Benet Academy defeated Naperville North, 25-12, 25-17, to win its 10th sectional championship since 2008. At Plainfield NorthWednesday, it was Gabi’s turn.“You never know who it’s going to be,” Benet Academy coach Brad Baker said. “You never know who to gameplan for. It’s not like we have one person we go to all the time. We just go to whoever we have to.”Wednesday in the Plainfield North Class 4A Sectional championship match, that “whoever” was 6-1 outside hitter Gabija Staniskis.Staniskis had 14 kills, including 6 in the second set after...
Tuesday, October 25 results
Oak Lawn middle hitter Sinead Conroy (14) and the Spartans lost to Lane Tech at the Argo Class 4A Regional on Tuesday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Tuesday, October 25 results Class 1A Alden-Hebron Regional Durand def. Warren 25-14, 25-13 Annawan Regional Forreston def. LaMoille 25-11, 25-11Forreston (26-9-1 overall, 12-0 in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference): Jaiden Schneiderman (16 kills, 2 aces), Brooke Boettner (19 assists, 2 aces).Aurora ChristianIndian Creek def. Somonauk 25-11, 25-13Somonauk (7-19 overall, 3-7 i...
Wait for it … 57 players to catch up with during the IHSA tournament
Marist won IHSA Class 4A championships in 2017 and 2018, and Kamryn Chaney (23) hopes to lead the RedHawks to a third title before moving on to Princeton in the fall of 2023. On the cover, Aquin's Lucy Arndt is Southeast Missouri State-bound next fall, but not before she hopes to lead the Bulldgos to a second consecutive Class 1A semifinal appearance. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com Editor The IHSA tournament kicks off Monday, and it’s the last time hundreds of seniors throughout the state will don their high s...
Wednesday, November 2 IHSA sectional final results
(Freeport) Aquin defeated Galena to punch its ticket to the Harvest Christian Class 1A Supersectional Friday against Grant Park. Wednesday, November 2 Sectional Championship Results (in bracket order)Class 1A(Elgin) Harvest Christian SupersectionalMilford SectionalGrant Park def. Cissna Park 25-19, 26-24Cissna Park (28-7 overall, 10-2 in the Vermilion Valley Conference).Grant Park (28-10 overall, 8-1 in the River Valley Conference).Pecatonica SectionalAquin def. Galena 25-14, 25-19Aquin (38-1 overall, 12-0 in the Northwest Upstate Illini C...
Lincoln continues impressive program overhaul with win at Bloomington
Kloe Froebe (5) blasted 10 kills for No. 6 Lincoln during a 25-11, 25-13 victory at Bloomington on Thursday. (Photo by Randy Sharer) By Randy SharerSpecial to Illprepvb.comBLOOMINGTON – Lincoln’s remarkable rebuild continued unabated during a 25-11, 25-13 victory over Bloomington in a nonconference match at the Robert Frank Sports Complex on Thursday.The regular season finale left the Railsplitters, ranked No. 6 in Class 3A by Illprepvb.com, with a 28-6 record and an increasingly foggy memory of their recent struggles.Between 2018 to...
Wednesday, November 2 IHSA sectional championship pairings
Maddie Saad (left) and Sydney Kushner compose two-thirds of Naperville North's stingy back row defense. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Sectional Championship Pairings (in bracket order)(all matches at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday)Class 1A(Elgin) Harvest Christian SupersectionalMilford SectionalCissna Park vs. Grant ParkCissna Park (28-6 overall, 10-2 in the Vermilion Valley Conference).Grant Park (26-10 overall, 8-1 in the River Valley Conference).Pecatonica SectionalAquin vs. GalenaAquin (37-1 overall, 12-0 in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference).Gale...
Monday, October 31 IHSA sectional scores
Freshman Lynney Tarnow (12) had 7 kills to lead Benet Academy past Oswego East Monday at Plainfield North. (Photo by Dave Ruggles). Monday, October 31 resultsClass 1ABluford Webber SectionalEffingham St. Anthony def. Edwards County 28-26, 25-23Effingham St. Anthony (28-8 overall, 7-1 in the National Trail Conference).Edwards County (27-12 overall, 8-2 in the Black Diamond East).Norris City-Omaha-Enfield def. (Farina) South Central 21-25, 25-19, 25-10Norris City-Omaha-Enfield (36-2 overall, 10-0 in the Greater Egyptian Conference).(Farina) S...
Wednesday, October 26 results
St. Laurence middle hitter Fiona Burke (7) and the Vikings host (Chicago) Kennedy in a Class 3A Regional championship match at 6:00 p.m. Thursday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Wednesday, October 26 resultsClass 1AAlden-Hebron RegionalAquin def. Kirkland Hiawatha 25-5, 25-5Aquin (35-1 overall, 12-0 in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference): Megan Holder (28 assists, 4 digs), Lucy Arndt (10 kills, 3 digs), Ainsley Stovall (9 kills, 1 ace), Bentleah Stovall (9 kills, 1 block), Ainsley Stovall (5 kills, 1 ace).Note: Aquin setter Megan Holder regi...
Benet Academy, Naperville North on a collision course after sectional victories
Benet Academy's Annie Eschenbach slams a kill past the outstretched arms of Oswego East's Cailyn Smiley (14) and Ava Stiller (13) during Monday's first sectional semifinal at Plainfield North. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorAnnie Eschenbach remembers.“This is the game that we lost last year,” said Eschenbach, Benet Academy’s 6-4 middle hitter and one of a handful of returning starters who lived through last year’s 25-14, 18-25, 25-18 sectional semifinal loss to Plainfield North at Oswego.“Going into this game,...
Friday, October 21 results
Friday, October 21 results Glenbard West def. Stevenson 25-19 25-20Stevenson: (24-11 overall, 5-2 in the North Suburban Conference): Brynn Smith (9 kills, 5 digs), Mija Jegers (10 kills, 7 digs), Abby Minin (12 assists. 2 aces), Rachel Shin (9 assists), Ava Wysocki (5 kills), Teagon Ohlwein (13 digs).At Quincy Notre Dame Macomb def. (Decatur) St. Teresa 25-21, 25-14 Macomb (28-2, 7-0 in the Prairieland Conference): Kennedy Adair (13 kills), Kathryn Lukkarinen (9 kills), Kaitlyn Robinson (31 assists, 3 aces), Sarah Stu...