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Monday, September 13 results
O'Fallon (11-4 overall) went 4-1 and finished third at the Lincoln tournament last weekend. Val Finck and Rylie Vincent were named to the all-tournament team. Monday, September 13 resultsArthur Lovington-Atwood Hammond def. Sullivan 25-14, 25-11Arthur Lovington-Atwood Hammond (6-3 overall, 1-0 in the Lincoln Prairie Conference): Michaela Powell (3 aces, 4 kills, 3 digs), Charley Condill (2 aces, 5 kills, 1 block, 6 digs), Delaney Gilles (1 ace, 7 kills, 1 dig), Alisha Frederick (4 kills, 1 block, 6 digs, 8 assists), Ashley Seegmiller (5 k...
Players pull together to help their downstate town recover from '1,000-year' flood
Between 9 and 10 inches of rain fell on Gibson City on August 12 during what weather experts called "a 1,000-year event," cutting outside access to the community and forcing scores of residents to evacuate. (Photo courtesy of WAND-TV). By Randy SharerSpecial to Illprepvb.comGIBSON CITY – When it came to a team building exercise, the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High School volleyball team got all it could handle on August 12 when between 9.5 and 10 inches of rain fell on Ford County within five hours.After many Gibson City homeowners ...
Presenting the first Michio Chicago/Illprepvb.com girls H.S. regular-season rankings
Wheaton Warrenville South and sophomore Rebecca Bellows (17) hope to get another shot at top-seeded Loyola at this week's Wheaton Classic. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Breese Mater Dei, Illprepvb.com’s No. 1 team in Class 2A, had its own way last weekend at the Crossroads Classic at Effingham. This weekend, it’s the big schools' turn.The annual Wheaton Classic begins Wednesday with pool play at Wheaton Warrenville South and Wheaton North. And if all goes well, the championship match should wrap up sometime Saturday before midnight.Loyola, un...
Saturday, September 11 tournament results
Genoa-Kingston defeated (Rockford) Guilford in the championship match Saturday to win the Byron Power Classic Tournament and push its record to 12-0. Saturday, September 11 tournament resultsAt ByronGenoa-Kingston def. Stillman Valley 25-16, 25-10Genoa-Kingston def. Forreston 25-19, 25-10Genoa-Kingston def. Ottawa 25-8, 25-13Genoa-Kingston def. Pearl City 25-22, 25-20Genoa-Kingston def. (Rockford) Guilford 25-22, 25-17 (championship)Genoa-Kingston (12-0 overall).Genoa-Kingston coach Keith Foster: “The girls continue to impress with the...
St. Thomas More's addition, Tri-Valley's subtraction equals victory for Sabres
Parkland College recruit Landry Warfel (5) of (Downers) Tri-Valley had 13 assists in Thursday's 27-25, 25-14 loss to visiting (Champaign) St. Thomas More. (Photo by Randy Sharer) Ohio State recruit Anna McClure of Champaign St. Thomas More returned from a broken leg to help the Sabers defeat Tri-Valley, 27-25, 25-14, at Downs on Thursday. (Photo by Randy Sharer) By Randy SharerSpecial to Illprepvb.comDOWNS – The math worked out in favor of Champaign St. Thomas Morel’s volleyball team on Thursday as the Sabers, ranked No. 1 in ...
Friday, September 3 results
Tennessee recruit Caroline Kerr (7) led Champaign St. Thomas More's volleyball team to a 27-25, 25-14 victory over Tri-Valley at Downs on Thursday. Kerr finished with 19 assists and 5 kills for the 3-0 Sabers. (Photo by Randy Sharer) Friday, September 3 resultsHarvest Christian Academy def. Larkin 25-16, 25-17Harvest Christian Academy (1-4 overall): Hayley Martin (13 kills, 4 blocks), Ella Schoenberg (13 assists), Alyssa Burke (5 kills), Naomi Dobrescu (3 blocks).Wauconda def. Mundelein 25-16, 22-25, 25-12Wauconda (6-2 overall, 0-0 in the...
Normal West wins nail-biter over district rival, wins first outright Intercity title
Averie Hernandez (10), a 6-foot-2 Northwestern recruit, totaled 57 kills while leading her Normal West volleyball team to a 4-0 record in the Bloomington-Normal Intercity Tournament at Normal West on Saturday. After a 25-17, 25-15 victory over Bloomington Central Catholic (pictured on defense), the Wildcats improved to 17-3 on the season. (Photo by Randy Sharer) By Randy SharerSpecial to Illprepvb.comNORMAL – Normal West’s first outright title in the 42nd Bloomington-Normal Intercity Volleyball Tournament on Saturday featured a ...
Thursday, September 23 results
Kaneland (pictured) hosts the Knight Invite beginning with pool play Friday. Among the teams participating are Plainfield Central, Neuqua Valley, Batavia, Downers Grove North and Metea Valley. Thursday, September 23 results Alleman def. Galesburg 25-14, 25-21Alleman: Anne VanDerHeede (13 assists, 2 kills, 2 blocks), Annaliese Dockery-Jackson (1 kill, 1 block), Clair Hulke (5 kills, 7 blocks), Colleen Kenney (2 aces, 1 assists, 3 kills, 18 digs), Iris Reynolds (2 kills, 3 block), Lauren Reger (6 digs), Rhyca Fullerlove (6 kills, 3 blocks)...
Friday, September 24 tournament results
Fresh off its win at New Trier, Niles West will compete at the tournament hosted Saturday by Northside Prep. Friday, September 24 tournament results At Kaneland Pool ANeuqua Valley def. Kaneland 25-10, 22-25, 15-12Neuqua Valley (8-8 overall, 1-1 in the DuPage Valley Conference): Bre Jones (8 kills), Alison Hoffmann (7 kills), Liel Thomas (5 kills, 4 blocks, 2 aces), Gianna Ptaszek (14 digs, 2 aces), Jahnavi Karat (18 assists, 3 aces).Note: Pool play will conclude with two matches Saturday morning before bracket play in the aftern...