St. Ignatius College Prep's Lucas Mack (pictured with his dad, Brian) had 10 kills, 2 blocks and an ace to lead the Wolfpack to their first-ever sectional championship Tuesday. IHSA Boys High School Volleyball TournamentIHSA Finals at Hoffman EstatesFriday, June 3Match 1 at 10:30 a.m.: St. Ignatius (28-8) vs. Glenbard West (36-3)Match 2 at 11:30 a.m.: Libertyville (22-13) vs. Oak Park-River Forest (25-8)Match 3 at 1:00 p.m.: Lincoln-Way East (33-6) vs. O'Fallon (25-8-1)Match 4 at 2:00 p.m.: New Trier (28-7) vs. Downers Grove South (33-5)Sa...
Friday, May 13 tournament results
At Vernon Hills Cougar Classic Friday's pool resultsBlue poolHononegah def. Joliet Central 25-9, 25-9Hononegah def. Vernon Hills 25-22, 25-19Hononegah def. Montini 25-13, 25-13Vernon Hills def. Montini 25-9, 25-21Vernon Hills def. Joliet Central 25-14, 25-14Montini def. Joliet Central 25-17, 25-12 Silver poolGlenbrook South def. Rockford Auburn 25-13, 25-15Glenbrook South def. Carmel 25-19, 25-14Glenbrook South def. Plainfield South 25-15, 25-17Carmel def. Plainfield South 25-21, 25-20Carmel def. Rockford Auburn 25-12, 25-16Plainfield So...
Wednesday, March 23 results
Downers Grove South and Downers Grove North will be among the 24 teams competing in the Marist RedHawk Invitational this weekend. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Wednesday, March 23 resultsBack of the Yards College Prep def. De La Salle 25-16, 25-18Benet def. Glenbard South 25-20, 25-17Brother Rice def. British International School 25-12, 26-28, 25-22Brother Rice (1-1 overall, 0-0 in the Chicago Catholic League): Joe Pfeiffer (12 kills, 2 aces), Declan Goggin (5 kills, 5 blocks), Luke Dwyer (28 assists, 2 aces), Brendan McCarthy (6 kills, 2 blocks)...
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Monday, April 4 results
Brannen Almarales (12) and his Downers Grove South teammates will be among the players competing at Saturday's Springfest hosted by Glenbard East. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Monday, April 4 results Bolingbrook def. Neuqua Valley 15-25, 25-21, 25-22Raiders (6-7 overall, 0-0 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): Andy Stone (12 kills, 3 aces, 9 digs), Tristan Caminar (11 kills), Tristan Benbow (5 kills, 1 block), Evan Tran (2 aces), Connor Dmochowski (28 assists, 7 digs), Junior Nunez (9 digs).Buffalo Grove def. Lake Zurich 25-11, 25-23Lake...
Saturday, April 2 results
Ben Rosenow (12) and Oswego were scheduled to compete in the West Aurora Blackhawk Invite on Saturday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Saturday, April 2 results At Argo Boys Volleyball Invite QuarterfinalsLockport def. Argo 25-7, 25-17Lyons def. Mt. Carmel 25-9, 25-16Whitney Young def. Stagg 30-28, 25-14Hinsdale South def. Oak Lawn 25-18, 25-21SemifinalsLockport def. Whitney Young 25-19, 25-23Lyons def. Hinsdale South 25-13, 25-21ChampionshipLyons Township def. Lockport 25-23, 15-25, 25-23 (championship)Lyons Township (6-1 overall, 0-1 in...
Wednesday, May 18 results
Belleville West seniors (from left) Daniel Roche, Quinn Van Horn, Chase Gibson, Bryan Lauth and Canyon Schmidt were honored prior to Wednesday's victory over Alton Marquette. Wednesday May 18 results Belleville West def. Alton Marquette 25-21, 25-14Belleville West (12-13 overall, 4-6 in the Southwestern Conference).Benet def. Glenbard East 25-17, 19-25, 25-18Benet (26-9 overall, 7-1 in the East Suburban Catholic Conference): Drew Rogers (15 kills), Dominic Krzeczkowski (9 kills), Kovas Neverauskas (8 kills, 3 aces), Aris Maurukas (1 ace,...
Saturday, April 16 tournament results
Oswego junior setter Jack Hawkins and the Panthers defeated Plainfield North, 25-23, 25-15, to win the Silver bracket at Saturday's Tiger Classic at Wheaton Warrenville South. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Saturday, April 16 tournament results At Wheaton Warrenville South/Great Lakes Volleyball Center At Wheaton Warrenville SouthGlenbrook North def. Lincoln-Way West 25-20, 25-17 (championship)Lincoln-Way West (9-6 overall, 0-0 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): Connor Studer (5 kills), Brian Lynch (4 kills), Co...
Connor Durst puts finishing touches on Glenbrook North's win over Glenbard West
Glenbrook North, which won the Tiger Classic at Wheaton Warrenville South earlier this season, added another title to its resume Saturday at the Northside Classic by defeating Glenbard West in the championship game. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorWith Danny Dorsey in a walking boot and Gavin Swartz sidelined by illness, Glenbard West was running out of options.Glenbrook North, on the other hand, had Connor Durst.Durst, a 6-foot-2 junior outside hitter, had 5 kills and 2 blocks during a 9-3 run that put the fin...
Saturday, March 26 results
Oswego (far court) lost to eventual champion Hononegah in Saturday's semifinals of the Oswego Tournament. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Barrington won the Barrington/Vernon Hills Invitational for the first time since the Broncos claimed the title during the tournament's inaugural season in 2015. Barrington def. Warren 25-13, 25-20Barrington (3-0 overall, 0-0 in the Mid Suburban West): Jack O'Riordan (9 kills, 1 block, 1 dig, 1 aces), Cole Hartke (10 kills, 5 digs, 1 ace), Carsten Wegh (21 assists, 3 aces, 3 ...