Hinsdale Central defeated Downers Grove North, 25-21, 23-25, 25-20, in a West Suburban Silver clash Tuesday in Hinsdale. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Tuesday, October 4 results Addison Trail def. Morton 25-8, 21-25, 25-21Addison Trail (8-14 overall, 3-2 in the West Suburban Gold): Stephanie Petrbok (6 kills, passed 2.67, 15 digs), Erica Severino (3 kills, 10 digs, passed 2.07), Itzel Gamboa (15 digs, passed 2.12), Tiffany Zaremba (3 kills, 5 digs), Riannah Varghese (15 assists, 4 digs). Aquin def. Lena-Winslow 31-29, 25-16Aquin (20-1 ov...
Presenting this week's 1st Alliance VBC/Illprepvb.com Girls H.S. Rankings
Paige Lauterwasser (right) and Naperville North crashed the 1st Alliance VBC/Illprepvb.com Class 4A rankings at No. 4 this week. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Getting to the top is sometimes easier than staying there.Benet Academy’s 6-3 junior outside hitter Ava Novak said it best Saturday.“When you’re winning a lot, sometimes you don’t come out as strong because you just expect to play great,” she said after the Redwings were stifled by Naperville North, 25-22, 25-20, in the championship game of the St. Charles East Scholastic Cup at the Gre...
Tuesday, October 18 results
Bolingbrook defeated Lincoln-Way East on Tuesday to win its first-ever Southwest Suburban Conference championship. Tuesday, October 18 results Aquin Catholic def. Orangeville 25-10, 25-12Aquin Catholic (29-1 overall, 12-0 in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference): Lucy Arndt (15 kills, 1 block), Bentleah Stovall (9 kills, 1 block), Ainsley Stovall (5 kills, 1 ace), Megan Holder (24 assists, 1 kill). Augusta Southeastern def. Illini West 26-24, 25-12Illini West (27-7 overall, 5-1 in the West Central Conference): Reagan Reed (12 k...
Woodstock North Invitational
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Barrington stops Macs, OPRF at Autumnfest; Naperville is best North at Central
Paige Lauterwasser had 16 kills to lead Naperville North to its second tournament title in two weeks Saturday at Blocktober Fest hosted by Plainfield Central and sponsored by Illprepvb.com. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) At Glenbard EastEmotional power outage?“I think there was a little hangover,” said Barrington junior setter/opposite Jenna Meitzler. “It (Barrington’s semifinal win) was a great high for us.”After beating top-seeded Mother McAuley, 25-20, 10-25, 25-20, in a Gold bracket semifinal, Barrington sputtered at the onset of both sets in ...
Lauterwasser's to-do list gets shorter after Naperville North stuns Benet Academy
Benet's Kirsten Krammer tries to get around the block of Naperville North's Paige Lauterwasser during the championship match of the St. Charles East Scholastic Cup tournnament Saturday at the Great Lakes Volleyball Center in Aurora. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorThe bucket list just got a little shorter.Paige Lauterwasser’s four years on varsity included zero wins against Benet Academy and zero Scholastic Cup tournament championships … until Saturday, that is.Lauterwasser had 12 kills and a block to lead Na...
Friday, November 4 IHSA supersectional results
Loyola Academy sophomore Grace Kreutz (13) had 6 kills in a losing effort against St. Charles East on Friday at the Hinsdale Central IHSA Class 4A Supersectional. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Friday, November 4 Supersectional Results(in bracket order)Class 1A(Elgin) Harvest Christian SupersectionalAquin def. Grant Park 25-19, 25-11Aquin (39-1 overall, 12-0 in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference): Lucy Arndt (13 kills, 4 digs), Ainsley Stovall (5 kills, 6 digs, 1 ace), Megan Holder (19 assists, 1 ace), Hanna Pizzolato (10 digs, 2 aces).Grant ...
Kaneland bounces back in a big way, beats Morris in Interstate Eight showdown
Kaneland celebrated its second victory over Morris this season with a large contingent of student supporters Thursday. Morris hopes to get middle hitter Hanna Lauterbach (far left) back in time for the IHSA tournament. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorGone from last year’s 34-4 sectional finalist are Madison Buckley (Ball State) and Meghan O’Sullivan (Grand Valley State).Gone, too, are Bella Rio (University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh) and libero Mackenzie Ewen (California Polytechnic State University).Mia Kane, a junior setter on last ye...
Orion 'Charger Challenge'
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Miscues foil Limestone's plans for an upset as No. 2-ranked Metamora romps
No. 2-ranked Metamora received 7 kills from Esma Frieden (8) during a 25-14, 25-18 win over visiting Bartonville Limestone on Tuesday. On the home page, Bartonville Limestone setter Alayna Rudebeck (2) found herself in a joust against Metamora's Sophie Fletcher. (Photos by Randy Sharer) By Randy SharerSpecial to Illprepvb.comMETAMORA – What was slated to be a barnburner got washed away by uncharacteristic unforced errors from Bartonville Limestone in a matchup of Mid-Illini Conference co-leaders on Tuesday.Few opponents of Metamora, rank...