Glenbard East's 6-4 junior rightside Danny Overlin (18) sat out Wednesday's loss at St. Francis after suffering a severe ankle sprain in a recent match against Naperville Central. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorWhat drives St. Francis?Intensity, said 6-2 junior libero JT McCormick.“Intensity has always driven us,” McCormick said. “Whenever we’re up, whenever we’re loud, we tend to score the points that are necessary to win. When our intensity is up, so is our play.”Togetherness, said 6-5 junior setter Kyle Zedi...
Wednesday, September 13 results
Wheaton Warrenville South's Bill Schreier, Illinois' all-time winningest boys volleyball coach with 688 victories (and seven state titles), picked up his 500th win on the girls' side when the Tigers defeated Yorkville, 25-18, 25-15, Wednesday at the Wheaton Classic. Wednesday, September 13 resultsAnnawan def. Knoxville 25-14, 25-22(Augusta) Southeastern def. Lewistown 25-14, 25-16Southeastern (9-1 overall, 1-0 in the West Central Conference): Amanda Stephens (13 kills, 9 assists, 11 digs), Kenzie Griswold (7 kills, 9 digs), Savannah Ramsey...
Illprepvb’s Class 3A No. 2 Normal U-High sidesteps Class 2A No. 7 Breese Mater Dei
Breese Mater Dei's 6-foot-5 Alyssa Koerkenmeier (24) battled Normal University High's Rachel Ogunleye (9) and Isabella McKinney (2) at the net in Normal on Saturday. U-High went on to win, 25-19, 25-22. (Photo by Randy Sharer) By Randy SharerSpecial to Illprepvb.comNORMAL – Given the chance for a “do-over,” Breese Mater Dei coach Chad Rakers would have transported his team – which lost to Normal University High, 25-19, 25-22, on Saturday – back in time at least 18 hours.“I’d have driven up here last night and stayed in a hotel,” said Ra...
Presenting SPVB/Illprepvb.com’s list of the top 100 boys club players in Illinois
Ultimate VBC's Tyler Tharpe (Whitney Young) has only been playing volleyball for three years, but has been so impressive that he will be continuing his athletic and academic ccareer at Ohio State. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorThe top club teams from Illinois and throughout the United States will soon fly south to compete in the 2023 AAU Boys Junior National Volleyball Championships at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports Complex in Orange County, Florida, Saturday-Tuesday, July 1-4.We have compiled a list of th...
Lake Park sneaks past South Elgin in postseason warm-up for the two league champs
Lake Park finished the regular season with a 29-27, 27-25 victory over South Elgin on Wednesday. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorIt’s never too late to learn a valuable volleyball lesson.Lesson No. 1? Don’t ever give up.“The momentum we've had coming out of the last few games of the regular season, we just need to bring that into regionals,” said Lake Park’s 6-5 sophomore middle hitter Carter Gibbons. “We need to come out fighting, especially on our home court.”Lesson No. 2? Finish what you start.“We were in control in both games, but...
Tuesday, May 16 results
Morton is working to overcome the loss of senior setter Oswaldo Guzman (back row, fourth from right) to an ankle injury last week. Tuesday, May 16 resultsBellleville Althoff def. Metro East Lutheran 25-12, 25-7Bellleville Althoff (26-6 overall): Nick Jansen (8 kills, 10 aces, 7 digs), Ethan Karban (14 assists).Brother Rice def. St. Rita 25-11, 25-22Brother Rice (27-7 overall, 8-1 in the Chicago Catholic League): Shauniel Nelson (7 kills, 1 ace, 1 block), Brendan McCarthy (6 kills, 1 block), Luke Dwyer (23 assists, 1 ace).Downers Grove Nort...
Saturday, August 26 results
Oak Park-River Forest setter Kinsey Smith was named to the all-tournament team at the Mizuno Crimson Classic. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Saturday, August 26 results (updated 3:15 p.m., Wednesday, September 6) Saturday's results At Mizuno Crimson ClassicMarist def. Oak Park-River Forest 25-19, 25-22 (Gold championship)Marist (6-0 overall, 0-0 in the East Suburban Catholic Conference): Maddie Berry (25 assists, 7 digs), Bella Bullington (12 kills, 8 digs, 2 aces), Jess Kur...
Timothy Christian’s Vander Wal has another championship on her bucket list
Hope Huizenga (6) had 5 kills as Timothy Christian defeated Chicago Christian Tuesday in Palos Heights. (File photo by Dave Ruggles) By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comAbby Vander Wal would make any team better.The 6-foot-3-inch junior outside hitter was named the tournament MVP in helping to lead the USA Girls U19 National Team to the World Championship last month in Osijek, Croatia. As an encore, she joined the USA Girls U21 National Team at the end of August and helped the team to a sixth-place finish in the world at the finals i...
Tuesday, May 9 results
Oak Park-River Forest's Peter Zurawski (4) had 13 kills and a block to lead the Huskies past Downers Grove North on Tuesday. (File photo by Dave Ruggles) Save 20% Off Wave Rider 26 With Code 20FORMOM Tuesday, May 9 resultsAlthoff Catholic def. Bellevile West 25-15, 25-23Althoff Catholic (24-5 overall).Barrington def. Palatine 25-18, 25-16Barrington (23-7 overall, 8-1 in the Mid-Suburban West): Evan Jackson (4 kills, 2 digs, 1 block), Carsten Wegh (8 assists, 3 aces, 6 digs, 4 kills, 3 blocks), Adrian Wu (9 assists, 1 dig), Gavin Roh...
Downers South eyes another postseason run; key injury clouds Morton’s future
Morton sophomore Luisangel Cortes-Curiel (3) tries to slip a kill past the outstretched arms of Downers Grove South's Mason Kolar (5) and Nick Koch (15). (Photos by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com Editor“Our sectional,” said Downers Grove South coach Kurt Steuer. “Our sectional … ““It’s tough anywhere,” he said. “It doesn’t matter where you’re seeded. But it is what it is. You got to go out and play.”Downers Grove South’s 25-12, 25-16 victory over Morton on Tuesday was almost inconsequential in the bigger picture, although So...