Barrington will seek its third consecutive IHSA Class 4A semifinal berth Friday when it hosts Libertyville in the Barrington supersectional. Friday, November 3, IHSA supersectional pairings (all matches at 6:00 p.m. unless otherwise indicated)Class 1AAt (Bushnell) Prairie CityHartsburg-Emden vs. AnnawanHartsburg-Emden (30-7 overall, 5-0 in the Tomahawk Conference).Annawan (29-6 overall, 10-1 in the Lincoln Trail Conference).At MilfordCissna Park vs. Windsor/Stewardson-StrasburgCissna Park (35-3 overall, 12-0 in the Vermilion Valley Conf...
Monday, October 30 results
Lockport freshman middle hitter Kyla Mitchell (8) had 4 kills and a block in the Porters' 25-23, 25-18 victory over Oswego at the Oswego Class 4A sectional Monday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Monday, October 30, IHSA sectional results (updated 8:55 a.m., Tuesday, October 31)(Sectional championship matches at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday)Class 1AAt (Concord) Triopia(Decatur) Unity Christian def. (Augusta) Southeastern 25-21, 25-18(Augusta) Southeastern (29-8-1 overall, 4-2 in the West Central Conference): Kenzie Griswold (7 kills), Abigail Shaffer ...
2023 IHSA Girls Volleyball Sectional Pairings
There will be tears of joy and tears of sorrow when the regional survivors square off at 32 sectional sites throughout the state Monday. Oswegp (above) hopes it is one of the former. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) IHSA sectional pairings (Semifinals Monday at 6:00 and 7:00 p.m., finals Wednesday at 6:00 p.m.)Class 1AAt (Concord) Triopia (Augusta) Southeastern vs. (Decatur) Unity Christian(Augusta) Southeastern (29-7-1 overall, 4-2 in the West Central Conference)(Decatur) Unity Christian (31-5 overall, 10-1 in the Lincoln Prairie Conference).H...
Friday, November 3 results
Joliet West's Ava Grevengoed (1) had 10 kills Friday in the Class 4A supersectional at Bolingbrook, but it was not enough as the Tigers fell to Willowbrook, 25-18, 25-14. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Friday, November 3, IHSA supersectional results Class 1AAt (Bushnell) Prairie CityHartsburg-Emden def. Annawan 25-17, 16-25, 25-19Hartsburg-Emden (32-7 overall, 5-0 in the Tomahawk Conference).Annawan (29-7 overall, 10-1 in the Lincoln Trail Conference).At MilfordCissna Park def. Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg 25-16, 19-25, 28-26Cissna Park (37-3 ove...
2023 IHSA Girls Sectional Championship Pairings
The Lockport bench hopes to be doing more of this Wednesday when the Porters meet Joliet West for the Class 4A sectional championship at Oswego. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Wednesday, November 1, IHSA sectional championship pairings (Sectional championship matches begin at 6:00 p.m.)Class 1AAt (Concord) Triopia(Decatur) Unity Christian vs. Hartsburg-Emden(Decatur) Unity Christian (32-5 overall, 10-1 in the Lincoln Prairie Conference).Hartsburg-Emden (29-7 overall, 5-0 in the Tomahawk Conference).At PrincevilleIllini Bluffs vs. AnnawanIlli...
Anspaugh gets angry, rallies Rockford Christian past Aurora Central Catholic
Two days after Normal U-High lost to Metamora in the finals of the Bloomington Central Catholic Saints Fall Classic, the Pioneers (far court) turned the tables with a 15-25, 25-10, 25-10 victory Monday. (Files photo by Dave Ruggles). By Matt Le CrenSpecial to Illprepvb.comRockford Christian sophomore Maddie Anspaugh was getting mad.No matter how many times she and her teammates swung, they could not break down Aurora Central Catholic’s stubborn defense.“At the beginning, I felt like I was struggling,” Anspaugh said. “I was in my own head,...
Deer Creek-Mackinaw stuns Tri-Valley; Sandburg’s streak lives; Oswego feasts
Oswego junior Mia Jorkovic had 7 kills and a pair of aces during the Panthers' 25-21, 25-19 regional win over Plainfield North on Thursday. ({hotos by Dave Ruggles) At ClintonCLINTON – The pre-match case against No. 6-seeded Deer Creek-Mackinaw knocking off top-seeded (Downs) Tri-Valley in Thursday’s Class 2A Clinton Regional final was substantial.The jury of fickle fate, however, deliberated less than an hour before declaring the unheralded Chiefs the winner, 25-22, 25-16.Evidently, it just didn’t matter that Deer Creek-Mackinaw had lost ...
Joliet West puts the clamps on Lockport; Willowbrook silences the doubters
Lockport's Haley Rak (3) soars to clear the block attempt by Joliet West's Peyton Darguzis (18) during the Tigers' sectional championship victory Wednesday at Oswego. Photos by Dave Ruggles) By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comWith his team having an excellent first half of the season, Joliet West girls' volleyball coach Chris Lincoln had some prophetic words. "No coach is going to be upset at being 18-1," he said on September 26 following a close win over Minooka. "But we have to get every girl playing on the same level at the same tim...
Saturday, October 21 results
Ava Grevengoed (1) and her Joliet West teammates won the Southwest Prairie Conference title Thursday with a 25-17, 25-23 victory over Oswego. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Saturday, October 21 results (updated 11:33 a.m., Monday, October 23)At Stillman ValleyRed poolFulton def. Indian Creek 21-22, 20-9, 15-4Fulton def. DeKalb 20-7, 20-13Fulton def. Stillman Valley 20-15, 13-20, 15-3Indian Creek def. Stillman Valley 20-18, 20-18Indian Creek def. DeKalb 20-12, 18-20, 15-10Sillman Valley def. DeKalb 20-16, 20-14Black poolAquin def. Earlville 20-11, ...
Here are the final regular-season Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb Girls H.S. rankings
GabriellaTowns (6) and the Oak Park-River Forest Huskies finished fifth at last weekend's Autumnfest tournament hosted by Glenbard East. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorOK, who is the No. 1 team in Class 4A this week?Right now, it’s Benet Academy (again).Why?Mathematics. It’s as simple as A beats B, B beats C, C beats A. Benet is 1-1 against Marist (splitting two matches) and 1-0 against Mother McAuley. Meanwhile, Mother McAuley is 0-1 against Benet Academy and 1-1 vs. Marist, and Marist is 2-2 with a win an...