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Wednesday, April 21 results
Benet's Ann Marie Remmes (6) slams a kill past Marist's Ellie Kurpeikis (10) during the Redwings' 23-25, 25-11, 25-22 victory Wednesday in the East Suburban Catholic Conference Tournament championship match. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Wednesday, April 21 resultsGirls volleyballBolingbrook def. Yorkville Christian 25-14, 25-7Bolingbrook (10-3 overall, 6-2 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): Lauren Shroba (11 kills), Cydney Anderson (5 kills), Chloe Knaak (17 assists, 2 aces), Nicole Kadziola (8 digs).Brown County def. West Central 25-21, 25...
From top to bottom and everywhere in the middle, Blue Steel VBC is about family
Blue Steel Volleyball Club's 16-1 boys team went 5-4 and finished 13th in the 16 USA division at the USAV Boys Junior National Championship. The team was coached by Melissa Massey (far right) and her sister, Lauren Martin (far left), and featured Massey's three sons -- Riley (23), Sutton (9) and Trent (standing behind Sutton) -- and Martin's son Landon (17). The first thing that jumps out at you when surveying the roster for the Boys BSVBC 16-1 team that competed at the recent USAV Boys Junior National Championship in Kansas City is th...
Normal Community wins battle of unbeatens, stops Chopra, Champaign Central
Michigan recruit Mira Chopra (far left) and her Champaign Central teammates ventured to Normal Thursday where they were handed their first loss of the season by unbeaten Normal Community. (Photo courtesy of News-Gazette) Normal Community's Mallory Oloffson (left) helped the undefeated Lady Iron top previously unbeaten Champaign Central, 25-14, 17-25, 25-20, at Normal. Looking to dig up a potential block by Brianna Becker (11) and Olivia Jackson (7) are Addison Boundy (3) and Sophia Feeney (1). (Photo by Randy Sharer). By Randy Sharer...
NVA/AVCA Division I-II, III Men's Preseason Coaches' Poll January 4, 2021
Monday, May 3 results
Monday, May 3 results Argo def. Tinley Park 25-10, 25-12Tinley Park (1-2 overall).Barrington def. Lake Zurich 25-16, 25-17Lake Zurich (1-6 overall, 0-2 in the North Suburban Conference): Anthony Kim (1 ace, 15 assist, 2 digs), Ethan Pratt (4 kills, 3 digs), Josh Diblik (1 ace, 3 kills, 1 block, 3 digs), Jonah Schwartz (3 digs), Nate Clarke (1 ace, 5 kills, 1 block, 2 digs), Nikola Zizich (2 kills, 1 block), Matt Conway (1 kill, 1 block).Barrington (5-1 overall, 3-0 in the Mid-Suburban West).Belleville East def. Alton Marquette 25-15, 25-18B...
Wednesday, May 26 results
(Photo by Dave Ruggles) Wednesday, May 26 results Barrington def. Palatine 25-15, 25-15Palatine: Storm (2 kills), Eli Sherman (9 assists, 2 kills, 1 block), Borowiec (2 aces), Bobby Widlowski (7 digs).Note: Barrington (11-2 overall, 9-1 in the Mid-Suburban West) wins the West division title and will face Prospect in the Mid-Suburban League championship game at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 3, in Mt. Prospect.Hinsdale Central def. Timothy Christian 25-18, 25-15Timothy Christian (9-2 overall, 9-1 in the Metro Suburban Conference): Kyle T...
Illinois Volleyball Coaches Association seeks board members amid restart
The restart of the Illinois Volleyball Coaches Association is underway, and the group is looking for members to serve on its regional board and get involved in the revitalization of the organization. (Photo courtesy of The News-Gazette) The Illinois Volleyball Coaches Association is excited to announce the official restart of the organization. Illinois is one of the top states in the nation for men’s and women’s volleyball, and the organization is looking forward to growing the game.The IVCA is seeking to develop its regional board to...
Thursday, April 8 results
Benet's Kyla Kenney slams one of her 13 kills Wednesday against Mother McAuley during the Redwings' 22-25, 25-22, 25-13 victory. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Thursday, April 8 resultsArthur-Lovington Atwood-Hammond def. Cerro Gordo 25-15, 25-13Arthur-Lovington Atwood-Hammond (7-2 overall, 7-1 in the Lincoln Prairie Conference): Mackenzi Bowles (4 kills), Cheyenne Chupp (5 kills, 1 block), Michaela Powell (3 aces, 8 digs), Sarah Rafferty (2 digs, 8 assists), Alisha Frederick (1 kill, 5 digs, 1 assist), Charley Condill (5 aces, 5 kills, 2 digs), ...
‘Who are we?’ Benet answers by beating previously perfect Mother McAuley
Mother McAuley's Abby Sarich skies to put down one of her 6 kills Wednesday, but it wasn't enough as Benet defeated the Mighty Macs in three sets Wednesday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles). https://youtu.be/LaIbtA-oNu8 Benet coach Brad Baker took a timeout with his team down a set and trailing 16-12 in the second Wednesday against visiting Mother McAuley.He called it a "Who are we?" moment.“When coach called a timeout, we just kind of regrouped,” said Benet setter Rachel Muisenga. “We were like, ‘C’mon, this is our home gym. We know we can g...