Lincoln-Way East libero Lexi Byas and the Griffins defeated Southwest Suburban Conference foe Lockport to win the Crimson Classic hosted by Plainfield North at the Great Lakes Volleyball Center in Aurora and sponsored by Illprepvb.com. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Saturday, August 27 results At Plainfield North Crimson Classic Lincoln-Way East def. Lockport 25-23, 25-21 (championship)Lockport (4-2 overall, 0-0 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): Grace Juergens (6 kills), Lainey Green (14 assists, 4 aces), Payt...
Friday, August 26 tournament results
Friday, August 26 tournament results At Plainfield North Crimson Classic Saturday's brackets At Plainfield North Crimson Classic Hinsdale Central def. Plainfield East 25-12, 25-10Hinsdale Central (2-0 overall, 0-0 in the West Suburban Silver): Ava Young (5 aces, 5 digs, 3 assists), Amber Pelton (2 aces, 7 assists), Erika Kalman (2 aces, 2 kills, 1 block, 2 digs), Kaitlyn Thick (4 kills, 3 blocks), Ellie Henneman (1 kill), Grace Scott (2 blocks), India Jones Shah (1 block), Alexa Knapp (3 assists)...
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Tuesday, August 30 results
The West Chicago Wildcats defeated South Elgin on Tuesday in their first meeting since South Egin denied West Chicago a piece of the Upstate Eight Conference title late last season. Tuesday, August 30 resultsAquin Catholic def. Warren 25-12, 25-10Aquin Catholic (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference): Lucy Arndt (6 kills, 10 digs), Ainsley Stovall (6 kills, 4 digs), Megan Holder (16 assists, 5 digs,) Bentleah Stovall (3 kills, 5 aces).Arthur-Lovington Atwood-Hammond def. Chrisman 25-19, 25-15Arthur-Lovington Atwood-Ha...
Friday, August 26 result
Friday, August 26 result Marian Central def. Belvidere 25-12, 25-19Marian Central (2-1 overall): Hadley Rogge (4 kills, 5 blocks, 3 digs), Ella Conlon (6 kills, 4 digs), Kaitlyn Mullen (8 assists, 6 digs, 1 ace), Danielle Lipnisky (4 kills, 1 dig). ...
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 ...
Monday, August 29 results
The Henry-Senachwine Mallards Late Saturday, August 27 result Flanagan-Cornell def. Cornerstone Christian Academy 25-21 25-12Flanagan-Cornell (1-2 overall, 0-0 in the Heart of Illinois Conference): Kortney Harms (1 assists, 12 kills, 5 digs), Grace Zimmerman (2 kills, 5 digs), Reagan Montello (10 assists), Kalynne Kindermann (8 digs, 2 aces).Monday, August 29 resultsBurlington Central def. DeKalb 25-21, 25-17Burlington Central (1-2 overall, 0-2 in the Fox Valley Conference): Leah Freesemann (7 kills, 10 digs), Brooke Hoffman (8 kill...
Marist soul-searching sears St. Francis; Metamora vexes Normal West in 3A tussle
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...
Powerhouse Normal U-High ready to home in on success, get back to Redbird
University High hopes an explosive offense can earn the team a trip to Redbird Arena, which is just seventh-tenths of a mile south of the school off Main Street in Normal. By Randy SharerSpecial to Illprepvb.comNORMAL – Home buyers often look for places that are “move-in ready.”Likewise, volleyball fans of Class 3A state powerhouse University High School in Normal hope to watch an offense that won’t need renovation during or after its August 22 season-opener at Bloomington.“Our top strengths will be our setting and our offense,” says Mike ...
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...