1st Alliance 15 Gold toppled previously unbeaten 1st Alliance 16 Gold Sunday on the first day of Windy City Power League play. 1st Alliance 16 Gold rolled through the field during the 16/15 Open seeding portion of the Windy City Power League, going 10-0 and winning nine of 10 matches in straight sets, including a 25-19, 26-24 victory over 1st Alliance 15 Gold on January 9.Not surprising, considering that 1st Alliance 16 Gold featured seven players from the Lions 15-1 team that finished fifth in the 15 Open division at the 2021 USAV Girls Ju...
New look, same goal, same start for Montini; Benet youngsters get their feet wet
Montini is still figuring things out after losing four Division I seniors from last year's IHSA championship team, said captain Jordan Weatherly (16). By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorAll good things must come to an end.Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak. UCLA basketball’s 88-game winning streak. Cal Ripken’s streak of 2,632 consecutive games played. UConn women's basketball 145-game regular-season conference winning streak.And Montini’s 36-match volleyball win streak. Ironically, it ended right where it began.York ended the defendi...
Thursday, August 25 results
DeKalb (pictured) defeated Sycamore on Wednesday to improve to 2-0 on the young season. Late Monday, August 22 result Whitney Young def. Maine South 25-18, 25-23Whitney Young (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the Chicago Public League): Ava Schabes (26 assists, 2 blocks), Maribella Espino (5 kills), Lauren Fifer (6 kills), Nyla Williams (8 kills, 4 blocks), Jordan Rogers (4 kills, 2 blocks), Sydni Poston (12 digs).Thursday, August 25 resultsArthur-Lovington Atwood-Hammond def. Tuscola 25-17, 25-7Arthur-Lovington Atwood-Hammond (1-0 overall, 0-0 in ...
Here are the 1st Alliance VBC/Illprepvb.com 2022 preseason girls H.S. rankings
Huntley, with four Division I recruits, is hoping to make a big splash in 2022. Rankings. Somebody’s got to do ‘em. So here we go. Another year, another best guess.Mother McAuley coach Jen DeJarld says her 2022 team is the strongest she’s had since the 2016 group that was declared national champion. But there’s no shortage of challengers, including Barrington, which returns nearly everybody from the team that finished third last fall.Elsewhere, Normal U-High and Illinois recruit Lily Barry claim the top spot in Class 3A, Pleasant Pla...
The road less traveled leads former McAuley star to the NCAA championship match
Former Mother McAuley star Kayla Caffey played a big role in leading Nebraska to the NCAA championship match opposite Big Ten foe Wisconsin. (Photo courtesy of Nebraska athletics) Nebraska middle blocker Kayla Caffey By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comFormer Mother McAuley star Kayla Caffey’s road to the NCAA championship match was full of twists and turns.And she may not be done yet.Caffey played a pivotal role in leading Nebraska to the championship match against Wisconsin, played before a crowd of 18,755 at Nationwide Arena on De...
Wheaton North 37th Annual Blue and Gold Tournament
Wednesday's results Saturday's bracket At Wheaton North 37th Annual Blue and Gold Tournament Glenbard West def. Glenbard South 25-9, 25-15Glenbard West def. Lane Tech 25-17, 25-7Glenbard West (3-0 overall, 0-0 in the West Suburban Silver).Benet def. Romeville 25-15, 25-16Benet def. Buffalo Grove 25-14, 25-9Benet (2-0 overall, 0-0 in the East Suburban Catholic Conference): Aniya Warren (21 digs), Annie Eschenbach (5 kills, 3 blocks), Audrey Aselson (3 kills, 4 blocks, 23 assists, 4 digs), Ava Novak (4 kills, 2 digs), Caroline C...
Presenting the initial Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb.com Girls 17's Club rankings
St. Thomas More's Mallory Monahan (6) figures to add a lot of punch to Illini Elite 17 Cardinal this club season. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) The 2022 Windy City Power League seeding tournament for 17’s and 18’s is still two weeks away when we’ll get our first look at many of the teams listed here, but a few have already started competition and others will scrimmage this weekend at the Great Lakes Volleyball Center in Aurora.As has become the norm, the rankings feature a number of teams that have undergone major “facelifts.” There are also...
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Saturday, May 14 tournament results
Nathan Grutza (5) and Plainfield East defeated Hinsdale South to win the Richards tournament Saturday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Saturday, May 14 resultsAt Richards Bulldogs InviteFriday’s results Pool ALyons Township def. Stagg 24-26, 25-23, 15-13Lyons Township def. Richards 25-15, 25-16Richards def. Stagg 25-20, 25-21Pool BPlainfield East def. Hinsdale South 27-25, 25-15Plainfield East def. Morton 25-14, 25-20Hinsdale South def. Morton 25-16, 25-14Pool CDowners Grove North def. Wheaton Warrenville South 22-25, 25-13, 15-7Downers Grove No...
Saturday, May 28 results
Oswego's Michael Pettke (4) tries to beat the block of Downers Grove South's Mason Kolar (8) during the Mustangs' sectional win Saturday at Hinsdale Central. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) IHSA Boys High School Volleyball TournamentThursday, May 26 results (in bracket order)At De La Salle SectionalSaturday, May 28St. Ignatius def. Morton 25-16, 18-25, 28-26St. Ignatius (27-8 overall): Lucas Mack (24 kills).Whitney Young def. St. Rita 15-25, 25-21, 32-30 Tuesday, May 31St. Ignatius (27-8) vs. Whitney Young (24-7), 6:00 p.m.At St. Rita Regional...