Rochester's seniors had a lot to celebrate after upsetting No. 1 Normal U-High on Tuesday. Wednesday, October 5 results Flanagan-Cornell def. Midland 25-18, 25-13 Flanagan-Cornell (14-14 overall, 4-5 in the Heart of Illinois Conference): Kortney Harms (5 kills, 6 assists, 4 aces), Grace Zimmerman (7 kills, 2 aces), Raegan Montello (9 assists), Kalynne Kindermann (6 digs).Glenbard East def. Elgin 25-17, 25-10 Glenbard East (10-16 overall, 4-2 in the Upstate Eight Conference): Madison Manning (1 ace, 3 digs, 6 kills), Hailey Overlin (9 di...
Saints Fall Classic
Friday-Saturday, October 7-8, at Bloomington Central Catholic ...
Illprepvb.com presents 70 heavenly players in the freshman Class of 2026
Montini's 5-11 freshman middle hitter Francesca Lorenzo is part of a young lineup that could challenge for another Class 2A championship this fall. On the home page is St. Charles North's outside hitter Haley Burgdorf, one of the leading attackers in the Class of 2026. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) Today, we complete our look at some of the top players in Illinois by listing (alphabetically) players in the Class of 2026.The list features players who are making an impact on their high school varsity teams this fall – either in the starting r...
Lake Park tournament
MVP Ellie White, Mother McAuley claim ASICS Challenge championship
Kate Goudreau (3) and St. Charles East defeated Nazareth, 25-16, 25-16, to win the Silver bracket at the ASICS Challenge hosted by Mother McAuley on Saturday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com Editor“Just remember, stick to the plan,” said the Oz the Great and Powerful to Finley the monkey.“But the plan is you,” Finley replied.Whatever the plan was Saturday, Mother McAuley stuck to it. The result was the Mighty Macs’ sixth ASICS Challenge championship, and their first since the national championship team won it back in ...
No. 2 Metamora upends No. 1 Normal U-High en route to Saints Fall Classic title
University of Illinois recruit Lily Barry of Normal University High went on the attack against Williamsville in the Gold Division third-place match of the Bloomington Central Catholic Saints Fall Classic in Bloomington on Saturday. Blocking for Williamsville were Brooklyn Holdener (1) and Nina Ledgerwood (4). (Photos by Randy Sharer) By Randy SharerSpecial to Illprepb.comBLOOMINGTON – Scoring efficiently paid off for Metamora as it used power and precision during a five-match, 10-hour span to win the 16-team Bloomington Central Catho...
Lyons Township Volleyball Invite
Monday, October 10 results
After going 1-4 at last weekend's Scholastic Cup tournament at the Great Lakes Volleyball Center in Aurora, Edwardsville and freshman Ciara Cunningham (10) will try to start a long winning streak Tuesday when Alton visits. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Monday, October 10 results Champaign Central def. Washington 25-2, 25-19Washington (13-12 overall, 3-7 in the Mid-Illini Conference).Champaign Central (19-7 overall, 8-0 n the Big Twelve Conference).Effingham St. Anthony def. Vandalia 25-15, 25-19Vandalia (15-12-1 overall, 2-3 in the South Centr...
St. Charles East Scholastic Cup
Elk Grove Invitational
Saturday, October 8 ...