Genoa-Kingston began its IHSA Class 2A title defense with a 25-12, 25-10 victory over Byron on Tuesday. Tuesday, October 24 results (updated 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, October 25)IHSA tournament (in bracket order)Class 1AAt (Augusta) SoutheasternLiberty def. South Fulton 25-7, 25-10Rushville/Industry def. Havana 26-28, 25-17, 25-17At Jacksonville RouttNew Berlin def. White Hall North Greene 25-21, 25-12New Berlin (17-14-1 overall, 3-6 in the Sangamo Conference): Kami Sheedy (6 kills), Layla Hein (4 kills, 11 digs), Kaylee Cowhick (13 assists), ...
Monday, October 23 results
Ellie Stiernagle (11) and Gabby Stasys (2) of Class 4A No. 1-ranked Benet Academy will begin their quest for an IHSA championship Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. against Batavia at Benet. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Monday, October 23 resultsIHSA tournament (in bracket order)Class 1AAt (Augusta) SoutheasternBrown County def. Camp Point Central 25-22, 23-25, 25-17Brown County (16-209 overall, 5-3 in the Western Illinois Valley): Ashlee Markert (11 kills, 21 digs, 4 aces), Kenzie Kassing (11 kills, 2 blocks), Adalyn Wagner (24 assists, 9 digs, 3 kills).At ...
Saturday, October 21 results
Ava Grevengoed (1) and her Joliet West teammates won the Southwest Prairie Conference title Thursday with a 25-17, 25-23 victory over Oswego. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Saturday, October 21 results (updated 11:33 a.m., Monday, October 23)At Stillman ValleyRed poolFulton def. Indian Creek 21-22, 20-9, 15-4Fulton def. DeKalb 20-7, 20-13Fulton def. Stillman Valley 20-15, 13-20, 15-3Indian Creek def. Stillman Valley 20-18, 20-18Indian Creek def. DeKalb 20-12, 18-20, 15-10Sillman Valley def. DeKalb 20-16, 20-14Black poolAquin def. Earlville 20-11, ...
Friday, October 20 results
IC Catholic Prep's Ava Falduto, who is committed to Penn State as a libero, reached 1,000 kills for her career last week. Friday, October 20 resultsGlenbard West def. Stevenson 27-25, 25-22Stevenson (28-7 overall, 6-1 in the North Suburban Conference): Brynn Smith (7 kills, 8 digs, 2 blocks), Mija Jegers (10 kills, 2 blocks), Ava Wysocki (6 kills), Cayla Weisner (3 kills, 3 aces, 3 blocks), Adriana Voshtina (4 kills, 2 blocks), Alice Birtig (9 digs, 2 asst), Rachel Shin (13 assists,), Kyra Costabile (13 assists).Glenbard West (32-3 overall...
How to mitigate one of the increasingly common injuries among volleyball athletes
Thr growth in popularity of girls volleyball, which has more than 460,000 participants in the United States alone, has also led to an increase in the number of specific injuries. Sometimes who is not able to compete in the IHSA girls’ volleyball tournament is as critical to a team’s success as who is. Injuries – ranging from tendonitis to stress fractures to ACL tears – has sidelined a number of Illinois’ best and brightest players during this year’s tournament. This article explores the causes of ACL injuries in girls’ volleyball, th...
Ready to have some fun, Lena-Winslow bests Fulton to win Stillman Valley Classic
Fulton finished second at Saturday's Stillman Valley Fall Classic, reahcing the championship match before losing to Lena-Winslow. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorTake it from somebody who’s been there, Lena-Winslow has what it takes to be playing on an early November morning at Redbird Arena in Normal.And chances are they’ll be having fun doing it.“I can say now that now that we’re not in Class 1A, but we’re their biggest fans,” said (Freeport) Aquin coach Robyn Stovall, who guided her team to back-to-back appearances at Redbird Arena...
Mother McAuley puts it on auto-pilot while cruising past Lyons Township
Junior outside hitter Sydney Buchanan had 6 kills in Mother McAuley's win Wednesday at Lyons Township. (File photo by Dave Ruggles) By Matt Le CrenSpecial to Illprepvb.comCoasting down the road means different things to different people, depending on what car you’re driving.Mother McAuley usually drives a Maserati, while most of its opponents are tooling along in midsize sedans.Little wonder, then, that Mother McAuley star Ellie White saw a pedestrian performance in what most other people thought was high quality win Wednesday.“Tonight was ...
Quincy Notre Dame Tournament
Thursday, October 19 results
Barrington's defensive specialist Sarah Jensen and the Fillies defeated Hersey on Thursday to win their second consecutive Mid-Suburban League championship. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Thursday, October 19 results (updated 11:55 a.m., Friday, October 20)Aquin Catholic def. Dakota 25-12, 25-21Aquin Catholic (23-7 overall, 9-3 in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference): Ainsley Stovall (12 kills, 6 digs), Megan Holder (19 assists, 9 digs), Hanna Broge (5 kills, 5 digs).JV: Aquin won 25-16, 25-21 The Arthur Lovington-Atwood Hammond Knights...
