Benet Academy defeated Naperville North, 25-12, 25-17, to win its 10th sectional championship since 2008. At Plainfield NorthWednesday, it was Gabi’s turn.“You never know who it’s going to be,” Benet Academy coach Brad Baker said. “You never know who to gameplan for. It’s not like we have one person we go to all the time. We just go to whoever we have to.”Wednesday in the Plainfield North Class 4A Sectional championship match, that “whoever” was 6-1 outside hitter Gabija Staniskis.Staniskis had 14 kills, including 6 in the second set after...
Wednesday, November 2 IHSA sectional final results
(Freeport) Aquin defeated Galena to punch its ticket to the Harvest Christian Class 1A Supersectional Friday against Grant Park. Wednesday, November 2 Sectional Championship Results (in bracket order)Class 1A(Elgin) Harvest Christian SupersectionalMilford SectionalGrant Park def. Cissna Park 25-19, 26-24Cissna Park (28-7 overall, 10-2 in the Vermilion Valley Conference).Grant Park (28-10 overall, 8-1 in the River Valley Conference).Pecatonica SectionalAquin def. Galena 25-14, 25-19Aquin (38-1 overall, 12-0 in the Northwest Upstate Illini C...
Wednesday, November 2 IHSA sectional championship pairings
Maddie Saad (left) and Sydney Kushner compose two-thirds of Naperville North's stingy back row defense. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Sectional Championship Pairings (in bracket order)(all matches at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday)Class 1A(Elgin) Harvest Christian SupersectionalMilford SectionalCissna Park vs. Grant ParkCissna Park (28-6 overall, 10-2 in the Vermilion Valley Conference).Grant Park (26-10 overall, 8-1 in the River Valley Conference).Pecatonica SectionalAquin vs. GalenaAquin (37-1 overall, 12-0 in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference).Gale...
Monday, October 31 IHSA sectional scores
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...
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,...