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...
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 ...
Marist moves to the top of the Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb.com rankings
Plainfield East's Jace Milka (4) battles Bolingbrook's Tristan Benbow (7) and Andrew Sulima (9) during a match last week. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) A beats B, B beats C, C beats …. who? Marist moves up to the No. 1 spot in the first regular-season Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb.com Boys High School Rankings following its win over Lincoln-Way East, which in turn defeated previously No. 1-ranked Glenbard West, which in turn can reclaim the top spot if Marist falters at Warren. Or should Marist stumble, will it be supplanted by 2021 surp...
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...
Monday, May 2 results
Rockford Boylan will try to extend its modest win streak to three when it hosts Rockford Auburn on Tuesday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Monday, May 2 resultsBarrington def. Palatine 25-17, 25-16Barrington (26-2 overall, 8-0 in the Mid Suburban League Conference): Cole Hartke (8 kills, 1 assist, 1 ace, 1 block, 2 digs), Caleb Rohling (2 kill, 1 blocks, 3 digs), Carsten Wegh (15 assists, 1 kill, 4 aces, 9 digs), Quinn Kozak (3 kills, 1 assist, 1 ace, 3 digs), Alex Zastawny (6 kills, 4 digs), Marc Gryzlo (13 digs), Evan Jackson (5 kills), Adrian W...
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...
Bay to Bay 'blocks' 630 Volleyball 17-1's championship bid at McCormick Place
630 Volleyball 17-1 middle hitter Mason Kolar (24) of Downers Grove South and his teammates reached the championship match of the Boys 17 Open division at the Winter Volleyball Championship at McCormick Place before falling to Bay to Bay 17-1. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com Editor630 Volleyball 17-1 ran into a brick wall Monday.630 had earned the top seed in the Boys 17 Open division at the Winter Volleyball Championship at McCormick Place on the strength of its 25-6 overall record, including a 10-2 mark at THE Poin...
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-...
Presenting the initial Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb.com Girls 16's Club rankings
Lions 15-1 veterans libero Sam Falk (32) from Mother McAuley and Oak Park-River Forest's Grace Nelson (29) are expected to lead 1st Alliance 16 Gold this season. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) The 2022 Windy City Power League seeding tournament starts Saturday at a number of sites throughout the Chicago area and we’ll get our first look at many of the teams listed here, but for now, it’s mostly speculation as we present our first rankings of the season. The 16’s rankings feature a number of teams that have undergone major “facelifts.” Ther...