Homewood-Flossmoor players donned jerseys Tuesday showing their support for Sandburg coach David Vales (right), who is battling non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Tuesday, October 17 results (updated 12:40 p.m., Wednesday, October 18)Alleman def. Galesburg 25-23, 29-31, 25-14Alleman (6-13 overall, 2-11 in the Western Big Six): Ashley Wood (3 aces, 8 kills, 2 blocks, 12 digs), Emilye Polich (2 kills, 1 block), Megan Hulke (1 ace, 1 kill, 28 assists, 3 digs), Ashlyn Sullivan (3 aces, 16 digs), Carson Wendt (6 kills, 2 blocks), Audrey Erickson (11 kills,...
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 ...
Tuesday, October 24 results
Genoa-Kingston began its IHSA Class 2A title defense with a 25-12, 25-10 victory over Byron on Tuesday. Tuesday, October 24 results (updated 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, October 25)IHSA tournament (in bracket order)Class 1AAt (Augusta) SoutheasternLiberty def. South Fulton 25-7, 25-10Rushville/Industry def. Havana 26-28, 25-17, 25-17At Jacksonville RouttNew Berlin def. White Hall North Greene 25-21, 25-12New Berlin (17-14-1 overall, 3-6 in the Sangamo Conference): Kami Sheedy (6 kills), Layla Hein (4 kills, 11 digs), Kaylee Cowhick (13 assists), ...
Mahomet-Seymour Volleyball Invitational
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...
Wednesday, October 25 results
Galena defeated (Lanark) Eastland on Wednesday and will face Durand for the regional championship Thursday at Durand. Wednesday, October 25 results (updated 10:50 a.m., Thursday, October 26)IHSA tournament (in bracket order)Class 1AAt (Augusta) Southeastern(Augusta) Southeastern def. Brown County 25-18, 25-20Brown County (16-21 overall, 5-3 in the Western Illinois Valley): Ashlee Markert (11 kills, 14 digs, 2 aces), Kenzie Kassing (8 kills, 3 blocks), Adalyn Wagner (22 assists, 1 ace).(Augusta) Southeastern (27-7-1 overall, 4-2 in the West...
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, ...
Bloomington Central Catholic Saints Fall Classic
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...
Monday, October 23 results
Ellie Stiernagle (11) and Gabby Stasys (2) of Class 4A No. 1-ranked Benet Academy will begin their quest for an IHSA championship Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. against Batavia at Benet. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Monday, October 23 resultsIHSA tournament (in bracket order)Class 1AAt (Augusta) SoutheasternBrown County def. Camp Point Central 25-22, 23-25, 25-17Brown County (16-209 overall, 5-3 in the Western Illinois Valley): Ashlee Markert (11 kills, 21 digs, 4 aces), Kenzie Kassing (11 kills, 2 blocks), Adalyn Wagner (24 assists, 9 digs, 3 kills).At ...