Marist defeated New Trier, 25-22, 25-14, to win the 24-team Warren Invitational Saturday in Gurnee. Saturday, April 9 results At Glenbard East Glenbard West def. Schaumburg 25-18, 25-4Glenbard West def. St. Francis 25-16, 25-16Glenbard West def. Evanston 25-14, 25-15Glenbard West def. Plainfield North 25-17, 25-13 (semifinal)Glenbard West def. Downers Grove South 25-18, 25-18 (championship)Glenbard West (9-1 overall, 1-0 in the West Suburban Silver): Trevor Powell (56 assists, 9 kills, 19 digs, 5 blocks, 4 aces), Dean...
Normal U-High bests St. Thomas More in showdown of 1A, 3A state powers
Sophomore outside hitter Levyn Snow (5) and the Normal U-High Pioneers, coming off a 3-2 performance at last weekend's Illprepvb.com Plainfield North Crimson Classic, rallied to defeat defending IHSA Class 1A champion St. Thomas More on Monday. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) By Randy SharerSpecial to Illprepvb.comNORMAL – The question of how far apart elite teams are in different classes got an answer on Monday when reigning IHSA Class 1A champion Champaign St. Thomas More traveled 58 miles to visit Class 3A’s No. 1-ranked Normal University Hi...
Tuesday, May 3 results
Wheaton North's Sebastian Lopez (8) and Josh Herrera (9) go up to block a kill attempt by Wheaton Warrenville South's Shea Smith (3) during the teams' DuKane Conference clash Tuesday in Warrenville. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Tuesday, May 3 results Barrington def. Hinsdale South 25-22, 25-20Barrington (27-2 overall, 8-0 in the Mid Suburban League Conference): Cole Hartke (3 kills, 2 assists, 4 digs), Caleb Rohlwing (4 kills), Carsten Wegh (8 assists, 6 kills, 1 ace, 1 block, 2 digs), Quinn Kozak (9 kills, 1 ace, 1 dig), Alex Zastawny (1 ki...
Setters take center stage at Glenbard East (Powell), Warren (Teresi) tournaments
Glenbard West's Danny Dorsey (16), Liam O'Neill (14) and Trevor Powell (17) put up an impenetrable wall at the net against Plainfield North in the semifinals of the Glenbard East Springfest tournament Saturday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Matt Le CrenSpecial to Illprepvb.comGlenbard West coach Christine Giunta-Mayer has long known about senior setter Trevor Powell’s capabilities.Now the rest of the state is getting a glimpse of his talents.Two weeks after making his varsity debut, the 6-foot-6 Powell guided the Hilltoppers to the Springfest...
Wednesday, August 31 results
Illini West defeated Liberty at the Augusta Southeastern Lady Suns Classic on Wednesday and will play Brown County at 6:00 p.m. Thursday. Late Tuesday, August 30 result Freeburg def. Highland 25-7, 25-20Freeburg (3-0 overall, 0-0 in the Cahokia Conference): Bella Borja (5 aces, 7 digs, 8 kills), Kylie Kisgen (3 assists, 16 digs), Lindsey Muskopf (5 kills, 14 digs), Avery Hesseldenz (2 blocks, 4 digs, 11 kills).Wednesday, August 31 resultsAndrew def. Downers Grove South N/RAndrew (4-4 overall, 0-0 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): M...
‘It’s a Miracle!’ Martensen returns two years after freak accident nearly claimed her life
Alleman head coach Morgan DeBruine, who is amazed Miracle Martensen (kneeeling, second from right) is even playing at all, now calls her one of the most versatile players on the team. Alleman's Miracle Martensen By Matt Le CrenSpecial to Illprepvb.comMiracle Martensen wasn’t always thrilled with her unique name.The Rock Island Alleman senior doesn’t personally know anyone else named Miracle.“It always kind of annoyed me when I was younger because my name was talked about so much,” Martensen said. “But now it’s cool that there is a meani...
Wednesday, April 27 results
Middle blocker Tristan Lindquist (9) and Naperville North lost Wednesday to Downers Grove North, 25-21, 25-19. Wednesday, April 27 resultsAlton Marquette def. Alton 25-18, 16-25, 30-28Benet Academy def. Metea Valley 25-17, 22-25, 25-18Benet Academy (16-8 overall, 2-1 in the East Suburban Catholic Conference): Dominic Krzeczkowski (12 kills), Peter Shanley (11 kills), Drew Rogers (10 kills), James Buffardi (35 assists), Owen Oei (4 kills).Metea Valley (16-7 overall, 2-0 in the DuPage Valley Conference): Bartosz Chmielewski (6 kills, 3 block...
No. 1 in Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb.com rankings, is SPVB 18 Elite No. 1 in nation?
SPVB 18 Elite defeated two of the top three finishers at the NIT Triple Crown tournament, including NIT champion Munciana 18 Samurai, to win the 22 Adidas Bluegrass Tournament in Louisville last weekend. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorNo. 1 in the nation?SPVB 18 Elite stated its case emphatically at last weekend’s 22 Adidas Bluegrass Tournament in Louisville, crushing the teams that finished first and third at the Triple Crown NIT tournament in Kansas City, Missouri, thought by many to be the most prestigious tournament in the na...
Tuesday, September 6 results
Head coach Jennie Kull's St. Charles East Saints won the Peggy Scholten Classic last weekend. Kull is retiring at the end of the season after 36 years in coaching. Tuesday, September 6 results Bolingbrook improved to 11-2 by winning the Champaign Cenntennial Invitational last weekend. Aquin def. Dakota 25-22, 25-15Aquin (8-0 overall, 1-0 in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference): Bentleah Stovall (7 kills, 3 blocks), Lucy Arndt (7 kills, 13 digs), Ainsley Stovall (6 kills, 7 digs, 1 ace), Megan Holder (24 assists, 5 digs), Ha...
