Tuesday, October 18 results

Bolingbrook defeated Lincoln-Way East on Tuesday to win its first-ever Southwest Suburban Conference championship. Tuesday, October 18 results Aquin Catholic def. Orangeville 25-10, 25-12Aquin Catholic (29-1 overall, 12-0 in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference): Lucy Arndt (15 kills, 1 block), Bentleah Stovall (9 kills, 1 block), Ainsley Stovall (5 kills, 1 ace), Megan Holder (24 assists, 1 kill). Augusta Southeastern def. Illini West 26-24, 25-12Illini West (27-7 overall, 5-1 in the West Central Conference): Reagan Reed (12 k...

Lauterwasser's to-do list gets shorter after Naperville North stuns Benet Academy

Benet's Kirsten Krammer tries to get around the block of Naperville North's Paige Lauterwasser during the championship match of the St. Charles East Scholastic Cup tournnament Saturday at the Great Lakes Volleyball Center in Aurora. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorThe bucket list just got a little shorter.Paige Lauterwasser’s four years on varsity included zero wins against Benet Academy and zero Scholastic Cup tournament championships … until Saturday, that is.Lauterwasser had 12 kills and a block to lead Na...

Monday, October 17 results

Lost in the crush of humanity is Glenbard West's 5-foot libero Demi Carpio (5), who registered her 1,000th career dig last week. Monday, October 17 results Breese Mater Dei def. Edwardsville 25-18, 25-20Breese Mater Dei (23-8 overall).Edwardsville (22-12 overall, 10-1 in the Southwestern Conference).Brimfield def. North Fulton 26-24, 25-22North Fulton (18-9 overall, 4-4 in the Prairieland Conference): Sadie Arnett (8 service points, 2 aces), Olivia Miller (14 assists), Cali Hanson (4 blocks), Katie Baker (5 kills), Sam Munson (16 digs)....

McAuley's Moonans celebrate final home game with big win over Lyons Township

Kamryn Lee-Caracci had 5 kills for Lyons Township at Mother McAuley on Wednesday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comMother McAuley honored its seniors Wednesday, and the Mighty Macs sent them out in style.In a possible sectional championship preview, McAuley made short work of visiting Lyons, 25-16, 25-16.Junior Ellie White led the way with 9 kills, 16 digs and a block, while middle blocker Maeve Moonan made sure her final home match was a good one with 6 kills and 4 blocks.“I was excited,” Moonan. “I was a li...

Tuesday, October 4 results

Hinsdale Central defeated Downers Grove North, 25-21, 23-25, 25-20, in a West Suburban Silver clash Tuesday in Hinsdale. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Tuesday, October 4 results Addison Trail def. Morton 25-8, 21-25, 25-21Addison Trail (8-14 overall, 3-2 in the West Suburban Gold): Stephanie Petrbok (6 kills, passed 2.67, 15 digs), Erica Severino (3 kills, 10 digs, passed 2.07), Itzel Gamboa (15 digs, passed 2.12), Tiffany Zaremba (3 kills, 5 digs), Riannah Varghese (15 assists, 4 digs). Aquin def. Lena-Winslow 31-29, 25-16Aquin (20-1 ov...

Presenting this week's 1st Alliance VBC/Illprepvb.com Girls H.S. Rankings

Paige Lauterwasser (right) and Naperville North crashed the 1st Alliance VBC/Illprepvb.com Class 4A rankings at No. 4 this week. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Getting to the top is sometimes easier than staying there.Benet Academy’s 6-3 junior outside hitter Ava Novak said it best Saturday.“When you’re winning a lot, sometimes you don’t come out as strong because you just expect to play great,” she said after the Redwings were stifled by Naperville North, 25-22, 25-20, in the championship game of the St. Charles East Scholastic Cup at the Gre...

Barrington stops Macs, OPRF at Autumnfest; Naperville is best North at Central

Paige Lauterwasser had 16 kills to lead Naperville North to its second tournament title in two weeks Saturday at Blocktober Fest hosted by Plainfield Central and sponsored by Illprepvb.com. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) At Glenbard EastEmotional power outage?“I think there was a little hangover,” said Barrington junior setter/opposite Jenna Meitzler. “It (Barrington’s semifinal win) was a great high for us.”After beating top-seeded Mother McAuley, 25-20, 10-25, 25-20, in a Gold bracket semifinal, Barrington sputtered at the onset of both sets in ...

Kaneland bounces back in a big way, beats Morris in Interstate Eight showdown

Kaneland celebrated its second victory over Morris this season with a large contingent of student supporters Thursday. Morris hopes to get middle hitter Hanna Lauterbach (far left) back in time for the IHSA tournament. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorGone from last year’s 34-4 sectional finalist are Madison Buckley (Ball State) and Meghan O’Sullivan (Grand Valley State).Gone, too, are Bella Rio (University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh) and libero Mackenzie Ewen (California Polytechnic State University).Mia Kane, a junior setter on last ye...