(Photo by Dave Ruggles) Saturday, April 10 results Bolingbrook def. Joliet Catholic 25-20, 14-25, 25-18Joliet Catholic (7-5 overall, 2-3 in the East Suburban Catholic Conference): Alexis Mines (13 kills, 3 digs), Crystal Galaviz (7 kills, 4 block, 6 digs), Izzy Horkey (5 kills, 17 assists, 12 digs, 6 service points, 1 ace), Emily Surin (3 kills, 7 digs, 3 assists, 1 block), Riley Hungate (6 kills, 6 digs, 10 service points, 1 ace), Ryan Hinshaw (9 assists, 5 digs, 4 service points, 1 ace), Kristen Leuszler (2 kills, 8 service points, 8 d...
The season starts Saturday for Waubonsie Valley, but Benet can't wait
Benet improved to 3-1 with Friday's win over Waubonsie Valley behind (far right) junior Drew Rogers' 6 kills and 2 aces. Any similarity between the Waubonsie Valley team that takes the court next Tuesday and the one that took the court Friday at Benet will be purely coincidental.Senior Vincent Johnson, the Warriors’ starting setter two years ago, will rejoin the team at practice early Saturday morning and be ready to go when Waubonsie Valley begins DuPage Valley Conference play Tuesday at Naperville Central.Johnson missed the team’s first ...
Two points shy of victory, Batavia falls in three sets to St. Charles North
St. Charles North improved to 5-3 overall and moved to 3-3 in the DuKane Conference with Thursday's win at Batavia. So you want to be a head coach? Then you must expect days like this. Batavia led St. Charles North 23-21 in Game 2 of their DuKane Conference clash Thursday in Batavia, looking to complete a two-game sweep. But four hitting errors down the stretch cost the Bulldogs the set, and eventually the match.The North Stars took advantage of Batavia’s late miscues to win Game 2, then opened leads of 9-2 and 12-3 in the third set t...
A few points decide VC United 171's fate; Illini Elite 15 White rules AAUs
VC United 171 Elite, seeded No. 2 in the 17 Open division, found out that a few points can make a big difference. Orlando, Florida – VC United 171 Elite learned a valuable lesson the hard way at the 48th AAU Girls Junior National Volleyball Championships at the Orange County Convention Center. “I guess when coaches say every point matters, this is an example why,” said VC United club director/owner Eric Schulze. VC United, seeded second in the 17 Open division, rolled through its first eight matches at the Orange County Convention...
Presenting the Michio Chicago/Illprepvb.com 2021 girls H.S. preseason rankings
Plainfield North's Ella Wrobel (17, far right) is widely considered the best player in the state and will join Big Ten power Wisconsin after graduating this spring. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) You know the season is thisclose when somebody starts asking about rankings. So here we go. Maybe not the answer they’re looking for, but by all calculations, our best guess.Marist, Illprepvb.com’s No. 1 Class 4A team in the preseason in 2018 and again in 2019, is the preseason favorite in 4A again this fall. Marist went on to win it all in 2018, b...
K-8th graders invited to learn and develop basic skills at Club Fusion
Single day per week sessions committed to teaching and developing basic volleyball skills to K-8th graders through high repetition drills formatted solely for youth volleyball. Players will be split up based on their grade. FVA is the youth volleyball academy of Club Fusion Volleyball, one of the nation's top volleyball clubs. Visit www.fusion4kids.com to learn more, or to get registered! Spots are limited so don't wait to get registered! ...
UNO volleyball tryouts set for August 29
Tuesday, June 8 results
(Photo by Dave Ruggles) Tuesday, June 8 results Regional semifinals (in bracket order) Marist Sectional At BolingbrookMarist def. Tinley Park 25-12, 25-13Bolingbrook def. Bremen 25-13, 25-16At CorlissHomewood-Flossmoor def. Andrew 18-25, 25-15, 25-22Homewood-Flossmoor (12-11 overall): Kenyon Haynes (1 kill, 27 assists, 12 digs, 1 block), Christian Van Vorhees (6 kills), Charlie Van Etten (4 kills, 3 aces, 2 digs, 1 block), Marquel Flanagan (10 digs), Ramon Martinez (2 assists, 14 digs), Elijah Jean-Simon (2 kills, 2 blocks, 4 digs)...
'Underdog' Plainfield East surprises Minooka in Southwest Prairie finale
Plainfield East defeated Southwest Prairie Conference regular-season champion Minooka on Saturday to win the league's season-ending tournament in Minooka. Minooka’s plaque might be bigger, but Plainfield East got the last word.Plainfield East overcame a 24-21 deficit in the first set and fought back after squandering an early 9-5 led in the second to defeat regular-season champion Minooka, 28-26, 25-21, and win the season-ending Southwest Prairie Conference Tournament Saturday in Minooka.“It's absolutely amazing,” said Plainfield East se...
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...