Wednesday, May 5 results

Wednesday, May 5 resultsArgo def. T.F. United 25-21, 25-21 Benet def. Montini 23-25, 25-9, 25-20Montini: Daniel Cyze (11 kills, 2 blocks), Miguel Jaojoco (5 kills), Andrew Briones (12 assists, 3 kills).Montini coach Brian Opoka: “My kids faced adversity all match and never showed any quit. We were down 5 points twice and battled back to tie it up. My kids are learning how to compete with the best teams in the state. I am so proud of our effort tonight. We took another big step forward.”Buffalo Grove def. Fremd 25-19, 21-25, 25-19Fremd (4-2 ove...

Wednesday, August 25 results

Quincy Notre Dame opened its season Wednesday by defeating Mendon Unity. Wednesday, August 25 results Addison Trail def. Maine East 19-25, 26-24, 25-23 Canton def. Peoria High 29-27, 25-21Peoria High (0-2 overall): Kennadie Fuller (14 assists), Kammie Hess (8 kills, 11 digs, 4 blocks), Mary Schmitt (17 digs, 11 kills, 1 assist, 3 aces, 7 blocks), Cheyenne McKinley (2 digs, 1 kill), Tyanna Ward (20 digs, 2 assists), Ionna Martin (1 ace), Aquarius Young (4 digs), Ailani Lee (2 blocks), Dania Covington (5 digs, 3 assists).De La Salle de...

Bolingbrook puts the finishing touches on a victory over Joliet Catholic

Bolingbrook players surround their coach, Molly DeSerf, after the Raiders' victory Saturday over visiting Joliet Catholic. The handful of fans in the stands and perhaps a few at the scorer’s table may have been gnawing at their fingernails when Joliet Catholic made a late run in the third game to trim what had been a 21-11 deficit to 22-16 Saturday at Bolingbrook.Nervous? Not Bolingbrook’s Kaylee Wnek.“I trust my team,” said the 5-foot-4 libero. “I trust the person behind me. I trust the person next to me. I really believe in them. I r...

Wheaton North Blue & Gold Invitational

Benet def. Wheaton North 25-17, 25-20Benet (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the East Suburban Catholic Conference): Caelin Abramic (9 kills), Ava Novak (9 kills), Annie Eschenbach (4 kills), Caroline Carens (4 kills), Sam Buckley (21 assists, 3 aces, 1 dig), Evie Biacha (1 kill, 1 block), Rese Bastuga (5 digs, 3 aces), Aniya Warren (5 digs, 3 aces).Wheaton North (0-2, 0-0 in the DuKane Conference): Audrey Brcka (12 kills, 4 digs, 1 block), Ella Brend (14 digs, 1 ace), Paige Syswerda (16 assists, 2 digs, 1 block, 2 kills, 1 ace), Mia Benson (2 kill...

McAuley's ballhandlers pass the test at Nazareth as Mighty Macs remain perfect

Nazareth's Izzy Decker (3) had 11 kills, but they weren't enough as the Roadrunners fell Monday to visiting Mother McAuley. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) A successful offense starts with good passing, and Mother McAuley passed the test with flying colors Monday.Molly McDermott and 5-8 middle hitter Abby Sarich each had 7 kills, 6-foot-3 middle hitter Molly Boyd added 5 kills and Caroline Macander passed out 21 assists as Mother McAuley defeated Nazareth, 25-22, 25-17, Monday in LaGrange Park.And it all started with good passing.“Our middles defi...

Benet finds offense here, there and everywhere in opener at Wheaton North

Kaneland is a team that hopes to make a long run in the postseason, and achieving that goal started with a strong showing Wednesday at the Wheaton North Blue & Gold Invitational. After losing his most experienced player and most proven offensive threat – 6-2 senior middle hitter Ann Marie Remmes – to an ACL injury during the club season, Benet coach Brad Baker wondered where his offense would come from this fall. The answer?   Everywhere. Outside. Rightside. Middle. Service line. The Redwings scored from all over the cou...

Hinsdale Central's game speed just a little too quick for Timothy Christian

Timothy Christian, which is only in its second full year of fielding a varsity team, features seniors (from left) Ben Tameling, Josh Loerop, Andrew Sheehan, Jason Westra and Kyle Teune. Timothy Christian’s schedule hasn’t exactly prepared the Trojans for what they’ll see on the other side of the net when the IHSA tournament begins in two weeks.“Adequate competition,” is what Timothy Christian coach David Barker calls his team’s slate of conference opponents.So while Wednesday’s 25-18, 25-15 loss at Hinsdale Central – the first time Timoth...