IHSA tournament results for Friday, November 5

Metea Valley setter Regan Holmer (3) attempts a kill against a pair of Andrew defenders Friday at Plainfield North. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Friday, November 5 tournament resultsClass 4A At Mother McAuleyMother McAuley def. Willowbrook 25-18, 25-21Mother McAuley (34-6): Ellie White (12 kills, 7 digs, 2 aces), Peyton Brokemond (6 kills), Caroline Macander (22 assists, 8 digs, 1 kill), Maeve Moonan (3 kills, 1 block), Gigi Navarrete (15 digs), Olivia Klapp (10 digs), Sam Falk (8 digs).Willowbrook (37-2): Calli Kenny (6 kills, 7 digs), Hanna...

IHSA tournament results for Monday, November 1

Kira Hutson (15) and Metea Valley will meet Plainfield North for the sectional title Wednesday at Oswego. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Monday, November 1 tournament results Class 4A At Bartlett sectionalWillowbrook def. Downers Grove North 25-18, 22-25, 25-22Willowbrook (36-1): Natalie Cipriano (2 kills, 1 block, 1 dig), Katie Linnig (20 assists, 1 ace, 10 digs), Elizabeth Bruschuk (4 assists 9 digs), Calli Kenny (19 kills, 19 digs), Hannah Kenny (10 kills, 13 assists, 2 blocks, 13 digs), Hope Reckamp (1 kill, 2 blocks, 1 dig), Kyla Ostro...

IHSA tournament scores for Friday, November 12

Pleasant Plains' Sienna Hadley (15) tries to beat the double block of Chicago Christian's Delanie Grevengoed (3) and Keely Colyer (11). (Photo by Dave Rugggles) Friday's IHSA tournament semifinal resultsClass 1ASt. Thomas More def. Aquin 19-25, 25-22, 25-18Aquin (38-3): Lucy Arndt (13 kills, 13 digs, 3 aces), Ava Hiveley (11 kills), Elyse Luecke (5 kills, 18 digs), Megan Holder (30 assists).Class 3ABelvidere North def. Normal West 25-18, 25-17Belvidere North (39-2): Rachel Scott (8 kills, 7 digs, 2 block assists), Grace Betke (7 kills, 5 di...

Who will reign supreme? Illprepvb.com looks at the IHSA finals in Normal

Six-foot-3 junior and Florida recruit Kira Hutson has led Metea Valley to the first regional, sectional and supersectional titles in school history. Can she add a state championship trophy to the school's trophy case? (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorNORMAL – Sisters, sisters, there were never such devoted sisters.Pleasant Plains has five of them who watched their older siblings win an IHSA Class 2A championship in 2018 –  Kylee Garrett (Jade), Adi Fraase (Ali), Jaycee Smith (McKenzie), Lauren Buxton (Madaly...

Hutson's heroics help Metea Valley stop Andrew; McAuley ends Willowbrook's run

Andrew's Riley Kloss (11) tries to beat the block of a pair of Metea Valley defenders during Friday's supersectional at Plainfield North. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Matt Le CrenSpecial to Illprepvb.comKira Hutson had been in pressure situations before.So the Metea Valley star didn’t stress out when the Mustangs were staring two set points in the face during the opening game of Friday’s Class 4A Plainfield North Supersectional.Hutson came up with two huge kills and block, and 30 minutes later, Metea Valley had knocked Andrew out of the state...

Here is the Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb.com 2021 Special Mention Team

Montini's Jordan Haverly falls to one knee after her team defeated Pleasant Plains to win the IHSA Class 2A championship. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) Today, we are pleased to announce the Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb.com 2021 Girls All-State Volleyball Team and those players selected as “Special Mention.” Coaches across Illinois were invited to nominate players to theall-state team. Team members were selected based upon their accomplishments on the court and in the classroom as high school student-athletes, not on any future potential or ...

Illprepvb.com gallery of 2021 sectional champions

Collected from variety of social media sources, here are some 2021 IHSA sectional champions ... Barrington Filllies Belvidere North Blue Thunder Carterville Lions Chillicothe IVC Grey Ghosts Safety first. (Chillicothe IVC taking no chances with its sectional plaque.) Fremd Vikings Montini Broncos Mother McAuley Mighty Macs Normal West Wildcats Pleasant Plains Cardinals St. Viator Lions Willowbrook Warriors Add your team's photo to the gallery by emailing us at Illprepvb@gmail.com ...

Bergschneider sparks third-set rally as Pleasant Plains ousts Quincy Notre Dame

Pleasant Plains setter Hannah Smith (2) had 26 assists and eight blocks in a 14-25, 25-12, 25-23 Class 3A Clinton Super-sectional victory over Quincy Notre Dame. (Photos by Randy Sharer) By Randy SharerSpecial to Illprepvb.comCLINTON – Rarely do volleyball teams as good as Pleasant Plains get the opportunity to prove they can overcome a 21-15 deficit in the third set.So there was some doubt when Quincy Notre Dame built such an advantage in the Class 2A Clinton Supersectional on Friday.The Lady Cardinals, however, simply fed their top hitt...