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...
Saturday, September 4 results
Loyola defeated Deerfield on Saturday to win the New Trier tournament, the Ramblers' second consecutive tournament title, and improve to 12-0 on the young season. At JacobsBelvidere North def. Lake Forest 25-16, 11-25, 25-10 (championship)Lake Forest (6-5 overall): Mackenzie Pitera (5 kills, 1 block, 1 ace), Courtney Hvostik (6 kills, 1 ace), Emma Stadolnik (1 ace), Meg Margolis (13 assists, 3 blocks, 1 kill), Naomi Miles (5 kills, 1 ace, 1 assist).Belvidere North (10-0 overall): Kaitlin Leider (7 kills, 1 ace), Ava Irvin (9 kills, 1 ace), ...
Saturday, April 3 results
Saturday, April 3 resultsDakota def. Stillman Valley 25-8, 25-12Dakota (7-1 overall, 5-0 in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference): Tabytha Toelke (17 kills, 1 ace), Abi Schlueter (10 kills, 4 aces), Lexi Brashaw (5 kills), Jadyn Sweet (24 assists, 1 ace), Falyn McPeek (5 assists), Kelsie Minkie (1 ace), Lexi Rote (2 aces).Eureka def. Heyworth 25-22, 25-13Eureka (8-2 overall, 8-2 in the Heart of Illinois Conference): Hannah Hetz (6 digs), Delaney Phillips (8 kills, 13 service points), Lynnde Dingledine (14 assists), Ella Ausmus (8 kills).Jol...
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...
IHSA girls volleyball regional, sectional sites
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Wednesday, March 31 results
Loyola's Mia McGrath (13) tries to slip a kill past the Mother McAuley block during the host Mighty Macs' straight-set win Tuesday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Wednesday, March 31 results Brown County def. Rushville 25-14, 25-16Brown County (6-3 overall): Katey Flynn (5 kills, 9 digs, 1 ace), Sadee Kassing (3 kills, 3 digs, 1 ace), Gabby McGath (10 assists, 2 digs, 2 aces), Gracie Hedden (2 kills, 2 digs, 3 aces).Carmel def Grant 23-25, 25-20, 25-20Carmel (3-3 overall, 1-3 in the East Suburban Catholic Conference): Riley Clark (10 kills), Sh...
Monday, September 13 results
O'Fallon (11-4 overall) went 4-1 and finished third at the Lincoln tournament last weekend. Val Finck and Rylie Vincent were named to the all-tournament team. Monday, September 13 resultsArthur Lovington-Atwood Hammond def. Sullivan 25-14, 25-11Arthur Lovington-Atwood Hammond (6-3 overall, 1-0 in the Lincoln Prairie Conference): Michaela Powell (3 aces, 4 kills, 3 digs), Charley Condill (2 aces, 5 kills, 1 block, 6 digs), Delaney Gilles (1 ace, 7 kills, 1 dig), Alisha Frederick (4 kills, 1 block, 6 digs, 8 assists), Ashley Seegmiller (5 k...
Geneseo's Barickman twins Abbi and Maddi spoil the party for Newark's seniors
Newark junior outside hitter Megan Williams (11) had 7 kills in Wednesday's loss to Geneseo. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Matt Le CrenSpecial to Illprepvb.comGeneseo twins Abbi and Maddi Barickman enjoy the feeling of winning on senior night.That’s especially true when it’s the other team that’s honoring their seniors.The Barickman sisters had a lot to celebrate Wednesday. Both played starring roles as the visiting Maple Leafs knocked off two-time defending IHSA Class 1A champion Newark in a 25-22, 20-25, 25-20 thriller.The North Central Co...
Jean Field Invitational
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Players pull together to help their downstate town recover from '1,000-year' flood
Between 9 and 10 inches of rain fell on Gibson City on August 12 during what weather experts called "a 1,000-year event," cutting outside access to the community and forcing scores of residents to evacuate. (Photo courtesy of WAND-TV). By Randy SharerSpecial to Illprepvb.comGIBSON CITY – When it came to a team building exercise, the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High School volleyball team got all it could handle on August 12 when between 9.5 and 10 inches of rain fell on Ford County within five hours.After many Gibson City homeowners ...