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Saturday, March 25 results
Joliet Catholic's Zach Pekol (13) looks over the defense during the Hilltoppers' match against Bolingbrook Saturday at the Joliet West invite. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) (Updated March 27)Saturday, March 25 results At Vernon Hills SemifinalsGold PoolBrother Rice def. Palatine 25-22, 25-21Glenbrook North def. Barrington 25-14, 21-25, 25-22Silver PoolGlenbard East def. Vernon Hills 25-23, 18-25, 25-14Loyola def. Naperville North 25-15, 25-14Bronze Pool Sandburg def. Plainfield Central 25-16, 25-11Warren def. Deerfield 25-1...
Barrington/Vernon Hills Invitational
Lincoln-Way West’s Connor Studer has fun during Warriors’ victory at Plainfield North
Plainfield North dropped its season opener Monday to visiting Lincoln-Way West despite 8 kills from Aidan Cupps (14) and 17 assists, 2 kills and a block from setter PJ Vaughn (13). By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorDon’t worry. Be happy.Lincoln-Way West’s Connor Studer said the key to winning volleyball games is having fun. The 5-10 outside hitter had plenty of that Monday at Plainfield North.Studer had 13 kills, including the final two of the match, to lead the Warriors to a 25-21, 25-19 victory over Plainfield North in the sea...
Thursday, March 23 results
Glenbard South's Tristan Sounthala (far right, pictured last year) had 5 kills in the Raiders' win Thursday over Willowbrook. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Thursday, March 23 resultsElgin Academy def. St. Edward 25-8, 25-19Elgin Academy (2-0 overall, unaffiliated conference): Kaden Saurer (8 kills, .375 hitting percentage, 7 aces, 9 digs, 2.38 passer rating), Kyle Saurer (10 assists, 6 kills, 1.000 hitting percentage, 4 digs, 3 aces, 4 blocks), AJ Ireland (3 aces, 2 kills, 6 digs), Aari Singh (2 kills, 3 blocks), Hisham Shirazi (1 block,...
Wednesday, March 22 results
Wednesday, March 22 resultsBelleville East def. Alton Marquette 25-17, 25-12Deerfield def. Grayslake North 25-14, 25-22Grayslake North (0-1 overall, 0-0 in the Northern Lake County Conference): Jack Calhoun (53/53 setting, 15 assists, 2 kills, 3 digs, 4 blocks), Luke Conover (15/20 attacking, 8 kills, 4 digs), Eli Wetter (9/10 attacking, 2 kills), Evan McMahon (5/6 attacking, 2 kills), Ryan Rhodes (9 digs, 1 assist), Caden Smith (6 digs).Fremd def. Stevenson 20-25, 25-20, 25-20Stevenson (0-2 overall, 0-0 in the North Suburban Conference): Dyla...
Friday, March 24 results
Friday, March 24 results Barrington def. Deerfield 25-16, 25-14Barrington (2-0 overall, 0-0 in the Mid Suburban League Conference): Cole Hartke (3 kills, 1 block), Quinn Kozak (2 kills, 1 block, 2 digs), Adrian Wu (15 assists, 1 ace), Marc Gryzlo (2 aces, 1 dig), Gavin Rohlwing (3 kills, 3 blocks), Matt Louis (2 kills, 3 blocks, 1 ace), Eli Rodda (5 kills, 1 aces, 1 dig).Barrington def. Naperville North 25-10, 26-24Barrington (3-0 overall, 0-0 in the Mid Suburban League Conference): Cole Hartke (9 kills, 5 blocks, 3 di...
Illinois high school boys volleyball is back … and OMG they’re on fire!
Glenbard West's 6-5 Liam O'Neill (14) and the Hilltoppers will try to defend their 2022 IHSA championship this spring. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorThe boys are back, so here is a look at some of the teams that will be punishing the floors throughout Illinois gymnasiums this spring while they compete for local, conference and tournament bragging rights and perhaps a little IHSA tournament glory in 2023 (in alphabetical order):Andrew (11-25)Sean Burns takes over as head coach for Troy Hari, whose final team re...
2023 Marist RedHawk Invitational March 24-25
Tuesday, March 21 results
Downers Grove North outside hitter Theo Pawlik (6) slips a kill past a pair of Naperville Central defenders during the Trojans' victory Monday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Tuesday, March 21 resultsBarrington def. Elk Grove 25-15, 25-10Barrington (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the Mid-Suburban West): Cole Hartke (7 kills), Quinn Kozak (5 kills, 3 aces), Adrian Wu (17 assists, 1 ace), Marc Gryzlo (2 digs, 1 ace, 1 assist), Gavin Rohlwing (4 kills, 1 block), Matt Louis (1 kill, 1 block), Eli Rodda (1 kill, 1 block), John Sun (8 aces), Josh Lau (1 b...