Barrington will seek its third consecutive IHSA Class 4A semifinal berth Friday when it hosts Libertyville in the Barrington supersectional. Friday, November 3, IHSA supersectional pairings (all matches at 6:00 p.m. unless otherwise indicated)Class 1AAt (Bushnell) Prairie CityHartsburg-Emden vs. AnnawanHartsburg-Emden (30-7 overall, 5-0 in the Tomahawk Conference).Annawan (29-6 overall, 10-1 in the Lincoln Trail Conference).At MilfordCissna Park vs. Windsor/Stewardson-StrasburgCissna Park (35-3 overall, 12-0 in the Vermilion Valley Conf...
McAuley’s White joins a list of ‘Player of the Year’ honorees that dates back to 1982
Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb.com 2022 Player of the Year Lucy Ardnt of Aquin Catholic (left) currently leads Southeast Missouri State University (20-8 overall) in kills with 392. (Photo courtesy of Southeast Missouri State University Athletics) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorDid you know that girls were not permitted to participate in interscholastic volleyball contests until 1973?Then during the 1974-75 school year, the IHSA sponsored its first volleyball tournament at Lantz Gymnasium on the campus of Eastern Illinois University....
Presenting the Michio Chicago/Illprepvb Girls Honorable Mention All-State Team
Cissna Park sophomore Addison Lucht (9) turned some heads at Redbird Arena during the IHSA Class 2A tournament. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Today, we are pleased to announce the Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb.com 2023 Girls Honorable Mention All-State Volleyball Team. Coaches across Illinois were invited to nominate players to the all-state team. Team members were selected based upon their accomplishments on the court and in the classroom as high school student-athletes, not on any future potential or current recruitment status. These p...
Saturday, November 11, IHSA championship results
Galena's Addie Hefel had 14 kills in the Pirates' 25-23, 25-16 victory over Hartsburg-Emden in the IHSA Class 1A championship game. (Photo by Dave Ruggles). Saturday, November 11, IHSA finals resultsClass 1AEffingham St. Anthony def. Cissna Park 25-15, 23-25, 25-23 (third place)Effingham St. Anthony (33-9 overall, 6-0 in the National Trail Conference): Addi Wernsing (15 assists, 6 digs), Andrea Rudolph (13 kills, 1 ace, 3 digs, 1 block), Laney Coffin (2 digs, 1 block), Stacey Vonderheide (8 assists, 1 ace, 4 digs), Abbi Hatton (9 kills, 1 a...
Friday, November 10, IHSA semifinal results
Breese Mater Dei's 6-5 Alyssa Koerkenmeier had 7 kills in the Knights' semifinal win over Rock Falls. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) Friday, November 10 IHSA semifinal resultsClass 1A Cissna Park's Brooklyn Stadeli slips a kill past Hartsburg-Emden's Ellie Klokkenga during the Stags' semifinal win. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Hartsburg-Emden def. Cissna Park 25-17, 25-13Cissna Park (37-4 overall, 12-0 in the Vermilion Valley Conference): Ava Morrical (16 assists, 2 digs), Regan King (1 dig), Brooklyn Stadeli (6 kills, 1 assist, 7 digs), Addison...
Here are the final Illprepvb.com/Michio Chicago VBA Girls H.S. Rankings for 2023
St. Francis claimed its second consecutve IHSA Class 3A championship and No. 14 overall by defeating Lincoln Saturday at Rebidrd (now CEFCU) Arena. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorTime to close the books on another girls’ high school season.Here’s a question for the IHSA: Since the official girls’ volleyball calendar had the 2023 season ending on November 11, if the Class 4A championship game ran any longer, would they have had to stop play and declare a tie?Something to think about.Meanwhile, here they ...
Friday, November 3 results
Joliet West's Ava Grevengoed (1) had 10 kills Friday in the Class 4A supersectional at Bolingbrook, but it was not enough as the Tigers fell to Willowbrook, 25-18, 25-14. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Friday, November 3, IHSA supersectional results Class 1AAt (Bushnell) Prairie CityHartsburg-Emden def. Annawan 25-17, 16-25, 25-19Hartsburg-Emden (32-7 overall, 5-0 in the Tomahawk Conference).Annawan (29-7 overall, 10-1 in the Lincoln Trail Conference).At MilfordCissna Park def. Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg 25-16, 19-25, 28-26Cissna Park (37-3 ove...
Icing on the cake: Mother McAuley beats Benet to win IHSA championship No. 17
Benet Academy junior outside hitter Audrey Asleson (7) had a team-high 17 kills in the IHSA Class 4A championship match Saturday at Redbird Arena. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorNORMAL -- Icing on the cake. Cherry on top.“Just coming back from last year, we knew we had a target on our back,” said Mother McAuley’s 5-11 outside hitter Ellie White. “Our goal the entire season has been to get back down here. This is just icing on the cake. Cherry on top.“Nothing is given,” added the Michigan-bound senior. “As ...
Wednesday, November 1 results
Natalia Harris (24) and Joliet West defeated Lockport at the Oswego sectional Wednesday and will face Willowbrook at the Bolingbrook supersectional on Friday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Wednesday, November 1, IHSA sectional championship resultsClass 1AAt (Concord) TriopiaHartsburg-Emden def. (Decatur) Unity Christian 25-13, 25-14(Decatur) Unity Christian (32-6 overall, 10-1 in the Lincoln Prairie Conference).Hartsburg-Emden (30-7 overall, 5-0 in the Tomahawk Conference).At PrincevilleAnnawan def. Illini Bluffs 33-31, 25-20Illini Bluffs (25-5-1...
Joliet West puts the clamps on Lockport; Willowbrook silences the doubters
Lockport's Haley Rak (3) soars to clear the block attempt by Joliet West's Peyton Darguzis (18) during the Tigers' sectional championship victory Wednesday at Oswego. Photos by Dave Ruggles) By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comWith his team having an excellent first half of the season, Joliet West girls' volleyball coach Chris Lincoln had some prophetic words. "No coach is going to be upset at being 18-1," he said on September 26 following a close win over Minooka. "But we have to get every girl playing on the same level at the same tim...