Kitty Sandt (6) and Nazareth, the only team to defeat Plainfield Central this season, dropped its East Suburban Catholic Conference opener Tuesday to Benet in LaGrange Park. (Photo by Dave Ruggles). By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comPlainfield Central kept its winning streak going.The Wildcats pulled out a very competitive match down the stretch and toppled Sandburg, 25-23, 23-25, 25-23, Tuesday in Orland Park. The Wildcats (7-1) won their sixth straight. Their only loss was to eventual runner-up Nazareth in pool play of t...
Wednesday, September 15 tournament results
At Wheaton NorthBenet Academy def. Prairie Ridge 25-12, 25-13Benet Academy def. Oak Park-River Forest 26-24, 25-13Benet Academy (12-1 overall, 2-0 in the East Suburban Catholic Conference): Evie Blacha (3 kills), Sam Buckley (51 assists, 11 digs, 1 block), Ava Novak (18 kills, 1 dig), Caroline Carens (8 kills, 4 digs, 3 blocks), Caelin Abramic (8 kills, 3 digs, 1 block), Annie Eschenbach (12 kills, 1 dig, 3 blocks), Rese Bastuga (15 digs), Aniya Warren (1 kill, 24 digs), Audrey Aselson (2 kills, 3 digs, 1 assist), Christine Pullen ...
Monday, September 6 results
Monday, September 6 resultsClifton Central def. Iroquois West 25-9, 25-22Iroquois West (1-4 overall): Madi Scheurich (3 kills, 2 digs, 1 ace), Shea Small (5 kills, 1 ace), Kyli Rabe (3 digs, 1 ace), Maggie Thorne (11 assists), Sam Sigler (4 digs).Deer Creek-Mackinaw def. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 25-27, 27-25, 25-23Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (3-4 overall, 1-1 in the Heart of Illinois Conference): Savannah Shutmate (3 kills, 1 block), Kira Fuoss (7 digs, 1 kill, 12 assists, 1 ace, 1 block), Molly Kroon (6 kills, 7 digs), Natalie DeSche...
Tuesday, September 14 results
The 2021 Washington Panthers Tuesday, September 14 resultsAddison Trail def. Leyden 25-15, 22-25, 25-9Addison Trail (6-9 overall, 1-1 in the West Suburban Conference Gold): Sam Bartosik (3 aces, 13 digs, passed 2.56), Stephanie Petrbok (hit .308, 11 digs, 2 aces, passed 2.13), Charlotte Cahill (passed 2.38, 10 digs), Tiffany Zaremba (12 digs), Erica Severino (hit .235, passed 2.38, 11 digs).Leyden: Aleksandra Makowiec (8 kills).Arthur Lovington-Atwood Hammond def. Villa Grove 25-9, 25-14Arthur Lovington-Atwood Hammond (7-3 overall, 2-0 in t...
Hinsdale Central brings out the best in Lyons Township, and pays the price
Hinsdale Central's Kaitlyn Thick (17), shown here against Nazareth at the Crimson Classic, had 4 kills during Tuesday's loss at Lyons Township. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) There’s something about Hinsdale Central that brings out the best in Lyons Township.Conversely, there’s something about Lyons Township that brings out the worst in Hinsdale Central.Lyons Township opened the home portion of its 2021 schedule Tuesday by welcoming West Suburban Conference Silver division rival Hinsdale Central, and the Lions didn’t exactly play the hospitable h...
Saturday, September 4 non-tournament results
The 2021 Quincy Notre Dame Raiders Saturday, September 4 results At Geneseo Geneseo def. Sterling 25-19, 25-22Geneseo (4-4 overall, 1-0 in the Western Big 6): Hannah Copeland (12 kills, 9 digs, 1 block), Kammie Ludwig (4 kills, 1 block), Emma Frank (2 kills, 3 blocks), Lauren Johnsen (10 assists, 2 aces, 4 digs, 1 block), Alysia Perez (5 assists, 3 aces, 4 digs), Triston Highton (5 digs), Aubrey VanKerrebroeck (3 blocks).Geneseo def. Quincy 25-15, 25-15Geneseo (5-4 overall, 2-0 in the Western Big 6): Hannah Copeland (6 kills, 1 block)...
Unbeaten Belvidere North turns to Flynn to win the Jacobs Invitational
Unbeaten Belvidere North won the Jacobs Volleyball Invitational on Saturday, defeating Lake Forest, 25-16, 11-25, 25-10 in the championship match. Sometimes, no matter how good you are, you can’t do anything right. It was about then that Jayden Flynn decided that she had enough.“We did everything wrong in the second set,” said Flynn, Belvidere North’s feisty setter after watching her team bow 25-11 to Lake Forest in Game 2 of the championship match at the Jacobs Volleyball Invitational Saturday in Algonquin.“It seemed like as the set k...
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Saturday, September 4 results
Loyola defeated Deerfield on Saturday to win the New Trier tournament, the Ramblers' second consecutive tournament title, and improve to 12-0 on the young season. At JacobsBelvidere North def. Lake Forest 25-16, 11-25, 25-10 (championship)Lake Forest (6-5 overall): Mackenzie Pitera (5 kills, 1 block, 1 ace), Courtney Hvostik (6 kills, 1 ace), Emma Stadolnik (1 ace), Meg Margolis (13 assists, 3 blocks, 1 kill), Naomi Miles (5 kills, 1 ace, 1 assist).Belvidere North (10-0 overall): Kaitlin Leider (7 kills, 1 ace), Ava Irvin (9 kills, 1 ace), ...