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...
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...
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...
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...
Friday, September 10 results
Downers Grove South's senior outside hitter Kayden Dempsey (8) tools a kill off the block by a pair of Leyden defenders in action earlier this week. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Friday, September 10 results Antioch def. Mundelein 25-11, 25-17Mundelein (2-9 overall, 1-0 in the North Suburban Conference): Isabella Feijoo (2 aces, 7 digs), Sydney Cox (3 digs), Micah Holly (2 kills, 1 dig), Millicent Rehm (1 dig), Skyler Brown (7 digs, 5 assists), Olivia Benjamin (1 kill, 2 digs), Libby Fritz (1 dig), Margaret O’Brien (3 kills, 1 bock, 1 dig), J...
Willowbrook shrugs off delay, comes out smokin' against Glenbard North
An eight-day layoff between matches, precipitated by a malfunctioning ventilation system in its gym, had little effect on Willowbrook's performance Wednesday. By Matt Le CrenSpecial to Illprepvb.comWillowbrook’s second match of the season on August 25 was cancelled, but it had nothing to do with COVID.“We were supposed to have a game with East Aurora, but our gym had a malfunction with the ventilation system,” said Willowbrook coach Irene Mason. “Fire alarms were going off and we had to cancel.”That meant the Warriors had eight days off bef...