Downers Grove South (far court) split two matches at Saturday's Lyons invite, beating Elgin Larkin and falling to Normal Community West. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Saturday, October 23 tournament scores At Lyons Lyons Township def. Normal Community 25-27, 25-14, 25-22Lyons Township def. St. Ignatius 28-26, 25-22Normal West def. St. Ignatius 25-21, 19-25, 26-24Normal West def. Downers Grove South 25-15, 25-23Normal Community def. New Trier 25-17, 25-22New Trier def. York 25-12, 25-27, 25-14Downers Grove South def. Elgin Larkin 25-13, 25...
Normal West spills Champaign Central in battle of teams no longer on the bubble
Normal West, ranked No. 2 in Class 3A by Illprepvb.com, won the eighth regional in school history Thursday with a 25-17, 25-18 victory over Champaign Central at the Bloomington Class 3A Regional at the Robert Frank Sports Complex. (Photos by Randy Sharer) By Randy SharerSpecial to Illprepvb.comBLOOMINGTON – The Champaign Central volleyball team has improved significantly from the beginning of the season.The only problem for the Maroons in the Bloomington Class 3A Regional final Thursday was running into a Normal West squad that has impro...
Friday, October 15 tournament results
Ashley Kushner (1) and Naperville North advanced to the quarterfinals of the Fall Harvest Festival at Plainfield Central, defeating Richards and Joliet West in pool play Friday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Friday, October 15 tournament results Chicago Christian def. St Charles North 25-20, 25-22Marist def. Chicago Christian 25-15, 25-27, 15-10Chicago Christian (23-6 overall): Logan Grevengoed (24 kills), Delanie Grevengoed (17 kills), Keely Colyer (44 assists).Saturday’s scheduleGold bracket (at Plainfiel...
Friday, October 15 results
Romeoville (far court) and Joliet Central recently tangled in a Southwest Prairie Conference match with the Spartans prevailing, 25-18, 25-19. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Friday, October 15 resultBeecher def. Milford 25-21, 20-25, 25-18Milford (22-7 overall): Caley Mowrey (11 kills, 5 blocks), Hunter Mowrey (11 kills, 17 assists), Anna McEwen (24 digs, 6 kills). Late Thursday, October14 results Coal City def. Reed-Custer 25-16, 25-23Reed-Custer (3-16 overall, 3-9 in the Illinois Central Eight Conference): Olivia Smith (3 aces, 1 kill, 12 a...
Ella Ramsay's cerebral approach has Maroon fans thinking 'red'
Four-year starter and Loyola University recruit Ella Ramsay (14) of Moline worked tirelessly to turn herself into a six-rotation player for the Maroons. (Photo by Randy Sharer) Moline's Ella Ramsay By Randy SharerSpecial to Illprepvb.comMOLINE – Moline High School volleyball fans have their fingers crossed.They haven’t been able to cheer their Maroons to a state tournament berth since 2002, but now they see Ella Ramsay’s approach could lead to a Class 4A Final Four appearance at Redbird Arena on November 12-13.Fans have actually seen two...
Thursday, October 14 results
Lake Forest celebrated the seniors who participate in the volleyball program prior to Wednesday's match with Mundelein. Honored were: Catie Kucera, Isabella Fisher, Abigale Lawrence, Claire Yehle, Gabriella Nerger, Colin Martens, Sam Fitzgerald, Sydney Pitera, Sam Tomek, Elizabeth Casper, Meg Margolis, Naomi Miles, Madelyn Liebelt and Anna Wise. Thursday, October 14 results Andrew def. Lincoln-Way West 25-16, 25-23Lincoln-Way West: Alexa Flores (11 assists), Caroline Smith (8 blocks), Isabella Been (14 digs, 7 kills).Note: Lincoln-W...
Wednesday, October 13 results
Lincoln-Way Central honored seniors (from left) Carli Udovich, Corissa Bradley and Nicole Connolly before Tuesday's game with Bradley-Bourbonnais. Wednesday, October 13 resultsBatavia def. St. Francis 27-25, 13-25, 25-23Batavia (15-13 overall, 3-3 in the DuKane Conference): Madelyn Hooper (11 kills), Grace Regnier (9 kills), Kyra Taylor (8 kills, 7 digs, 1 ace), Amanda Otten (16 assists, 5 kills).Batavia coach McKenna Kelsay: “What a match. This was the first time in school history that we have beaten St. Francis. We came out pretty tough ...
Tuesday, October 12 results
Pleasant Plains setter Hannah Smith (2) recorded her 1,000th career assist during Tuesday's match against Mt. Pulaski. Tuesday, October 12 results Alleman def. Quincy 15-25, 25-21, 25-21Anne VanDerHeede (2 aces, 20 assists, 1 kill, 1 block, 3 digs), Bella Runge (5 digs), Clair Hulke (1 ace, 12 kills, 7 blocks, 4 digs), Claire Sottos (1 kill, 1 dig), Colleen Kenney (3 aces, 8 kills, 10 digs), Iris Reynolds (3 kills, 2 blocks), Lauren Reger (2 assists, 9 digs), Mary Schultz (1 dig).Aquin def. Durand 25-15, 25-0Aquin (20-2 overall, 10-0 in...
Tuesday, October 5 results
Eureka's Kylie Hasselbacher (left) and Ella Ausmus were named to the all-tournament team at Pekin last weekend. Tuesday, October 5 results Addison Trail def. Morton 25-21, 25-20Addison Trail (9-12 overall, 3-2 in the West Suburban Gold): Caitlin Muhr (6 kills, hit .200, 2 aces, 9 digs), Sam Bartosik (6 digs, passed a 2.44), Kennedy Smith (2 aces, 18 assists).Andrew def. Lincoln-Way Central 25-20, 25-19Lincoln-Way Central (11-11 overall, 0-2 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): Mia Mattingly (6 kills, 2 blocks), Nicole Connolly (6 kills...
Woodstock North tournament
Friday's schedule ...