Mother McAuley defeated Notre Dame Academy (Louisville, Kentucky) on Saturday to win its second consecutive ASICS Challenge championship. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorIt’s the same old story – B beats A, C beats B, A beats B.Can anyone hold down the top spot in the Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb.com Girls High School Class 4A rankings?We could find out this week when Marist, which beat Mother McAuley to open the door for Benet Academy to assume the top spot after the Redwings beat Marist in the finals of the Wheaton Classi...
Free-swinging Heyworth rattles Eureka in Heart of Illinois Conference stunner
Setter Allison deFreese (3) gave Eureka 27 assists and 11 digs at Heyworth on Tuesday during a 25-19, 23-25, 25-12 Heart of Illinois Conference loss. (Photo by Randy Sharer) By Randy SharerSpecial to Illprepvb.comHEYWORTH – It’s hard to say whether Heyworth’s free-swinging style caused Eureka to turn tentative or it was Eureka’s tentativeness that emboldened its host on Tuesday.Whatever the case – perhaps some of both – Heyworth knocked off Eureka, 25-19, 23-25, 25-12, behind senior Ava Riddle’s 28 assists, 14 digs and 2 aces.“I saw th...
Monday, October 9 results
Illini West improved to 27-4 overall with a 25-11, 25-17 victory over Hannibal (Missouri) on Monday. Monday, October 9 resultsAlleman def. Stark County 30-28, 25-8Alleman (5-12 overall, 1-10 in the Western Big Six): Ashley Wood (1 ace, 4 kills, 9 digs), Emilye Polich (4 kills, 2 blocks), Megan Hulke (2 blocks, 25 assists, 1 dig), Ashlyn Sullivan (15 digs), Carson Wendt (3 kills, 5 blocks), Audrey Erickson (5 kills, 1 block), Clair Hulke (2 aces, 11 kills, 3 blocks, 4 digs), Kristina Johannes (2 aces, 6 digs).Bloomington def. Peoria Central...
Thursday, April 27 results
Dominic Pannarale (far court, 2) and the Oswego Panthers will compete at the Lincoln-Way East tournament this weekend. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) SHOP OUTLET ITEMS FOR UP TO 40% OFF AT WILSON! HTTPS://WILSON.SJV.IO/C/2340877/1616671/9003 Thursday, April 27 resultsAndrew def. Stagg 31-29, 25-18Andrew (13-8 overall, 2-1 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): TJ Dziekan (33 assists, 2 kills, 3 digs), Sean Monahan (15 kills, 6 digs, 1 block), Cian Collins (13 kills, 9 digs, 1 block), Jimmy Manthey (4 digs, 2 blocks, 2 digs), Tyler Se...
Minooka puts practice to good use against Romeoville; Marist stops Benet win streak
Glenbard West sophomore middle hitter Kayla Street (11) skies for a kill durng the Hilltoppers' victory Tuesday over visiting Oak Park-River Forest. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comThree of Minooka’s losses during a recent four-match losing streak were in three sets.But this three-set match was different. The Indians turned their fortunes around and got a big 14-25, 25-20, 25-22 victory over Romeoville in a key Southwest Prairie Conference matchup Tuesday in Minooka. Sophomores Brooklynne Brass ...
Near-flawless Barrington beats Lincoln-Way East to win Tiger Classic championship
Barrington's 6-11 junior and tournament MVP Cole Hartke had 9 kills, 2 blocks and 2 aces to help the No. 2-seeded Broncos defeat top-seeded Lincoln-Way East, 25-18, 25-19, in the championship match of the Wheaton Warrenville South Tiger Classic Saturday in Wheaton. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorBarrington setter Carsten Wegh wasn’t sure what to expect Saturday.“We came in here and we didn't really expect to go too far,” he said. “We started the season rough, and Thursday (night in pool play) was ugly. We'd a...
Oswego East starts anew, Newman gets bumped up to 2A; more ’23 previews
By virute of its fourth-place finish in Class 1A last fall, (Sterling) Newman Central Catholic was subject to the IHSA's 1.65 multiplier and will compete in the Class 2A tournament for the next two years. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com Editor The Illinios girls high school volleyball season begins in earnest in just a few days, and today Illprepvb.com continues its annual series of previews of the teams, players and coaches whose ultimate goal is a trip to Redbird (now CEFCU) Arena on the campus ...
Thursday, May 25 results
Morton sophomore Joaquin Montiel (6) and the No. 4 seeded Mustangs were scheduled to play No. 6 seeded (Chicago) Hancock in Thursday's finals of the Hancock regional. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Thursday, May 25 results(in bracket order with sectional seeds indicated)At Glenbrook North sectionalAt Glenbrook South No. 1 Glenbrook South def. No 9 Notre Dame 25-15, 25-18Glenbrook South (35-1 overall, 10-0 in the Central Suburban South): Chance Shampine (9 kills, 2 aces, 4 digs, 1 block), Alex Rupprecht (8 kills), Kris Blumberg (8 kills, ...
Presenting the final 2023 1st Alliance VBC/Illprepvb.com Girls Club Rankings
Five-foot-7 junior defensive specialist Sarah Jensen (Barrington) and her teammates won SPVB 18 Red's third consecutive national championship in the 18 Club division at the 50th annual AAU Girls Junior National Championships in Orlando, Florida. (File photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorThe dust has barely settled on the 2023 girls’ club season and tryouts for upcoming season have already begun.Although Illinois produced no national championships in the Open divisions at the USAV tournament in Chicago or...
Who’s in? Who’s out? Here is the final list of Illinois girls USAV qualifiers
Club Fusion 17 Gino is one of 12 teams from the Great Lakes Region that will be competing in the various 17s age divisions at McCormick Place this summer. 2023 Girls USAV Qualifiers (updated 6/6)Who’s in? Who’s out?The 2023 USAV Girls Junior 14s-17s National Championship will be held at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, June 28-July 6, the 2023 USA Volleyball Boys Junior National Championship will be held at the Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 29-July 6, the 2023 AAU Girls Junior National Championships will be...