Six-foot-11 junior outside hitter Cole Hartke (19) and No. 2 seed Barrington went 2-0 in pool play Thursday at the Wheaton Warrenville South Tiger Classic. SHOP OUTLET ITEMS FOR UP TO 40% OFF AT WILSON! HTTPS://WILSON.SJV.IO/C/2340877/1616671/9003 Thursday, April 13 resultsDowners Grove North def. Benet Academy 26-24, 25-21Benet Academy (7-3 overall, 0-0 in the East Suburban Catholic Conference): Dom Krzeczkowski (5 kills, 2 aces), Thomas Galbraith (4 kills), Aris Maurukas (2 kills), Reed Hefley (6 assists), Jacob Olejnik (6 assis...
Lincoln-Way East thrives, Barrington survives on day one of the Tiger Classic
Joey Glennon (14) and Lincoln-Way East went 2-0 at the Wheaton Warrenville South Tiger Classic on Thursday. (File photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorThe top seeds were dropping like flies Thursday on day one of the Wheaton Warrenville South Tiger Classic.Sets, not matches.Top-seeded Lincoln-Way East (10-1) was the only one of the four top seeds in action Thursday to avoid dropping a set, sweeping Oswego, 25-17, 25-20, and St. Charles North, 25-18, 25-16, to advance to Saturday’s quarterfinals beginning at 9:00 a.m....
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Barington's Quinn Kozak (9) and Gavin Rohlwing (11) go up to block St. Rita's Aidan Peloquin (2) at the Wheaton Warrenville South Tiger Classic. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com Editor“I told the boys that championships are won in June, not in April.” – Lincoln-Way West coach Jodi Frigo.Frigo is absolutely correct. We are not even halfway through the boys’ season, and it’s too early to speculate about what will happen at Hoffman Estate June 2-3. But we do know this … there are teams that have established themselves a...
Scholar program creates opportunities for student-athletes like Dimaano, Patel
Godwin Dimaano (left) and Divit Patel are participants in the highly-selective Schuler Scholar Program at Maine East. By Matt Le CrenSpecial to Illprepvb.comDivit Patel and Godwin Dimaano are two reasons why Maine East coach George Wong believes his program is on the upswing.The juniors give new meaning to the term, “upwardly mobile.”“I can’t speak more highly of these two,” Wong said. “What makes me really proud of the guys is that they are solid volleyball players and they’re solid citizens.“They always come to practice with a smile on th...
When Vidovic talks, RedHawks listen, rally from early deficit to beat Barrington
The Marist RedHawks ran their record to 8-0 with a 25-20, 25-23 victory Wednesday in Barrington. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorWhen Marist coach Jordan Vidovic talks … and Wednesday’s nonconference match at Barrington was only 15 points old when he brought his team off the court for a chat … the RedHawks listen.“Coach does a good job of bringing us all together in the huddle,” said Marist’s 6-5 outside hitter Marty Canavan. “He knows what to say. He knows what we’re doing wrong. He's watching from the sidelines focusing on every posi...
Tuesday, April 4 results
SHOP OUTLET ITEMS FOR UP TO 40% OFF AT WILSON! HTTPS://WILSON.SJV.IO/C/2340877/1616671/9003 Tuesday, April 4 resultsAndrew def. Eisenhower 25-9, 25-15Andrew (5-3 overall, 0-0 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): Luke Spratt (10 kills), TJ Dziekan (17 assists), Yousif Razek (2 blocks), Tyler Sempek (7 digs), Cian Collins (3 aces), Luke Jett (3 aces).Eisenhower (3-6 overall, 0-0 in the South Suburban Conference).Antioch def. Grant 25-13, 25-20Antioch (2-1 overall, 1-0 in the Northern Lake County Conference): Nathan Young (15 assists, 2...
Lincoln-Way East’s middlemen Yacobozzi, Glennon frustrate Brother Rice
Benet Academy (far court) improved to 7-2 overall by defeating Naperville North on Tuesday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comThe Block Brothers made sure that Lincoln-Way East kept Brother Rice at bay.The Griffins’ middle hitting pair of Joey Glennon and Sam Yacobozzi combined for 12 kills and 6 blocks as Lincoln-Way East rode some nice blocking and a balanced attack to defeat Brother Rice, 25-20, 25-18, in an early season battle of top teams Tuesday in Frankfort.“I was a little worried since we hadn't played i...
1st Alliance 18 Silver brings home Bronze from USAV national championship
1st Alliance 18 Silver finished third in the 18 National division at the just completed 2023 USA Volleyball Girls 18s Junior National Championship in Columbus, Ohio. COLUMBUS, OHIO – That’s a wrap.The 2023 USA Volleyball Girls 18s Junior National Championship concluded Sunday in Columbus, Ohio, and while Illinois did not produce any national champions, there were some solid finishes among the 11 teams from the state that competed.1st Alliance 18 Silver was the top finisher from the Great Lakes Region, going 7-1 and advancing to the Gold bra...
Glenbard West rocks some Amadeus, wins the Lincoln-Way East Invitational
Glenbard West's Parker Moorhead (12) had 9 kills in the championship match against Roncalli (Indianapolis, Indiana) Saturday at the Lincoln-Way East Invitational. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorThat gentleman wearing a black tuxedo with a gray vest and red tie at Glenbard West’s prom Saturday night requesting that the DJ play a little classical fare?That would be the Hilltoppers’ 6-4 outside hitter Parker Moorhead."I'm going to ask the DJ to play some Mozart," he said. Moorhead and his Glenbard West teammates ...
Monday, April 10 results
Monday, April 10 resultsCrete-Monee def. Rich Township 25-17, 25-23Crete-Monee (3-2 overall, 2-0 in the South Suburban Conference).Rich Township (0-7 overall, 0-1 in the South Suburban Conference).Glenbard South def. Fenton 25-18, 25-12Glenbard South (8-2 overall, 1-0 in the Metro Suburban Conference): Tristan Sounthala (6 kills, 2 aces), Jack Wilharm (3 kills, 1 block), Ben Zima (3 kills), Owen Gibson (3 kills), Xander Mills (2 kills), Sean Miller (1 kill, 1 block), Mike Hines (18 assists, 1 block), Jake Doman (5 digs, 3 aces), Esteban Godine...