(Photo by Dave Ruggles) Thursday, April 29 results Addison Trail def. Leyden 25-18, 25-17Addison Trail (2-0 overall): Andrew Drogosz (1 kill), Basile Vassos (1 ace, 2 digs), Enzo Ciaccio (2 aces, 5 kills, 1 block, 1 dig), Filippo Cacucciolo (2 aces, 7 kills, 2 bocks), Patrick Plasznik (1 ace, 13 kills, 1 dig), Salvatore Culotta (1 ace, 1 dig), Vince Cazante (1 block).Leyden: Alec Bunag (5 kills), Jakub Ochal (4 kills), Angel Linares (11 assists).Benet def. St. Viator: 25-18, 25-21Benet (2-1 overall): Augie Mazza (5 kills, 3 aces), Drew R...
Lyons Township invite
Saturday, October 23 ...
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...
Monday, September 20 results
Oak Park-River Forest defeated Sandburg, 25-19, 25-17, to win the Silver bracket at the Wheaton Classic last weekend. Monday, September 20 results Arthur Christian School def. Arthur Lovington-Atwood Hammond 25-13. 25-14Arthur Lovington-Atwood Hammond (8-4 overall, 2-0 in Lincoln Prairie Conference): Michaela Powell (1 ace, 1 kill, 3 digs), Charley Condill (6 kills, 1 block, 4 digs), Mackenzie Condill (4 digs), Delaney Gilles (1 kill, 2 digs), Alisha Frederick (2 kills, 1 block, 6 digs, 6 assists), Ashley Seegmiller (2 digs), Sarah Raffe...
After a season of COVID and club, Metea Valley's got the gang back together
Metea Valley improved to 7-0 on the young season with a 25-15, 25-10 victory Tuesday over visiting Oswego East. Metea Valley coach Dave MacDonald gave his players an option last spring.“We told the girls, ‘Hey, if you can make it, great,’” he said. “’If you have club practice, that’s your priority right now.’ There were a handful of girls who decided to stay with their clubs. I didn't fault them at all.“They all talked to me individually. They said, ‘Hey, I want to do this.’ They want to get recruited and I totally understand. We didn't hav...
Two weeks later, Barrington (minus a starter or four) gets back on the court
Barrington was in quarantine for two weeks due to the pandemic, then played three times in 24 hours minus any practice, 6-7 junior Jack O'Riordan, two starting junior middle hitters and a freshman outside hitter in a squeaker Saturday against Schaumburg. https://youtu.be/hcbZ6LM3Lss It was a recipe for disaster.Two weeks without touching a ball while in quarantine. Arguably your best player in Las Vegas playing in a club tournament. Three conference games in less than 24 hours, including back-to-back matches on Saturday with one mat...
Montini boys' volleyball needs a match. Will travel (or host). Can also play JV
Timothy Christian/Westmont Tournament pairings
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Friday, May 21 results
(Photo by Dave Ruggles) Friday, May 21 resultsCarmel def. Antioch 25-17, 25-23Carmel (12-2 overall, 5-2 in the East Suburban Catholic Conference): Andersen Ptasienski (12 kills, 1 block), Timmy Harvey (4 kills), Dylan Franada (4 kills), Zach Marcheschi (3 kills), Tommy Sulfridge (2 kills), Mario Durnil (24 assists), Ryan Hogan (14 digs, 2 aces).Fremd def. Barrington 25-16, 19-25, 25-14Fremd (9-3 overall, 8-1 in the Mid-Suburban West): Aaron Sallade (10 kills, 2 aces, 4 digs), Greg Harmon (5 kills, 3 aces, 3 blocks), Camden Seaver (9 kills, ...
LaCoco, De La Salle's defense bring Montini's unblemished season to a stunning end
Montini could not protect big leads in both sets and dropped its first match of the season Monday to De La Salle. By Matt Le CrenSpecial to Illprepvb.comIsabella LaCoco is back.That’s a good thing for De La Salle. For Montini, though, it proved to be a problem.LaCoco missed De La Salle’s home loss to Montini last week with a back injury, but the Western Illinois-bound senior setter was in fine form Monday and made Montini feel the pain.LaCoco, who also worked on the right side while splitting setting duties with Daniela Scalise, had a team-...