Freshman Lynney Tarnow (12) had 7 kills to lead Benet Academy past Oswego East Monday at Plainfield North. (Photo by Dave Ruggles). Monday, October 31 resultsClass 1ABluford Webber SectionalEffingham St. Anthony def. Edwards County 28-26, 25-23Effingham St. Anthony (28-8 overall, 7-1 in the National Trail Conference).Edwards County (27-12 overall, 8-2 in the Black Diamond East).Norris City-Omaha-Enfield def. (Farina) South Central 21-25, 25-19, 25-10Norris City-Omaha-Enfield (36-2 overall, 10-0 in the Greater Egyptian Conference).(Farina) S...
Time to switch gears … here is our first look at Illinois' top boys' club 18s teams
SPVB 18 Lenny finished third in the 18 Premier division at the AAU/JVA Chi-Town Boys Challenge on November 19-21. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorWhile we were sleeping … While the Illinois high school girls were completing their run to the IHSA finals in Normal, boys’ club teams throughout the state began in earnest. So, it’s time to play a little catch-up.Today, we start with a look at the top 18s teams in Illinois. All but Blue Steel – which competes in the HPSTL Ladder Series in St. Louis -- have completed three of four se...
Friday, November 4 IHSA supersectional results
Loyola Academy sophomore Grace Kreutz (13) had 6 kills in a losing effort against St. Charles East on Friday at the Hinsdale Central IHSA Class 4A Supersectional. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Friday, November 4 Supersectional Results(in bracket order)Class 1A(Elgin) Harvest Christian SupersectionalAquin def. Grant Park 25-19, 25-11Aquin (39-1 overall, 12-0 in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference): Lucy Arndt (13 kills, 4 digs), Ainsley Stovall (5 kills, 6 digs, 1 ace), Megan Holder (19 assists, 1 ace), Hanna Pizzolato (10 digs, 2 aces).Grant ...
Taylorville stuns No. 1 Normal U-High; IC's Falduto, Russ keep their vow
The Taylorville Tornado3s are surrounded by their fans after knocking off No. 1-ranked Normal U-High at the (Chatham) Glenwood Class 3A Supersectional. (Photo by Randy Sharer) At (Chatham) GlenwoodCHATHAM – Down a set and trailing 23-17 in Game 2, Taylorville needed a lot of things to go right in order to upset Normal University High in the Chatham Glenwood Class 3A Supersectional on Friday.The stars improbably aligned as Taylorville pulled out a 22-25, 26-24, 25-23 shocker over U-High, which came in ranked No. 1 by Illprepvb.com.“We w...
Benet Academy, Naperville North on a collision course after sectional victories
Benet Academy's Annie Eschenbach slams a kill past the outstretched arms of Oswego East's Cailyn Smiley (14) and Ava Stiller (13) during Monday's first sectional semifinal at Plainfield North. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorAnnie Eschenbach remembers.“This is the game that we lost last year,” said Eschenbach, Benet Academy’s 6-4 middle hitter and one of a handful of returning starters who lived through last year’s 25-14, 18-25, 25-18 sectional semifinal loss to Plainfield North at Oswego.“Going into this game,...