Middle blocker Heather Jiricek (21) and Mother McAuley defeated Downers Grove North, 25-9, 25-18, Thursday in Downers Grove. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Friday, September 17 results Illiana Christian (Dyer, Indiana) def. Timothy Christian 25-10, 25-18, 19-25, 25-12Timothy Christian (6-6 overall, 1-1 in the Metro Suburban Conference): Sadie Orange (11 kills, 1 ace, 1 block), Hope Huizenga (5 kills, 2 aces, 11 digs), Amanda Leibrock (4 kills, 3 blocks), Addy Vogelzang (3 kills, 2 blocks), Sierra Rieger (21 assists, 2 kills, 5 digs), Abi A...
Friday, September 17 tournament results
Gwen Wolkow (14) and Downers Grove North will meet top-seeded Loyola Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at the Wheaton Classic hosted by Wheaton Warrenville South. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Friday, September 17 resultsAt Glenbard WestPool AGlenbard West def. Payton 25-7, 25-17Glenbard West def. Regina Dominican 25-16, 25-16Payton def. Regina Dominican 25-14, 25-18(Glenbard West now 15-4)Pool BJoliet West def. Glenbard South 25-7, 25-18Schaumburg def. Glenbard South 25-21, 25-23Schaumburg def. Joliet West 25-18, 25-16Pool CFremd def. Glenbard North 25-14,...
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...
Here are the latest Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb.com girls H.S. rankings
Marist's Kamryn Chaney (right) is back from injured reserve and was named MVP of the Wheaton Classic last weekend. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) So what did we learn last week?For starters, we learned that Marist, now that the RedHawks have senior superstar outside hitter Kamryn Chaney back off the disabled list, are every bit the No. 1 ranked team in Class 4A they were crowned in the preseason.Marist rolled through the Wheaton Classic field last Saturday. Eight-time tournament champion Benet Academy, which for some inexplicable reason was p...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...