Metamora sophomore Esma Frieden (8) banged out 22 kills to lead the Redbirds to a 25-22, 17-25, 25-19 victory Tuesday at Normal West. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) CHICAGO -- Between 2017-19, the Marist girls’ volleyball team lost a total of seven matches in winning back-to-back Class 4A state titles and then placing third.Last Saturday, the RedHawks dropped two matches in a row and finished fourth at the Crimson Classic, which led them to do some soul-searching.“I feel like it motivated me to be more of an impact player,” said Marist outside h...
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Wheaton North 37th Annual Blue and Gold Tournament
Wednesday's results Saturday's bracket At Wheaton North 37th Annual Blue and Gold Tournament Glenbard West def. Glenbard South 25-9, 25-15Glenbard West def. Lane Tech 25-17, 25-7Glenbard West (3-0 overall, 0-0 in the West Suburban Silver).Benet def. Romeville 25-15, 25-16Benet def. Buffalo Grove 25-14, 25-9Benet (2-0 overall, 0-0 in the East Suburban Catholic Conference): Aniya Warren (21 digs), Annie Eschenbach (5 kills, 3 blocks), Audrey Aselson (3 kills, 4 blocks, 23 assists, 4 digs), Ava Novak (4 kills, 2 digs), Caroline C...
Metamora turns a few heads despite loss to Marist; young U-High seeks to improve
Kitty Sandt and Nazareth bounced back from a 25-21, 25-13 loss to Maine South with a 25-18, 25-18 victory over Providence Catholic to reach the Bronze bracket Saturday at the Plainfield North Crimson Classic. (File photos by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorMetamora deserved a better fate Friday.The Redbirds, who return three starters from the team that opened last season with 27 consecutive victories and advanced to a Class 3A supersectional, found themselves on the other side of the net Friday against No. 2 seed Mar...
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Tuesday, August 23 results
Batavia opened its 2022 season Tuesday by defeating West Aurora. Tuesday, August 23 resultsAnnawan def. (Rock Island) Alleman 25-19, 25-20Alleman (0-1 overall, 0-0 in the Western Bix Six): Ashley Wood (1 kill, 3 digs), Megan Hulke (3 assists, 2 digs), Carson Wendt (2 kills, 3 blocks), Audrey Erickson (1 kill, 2 blocks), Clair Hulke (4 kills, 2 blocks), Rhyca Fullerlove (1 block), Yesenia Sieber-Casco (2 aces, 2 assists), Genesis Reyes (1 assist, 4 digs), Iris Reynolds (1 ace, 1 kill, 4 blocks, 1 dig), Miracle Martensen (2 digs), Sasha Com...
Lincoln-Way East leaves 'em feeling blue at Crimson Classic; Benet, McAuley roll
Lockport's 6-1 sophomore middle blocker Jenna Kolosta (18) is greeted at the net by Lincoln-Way East's Hayven Smith (16) and Tamia Maddox (12) during the Crimson Classic championship match at the Great Lakes Center in Aurora. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorThere was something about finishing last season only one game over .500 that didn’t sit well with Lincoln-Way East veterans Ava Nepkin and Jada James.“Going into last season, we all anticipated having a good year,” Nepkin said. “Unfortunately, it wasn't.”But ...
Wednesday, August 24 results
Bolingbrook fell to 1-1 on the young season following a three-set loss Wednesday at Hinsdale Central. Wednesday, August 22 resultsAddison Trail def. Maine East 27-25, 25-22Addison Trail (1-1 overall, 0-0 in the West Suburban Gold): Caitlin Muhr (7 kills, 2 blocks, 6 assists), Stephanie Petrbok (7 kills, 5 aces, passed 2.62), Riannah Varghese (21 assists).Bartlett def. Elk Grove 25-16, 25-17Elk Grove (0-2 overall, 0-0 in the Mid-Suburban East): Lauren Brunn (10/12, 4 kills), Reese Gbur (33/33, 4 assists).De La Salle def. (Chicago) Washingt...
(Almost) everything you need to know about the 2022 girls' season from A-L
Lincolnwood returns six of its top eight players from last season's 32-6-1 campaign that ended with a 25-17, 25-19 loss to Brown County in a Class A sectional semifinal. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorThe real fun begins tomorrow, so today Illprepvb.com takes a look at some of the teams and players who will be gracing gymnasiums throughout Illinois this fall with their athleticism, cohesiveness and determination. Due to the number of teams responding to our request for information and the amount of information we have gathered, we ...
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