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No turning back SPVB/Illprepvb.com Player of the Year Chance Shampine
Chance Shampine overcame a serious back injury as a junior to lead Glenbrook South to its first IHSA quarterfinal berth since 2014 and become the first Player of the Year from the Glenview school since Sam Kim earned the honor from the Chicago Sun-Times in 2003. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) By Matt Le CrenSpecial to Illprepvb.comChance Shampine’s junior season didn’t go the way he expected.His senior season didn’t go the way anybody else expected.The Glenbrook South star missed more than half of the 2022 season with a serious back injury.“I...
Saturday, May 27, IHSA boys’ sectional results
No. he's not getting ready to limbo under the net. Downers Grove South's Jordan Parrot has to reach back to get to this ball during Saturday's sectional semifinal against Downers Grove North at Oswego. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Saturday, May 27, IHSA sectional results(in bracket order with sectional seeds indicated)At Glenbrook North sectionalNo. 1 Glenbrook South def. No. 4 New Trier 31-29, 25-17Glenbrook South (36-1 overall, 10-0 in the Central Suburban South): Chance Shampine (6 kills, 1 ace, 3 digs), Alex Rupprecht (9 kills, 2 aces, 6...
Friday, April 28 results
Friday, April 28 resultsAt Lincoln-Way EastBrother Rice def. Naperville North 25-16, 25-17Brother Rice (15-3 overall, 4-0 in the Chicago Catholic League): Shauniel Nelson (7 kills), Paul Baker (7 kills), Zach Mikrut (5 kills), Carter Mosel (4 kills), Roman Rzeszutko (21 assists), Ryne Collins (7 digs).Brother Rice def. Hamilton Southeastern 24-26, 25-23, 15-13Brother Rice (16-3 overall, 4-0 in the Chicago Catholic League): Paul Baker (10 kills), Shauniel Nelson (13 kills, 2 aces), Carter Mosel (4 kills), Zach Mikrut (4 kills), Roman Rzeszutko ...
Saturday, September 9 results
Glenbard West finished second at the Crossroads Classic hosted by Effingham, losing to Ozark (MIssouri) , 25-20, 19-25, 25-23, in the championship match. Saturday, September 9 results (updated 1:28 p.m., Tuesday, September 12)Alleman def. Quad Cities Christian 25-16, 25-20Alleman (4-3 overall, 1-2 in the Western Big Six): Ashley Wood (2 aces, 7 kills, 3 digs), Emilye Polich (3 kills, 2 blocks), Jill Hoffman (1 assist, 1 dig), Megan Hulke (1 kill, 1 block, 20 assists, 1 dig), Ashlyn Sullivan (14 digs), Carson Wendt (3 aces, 2 kills,...
There’s no stopping SPVB 18 Red, which wins its third straight AAU championship
Eastside Volleyball 18U Ninjas finished third in the 18 Club division at the 50th AAU Girls National Volleyball Championships in Orlando. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorORLANDO, Florida – “Someone stop me. Oh, someone please, just try and stop me.” – Katharine Hepburn in the 1938 movie classic, “Holiday,” with Cary Grant.There must be something to this red(head) mystique.Seeded fifth in the field of 58 teams, Sports Performance 18 Red won its third consecutive national championship, defeating Mill City 18s (Lowell, Massachusetts), 25-...
Timothy Christian dons pink, but could they be seeing red in less than a month?
Timothy Christian players and their fans were decked out in pink Wednesday to raise cancer awareness, after which they paused to celebrate another Trojans' victory. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorPlaying without 6-3 junior outside hitter and University of Texas recruit Abby VanderWal for the first 10 matches of the season – a stretch during which the Trojans went 7-3 and lost to rival and probable sectional foe IC Catholic Prep -- might not have been the worst thing to happen to Timothy Christian.“I think we were able to learn and bui...
Tuesday, August 29 results
. Marist's Elise Bocanegra had 11 digs in the RedHawks' victory over St. Francis on Tuesday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Tuesday, August 29 results (updated 2:22 p.m., Wednesday, August 30)Alleman def. Cambridge 26-24, 21-25, 25-23Alleman (2-1 overall, 0-0 in the Western Big Six): Ashley Wood (1 ace, 5 kills, 1 block, 8 digs), Delaney Orendorff (1 kill, 5 blocks), Megan Hulke (2 aces, 1 kill, 4 blocks, 28 assists), Ashlyn Sullivan (1 aces, 1 kill, 12 digs), Carson Wendt (2 blocks, 8 digs), Audrey Erickson (6 kills, 2 blocks), Clair Hulke (...
From ‘Oh, it’s just Westville,’ to ‘Oh, no! It’s Westville!’
The Westville Tigers started the season with a bang, winning their own tournament without dropping a set. By Matt Le CrenSpecial to Illprepvb.comThere is a lot of joy in Westville these days.More may be on the way if Ella Miller and her teammates have their way.The Tigers, 11-0 following Thursday's 25-14, 25-16 victory over Vermilion Valley foe Hoopeston, are off to the fastest start in program history and are creating a buzz around Westville, a town of 3,120 just south of Danville and close to the Indiana state line.“It’s really exciting ...
Washington’s Jori Dowling among first class of IHSAF scholarship recipients
Photo courtesy of Peoria Journal Star/Matt Dayhoff. Washington's Jori Dowling Jori Dowling, a 6-0 middle hitter from downstate Washington, was one of 14 members of the inaugural class of scholarship winners named by the Illinois High School Activities Foundation (IHSAF).Each of the 14 winners are currently seniors at IHSA member high schools and will receive a $1,000 scholarship towards their future education. To be eligible for the scholarship, the candidates had to be seniors at IHSA schools who plan to major in education in college, i...