Blocktober Fest, Autumnfest, other tournament finals

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At Plainfield Central St. Francis def. Genoa-Kington 17-25, 25-21, 17-15Wheaton North def. Chicago Christian 25-20, 25-23 St. Viator def. Joliet West 25-15, 18-25, 16-14Waunakee (Wisconsin) def. Andrew 25-13, 25-21 Minooka def. Marist JV 25-22, 25-22 Naperville North def. Plainfield North 25-23, 22-25, 15-11 (championship)Naperville North (30-3 overall, 7-1 in the DuPage Valley Conference): Paige Lauterwasser (16 kills, 9 digs), Leah Norris (4 kills, 3 digs), Liz Rossi (4 kills, 3 digs), Shelby Erickson (2...

Presenting the latest 1st Alliance VBC/Illprepvb.com Girls H.S. Rankings

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Mother McAuley junior outside hitter Ellie White (8) was named the tournament MVP after leading the Mighty Macs to the championship of the ASICS Challenge last weekend. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) It was a hiccup. Mother McAuley, which lost back-to-back matches to Marist and Assumption (Louisville, Kentucky) heading into last weekend’s ASICS Challenge, rediscovered its mojo Saturday by beating Hamilton (Sussex, Wisconsin), Skutt Catholic (Omaha, Nebraska) and Notre Dame Academy (Park Hills, Kentucky) to win the 24-team event. “We hav...

Plainfield Central Blocktober Fest, other tournament results

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At Plainfield CentralSt. Francis def. Yorkville 25-23, 25-19Edwardsville def. Yorkville 25-18, 25-16Yorkville (14-15 overall, 2-7 in the Southwest Prairie Conference): Keelyn Muell (11 kills, 2 aces, 16 assists, 7 digs), Charlee Young (9 kills, 7 digs), Clare Knoll (8 kills), Athena Westphal (5 kills), Kayla Dudek (17 assists, 8 digs), Marie Reichmanm (17 digs, 4 assists). Yorkville coach Zachery Sinn: “Despite the losses, the Foxes play some of the better volleyball that the...

Bolingbrook makes a little history, beats Lincoln-Way East for first-ever SWSC title

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Bolingbrook's Madison Shroba had 15 kills to lead the Raiders to their first-ever Southwest Suburban Conference championship Tuesday. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorFirst, a brief history lesson.Bolingbrook was one of 10 schools that broke away from the old South Inter-Conference Association in 2005 to form the Southwest Suburban Conference. During the ensuing years, the Raiders have won conference titles in boys basketball, football, boys volleyball and girls basketball.So, when was the last time the Raiders ...