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...
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,...
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 (...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...