarterfinals Pleasant Plains (12-3) def.  Pawnee (6-5) 25-9, 25-11Williamsville (5-11) def. New Berlin (8-12) 25-15, 14-25, 25-22Athens (13-4) def. Riverton (7-12) 25-18, 25-16Springfield (Lutheran) def. Auburn (4-8) 25-20, 25-7Consolation SemifinalsNew Berlin (9-12) def. Pawnee (6-6) 25-20, 25-15Riverton (7-13) def. Auburn (4-9) 24-26, 25-16, 25-16Championship Semifinals Pleasant Plains (13-3) def. Williamsville (5-12) 25-13, 25-23Springf...

Monday, September 27 results

Tolono Unity, which won the Reed-Custer tournament on Saturday, saw its 20-match win streak snapped by Decatur St. Teresa on Monday. Monday, September 27 results Alleman def. Morrison 16-25, 25-14, 25-22Alleman (4-12 overall, 2-9 in the Western Big Six): Anne VanDerHeede (3 aces, 25 assists, 2 blocks), Clair Hulke (16 kills, 5 blocks, 1 dig), Colleen Kenney (1 assist, 4 kills, 38 digs), Iris Reynolds (1 kill, 2 blocks), Lauren Reger (1 ace, 4 digs), Rhyca Fullerlove (6 aces, 3 kills, 3 blocks, 3 digs), Claire Sottos (4 kills, 6 digs). Sa...