Thursday, April 14 tournament results

Conant (far court) improved to 14-3 overall with a straight-set win Thursday at Hoffman Estates. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Thursday, April 14 tournament results Pool ABarrington def. Metea Valley 27-25, 25-8Barrington (11-0 overall, 4-0 in the Mid Suburban League Conference): Jack O'Riordan (12 kills, 1 ace, 1 dig), Cole Hartke (6 kills, 1 ace, 1 dig), Caleb Rohlwing (4 kills), Carsten Wegh (23 assists, 2 kills, 2 aces). Barrington def. Lane Tech 25-19, 25-19Barrington (12-0 overall, 4-0 in the Mid...

Thursday, April 14 results

Hoffman Estates (far court) fell to visiting Conant Thursday in Hoffman Estates. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Thursday, April 14 results Fremd def. Schaumburg 25-12, 25-18Fremd (8-4 overall, 3-2 in the Mid-Suburban West): Camden Seaver (14 kills, 6 digs, 1 block), Nick Tangney (7 kills), David Nora (3 kills, 1 ace, 1 block), Marco Boscolo (20 assists, 2 aces, 7 digs), Chris Kim (6 digs), Luke Polcyn (1 block).Huntley def. (Rockford) Guilford 25-21, 17-25, 25-23Lemont def. Richards 28-26, 25-14Lemont (8-7 overall, 2-0 in the South Suburban Con...

Monday, April 18 results

Wheaton Warrenville South's Ammar Brzovic gets underneath the block of Loyola sophomore middle hitter Ethan Hogg during the Tiger Classic on Saturday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Monday, April 18 resultsBarrington def. Warren 25-21, 25-11Barrington (15-1 overall, 4-0 in the Mid Suburban West): Jack O'Riordan (9 kills, 1 ace), Cole Hartke (4 kills, 2 aces, 2 blocks, 2 digs), Caleb Rohlwing (2 kills, 2 blocks), Carsten Wegh (14 assists, 1 kill, 3 aces, 1 block), Quinn Kozak (2 kills, 1 block), Alex Zastawny (3 kills), Marc Gryzlo (4 digs).Chicag...

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...

Changes constant in latest Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb.com boys rankings

Glenbrook North's Evan Uhlig smashed a kill against Lincoln-Way West during the Wheaton Warrenville South Tiger Classic championship match Saturday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) The more things change, the more they stay the same?Not when it comes to the Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb.com Boys High School Rankings.There have been plenty of changes over the past two weeks. But that’s to be expected. Many teams are still finding their way, juggling lineups, searching for the right rotations, and waiting for players to return from injury or … wa...

Marist moves to the top of the Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb.com rankings

Plainfield East's Jace Milka (4) battles Bolingbrook's Tristan Benbow (7) and Andrew Sulima (9) during a match last week. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) A beats B, B beats C, C beats …. who? Marist moves up to the No. 1 spot in the first regular-season Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb.com Boys High School Rankings following its win over Lincoln-Way East, which in turn defeated previously No. 1-ranked Glenbard West, which in turn can reclaim the top spot if Marist falters at Warren. Or should Marist stumble, will it be supplanted by 2021 surp...