Late Friday, April 29 tournament resultsAt YorkHinsdale Central def. Maine East 25-14, 25-13Hinsdale Central (16-4 overall, 4-0 in the West Suburban Silver): Jack Ruth (6 kills), Jake Bauschard (4 kills), Carter Lyons (3 kills), Emmanuel Jurineack (3 kills, 1 block), Matt Hughes (12 assists), Harry Hughes (8 assists).Hinsdale Central def. Waubonsie Valley 25-18, 27-25Hinsdale Central (17-4 overall, 4-0 in the West Suburban Silver): Jakobi Lange (7 kills, 2 blocks), Carter Lyons (5 kills), Harry Hughes (8 assists), Matt Hughes (4 assists).Waubo...
St. Laurence gets its kicks behind pair of multisport athletes and two brother acts
Downers Grove South (far court) will join the field Saturday at Springfest hosted by Glenbard East and featuring Glenbard West and Plainfield North. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comThe St. Laurence boys’ volleyball team is getting its kicks this season.Led by a couple of players who are used to using their feet in a sport, the host Vikings continued their nice start with a 25-18, 25-19 victory over Montini in a Chicago Catholic League Conference crossover matchup Thursday in Burbank. The hosts’ Thomas Suchec...
Oswego Boys Volleyball Invitational
Wednesday, May 25 results
Downers Grove North (near court) moved one step closer to a rematch with Downers Grove South (far court) by advancing to the regional final with a 28-26, 25-17 win over Neuqua Valley on Wednesday, (Photo by Dave Ruggles) IHSA Boys High School Volleyball TournamentWednesday, May 25 results (in bracket order)At De La Salle SectionalAt St. Rita RegionalMonday, May 23 Dunbar def. Kenwood 25-18, 25-22Hancock def. Phillips 25-8, 25-20Lindblom def. Noble/UIC 27-25, 20-25, 25-20Tuesday, May 24St. Rita def. Dunbar 25-6, 25-7Hancock def. Lindblo...
Top Notch 17 Elite places second in Stratman Sports Series 18s Tournament
Top Notch 17 Elite Top Notch 17 Elite finished second in the Stratman Sports Series 18s Tournament on March 19 at the Legacy Volleyball Training Center in Fenton, Missouri, falling to Rockwood Thunder 17 Navy, 23-21, 16-19, 15-8, in the championship match. Top Notch 17 Elite features 5-6 libero Kyra Staples (Sacred Heart-Griffin), 5-10 outside hitter Peyton Bergschneider (Pleasant Plains), 6-1 outside hitter Lauren Buxton (Pleasant Plains), 5-10 outside/opposite Olivia Gumz (Springfield) and 6-0 middle blocker Kalyn Keiser (Chatham Glenwood...
Willowbrook Invitational
Friday, May 6 results
Friday, May 6 resultsGlenbrook South def. Loyola 25-21, 25-16 Glenbrook South (18-9 overall, 4-3 in the Central Suburban South): Alex Rupprecht (5 kills, 2 assists, 9 digs), Carson Walters (8 digs), Chance Shampine (5 kills, 3 aces, 5 digs, 1 block), Chris Lee (1 assist, 1 dig), Cooper Evans (5 kills, 5 digs), Jaki Erdene (5 kills, 1 dig, 2 blocks), James Ganzorig (23 assists, 7 digs), Kris Blumberg (2 kills, 3 digs), Nathaniel Betts (1 kill, 1 dig), Nuri Kang (1 kill, 1 dig).Holy Trinity def. Acero Garcia 25-21, 25-6Holy Trinity (6-9 overall,...
Heavy graduation losses aside, Lockport not missing a beat, drums Joliet West
Joliet West, which won its own tournament last weekend by defeating Stevenson and Lincoln-Way West, suffered its first loss of the season Tuesday at Lockport. By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comEvan Dziadkowiec is the captain of the Lockport boys’ volleyball team. He’s also one of four sophomore starters for the Porters. Dziadkowiec dished out 23 assists as the new look Porters continued their good start by defeating Joliet West, 25-18, 25-20, in a Tuesday morning matinee in Lockport. It was Joliet West’s first loss of t...
Latest Michio Chicago boys' rankings, and is it Glenbard West and everybody else?
York's 6-7 sophomore Luke Shorter (22) tries to drive the ball past Hinsdale Central defenders Matthew Hughes (25) and Emmanuel Jurineack (14) during Saturday's tournament in Elmhurst. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Takeaways from last week?After last weekend's showing at Lincoln-Way East, it's becoming more apparent that the IHSA championship is Glenbard West’s to lose.The field of bonafide challengers continues to dwindle.There is growing sentiment for a return to in-person sectional seeding.Not all sectionals are created equal.Some sectio...
Veteran Gieseke helps young Plainfield Central put tough start in rear-view mirror
It was a mixed bag for the Southwest Prairie Conference Thursday with Plainfield East (above) losing at Lockport while Plainfield Central (video below) broke into the win column at home against Nazareth Academy. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) https://youtu.be/NX0pSY33w4A By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorPlainfield Central’s Logan Gieseke has been around the block a few times.The 6-foot-4 outside hitter was elevated to the varsity two games into his freshman year to play middle hitter. He was slated to start his sophomore year, but the se...