Marist's Kylie Brosius, Mary Clare Brusek, Bella Bullington, Chloe Artega and Elise Ward took on Wheaton Warrenville South Monday minus injured junior Kamryn Chaney (far right). Rebecca Bellows is following in the footsteps of Darby Harris and taking one for the team.Two years ago, Wheaton Warrenville South coach Bill Schreier gave some thought to running a 6-2 with Sarah Burau and Zayna Meyer sharing the setter’s position. That experiment was short-lived, however, and Meyer moved to outside hitter.Meanwhile, Harris, also a setter by trade...
Illini West is in camaraderie-building mode; JCA, York welcome new head coaches
York's Ella Contant (13) and Ella Lawton (16) are two of the few players back from last season's team to greet new head coach Danny Piwowarczyk. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Out with the old – well, not completely – and in with the new.Today, Illprepvb.com continues its look at the 2021 season with previews of two schools welcoming new coaches, a look at a downstate school hoping to blend some veteran players with a few new ones, and a new coop featuring one of the smallest high schools in Illinois.(Last season's record in parenthesis):Fenton (2...
Glenbrook North breaks 28-year drought, beats Lake Park for IHSA title
Glenbrook North celebrates its first IHSA boys volleyball championship since 1993 after defeating Lake Park, 25-22, 18-25, 25-19, Saturday at Glenbard West. (All photos by Dave Ruggles) https://youtu.be/yT7bIUyd8K4 When it came to winning state championships, Glenbrook North was in cicada territory.You have to go all the way back to 1993 to discover the last time the Spartans won an IHSA championship in boys’ volleyball.They came close twice since, losing in the title game in 2004 to a Wheaton Warrenville South team led by 6-9 Matt Mc...
Thursday, April 1 results
Pinckneyville was off to a 9-1 start under first-year coach and former Murphysboro boss Mike Layne heading into Thursday night's visit from Nashville. Thursday, April 1 resultsAndrew def. Lincoln-Way Central 26-24, 22-25, 25-13Lincoln-Way Central (1-7 overall, 0-1 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): Caitlyn Rochon (9 aces, 10 digs ), Nicole Connolly ( 5 kills, 12 digs, 1 block).Antioch def. Lakes 27-25, 25-21Lakes (2-2 overall, 1-1 in the Northern Lake County Conference): Paula Ceneac (4 kills, 1 block), Devinn Bell (13 assists), Julia T...
Tuesday, March 16 results
Nyla Buchanan (15) and St. Laurence defeated St. Joseph Monday in Burbank. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Tuesday, March 16 resultsAndrew def. Homewood-Flossmoor 25-15, 25-19Andrew (1-0 overall, 1-0 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): Colleen Cleary (4 kills, 3 aces), Abby Kiaupa (7 kills), Katie DeHaan (12 assists). Aurora Christian def. Timothy Christian 23-25, 25-23, 25-23Timothy Christian (0-1 overall, 0-1 in the Metro Suburban Conference): Hannah Schuringa (4 kills, 7 digs), Greta Hoogstra (9 kills, 4 blocks), Eva Pieta (16 assists, 8 dig...
Saturday, October 9 tournament results
Oak Lawn's Kate Dillon (7) led the Spartans' golf team to a third-place finish in the South Suburban Conference and competed in the IHSA girls' golf regional. She can now focus on leading the Spartans' volleyball team, seeded 11th in the Class 4A Mother McAuley sectional. Saturday, October 9 tournament results St. Charles East Scholastic Cup(At Great Lakes Volleyball Center) Prairie Ridge def. Bloomington 22-25, 25-12, 25-11Rosary def. Wheaton North 23-25, 25-18, 25-22 Benet Academy def. Neuqua Valley...
Here are the latest 1st Alliance VBC/Illprepvb.com Girls 16s Club Rankings
All work and no play makes for a very long day, so these Eastside Volleyball Club 16U Thunder girls took time out to enjoy pizza night at Brienzo's Wood Fired Pizza in Peoria Heights. Fox Force Five?Any fan of Quentin Tarantino and “Pulp Fiction” will remember the fictional TV series pilot that starred Mia Wallace (Uma Thurman), which she referred to as her “15 minutes.” The show followed the exploits of an all-female team of secret agents, each having a particular specialty.The fictional show was later mentioned in “The Lego Batman Movie...
St. Francis, York advance; Lockport wins, Lincoln-Way Central survives thriller
Oswego (left) surprised Benet in a regional semifinal Tuesday in Lisle. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) https://youtu.be/b8pYfsg-cDk By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comMary Brown has the video of the final point when her Lincoln-Way Central boy's volleyball team upset Lockport to win the regional title in 2017.The Knights will have an opportunity to add to Brown's video highlight collection Thursday. That's because they persevered in a wild and crazy match with a 25-23, 36-34 victory Tuesday over Plainfield East in the second semifin...
Young upstart Limestone, senior night emotions get the better of Morton
With seven seniors who helped Morton High School reach the 2018 Class 3A Elite Eight, the Potters had hoped to win a state trophy this season before the pandemic nixed the state tournament. During an emotional Senior Night match on Tuesday, Morton lost to Bartonville Limestone, 25-13, 25-20. (Photo by Randy Sharer) By Randy SharerSpecial to Illprepvb.comMORTON – It’s happened before.A team of young upstarts with nothing to lose – in this case Bartonville Limestone – surprises a squad of highly regarded veterans struggling with senior nigh...
College of DuPage to offer men's volleyball beginning in 2022-23 with aid of grant
A $10,000 grant from the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Foundation and First Point Foundation will help to establish a men's volleyball program at College of DuPage. College of DuPage will launch a men's volleyball program during the 2022-23 academic year, thanks in part to a $10,000 grant from the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Foundation and First Point Foundation, the college announced June 30. COD is one of 15 institutions to receive grant funding as part of the NJCAA and Fi...