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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...
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...
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...
2023 Marist RedHawk Invitational March 24-25
Who’s who among the best in Illinois boys’ volleyball? We try to sort it all out
Despite some graduation losses, Lincoln-Way East (far court) again figures to be among the best boys volleyball teams in Illinois this spring. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorHere are the 2023 1st Alliance VBC/Illprepvb.com Boys High School Preseason Rankings (with last season’s record):1. Glenbard West 39-3Trevor Powell, Danny Dorsey and Gavin Swartz are gone, so who will step up this year? Next up: Thursday vs. Lincoln-Way East.2. Marist 36-3Six-foot-5 Marty Canavan and sophomores Nathan Toth,...
Bella Bullington admits her Japanese is a little rusty ahead of her trip ‘home’
Six-foot sophomore outside hitter Bella Bullington from Marist is one of 21 Sports Perfromance players who are going to Japan to train with college and high school players from Tokyo and Nagano March 23-April 1. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorSpending a week in Japan may be a once-in-a-lifetime experience for some high school student-athletes, but for Bella Bullington, it’s like going home.Or, in her case, it is going home.“I’ve actually lived in Japan,” said Bullington, one of 21 Sports Performance vo...