Crystal Lake South freshman Emma Feinberg and the Gators were defeated by Jacobs in a Fox Valley Conference match Tuesday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Tuesday, September 19 results (Updated 2:40 p.m., Wednesday, September 20).Addison Trail def. Proviso East 25-11, 25-13Barrington def. Hoffman Estates 25-20, 25-12Barrington (14-1 overall, 3-0 in the Mid-Suburban West): Molly Kozak (4 digs, 2 aces, 8 service points), Whitney Mall (6 kills), Gwen Adler (15 assists, 2 digs, 8 service points, 1 kill, 1 ace), Jenna Meitzler (12 assists, 11 kills,...
Tuesday, September 5 results
Members of the all-tournament team at Saturday's Oregon invite included Rhiannon Robertson and Rachel Nevdal of Durand, Alayna Pierce, Hannah Langton and Alivia Keegan of Genoa-Kingston, and Molly Amendt of Lena-Winslow. Tuesday, September 5 results (updated 8:35 p.m., Wednesday, September 6)Aquin Catholic def. Orangeville 16-25, 25-18, 25-18Aquin Catholic (7-1 overall, 1-0 in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference): Ainsley Stovall (20 kills, 1 block), Megan Holder (28 assists, 3 kills, 2 blocks).JV: Orangeville won 25-13, 25-18Athens...
Hersey’s van den Herik plans a comeback; Burgdorf embraces underdog role
Hersey captured the title of its siix-team round robin turnament Saturday while awaiting word on the future of 6-1 outside hitter Claie Van den herik (8). By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorNever bet against Hersey’s Claire van den Herik.Van den Herik, a 6-1 outside hitter, was poised to make a triumphant return to the court this fall after an ACL tear to her left knee during a summer league game prior to last season robbed her of her junior year.“I went up (for a kill), then all of a sudden when I came down, I heard a pop,” van den Her...
Life on the outside agrees with Oswego’s talented 6-1 junior Sidney Hamaker
Oswego junior Sidney Hamaker (13), shown here at last weekend's West Aurora round-robin, had 12 kills Tuesday to lead the Panrthers past host Waubonsie Valley. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorThere are very few places – if any – on a volleyball court where Oswego’s 6-1 junior Sidney Hamaker doesn’t thrive.As a sophomore last year, Hamaker played middle hitter for her club’s top 18s team, which finished second at the AAU national championships in Orlando. But for the past two years, she’s played outsi...
St. Charles East Scholastic Cup at Great Lakes Center
Friday-Saturday, October 6-7 Saturday's brackets Here is the link to the live results: https://results.advancedeventsystems.com/event/U3RfX0NoYXJsZXNfRWFzdF9TY2hvbGFzdGljX0N1cA2/home?_gl=11eddrhg_gaMTQ4MTI1MDcyMC4xNjM2NDYyNzcw_ga_PQ25JN9PJ8*MTY5NTMxNzgxNC4yNzMuMS4xNjk1MzE3OTM1LjAuMC4w&_ga=2.241659524.726051267.1695144039-1481250720.1636462770 ...
Monday, September 18 results
Illini West got tripped up at the "Shoebox" on Monday, falling to host Monmouth-Roseville, 26-24, 25-21. Monday, September 18 results (updated, 8:35 a.m. Wednesday, September 20).Argenta-Oreana def. Tuscola 25-20, 26-24Tuscola (2-15 overall, 0-1 in the Central Illinois Conference): Emily Czerwonka (16 assists, 1-0 digs), Reese Davis (11 digs), Ayla Deleva (1 kill, 1 ace, 1 block), Catie Gibson (2 kills), Natalie Hasting (5 digs, 1 block), Sydney Moss (11 kills, 11 digs, 3 blocks), Carly Ochs (8 digs), Addisyn Petry (2 kills, 14 digs), Brai...
Presenting the latest Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb.com Girls H.S. Rankings
Junior Addie Brookbank (5) and Barrington will try to improve to 12-1 when they visit Mid-Suburban West rival Fremd on Tuesday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorThree weeks in the books and we still have more questions than answers.This week's Wheaton Classic may answer a few of those questions in Class 4A, or it could leave us with a preponderance of riddles much like the Lincoln and Effingham tournaments did last weekend.Meanwhile, while some schools already know if they are hosting regionals, we are lookin...
Monday, September 25 results
Oswego defeated Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg to win the SETtember Fest at Champaign Central on Saturday. Monday, September 25 results (updated 9:29 a.m., Tuesday, September 26)Barrington def. Schaumburg 25-16, 25-20Barrington (15-2 overall, 4-0 in the Mid-Suburban West): Molly Kozak (5 digs, 1 ace, 3 service points), Whitney Mall (7 kills, 2 digs), Gwen Adler (17 assists, 3 digs, 6 service points, 1 kill), Jenna Meitzler (13 assists, 6 kills, 2 digs, 2 service points, 1 block), Addie Brookbank (5 digs, 3 service points), Berkeley Ploder...
Wednesday, September 6 results
Oak Park-River Forest's Grace Nelson (11) registered her 1,000th career kill during last weekend's tournament in Avon, Indiana. Wednesday, September 6 results (updated 1:20 p.m., Thursday, September 7)Benet Academy def. St. Charles East 25-18, 23-25, 25-17Benet Academy (8-1 overall, 1-0 in the East Suburban Catholic Conference): Elle Stiernagle (2 kills, 40 assists, 1 dig, 1 block), Audrey Asleson (11 kills, 1 dig), Lynney Tarnow (11 kills, 1 dig, 1 block), Ava Novak (7 kills, 3 digs, 1 block), Gabby Stasys (6 kills, 1 dig), Aniya Warren (1...
