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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 ...
Powered by the Stovall ladies, tiny Aquin is the little school that could
Thought the IHSA lists its enrollment as 88.5 students, (Freeport) Aquin has an actual enrollment of 75 students this fall. Fourteen of them participate in the volleyball program. Bentleah Stovall By Matt Le CrenSpecial to Illprepvb.comWhen (Freeport) Aquin coach Robyn Stovall went to dinner with her family one recent Friday night, she had one request.“I said no volleyball talk,” Stovall said.That’s easier said than done considering she coaches her daughters, Bentleah and Ainsley, and the Bulldogs soon could be the talk of the town afte...
Marching to her own beat, Minooka's Jada Hampton kills it on bass drum, too
Middle blocker Jada Hampton (10, on right, with Desiree Anderson) was a big part of the 2019 Minooka team that went 32-8 and reached the supersectional before falling to eventual Class 4A state champion Benet. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comJada Hampton marches to the beat of a different drummer.Her own.Hampton is a standout middle hitter for the Minooka volleyball team. But the 6-foot-1 inch senior also does something else. She plays the bass drum in the Indian's marching band. "I've got many big respo...
Thursday, September 2 results
Sophomore Sienna Steines (10) and Hinsdale Central finished third at last weekend's Crimson Classic hosted by Plainfield North and Plainfield Central and sponsored by Illprepvb.com. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Thursday, September 2 resultsAquin def. Stockton 25-14, 25-14 Aquin (2-0 overall, 0-0 in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference): Ava Hiveley (11 kills, 4 aces), Hanna Pizzolato (8 digs, 2 assists), Megan Holder (24 assists) Lucy Arndt (9 kills, 2 aces, 6 digs), Elyse Luecke (2 blocks). Benet Academy def. St. Charles North 25-22, 25-13Be...
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...
Middle, outside or back row, DGN's Wolkow excels everywhere she goes
As a freshman, Downers Grove North's Gwen Wolkow (back row, fourth from right) was a starting middle hitter on the team that finished second in the state in Class 4A. Downers Grove North's Gwen Wolkow Gwen Wolkow loves to fish. She doesn’t like fish. But she loves fishing.Wolkow also loves volleyball. Since her freshman year, when she was a starting middle hitter on the Downers Grove North team that finished second in the state in Class 4A, she has developed into one of the top outside hitters and all-around players in Illinois.“She's th...
Tuesday, September 21 results
Ella Ramsay (14) and her Moline teammates handed Quincy Notre Dame its first loss of the season last Saturday, then defeated Newark on Tuesday. Tuesday, September 21 results Addison Trail def. Proviso East 25-8; 25-11Addison Trail (8-9 overall, 2-1 in the West Suburban Gold): Emilee Groer (hit .333), Stephanie Petrbok (hit .375, passed 2.5), Sam Bartosik (passed 2.5, 6 digs), Charlotte Cahill (5 aces).Aquin def. Pearl City 18-25, 25-15, 25-19Aquin (15-2 overall, 5-0 in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference) Lucy Arndt (17 kills, 14 dig...
Wednesday, September 1 results
Illini West split two matches Wednesday at the Suns Classic and will play Western at 5:00 p.m. Thursday as the tournament continues. Wednesday, September 1 resultsAntioch def. Marian Central Catholic 25-20, 23-25, 15-25Marian Central Catholic (0-2 overall): Kate Rodden (2 blocks, 3 aces, 8 kills, 8 digs), Valle Leggett (2 blocks, 1 ace, 10 kills, 4 digs), Ella Conlon (4 blocks, 4 kills), Kaitlyn Mullen (1 block, 1 kill, 10 assists), Grace Adams (career high 14 assists, 1 kill).Antioch (4-1 overall).Marian Central Catholic coach Robin Secris...