Friday, October 8 tournament results

Junior middle hitter Caroline Carens (14) and the Benet Redwings are the top seed at this weekend's St. Charles East Scholastic Cup hosted by the Great Lakes Volleyball Center in Aurora (Photo by Dave Ruggles). Friday, October 8 Tournament results St. Charles East Scholastic Cup (at Great Lakes Volleyball Center) Saturday's pools and brackets More Friday results Minooka def. Prairie Ridge 25-20, 25-22Prairie Ridge (9-13 overall, 6-8 in the Fox Valley Conference): Brianna Scheid (2 blocks, 1 ...

Here are the lastest Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb.com girls H.S. rankings

New Trier outside hitter Julia Hall (12) tries to split a pair of Assumption (Louisville, Kentucky) defenders during last weekend's Asics Challenge at Mother McAuley. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) The Asics Challenge has come and gone. Mother McAuley and Marist met for the second time this season, albeit it for third place, not first, and the result was the same, although the rematch was much closer than the teams' first meeting. Not that there wasn’t any interest in an all-Kentucky championship match, but there’s something special about the...

Friday, October 8 results

Illini Bluffs' Aubrey Brinkman, Alana Robertson and Annabelle Fortin were named to the all-tournament team at Knoxville last weekend. Late Thursday, October 7 resultsCarmel def. Lake Zurich 25-14, 21-25, 25-15Carmel (15-13 overall, 1-4 in the East Suburban Catholic Conference): Quinn Mainzer (7 kills), Julia Shrofe (7 kills, 24 assists, 2 aces, 8 digs), Milana Moisio (4 kills, 3 assists, 2 aces, 19 digs), Katie Wesolowicz (4 kills, 1 assists, 2 blocks, 4 digs).Hersey def. Buffalo Grove 25-17, 25-10Hersey (20-2 overall, 8-0 in the Mid-Subu...

Wednesday, September 22 results

Prairie Ridge, which reached the Bronze bracket championship game last weekend at the Wheaton Classic, continued its strong play with a victory over St. Charles East on Wednesday. Wednesday, September 22 resultsBarrington def. Huntley 25-22, 25-18Barrington (12-4 overall, 3-0 in the Mid-Suburban West): Amanda Cleary (8 digs, 5 service points), Jessica Horwath (9 kills, 5 digs, 1 ace, 5 service points), Gwen Adler (10 assists, 15 service points, 4 aces), Campbell Paris (9 kills, 2 digs), Jenna Meitzler (1 ace, 8 assists, 2 kills), Colette Ga...

Barrington's Paris burns Fremd in battle between Mid-Suburban West's best

Fremd's (from left) Izzy Seghoviano, Claudia Wala, Rian Baker and Rylen Reid were all part of the Vikings' 2019 Class 4A state semifinalist and are hoping to make another run at state after COVID interrupted their junior season. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorOff the court, Barrington’s 6-foot-4 junior outside hitter Campbell Paris is hard to miss.On the court, she’s hard to stop.Paris pounded 14 kills, including three in the waning moments of the second game to help the Fillies close on an 8-1 run, as Barrington recorded a 25-22...

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Emerging from mom's shadow, Kenny sisters hope to make a little history of their own

Sisters Hannah, a 5-7 freshman, and Calli, a 5-9 sophomore, are the daughters of former Willowbrook three-sport standout and Austin Peay Hall of Fame member Andrea Miller, who never won a regional title at the Villa Park school. By Matt Le CrenSpecial to Illprepvb.comWhen your mother is known as the best female athlete in school history, it is natural to feel some pressure when trying to follow in her footsteps.But that doesn’t seem to be an issue for Willowbrook’s Calli and Hannah Kenny. They are the daughters of Andrea Miller, a 1992 Wil...

Here are the latest Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb.com girls H.S. rankings

You need to break out your yellow hardhats when your school's biggest rival shows up at your door on the south side of Chicago. There are a number of big games on the schedule tonight – Hartsburg-Emden vs. Jacksonville Routt as Stags coach Jennifer Hayes goes for win No. 700, Pleasant Plans vs. Springfield Lutheran in the Sangamon County, Tolono Unity vs. St. Teresa.Later this week, the annual Asics Challenge is scheduled for Friday and Saturday at Mother McAuley. The tournament has been the playground for Louisville Assumption, but it...

Friday, September 24 results

Indian Creek spoiled the homecoming game for Somonauk (pictured above) on Thursday but not the homecoming celebration. Friday, September 24 resultsNewark def. Serena 25-19, 19-25, 25-16 Newark (15-5 overall, 6-1 in the Little Ten Conference): Kelly Snyder (10 kills, 8 digs), Lauren Ulrich (30 assists, 6 digs), Taylor Kruser (10 digs).Note: Newark has a varsity-only match against Depue on Tuesday.  Warren def. Lake Zurich 25-12, 25-21Warren (15-9 overall, 3-0 in the North Suburban Conference): Ruth Ziegler (8 kills, 2 assists, 2 digs, ...