GabriellaTowns (6) and the Oak Park-River Forest Huskies finished fifth at last weekend's Autumnfest tournament hosted by Glenbard East. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorOK, who is the No. 1 team in Class 4A this week?Right now, it’s Benet Academy (again).Why?Mathematics. It’s as simple as A beats B, B beats C, C beats A. Benet is 1-1 against Marist (splitting two matches) and 1-0 against Mother McAuley. Meanwhile, Mother McAuley is 0-1 against Benet Academy and 1-1 vs. Marist, and Marist is 2-2 with a win an...
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 ...
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...
Thursday, October 26 results
Head coach Gary Mosley led Oswego to its first regional championship since 2011 when the Panthers defeated Plainfield North Thursday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Thursday, October 26 results (updated 3:45 p.m., Friday, October 27)IHSA tournament (in bracket order)Class 1AAt (Augusta) Southeastern(Augusta) Southeastern def. Rushville/Industry 25-12, 25-14(Augusta) Southeastern (29-7-1 overall, 4-2 in the West Central Conference): Kenzie Griswold (13 kills, 8 digs), Kara Stephens (6 kills, 5 assists), Abigail Shaffer (5 kills, 15 assists,...
Providence Catholic says ‘Good Knight’ to De La Salle to win GCAC White title
Providence Catholic, which won the Silver division at the Oak Lawn tournament earlier this season, will add another plaque to its collection after defeating De La Salle on Thursday to win the Girls Catholic Athletic Conference White Division. By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comSay good Knight. Abbey Knight sure did.The sophomore outside hitter had a season-high 18 kills, and outside hitter Payton Mandac added 13 kills as Providence rallied for a 19-25, 25-22, 25-21 victory over De La Salle Thursday in New Lenox.With the win, the Celt...
Chicago Christian seeks boys’ JV volleyball coach for spring season
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...
Friday, October 6 results
Marist is in Omaha, Nebraska, this weekend for the Skyhawk Invitational hosted by Skutt Catholic High School. Friday, October 6 resultsAt St. Charles East Scholastic CupBracket ABenet Academy def. Plainfield East 25-8, 25-13Benet Academy def. St. Charles East 25-14, 25-13St. Charles East def. Neuqua Valley 25-17, 26-24Neuqua Valley def. Plainfield East 25-15, 25-19Bracket BJoliet West def. Plainfield Central 26-22, 25-15Edwardsville def. Warren 25-17, 17-25, 15-13Edwardsville def. Joliet West 22-25, 27-25, 15-11Warren def. Plainfield...
Glenbard East Autumnfest
Monday, October 2 results
Wheaton Warrenville South will look to remain unbeaten in the DuKane Conference when the Tigers travel to Lake Park on Tuesday. Monday, October 2 results(Augusta) Southeastern def. Rushville/Industry 25-13, 25-15 (Augusta) Southeastern (17-3 overall, 1-1 in the West Central Conference): Amanda Stephens (11 kills, 13 assists, 8 digs), Abigail Shaffer (6 kills, 10 assists, 10 digs), Savannah Ramsey (8 digs).Barrington def. Wheaton Warrenville South 25-14, 25-19Barrington (22-3 overall, 6-0 in the Mid-Suburban West): Molly Kozak (5 digs,...