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...
St. Francis slips Lincoln for title No. 14; Knights (no, the other ones) win 2A crown
Shay McMillen digs a ball under the watchful eyes of coach Lisa Ston during St. Francis' victory over Lincoln in the IHSA Class 3A championship game, (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Randy SharerSpecial to Illprepvb.comNORMAL – In a battle between evenly matched powers in Saturday’s IHSA Class 3A Championship match, the seesaw of momentum ultimately tipped in favor of the team that could send the volleyball back most often – St. Francis.The Spartans, ranked No. 1 by Illprepvb.com, built a 90-78 advantage in digs to edge No. 4 Lincoln, 23-25...
Friday, November 10, IHSA semifinal pairings
Mother McAuley will be making its third consecutive trip to the IHSA Class 4A semifinals in Normal. (Photo by Randy Sharer) Friday, November 10, IHSA semifinal pairings Class 1AHartsburg-Emden vs. Cissna Park, 9:00 a.m.Hartsburg-Emden (32-7 overall, 5-0 in the Tomahawk Conference).Cissna Park (37-3 overall, 12-0 in the Vermilion Valley Conference).Effingham St. Anthony vs. Galena, 10:30 a.m.Effingham St. Anthony (32-8 overall, 6-0 in the National Trail Conference).Galena (34-4 overall, 10-0 in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference).Class ...
Multi-talented Lincoln derails St. Ignatius; Benet, McAuley headed for 4A rematch
Lincoln's Alyssa Company slips a kill past St. Ignatius' Gabby Williams during the Railsplitters' Class 3A semifinal victory Friday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Randy SharerSpecial to Illprepvb.comNORMAL – The battle for supremacy between specialists and generalists in volleyball seemed to have been decided in the former group’s favor decades ago.Lincoln, however, continued to make a case in the Class 3A IHSA tournament semifinals at CEFCU Arena on Friday that multisport athletes have yet to surrender.With all-staters from other sports lend...
The game’s afoot. The IHSA girls volleyball season comes to a head this weekend
Willowbrook coach Irene Mason said that having fun is one of the keys to her team's postseason success. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorNORMAL – So what do you do when you’re making your first trip to the IHSA girls volleyball semifinals?“Rest is a part of it,” said coach Irene Mason, who is taking Willowbrook to a place no team from Villa Park has gone before. “I want to make sure their bodies are rested. There's a lot of sickness out there. I want to make sure their bodies and minds are healthy and relaxed and...
Slow start, Normal West can’t stop McAuley; Willowbrook’s long wait is over
Willowbrook's Hannah Kenny (6) puts down a kill over the utstretched arms of Joliet West's Peyton Darguzis (18) and Brooke Schwall (12). (Photos by Dave Ruggles) By Randy SharerSpecial to Illprepvb.comNORMAL – Falling behind 10-4 to open the Class 4A supersectional Friday at Normal Community might have rattled many teams beyond repair, but not Mother McAuley.The reigning state champion Mighty Macs mounted a 12-2 comeback that catapulted them to a 25-19, 25-21 victory over upset-minded Normal West in front of a capacity crowd.“It was shaky...
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...
2023 IHSA Girls Volleyball Supersectional Pairings
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...
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...
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...