Former St. Charles East coach Jennie Kull takes on new challenge at Club Fusion

Former St. Charles East coach Jennifer Kull (shown here coaching the Saints at Mother McAuley last fall) has taken on a new challenge at Club Fusion. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorRetirement? That’s a word that’s not in Jennie Kull’s vocabulary.Kull, who won nearly 800 games at Champaign Central and St. Charles East during a coaching career that spanned 36 years before she stepped down following the 2022 season, is taking on a new challenge at Club Fusion in Batavia.Kull has agreed to join the Fusion team as a...

Tuesday, April 11 results

After finishing fifth at Rolling Meadows on Saturday, St. Viator (far court) will try to get back on track when it hosts Fenton on Thursday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) SHOP OUTLET ITEMS FOR UP TO 40% OFF AT WILSON! HTTPS://WILSON.SJV.IO/C/2340877/1616671/9003 Tuesday, April 11 resultsAlton def. Edwardsville 25-21, 25-23Alton Marquette def. Maryville Christian 25-7, 15-14Alton Marquette (8-5-2 overall, 4-0 in the Gateway Metro Conference).Barrington def. Schaumburg 25-13, 26-24Barrington (7-2 overall, 3-0 in the Mid Suburban West): Cole...

Friday, May 12 results

Five-foot-10 sophomore John Sun (4) had 4 kills and a block as Barrington defeated Fremd to win the Mid-Suburban West title Thursday. (File photo by Dave Ruggles) Friday, May 12 resultsAt Willowbrook Glenbard South def. Plainfield Central 25-8, 25-16Glenbard South (22-7 overall, 5-2 in the Upstate Eight Conference): Tristan Sounthala (5 kills, 5 digs, 2 aces), Esteban Godinez (4 kills, 2 digs), Max Michelon (2 kills, 1 dig), Sean Miller (2 kills, 1 block), Alex Field (2 kills), Logan Meeks (1 kill, 1 ace, 1 dig), Xand...

Glenbard West tops Glenbrook South to kick off West Suburban Silver pillage party

Camryn Sheehan (3) and O'Fallon rallied to defeat Barrington and become the only quarterfinal entry to crash the otherwise all-West Subuurban Silver semifinals. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorThey should flash a graphic on the big screen inside the Hoffman Estates High School gymnasium … “Welcome to the West Suburban Silver Conference Tournament.”West Suburban Silver conference members Glenbard West, Oak Park-River Forest and Lyons Township all advanced to the IHSA boys’ tournament semifinals Saturday at Hoffm...

Wednesday, April 12 results

Maine South ventured to Glenview on Wednesday where the Hawks fell to Glenbrook South, 25-23, 25-19, despite 9 kills from Lorian Danciu (12) and 8 kills from Sam Henn (14). Wednesday, April 12 resultsAndrew def. TF United 25-22, 25-11Andrew (10-6 overall, 0-0 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): Luke Spratt (6 kills), Jimmy Manthey (5 kills), Sean Monahan (5 kills), Tyler Sempek (8 digs), TJ Dziekan (9 assists). Note: Andrew JV def. TF United JV 25-6, 25-18.Barrington def. Palatine 25-13, 25-15Barrington (8-2 overall, 4-0 in the Mid Subur...

Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb.com present 100 Players to Watch in the Class of ’26

Sophomore Bella Potempa (10) and Timothy Christian teammate Abby VanderWal (left) hope to lead the Trojans to their first IHSA Class 2A semifinal berth since 2015. On the homepage is St. Charles North's Haley Burgdorf. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorThe start of practice for the 2023 Illinois girls high school season is just a little more than a week away. Today, Illprepvb.com takes a look ahead to some of the players we expect to make an impact during the upcoming season.So here they are, the Michio Chicago...

Oak Lawn’s youngsters get the best of shorthanded rival Shepard

Brendan McCarthy and Bbrother Rice rebounded from Tuesday's loss at Loyola Academy to defeat visiting De La Salle on Thursday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comOak Lawn's youth movement is going strong.Freshman Marco Budzak and sophomore Simon Komperda had 7 kills apiece as the host Spartans watched their young players come through during a 25 -13, 25-19 victory over Shepard in a South Suburban Red clash Thursday in Oak Lawn.The defending South Suburban Conference Red champion Spartans (16-14 overall, 4-2 in c...

Tuesday, April 25 results

Tyler Johnwick (20) and Glenbard East (12-8 overall, 2-1 in the Upstate Eight Conference), who finished eighth at last weekend's Richard Griesheim Invitational at Downers Grove South, are scheduled to play at Naperville Central at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles). Tuesday, April 25 resultsAndrew def. Homewood-Flossmoor 25-23, 25-18Homewood-Flossmoor (15-10 overall, 1-1 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): D’Angelo Coleman (1 ace, 4 digs), Lane Sunley (1 kill, 1 dig), Ahmad Powell (6 kills, 6 digs), Nate Epley (3 kills, 1 a...