Dominic Pannarale (far court, 2) and the Oswego Panthers will compete at the Lincoln-Way East tournament this weekend. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) SHOP OUTLET ITEMS FOR UP TO 40% OFF AT WILSON! HTTPS://WILSON.SJV.IO/C/2340877/1616671/9003 Thursday, April 27 resultsAndrew def. Stagg 31-29, 25-18Andrew (13-8 overall, 2-1 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): TJ Dziekan (33 assists, 2 kills, 3 digs), Sean Monahan (15 kills, 6 digs, 1 block), Cian Collins (13 kills, 9 digs, 1 block), Jimmy Manthey (4 digs, 2 blocks, 2 digs), Tyler Se...
Monday, April 24 results
St. Francis coach Mike Lynch earned his 600th career win Saturday at the Smack Attack tournament hosted by Brother Rice. Meanwhile,, Monday's victory over Grayslake North marked Mundelein head coach George Dressen's 600th career win. Congratulations to both! Monday, April 24 resultsGlenbrook North def. Lake Zurich 25-14, 25-14Glenbrook North (11-3 overall, 4-0 in the Central Suburban South).Lake Zurich (14-7 overall, 2-1 in the North Suburban Conference).Grayslake Central def. Round Lake 25-11, 25-14Round Lake (0-14 overall, 0-0 in the N...
Wednesday, April 26 results
Glenbrook South's Chance Shampine (7) had 10 kills, 8 assists and 4 digs in Tuesday's win over Warren. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Wednesday, April 26 resultsBenet Academy def. Metea Valley 25-20, 30-32, 26-24Benet Academy (11-7 overall, 1-1 in the East Suburban Catholic Conference): Thomas Galbraith (14 kills), Dominic Krzeczkowski (12 kills), Aris Maurukas (8 kills), Marty Radgowski (6 kills), Reed Hefley (20 assists), Jacob Olejnik (20 assists), Ryan Mitra (12 digs).Bolingbrook def. Chicago Christian 25-16, 25-15Chicago Christian (4-16-...
Catching up with the girls’ club scene, including rankings and qualifiers
SPVB 18 White dropped only two sets while going 9-0 and winning the 18 Club division at last weekend's JVA World Challenge in Louisville, Kentucky. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorIt’s time to catch up with the girls’ club teams from Illinois or that feature several players from Illinois.To date, 11 teams in the 18s age group, ten 17s teams and six 16s have punched their tickets to the 2023 USAV Girls 18s Junior National Championship in Columbus, Ohio, on April 28-30, and the 2023 USAV Girls Junior 14s-17s National Championship at ...
Saturday, April 22 results
Cole Hartke (19) and Barrington finished third Saturday at the Richard Griesheim Invitational hosted by Downers Grove South. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Saturday, April 22 results At Brother Rice Glenbard West def. Marist 25-22, 25-21Glenbard West (17-1 overall, 3-0 in the West Suburban Silver): Parker Moorhead (13 kills, 7 digs), Liam O'Neil (7 kills, 3 blocks, dig), Adam Graham (5 kills, 6 digs), Casey Mass (4 blocks, 4 digs), Xzavion Willett (3 kills, 3 blocks), Jack Anderson (30 assists, 2 kills), Andrew Ellis (9 digs)...
Friday, April 21 results
JuniorTyrus Cloat (11) drives the ball betwene a pair of defenders during Oswego East's 25-21, 25-18 victory over visiting Oswego on Thursday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Friday. April 21 resultsElgin Academy def. Harvest Christian Academy 25-8, 25-20Elgin Academy (11-3 overall): Kaden Saurer (13 kills, 6 aces, 3 digs), Kyle Saurer (15 assists, 3 kills, 2 blocks, 1 ace), Tayten Wilder (3 aces, 1 kill, 1 block), Liam Shackleton (2 aces, 2 blocks), AJ Ireland (2 kills).Stevenson def. Notre Dame 25-18, 25-14Stevenson (17-5 overall, 3-0 in the Nort...
Tuesday, April 18 results
Glenbard East (far court) defeated West Chicago, 25-23, 25-17, Tuesday in an Upstate Eight Conference clash in Lombard. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Tuesday, April 18 resultsAndrew def. Romeoville 25-16, 25-20Andrew (11-6 overall, 0-0 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): Sean Monohan (7 kills, 7 aces, 1 dig), TJ Dziekan (12 assists, 9 digs), Tyler Sempek (9 digs, 3 assists). Argo def. Tinley Park 25-9, 25-22Benet Academy def. Nazareth 25-6, 25-20Benet Academy (8-3 overall, 1-0 in the East Suburban Catholic Conference): Thomas Galbraith (6 kill...
Lyons Township teaches York that to err is human, but to be consistent is divine
York players gathered prior to their West Suburban Silver match with visiting Lyons on Tuesday, won by the Lions, 25-23, 25-20. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorWhat’s the difference between a good team and a great team?“Consistency,” said Lyons Township’s 6-6 junior outside hitter Luka Kostic. “We’ve really been focusing on consistency because early in the season we were having our ups and downs. We want to be a very good team at all times and not have ups and downs or loops or hills or anything like that.“Consistency … that’s the ma...
Monday, April 17 results
Elgin Academy boys' volleyball program, in its first year of existence, improved to 9-3 after winning the Timothy Christian tournament Saturday. SHOP OUTLET ITEMS FOR UP TO 40% OFF AT WILSON! HTTPS://WILSON.SJV.IO/C/2340877/1616671/9003 Monday, April 17 results Alton Marquette def. Maryville Christian 25-8, 25-8Alton Marquette (10-6-2 overall, 5-0 in the Gateway Metro).Downers Grove North def. Riverside-Brookfield 23-25, 25-23, 25-18Riverside-Brookfield (10-7 overall, 2-0 in the Metro Suburban Conference).Downers Grove North (7-4...
Near-flawless Barrington beats Lincoln-Way East to win Tiger Classic championship
Barrington's 6-11 junior and tournament MVP Cole Hartke had 9 kills, 2 blocks and 2 aces to help the No. 2-seeded Broncos defeat top-seeded Lincoln-Way East, 25-18, 25-19, in the championship match of the Wheaton Warrenville South Tiger Classic Saturday in Wheaton. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorBarrington setter Carsten Wegh wasn’t sure what to expect Saturday.“We came in here and we didn't really expect to go too far,” he said. “We started the season rough, and Thursday (night in pool play) was ugly. We'd a...