Rochester's Tori Taylor (3) soared for one of her 11 kills in Thursday's 26-24, 17-25, 25-16 victory at Normal University High. Attempting to block the attack were U-High's Chloe Clayton (7) and Maycie Welborn (19). (Photo by Randy Sharer) By Randy SharerSpecial to Illprepvb.com NORMAL – The unbeaten Rochester volleyball team got a Central State Eight Conference monkey off its back by hitting the targets on the backs of Normal University High’s players on Thursday.“Since U-High joined the conference (in 2017-18), we haven’t beaten t...
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 ...
Hinsdale Central stuns St. Francis (again); Marist, L-W East and Lockport move on
Lake Park defeated Buffalo Grove, 25-19, 25-13, on Saturday to advance to Tuesday's finals of the Lake Park Sectional against Glenbard North. At Hinsdale CentralHinsdale Central senior AJ Hood chose an unusual way to prepare for what many assumed would be the final match of his high school career on Saturday.“I was driving around this morning before the match,” Hood said. “I drove around my town and all I could think of was I owe it to this town to make another state run.”Thanks in part to the play of Hood, the fourth-seeded Red Devils rode...
Saturday, April 24 results
Saturday, April 24 resultsGirls volleyballLibertyville def. Vernon Hills 25-19, 25-9Vernon Hills (12-11 overall, 6-4 in the Central Suburban North).Vernon Hills coach Chris Curry: “It was anything but a normal season, but we made it through the delay from fall, a COVID quarantine while we played four varsity matches with only a few varsity players, and only four weeks together with the full varsity and eight practices. Considering all that, we think it was a very successful season. Vernon Hills says ‘Goodbye’ to a group of seven seniors who we...
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...
Metea Valley/Oswego East invite
York graduate Sarah Rose fighting the biggest battle of her life off the court
Former York setter Sarah Rose took the court February 27 and served an ace in Marquette's three-set sweep of Iowa State. (Photos courtesy of Marquette University Athletics). Sarah Rose By Matt Le CrenSpecial to Illprepvb.comSarah Rose has spent her entire volleyball career handing out assists, first as a star setter at York and later at Marquette.But this season, the senior has been receiving assistance of a different, life-saving kind.Last September, Rose was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer, and is curre...
Glenbrook North feels the energy late, hands Vernon Hills its first loss
Vernon Hills took a 9-0 record into its Central Suburban League crossover Friday at Glenbrook North, and left with its first loss of the young season, 25-23, 25-16. What makes Glenbrook North so good?“We’re high energy,” said the Spartans’ 5-foot-10 senior setter Louie Batang. “We thrive on energy. Any energy. When we get big bounces, big blocks, anything we can do, we use that. We use that momentum.”Vernon Hills pulled the plug on that energy throughout much of the first set and through the first half of the second, but once Glenbrook Nort...
Saturday, March 27 results
(Photo by Dave Ruggles) Saturday, March 27 resultsBarrington def. Warren 25-13, 25-17Barrington (5-1 overall, 4-0 in the Mid-Suburban West): Amanda Cleary (3 aces, 10 points, 7 digs), Jessica Horwath (5 kills, 4 digs, 8 points) , Felicia Guagliardo (6 Assists), Campbell Paris (7 kills, 1 block), Jenna Meitzler ( 4 kills, 1 blocks, 2 digs), Colette Garrels (1 ace, 8 service points), Sarah Jesen (1 ace, 5 service points), Amelia Sigaev (3 service points, 1 digs, 12 assists), Hope Regas (2 kills, 2 blocks).Brown County def. Hardin (Calhoun) 2...
Sauer soars with big boys, Future wows, Adversity bows (out) at Palos Courts
Six-foot-8 setter Kyle Sauer (44) from Elgin Academy set for top-ranked SPVB 18 Elite on Saturday at Palos Courts, then came back on Sunday to set for SPVB 16 Elite. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) https://youtu.be/rOwva7ZaaDE Saturday, it was Kyle Sauer’s turn to keep the seat warm.Sports Performance B18 Elite, not-so-fresh off its 18 Open title at the 21 Dennis Lafata Boys Bid Classic a month ago, unveiled its third setter in as many events Saturday at Palos Courts when it borrowed 6-foot-8 sophomore Kyle Sauer (Elgin Academy) from its 16 ...