Glenbrook North complete just the sixth unbeaten season (albeit an abbreviated one) for an Illinois boys' volleyball team when it defeated Lake Park, 25-22, 18-25, 25-19, Saturday at Glenbard West. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) After weeks and weeks of speculation (will we or won’t we?), we did.The 2021 boys’ volleyball season ended with an IHSA-sponsored tournament. And though, as always, it was far from perfect – sectional imbalance and “geographic representation” continue to be issues the IHSA refuses to address – somehow, the two best te...
Saturday, May 1 results
Wheaton Warrenville South's Trey Closset (8), shown here in an earlier match against Naperville Central, had 27 kills in a match against Neuqua Valley on Friday, the third most in program history and tops in the rally-scoring era. (Photo by Dave Ruggles). Saturday, May 1 results Glenbard North def. Glenbard East 25-17, 23-25, 25-10Glenbard East (3-2 overall, 1-0 in the Upstate Eight Conference): Connor Soto (18 assists, 1 ace, 5 digs, 1 block), Trevor Real (6 kills, 6 digs), Bartek Kwidzinski (4 kills, 5 digs), Jack Austin (3 kills, 1 ...
Saturday, September 11 tournament results
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...
Monday, August 30 results
Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin junior Rori Hanken (13, far right) tools a kill attempt off the hands of Normal West's Ashlyn Hicks (20) and Emma Rink (18) during the Cyclones' 25-13, 25-17 loss Saturday at Normal West. (Photo by Randy Sharer) Monday, August 30 results Alleman def. Abingdon-Avon 16-25, 25-17, 26-24Alleman (1-2 overall):Anne VanDerHeede (2 aces, 20 assists, 1 kill, 1 dig), Annaliese Dockery-Jackson (1 kill), Brianna Guzman (1 kill), Clair Hulke (1 ace, 7 kills, 3 blocks, 2 digs), Claire Sottos (3 kills, 1 dig), Colleen...
Thursday, March 18 results
Marist rallied to defeat visiting Nazareth in three sets Wednesday in a battle between 2019 IHSA semifinalists. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Thursday, March 18 results(Updated 9:50 a.m., Friday, March 19)Barrington def. Hoffman Estates 25-19, 25-14Barrington (2-0 overall, 2-0 in the Mid-Suburban West): Jessica Horwath (7 kills, 8 digs), Felicia Guagliardo (8 assists, 1 ace, 3 kills), Campbell Paris (5 kills, 2 digs, 2 aces), Jenna Meitzler (3 kills, 3 blocks, 3 assists), Colette Garrels (2 aces, 3 digs), Sarah Jensen (2 aces).Bishop McNamara ...
Belvidere North outslugs Normal West; Nazareth beats Joliet Catholic … again
Nazareth's Lauren Salata flicks a kill down the line in Friday's Class 3A semifinal victory over Joliet Catholic. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Randy SharerSpecial to Illprepvb.comNORMAL – When a volleyball team such as Belvidere North has more weapons, it behooves setters like Jayden Flynn to use them.The senior did just that, notching 24 assists as four of her hitters had 6 or more kills in a 25-18, 25-17 victory over Normal West in a Class 3A state tournament semifinal at Redbird Arena on Friday.Ranked No. 1 in 3A by Illprepvb.com, Belvide...
McGrath's 'special season' begins with Loyola's Crimson Classic championship
Loyola's Mia McGrath was named MVP of the 2021 Crimson Classic hosted by Plainfield North and Plainfield Central and sponsored by Illprepvb.com after leading the Ramblers to the championship of the 32-team tournament Saturday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) What a difference 24 hours make.“If you consider our first match on Friday to our last match today, it's amazing the growth that happened,” said Loyola coach Mallory Thelander.As long as her team doesn’t grow too much and can’t fit into its Crimson Classic championship T-shirts.The Ramblers...
Monday, May 10 results
Monday, May 10 results Carmel def. Grayslake North 25-14, 25-22Carmel (7-1 overall, 2-1 in the East Suburban Catholic Conference): Matt Herron (11 kills, 2 blocks), Andersen Ptasienski (7 kills, 2 blocks), Ryan Hogan (9 digs), Will Niese (2 blocks), Zach Marcheschi (2 blocks), Mario Durnil (11 assists), Bobby Szamocki (6 assists).Deerfield def. Maine West 25-20, 25-9Lakes def. Lake Forest 25-15, 25-22Lakes (3-2 overall, 1-0 in the Northern Lake County Conference): Ben Mercure (7 kills), Ben Welch (4 kills, 2 aces), James Leone (15 assists)....
Glenbard West rallies, surprises Montini for Wheaton North Blue & Gold title
Montini defeated Benet in the semifinals, but could not build on a first-set victory and lost to Glenbard West in the championship match of the Wheaton North Blue & Gold Invitational. By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comGlenbard West surprised most everyone except itself. The Hilltoppers won a pair of three-set thrillers Saturday, surviving Wheaton North in the semifinals then rallying past Montini, 17-25, 25-23, 25-23, in the title match of the Wheaton North 36th Annual Blue & Gold Girls Volleyball Tournament.The victory av...
IC Catholic Prep, Lincoln-Way East ponder what might have been, get set for fall
IC Catholic Prep is getting ready for the fall 2021 season after finishing the state tournament-less spring campaign at 17-0 without dropping a set. What if? What if there had been a state tournament last year? What if we just forget last spring altogether? There are teams on both sides of the coin. Yes, it would have been interesting to see what would have happened had there been a state series last season. Yes, there are some teams that are thankful to have a “do-over” and simply happy to put the past behind them. Today,...