Rochester's Emma Dixon (9) and Ellie Gegen (16) and Quincy Notre Dame's Abbey Schreacke (14), Emma Hoing (6) and Annie Eaton (4) were part of a triangular mini-tournament at Rochester on Saturday that also featured Metamora. All three teams went 1-1. Metamora and Quincy Notre Dame captains and coaches meet before their match at Rochester on Saturday. ROCHESTER –Metamora defeated Rochester. Rochester defeated Quincy Notre Dame. Quincy Notre Dame defeated Metamora.Each team won, and each team lost at the three-team mini-tournament hoste...
Presenting the latest 1st Alliance VBC/Illprepvb.com Girls H.S. rankings
York junior outside hitter Emelyn Stettin (8) and the Dukes took down Hinsdale Central last week and have two matches this week before hosting Glenbrook South and Lyons next Monday and Tuesday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Short and sweet. That’s how we’ll keep the introduction to this week’s rankings. However, we would like to take this time to thank the folks at Rochester for their wonderful hospitality Saturday. We arrived unannounced (it was a late – actually early Saturday morning -- decision to make the 360-mile round trip) and th...
Wednesday, September 21 reuslts
Wednesday, September 21 resultsCrossroads Christian def. Yorkville 23-25, 25-13, 28-26Yorkville (12-10 overall, 0-4 in the Southwest Prairie Conference): Keelyn Muell (13 kills, 6 assists, 9 digs), Athena Westphal (4 kills, 3 digs), Charlee Young (7 kills, 7 digs), Clare Knoll (13 assists, 4 digs), Marie Reichman (15 digs, 5 assists). Forreston def. Polo 23-25, 25-13, 25-21Forreston (12-5 overall, 6-0 in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference): Jaiden Schneiderman (21 kills, 2 aces), Rylee Broshous (19 digs, 8 kills), Brooke Boettner (23 ass...
Bloomington/Normal Intercity Tournament
Normal Community junior middle hitter Olivia Corson (10) and the Ironmen will compete in the annual Intercity Volleyball Tournament at Normal Community High School on Saturday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Key:NCHS -- Normal CommunityCCHS -- Bloomington Central CatholicWEST -- Normal Community WestBHS -- Bloomington High SchoolUHS -- Normal U-High ...
Friday, September 16 results
Aquin's Lucy Arndt registered her 1,000th career kill in Thursday's win over Durand. Friday, September 16 resultsBogan def. Englewood Stem 25-20, 25-14Collins def. Instituto Health Sciences 25-16, 25-17EPIC Academy def. Air Force Academy 25-13, 25-14 Goode STEM Academy def. South Shore International 25-17, 25-16Hyde Park def. DuSable 25-22 25-19Marquette Manor Baptist Academy def. Tabernacle Christian 25-9, 25-13Timothy Christian def. Illiana Christian 25-15, 25-16Timothy Christian (14-2 overall, 1-0 in the Metro Suburban Conference): ...
No. 6 Mahomet-Seymour shorthanded during three-set loss to No. 1 U-High
Mahomet-Seymour setter Madalyn Gaede set the ball for teammate Sydney McKinney during Thursday's 25-12, 22-25, 25-16 loss at Normal University High. (Photo by Randy Sharer) By Randy SharerSpecial to Illprepvb.comNORMAL – Two state-ranked teams on a roll collided in the Normal University High Gym on Thursday and it was the host Pioneers who rocked on.Ranked No. 1 in Class 3A by Illprepvb.com, U-High won its 13th consecutive match with a 25-12, 22-25, 25-16 decision over No. 6 Mahomet-Seymour.After that Game 2 meltdown, Pioneer coach&...
Huntley doesn't panic, races past previously unbeaten Barrington
Barrington's Berkeley Ploder (No. 10 shown here at Redbird Arena last fall) ended a marathon second set with a block Wednesday, but the 6-2 junior and her teammates eventually succumbed to Huntley in the third set. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Huntley's Allyson Panzloff By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorHuntley coach Karen Naymola admitted she was tempted to call a timeout with her team trailing 11-6 in the third set of its nonconference match Wednesday at Barrington.“I didn't take the timeout,” she said. “I didn't want to use one right a...
Thursday, September 15 results
Vandalia and Greenville got together to "Volley for a Cure" on Thursday. Vandalia won the match, but the big winner was the fight against cancer. Thursday, September 15 results Alton def. Collinsville 25-21, 26-24Alton (8-6 overall, 1-3 in the Southwestern Conference).Aquin def. Durand 25-18, 21-25, 25-22Durand (13-5-1 overall, 3-1 in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference): Rhiannon Robertson (9 kills, 11 digs), Rachel Nevdal (15 digs), Addy King (13 assists), Lexie Montalvan (4 kills), Cailyn Lane (3 blocks).Aquin (15-1 overall, 4-0 ...
Tuesday, September 27 results
Washington's win over Sterling on Monday marked head coach Kary Dowling's 400th career victory. Tuesday, September 27 resultsAlleman def. United Township 25-15, 25-22Alleman (4-11 overall, 1-7 in the Western Big Six): Megan Hulke (1 block, 15 assists, 3 digs), Carson Wendt (5 kills, 1 block), Clair Hulke (8 kills, 2 blocks, 2 assists, 6 digs), Gaby Bazaldua (2 kills), Rhyca Fullerlove (2 kills, 1 block), Genesis Reyes (5 digs), Iris Reynolds (1 ace, 4 kills, 2 digs), Sasha Cornillaud (2 aces, 5 digs), Tyla Thomas (6 digs).Arthur Lovington-A...
Benet turns up the pressure, rallies to beat Lyons for ninth Wheaton Classic title
Benet outside hitter Gabija Staniskis redirects a kill past a pair of Wheaton Warrenville South defenders during quarterfnal play Saturday at the Wheaton Classic. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorBenet Academy’s girls were anxious to wrap up play Saturday at the Wheaton Classic with homecoming festivities ongoing at the school’s Lisle campus.But all that went out the window after the Redwings dropped the first set of the championship match to No. 1 seed Lyons Township.“After we lost the first set, we knew homeco...