Glenbard West's Danny Dorsey (16), Liam O'Neill (14) and Trevor Powell (17) put up an impenetrable wall at the net against Plainfield North in the semifinals of the Glenbard East Springfest tournament Saturday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Matt Le CrenSpecial to Illprepvb.comGlenbard West coach Christine Giunta-Mayer has long known about senior setter Trevor Powell’s capabilities.Now the rest of the state is getting a glimpse of his talents.Two weeks after making his varsity debut, the 6-foot-6 Powell guided the Hilltoppers to the Springfest...
Wednesday, April 27 results
Middle blocker Tristan Lindquist (9) and Naperville North lost Wednesday to Downers Grove North, 25-21, 25-19. Wednesday, April 27 resultsAlton Marquette def. Alton 25-18, 16-25, 30-28Benet Academy def. Metea Valley 25-17, 22-25, 25-18Benet Academy (16-8 overall, 2-1 in the East Suburban Catholic Conference): Dominic Krzeczkowski (12 kills), Peter Shanley (11 kills), Drew Rogers (10 kills), James Buffardi (35 assists), Owen Oei (4 kills).Metea Valley (16-7 overall, 2-0 in the DuPage Valley Conference): Bartosz Chmielewski (6 kills, 3 block...
There's turnover at the top of Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb.com boys rankings
Led by Liam O'Neill (14) and Trevor Powell (17), Glenbard West is back in familiar territory ... at the top of the boys volleyball rankings. (Photo by Dave Ruggles). Where were you on Thursday, March 24? That was the day Lincoln-Way East defeated Glenbard West in both teams’ second match of the season, 22-25, 25-21, 25-23. A lot has changed since then. Actually, nothing has changed for Glenbard West. Since that day, the Hilltoppers have won 16 consecutive matches, including a 25-20, 25-15 victory over Marist in the finals of last...
Tuesday, April 19 results
Wheaton North (far court), which reached the Gold bracket semifinals last weekend at Wheaton Warrenville South, continued its winning ways Tuesday by defeating Lake Park. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Tuesday, April 19 resultsBelleville Althoff def. Lindbergh 25-16, 22-25, 25-19, 25-11Bolingbrook def. West Chicago 25-17, 25-23West Chicago (4-10 overall, 1-1 in the Upstate Eight Conference): Krystian Roldan (10 assists, 3 kills), Gavin Hamilton (5 kills, 9 digs, 1 block), Brendan Sulit (10 digs, 1 ace), Bo Parker (2 blocks, 1 kill).Bolingbrook (...
2022 Richard Griesheim Invitational at Downers Grove South
Downers Grove South (far court) is the No. 2 seed and Downers Grove North (near court) is the No. 6 seed at the 2022 Richard Griesheim Invitational, which returns after a two-year hiatus this weekend at Downers Grove South. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Friday-Saturday, April 22-23Friday pool play schedule 1 vs. 2 at 5:00 p.m.1 vs. 3 at 6:30 p.m.2 vs. 3 at 8:00 p.m. ...
Illinois entries bring home a busload of medals from the JVA World Showcase
Balance 18 won the 18 Classic division at last weekend's JVA World Challenge at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky. The JVA World Challenge last weekend at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky, produced a motherload of medals for the local entries, including three teams that won their respective 18s divisions.Balance 18 won the 18 Classic division despite losing two setters to ACL injuries this season, using a former libero to set and employing a former outside hitter as a libero. Balance finished 8-1 o...
Byas, Lincoln-Way East take early control of conference race by beating Lockport
Lincoln-Way East, which handed Glenbard West its only loss this spring, has won the conference title three times since the Southwest Suburban Conference went to a single division alignment in 2017. By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comJared Byas missed most of last season with tendinitis. This season, the Lincoln-Way East outside hitter hopes to help lead his team on another state finals run.Meanwhile, Byas did his part to make sure the Griffins win another Southwest Suburban Conference championship. He contributed 4 kills and 3 ...
Glenbard West smacks previously unbeaten Marist; Mustangs win two-horse race
Barrington's 6-10 sophomore Cole Hartke had 4 kills and 4 blocks in Barrington's loss to Downers Grove South in the championship match of the Richard Griesheim Invitational Saturday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepb.comNo Dorsey, no problem.Playing without one of its top players, outside hitter Danny Dorsey, who was out ill all weekend, Glenbard West handed top-ranked Marist its first loss of the season with a dominating 25-20, 25-16 victory Saturday in the championship of the Smack Attack Tournament at Brother Ric...
Wednesday, April 13 results
Parker Moorhead (12) and Glenbard West defeated Lake Park on Wednesday to improve to 11-1 on the season. (Photo by Dave Ruggles). Wednesday, April 13 resultsBelvidere Co-op def. Huntley 25-17, 25-19 Bolingbrook def. Willowbrook 25-19, 25-21Bolingbrook (8-7 overall, 0-0 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): Andy Stone (7 kills, 7 digs), Tristan Caminar (5 kills, 2 blocks), Evan Tran (2 aces), Connor Dmochowski (21 assists).Glenbard East def. Naperville Central 25-17, 25-16Glenbard East (12-3 overall, 2-0 in the Upstate Eight Conference):...
Brannigan moves on from error, leads Marist past Hinsdale Central in thriller
Hinsdale Central's Jakobi Lange (left) had a match-high 14 kills, but it was not enough as Marist defeated the Red Devils in three sets Tuesday in Hinsdale. (Photo by Dave Ruggles). By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comLuke Brannigan got a second chance. This time, he put it away. Brannigan, a sophomore outside hitter, banged the match-winning kill as Marist scored the final 5 points and defeated Hinsdale Central, 25-20, 23-25, 25-22, in a match between two of the state’s top teams Tuesday in Hinsdale. “It felt pretty good, but I als...