Fresh off winning its first conference title since 2008, Lockport won more hardware at last weekend's Autumn Knights Invitational, defeating host Lincoln-Way Central in the finals. Tuesday, October 19 results Alleman def. Hall 25-17, 25-20Alleman: Anne VanDerHeede (2 aces, 18 assists, 4 digs), Bella Runge (4 digs), Clair Hulke (1 assist, 9 kills, 2 blocks, 9 digs), Claire Sottos (1 ace, 2 kills, 1 block, 2 digs), Colleen Kenney (2 aces, 7 kills, 9 digs), Iris Reynolds (3 kills), Lauren Reger (1 ace, 2 digs).Arthur Lovington-Atwood Ha...
Here are the final regular-season Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb.com rankings
Teams like unranked Wheaton North will get a fresh start when the IHSA tournament begins tonight. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Even if you were paying attention, based on the organization’s fixation on football you probably didn’t know there was an IHSA girls’ volleyball tournament beginning this week.A television show to present pairings? Endless tweets? Shutting down the website for an entire day so as not to interrupt people going to the website to check out the pairings? An early sneak peek for the press so they can beat their deadlines...
Monday, October 18 results
Minooka and Plainfield Central got together for their annual "HITS for HUGS" game last week. The event helped raise money to benefit the family of Addy Boggs, a grade school student in Yorkville who is afflicted with a rare genetic disease. Monday, October 19 resultsBrown County def. White Hall (North Greene) 25-13, 25-15Brown County (26-3 overall, 8-0 in the Western Illinois Valley Conference): Katey Flynn (9 kills, 5 aces), Gracie Hedden (8 kills, 6 digs), Klare Flynn (7 kills), Gabby McGath (25 assists).Note: Brown County plays Bluffs o...
Saturday, October 16 results
Late Thursday, October 14 resultPleasant Plains def. New Berlin 25-12, 25-14Pleasant Plains (23-4 overall, 8-0 in the Sangamo Conference): Addison Skeeters (4 kills, 4 digs, 2 aces, 2 blocks), Carly Bowsher (1 kill), Hannah Smith (20 assists, 3 digs, 2 aces, 1 kill), Audrey Grieser (10 digs), Kylie Garret (7 digs, 1 assist), Peyton Bergschneider (7 kills, 1 dig), Lauren Buxton (4 kills, 1 block), Sienna Hadley (1 kill), Sydney McAfee (4 kills).New Berlin (13-15 overall, 2-6 in the Sangamo Conference): Kenna Bixby (6 kills, 8 digs, 2 assists, 1...
Seeking first visit to state finals, Metamora is more than a winning streak
Metamora's volleyball team has never qualified for the state tournament, a fact 6-foot sophomore outside hitter Esma Frieden (8), the Redbirds' kill leader, hopes to change this season. (Photo by Randy Sharer) Metamora High School setter Victoria Hall (4) has many weapons at her disposal including teammate Hannah Tellor (12). They have helped the Redbirds go 31-1 this season. (Photo by Randy Sharer) By Randy SharerSpecial to Illprepvb.comMETAMORA – To know the Metamora High School volleyball team, start with the end of its 43-match w...
Lyons invite provides teams with final opportunity to get ready for the dance
New Trier and middle hitter Sophia Ksanes split a pair of matches Saturday at the Lyons invite, defeating York and falling to Normal Community. (Photo by Dave Ruggles). https://youtu.be/7ABFXUKdrao By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorTen years have come and gone since Lyons won its one and only state title in 2010. That team, led by future University of Illinois stars Jocelyn Birks and Alexis Viliunas, avenged a loss to Cary-Grove in the Class 4A championship match 365 days earlier. The wait has been even longer for New Trier, which ...
McAuley beats Benet at Autumnfest; Marist stops Young at Harvest Festival
Benet's Annie Eschenbach (17) stretches to put down a kill over Mother McAuley defender Maeve Moonan (19) during the championship match of the Autumnfest Tournament Saturday at Glenbard East. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Matt Le CrenSpecial to Illprepvb.comThe performance of Mother McAuley pins Ellie White and Mary Kate Sheehan on Saturday was outstanding.It left Benet feeling stuck.White crushed a match-high 15 kills and Sheehan had a big impact on the right side as the Mighty Macs beat Benet, 25-14, 25-22, to win the Autumnfest Tournament ...
Saturday, October 16 tournament results
Belvidere North's Grace Betke (5) and the Blue Thunder defeated Wheaton Warrenville South for third place at the Autumnfest Tournament Saturday at Glenbard East. (Photo by Dave Ruggles). Saturday, October 16 tournament resultsAt Fall Harvest Festival Marist def. Whitney Young 25-29, 25-19 (championship)Whitney Young (22-7 overall): Vickie Mancine (1 ace, 12 digs), Ava Schabes (21 assists), Jordan Walker (8 kills), Maribella Espino (3 kills), Chelsea Thorpe (8 kills), Sarah Blyskal (3 kills), Leah Kennedy (1 block)...
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...