Members of the all-tournament team at Saturday's Oregon invite included Rhiannon Robertson and Rachel Nevdal of Durand, Alayna Pierce, Hannah Langton and Alivia Keegan of Genoa-Kingston, and Molly Amendt of Lena-Winslow. Tuesday, September 5 results (updated 8:35 p.m., Wednesday, September 6)Aquin Catholic def. Orangeville 16-25, 25-18, 25-18Aquin Catholic (7-1 overall, 1-0 in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference): Ainsley Stovall (20 kills, 1 block), Megan Holder (28 assists, 3 kills, 2 blocks).JV: Orangeville won 25-13, 25-18Athens...
Tuesday, August 22 results
Pleasant Plains' 26-24, 25-12 victory over Decatur St. Teresa on Tuesday was the 1,000th win in program history. Tuesday, August 22 results (updated 9:42 a.m., Wednesday, August 23)Annawan def. Alleman 25-21, 25-13Alleman (0-1 overall, 0-0 in the Western Big Six): Ashley Wood (2 kills, 1 block, 3 digs), Delaney Orendorff (1 kill), Emilyn Polich (2 blocks), Megan Hulke (1 kill, 1 block, 7 assists, 3 digs), Ashlyn Sullivan (1 assist, 6 digs), Carson Wendt (1 kill), Audrey Erickson (1 kill, 1 block, 1 dig), Clair Hulke (7 kills, 3 blocks, 1 di...
Benet Academy plays rotation roulette, wins twice at Wheaton North tournament
Benet Academy rolled out a few dfferent lineups Wednesday in the opening round of the Wheaton North Blue & Gold Invitational, but won both of its matches against Kaneland and West Aurora. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorSetters playing outside. Middles playing rightside. So many substitutions you needed a GPS tracker to keep pace.Simply put, to quote one of the greatest movie lines of all time, it was, “Madness.”“We thought we had a lineup, but then we had an injury, so now we've had a few days to try to mix and match a little...
Champaign Central SETtember Fest
Hersey’s van den Herik plans a comeback; Burgdorf embraces underdog role
Hersey captured the title of its siix-team round robin turnament Saturday while awaiting word on the future of 6-1 outside hitter Claie Van den herik (8). By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorNever bet against Hersey’s Claire van den Herik.Van den Herik, a 6-1 outside hitter, was poised to make a triumphant return to the court this fall after an ACL tear to her left knee during a summer league game prior to last season robbed her of her junior year.“I went up (for a kill), then all of a sudden when I came down, I heard a pop,” van den Her...
Hope ramps up as season winds down for several nat’l tournament contestants
Illini Elite 15 Cardinal, which finished second at the JVA World Challenge in mid-April, has its sights set on winning a national championship in Orlando. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorIllini Elite 15 Cardinal coach Kyle Caldwell is not ready for the club season to end.“I’m not ready,” he said. “This group is a lot of fun. They're good kids. They work hard. They’re everything you ask for in a team.”But end it must, either at the 2023 USAV Girls Junior 14s-17s National Championship at McCormick Place, June 28-July 6, or the 2023 AAU ...
Quincy Invitational
Life on the outside agrees with Oswego’s talented 6-1 junior Sidney Hamaker
Oswego junior Sidney Hamaker (13), shown here at last weekend's West Aurora round-robin, had 12 kills Tuesday to lead the Panrthers past host Waubonsie Valley. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorThere are very few places – if any – on a volleyball court where Oswego’s 6-1 junior Sidney Hamaker doesn’t thrive.As a sophomore last year, Hamaker played middle hitter for her club’s top 18s team, which finished second at the AAU national championships in Orlando. But for the past two years, she’s played outsi...
Libertyville Warren Crosstown Classic
Presenting the latest Illprepvb.com/1st Alliance VBC Boys High School Rankings
Glenbard West junior outside hitter Casey Maas (1) was named to the six-man all-tournament team at Glenbrook North last weekend. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorThe end is nigh.For some, it cannot come soon enough. For others, it’s only the beginning of a journey they will hope will consummate with a visit to Hoffman Estates on June 2-3.These are the last Illinois’ boys high school rankings of the regular season. As such, we’ve expanded the rankings to 25 (actually 27, including ties) teams. How it all shake...