Jack O'Riordan provided leadership and phenomenal numbers for a young and untested Barrington team that set a program record for wins. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) By Matt Le CrenSpecial to Illprepvb.comEverywhere Jack O’Riordan went this season, it seemed all eyes were on him.The Barrington outside hitter consistently drew multiple blockers, while in the stands every fan came to watch him play, some hoping to see him fail.At times, it was sort of like waiting for someone to steal the basketball from Michael Jordan. It didn’t happen often,...
Thursday, April 14 results
Hoffman Estates (far court) fell to visiting Conant Thursday in Hoffman Estates. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Thursday, April 14 results Fremd def. Schaumburg 25-12, 25-18Fremd (8-4 overall, 3-2 in the Mid-Suburban West): Camden Seaver (14 kills, 6 digs, 1 block), Nick Tangney (7 kills), David Nora (3 kills, 1 ace, 1 block), Marco Boscolo (20 assists, 2 aces, 7 digs), Chris Kim (6 digs), Luke Polcyn (1 block).Huntley def. (Rockford) Guilford 25-21, 17-25, 25-23Lemont def. Richards 28-26, 25-14Lemont (8-7 overall, 2-0 in the South Suburban Con...
Byas comes up big for Lincoln-Way East; Molnar seals Downers South's victory
Lincoln-Way East (near court) won the far south suburban sectional title for the sixth time in the past eight years Tuesday, turning back Marist (far court), 23-25, 25-22, 25-21. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comJared Byas made sure Lincoln-Way East was the team that was moving on. The Lincoln-Way East outside hitter had a match-high 18 kills and added 8 digs and 10 service points as the Griffins punched their ticket back to the IHSA quarterfinals with a thrilling, 23-25, 25-22, 25-21, victory over Marist in ...
Monday, April 18 results
Wheaton Warrenville South's Ammar Brzovic gets underneath the block of Loyola sophomore middle hitter Ethan Hogg during the Tiger Classic on Saturday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Monday, April 18 resultsBarrington def. Warren 25-21, 25-11Barrington (15-1 overall, 4-0 in the Mid Suburban West): Jack O'Riordan (9 kills, 1 ace), Cole Hartke (4 kills, 2 aces, 2 blocks, 2 digs), Caleb Rohlwing (2 kills, 2 blocks), Carsten Wegh (14 assists, 1 kill, 3 aces, 1 block), Quinn Kozak (2 kills, 1 block), Alex Zastawny (3 kills), Marc Gryzlo (4 digs).Chicag...
Monday, April 25 results
Monday, April 25 results Andrew def. Oak Lawn 25-23, 25-21Andrew (7-11 overall, 0-1 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): Luke Spratt (7 kills, 1 ace), Sean Monahan (3 kills, 8 digs, 1 ace), Brandon Kulig (3 kills), TJ Dziekan (17 assists). Bolingbrook def. Joliet Catholic Academy 25-21, 25-17Bolingbrook (11-8 overall, 1-0 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): Andy Stone (8 kills), Drew Sulima (3 kills, 2 blocks), Byron Montgomery (5 blocks), Evan Tran (3 aces), Connor Dmochowski (18 assists), Junior Nunez (4 digs).Fremd def. Bartlett 27-...
Staying in touch with sport he loves, lifelong friendships keep Febonio in the game
Mark Febonio (right), seen here conversing with fellow official Dave Harlan, has been officiating Illinois high school volleyball for 24 years. He says he will continue to officiate volleyball after his job takes him to California this summer. Editor's note: The IHSA tournament gets underway Monday, so we thought we'd begin by taking a look at one of the people who make the tournament possible. By Matt Le CrenSpecial to Illprepvb.comMark Febonio didn’t get the chance to play high school volleyball while he was growing up in Massachusett...
'Don't make Jack mad,' said Wegh. So Barrington tops Buffalo Grove for MSL title
West winner Barrington repeated as Mid-Suburban League champion Thursday, outlasting East winner Buffalo Grove in Barrington. https://youtu.be/rZEqqiYHHdI By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorBarrington’s junior setter Carsten Wegh only had one thing on his mind late in the third set of the Mid-Suburban League championship game Thursday.Maybe two things.“I was just trying not to mess up,” Wegh said. “I was trying to get a good ball. Jack (O’Riordan) was pretty fiery, so I was trying to not make him mad.”Trailing 22-20, West division ch...
2022 Palatine/Schaumburg Boys Volleyball Invitational
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Junior Camryn Sheehan (3) and the O'Fallon Panthers figure to be one of Illinois' top teams in 2023. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) Who knew when Barrington took a one set to love lead over Glenbard West in the sectional championship match at Schaumburg, that would be as close as anyone would come to the Hilltoppers during their fourth tournament title run?Perhaps those pundits who picked rookie coach Charlie Spry’s guys No. 1 in the preseason were not so far off after all?Otherwise, it was business as usual for Christine Giunta-Mayer’s minio...
Wednesday, April 13 results
Parker Moorhead (12) and Glenbard West defeated Lake Park on Wednesday to improve to 11-1 on the season. (Photo by Dave Ruggles). Wednesday, April 13 resultsBelvidere Co-op def. Huntley 25-17, 25-19 Bolingbrook def. Willowbrook 25-19, 25-21Bolingbrook (8-7 overall, 0-0 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): Andy Stone (7 kills, 7 digs), Tristan Caminar (5 kills, 2 blocks), Evan Tran (2 aces), Connor Dmochowski (21 assists).Glenbard East def. Naperville Central 25-17, 25-16Glenbard East (12-3 overall, 2-0 in the Upstate Eight Conference):...