Barrington's 6-10 sophomore outside hitter Cole Hartke (15) led Pipeline 17-1 to the championship match of the 2022 Dennis Lafata Boys Bid Classic. (Photo courtesy of Daily Herald) Today, we rank the top boys in the Class of 2024. The list is headed by the most impactful freshman from the 2021 high school season, Lockport's 5-foot-10 setter Evan Dziadkowiec, who led the Porters to their first-ever appearance in the IHSA quarterfinals and continued to flash his brilliance this winter at the reigns of Ultimate B16 Gold. Just behind...
Gwen Adler proves that you don't have to specialize to be a special student-athlete
Gwen Adler (far left) and her Barrington teammates finished third this fall in the IHSA Class 4A volleyball tournament at Redbird Arena. (Photos courtesy of the Daily Herald) Gwen Adler (15, lower left corner) watches as teammate Campbell Paris puts a kill away in an IHSA Class 4A semifinal. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Matt Le CrenSpecial to Illprepvb.comBoredom will never be a problem for Barrington sophomore Gwen Adler. Exhaustion may eventually trip her up, but not boredom.Adler is an outlier even by the energetic standards of teenager...
Tuesday, March 29 results
Oswego Tournament champion Rockton Hononegah was scheduled to play unbeaten NIC-10 rival Rockford Jefferson Tuesday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Tuesday March 29 resultsBarrington def. Rolling Meadows 25-17, 25-16Barrington (6-0 overall, 0-0 in the Mid Suburban West): Jack O'Riordan (4 kills, 2 digs, 3 aces), Cole Hartke (6 kills, 3 digs, 3 aces), Nick Oland (12 assists).Buffalo Grove def. Fremd 25-23, 22-25, 25-23Fremd (0-1 overall, 0-0 in the Mid-Suburban West): Aaron Sallade (9 kills, 2 blocks, 4 digs), Camden Seaver (9 kills, 6 aces, 1 dig)...
Plainfield East maps a 'trust'-worthy victory over visiting Lincoln-Way West
Geography. Led by Matthew Molnar, Downers Grove South defeated Downers Grove North on Tuesday. Twenty-four hours later, Plainfield East surprises Lincoln-Way West. And tomorrow, another key geographic showdown when Glenbard West visits Lincoln-Way East. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comOne thing is apparent about the new Plainfield East boys volleyball head coach Jeff Wilkie.He trusts his players. That trust paid off in his coaching debut Wednesday. The Bengals held off a rally in the opener and...