(Updated 5/4) 1st Alliance 17 Silver went 7-2 and finished second in the 17 USA division at the Windy City National Qualifier to earn a bid to the 2022 USAV Girls Junior National Championship, June 23-July 4, 2022, in Indianapolis, Indiana. USAV Qualified Teams (Updated May 4)2022 USAV Girls Junior National ChampionshipJune 23-July 4, 2022, Indianapolis, Indiana 17 Open1st Alliance 17 Gold (Northern Lights) 17 NationalAdversity G17 Adidas (Great Lakes Region) 17 USA1st Alliance 17 Silver (Windy City)Sky High Adidas 17 Elite (Windy...
Oswego sticks to the game plan and Allen delivers in win over Plainfield North
Ben Rosenow had 5 kills and 3 aces in Oswego's win over Plainfield North on Thursday in Oswego. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorOswego had a three-pronged game plan following its tough 17-25, 25-18, 25-16 loss Tuesday to Plainfield East, the Panthers’ first in Southwest Prairie Conference play.Part I: Fix what was broken.“We worked on what we needed to work on in practice (Wednesday),” said Oswego’s 6-foot libero Alex Rosenow.Part II: Talk about how you respond following a loss, and stick to it.“We want to win c...
Saturday, April 23 tournament results
Barrington's Jack O'Riordan had 11 kills but it was not enough as the Broncos fell to Downers Grove South in the championship game of the Richard Griesheim Invitational. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Saturday, April 23 results At Downers Grove South Richard Griesheim Invitational Barrington def. Lyons Township 25-18, 23-25, 25-21Barrington (19-1 overall, 5-0 in the Mid Suburban League Conference): Jack O'Riordan (14 kills, 2 aces, 1 block, 6 digs), Cole Hartke (13 kills, 1 ace, 1 blocks, 4 digs), Caleb Rohlwing (7 kills, 2 bloc...
Friday, April 22 tournament results
Sophomore outside hitter Ben Zima and Glenbard South are competing this weekend in the Palatine/Schaumburg invitational. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Friday, April 22 resultsAt Downers Grove South Richard Griesheim InvitationalPool ABarrington def. Lake Park 25-18, 23-25, 25-17Barrington (17-1 overall, 5-0 in the Mid-Suburban West): Jack O'Riordan (14 kills, 6 aces, 1 block, 8 digs), Cole Hartke (12 kills, 2 assists, 3 blocks, 4 digs), Caleb Rohlwing (4 kills, 1 block, 1 dig), Carsten Wegh (33 assists, 2 blocks, 4 digs), Quinn Kozak (2 kil...
Krzeczkowski gets angry, bounces back, ‘pounds’ it for steadily improving Benet
Metea Valley's Bartosz Chmielewski (6) had 6 kills against visiting Benet Academy on Wednesday, but the Redwings defeated the Mustangs, 25-17, 22-25, 25-18. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Matt Le CrenSpecial to Illprepvb.comBenet right side Dominic Krzeczkowski began Wednesday’s match against host Metea Valley with a blistering kill.An hour later, he ended it with another one.In between, well, the Redwings had to dig deep to put an end to Metea’s five-game winning streak. Krzeczkowski, a 6-foot-6 sophomore, led all players with 12 kills, but B...
Thursday, April 21 results
Plainfield North (near court) defeated Joliet Central Thursday ahead of its participation in the Richard Griesheim Invitaitonal this weekend at Downers Grove South. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Thursday, April 21 results Barrington def. Fremd 25-20, 25-17Fremd (9-5 overall, 3-3 in the Mid-Suburban West): Camden Seaver (8 kills, 1 ace, 8 digs), Nick Tangney (6 kills), David Nora (1 ace), Marco Boscolo (10 assists), Chris Kim (10 digs), Luke Polcyn (4 digs).Barrington (16-1 overall, 5-0 in the Mid-Suburban West): Jack O’Riordan (8 kills, 3 aces...
Thursday, April 28 results
Oswego (far court) bounced back from its loss to Plainfield East on Tuesday by defeating Plainfield North Thursday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles). Thursday, April 28 resultsBarrington def. Hoffman Estates 25-18, 25-14Barrington (22-2 overall, 7-0 in the Mid Suburban West): Jack O'Riordan (9 kills, 2 digs, 1 assist), Cole Hartke (2 kills, 2 blocks, 2 digs), Caleb Rohlwing (4 kills, 2 blocks), Carsten Wegh (14 assists, 2 aces), Quinn Kozak (4 kills, 1 ace), Alex Zastawny (2 kills, 1 ace, 1 dig), Josue Jimenez (7 digs, 2 aces), Nick Oland (3 assist...
Saturday, April 30 tournament results
Hinsdale Central went 5-0 to win the York Tournament this weekend. Saturday, April 30 tournament scoresAt Lincoln-Way East Lockport def. Downers Grove North 25-15, 25-22 (quarterfinals)Glenbard West def. Lockport 25-21, 25-14 (semifinals)Lockport def. Lincoln-Way East 23-25, 25-20, 15-13 (third place)Lockport (20-4 overall) Matt Krzos (13 kills), Braeden Goebbert (7 kills, 3 blocks), Evan Dziadkowiec (29 assists), Kevin Rodriquez (16 digs).Lincoln-Way East (23-6 overall): Jared Byas (11 kills), Joey Glennon (6 ...
Wednesday, April 20 results
Loyola's 6-4 sophomore Benjamin Trapp tries to drive the ball pasdt a pair of Metea Valley defenders during last weekend's Tiger Classic at Wheaton Warrenville South. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Wednesday, April 20 resultsDowners Grove South def. Glenbard East 25-15, 25-22Glenbard East (13-4 overall, 3-0 in the Upstate Eight Conference):Tyler Johnwick (6 kills, 4 blocks), Connor Soto (15 assists, 4 digs, 2 aces, 2 kills), Bartek Kwidzinski (3 kills, 1 assist), Aidan Weltin (3 kills), Jack Austin (2 kills, 2 blocks), Jack Junior (1 ace...
Short-handed Glenbard East hangs tough, but falls short against Downers South
Wednesday's rematch between Glenbard East and Downers Grove South did not quite have the drama of their first meeting this season at the Springfest tournament earlier this month. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorGlenbard East tried to keep it close.But let's be Real. With their best attacker and six-rotation player seated on the bench nursing an injury he aggravated in practice Tuesday, the Rams didn’t quite have enough firepower Wednesday to overcome Downers Grove South in Downers Grove.Downers Grove South, whic...