Illprepvb.com's photo library of 2021 regional champions

Collected from variety of social media sources, here are some 2021 IHSA regional champions ... Andrew Thunderbolts Barrington Fillies Kaneland Knights Lake Forest Scouts Lemont Indians Lockport Porters Lyons Lions Macomb Bombers Moline Maroons Normal Community West Wildcats Raymond Lincolnwood Lancers Rock Falls Rockets St. Francis Spartans Washington Panthers Wheaton Warrenville South Tigers Add your team's photo to the library by emailing us at Illprepvb@gmail.com. ...

Bergschneider sparks third-set rally as Pleasant Plains ousts Quincy Notre Dame

Pleasant Plains setter Hannah Smith (2) had 26 assists and eight blocks in a 14-25, 25-12, 25-23 Class 3A Clinton Super-sectional victory over Quincy Notre Dame. (Photos by Randy Sharer) By Randy SharerSpecial to Illprepvb.comCLINTON – Rarely do volleyball teams as good as Pleasant Plains get the opportunity to prove they can overcome a 21-15 deficit in the third set.So there was some doubt when Quincy Notre Dame built such an advantage in the Class 2A Clinton Supersectional on Friday.The Lady Cardinals, however, simply fed their top hitt...

Reid, Baker power Fremd past Hersey for Mid-Suburban League supremacy

Fremd defeated Hersey, 25-22, 25-14, in Palatine to win the Mid-Suburban League championship. https://youtu.be/m0GbzFvY_WM By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorThe last time Fremd won the Mid-Suburban League championship, the Vikings advanced to the Class 4A semifinals in Normal.Just saying.Wake Forest recruit Rian Baker had 22 assists, 3 kills, 1 block and 2 aces, and 6-0 outside hitter Rylen Reid slammed 13 kills and added a pair of aces as Fremd, the queen of the West, defeated Hersey, the ruler of the East, 25-22, 25-14, in the Mi...

Alyssa Worden locks up an Upstate Eight Conference title for South Elgin

South Elgin, which recently won the Elgin tournament, collected more hardware Tuesday when it defeated West Chicago for the Upstate Eight Conference title. South Elgin junior Alyssa Worden recently committed to the University of Iowa. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorSouth Elgin’s Alyssa Worden knew West Chicago had three pretty good reasons to win Tuesday’s Upstate Eight Conference winner-take-all match.“We traveled 30 minutes to get here and we knew they had a huge crowd, it was at their house and it was their senior night,” she sa...

Who survives? A not-so-brief look at all 32 sectionals from Bartlett to Wayne City

Junior Jessica Horwath (2) will try to lead Barrington to its first sectional championship since 2006 when the Fillies compete at Lake Zurich this week. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com Editor We start the week with 128 teams. By late Friday, only 16 will remain. Who survives? Here it is, Illprepvb.com’s not-so-brief look at the 32 sectionals feeding into 16 supersectionals that will provide four fields of four semifinalists in each class November 12-13 at Redbird Arena on the campus of Illinois State Univers...

Freshman Elle Norquist puts final touches on Yorkville's run to a regional title

Naperville North's Paige Lauterwasser (14) smashed 17 kills Thursday, but it wasn't enough as Yorkville rallied for a 15-25, 25-20, 25-15 victory in the Class 4A regional championship match at Yorkville. (Photos by Dave Ruggles). Yorkville freshman Elle Norquist served the final seven points of Thursday's regional championship match. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorNervous? Who, me?It was hard to tell whether Yorkville’s 5-5 freshman defensive specialist Elle Norquist was more nervous when she stepped to the service line late in Th...

Normal West spills Champaign Central in battle of teams no longer on the bubble

Normal West, ranked No. 2 in Class 3A by Illprepvb.com, won the eighth regional in school history Thursday with a 25-17, 25-18 victory over Champaign Central at the Bloomington Class 3A Regional at the Robert Frank Sports Complex. (Photos by Randy Sharer) By Randy SharerSpecial to Illprepvb.comBLOOMINGTON – The Champaign Central volleyball team has improved significantly from the beginning of the season.The only problem for the Maroons in the Bloomington Class 3A Regional final Thursday was running into a Normal West squad that has impro...

IHSA tournament results for Thursday, October 28

Downers Grove South (far court), which upset Hinsdale Central in a regional semifinal Tuesday, lost to rival Downers Grove North, 25-16, 25-21, in the regional championship match Thursday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles). Thursday, October 28 results Class 1A At Concord TriopiaBrown County def. Camp Point Central 16-25, 25-16, 25-23Brown County (30-3 overall): Klare Flynn (15 kills, 2 blocks, 5 digs, 1 ace), Katey Flynn (12 kills, 1 block, 10 digs), Gabby McGath (36 assist, 6 digs), Cortni Law (7 kills, 5 digs, 4 aces), Gracie Hedden (4 kills...