Kamryn Chaney (23) had 7 kills as Marist continued its mastery at home Monday with a 25-22, 25-13 victory over Joliet Catholic. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comIt's 1600 days and counting.The Marist girls’ volleyball team continued its home mastery with a 25-22, 25-13 victory over Joliet Catholic in an East Suburban Catholic Conference clash Monday.It was the 30th straight home win for the RedHawks. The last time they lost at home? Exactly 1,600 days ago, a 25-20, 25-22 loss to eventual IHSA Class 4A and nat...
Friday, April 23 results
The 2021 Somonauk Lady Bobcats. Friday, April 23 results Girls volleyball Burlington Central def. Marengo 25-20, 25-20Marengo: Lilly Johnson (5 digs, 2 kills, 5 assists, 1 block), Isabella Simonini (8 digs, 2 kills, 1 block), Jenna Turner (10 digs), Beth Webster (1 kill), Michaela Almeida (4 digs), Abby Rohe (2 digs, 1 kill), Alexa Stallings (1 ace, 5 digs), Gianna Almeida (1 ace, 3 kills, 3 digs). Carmel def. Lake Zurich 25-15, 25-21Lake Zurich (8-10 overall, 3-4 in the North Suburban Conference): Madelyn Eisen (3 digs), Heidi ...
Here are the latest Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb.com girls H.S. rankings
Barrington's Jessica Horwath (2) and the Fillies handed Class 3A No. 1 Belvidere North its first loss of the season Saturday at the Huntley tournament. (Photo by Dave Ruggles). (Editor's note: There will be no rankings Monday, October 18. The final regular-season rankings will run Monday, October 25.)The “rolling of the peas” took place Monday morning at the IHSA offices in Bloomington to determine the semifinals pairings for all four classes November 12-13 at Redbird Arena.No one should expect all the top seeds to survive their sectio...
Friday, May 7 results
Friday, May 7 results Glenbrook North def. Vernon Hills 25-23, 25-16Vernon Hills (9-1 overall, 4-0 in the Central Suburban North): Kevin Schumacher (8 assists), Jax Goldufsky (6 digs, 1 ace), Jack McDonald (7 kills, 2 blocks, 3 digs), Tony Mischiara (3 kills, 2 blocks, 3 digs), Anthony Viviano (1 kill, 1 block), Josh Ludolph (4 kills, 2 blocks), Ryan Ellis (1 kill, 2 blocks), Noah Ellis (5 assists). Glenbrook North (7-0 overall, 4-0 in the Central Suburban South): Paul Wyszynski (8 digs), Ryan Trout (1 kill), Louie Batang (20 assists, 2 ki...
Friday, March 26 results
Geneseo 2021 varsity team. Friday, March 26 results Bartlett def Glenbard East 25-16, 23-25, 26-24Glenbard East: Keri Hrouda (10 kills, 9 digs, 4 blocks), Kendall Crackel (8 kills, 2 aces, 5 digs), Julia Slusher (25 digs), Emily Ryan (5 blocks), Aubrey Wendorff (5 blocks), Riley Alstott (9 assists, 1 ace), Becca Honig (12 assists, 6 digs, 2 kills).Grayslake Central def. Mundelein 25-23, 25-12Mundelein (1-3 overall, 1-2 in the North Suburban Conference): Addison Spilman (1 kill), Micah Holly (2 kills, 2 digs), Isabella Feijoo (2 aces, 16 ...
Top Notch notches top finish at AAU St. Louis Crossfire Super Regional
Top Notch 16 Elite Top Notch 16 Elite out of Springfield, Illinois, won the AAU St. Louis Crossfire Super Regionals 16U-17U division January 16-17 at the BudDome in St. Louis, Missouri.Top Notch defeated SI Wave 16s Gray, 25-13, 25-11; R1C Invasion 16-White, 20-25, 25-18, 15-10; and R1C STL Crossfire 16 R1, 25-15, 25-9, on Saturday, then defeated STL Crossfire 16 T1, 25-23, 25-14; 314 VBC 16-1, 25-20, 25-15; and Elite VBC 16 GOLD, 25-20, 25-12, on Sunday.Team members include Megan Becker (Springfield), Ruth Becker (Springfield), Peyton...
Final 2019 Michio Chicago/Illprepvb.com rankings, and what lies ahead?
Zayna Meyer (left) and Wheaton Warrenville South rode some mid-season changes to the IHSA Class 4A finals at Redbird Arena. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) The 2019 season is in the record books.Newark and Sterling repeated. Benet denied Marist’s bid to three-peat. St. Teresa ruled Class 2A. But once again, the tournament reinforced the idea that the final eight teams in each class, if not the final 16, should be seeded, and the “rolling of the peas” abandoned. And while they’re at it, “geographic representation” should be trashed, too.The...
Glenbard West after beating Downers North … 'Let's play again, and again, and again'
Downers Grove North's (from left) Justin Griesbaum, Daniel Eckmann, Luke Saranecki, Ian Schuller and Cole Fulton. Glenbard West coach Christine Giunta-Mayer is trying to schedule as many matches as possible this spring.One problem. The West Suburban Conference will not allow schools to schedule teams outside the conference or outside their own school districts.So Glenbard West will play York four times this spring. The Hilltoppers will play Hinsdale Central, Downers Grove South and Lyons three times instead of the usual home-and-away. They...
Monday, October 4 results
Chillicothe IVC won last weekend's tournament at Pekin. Monday, October 4 results Barrington def. Wheaton Warrenville South 21-25, 25-17, 25-23Barrington (16-4 overall): Megan Bergquist (1 assist), Jessica Horwath (10 kills, 9 digs, 2 blocks, 7 service points), Bre Dunn (1 kill, 3 blocks), Berkeley Ploder (3 kills, 2 blocks), Jenna Meitzler (5 kills, 5 blocks, 14 assists, 2 aces, 7 service points), Gwen Adler (18 assists, 2 kills, 1 block, 9 service points), Amanda Cleary (15 digs, 6 service points, 1 ace), Campbell Paris (10 kills, 1 bl...
The boys are back in town (i.e. the IHSA state tournament, just not the same town)
The names and faces on the court are not the same, but the goal is. Glenbard West is seeking its fourth state title in seven years as, after a one-year layoff, the IHSA tournament begins this week. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Someday, the IHSA will get this right.“Our regional? Are you kidding me?” said Timothy Christian coach David Barker. “We’re in the greatest sectional ever put together in the history of boys’ volleyball in the state of Illinois.”Barker, of course, was talking about the Hinsdale Central Sectional, where St. Francis, Glenba...